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 5: 00 p.m., Marcch 21, 2017 at the Intermodal Transportation Center. PRESENT: Ms. Joanne Philbrick, Mr. H. Tucker Braddock, Mr. Jeff Lord, Mr. Sean Ryan. ABSENT: Mr. John Salomone and Mr. William Nash ALSO: Ms. Ann Block Mr. Braddock called the meeting to order at 5:00pm, noting a quorum was present. PUBLIC COMMENT: Ms. Block attended the meeting as a representative of Design Learned. Design Learned leases spaces in the Main Street Garage. Ms. Block came to the meeting to address the Commission regarding the relocation of the State vehicles from the Viaduct Lot to the Main Street garage when there is inclement weather or an event, (i..e. rotary carnival), that prevents the normal parking arrangement. The Commission members took her concerns under advisement and will investigate how to improve the situation. MINUTES: A motion was made by Mr. Ryan , second by Mr. Lord, to accept the minutes of the January 10, 2017 meeting as written. The vote was unanimous. FINANCIAL REPORTS & BILLS TO BE PAID: A motion was made by Mr. Ryan, second by Mr. Lord to accept the financial report and accounts payable reports for December 2016, January and February 2017. Mr. Ryan noted that the cover sheet for the February report was dated February 2016. The change would be made to reflect that the report was for February 2017. A motion was made by Ms. Philbrick , second by Mr. Lord to accept the financial reports as amended. The motion was voted on and passed unanimously. UPGRADES/ELECTRICAL/LIGHTING GARAGES: The representatives from NDPU were unable to attend the meeting and give their presentation. Mr. Sean Ryan was able to provide basic information related to the upgrades. MINUTES NPPC MEETING 03/21/2017  2 The Commission members were very interested at the prospect of improved lighting and asked that a special meeting be called when the representatived of the DPU could give the full presentation. Ms. Rizzuto stated that she would contact Ms. Fawn Walker at DPU to try and schedule a time when it is convenient for everyone. In the meantime, it was suggested that we contact the Purchasing Agent to determine the proper procedure for implementing the upgrades. ETHICS TRAINING: It was reported by Ms. Rizzuto, that all members of the Parking Commission have successfully completed the Ethics Trainng Course. Completion certificates will be forwarded to the City Managers Office as requested. ANYTHING ELSE BEFORE THE COMMISSION: Enclosed in the meeting packet was a memo from Mr. Salomone related to the agreement the Parking Commission has with SEAT. Mr. Ryan requested that the memo be amended to state that SEAT will continue to be responsible for maintenance of the public areas . Ms. Rizzuto will forward the request to the City Manager’s office. Ms. Rizzuto also mentioned that the office has been contacted by the Rotary, regarding the Carnival. The carnival workers trailers will be located in the rear of the Cliff Lot from 5/23/2017 through 05/29/2017. ADJOURNMENT: Having no further business to discuss, a motion was made by Ms. Philbrick, second by Mr. Lord, to adjourn the meeting. Voted on and passed unanimously. Meeting was adjourned at 5:53 pm. Respectfully Submitted, Judith A. Rizzuto, Administrator Norwich Public Parking Commission MINUTES NPPC MEETING 03/21/2017