MINUTES

 

Greater Waterbury Transit District

Thursday, April 24, 2003

10:30 A.M.

Maloney Magnet School

Community Room

233 South Elm Street

Waterbury, CT 06702

 

 

 

 

Present: Sally Schilke, Naugatuck; Alice Ostapko, Prospect; Carolyn Giguere, Vice Chairman, Thomaston; Sheena Maynard, Waterbury; Yvonne Denise Smith, M.D., Chairman, Waterbury; Richard Fusco, Secretary, Watertown; Kim Hunt, Treasurer, Wolcott.  NET Staff: Barbara Kalosky.  COGCNV Staff: Laurel Stegina.

 

 

  1. Roll Call, Introductions, Public Participation

 

Chairman Yvonne Denise Smith opened the meeting at 10:36 a.m., called roll and introduced others.  A quorum by municipalities and voting units was present.  There were no public comments.

 

  1. Administrative Items

 

    1. Minutes of March 27, 2003: On a motion by Kim Hunt, seconded by Sheena Maynard it unanimously

 

VOTED:         To approve the Minutes of March 27, 2003.

 

    1. Financial Report: Treasurer Kim Hunt stated how she would be doing the Financial Report based on checks written and not based on bank statements.  She stated that she has not finished reviewing this fiscal year so she has place $22.54 in miscellaneous line item until she know were it belongs.  On the Financial Report she included the amount of money left in the budget for this fiscal year and the percentage of the budget that was used so far.  Hunt continued to explain her new Financial Spreadsheet.  Smith asked questions about the report line items that Hunt answered and will correct.  On a motion by Carolyn Giguere, seconded by Sheena Maynard it was unanimously

 

VOTED:         To accept the Financial Report for March 2003.

    1. Ridership and Service Report: Smith reported that there were 26 days of service (21 weekdays and 4 weekend days).  There were 4,262 ADA Trips and 1,800 Non-ADA Trips.   No significant difference in Trips, Percentage of Trips, Denied Trips, Late Cancellations, Misses Trips and No Shows.  There were no ADA Trips denied.
    2. Correspondence: The majority of the mail is from the APTA to go to Conferences and to do surveys.  ConnDOT will do surveys.

 

  1. GWTD Report

 

*  Continue to have vacancies on the board from Naugatuck and Waterbury

*  The State Budget for FY 2003 for Handicapped Access Program is $8,259,400.00 and for Dial-A-Ride is $2,350,000.00

*  Have a new 20 Gigabyte Hard Drive for the computer

*  Mail out GWTD handout to board member who requested them. Send the GWTD handout to COGCNV and to Barbara Kalosky of North East Transportation

*  Invoices will be mail out on May 1, 2003

*  Connecticut Department of Transportation has started sending email alert information on their position for Re-Authorization of the TEA 21 Bill

*  CPTC will have Public Hearings in Hamden on April 21, Rocky Hill on April 28, Mansfield on May 7, Meriden on May 13, and Darien on May 28

*  Task Force has not started yet

*  Send list to municipalities of their certified Paratransit clients

*  Website had 3535 hits

*  Received a copy of a letter send to Mr. Brammer, COGCNV Chairman, from DMR Commissioner Peter O’Meara stating that DMR has Contributed $40,000.00 to Non-ADA Ridership for FY 2002-2003

*  CACT membership Dues of $100.00 is due

Meetings

*  CACT Meeting-April 17, 2003- FTA’s Region 1 Richard Doyle; CTAA’s David White;  APTA’s Michael Sanders, spoke on their organization position on Re-Authorization of TEA 21

*  Bus Stop Signs and Shelter Steering-April 24, 2003-reviewed existing shelter and need for shelters in other areas

Chairman Smith reviewed some of the articles in the Transit Access Report.

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  1. Nominating Committee

 

Chairman Smith appointed Alice Ostapko, Sheena Maynard and Sally Schilke to the Nominating Committee to select the slate of Executive Board Officers for FY 2003/2004.   The Annual Meeting will be in June.  Michael Goodiel and Ron Marciano will be invited as guests and will be given awards for their time they served on the board.

 

  1. Non-ADA Ridership Service Report

 

There were no questions on the Non-ADA Ridership Data.  There were no significant changes in Ridership numbers.  Invoice for Non-ADA Ridership Membership Dues will be sent out on May 1, 2003.

 

  1. North East Transportation Report

 

Barbara Kalosky stated that all the drivers have identification badges with their picture and first name on it.  North East Transportation has purchase the equipment to make these badges.  NET has purchase new digital cellular phones for the drivers.  These phone have broadcasting capability as well as two-way speakerphone.  NET plans to do sensitivity training.  Discussion on Homeland Security issues occurred.

 

  1. Old Business

 

None

 

  1. New Business

 

None

 

  1. Next Meeting

 

Will be Annual Meeting Lunch with elections in June.

 

  1. Adjournment

 

On motion by Kim Hunt, seconded by Sheena Maynard it was unanimously

 

VOTED:         To adjourn the GWTD Board Meeting at 11:45 a.m.

 

 

Submitted by

Yvonne Denise Smith, M.D.

Chairman

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