MINUTES

 

Greater Waterbury Transit District

Tuesday, November 15, 2005

10:30 A.M.

Health Center of Greater Waterbury

177 Whitewood Road

Waterbury, CT 06708

 

 

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

 

 

1.       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 voting units. There were no public comments.

 

2.       Administrative Items

a.       Minutes of the October 18, 2005 Meeting: On a motion by Richard Fusco, seconded by Douglas Coley it was unanimously

 

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

 

b.       Financial Report: Treasurer Douglas Coley reported two corrections in the June 2005 final financial report-for line item supplies should be $169.99 instead of $179.99, and on line item miscellaneous should be $5.00 instead of $0.00 (The $5.00 is a bank fee). On a motion by Carolyn Giguere, seconded by Sally Schilke it was unanimously

 

VOTED: To accept the amended Final Financial Report for FY 204/2005.

 

Treasurer Douglas Coley reported for the month of October 2005: board expenses were $152.11. The $5.00 bank fee was credited back to the account. NET Non-ADA expenses were $8,754.00. Balance was $31,167.68. On a motion by Carolyn Giguere, seconded by Sally Schilke it was unanimously

 

VOTED: To accept the Financial Report for October 2005.

 

c.       Ridership and Service Report for October 2005: See Table below.

 

Summary of Ridership and Service Report FY 2005/2006

 

July

August

September

October

Operating Days

25 20/5

27 23/4

25 21/4

 26 21/5

# of ADA Ridership

 4284

4640

4579

4244

# of CDOT Ridership

 1885

2157

1997

2081

# of Escorts

 0

0

0

0

# of PCAs

 147

 210

174

156

ADA%

 69.44

 68.27                                 

69.63

67.10

CDOT%

 30.56

 31.73

30.37

32.90

Denied Trips

 21

 13

82

52

Late Cancellations

 39

 38

35

35

No Shows

 106

 98

104

110

Missed Trips

 0

 0

0

1

 

 

  • Days of service is 26, 21 weekdays, 5 weekend days
  • ADA Trips decreased
  • CDOT Trips decrease
  • Percentage the same 70/30 for ADA/CDOT
  • Denied Trips decrease 
  • Late Cancellation the same
  • No Shows increased
  • Missed Trips increased

 

d.       Correspondence; Secretary Richard Fusco has the correspondence book. Majority of the correspondence is for conferences and APTA news.

 

3.       GWTD Report

 

  • Federal Level: House and Senate still in conference to decide the Transportation Appropriation for 2006. Still need to make rule  for new programs like new starts/small starts, planning, Buy American and charter buses
  • State Level: Connecticut Department of Transportation is working on the applications for Municipal Grant Program for the Senior/Disabled Transportation MGPSDDRT)
  • Local Level: Middlebury has not paid GWTD Financial Budget FY 2005/2006 membership dues
  • Have board vacancies from Naugatuck and Waterbury
  • Submitted s name for a new board member for Waterbury
  • Sent Thank you note to Yvonne Holland for serving on the board. Sent her a sympathy letter from the board to her.
  • Brought SBC DSL for $14.95 a month. Have AOL for $6.91 a month. Have a one year contract with both ISP.  AOL will return the balance paid in August at the price of $19.95.
  • Sent fax canceling Transit Access Report. Have only received one report. Called and they are having internal problems.
  • Bus Stop Signs will have a Public Comment Meeting on December 1, 2005 at the Silas Bronson Library from 2-4 p.m.
  • P.A.T.H.S. (Plan for the Achievement of Transportation Coordination in Human Services) will have a follow-up meeting on November 30, 2005 at the LBO

MEETINGS

  • ConnDOT Municipal Grant Program for Senior/Disabled Transportation-October 18, 2005:: A review committee to discuss how to implement the CGS 23b-38bb grant program
  • CACT Meeting-October 20, 2005: FTA Region 1-Overview of SAFETEA-LU
  • MGPSEDRT Committee Meeting- October26, 2005: Discuss the details of the program
  • MGPSEDRT Member Municipality Meeting-November 9, 2005: Discuss program
  • Conference Call with Easter Seals Project Action-November 9, 2005: FTA Civil Right devising discuss and answer question concerning ADA Transportation
  • COGCNV Meeting-November 10, 2005
  • Transportation Finance Seminar-November 14, 2005: Panel discussion of Transportation and where we are today with transportation. Talked about the Governor’s Transportation Initiative, TSB, how to pay for transportation, what other states are doing, etc…

 

4.       Schedule for GWTD Board Meetings for 2006

 

 

Schedule for GWTD Board Meetings for 2006

 

The Greater Waterbury Transit District monthly Board Meetings for 2006 will be held on the 3rd Wednesday of the month. If this date is on a holiday then the date of the meeting will be one day before or after the holiday. There will be no meetings in August and December. The Schedule is:

 

Place:                        The Health Center of Greater Waterbury

                        Conference Room

                        177 Whitewood Road

                        Waterbury, CT 06708

 

Time:             10:30 A.M.

