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Co-op City Times / September 15, 2018
Public Safety Report
CCPD Urges Drivers And Passengers To Buckle Up For Child Passenger Safety
The week of September 15th to the 23rd, is known as Child Passenger Safety week. During the Back to School season, it may be likely that drivers might be taking more trips and transporting children or other passengers in their vehicles. Motor vehicle accidents are the number one killer of children. It is very important that all drivers are aware of the rules and regulations regarding the appropriate restraint system for passengers of all ages. Using the proper car seat greatly increases children’s safety when they ride in a vehicle. Every person riding in a vehicle should be appropriately buckled up every time you drive your vehicle. Next Saturday, September 22, is National Safety Seat Check Day across the country. Car Seat inspection check sites are available via www.seatcheck.org or via www.nhtsa.gov. Local sites are as follows: BY LIEUTENANT PAM APOLLO
NYC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Access Safety City 672 W 158th Street, New York, NY 10032 Hours: Car seat checks by appointment. Phone: 212-795-3046
BRONX SAFE CITY (NYC DOT) 837 Brush Avenue, Bronx, NY 10465 Hours: Spanish Speaking Technicians, By appointment only, Phone: 718-822-4116
Never put a rear facing infant seat in the front seat of any auto. Almost every vehicle manufactured today has driver and passenger side airbags. Some cars have manual or weight sensitive disable switches, but mechanical devices can fail in some situations. The airbag can propel the car seat into the seat back with enough force to seriously injure or kill the child. Never hold a child on your lap while driving or while seated in the front seat. The force of the airbag throwing the child against you could be fatal. You should never take a child out of a car seat if they are fussing. Car seat in the rear seat is always the way to go, never regard not sitting in a car seat or sitting in the front seat as a reward. Children need to be buckled up in the rear seat of the vehicle properly restrained. Children aged 8 or over, weighing 100 pounds or more and taller than 4 feet, 9 inches may use a seat belt. Children between 4 and 8, shorter than 4 feet 9 inches tall regardless of weight should use a booster seat. Children 1 to 4 years of age should be in a child safety seat with a five point harness. Children younger than 1 should be placed in a rear facing infant seat in the back seat of the auto. Never use a car seat that has been in an accident, it may have sustained damage that is not visible. Car seats are now made with expiration dates; never use one beyond this date or 5 years after the manufacturing date. Car seat installation can seem difficult at first. It is very important that you carefully read the owner’s manual for both the car seat and for your auto. The LATCH system is an attempt to simplify car seat installation and make it universal from one car to another. The acronym LATCH stands for Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren. It includes Lower Anchorage points and top tether straps to fasten car seats. All vehicles manufactured after 2003 must have at least 2 LATCH points in the rear seat. Seat belts can still be used to install car seats. This is an option for a third seat or if installation in the center seat is desired. Information regarding the LATCH system and the installation of car seats may be found at the National Highway and Transportation Safety Administration at 1(888)DASH2DOT or on their website at www.nhtsa.dot.gov/ It is reported that up to 9 out of 10 car seats are not properly installed. Please have an expert confirm your car seat is correctly installed. Certified child passenger safety technicians are available at various locations to check for the proper installation of car seats. To find out about car seat check locations, call 1 (866) SEAT CHECK or at their website at www.seatcheck.org. Every person riding in an automobile should wear a seatbelt. Seatbelts save lives. Airbags are not a substitute for seatbelts and are designed to be used in connection with seatbelts. An airbag comes out of the steering wheel or dashboard at a speed of 250 miles per hour. Without a seatbelt, the force of an airbag can cause serious injuries to the front seat passenger and driver. Wearing a seatbelt in a vehicle equipped with airbags will minimize injuries in otherwise life threatening collision. Seatbelts will prevent the wearer from being thrown from the automobile in the case of a collision. Today’s automobiles are designed to keep the passenger compartment intact in the event of a collision. Without a seatbelt, you will not remain within that safety zone. Unsecured persons