Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the
Present at the meeting were Board Members, Al Frioni, Chris Musuneggi, Shawn Gatto (6:15), Rich Ballon, Executive Director Sahar, Facilities Manager Quealy, Liaison Morrison and Solicitor Wayne DeLuca.
1)
Mr.
Frioni called the meeting to order at
2) Roll call was taken and the above listed Board Members were present.
3)
Consideration
of Minutes of the
Mr. Ballon
made a motion to approve the minutes of the
4) Citizen Comments.
Dale Cowher, Chairman of the Parking Pillar subcommittee of the Mt. Lebanon Economic Development Council attended the meeting to gather information.
5)
Consideration
of Expense and Payroll Voucher lists of
Mr. Musuneggi
made a motion to approve the Expense and Payroll Voucher lists of
6)
Mr.
Frioni read a request from the EDC of items that they
would like to see included in the Washington Road
7) Mr. Frioni asked about the third-party electricity purchase proposal. Mr. Sahar reported that there is no reason to move at this time.
8) Mr. Sahar reported that as soon as he gets the prices firmed up from Day Automotive on the Ford truck, it will be ordered and delivery should be approximately 90 days.
9) South Garage Lobby Improvements – Ms. Morrison said that there is nothing new to report. Mr. Frioni asked that the carpets be swept more often when time permits.
10) Mr. Quealy issued a
facilities and garage maintenance update.
He reported that: new sidewalks have been installed in the North Garage
retail area and the electricity has been updated; the burst drain at the
11) Mr. Sahar informed the Board that all of the new meters have been certified by the County and that the weather has been a great test of the new meters and they are performing functionally better that the mechanical meters.
12) Mr. Sahar informed the Board that he has completed the visual
format portion of the Administrative Recovery Plan. He is working on finishing the descriptive
portion. This will be the actual manual
of the operations of the computer. Every
function used on the computer will be included after he finishes the narrative. It is 50% completed and will be finished
within 30 – 45 days. Mr. Frioni requested that a copy be provided to the Board by
13) South Garage Promotion – Mr. Sahar reported that he looked at two things 1)gross revenue at both facilities compared the current year and the previous year and 2) transient volume and approximate length of parking for both years. The overall effect of the change at the 2 garages is that there was a loss of $21,000. The South Garage lost $16,000. And the North Garage lost $5,000. Total number of transients at the South Garage for the base year fiscal 2008 was 64,520 and the experiment year was 64,900. For all cars that parked for 1 hour or less: base year was 38,500 and the experiment year was 36,800. There was a slight increase in longer term parking in the South Garage of approximately 4 cars/day. The other significant portion is that in the base year vehicles with validations were 24,500 where in the test year were 11,500. This is where the loss is. The revenues from validations in the base year was $30,500 and the test year $16,800. Thirteen thousand vehicles that we used to get validations from are now in the 1 hour or less “free” period. The Board directed Mr. Sahar to provide a recommendation for a program change at the February meeting.
14) Mr. Gatto left the meeting at
15) Discussion took place about increasing revenues. The Board directed Mr. Sahar to develop a comprehensive plan including rate structures, fines, permit rates and stricter enforcement and have it available for the February meeting.
16) Signage – Mr. Frioni proposed that a signage program that is efficient and effective be developed. Discussion followed and it was agreed to develop a conceptual plan for signs for all of the Authority’s facilities and then present the plan to the Municipality.
17) New business – Mr. Sahar informed the Board that he is working with a company that can provide a service to allow payment of parking tickets on-line at no charge to the Authority.
Discussion took place about the scheduled Board meetings through June 2010 and possible conflicts. It was agreed to change the meetings to the second Thursday of February, March, April, May and June 2010.
18) Mr. Musuneggi made a motion to adjourn to executive session to discuss litigation and personnel matters. Mr. Ballon seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
19) Mr. Musuneggi made a motion to end executive session. Mr. Ballon seconded the motion The motion passed unanimously.
20) Mr. Musuneggi made a motion to adjourn. Mr. Ballon seconded
the motion. The motion passed
unanimously. The meeting adjourned at
Respectfully submitted,
Dawn Morrison
Liaison