The AIANYS Nominating Committee met on June 18, 2009. Each of the following candidates was found to have met the qualifications for nomination. AIANYS component delegates will elect the officers and Associate Director at the Annual Meeting during the MAINSTREETS convention on Thursday morning, September 24, 2009.

David L. Businelli, AIA, President-Elect, AIA Staten Island Chapter
He served as Vice President, Public Advocacy for 2008 and 2009. He previously served as AIA Staten Island Chapter Director on the AIANYS Board of Directors and was President of AIA Staten Island.
John Notaro, AIA, President-Elect, AIA Long Island Chapter
He served as Treasurer for 2008-2009. He served as AIA Long Island Chapter Director on the AIANYS Board of Directors. Previously, he served as President of AIA Long Island.
F. Eric Goshow, AIA, Vice President, Government Advocacy, AIA New York Chapter
He served as Secretary for 2009 and as AIA New York Chapter Director on the AIANYS Board of Directors. He previously served as President of AIA New York.
Kelly Hayes McAlonie, AIA, Vice President, Public Advocacy, AIA Buffalo/Western New York Chapter
She served as AIA Buffalo/Western New York Chapter Director on the AIANYS Board of Directors and previously served as President of AIA Buffalo/Western New York.
John P. Goodman., FAIA, Secretary, AIA Central New York Chapter
He served as AIA Central New York Chapter Director on the AIANYS Board of Directors and previously served as President and Secretary of AIANYS. He also served as President of AIA Central New York.
Robert Stanziale, AIA, Treasurer (2 year term), AIA Westchester/Mid-Hudson Chapter
He served as AIA Westchester/Mid-Hudson Chapter Director on the AIANYS Board of Directors. He previously served as President of AIA Westchester/Mid-Hudson.
Venesa Alicea, Assoc. AIA, Associate Director, AIA New York Chapter
She served as the Associate Director for AIA New York. Previously, she served as Student Director on the AIANYS Board of Directors.
Francis Pitts, AIA, AIA Eastern New York Chapter, will serve as President for 2010.

     Governor Paterson accepted the final report from the New York State Commission on Asset Maximization. The Commission was charged with broadly examining whether asset maximization can benefit the State, as well as whether any specific New York assets are suitable candidates for Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs). The final report contains 27 major recommendations to help create jobs, generate economic activity and benefit colleges and universities across New York State. Some of the key recommendations include: school construction and renovation in Syracuse and Yonkers; 300 bridge renovations in all corners of the State; wind power on the Great Lakes and high speed rail.
     The report also recommends the creation of a State Asset Maximization Board to screen, oversee and implement PPPs. The State Asset Maximization Board will serve as an entry point for new ideas, provide continuous oversight and transparency, and enable New York State to tap into New York's best and brightest minds - across the public and private sectors. The Board would be unsalaried.
     The Commission recognizes that New York has extensive experience with PPPs across a variety of asset classes including both the creation and operation of new assets and the reallocation of operational responsibility of existing assets. Some of the most effective examples of successful PPPs across the State include reducing the public costs of maintaining Central Park and the construction of new schools in Rensselaer, leveraging human capital at New York State Office of Science, Technology and Academic Research (NYSTAR), and utilizing private investment to complete JFK Terminal 4. These examples highlight the value and importance of successful PPPs and also the need for a more comprehensive and strategic approach to future projects.
     The Final Report develops a framework for identifying future asset maximization projects, assessing the value of these projects, and ensuring the protection of public policy values throughout the entire process. Additionally, the Commission has identified several labor and environmental protections that should be considered in every asset maximization project. The 27 recommendations included in the report span six asset classes ranging from transportation, social infrastructure and higher education to energy, information technology and underutilized property. The pilot projects were selected as potential demonstration projects for PPPs based upon the spending need addressed, cost savings delivered, the private sector's ability to partner, and the project's regulatory and political feasibility. Each of these projects could be delivered in an accelerated time frame by utilizing the alternative financing and procurement approaches presented in the Report.
     Executive Director Edward C. Farrell was quoted in the Governor's official press release: "We commend Governor Paterson for creating the Commission and we strongly support the recommendations of this final report. As stewards of the built environment, architects know full well that alternate project delivery methods, which are common in other states, will produce cost savings here in New York. Cost savings achieved by eliminating wasteful processes is even more necessary now, as we work toward a sustainable built environment. Taxpayers deserve no less and we call upon the legislature to enact such changes."
     Last fall, Governor Paterson created the New York State Commission on State Asset Maximization. The Commission issued a Preliminary Report in December. The Commission held five hearings across the State in Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, New York City and Westchester. Burton Roslyn, AIA, President testified at these hearings.
For more information about the New York State Commission on State Asset Maximization, go to: www.nysamcommission.org. The Commission's final report is available at: http://nysamcommission.org/pdf/SAM_FINAL_REPORT.pdf.