in a vehicle continue to travel at the vehicle’s speed until they strike a solid object within or outside the vehicle. Internal organs of the unbelted person then collide with the skeletal system causing serious internal injuries. An unbelted person also serves as a projectile and can cause injuries to other persons in the vehicle. A person properly restrained stays within the vehicle’s safety zone and comes to a slower stop thereby minimizing injuries. Drivers should consider taking a Defensive Driver Training Course. These courses teach drivers tactics in becoming a safer driver, plus provide an insurance discount and possible point reduction. Riverbay Corporation is happy to announce a $5 discount on the National Safety Council’s online 6-hour course. Enter referral code #664 at www.ddcnsc.org/ny to receive your $5 discount off the Online Driving Course. With the discount, the course costs $24.95 per driver. Each driver in the household must have the course for the maximum discount. If you own more than one car and have more than one driver in your household, only one car per driver taking the course will receive the discount. The course is an interactive, informative course. You have one month to complete the course in as many sessions as you desire. Users have three attempts to score at least 75% on the exam at the end to receive credit. The online course offers the same benefits as the live course. A computer with a flash drive is required; Visit the website for more information. (Continued on page 26)
Board of Directors’ Meeting September 12, 2018 First Reading — Resolution #18-33 SUBMITTED BY: Bernard Cylich SECONDED BY: Linda Berk BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING, DATED: September 12th, 2018
WHEREAS, Riverbay solicited three bids for Contract #3322 to complete the installation and commissioning of the Power Plant’s High Pressure Boiler #2 from Frank Lill & Sons, Inc., Victory Energy Inc. and Durr Mechanical Construction Inc.; and WHEREAS, the three (3) proposals were reviewed in detail by the Power Plant’s Asset Manager and power plant consultant Bill May and Management recommends that the Board approve Durr Mechanical Construction, Inc. as the lowest responsible bidder at a cost of $6,211,944 (Recommendations attached); and WHEREAS, prior to voting on this Resolution no director has disclosed to the full Board any conflict of interest as required by NY Business Corporation Law Section 713. NOW THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED: that the proposed contract #3322 with Durr Mechanical Construction, Inc. for a contract total of $6,211,944 plus 15% contingency ($931,179) be approved as recommended by Management in accordance with Board of Directors’ Resolution #85-16 and amended by Board of Directors’ Resolution #95-44 and the President is hereby authorized to execute the contract and Management is authorized to take all steps necessary to make this action effective.
First Reading — Resolution #18-34 SUBMITTED BY: Leslie Peterson SECONDED BY: Sonia Feliciano and Jerome Rice BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING, DATED: September 12, 2018
WHEREAS, Sixty-five percent (65%) of the Riverbay’s 117 vehicles are over 10 years old which is leading to increased maintenance, fuel costs and delays in work associated with out-of-service vehicles; and WHEREAS, replacing the old fleet of existing Riverbay vehicles with new vehicles would lead to savings in fuel costs with new fuel efficient vehicles, maintenance costs and the cost of out-of-service vehicles; and WHEREAS, Management recommends a leasing and maintenance agreement with Enterprise/Fleet Management’s for Riverbay to lease, in accordance with the Corporation’s approved budget, approximately 25 new vehicles per year with the goal of leasing all new vehicles within five (5) years in order to reduce maintenance and fuel costs, optimize reliability and performance for all Riverbay departments. See attached Recommendation memo. WHEREAS, prior to voting on this Resolution no Director has disclosed to the full Board any conflict of interest as required by NY Business Corporation Law Section 713. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: that the proposed leasing and maintenance agreement through Enterprise/Fleet Management for leasing and maintaining, in accordance with the Corporation’s approved budget, approximately 25 vehicles per year be approved as recommended by Management in accordance with Board of Directors’ Resolution #8516 as amended by Board of Directors’ Resolution #95-44 and the President is hereby authorized to execute the agreements and Management is authorized to take all steps necessary to make this action effective. (See page 9 for more Resolutions)
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