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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOMM - Meeting Minutes - 598 - 8-6-1998 - COMMISSIONERMINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA 199 Minute No. 598 Washington County Commissioners Washington, PA, August 6,1998 The Washington County Board of Commissioners met in regular session in the Public Meeting Room, Courthouse Square, Washington, Pennsylvania, with the following members being present: Commissioners Diana L. Irey, J. Bracken Burns, Sr. and Scott H. Fergus. Also being present: Michelle Miller, Chief Clerk; Assistant Solicitor Jill Devine; Bill McGowen, Director of Administration; Linda Belcher, Secretary; JoAnn Metz, Commissioner Irey's Office; Marcia Barna, Commissioner Fergus's Office; Karen Franks, Planning Commission; Mike Namie, Deputy Controller; Sheriff Larry Maggi; Todd Hammond, Sheriff's Department; Ken Barna, Tax Assessment Office; Jeff Yates, Director of Public Safety; Marc Scott, Emergency Planning Officer; Gary Porter, intern in the Solicitor's Office; Rector Jonathan Millard, Trinity Episcopal Church; Mark Mascara, attorney representing the Washington County Industrial Development Authority; Lou Falbo, Washington County Industrial Development Authority; Tom Kearns, Vice President International Responsible Care, Cerdec Corporation; Lou Thomas and Rick Canan, Cerdec Corporation; Lise Levy, McGuffey School teacher; Sheila Burcin, Cooperative Extension; Donna Nedelk Boyer, and Mary Magnotta, Young Women's Leadership Training Program; Rebecca Paxton, Kaitlin Young, Danielle Rogers, Katie Sapovchak and Katie Romestan, participants of the Young Women's Leadership Training Program; John DeDominicis and Joe Abate, members of the Washington County Veterans Council; Ray Shook, Joseph Graff and George Zibritsky, Denise and Donald Carter, interested citizens; Shelly Jones, WJPA; Chris Haines, Herald -Standard; Joe Smydo, Observer -Reporter; and Kathy Thomas, Valley Independent. Chairman Irey called the meeting to order at approximately 2:00 p.m. Joe Abate led the meeting in prayer. John DeDominicis of the Washington County Veterans Council said the Pledge of Allegiance. Commissioner Irey entertained a motion to approve Minute No. 597 dated July 23, 1998. Moved by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mr. Fergus, that Minute No. 597 be approved as presented. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS Attorney Mark Mascara announced that he was present to conduct a TEFRA Public Hearing for the following projects: 200 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA 1st Project APPLICANT: Falconi Properties AMOUNT OF PROPOSED INSURANCE: Not to exceed $6,000,000.00 NATURE OF FACILITIES BEING FINANCED: Purchase 29 acres of land and a 600,000 sq. ft. facility, renovate the existing facility, construct additions, finance closing and other project related costs primarily for use by Falcon Plastics, Inc., in the manufacture of plastic products. LOCATION OF FACILITIES BEING FINANCED: Site located at 250 W. Wylie Avenue, Canton Township, Washington, PA 2nd Project APPLICANT: Falconi Plastics, Inc. NATURE OF FACILITIES BEING FINANCED: Purchase equipment and fixtures, finance infrastructure, closing and other project related costs for use in the manufacture of plastic products. LOCATION OF FACILITIES BEING FINANCED: Site located at 250 W. Wylie Avenue, Canton Township, Washington, PA Attorney Mascara asked for public comments in support or against either project. There were no public comments. Commissioner Burns noted for the record his public gratitude to the Falconi family for their gesture of restoring an industry to Washington County. The Commissioners presented Certificate of Congratulations to Cerdec Corporation for receiving the Corporate Environmental Achievement Award for outstanding environmental acheivements in the field of ceramics. award. Tom Kearns was present to accept the Certificate and commended the employees of Cerdec for achieving this The Commissioners presented Certificate to Lise Levy of the McGuffey School District for receiving the Tandy Technology Scholar Award. Sheila Burcin from Cooperative Extension talked about how Ms. Levy has enhanced the Washington County Groundwater Festival. Ms. Levy made comments about the Tandy Award. The Commissioners presented a Certificate of Congratulations to Jeff Yates and Marc Scott of the Public Safety Department on behalf of the local Emergency Planning Committee for being recognized by PEMA for excellance in hazardous material emergency off -site response planning. The Commissioners expressed recognition to the Young Women's Leadership Training group who were present in the audience. Donna Nedelk