Vol. 58 No. 26
Saturday, July 1, 2023
Board & Mgmt. Discuss Convectors, In-kind Room Rentals and More at June 28th Board Meeting
$1.25
Turning Point for Riverbay Corporation
Meeting to be Broadcast on Crawler
Management Report
Marvin L. Walton
BY ROZAAN BOONE
At the June 28th meeting of the Riverbay Board of Directors, Board directors and Management discussed a number of important topics including, among others, testing of new convector units and components to mitigate convector ÀRRGV DQG UHFRPPHQGDWLRQV IRU ,Q .LQG URRP UHQWDOV IRU FHUWL¿HG FRPPXnity organizations. This meeting was recorded and will be broadcast to the community on the Riverbay in-house channel, also known as the Crawler, starting on Tuesday, July 4, at noon, 6 p.m., 10 p.m. and 3 a.m. daily. The broadcast will be available until Friday, July 7, 2023. The Riverbay Crawler can be accessed on channel 12 for Master Antenna subscribers (MATV) and channel 591 for shareholders with cable service provided by Altice. Following the Roll Call, approval of the agenda and the Board Business Meeting minutes of March 29, 2023, Riverbay Board President Sonia Feliciano gave the President’s Report in which she recommitted to Resolution 23-11, passed unanimously by the Board on March 8, 2023, to hold open Board meetings with Gallery Sessions at least six times annually in order to be transparent with shareholders about the business of the Board. (Continued on page 4)
Riverbay Executive General Manager During the last few weeks, “Shared Vision” has been the primary topic of discussion when visiting building and townhouse association meetings. To date, I attended eight (8) building association meetings (1, 8, 15B, 18, 20, 25, 27, 33) and two (2) townhouse association meetings (Broun Place and Alder Place) and several upcoming meetings are scheduled throughout the year. This vision is the framework Management uses to communicate with the stakeholders of Riverbay Corporation. The three (3) key stakeholders of the Riverbay Corporation and their roles are as follows; • Shareholders – Owners of the corporation who live, work, and play on the campus of Co-op City. • Board of Directors – Provide guidance and oversight and establish policies for which the corporation conducts business. • Management – Provide day-to-day quality service delivery to the shareholders and Board Directors, respectively. It is imperative that the shareholders, Board Directors, and Management listen and respect each other, and work together. (Continued on page 2)
Balcony & Terrace Inspections CSO Property Managers are conducting inspections to identify infractions of the Occupancy Agreement relative to balconies and terraces throughout the development. Rules 3 & 4 of the Occupancy Agreement states: 3. “No alterations, additions or improvements shall be made to the balconies or terraces of the leased premises, including but not limited to the installation of screens or other enclosures thereon. 4. The leased premises and the balconies or terraces thereof may be painted only in accordance with the rules therefore established by the Cooperative.” Since the beginning of the year, more than 400 letters have been sent to high-rise and B-townhouse shareholders advising them to cure infractions observed on their balcony or terrace. )DLOXUH WR GR VR ZLOO UHVXOW LQ D &RPPXQLW\ &RPSODLQW ¿QH IRU “Defacing Riverbay Property,” in the amount of $300.
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Preliminary Primary Election Results BY BRANDON ORTIZ
Primary election day was on Tuesday, June 27, 2023 and Co-op City shareholders voted to decide the Democratic representative for City Council District 12 as well as the Bronx District Attorney. Incumbent Councilmember Kevin Riley held on to his seat against challenges from Aisha Hernandez Ahmed and Pamela A. Hamilton-Johnson in the Democratic primary for City Council District 12. Preliminary results had Kevin Riley with 82.33% of the vote, followed by Pamela A. Hamilton-Johnson with 12.06% and Aisha Hernandez Ahmed with 5.38%, according to the NYC Board of Elections. Riley will now face off against Dewayne Lee in the General Election on November 7. Early voting for the General Election will take place between October 28 and November 5. Riley has represented City Council District 12 since December of 2020, when a Councilmember VSHFLDO HOHFWLRQ ZDV KHOG WR ¿OO WKH YDFDQF\ OHIW E\ IRUPHU &RXQFLOPHPEHU $QG\ Kevin Riley (Continued on page 8) King, who was expelled by the City Council.
Riverbay Holiday Closing Riverbay Administrative Offices will be closed on Tuesday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. For emergencies, contact: MAINTENANCE – 718-320-3300, press option 2 • PUBLIC SAFETY – 718-671-3050 Have a safe and happy Fourth of July!
Congestion Pricing See page 2
Resolutions See page 9