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Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the

Mt. Lebanon Parking Authority Board

October 8, 2009

Mt. Lebanon Parking Authority Office

788 Washington Road

Mt. Lebanon, PA 15228

 

 

Present at the meeting were Board Members, Al Frioni, Chris Musuneggi, Shawn Gatto, Rich Ballon, Executive Director Sahar, Facilities Manager Quealy, Liaison Morrison and Solicitor Wayne DeLuca.

 

1)      Mr. Frioni called the meeting to order at 6:35pm.  He, on behalf of the Board and staff, offered condolences to Mr. DeLuca on the recent loss of his mother.

 

2)      Roll call was taken and the above listed Board Members were present.

 

3)      Consideration of Minutes of the September 3, 2009 meeting.

 

Mr. Frioni made a motion to amend the draft September 3, 2009 minutes.  Mr. Musuneggi seconded the motion.  The motion passed unanimously.

Mr. Musuneggi moved that the amended minutes of the September 3, 2009 meeting be approved.  Mr. Gatto seconded the motion.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

4)      Citizen Comments.

 

There were no citizens present.

 

5)      Consideration of Expense and Payroll Voucher lists of September 15, 2009 and September 29, 2009 totaling $125,584.64

 

Mr. Musuneggi moved that the Expense and Payroll Voucher lists of September 15, 2009 and September 29, 2009 totaling $125,584.64 be approved.  Mr. Gatto seconded the motion.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

6)      Receipt of Fiscal 2009 Auditors report.

 

Rob Lent of Maher Duessel presented the Draft Independent Auditor’s Report. It fairly and accurately reported the financial condition of the Parking Authority as of June 30, 2009.  Discussion followed.

 

Mr. Ballon made a motion to receive the Fiscal 2009 Audit conditioned upon any receipt of additional comments received from the Board by October 16, 2009.  Mr. Musuneggi seconded the motion.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

7)      Mr. Quealy distributed copies of the 2009 Maintenance Projects update and          discussed the status of each project.  Mr. Frioni requested that when time permitted that the inside window sills of the South Garage lobby be cleaned up.

 

8)      Mr. Ballon left the room for the duration of the following discussion. Mr. Sahar informed the Board that Zamagias requested the Expiration Date in the Repurchase provision be extended.  The Municipality was in agreement to the extension.  Discussion followed.

 

Mr. Musuneggi made a motion to approve a seventeen month extension to the Repurchase provision of the Fourth Amendment to the Agreement of Sale and Purchase between Mt. Lebanon Parking Authority and WPBH, LLC.  Mr. Gatto seconded the motion.  The motion passed unanimously.  Mr. Ballon was not present.

 

9) Ms. Morrison reported that the mural artist had not responded to her requests regarding painting a mural in the South Lobby.  Mr. Frioni directed her to keep working on it.  She also told the Board that neither Eric Milliron or Joe Ravita were able to attend to discuss the Cosmic Bingo request. Mr. DeLuca stated that he did not find any statutory preclusion from alcohol being served in a garage however, from a liability standpoint he doesn’t think it’s a good idea to have an event with alcohol.    Ms. Morrison also explained, after talking with Dave Miller from the National Aviary, that there was little if anything more that can be done to deter the pigeons in the lower North Garage.

 

10) Mr. Sahar informed the Board that the new parking meters had been ordered and were to be shipped the week of October 19, 2009.  They should be installed the week of October 23, 2009.

 

11) There was discussion about the landscaping of the Academy Lot and the condition of signs on Beverly Road.  It was agreed that the signs on Beverly Road would be replaced.

 

12) Mr. Frioni informed the Board of his and Mr. Sahar’s meeting with Manager Steve Feller regarding the Corporate existence of the Parking Authority.  The Parking Authority will provide all of the information requested by the Municipality in order to allow the Commision to answer the questions raised by the public.  The next meeting will be in November.

 

13) Mr. Frioni has reviewed the Administrative Procedure Manual Outline and asked that the Manual be complete by the end of the year.

 

14) Mr. Frioni asked that the IT Emergency Recovery report be put on the agenda for the November meeting.

 

15) Mr. Frioni informed the Board that Penndale Towers had informally inquired about the availability of temporary parking while their garage is under construction.  Mr. Sahar explained that the Parking Authority had already made a proposal and it was turned down.

 

16) Mr. Frioni asked the Board to begin discussions regarding future parking needs and the Academy Lot.  It was agreed that a professional parking study would be necessary to accurately determine future needs.  Mr. Sahar will have something prepared for discussion at the November meeting.

 

Mr. Gatto made a motion to adjourn to executive session to discuss litigation matters.  Mr. Musuneggi seconded the motion.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

Mr. Musuneggi made a motion to return from executive session.  Mr. Ballon seconded the motion.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

The Board returned from executive session and Mr. Musuneggi made a motion to adjourn.  Mr. Ballon seconded the motion.  The motion passed unanimously.  The meeting adjourned at 9:10pm.

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

Dawn Morrison

Liaison