MINUTES
Greater Waterbury Transit District
Wednesday, April 19,
2006
Health Center of Greater Waterbury
177 Whitewood Road
Waterbury, CT 06708
Present: Doreen
Pulisciano, Vice Chairman, Cheshire; Lynn Donovan, Naugatuck; Sally Schilke,
Naugatuck; Carolyn Giguere, Bookkeeper, Thomaston; Yvonne Denise Smith-Isaac,
M.D., Chairman, Waterbury; Rose-Ellen Theriault, Waterbury; Richard Fusco,
Secretary, Watertown. NET Staff:
Maria Vaccarrelli, Paratransit Supervisor.
- Roll Call, Introductions, Public
Participation
Chairman Yvonne Smith-Isaac called the meeting to order at 10:45 a.m. and called roll. A quorum was
presented by municipalities and by voting units. There were no public comments.
- Administrative Items
a. Minutes
of the March 15, 2006 Meeting: On a motion by Richard Fusco, seconded by
Rose-Ellen Theriault it was unanimously
VOTED: To approve the Minutes
of the March 15, 2006 Meeting.
Minutes of the March 27 Special
Meeting: On a motion by Richard Fusco, seconded by Sally Schilke it was
unanimously
VOTED:
To approve the minutes of the March 27, 2006 Special Meeting.
b. Financial
Report: Chairman Smith-Isaac reported for the moth of March: Board
Expenses-$178.38, NET Non-ADA-$2,916.00, Total Expenditures- $3,094.38 and
Balance- $14,812.49. On a motion by Richard Fusco, seconded by Doreen
Pulisciano it was unanimously
VOTED:
To accept the March 2006 Financial Report.
c. Ridership
and Service Report: See table below.
Summary of Ridership and
Service Report FY 2005/2006
|
|
February
|
March
|
|
Operating Days
|
24 20/4
|
27 23/4
|
|
# of ADA Ridership
|
4280
|
5029
|
|
# of CDOT
Ridership
|
1982
|
2405
|
|
# of Escorts
|
0
|
0
|
|
# of PCAs
|
164
|
131
|
|
ADA%
|
68.35
|
67.65
|
|
CDOT%
|
31.65
|
32.35
|
|
Denied Trips
|
46
|
30
|
|
Late
Cancellations
|
33
|
51
|
|
No Shows
|
84
|
107
|
|
Missed Trips
|
|
0
|
d. Correspondences: Letter from Connecticut Department
of Transportation stating that the Municipal Grant Program grant was approved.
Copy of letter in your package.
On a motion by
Richard Fusco, seconded by Doreen Pulisciano it was unanimously
VOTED:
To move resolutions up on the Agenda.
On a motion by
Richard Fusco, seconded by Rose-Ellen Theriault it was unanimously
VOTED: To authorize any two of the following to sign
checks, drafts, or other documents with People’s Bank on behalf of the Greater
Waterbury Transit District:
Chairman
Vice Chairman
Secretary
Treasurer
On a motion by Richard Fusco, seconded by Doreen Pulisciano
it was unanimously
VOTED: to accept
People’s Bank Checking Account Resolution
On a motion by Doreen Pulisciano, seconded by Sally Schilke
it was unanimously
VOTED:
To accept the Audited Financial Statements for the year ending June 30,
2005 prepared by
Levitsky & Berney.
- GWTD Report
- Federal
Level: FTA has revised ADA Paratransit- these new revisions are laws.
- State
Level: Appropriation Committee recommended Budget SFY 2007 revisions, sHB
5007, are: ADA Paratransit Program-$18,525,687.00, $2,254,309.00 was taken
out of the Non-ADA Dial-A-Ride Program and this would cover the actual
cost of ADA Paratransit; Non-ADA Dial-A-Ride Program- $254,691..00; Bus Operations-
$100,075,521.00 ($3.5 million increased for fuel cost and a $3 million
increase to replace federal funding loss for JARC and High Performance
Grant); $330,670.00 to GHTD for non-ADA service to replace money loss; ADA
Paratransit Services- $2,000,000.00 for the privately own ADA paratransit
once funded by the federal government
- Sent
email to the Greater Waterbury Connecticut legislators in support of sHB
5007
- Invoices
for FY 2006/2007 GWTD membership dues mailed
- Have
received two copies of the Transit
Access Report and they did not refund our money as requested
- Need
to find a new meeting place for next fiscal year if the Health Center of
Greater Waterbury closes its operations
- Nominating
Committee for Executive Officers for FY 2006/2007- appointed Lynn Donovan
and Rose-Ellen Theriault
- Annual
Meeting to be at Mad River Restaurant and Pub in June
- Emailed
the completed US Census Survey
- Sent
Thank you letter to Mr. Robert White
- CACT
Meeting on April 20, 2006.
Ms. Margaret Griffin of FTA Civil Rights Region I is the guest and will
discuss the new ADA Paratransit guidance
MEETINGS
- Waterbury
and New Canaan Railway Needs and Feasibility Study-April 3, 2006- Overview
of the Scope of the project
- GWTD-Dial-A-Ride
Committee Meeting- April 12, 2006:
Organization process
- I-84&
Route 8 Technology Study- April
18, 2006: Review technology solution for the I 84 & Route
8 mix-matcher
- Non-ADA Paratransit Service Report
No problems
- Dial-A-Ride Committee Report
- Application
for Grant approved. Approval letter in package. Next step is for ConnDOT
to send Agreement package.
- People’s
Bank Resolution approval.
- On a
motion by Carolyn Giguere, seconded by Rose-Ellen Theriault it was
unanimously
VOTED:
To transfer $100.00 to People’s Bank temporally to open a checking
account for the GWTD-Dial-A-Ride Program until the grant is received
- Grant
Administrative Budget to be presented in May
- Lawyer
for contract with North East Transportation
- Printer-three
quotes
- Laminating
machine-three quotes
- Changes
with Thomaston, they will mail out their applications
- Plan
to go to each municipality to setup their data base for mail merge for ID
cards- will have municipality senior center to provider transportation
- Sent
fax to OfficeMax requesting a sub account be setup with a credit line
$1500.00
- Need
a credit card- will see if can get this through People’s Bank
- Application
package for riders is set
- Flyers
and Brochures are set
- Next
with the GWTD-Dial-A-Ride Committee will have Barbara Kalosky of NET and
go over how to do and report the reservations. Doreen Pulisciano suggested
that municipality’s dispatchers attend the meeting if possible.
- On a
motion by Doreen Pulisciano, seconded by Rose-Ellen Theriault it was
unanimously
VOTED:
To authorize the Chairman to offer a contract to Kenneth Burkman to be
Bookkeeper/Secretary for $20.00 per hour starting July 1, 2006 to June 30,
2007.
- North East Transportation Report
Nothing to report
- New Business
None
- Old Business
Nine
- Next Meeting
The next meeting will be on May 17, 2006 at 10:30 a.m.,
at Health Center of Greater Waterbury.
- Adjournment
On a motion by Doreen Pulisciano, seconded by Carolyn
Giguere it was unanimously
VOTED: To adjourn the GWTD meeting at 11:50 a.m.
Submitted by
Yvonne Denise
Smith-Isaac, M.D.
Chairman
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