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Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the

Mt. Lebanon Parking Authority Board

April 8, 2010

Mt. Lebanon Parking Authority Office

788 Washington Road

Mt. Lebanon, PA 15228

 

 

Present at the meeting were Board Members, Al Frioni, Chris Musuneggi, Rich Ballon, Shawn Gatto (arrived at 6:55pm), Executive Director Sahar, Facilities Manager Quealy, Liaison Morrison and Solicitor Wayne DeLuca.

 

1)      Mr. Frioni called the meeting to order at 6:25pm. 

 

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

 

3)      Consideration of  Minutes of the March 11, 2010 meeting.

Mr. Ballon made a motion to table the approval the minutes of the March 11, 2010 meeting.  Mr. Musuneggi seconded the motion.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

4)      Citizen Comments.  There were no citizens present.

 

 

5)      Consideration of Expense and Payroll Voucher lists of March 16, 2010 and March 30, 2010 totaling $122,269.82.

Mr. Musuneggi made a motion to approve the Expense and Payroll Voucher lists of March 16, 2010 and March 30, 2010 totaling $122,269.82.  Mr. Ballon seconded the motion.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

6)      Mr. Sahar reported that the sign “No Stopping, Standing or Parking in the Middle of the Lot” has been installed in the South Lot and Janet has been instructed on enforcement.  

    

7)       Mr. Sahar informed the Board that he was able to get the bond counselor to lower his cost by $5,000.00 and he is proceeding with the refinancing.  We are waiting for the Municipality to advertise and put this item on their agenda to guarantee the bonds.

 

8)      Mr. Sahar reported that last week Mt. Lebanon’s IT person spent about 30 minutes gathering information on our computers.  Mr. Frioni said he will take responsibility for checking with the Municipality to see what the delay is.  Mr. Frioni requested that Mr. Sahar proceed with the Administrative Plan independent of the IT Plan.

 

 

 

9)      Mr. Sahar informed the Board that the new Ford pick up truck is ordered and should be available the end of May.

 

 

 

10)  Mr. Quealy reported that the South Garage lobby security system cable is installed and the installation of the rest of the equipment is scheduled for next week.  We will begin with one camera in the lobby and have the capability to expand to 16 cameras.  There was a problem with the North Garage fire system relief valve on the pump.  It has been corrected.  There will be an annual pump test soon that will identify any problems that may exist.  Maintenance is in the process of replacing the glass bock that was damaged due to vandalism, in the South Garage elevator lobbies.  Normal maintenance continues.  We should have an outline for summer projects for the May meeting.  Work will be done over Memorial Day weekend to repair concrete at the entrance to the South Garage where the bridge transitions into the street way.

 

11)  Mr. Sahar informed the Board that we received 3 proposals in response to the RFP for a parking study: Carl Walker, Rich & Associates Consulting, Inc. and Trans Associates.  He presented the proposals to the Board.  Discussion followed.  The Carl Walker proposal does not provide the full scope of services requested in the RFP, therefore it was agreed that Rich & Associates would provide comprehensive services at the most reasonable cost.  Mr. Gatto made a motion to accept the Rich & Associates parking proposal in the amount of $16,965.00 for the performance of the parking study and analysis to be completed by September 2010.  Mr. Musuneggi seconded the motion.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

12)  Mr. Frioni informed the Board that he had been in touch with Len Smith of Oxford Development and that they would begin gathering information the week of April 12th.

 

13)  Mr. Frioni updated the Board regarding the March 22nd Commission Discussion meeting and the Municipal Executive Summary – Review of Parking Authority Operations report.

 

14)  Enforcement and Rate Structure were put off until the May meeting.

 

15)  Mr. Sahar presented an amendment to the agreement of sale between Mt. Lebanon Parking Authority and Mt. Lebanon Hospitality Associates requesting an extension of buy back date to coincide with the municipality’s date.  Mr. Musuneggi made a motion to accept the amendment to the agreement of sale and purchase between Mt. Lebanon Parking Authority and Mt. Lebanon Hospitality Associates, L.P. with specific regard to the repurchase provision in paragraph 24(a) and as further specified in the agreement to be extended to a date certain that will be determined mutually by the parties.  Mr. Ballon seconded the motion.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

16)  Ms. Morrison presented a request from the Denis Theatre Foundation for use of Parking Authority facilities and maintenance personnel for the Last Saturday Cinema series.  Mr. Musuneggi made a motion to approve the request of the Denis Theatre Foundation of April 6, 2010 for the purpose of utilizing our facilities and services for the dates: June 26, 2010, July 31, 2010 and August 28, 2010 at a total cost to the Mt. Lebanon Parking Authority of approximately $500.00.  Mr. Gatto seconded the motion.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

17)  Ms. Morrison presented a request on behalf of the UBA (Uptown Business Association) for the Parking Authority to provide free validation stickers to merchants who join the UBA.  Last year the Parking Authority provided $30.00 in free validations to each merchant who paid their membership dues, totaling $1,440.00.  The Board agreed that the Parking Authority’s contribution this year would be to the Denis Theatre’s Last Saturday Cinemas series.

 

18)  Mr. Ballon left the meeting due to the Board’s movement into executive session to discuss the Zamagias property.  Mr. Musuneggi made a motion to adjourn to Executive Session to discuss litigation and personnel matters.  Mr. Gatto seconded the motion.  The motion passed unanimously

 

19)  Mr. Musuneggi made a motion to end Executive Session.  Mr. Gatto seconded the motion.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

20)  Mr. Musuneggi made a motion to adjourn.  Mr. Gatto seconded the motion.  The          motion passed unanimously.  The meeting adjourned at 8:20pm.

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

Dawn Morrison

Liaison