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COOPERATOR.COM THE COOPERATOR — NOVEMBER 2020 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Yale Robbins Publisher Henry Robbins Executive Vice President Joanna DiPaola Associate Publisher Hannah Fons Senior Editor Darcey Gerstein Associate Editor Pat Gale Associate Editor Shirly Korchak Art Director Anne Anastasi Production Manager Alan J. Sidransky Staff Writer Peter Chase Director of Sales Fred Marks Director of Sales The Cooperator is published monthly by Yale Robbins Publications, LLC, 205 Lexington Ave., New York, NY 10016, (212) 683-5700. President: Yale Robbins, Executive Vice President: Henry Robbins. Subscriptions are available free by request to co-op and condo board members and homeowner associations. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Cooperator, 205 Lexington Ave., New York, NY 10016. ©Yale Robbins Publications, LLC 2020. All rights reserved. Application to mail Periodicals postage rates is pending at New York NY. FREE Subscriptions for Board Members, Property Managers and Real Estate Decision Makers. To Subscribe, please visit us at: cooperator.com/subscribe Cleaning Through COVID.................... 1 Even though the world has been contending with COVID-19 and its consequences for nine months and counting, the routines and practices we’ve adopted to prevent ers or shareholders is a legally mandated opportunity for a community to convene, its spread and minimize personal risk of infection are still evolving. With new data learn, share, and exercise their essential duty—to vote. The lead-up to the election come new recommendations, adaptations, and inventions. If nothing else, this pandemic keeps us on our toes. Though they might seem like opposing qualities, vigilance and flexibility both have equal importance in the global effort to restore some form of normalcy in our lives. Climate Change and Building Maintenance..... . 1 As we know, climate change has far-ranging effects on everything from polar ice caps to coastal shorelines to expanding deserts around the world. The steadily warming planet also affects man-made structures, including the buildings we live in. All the materials that go into building construction—bricks, mortar, steel, and glass, as well as sealants, coatings, and a huge array of other structural and weath- erproofing elements—are all designed with climate in mind. Virtual Governance.................... . 1 In multifamily housing associations and cooperatives, the annual meeting of own- of directors and other matters before the owners or shareholders can amount to an entire election season—spring or early summer for many multifamily communi- ties—that includes mingling events, campaigning, and informational meetings. Pulse...... 4 Q&A...... 5 From the Web...... 6 Service Directory..... 14 F A S T AT YOUR PROPERTY www.veritasmanagement.com 1995 Broadway, NY, NY 10023 Tel: 212.799.2365 At Veritas, we’re always just a hop, skip or subway ride away, making responsive service a priority. In a digital age, we’re on top of technology. But we also handle things the old-fashioned way; we’re at your property in person, when you need us. 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