Southpoint Park Open Space Presentation, Approval Of Contract To Operate Roosevelt Island Tram & Expenditure Of Funds To RI Youth Program Among Items On RIOC February 16 Board Of Directors Meeting Agenda

The Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) Board of Directors will meet tomorrow evening, February 16 at the Cultural Center.

Image Of RIOC Board Of Directors Meeting

Among the items on the Agenda are:

• presentation of Southpoint Park Open Space development project,
• contract with Leitner Poma for operation of the Roosevelt Island Tram and
• authorization of expenditure of funds to the Roosevelt Island Youth Program.

Prior to the start of the RIOC Board meeting, there will be a public comment period. Sign up here to speak at the meeting.

Below is the full agenda for tomorrow's RIOC Board meeting:

AGENDA
FEBRUARY 16, 2017 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 8, 2017 Board Meeting (Board Action Required)

IV. Old Business

V. New Business

1. Presentation by Fitzgerald & Halliday, Inc. on the Southpoint Open Space Development Project

2. Ratification of Amendment of Contract with Leitner-Poma of America O&M, Inc. for Operation and Maintenance of the Roosevelt Island Aerial Tramway (Board Action Required)

3. Authorization to Enter into Contract with Leitner-Poma of America, Inc. for Operation and Maintenance of the Roosevelt Island Aerial Tramway (Board Action Required)

4. Authorization to Amend Contract with RJ Green Construction Corporation for the Sportspark Roof and Façade Repairs (Board Action Required)

5. Authorization to Amend Contract with Hawkins Webb Jaeger, PLLC for Engineering Consulting Services (Board Action Required)

6. Authorization of Expenditure of Funds to Roosevelt Island Youth Program, Inc. (Board Action Required)

7. President’s Report

8. Committee Reports

a. Audit Committee

b. Governance Committee

c. Operations Advisory Committee

d. Real Estate Development Advisory Committee

9. 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.

RIOC Directors Speak On Roosevelt Island Management Upheaval - NY Governor Cuomo In Control, RIOC Directors Do Not Know Why RIOC President And Vice President Resigned

Among the topics discussed at last night's Question and Answer session between Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) resident Directors and members of the community were the recent management upheavals at RIOC with the unexplained departures of former President Leslie Torres and former Vice President of Operations Fernando Martinez.

Residents expressed concern about the lack of management running Roosevelt Island.

RIOC Director David Kraut said that there was an upcoming RIOC Governance Committee meeting that will address executive staff issues.

RIOC Director Margie Smith was more forthcoming expressing frustration because:

... We're in a tough position ... we hear things in Executive Session that we can't say to anybody...

and that Governor Cuomo is:

... very much in control of what's going on, he's now looking at Public Authorities...

adding:

... we see Leslie resigning, we see Fernando resigning. We don't know if there was something behind the resignation or they chose to resign. They didn't share that information with us. there's not much we can do about it

and:

... we're trying to get those positions filled ... we're trying to keep this place running to the degree we can...

Here's the discussion on Roosevelt Island management upheaval.



More information on Roosevelt Island management upheavals from previous posts.

Will have full video of RIOC resident Directors Question and Answer session with residents soon. Here's previous Q&A session with resident Directors from May 2012.

Howard Polivy Confirmed As New RIOC Director - Will Participate In Today's May RIOC Board And Town Hall Meetings

You Tube Video of Senator Jose Serrano Congratulating Elected RIOC Board Members From 2008

The RIOC Operations Committee met Wednesday afternoon regarding the following agenda items:

1. discuss the construction projects to be presented at the May 14, 2009 meeting of the RIOC Board of Directors;
2. discuss the Red Bus operations;
3. receive an update on the Tram Modernization Project; and
4. receive an update on the Green Rooms/Wild Garden Project.

The webcast of the meeting will be available soon and I will have more specific information on the meeting later. Among the items discussed at the meeting were:

• the use of an electronic card system for the Red Bus, similar to a subway Metro Card, that would allow quick entry using both the front and back of bus,
• whether residents prefer a more predictable, fixed Red Bus Schedule with greater time delays between buses or less predictable continuous loop schedule that would service a greater volume of people,
• the Amalgamated Bank is seeking approval for taking over the NYNB and exercising an additional 5 year lease extension option,
• Master Plan for the new Blackwell Park may include re-purposed Tram Parts from replaced system as part of a science oriented area,
• the Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt Institute (FERI) will be making another public presentation regarding the proposed Kahn/FDR Memorial on May 26 at the Good Shepherd Community Center and
• There will be a groundbreaking ceremony at Southpoint Park for the Green Rooms/ Wild Gardens Park project as well as a Presentation of the Renwick Ruins Smallpox Hospital Stabilization efforts on May 28.
  

It was also disclosed at the Operations Committee Meeting that Howard Polivy, who was elected by the Roosevelt Island residents as a Nominee to the RIOC Board, was finally confirmed by the NY State Senate and subject to being sworn in will take his seat for the May 14 RIOC Board of Directors meeting.

The May meeting of the RIOC Board of Directors will take place this afternoon at 4:30 PM in the Good Shepherd Community Center. Following the Board Meeting will be a Town Hall meeting in which residents can comment or ask questions of the RIOC Board and management. The Agenda for the meeting is as follows:

AGENDA

MAY 14, 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. March 26, 2009 Board Meeting (Board Action Required)

2. April 22, 2009 Board Meeting (Board Action Required)

IV. Old Business

V. New Business

1. Authorization to Enter into Contract for Exterior Rehabilitation of the AVAC Building (Board Action Required)

2. Authorization to Enter into Contracts for Engineering Design and Landmark Consulting Services for the Good Shepherd Center's HVAC System (Board Action Required)

3. Authorization to Enter into Contract for the Design and Installation of a Fire Alarm System at Sportspark (Board Action Required)

4. Authorization to Enter into Contract for Swimming Pool Resurfacing at Sportspark (Board Action Required)

5. Authorization to Enter into Contract with a Landscape Architect for the Development of a Master Plan for the Blackwell Park Open Space Area (Board Action Required)

6. Ratification of Extension of Contract with Doppelmayr CTEC, Inc. for Operation and Management of the Roosevelt Island Aerial Tramway (Board Action Required)

7. Authorization to Consent to Contract Involving Former Employee of the Corporation (Board Action Required)

8. Committee Reports

a. Audit Committee

b. Governance/Operations Advisory Committee

c. Real Estate Development Advisory Committee

9. Public Safety Report

10. President’s Report

VI. Adjournment

A “TOWN HALL” STYLE FORUM SHALL IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE RIOC BOARD MEETING.
The Town Hall Meeting is not part of the RIOC Board Meeting.

On Monday, May 18, the Real Estate Committee of the RIOC Board of Directors will meet to discuss commercial space rent arrears and receive a report on the status of the Main Street retail study.

A webcast of these meetings will be available soon thereafter at the RIOC web site.