The
Roosevelt Island Operating Corp
(RIOC) Board of Directors
will meet in person
tomorrow, June 29 at the Cultural Center Theatre (548 Main Street) beginning
5:30 PM.
As reported June 7,
the RIOC Board of Directors will have 3 new members who are residents of
Roosevelt Island:
Roosevelt Island Residents Ben Fhala, Michal Melamed And Lydia Tang Appointed
To Fill 3 Vacant Seats On The RIOC Board Of Directors - Approved Today By The
NY State Senate Finance Committee
Here's Mr Fhala and Dr. Melamed with
NY State Senator Liz Krueger
at Roosevelt Island Day.
Mr Fhala has said he:
... Hopes To Bring Change And Fresh Perspective To Roosevelt Island - Goals
Include Safeguarding Quality Of Life For All Residents, Managing Impact Of
Tourism And Revitalizing Northern Side Of RI Among Others...
Below is the June 29 RIOC Board of Directors Meeting
Agenda
which includes:
Chair’s Motion for Executive Session
1. Discussion of pending litigation
It is unknown if the pending litigation being discussed by the RIOC Board is
concerning:
or something else.
To date, RIOC has not commented publicly on these matters to the Roosevelt
Island community.
Executive session means this portion of the meeting will be held in private,
excluding the public from attending.
With the appointment of 3 new members, the RIOC Board had a few days of every
Director's seat being filled. That only lasted a few days. According to a RIOC
Tweet:
Michal Melamed was appointed to the RIOC Board to fill a vacant seat and
before Mr Ekpo left the RIOC Board. It is not known why RIOC would claim that
she was replacing Mr Ekpo.
Filling this vacant RIOC Board seat with a new appointment cannot be
considered until at least next January when the NY State Legislature is back
in session.
You're invited to attend, ask
questions and share concerns about Roosevelt Island during the opening Public
Session before the start of the meeting.
Sign up to speak here.
But be aware that RIOC Board Members and staff usually do not respond to
questions during the Public Session though sometimes they may do so or address
the subject later during the actual Board meeting.
If you have a question or concern, give it a try, you may get a response.
UPDATE 6/29 - RIOC reported this afternoon:
Roosevelt Island Community,
RIOC has been informed a clerical error was made in removing Conway Ekpo from the Board of Directors. The Governor’s office will reinstate him in January 2024 pending Senate approval.
President & CEO Shelton Haynes commented, “I was pleasantly surprised and pleased to hear about the pending reappointment of Conway. I look forward to continuing the great work we have achieved together over the years. Conway has already left an indelible mark on the community thanks to his inclusive ideas and collaborative efforts.”
Team RIOC
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