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Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the

Mt. Lebanon Parking Authority Board

June 4, 2009

Mt. Lebanon Parking Authority Office

788 Washington Road

Mt. Lebanon, PA 15228          

 

 

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

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1)  Mr. Frioni called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM.  

 

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

 

3)      Consideration of Minutes of the May 20, 2009 meeting.

 

Mr. Musuneggi moved that the minutes of the May 20, 2009 meeting be approved.  Mr. Ballon seconded the motion.  The minutes of the May 20, 2009 meeting were unanimously approved.

 

4)      Citizen Comments

 

There were no citizens present. 

           

5)   Consideration of Expense and Payroll Voucher lists of May 12, 2009 and May 26, 2009 totaling $118,850.60 

 

A motion was made by Mr. Musuneggi to approve the Expense and Payroll Voucher lists of May 12, 2009 and May 26, 2009 totaling $118,850.60.  Mr. Ballon seconded the motion.  The Board unanimously approved the Expense and Payroll Voucher lists.

      

       6)  Mr. Musuneggi made a motion for the Board to receive the Fiscal 2010 Operating Budget and Capital       Budget.  Mr. Ballon seconded the motion.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

7) Mr. Quealy presented an update on facilities and garage maintenance. We have been  working on pigeon control in the lower North Garage. The walkway at the South Garage is scheduled to be resurfaced.  Work is being done on the elevator pit at the South Garage to have it meet Labor and Industry standards.  The stairwell in the South Garage will be painted.  Credit card transactions under $10.00 in the garages will not require the customer’s signature.  Mr. Ballon asked about the fire sprinkler systems in the garages and Mr. Quealy explained them.  Mr. Frioni requested that the ticket spitter and poles around it be painted, that the floor in lower North Garage be power washed more often, that the color coding inside the South Garage Elevators be replaced and that the tree grate in front of the North Garage be cleaned and filled with white gravel chips.  Mr. Frioni instructed Ms. Morrison to contact the Aviary for guidance on pigeon control.

 

Mr. Frioni asked Mr. Sahar about the 1 hour free parking program.  Discussion followed.  Mr. Sahar reported that usage is down.  He indicated that he would have some rough data regarding car count for the July meeting and solid data by August 1st.  The Board directed Mr. Sahar to send a letter to the UBA and Joe Ravita stating that in October they would be evaluating the effectiveness of this program.  The Board directed Mrs. Morrison to work with the UBA regarding them promoting this program and the validation program.  They asked her to invite Joe Ravita, President of the UBA to our next meeting. 

 

Ms. Morrison reported that we received the bench for the South Garage Lobby.  She contacted ACH regarding mural painting in the South Garage Lobby and is waiting for a response.  Ms. Morrison reported that she sent letters to the businesses around the North Lot regarding its closing when Kratsa breaks ground to begin construction of the Hotel. 

 

Mr. Sahar reported that we are working on opening an additional exit lane for permit holders in the South Garage.

 

Mr. Sahar reported that the single pay stations (parking meters) in the South Lot are doing well.  The Board directed Mr. Sahar to put out a bid proposal for the purchase of these meters to replace the meters on Washington Road.  Mr. Sahar will present a full report at the next Board meeting.

 

Mr. Sahar told the Board that we are still waiting for the plans from Gateway Engineers for the Academy Lot sign.  He has been working with the Municipality on the Streetscape project regarding a sign at the corner of Washington Road and Academy Avenue.

 

Mr. Frioni asked about the status of the Liaison position.  Mr. Sahar indicated that would be discussed at the July meeting.

 

Mr. Ballon made a motion to adjourn to executive session to discuss litigation and personnel matters.  The motion was seconded by Mr. Pasqual.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

Mr. Ballon made a motion to end the executive session.  Mr. Pasqual seconded the motion.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

Mr. Ballon made a motion to adjourn which was seconded by Mr.Pasqual.  The motion passed unanimously.  The meeting was adjourned at 7:54pm.

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

Dawn Morrison

Liaison