Boyer introduced the young women who participated in this program. OLD BUSINESS Solicitor McCune recommended to the Board that the bid for Medical Supplies be awarded to the following 201 MINUTE ■ ■ BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA vendors for the "per unit costs" submitted in their bid proposals. Art Snyder Sanitary Supply Co., Uniontown, PA A-Z Janitorial Supply, Washington, PA Daycon Products, Inc., Leetsdale, PA Ecolab, Inc. St. Paul, MN Jack Frye Sales and Service, Clairton, PA Liberty Distributors Inc., Tridelphia, PA Paper Products Company Inc., Pittsburgh, PA Pitt Chemical and Sanitary Supply Co., Pittsburgh, PA State Chemical Manufacturing Co., Cleveland, OH Steris Corporation, St. Louis, MO Tri-State Hospital Supply, Jeannette, PA West Penn Chemical, Burgettstown, PA Moved by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mr. Fergus, that the foregoing bid be awarded as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Fergus -Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs Irey - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Solicitor McCune recommended to the Board that the bid for the Hemmington Bridge Replacement Project be awarded to Shallenberger Construction, Inc. of Connellsville, Pa., for the amount set forth in their bid. Moved by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mr. Fergus, that the bid for the Hemmington Bridge Replacement Project be awarded as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Solicitor McCune recommended to the Board that the bid for the One Ton Dump Truck be awarded to Woltz and Wind Ford, Heidelberg, Pa., for the amount set forth in their bid. Moved by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mr. Fergus, to award the One Ton Dump Truck as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. CORRESPONDENCE Chief Clerk announced Redevelopment Authority Contract Awards to the following contractors for projects in Washington County. Carl Fekula, Inc., of Elizabeth, Pa., for the Lover Jonestown Waterline Project in Fallowfield Township. Pompei & Sons, Inc., of Bentleyville, Pa., for the California Central Business District Revitalization Project - Phase II. NEW BUSINESS Chief Clerk requested authorization to advertise for bids for Rental Vans for the Community Services FITS MINUTE BOOK 202 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Program. WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Moved by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mr. Fergus, authorizing the Chief Clerk to advertise for bids as per above. Roll call taken: Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a Change Order to the Contract with Lighthouse Electric in the amount of $4,748.00 for the Electrical, Voice and Data Wiring Contract. This Change Order is for three additional fiber optic cable runs with all accessories to expand the data network. Moved by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mr. Fergus, approving the Change Order to the contract with Lighthouse Electric as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the to the Board for their consideration and approval an addendum to the lease agreement with Ellsworth Somerset Volunteer Fire Department for District Justice Thompson's office as follows: 1998 - 2003 $600/month 2003 - 2008 $700/month 2008 - 2013 $800/month Moved by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mr. Fergus, approving the foregoing Addendum to the Lease Agreement with Ellsworth Somerset Volunteer Fire Department. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the submission of a Grant Application to the Department of Community and Economic Development for the Communities of Opportunity Grant in the amount of $250,000. The purpose of this grant is for industrial/economic development in Northern Washington County. This Grant Application requires a resolution authorizing the Chairman to enter into a contract with the DCED and execute any related documentation on behalf of Washington County. Moved by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mr. Fergus, approving the submission of the Grant Application to the DCED as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. MINUTE B O® K 3 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a Resolution of Concurrence that approves the merger of the SPRPC and SPRDC and approves Washington County's membership in the new organization known as Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission. This Resolution approves the articles of agreement and bylaws and agrees that Washington County will continue to share in the Commission's local costs in accordance with a cost sharing formula and annual budget. The Planning Commission is also