4 C R Y D E RP O I N TDEC/JAN JANUARY 2013 Message from the Board President ANNOUNCEMENTS & REMINDERS: A LOOK BACK... AND A LOOK AHEAD New Year’s Dear Residents, Brunch: It’s been quite a year here at Cryder Point, and Sunday, January 6th, 12pm-2pm as we begin 2013, it’s a good time to look back for a moment at some of the efforts and results that in the 21 Lobby. Come and wish have taken place. your friends and neighbors a One of the main goals of the Board has been to Happy New Year! open up communications throughout the community and to institute changes so that shareholders come Operation “Say now, but also in the future. Our efforts have takento expect transparency from their Board not only Something:” the form of posting recaps of BOD meetings, using We’re introducing a new initiative to a Town Hall format for shareholder meetings, better maintain our buildings utilizing our own Cryder Point Courier to share information, placing Suggestion Boxes in the and grounds. Please read about it lobbies and relaunching the Cryder Point website in this issue! and Board e-mail. Is it perfect? Of course not, and we continue Reminder to to work to improve. We encourage feedback from Jill Davis Dog Owners: and thank everyone who has taken the time to insurance broker who secured more thorough, cost-● North Shore Risk was selected as our newresidents on how we can do what we do even better Register your dog! Your dog must contact us. This is, after all, a cooperative—all of effective coverage for our property. wear a CPOC issued medallion us are shareholders, and all of us can only benefit ● We’ve begun to see the financial benefits of anywhere on CPOC property. Dogs from keeping a dialog going. the new high-efficiency lighting systems that were owners will be subject to a $250 fi ne. are more visible, such as our Board liaisons to our a total savings of about $70,000 in 2013.from the same period a year ago, and we anticipateinvolved in one endeavor or another. Some rolesbe assumed not to be registered andthus far are estimated to be an astounding $55,000there isn’t one member who isn’t personallyobserved without a medallion willapproved and installed earlier this year, and savingsWe have also evolved into a very active Board… See Stacey in the offi ce to register. Committees (please read about the 2012 Committee Special thanks to former Board member Claire There is a one-time Review in this issue). Other activities are less Tenny for leading this initiative, which took $25 registration fee per dog. public, such as vetting engineers and contractors, several years to accomplish, and making this major keeping a daily watch on our finances or working innovation a reality. Dog Walking: to-day operations. Visible or not, all of the roles areas primarily because of severe setbacks caused● The seawall and dock continue to be problemclosely with Management to ensure smooth day- House Rules expressly prohibit our Board members play are critically important to by Sandy. Part of the work on the dock had been walking dogs anywhere on the Cryder Point’s success. completed before the storm, but costs of materials property to relieve themselves; Below are some of the specific issues that we’ve and labor became inflated immediately afterward, failure to comply will result in a tackled, some with greater success than others, but and it was determined that it would be prudent to warning and/or $250 fi ne. all with the mission to enhance Cryder Point and wait until next spring to complete the project when Please keep your dog on a short leash our way of life in this beautiful community: materials and labor are expected to be significantly to prevent them from wandering onto to a more streamlined operation has resulted in far less costly.● With regard to the seawall, we have retained● The reorganization of our office in Septemberthe grass of CPOC property.more efficient management of our property and hasa highly respected firm that specializes in this already produced a net savings of $25,000 over field, Vachris Engineering, and they have begun Important guard, additional cameras have been installed and restoration of the section that was damaged in 2011developing a comprehensive and cost-effectivesolution to repair the entire deteriorating seawall.The first phase of this complex project will be the● In addition to reinstituting the third securitythese past four months, with continued savingsexpected in the future. Contacts further ensure the safety of all residents. work will begin in early spring. We have filedas well as the 01 parking lot and playground; thisnew security procedures were implemented to ● A thorough review of parking at CPOC was applications with FEMA and the SBA for financial Management Offi ce: finally completed and parking rules have been assistance. 718-767-5003 refined to maximize the availability of a space for Those are just a few of the major issues Management Offi ce Fax: be virtually no waiting list for parking for new for updates on the terrace and Con Ed projects andaddressed. Please read this month’s Board Recapeach shareholder apartment. As a result, there will 718-767-1549 shareholders, a very important consideration to other news. Lobby/Doorman: property. Year.Best wishes for a Happy and Healthy Newprospective buyers that adds to the value of our 718-767-5336 ● The local, Queens- based firm of Goldstein & Board of Directors e-mail: provide expertise in legal matters specific to NYC That about wraps it up for now.See you next month,Greenlaw was retained as CPOC’s new attorney to [email protected] cooperative organizations. Jill Davis 4 CRYDER POINT COURIER | DECEMBER/JANUARY 2013 | WWW.QUEENSCOURIER.COM
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