The Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) Board of Directors will be meeting tomorrow, January 28 (Web cast will be available here). Below is the Agenda:
AGENDA
JANUARY 28, 2015 MEETING OF
THE ROOSEVELT ISLAND OPERATING CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
THE CULTURAL CENTER THEATER, 548 MAIN STREET,
ROOSEVELT ISLAND, NEW YORK
5:30 P.M.1
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Approval of Minutes
1. December 3, 2015 Board Meeting (Board Action Required)
IV. Old Business
V. New Business
1. Authorization to Enter into Contracts for Development Counsel Legal Services (Board Action Required)
2. Authorization to Enter into Contracts for Labor & Employment Law Counsel Legal Services (Board Action Required)
3. Authorization to Amend the License Agreement with the Roosevelt Island Garden Club, LTD (RIGC) (Board Action Required)
4. President's Report
5. Committee Reports
a. Audit Committee
b. Governance Committee
c. Operations Advisory Committee
d. Real Estate Development Advisory Committee
6. Public Safety Report
VI. Adjournment
1 The RIOC Board Meeting will commence following a public comment period. The public comment period is not part of the meeting.
Below are memos of support from RIOC Staff to the RIOC Board for:
The Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation ("RIOC" or “Owner”) is seeking a panel of law firms with a practice in real estate construction and capital development. Specifically, RIOC seeks Development Counsel for development projects on Roosevelt Island. Development Counsel shall advise, assist and represent RIOC with respect to real estate transactions, litigation, land use, environmental review, housing and commercial matters, negotiations with developers, lessors, licensees and other governmental bodies, and such other special projects as RIOC may from time to time assign. After RIOC’s selection and engagement of a law firm or firms, the successful contractor (the “Contractor”) is expected to provide all personnel, materials and equipment, and perform all scope of work items, as indicated in the Scope of Work.
Neither the submission of a response to this RFP by any entity nor the acceptance of such response by RIOC will obligate RIOC in any manner whatsoever. RIOC reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals received in response to this RFP. Legal obligations will only arise upon execution of a formal contract by RIOC and the entity/entities selected by RIOC...
The Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation ("RIOC" or “Owner”) is seeking a panel of law firms with a practice in Labor and Employment Law. Specifically, RIOC seeks Labor and Employment Law Counsel to advise, assist and represent RIOC (on an as needed basis), as management, on matters pertaining to, inter alia, collective bargaining and labor and employment law-related issues. RIOC employs approximately 120 employees, including approximately 75 union employees pursuant to three collective bargaining agreements (Local 210, Local 32B/J, and PSOBA). After RIOC’s selection and engagement of a law firm or firms, the successful contractor (the “Contractor”) is expected to provide all personnel, materials and equipment, and perform all scope of work items, as indicated in the Scope of Work....
Below is May 21 RIOC Board of Directors meeting discussion regarding appointment of Susan Rosenthal as the new RIOC General Counsel replacing Don Lewis who left the position last April for unknown reasons. Several RIOC Directors expressed reluctance to approve the appointment of Ms. Rosenthal as General Counsel because they were not involved in the selection process and did not know any reason for sudden departure by Mr. Lewis as General Counsel.
Ms Rosenthal was approved as RIOC General Counsel during the May 21 RIOC Board Meeting.
Here's the discussion at May 21 RIOC Board Meeting.
Ms Rosenthal's official title is RIOC Secretary and Vice President for Legal Affairs.
Are you an attorney seeking a position located on Roosevelt Island. If yes, there may be a position for you as General Counsel to the Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC).
Yesterday, I asked RIOC President Charlene Indelicato:
I understand that Don Lewis is no longer the RIOC General Counsel.
Is that true?
If yes, what is the procedure for selecting a new RIOC General Counsel? Will the RIOC Board conduct an executive search process for the new position or will the Governor appoint the new RIOC General Counsel?
Any statement from RIOC on this matter?
Ms. Indelicato confirmed today only that Mr. Lewis is no longer the RIOC General Counsel.
If you would like to be RIOC's General Counsel, probably helps to have a friend in the Second Floor of the Governor's Office.
Roosevelt Island is a mixed income, racially diverse waterfront community situated in the East River of New York City between Manhattan and Queens and is jurisdictionally part of Manhattan. The Roosevelt Island Tramway, which connects Roosevelt Island to the rest of Manhattan, has become the iconic symbol of Roosevelt Island to its residents.
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