recommending approval of the Resolution that authorizes the Chairman to execute related documentation on behalf of Washington County. Moved by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mr. Fergus, approving the Resolution of Concurrence per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the following travel requests. (0) 1. Larry Spahr of the Elections Office to attend an Election Seminar in Pittsburgh, Pa., on September 1-3, 1998. (R) 2. Bonny Levine, Greg Carey and Emil Sasselli of the Reimbursable Health Center to attend a Life Safety Training Session in Monroeville, Pa., on August 19, 1998. (R) 3. Colleen Martos of Highway Safety to attend the PA Reimbursable Injury Prevention Conference in Harrisburg, Pa., on September 14-16, 1998. (0) 4. Stan Rockovich of Adult Probation to attend the CCAP Conference in Pittsburgh, Pa., on August 3-5, 1998. (R) 5. Denise Booker, Shellie Dubbs and Shannon Smith of Adult Probation to attend Megan's Law/DNA Testing meeting in in Pittsburgh, Pa., on August 4, 1998. 8. Robert Callen of Economic Development to meet with officials for a possible development in Washington County. Moved by Mr. Fergus, seconded by Mrs. Irey, approving the foregoing travel requests and authorizing the payment of all necessary expenses related thereto. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mr. Burns - Abstain; Mrs. Irey - Yes. Motion carried. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval an Agreement with Patricia Ludwin to comply with State Regulations for a Medical Records Administrator to supervise Washington County Health Center's Medical Records Department. The term of this Agreement is from July, 1998 until December, 1999 at a rate of $18.00 per hour not to exceed the sum of $3,000.00. Moved by Mr. Fergus, seconded by Mr. Burns, approving the agreement with Patricia Ludwin as per above. Roll call vote taken: MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval an Agreement with Allegheny and Chesapeake Physical Therapists, Inc. to provide rehabilitation services of physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech/language pathology according to the list of submitted rates for the period of July 1, 1998 to June 30, 2001 unless otherwise terminated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. Moved by Mr. Fergus, seconded by Mr. Burns, approving the Agreement with Allegheny and Chesapeake Physical Therapists, Inc. as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval Fiscal 1998/99 Provider Agreements with the following Day Care providers. Linda Lee Huff, Clarksville Donna Sobczak, Monongahela Mary Ann Clutter, Washington April Martin, Coal Center Moved by Mr. Fergus, seconded by Mr. Burns, approving the Day Care Provider Agreements as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. SOLICITOR Solicitor McCune presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the payment of invoices from Julian J. Fine in the amount of $50.00 and Joseph B. Koval in the amount of $50.00 for services incurred for the appraisal of two vacant parcels in Chartiers Township. Moved by Mr. Fergus, seconded by Mr. Burns, approving the payment to Julian J. Fine and Joseph B. Koval as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Solicitor McCune presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the transfer of County property located in Chartiers Township to the Washington County Redevelopment Authority. Moved by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mr. Fergus, approving the transfer of County property to the Washington County Redevelopment Authority. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes. MINUTE ■ ■ BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA 205 Motion carried unanimously. OPENING OF BIDS Deputy Controller Namie opened and read the following bids: PRINTED ENVELOPES AND STATIONERY 1. Badzik Printing Service, Inc. 799 Meldon Avenue Donora, PA 15033 Amount of bid on a per item basis A Bid Bond in the amount of 10% accompanied the bid. 2. Consolidated Graphic Communications 600 Old Pond Road - Suite 501 Bridgeville, PA 15017 Amount of bid on a per item basis A Cashier's Check in the amount of $2,500.00 accompanied the bid. 3. Masters Ink 123 Adams Avenue Box 655 Canonsburg, PA 15317 Amount of bid on a per item basis A Bid Bond in the amount of $2,500.00 accompanied the bid. Moved by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mr. Fergus, to table the foregoing bids for further review. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. There being no further business, Chairman Irey declared the meeting adjourned at approximately 2:35 p.m. THE FOREGOING MINUTES SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL: 1998 ATTEST: CHIEF CLERK