Roosevelt Island Residents Association Meeting Tonight 8 PM Good Shepherd Community Center, Should RIRA Join Community Coalition In Discussions With Cornell NYC Tech - Come Learn More About What Is Going On

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The Roosevelt Island Residents Association (RIRA) will be meeting later today, 8 PM at the Good Shepherd Community Center (543 Main Street).

As always, prior to the start of each monthly meeting there is a public session in which residents can come and address the Common Council Delegates on any issue of concern. Among tonight's Public Session speakers is Roosevelt Island Community Coalition (RICC) Co-Chair Jonathan Kalkin.

RICC is the new name for what had previously been the Silicon Island Coalition that sought to organize and represent Roosevelt Island and other NYC organizations in discussions with Cornell University regarding the development of Cornell's new Applied Sciences and Engineering School to be located on Roosevelt Island. Mr. Kalkin will be asking RIRA to become a member of RICC.

RIRA, which is the recognized elected representative organization of Roosevelt Island residents, will decide tonight to either join the RICC coalition or act independently in any discussions with Cornell.

Below is the September 2012 RIRA Common Council Agenda.

AGENDA

Date: Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Time: 8:00 P.M. - Finish

Place: Chapel of the Good Shepherd, 543 Main Street

(If convenient, would you please arrive 10 minutes in advance to help set up chairs, or stay 10 minutes late to help clean up? We are guests in the building and need to be good neighbors. Thanks in advance!

1. Public Session (8:00)

RI Community Coalition – Jonathan Kalkin

2. Roll Call (8:30)

X 3. Approval of Agenda (8:35)

X 4. Approval of Minutes– June 6, 2012 (8:40)

5. Treasurer’s Report (8:45)

6. President's Report (8:50)

7. Committees (9:05)

Planning

X Silicon Island – motion to join Coalition

Government Relations/MTG sub-committee

X Election of election/nominations committee chairs

Housing

Constitution

Island Services/Main St. Retail

Public Safety

Social, Cultural and Educational Services

Communications

8. Old Business (10:05)

9. New Business 10:10)

10. Adjourn

UPDATE 9/6 - After a long discussion with some RIRA members expressing disappointment in the lack of progress made to date by RICC, the absence of RICC organizational bylaws and voting procedures among the coalition members, RIRA voted by a large majority to join RICC.