MINUTES

 

 

 

Greater Waterbury Transit District

ANNUAL MEETING

Wednesday, June 15, 2005

10:30 A.M.

The Mad River Pub and Restaurant

10 Wakelee Road

Wolcott, CT 06716

 

 

Present: Doreen Pulisciano, Vice Chairman, Cheshire; JoAnn Cappelletti, Middlebury; Sally Schilke, Naugatuck; Carolyn Giguere, Treasurer, Thomaston; Yvonne Holland, Waterbury; James Secula, Waterbury; Yvonne Denise Smith-Isaac, M.D., Chairman, Waterbury, Richard Fusco, Secretary, Watertown; Douglas Coley, Wolcott. COGCNV Staff: Michael Flood, Regional Planner; Sam Gold, Regional Planner. NET Staff: Barbara Kalosky, General Manager; Maria Vaccarrelli.

 

 

1.       Roll Call, Introductions, Public Participation

 

Chairman Yvonne Smith-Isaac called the meeting to order at 10:50 a.m. and called roll. There was a quorum by municipalities and voting units. There were no public comments.

 

2.       Administrative Items

a.       Minutes of May 18, 2005: On a motion by Richard Fusco, seconded by Sally Schilke it was unanimously

 

VOTED: To approve the Minutes of May 18, 2005 GWTD Meeting.

 

b.       Financial Report: On a motion by Richard Fusco, seconded by Douglas Coley it was unanimously

 

VOTED: To accept the May 2005 Financial Report.

 

            On a motion by Doreen Pulisciano, seconded by Douglas Coley it was unanimously

 

                 VOTED: To accept the amended Financial Report for line item misposting for the period of July 2004 to March 2005.

 

 

c.       Ridership and Service Report: See chart below.

 

 

May

Operating Days

 25 21/4

# of ADA Ridership

4899

# of CDOT Ridership

 2176

# of Escorts

 0

# of PCAs

 156

ADA%

 69.24

CDOT%

 30.76

Denied Trips

 30

Late Cancellations

 38

No Shows

 93

Missed Trips

 0

 

d.       Correspondence

 

 

3.       GWTD Report

 

  • Federal level: Reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act- a Legacy for Users (TEA-LU) is still in conference committee. The House Senate agrees on $293.8 billion but the President wants no more than $284 billion or he will veto.
  • State level: Substitute SB 1057 will be voted on by June 24 in a special session. This is for the funding for the Governor Transportation Initiative. This includes funding for CGS 13b-38bb. Public Transportation will not have a Fare Increase.
  • Municipality level: GWTD Membership Dues for FY 2005/2006 are due on July 1, 2005
  • Bus Stop Signs program is continuing with all the location in Waterbury plotted on GSP. Watertown, Naugatuck and Wolcott will also have bus stop signs. A Steering Committee meeting will be plan soon. Sam Gold spoke about the plans for on Bus Stop Signs.
  • Board member Terms: Spoke to Thomaston to reappoint Carolyn Giguere. Spoke to Naugatuck and Gary DellaRocco will continue on the board until term expirer in 2006. Will send fax to Waterbury City Clerk to confirm Waterbury board member terms.
  • Brought file cabinet for $89.99 that goes with desk.
  • Wrote thank you email to Greater Waterbury legislatures on Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee for their support.
  • Have not been received the Transit Access Report.  Called with no response. Barbara Kalosky called yesterday was told the report should start to be published in July.
  • Will start using vouchers each month.
  • Bank signature a card needs to be updated if new Executive Officers elected.
  • Need to do a new resolution with seal for Wachovia for new signature card. On a motion by Richard Fusco, seconded by Douglas Coley it was unanimously

 

VOTED: To accept the Wachovia Resolution for signature authorization.

 

MEETINGS

  • NADR: May 25, 2005-Discuss Public Transportation and the need for involvement with sending letter to their legislatures. Discuss Audible Traffic Signal.

 

4.       Non-ADA Paratransit Report

 

No problems with the Non-ADA paratransit report.

 

5.       North East Transportation Report

 

Barbara Kalosky reported that they are doing the certification interviewing on the vehicle at the client home. This saves time and expense. Other paratransit providers are interested in doing this type of service-Mobile Interviewing. In response to Doreen Pulisciano question about denying trip due to poor hygiene and soiled mobility aid, Barbara Kalosky explained what her procedures are in those cases. You cannot deny a trip based on hygiene. A child riding alone on the vehicles was discussed.

 

6.       Old Business

 

None

 

7.       New Business

 

None

 

8.       Next Meeting

 

On a motion by Douglas Coley, seconded by Yvonne Holland it was unanimously

 

VOTED: To attend the GWTD Board Meetings at the Health Center of Greater Waterbury on the third Tuesday of the month or another available site if needed.

 

The next meeting will be on September 20, 2005, at Health Center of Greater Waterbury, at 10:30 a.m.

 

9.       Nominating Committee-Election of the Officers for FY 2005/2006

 

On a motion by Richard Fusco, seconded by Carolyn Giguere it was unanimously

 

VOTED: To accept the Nominating Committee slate of Officers for FY 2005/2006 as:

 

Chairman

Yvonne Smith-Isaac

Vice Chairman

Doreen Pulisciano

Secretary

Richard Fusco

Treasurer

Douglas Coley

 

10.  Adjournment

 

On a motion by Douglas Coley, seconded by Sally Schilke it was unanimously

 

VOTED: To adjourn the GWTD Board Meeting at 11:50 a.m.

 

Submitted by

Yvonne Denise Smith-Isaac, M.D.

Chairman

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