Vol. 59 No. 47
November 23, 2024
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Nov. 20 Open Board Meeting Held in Bartow Center BY DANIELLE CRUZ
The Riverbay Board of Directors held an Open Board Meeting at the Bartow Center, Rm. 31, on Wednesday, November 20. Before the Board voted
building have to be notified that water use has to be restricted,” Mr. Buss explained. “The owner of the property, in this case it was Riverbay for Building 17, has to undertake a scientifically valid and statistically valid survey of all the water in the building.” Mr. Buss went on to explain that after Riverbay was notified by the New York City Department of Health, the water in 75 different locations in Building 17 was tested for Legionella bacteria and results of the tests conducted
Management Report
Marvin Walton
Executive General Manager
The Gallery Session preceding the Nov. 20, 2024 Riverbay Board Business meeting saw a healthy turnout of shareholders in Room 31 of the Bartow Center who expressed a variety of opinions on a wide range of topics. Among the matters discussed were the Riverbay Fund, convectors, students from PS 153 running through residential buildings and damaging property, Verizon phone service, dogs, laundry room etiquette, increased fines for anti-social behavior among cooperators, prohibited use of Lysol in the gas dryers, and others. Below is a summary of the
On behalf of Douglas Elliman Property Management, Managing Agent, I am delighted to present the Management Report for Riverbay Corporation for the period ending October 31, 2024. This Management Report provides updates with the following elements: • Staffing – Public Safety Department • Vacant Apartment Summary • 2-year Budget Planning • Convector initiatives Public Safety Staffing CCPD current staffing levels remain at (49) forty-nine or 53% short of the budgeted 93 Peace Officer positions. The new recruitment class of (15) fifteen recruits is slated for graduation from the in-house Academy on Friday, December 6, 2024. Management has begun recruitment efforts for the next class, which is anticipated to begin mid-December 2024. The Human Resources department received over 200 applications of which 182 were identified for interviews.
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Photo by Danielle Cruz
on several resolutions, shareholders were able to address the Board and Riverbay Management during the Gallery Session. Approximately 40 shareholders were in attendance and more than 10 shareholders signed up to ask questions, ranging from updates on the convector initiative to safety and quality of life concerns (See Gallery Session on page 1.) After the Gallery Session, the meeting was called to order by Board President Rod Saunders, who started the meeting off with his President’s Report to the community. At the start of his report, Mr. Saunders handed the mic over to Riverbay General Counsel Jeffrey Buss, to provide an update to shareholders about the two Legionella cases reported in Building 17. “The New York City Department of Health has a regulation that says if two or more individuals living at the same address are diagnosed with Legionella within a one-year period, that all the residents of that
Management Report for period ending October 31, 2024
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Riverbay Fund, Dogs, Convectors, & More Discussed at Gallery Session BY ROZAAN BOONE
NYC Issues Drought Warning for the First Time in Over 20 years BY DANIELLE CRUZ
Despite the rainfall that NYC is currently experiencing, the city’s reservoirs are still only at about 60% capacity, compared to their typical 79% capacity. The city’s reservoirs would need almost eight inches of rain to reach normal levels and, according to the National Weather Service, New York City will only receive about 1-3 inches of rain from the storm. Due to the lack of adequate rainfall and the
historically dry fall season, Mayor Eric Adams declared a drought warning on Monday, November 18, and urged New Yorkers to conserve water. Governor Kathy Hochul also declared a statewide drought watch on Monday. Drought watches are now currently in effect for 47 counties and drought warnings are in effect for 15 counties. (Continued on page 9)
Riverbay Thanksgiving Closing Riverbay offices will be closed on Thursday & Friday, November 28 & 29, respectively, in celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday. For emergency services throughout the weekend, please call: MAINTENANCE: 718-320-3300, PRESS OPTION 2 PUBLIC SAFETY: 718-671-3050
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BE SAFE IN YOUR CELEBRATIONS.