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BY BRANDON ORTIZ

Three City Council committees came together on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023 to discuss and analyze Mayor Eric Adams’ mental health outreach directive.

basic human needs to the extent that they are a danger to themselves,” accordThe Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction, the Commit- who live in high-rise buildings where children age 10 years and younger reside or visit. Townhouse residents do not receive the annual mailing but like them installed.

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Emergency Resolution

SUBMITTED BY: Jacqueline Smith

SECONDED BY: Rod Saunders; Lynette Wright

EMERGENCY BOARD OF DIRECTORS

MEETING: February 6, 2023

WHEREAS, Riverbay General Manager Noel Ellison retired effective January 31, 2023;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that until further notice, the budget line item for the Gen-

SUBMITTED BY: Kevin Lambright

SECONDED BY: Leslie Peterson, Sonia Feliciano

EMERGENCY BOARD OF DIRECTORS

MEETING: February 6, 2023

WHEREAS, Riverbay General Manager Noel Ellison retired effective January 31, 2023; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has by Resolution 23-07 frozen the budget line for the position of General Manager; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Riverbay Bylaws Artablished by the President or the Board of Directors, [the General Manager] shall have charge of the day to day operations of the Corporation and such the President or the Board of Directors; and

WHEREAS, said authority has lapsed; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Riverbay Bylaws Artiduties and have such powers as may be assigned to eral Manager position is frozen.

YES: Monique Coleman, Sonia Feliciano, Anika Green-Watson, Kevin Lambright, Andrea Y. Leslie, Leslie Peterson, Rod Saunders, Jacqueline Smith, Lynette Wright

ABSENT: Cylich, Marbury, Rosario, Johnson, Richardson, Sampson PASSED them from time to time by the Board of Directors.”

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that pursuant to Article 4, Section 9 of the Riverbay Corporation Bylaws, Cary Smith, the Assistant Executive General Manager of the Riverbay Corporation, is hereby vested with the power and authority to execute documents necessary for the day to day operation and administration of the Corporation, such as purchase orders, surrender agreements, reasonable accommodation approvals, papers necessary for initiating and prosecuting court proceedings, and such other documents as may be necessary to conduct the day-to-day business of the Corporation.

YES: Monique Coleman, Sonia Feliciano, Anika Green-Watson, Kevin Lambright, Andrea Y. Leslie, Leslie Peterson, Rod Saunders, Jacqueline Smith, Lynette Wright

ABSENT: Cylich, Marbury, Rosario, Johnson, Richardson, Sampson

PASSED

Mandate

(Continued from page 1) protect themselves and those around them from Covid-19.” failing to submit vaccination proof. mented in 2021 by former NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio. NYC was lifted when Mayor Adams announced he was lifting the private sector vaccine mandate as well as the vaccine requirement in place for PSAL athletics.

Municipal employees who were terminated for refusing to submit proof of vaccination will not automatically regain their former positions, but will instead have the opportunity to “apply for positions with their former agencies through existing city rules and regulations and hiring processes,” as explained in the press release.

As part of the change to the vaccine requirement, visitors will no longer be required to show proof of at least one vaccine dose to enter DOE school buildings.

While face masks are not mandatory in DOE buildings except in situations where an individual recently tested positive for Covid-19, the NYC Department of Mental Health and Hygiene released a universal indoor masking recommendation in December strongly encouraging all New Yorkers to wear a mask while inside an indoor public setting. Parents can read more about the current DOE Covid-19 guidelines online at: schools.nyc.gov/school-life/health-and-wellness/covid-information.

In the latest data for the 10475 area code, which incorporates Co-op City and Edenwald, the rolling 7-day positivity rate was 9.52%, according to the NYC Department of Health online database. NYCDOH data also showed that in the 10475 area code 79.88% of individuals have at least one vaccine dose, 74.77% are fully vaccinated and of those individuals who are fully vaccinated 14.94% have also received a bivalent booster dose.