AGENDA ONTARIO TOWN BOARD WORKSHOP DATE: September 18, 2017 TIME: 7:00 PM LOCATION: Ontario Town Hall

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1 AGENDA ONTARIO TOWN BOARD WORKSHOP DATE: September 18, 2017 TIME: 7:00 PM LOCATION: Ontario Town Hall I. Call to Order II. III. IV. Pledge of Allegiance Revisions to Agenda/Add Business Items Comments From the Public V. Approval of Minutes of Prior Meeting(s) September11, 2017 (Att. 1) VI. VII. Correspondence: Town Clerk Reports of the Attorney for the Town VIII. Old Business IX. New Business 1. Solar Fields for Profit/ Zoning Restrictions Presentation: Kevin Schulte, Sun Common NYS Real Property Tax Law 487 and Wayne County PILOT (Att. 2) X. Budget Transfers/Adjustments XI. Appointments/Resignations XII. XIII. XIV. XV. Information Forum 1. County Business 2. Member Items 3. Comments From the Public Approval of Claims Workshop Items Executive Session Adjournment NEXT MEETING 7PM TOWN HALL September 25, 2017 Business October 10 (Tue), 2017 Business October 16, Workshop

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5 of opportunity August 22, 2017 From: Wayne County Industrial Development Agency To: Supervisors, Assessors, Code Enforcement Officers, and Zoning Administrators RE: NYS Real Property Tax Law 487 and Wayne County PILOT Dear Supervisor, Code Enforcement Officer, or Zoning Administrator, I am writing to discuss news related to the proliferation of large solar projects developing across the county, the NYS RPT 487, and recent amendments to the County Uniform Tax Exemption Policy. NYS RPT Law Section 487, revised in 2014 provides solar, wind, and farm waste energy system exemption from taxation for a period of 15 years to the extent of any increase in assessed value due to the system. Such property is liable for special ad valorem levies and special assessments. All local governments must offer the RPTL 487 exemption unless they have opted out. Local governments can decide to opt out. No taxing jurisdiction in Wayne County have opted out of the exemption. As the solar market in New York continues to grow, many large-scale solar projects are being proposed throughout N ew York. The law allows jurisdictions that offer the RPTL 487 exemption to negotiate payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs). The purpose of a PILOT is to reduce the tax burden and tax rate uncertainty on the property and/ or system owner, while preserving some of the forgone revenue that would have been paid in property taxes. PILOTs are often used for large-scale renewable energy projects, including solar electric systems. They are annual payments commonly related to the system's size (often in dollars per megawatt [M\\!]) and cannot exceed the amount of taxes that would be owed without the exemption. If the owner or developer of such a system provides written notification to a taxing jurisdiction of its intent to construct such a system, then in order to require the owner or developer of such system to enter into a contract for payments in lieu of taxes, such taxing jurisdiction must notify such owner or developer of its intent to require a contract for payments in lieu of taxes within sixty days of receiving the written notification. The \'VayneCounty IDA recently made amendments to our Uniform Tax Exemption Policy (UTEP) in order to provide the mechanism for the provision of the PILOT payments. Completing this at the County level provides for establishment of this policy without having to develop one at each taxing jurisdiction.!!) EOlJi>L11CUSlNG OPPORTUNITY Economic Development and Planning Wayne Economic Development Corporation & Industrial Development Agency 9 Pearl Street, 2 nd Floor, Lyons, NY wedcny@co.wayne.ny.us - (315) ~EEO Equal Oppornmity Employ"

6 of opportunity In general, the policy provides a payment of $10,000 per MW AC nameplate rating. It is a 15 year exemption period, so our PILOT schedule matches up with the exemption period. There is a 2% annual escalation on the payment, which is prorated and divided up among taxing jurisdiction based on your tax rate as a percentage of overall property taxes. Typically, the local government permitting office is notified first of the development of a renewable energy system. Weare asking that this notification trigger a referral to the Wayne County IDA in order to discuss our PILOT policy to be sure all potential costs are being accounted for by the developer, and that there are no delays in development of these projects. This process is quite different than a typical PILOT exemptions provided by the state (opt out). for industrial projects, as well as the typical Weare happy to discuss the policy, process, or detail of the exemption with you and your staff. You can review the exemption, guidance documents, and the County UTEP amendment at the following links: Ireal-property-tax-Iaw Irpt -sect -487.html https: I lwww.tax.ny.gov/research/property/assess/manuals/voi4/ptl/sec401/sec487.htm file:i I I C: IU sers/pincellib IDownloads IReal-Property- Tax -Law-487%20(1).pdf IFull%20Pilot.pdf (Section 5) Please feel free to reach out and discuss or review the details. Brian Brian Pincelli- AICP jedfp Director Wayne County Economic Development & Planning 9 Pearl St Lyons NY Office: Cell: bpincelli@co.wayne.ny.us C!) EQUi'.L I lousing OPPORTUNITY TOO nurnhcr relay 1_ROn_ Economic Development and Planning Wayne Economic Development Corporation & Industrial Development Agency 9 Pearl Street, 2 nd Floor, Lyons, NY wedc@co.wayne.ny.us - (315) An equal opportunity employer 2 of 2