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Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the

Mt. Lebanon Parking Authority Board

June 7, 2007

Mt. Lebanon Parking Authority Office

788 Washington Road

Mt. Lebanon, PA 15228          

 

 

Present at the meeting were Board Members Bill Friedman, Bill Baldwin, Al Frioni, Richard Ballon, and Nate Tetlow; Executive Director Sahar, Facilities Manager Quealy, and Solicitor DeLuca.

 

1)  Chairman Friedman called the meeting to order at 6:03 PM.  

 

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

 

3)      The minutes of the May 7, 2007 meeting was presented for discussion.  Mr. Balloon made a motion to approve the minutes of the May 7, 2007 Board meeting.  Mr. Baldwin seconded the motion.  The motion was approved unanimously

 

4)      Mr. Friedman asked if there were any citizen’s comments.

 

Ann Morrison, 30 Cedar Boulevard, informed the Board of a problem she had with water run off onto her property during construction of the Academy Lot.  She explained that she had been to the Planning Board meeting regarding the construction of the lot, talked to the Authority’s staff and engineer, and the Municipality’s Public Works director concerning the problem.  She presented pictures and documentation regarding the incident.  The Board directed Mr. Sahar and Mr. Deluca to contact the Authority’s engineer and contractor to see what resolution could be obtained.

 

5)      Review of BPA proposal regarding the Authority’s validation system.

 

Joe Ravita and Tammy Sampson, representing the Washington Road BPA presented to the Board a proposal to change the Authority’s validation system.  The proposal would change the validation program to a system where businesses would join a subscription plan to purchase validation stickers.  The cost to the business would be determined by the number of validations purchased each month.  Mr. Ravita indicated that the goals of the program were to get more people into the garages, have people stay longer, free up street meter spaces, create a more universal system, and to generate good will.  Mr. Tetlow indicated that he had met with Mr. Ravita and Mr. Sahar, prior to this meeting, to discuss the proposal in greater detail.  The discussion centered on the rate changes necessary to pay for the reduced validation rates, the commitment from the business, and various methods to achieve an improved system.

 

The Board indicated there would be a reduction in revenue of approximately $3,000.00 if the program was undertaken as proposed and the usage remained the same. 

 

The Board directed the staff to undertake some further research on the issue and to present some options at the next meeting.

 

6)      Receipt of Fiscal 2008 Budget

 

The Board received the Authority’s Fiscal 2008 Budget by a vote of 4 to 1 with Mr. Frioni voting in the negative.

 

 

 

7)      Other Items

Mr. Sahar updated the Board on the progress to date the Custodial Credit Risk Policy / Investment Policy and the policies and Procedures Manual.

 

Mr. Sahar reported that the Authority’s reserves had stabilized.

 

The Academy Avenue lot lights and protective awning had been ordered.  This was being done to increase lighting and safety around the pay stations.

 

Mr. Quealy and Mr. Sahar indicated to the Board they would like to implement a system to eliminate the pigeons from the North Garage.  The main component of the system would be to install a mesh-like screen along the back side of the lower level of the garage.  The goal would be to prevent the pigeons from entering the facility.   Another part of the system would be to install an ultrasonic sound device near the exit area.  The estimated cost for this system would be in the neighborhood of $3,000.00.  The Board authorized the staff to proceed with the installation

           

The Board approved the expense and payroll vouchers dated June 8, 2007

 

 

The meeting was adjourned at 8:10 p.m.

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

Richard D. Sahar

Executive Director