Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the
Present at the meeting were Board Members, Al Frioni, Chris Musuneggi, Rich Ballon, Shawn Gatto, 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) Mr. Frioni welcomed Commissioner Brumfield as the Commission Liaison to the Parking Authority.
4)
Consideration
of the Minutes
of the
Mr. Musuneggi
made a motion to approve the amended minutes of the
5) Consideration of the Minutes of the April 8, 2010 Meeting.
Mr. Musuneggi made a motion to approve the minutes of the April 8, 2010 Meeting. Mr. Gatto seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
6) Citizen Comments. There were no citizen comments.
7)
Consideration
of Expense and Payroll Voucher lists of
Mr. Musuneggi
made a motion to approve the Expense and Payroll Voucher lists of
8) Mr. Musuneggi made a motion to appoint Maher Duessel as the Mt. Lebanon Parking Authority Auditors for fiscal year 2010. Mr. Ballon seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
9) Mr. Sahar informed the Board that he is in the process of applying for snow emergency reimbursement from FEMA/PEMA. He explained that an “Agent” had to be formally appointed by the Board to execute paperwork on behalf of the Parking Authority. Mr. Musuneggi made a motion to designate Richard D. Sahar, Executive Director, as “Agent” to execute for and in behalf of the Mt. Lebanon Parking Authority, all required forms and documents for the purpose of obtaining financial assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief aand Emergency Assistance Act (Public Law 93-288 as amended by Public Law 100-707). Mr. Gatto seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
10) Mr. Quealy provided the Board the 2010 Maintenance Projects
11) Mr. Quealy informed the Board that the security camera is
installed in the South Garage Lobby. The
monitor is scheduled to be installed in the cashier’s booth. G. Pasquale & Sons will be doing concrete
repair work over Memorial Day weekend at the South Garage entrance and replace
the handicap sidewalk at the rear of the
12) Mr. Sahar told the Board that the Rich and Associates Parking Study is scheduled to begin at the end of the month.
13) Mr. Frioni advised the Board about the Traffic Board’s
recommendation, in response to the concern for school children’s safety, to
remove 2 spaces in the back of the
14) As a result of the Board’s request to increase Saturday enforcement, Mr. Sahar suggested the creation of a new part time position, cashier/enforcement officer. This person will split his/her time between cashier and enforcement and also be available to cover when the current enforcement officer is sick or on vacation. The Board supports the idea and instructed Mr. Sahar to proceed to hire a person for this position.
15) Mr. Frioni explained the status of refinancing our bonds. We have a window of opportunity with the current rates, to reduce the term of our debt and pay off our note with the Municipality with out increasing the monthly payment or extending the term. The Parking Authority is waiting for the Commissioners to approve the refinancing.
16) Mr. Sahar presented the Draft Fiscal 2011 Operating Budget and Capital Budget Projections. He explained the it assumes a general rate increase and a 2% increase in wages for most employees. Discussion of increases for transient rates, permits, validations and fines followed. The Board directed Mr. Sahar to make adjustments to the draft budget and e-mail it to the Board at least 1 week prior to the June meeting.
17) Discussion
of the Capital Expenditure Program took place.
The Board directed Mr. Sahar to begin phasing
in the purchase of new digitized meters for
18) Mr. Frioni informed the Board that he, Mr. Ballon
and Mr. Sahar met with Oxford Development to find out
the status of the study. It should be
complete the end of May or the first week in June. It was agreed that a 10 year Capital
Improvement Plan would be more useful to the Parking Authority than the 5 year
plan.
19) Mr. Gatto presented a request from a resident that the Parking Authority consider offering some kind of overnight permit parking to residents in concentrated residential areas such as the Uptown area. Mr. Frioni explained that this issue does not fall within the Parking Authority’s domain. It is a Municipal ordinance and suggested that Mr. Gatto contact the Commissioners.
20) Mr. Musuneggi made a motion to adjourn Mr. Gatto
seconded the motion. The motion passed
unanimously. The meeting adjourned at
Respectfully submitted,
Dawn Morrison
Liaison