 

Date:              January 18, 2006

                        February 15, 2006

                        March 15, 2006

                        April 19, 2006

                        May 17, 2006

                        June 21, 2006

                        July 19, 2006

                        September 20, 2006

                        October 18, 2006

November 15, 2006

 

5.       Estimated Membership Dues FY 2006/2007

a.       Finance Budget: On a motion by JoAnn Cappelletti, seconded by Carolyn Giguere it was unanimously

 

VOTED: TO approve the GWTD Finance Budget FY 2006/2007 as follows:

GWTD FINANCIAL BUDGET FY 2006/2007

 

 

 

ITEMS

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

TELEPHONE

$200.00

 

ELECTRICITY

$60.00

 

SUPPLIES

$500.00

 

EQUIPMENT

$600.00

 

INTERNET

$300.00

 

POSTAGE

$300.00

 

WEB SITE

$300.00

 

SOFTWARE

$100.00

 

SUBSCRIPTION

$325.00

 

MEETING

$280.00

 

ANNUAL MEETING

$250.00

 

MEMBERSHIP

$100.00

 

AUDIT

$1,000.00

 

MISCELLANEOUS

$71.00

 

TOTAL

$4,386.00

 

 

 

 

 

b.       GWTD Financial Budget Membership Dues FY 2006/2007: On a motion by Carolyn Giguere, seconded by Douglas Coley it was unanimously

 

VOTED:   To approve the Membership Dues for GWTD Financial Budget FY 2006/2007 as follows:

MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR GWTD FINANCIAL BUDGET FY 2006/2007

 

 

 

MUNICIPALITY

AMOUNT

 

 

 

 

CHESHIRE

$553.00

 

MIDDLEBURY

$125.00

 

NAUGATUCK

$600.00

 

PROSPECT

$169.00

 

THOMASTON

$145.00

 

WATERBURY

$2,079.00

 

WATERTOWN

$420.00

 

WOLCOTT

$295.00

 

TOTAL

$4,386.00

 

 

 

 

c.       GWTD Membership Dues for Non-ADA Service FY 2006/2007: On a motion by Douglas Coley, seconded by JoAnn Cappelletti it was unanimously

 

VOTED: To approve the GWTD Membership Dues for Non-ADA Service FY 2006/2007 as follows:

MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR NON-ADA SERVICE FY 2006/2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MUNICIPALITY

DUES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHESHIRE

$1,500.00

 

 

 

 

 

MIDDLEBURY

$1,500.00

 

 

 

 

 

NAUGATUCK

$7,500.00

 

 

 

 

 

PROSPECT

$2,500.00

 

 

 

 

 

THOMASTON

$1,500.00

 

 

 

 

 

WATERBURY

$5,500.00

 

 

 

 

 

WATERTOWN

$8,000.00

 

 

 

 

 

WOLCOTT

$4,000.00

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

$32,000.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Non-ADA Ridership membership dues are based on the projected trips from the first four months of fiscal year 2005/2006 multiplied by three to estimate one year of trips. This figure is then multiplied by $1.25 (one-half the Paratransit fare) and the amount is rounded up to the nearest $500.

 

6.       Dial-A-Ride Committee Report

 

The Dial-A-Ride Committee met and discussed how we would like the program to operate. Chairman Smith-Isaac called a meeting with the municipalities of GWTD to explain the Municipal Grant Program for Senior and Disabled Demand Responsive Transportation. Memorandum of Understanding was given to the GWTD municipalities so that we come apply as a group and use the grant in the GWTD area. A letter was also sent to the GWTD municipalities. The Regional Planning Organization (RPO) is supposed to explain the grant to the municipalities. Many RPO’s and municipalities are aware of the grant and ready to use the grant. Applications will be available in mid-late December, deadline is March 1, 2006 and checks plan to be cut in June or July 2006. On a motion by Richard Fusco, seconded by Douglas Coley it was unanimously

 

VOTED:  To authorize the GWTD Chairman to apply for Municipal; Grant for Senior and Disabled Demand Responsive Transportation.

 

7.       Non-ADA Ridership Service Report

 

The number of trips decreased. Maria Vaccarrelli stated this was due to the number of week days and weekend days.  Last year NET needed more money to finish the fiscal year. This fiscal year GWTD gave $6,000.00 more. ConnDOT intends to add $20,000 more.  And they are asking that DMR give $20,000.00 more.

 

8.       North East Transportation Report

 

Maria Vaccarrelli had nothing to report to the board.

 

9.       New Business

 

None

 

10.  Old Business

 

None

 

11.  Next Meeting

 

The next meeting will be at the Health Center of Greater Waterbury, Wednesday, January 18, 2006 at 10:30 a.m.

 

12.  Adjournment

 

On a motion by Carolyn Giguere, seconded by Doreen Pulisciano it was unanimously

 

VOTED: To adjourn the GWTD Board Meeting at 12:10 p.m.

 

 

Submitted by

Yvonne Denise Smith-Isaac, M.D.

Chairman

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