RIOC Board Of Directors Meeting On Thursday - Sign Up To Address The RIOC Directors Prior To Board Meeting

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The Roosevelt Island Operating Corp. (RIOC) will be holding it's next Board of Directors meeting on Thursday May 6. Prior to the start of the Board meeting there will be a period of time for members of the community to comment and ask questions of the Board Members. According to RIOC:

A 30-45 minute public comment period wherein those who sought to address the Board would have pre-registered, with time for any speaker limited to two (2) minutes. Pre-registration would be accomplished by addressing RIOC at its web site or in person at RIOC's office prior to the day of the meeting. Public comment should be for the purpose of receiving comment, not to engage in debate or colloquy with board members. The Chair would control the time and limit for each speaker.

By scheduling the public comment period as above, the town hall style session following alternate Board meetings should be obviated. The RIRA meetings now held the evenings before each Board could function as the equivalent of a town hall meeting, with Board members attending as they wish, but with the expectation that a senior RIOC staff person would also attend to answer questions on Agenda items.

RIOC President Steve Shane advises that those wishing to speak should sign up by the close of business today. RIOC's web sign up page is here.

Below is the Agenda for May RIOC Board of Directors Meeting.

AGENDA

MAY 6, 2010
MEETING OF THE ROOSEVELT ISLAND OPERATING CORPORATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
THE GOOD SHEPHERD CENTER, 5:30 P.M.

I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Approval of Minutes
1. March 25, 2010 Board Meeting (Board Action Required)
IV. Old Business
V. New Business
1. Ratification of Consent to Assignment and Assumption of Engineering Consulting Contract for the Aerial Tramway Modernization Project (Board Action Required)
2. Authorization to Enter Into Contract for Banking Services with JP Morgan Chase (Board Action Required)
3. Authorization of Siting of the FDR Hope Memorial within the Southpoint Public Open Space Project Area (Board Action Required)
4. Presentation of the FY 2009-10 QTR 4 Procurement Report
5. Authorization to Enter Into Contract for Architectural and Engineering Design Work for the Aerial Tramway Station Improvements (Board Action Required - Materials to Follow)
6. Committee Reports
a. Audit Committee
b. Governance Committee
c. Operations Advisory Committee
d. Real Estate Development Advisory Committee
7. Public Safety Report
8. President's Report
VI. Adjournment

UPDATE 12:55 PM - A Reader asks:

What is item 5 all about?
What kind of "changes/improvements" came up this late ?

I inquired of RIOC President Steve Shane:

Can you provide any additional details concerning Item 5 on the May RIOC Board Agenda

"5. Authorization to Enter Into Contract for Architectural and Engineering Design Work for the Aerial Tramway Station Improvements (Board Action Required - Materials to Follow)"

My understanding was than due to cost concerns any design work for the Tram Stations would wait until later in the Modernization process if not after it was completed.

Mr. Shane answered:

Yes, but it is later in the Modernization process and we are ready to do the planning for the next stage. So states in my memo to the Board.