MINUTES

 

 

Greater Waterbury Transit District

Wednesday, November 10, 2004

10:30 A.M.

The Village at East Farms

180 Scott Road

Waterbury, CT 06705

 

 

 

Present: Robert DeZinno, Cheshire; Doreen Pulisciano, Vice Chairman, Cheshire; JoAnn Cappelletti, Middlebury; Sally Schilke, Naugatuck; Carolyn Giguere, Treasurer, Thomaston; Yvonne Denise Smith-Isaac, M.D., Chairman, Waterbury; Richard Fusco, Secretary, Watertown; Douglas Coley, Wolcott. NET Staff: Barbara Kalosky, NET President; Maria Vaccarrelli. COGCNV Staff: Michael Flood, Senior Planner; Virginia Mason, Asst. Executive Director.

 

 

 

1.       Roll  Call, Introductions, Public Participation

 

Chairman Yvonne Smith-Isaac opened the meeting at 10:51 a.m., called roll and introduced Virginia Mason of COGCNV. There was a quorum by municipalities and by voting units. There were no public comments.

 

2.       Administrative Items

a.       Minutes of October 14, 2004: On a motion by Richard Fusco, seconded by Doreen Pulisciano it was unanimously

 

VOTED: To approve the Minutes of the October 14, 2004 meeting.

 

b.       Financial Report for June 2004: Treasurer Carolyn Giguere reported that the ending balance for FY 2003/2004 was$698.54. Expenditures were 103.13%. On a motion by Richard Fusco, seconded by Douglas Coley it was unanimously

 

VOTED: To accept the Final Financial Report for FY 2003/2004.

 

Financial Report for October 2004: Treasurer Carolyn Giguere reported that expenditures were $72.00, Year to Date expenditure percent is 20.93%. On a motion by Richard Fusco, seconded by Douglas Coley it was unanimously

 

VOTED: To accept the Financial Report for October 2004.

c.       Ridership and Service Report: See chart below.

 

 

September

October

Operating Days

25 21/4

26 21/5

# of ADA Ridership

 4912

 5103

# of CDOT Ridership

 2221

 2230

# of Escorts

 0

 2

# of PCAs

 105

 123

ADA%

 68.86

 69.59

CDOT%

 31.91

 30.41

Denied Trips

14

 9

Late Cancellations

 2

 2

No Shows

 55

 89

Missed Trips

 0

 0

 

d.       Correspondence

 

3.       GWTD Report

 

 

Ms. Virginia Mason, Asst. Executive Director of COGCNV, presented information on the FTA 5310 Grant. This grant proves cash funding to non-profit agencies and eligible public organization to purchase handicap accessible vehicles for the elderly and the disabled. The amount of the grant is 80% of the cost of the vehicle but not to exceed $35,000. Vehicle must be wheelchair accessible and ConnDOT holds the Title until the end of the vehicle useful life. Ms. Mason further explained the 5310 Grant requirements and grading system. Discussion about transporting disabled children with this grant occurred.

 

  • Audit Report –Financial Statement as of June 30, 2004: On a motion by Richard Fusco, seconded by JoAnn Cappelletti it was unanimously

 

VOTED: To accept the Financial Statement as of June 30, 2004.

 

  • Pace Publications had some problems with their issues of Transit Access Report and the new renewal date will be in March 2005
  • John Hubert has missed three meetings; Chairman Smith-Isaac has called him several times. He is unable to attend the meeting because of work and stated he would write a letter of resignation. So far he has not written the letter. Secretary Richard Fusco will send him a certified letter of intent.
  • Waterbury has one vacancy on the board
  • Membership dues – waiting for Waterbury and Watertown
  • OfficeMax was audited and GWTD was selected to supply information about a purchase made on March 20, 2004 for $29.99. This was for a surge protector.
  • Follow up on Robert DeZinno issues from the last month meeting

Meetings

  • CPTC Public Hearing- October 20, 2004

 

4.       Schedule for the GWTD Meetings for 2005

 

On a motion by Richard Fusco, seconded by Douglas Coley it was unanimously

 

VOTED: To have the GWTD Board Meetings on the third Wednesday of the month. If this date falls on a holiday, then the meeting will be moved to the day before or day after the holiday.

 

The schedule is as follow:

There will be no meetings in August and December. 

Place:                        The Village at East Farms

                        Arts and Crafts Room

                        180 Scott Road

                        Waterbury, CT 06705

Time:             10:30 A.M.

Date:              January 19, 2005

                        February 16, 2005

                        March 16, 2005

                        April 20, 2005

                        May 18, 2005

                        June 15, 2005

                        July 20, 2005

                        September 21, 2005

                        October 19, 2005

November 16, 2005

 

5.       Estimated Membership Dues for FY2005/2006

a.       Non-ADA Ridership Service: On a motion by Carolyn Giguere, seconded by Douglas Coley it was unanimously

 

VOTED: To approve the Non-ADA Ridership Service Membership Dues for FY 2005/2006 as follow:

 

 

Municipality

Cost per Municipality

Cheshire

$2,000.00

Middlebury

$1,500.00

Naugatuck

$7,000.00

Prospect

$2,000.00

Thomaston

$2,500.00

Waterbury

$6,500.00

Watertown

$10,000.00

Wolcott

$3,500.00

Total

$35,000.00

 

The Non-ADA Ridership membership dues are based on the projected trips from the first four months of fiscal year 2004/2005 multiplied by three to estimate one year of trips. This figure is then multiplied by $1.25 (one-half the Paratransit fare starting January 2, 2005) and the amount is rounded up to the nearest $500.

 

b.       Financial Budget: On a motion by Richard Fusco, seconded by Carolyn Giguere it was unanimously

 

VOTED: To approve the Financial Budget for Membership Dues for FY 2005/2006 as follow:

 

Municipality

Amount

Cheshire

$553

Middlebury

$125

Naugatuck

$600

Prospect

$169

Thomaston

$145

Waterbury

$2079

Watertown

$420

Wolcott

$295

 

6.       Non-ADA Ridership Service Report

 

Wolcott Ridership trips have increased by 100 trips for the last two months.

 

7.       North East Transportation Report

 

Further discuss about Robert DeZinno trip ride problems.

 

8.       Old Business

 

None.

 

9.       New Business

 

None

 

10.  Next Meeting

 

January 19, 2004 at the Village at East Farms at 10:30 a.m.

 

11.  Adjournment

 

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

 

VOTED: To adjourn the meeting at 12:04 p.m.

 

Submitted by

Yvonne Denise Smith-Isaac, M.D.

Chairman

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