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Community Board 8 Borough President, Melinda Katz Deputy Borough President, Melva Miller Community Board 8 197-15 Hillside Avenue Hollis, NY 11423 -2126 Chairman, Alvin Warshaviak Telephone: (718) 264-7895 District Manager, Marie Adam-Ovide Fax: (718) 264-7910 [email protected] www.nyc.gov/queenscb8 Minutes of Community Board 8 Board Meeting held on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at the Hillcrest Jewish Center, 183-02 Union Turnpike in Flushing, New York. Attendance: Board Members Present: Jagir Singh Bains, Carolyn Baker-Brown, Dr. Allen J. Bennett, Robert H. Block, Edward Chung, Susan D. Cleary, Kenneth Cohen II, Monica Corbett, Allen Eisenstein, Mary Maggio Fischer, Florence Fisher, Kevin Forrestal, James Gallagher Jr., Joshua Glikman, Marc A. Haken, Michael Hannibal, Robert Harris, Sylvia Hernandez, Tami Hirsch, Fakrul “Delwar” Islam, Steven Konigsberg, Paul S. Lazauskas, Mark J. Lefkof, Bright Dae-Jung Limm, Mitch Lisker, Elke Maerz, Frank Magri, Jennifer Martin, Tamara Osherov, Simon Pelman, Frances Peterson, Jesse Rosenbaum, Steven Sadofsky, Seymour Schwartz, Michael F. Sidell, Harbachan Singh, Martha Taylor, Mohammed Tohin, Alvin Warshaviak, Jacob Weinberg, Stanley Weinblatt and Albert Willingham. Board Members Absent: Dilafroz Ahmed, Maria DeInnocentiis, Carolann Foley, Howard A. Fried, Rabbi Shlomo Nisanov, Charlton Rhee, Samuel Rodriguez, Douglas Sherman. Others Present: Alexander Bennett representing Congresswoman Grace Meng, Borough President Melinda Katz, Susie Tanenbaum representing Borough President Melinda Katz, Councilman Barry Grodenchik, Ari Gershman representing Councilman Barry Grodenchik, Councilman Rory Lancman, Daniel Rosenthal representing Councilman Rory Lancman, Steph Campanha, representing State Senator Tony Avella, Amir Abbady, representing State Senator Leroy Comrie, Aaron Siegel representing Assemblyman David Weprin, Assemblyman Michael Simanowitz, Facia Class representing Assemblyman Michael Simanowitz, Marilla Li representing Assemblywoman Nily Rozic, Marie Adam-Ovide, CB8 District Manager, Jatnna Pimentel and Alma Karassavidis, CB8 staff members. Call to Order: Chairman Alvin Warshaviak called this Board Meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. The order of the meeting was changed by Chairman Warshaviak in order to accommodate the busy schedules of all Elected Officials present. Chairman Warshaviak introduced Queens Borough President Melinda Katz. Melinda Katz – This is a very special time in the borough of Queens. Queens is “moving and shaking”. Folks want to come and live here, build here and they want to make money here. We are a borough of families. As you know, we are the only borough who say the neighborhood that we come from, i.e. Forest Hills, NY; Kew Gardens Hills, NY. It’s amazing how in the last few years Queens has changed. It’s just getting better every single day. The Community Boards are such a huge part of making that happen. If it wasn’t for the Community Boards as the first line of defense, quite often folks may not know where to go. Every one of you are appointed here because you represent the blocks, a profession; something that can help the entire Board work as one. That is what makes the Community Boards in the Borough of Queens just an amazing institution to serve on. Tonight I am here, as well as 1 the other Electeds because it is Alvin Warshaviak’s last meeting. We are all going to miss you. We met 20 years ago. You have led this Board for 25 years! (BP Katz asked everyone to applaud Chairman Warshaviak) He has been part of the Community Board for 35 years! It becomes part of your life and we can see that you are sad to go. The people become your friends and your family. Fighting for the neighborhoods in your Community Board just becomes part of who you are. We know that you are going to miss us, but you should know that we are really, really going to miss you! On behalf of the 2.3 million people I am honored to represent, there is absolutely no way that we could ever repay you for the service you have given this great borough. Congratulations on your number of years. Borough President Katz invited Assemblyman Michael Simanowitz and Council Members Rory Lancman and Barry Grodenchik to join her in a group photo for her presentation of a Proclamation to Chairman Warshaviak. “Alvin Warshaviak, this is a Proclamation on behalf of all of us that are here; on behalf of the entire Community Board, and whereas Community Boards are an essential link between City Government and local neighborhoods. Their appointed members play a