September 17 Roosevelt Island Board Of Directors Meeting Followed By Town Hall - Come Ask Your Questions Of RIOC Board

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After taking the summer off, the Roosevelt Island Board of Directors will be holding their next meeting on Thursday, September 17. According to RIOC President Steve Shane, this will be the first meeting in which the Board Books have been done away with and replaced with electronically disseminated information. It will be interesting over the coming months to see if the electronic dissemination of information makes for a more timely and effiecient data flow from RIOC Management to the Board given that Board Members have complained in the past of not receiving relevant information in time to have it evaluated prior to casting a vote during a Board Meeting.

A Town Hall Meeting in which Roosevelt Island residents can ask questions of RIOC Board members follows the Board meeting. Below is the Amended Agenda for the September 17th meeting of the Roosevelt Island Board of Directors

AMENDED AGENDA

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009
MEETING OF THE ROOSEVELT ISLAND OPERATING CORPORATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
THE GOOD SHEPHERD CENTER, 4:30 P.M.

I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Approval of Minutes
1. June 25, 2009 Board Meeting (Board Action Required)
IV. Old Business
V. New Business
1. Authorization to "Override" the New York City Design Commission Permit Regulations in Connection with the Aerial Tramway Modernization Project (Board Action Required - Materials to Follow)
2. Authorization to "Override" the New York City Department of Transportation Permit Requirements in Connection with the Southpoint Open Space Project (Board Action Required)
3. Blackwell House Interior Restoration Project: Authorization to Enter into Matching Fund Grant Agreement and Authorization to Enter into Contract for Construction Drawings (Board Action Required)
4. Ratification of Amendments to the Policies and Procedures Regarding Travel by Personnel (Board Action Required)
5. Presentation of the FY 2009-10 QTR 1 Procurement Report
6. Authorization of Extension of Contract with Doppelmayr CTEC, Inc. for Operation and Management of the Roosevelt Island Aerial Tramway (Board Action Required)
7. Committee Reports

Audit Committee
Governance/Operations Advisory Committee
Real Estate Development Advisory Committee
8. Public Safety Report
9. President’s Report
VI. Adjournment

A "TOWN HALL" STYLE FORUM SHALL IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE RIOC BOARD MEETING.1

1The Town Hall Meeting is not part of the RIOC Board Meeting

The Roosevelt Island Residents Association (RIRA) will be holding a Town Hall Meeting the preceeding night (Wednesday, 8PM Good Shepherd Community Center) to discuss the issues on the RIOC Board's Agenda and the state of Roosevelt Island ball fields. All are invited to attend.