Public Parking Commission

1 CITY OF NORWICH NORWICH PUBLIC PARKING COMMISSION The following are the minutes of the regular meeting of the Public Parking Commission held at 6: 00 p.m., November 15,2011 at the Buckingham Memorial Bldg. PRESENT: Ms. Olive Buddington, Mr. Alan Bergren, Ms. Laurie Glenney- Popovich, Mr. Jeffrey Lord, Mr. Peter Desaulniers and Mr. Sean Ryan. ABSENT: Mr. William Nash Chairwoman Buddington called the meeting to order at 6:03pm, noting a quorum was present. Notation was made that the September 2011 meeting was cancelled, due to a lack of quorum. PUBLIC COMMENT: NONE MINUTES: On a motion by Mr. Bergren, second by Mr. Lord, the Commission voted unanimously to accept the minutes of the July 19, 2011 regular meeting. FINANCIAL REPORTS & BILLS TO BE PAID: A motion was made by Mr. Lord, seconded by Ms. Glenney-Popovich to accept the financial reports and accounts payable reports for July 2011 through October 2011. The motion was voted on and passed unanimously. MINUTES NPPC MEETING 11/15/2011  2 CORRESPONDENCE: NONE NEW BUSINESS: Discussion of ITC progress: Copies of the minutes of previously attended meetings at NCDC were provided to Commission members. The meetings of October 2011 and November 2011 were cancelled, so there is nothing new to report. The parking commission meeting schedule for 2012 was distributed to members. ANYTHING ELSE BROUGHT BEFORE THE COMMISSION: Ms. Rizzuto presented the Commission members with a request to increase the rental fees in the lots and garages monitored by the Commission. The last increase was January 2006. A motion was made by Mr. Bergren to increase the rates as follows: Garages $48.00, Open Lots $38.00 and the Bath St. Lot will be $28.00 monthly. The fees include tax. The rate increase will be effective Janaury 1,2012. The motion was seconded by Mr. Lord. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the motion. MINUTES NPPC MEETING 11/15/2011  3 The members discussed briefly the possibility of the changing the meeting start time back to 5:30pm. Mr. Ryan suggested that the January meeting start at 5:30, and that further discussion on the change be placed on the January 2012 meeting agenda. The Commission members were all in agreement to start the January meeting at 5:30. ADJOURNMENT: Motion made to adjourn by Mr. Desaulniers, second by Mr. Ryan. Voted on and passed unanimously. Meeting was adjourned at 6:35 pm Respectfully Submitted, Judith A. Rizzuto, Administrator Norwich Public Parking Commission MINUTES NPPC MEETING 11/15/2011