vital role in addressing Land Use, Zoning issues, identifying Budget Priorities and helping to ensure the delivery of services.Community Board members look to their Chairman for steadfast guidance and respect and leadership. For 25 years, Mr. Warshaviak has personified these qualities as Chairman of Queens Community Board 8. After serving for 10 years as a Board Member, Alvin Warshaviak worked as a Comptroller of DC37 for 21 years. He found time to participate in DC37’s Jewish Heritage Committee while showing his support. I, Melinda Katz, do hereby proclaim Wednesday, March 9th as Alvin Warshaviak Day in the borough of Queens”. (A standing ovation was given to Chairman Warshaviak). Rory Lancman – Alvin, when you come back from your travels in the Fall, we will have a City Council Proclamation for you. I hear that there may be a cake involved also. I did want to come by tonight and say thank you for being a friend and truly, a mentor. When I was on the Board as a new member Alvin was someone who would give me guidance. Sometimes I would ask for that guidance and sometimes it was given to me regardless. You have really been a tremendous leader for this Board. We get to see a lot of Community Boards in action and we love all of them equally, but Community Board 8 really is a special place and in no small part that is due to your leadership. It is a very difficult job which you have handled with grace and dignity and really made a tremendous positive contribution to our community. We all wish you the best. Congratulations! Barry Grodenchik - It is a bittersweet moment for me as well as for most of the people who know and love Alvin. Of course it took your leaving to get you a standing ovation. I don’t know if it was for your years of service or because you are leaving, but, either way…you deserve it. This is my home Community Board. I grew up in this community. I owe a lot to this man and I mean that very sincerely. He was also a mentor to me. He helped me in so many ways I can’t begin to describe. He helped so many people and you all know that to be true. The true nature of a hero, I believe, is that they never ask for anything for themselves. In all the years I have worked with Alvin, he never asked for anything for himself. That, to me, is the measure of the man we have before us tonight. I have something but I’m not going to read it. It’s just a little something from the City Council. Rory and I are going to sponsor a bigger one when you come back. I am going to do something I very rarely do in public life (kisses Alvin). We love you and wish you the best of everything. We look forward to seeing you soon and will have a cake for you. Michael Simanowitz – What many of you may not know is that Alvin Warshaviak is probably one of the primary people responsible for me being an Assemblyman. I was a member of the same synagogue as Alvin and was working for the City at HPD at the time. I said to one of the other members that I wanted to get involved in the community. He told me to go talk with Alvin Warshaviak, Chairman of the Community Board. I went over to Alvin and he told me to start coming to the meetings; he would put me on some of the Committees. Back then you didn’t have to be on the Board to be a part of a Committee. He then introduced me to two members who were sitting next to me, Barry Grodenchik and Gary Spruck. Gary used to work for Nettie Mayersohn. I invited Gary over for a Shabbas meal. I told him that if he ever needed a place to eat on Shabbas, feel free to call me. That 2 week, he called me and many weeks thereafter. Then one day in August, he called me to say that he gave Nettie his two-weeks notice. He said that he told her all about me and that she wanted to meet me. The rest, as they say, is history. So Alvin it’s all your fault! I’ve been coming to this Community Board for 20 plus years. It’s been a sweet day because we all know that Alvin will be enjoying himself greatly. We are all very jealous of him. We are going to miss him and his leadership that he provided for this great board. I know with the wonderful people sitting around this table, you will all continue to follow in Alvin’s great footsteps. Congratulations and enjoy the rest of your life! Alvin Warshaviak – Before you go, I just want to say that there are a lot of Community Boards in Queens and in New York, but this is the best. All the years I have been here I always said that the reason why is because we have the best people on the board, the best Elected Officials. They all work hand in hand and as a result we get a lot accomplished.
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