Image of 9/27 RIOC Board Of Directors Operations Committee Meeting The Roosevelt Island Operating Corp ( RIOC ) Board Of Directors Operations Committee met last night discussing a full agenda of issues for over three hours. RIOC Director Jonathan Kalkin summarized the Operations Committee meeting in a Tweet. From Mr. Kalkin:
311@seeclickfix system, Bike sharing and path review/Solar Power & LED lighting RFP’s & Smart Parking are moving forward on Roosevelt Island
The meeting began with a report update on the Tram Modernization program including showing this 9/24/10 NY 1 video on the Tram’s status. 
Image of RIOC Board Opeations Committee and Staff Watching NY 1 Tram Report RIOC VP of Operations Fernando Martinez advised the Board about the Tram that: RIOC Director Margie Smith asked who will be in charge in the event that the Tram gets stuck over the East River again. Ms. Smith, and everyone else on Roosevelt Island does not want a repeat of the same mistakes that happened in April 2006 when interdepartmental rivalry between the NYPD and FDNY kept Roosevelt Island residents stranded unnecessarily through the night over the East River. Mr. Martinez indicated that in the event of a similar incident, RIOC personnel with the expertise on Tram System operations will be in charge not NYPD, OEM or FDNY and that this policy will be acknowledged in writing by all concerned parties. Other issues discussed included: The full web cast of the Operations Committee meeting is available online. If you are interested in how Roosevelt Island is governed and decisions made, this is as good as it gets. 4:18 PM – From RIOC:
Due to projected heavy rains and possible Tornado warnings, the 10/1 event has been postponed until 10/5, subject to weather.