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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOMM - Meeting Minutes - 601 - 9-17-1998 - COMMISSIONER228 MINUTE B1111K BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Minute No. 601 Washington County Commissioners Washington, PA, September 17, 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 J. Bracken Burns, Sr., Diana L. Irey and Scott H. Fergus. Also being present: Michelle Miller, Chief Clerk; Solicitor Jim McCune; Assistant Solicitor Jill Devine; Linda Belcher, Secretary; Bill McGowen, Director of Administration; Marcia Barna and Sue Orrick, Commissioner's Office; Melanie Finney, Planning Commission; Bob Umstead, Executive Director of the Redevelopment Authority; Sheriff Larry Maggi and Todd Hammond, Sheriff's Office; Debbie Bardella, Recorder of Deeds; Phyllis Ranko Matheney, Prothonotary; Franics King, Treasurer; George Eckert, member of Forty and Eight, S.W. District Cheminot and Chef DeGare of Voiture 676 and member of the Washington County Veterans Council; Attorney Bill Allison, Community Projects Committee Chairman of the Washington County Bar Association; Kathy Sabol, member of the Washington Bar Association; Mary Ann Ostovic and Nancy Brown, members of the National Pike Chapter National Society Daughters of American Revolution; Larry and Mary Ann Anselmino and Dee Laabs, interested citizens; Keith Sparbanie, Mayor of West Alexander Borough; Jim Jefferson, WJPA; Kathy Warco, Observer -Reporter; Kathy Thomas, Valley Independent; and Tom Krukowsky, CUTV. Chairman Burns called the meeting to order at approximately 10:00 a.m. Commissioner Irey led the meeting in prayer. George Eckert said the Pledge of Allegiance. Chairman Burns began the meeting with good news. He stated that he and Commissioner Fergus attended the Trinity East School to witness an exciting and moving moment in Washington County. He stated that Ms. Yvonne Beverina Weaver was only one of four teachers in Pennsylvania and 166 teachers out of 3 million in America to be recognized by the Milken Foundation as an outstanding educator. He further stated that the Board of Commissioners is extremely proud to count Ms. Weaver as a Washington County resident. Chairman Burns entertained a motion to approve Minute No. 600 dated September 3, 1998. Moved by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mrs. Irey, that Minute No. 600 be approved as presented. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chairman Burns entertained a motion to amend Minute No. 598 dated August 6, 1998 to reflect the transfer of County property located in Chartiers Township should be to the Washington County Industrial Development Corporation instead of the Washington County Redevelopment Authority. g� ®® 9 MINUTE ❑❑K BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Fergus, amending Minute No. 598 dated August 6, 1998 as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS Attorney Bill Allison, Chairman of the Community Projects Committee of the Washington County Bar Association, congratulated the Washington County Employees for winning the challenge between the Bar Association and the Washington County Employees. He thanked everyone for their particiaption in the Blood Drive Challenge that was held on September 9, 1998. The Commissioners presented a Proclamation declaring the week of September 17-21, 1998, as "CONSTITUTION WEEK" in Washington County. Mary Ann Ostovic and Nancy Brown accepted the Proclamation and made comments. Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Fergus, adopting the foregoing Proclamation. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Robert Umstead of the Redevelopment Authority presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a Resolution for Program Amendments and Budget Revisions for the Community Development Block Grant Program. Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Fergus, approving the foregoing Resolution. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. RECESS FOR PHOTOS PUBLIC COMMENTS Commissioner Fergus extended a warm welcome to Commissioner Burns as Chairman of the Board of Commissioners and stated that he looks forward to working with him. Commissioner Fergus also sent congratulations to Ms. Weaver winning the Milken Foundation National Educator award. QLD BUSINESS Solicitor McCune recommended to the Board that the bid for Meat be awarded to the following vendors based on the "per unit" cost: Alliant Foods, Freedom. PA Green Valley Packing, Claysville, PA Sysco Foods, Harmony, PA MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Fergus, that the foregoing bid be awarded to above mentioned vendors. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Solicitor McCune recommended to the Board that the bid for Highway PaDot Signs be rejected and requested authorization for the Chief Clerk to readvertise for said bids. Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Fergus, that the bid for Highway Signs be rejected and readvertised as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Solicitor McCune recommended to the Board that the bid for HVAC Maintenance be extended with Pittsburgh Trane through December 31, 1998. Moved by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mr. Fergus, to extend the bid for Produce as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. CORRESPONDENCE Chief Clerk announced the following Redevelopment contract awards: 1. El Grande Industries, Inc. of Monessen for the West Bethlehem Street Reconstruction Project 2. Lawn Kare Landscaping of Uniontown for the California Technology Park Landscaping Project in the Borough of California NEW BUSINESS Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval an Agreement with BI Incorporated for the purpose of software licensing and maintenance for electronic monitoring equipment at a cost of $10,752 for the period of November 1, 1998 through October 31, 1999. Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Fergus, approving the Agreement with BI Incorporated as per above. Roll call taken: Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval an Emergency Purchase from the Purchasing Office in the amount of $6,600 with Interstate Building and Construction to repair leaks at the Courthouse. This purchase falls under the definition of an emergency condition as defined in the Model Procurement Code. MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA 21 Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Fergus, approving the Emergency Purchase as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the to the Board for their consideration and approval the submission of a PCCD Grant in the amount of $182,532 for the continuation of funding for the period of 1999 to 2001. This Grant requires no County match and would be used to fund salaries, supplies and operating expenses of the program. Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Fergus, approving the submission of the PCCD Grant as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the following travel requests: (0) 1. John Marshall of Human Resources to attend a Seminar and Client Forum in Scottsdale, AZ on October 14-16, 1998. (0) 2. Kathy Ross of Public Safety to attend a Datamatics TC-1 User Conference in Edison, NJ on October 8-9, 1998. Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Fergus, approving the foregoing travel requests. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the ratification of an Agreement with GeoMechanics, Inc. to provide geotechnical inspection services at the construction site of the Alzheimer's Unit at the Washington County Health Center. The estimated cost of this Agreement is $11,000. Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Fergus, approving the ratification of the Agreement with GeoMechanics, Inc. as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk recommended to the Board the appointment of Joseph Femiani to the Tax Appeal Board, effective September 16, 1998 at a rate of $1007.47 per month. Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Fergus, approving the appointment of Joseph Femiani to the Tax Appeal Board. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. 232 MINUTE ■ ■ BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Chief Clerk recommended the appointment of Lue Ann Pawlick, a current board member of the Washington County Public Participation Panel (SPRPQ to fill the vacant unexpired term of Vice Chairman, effective September 17, 1998. Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Fergus, approving appointment of Lue Ann Pawlick as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the installation of cable television satellite system with The Sound Station of Cokeburg, PA at a cost of $4,850 for the Washington County Health Center. Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Fergus, approving the installation of cable television for the Washington County Health Center as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the addition of the Association of Power Engineers to the approved list of County Associations. Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Fergus, approving the Association of Power Engineers to the approved list of County Associations. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the purchase of computer hardware to enhance the Washington County Transportation Program's fully coordinated service delivery system. The total purchase price of this hardware is $32,548. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will fully fund this equipment purchase. Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Fergus, approving the purchase of computer hardware to enhance the Washington County Transportation Program as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the following Children and Youth Services FY 1998/99 Purchase of Service Agreements. MINUTE BOOK 233 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Amount George Jr. Preventative Aftercare - $ 40,000 CATY In -Home Services - $130,000 Moved by Mr. Fergus, seconded by Mrs. Irey, approving the Purchase of Service Agreements as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval Day Care Provider Agreements for FY 1998/99 with the following providers. Happy Face Learning Center, McMurray Nancy Heisler, Bethel Park Diane White, Fredericktown Michele's Day Care, Inc., Pittsburgh Roberta Lilley, Claysville Robin Adams, Washington Moved by Mr. Fergus, seconded by Mrs. Irey, approving the foregoing Day Care Provider Agreements for FY 1998/99. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval Change Order No. 1 to the construction contract with Cast & Baker Corportation for additional work on the Runway 27 Safety Area Improvement and Fuel Farm Relocation Project. This work includes fencing, additional clearing and grubbing and pipe and select borrow material required to fill the area designated for the partial taxiway relocation. Recommendation and final approval is contingent upon written concurrence by the FAA and the PaDOT Bureau of Aviation. Moved by Mr. Fergus, seconded by Mrs. Irey, approving Change Order No. 1 with Cast & Baker Corporation as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Burns Yes. Motion carried unanimously. SOLICITOR Solicitor McCune presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the following tax refunds. Moved by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mrs. Irey, that the Tax Assessment Office be, authorized to prepare the following tax refunds because of duplication or overpayment of real estate or personal property tax. 1. Gary H. & Tara L. Gray (1998 County Tax) 1000 West Pike Street Houston, PA 15342 District: Chartiers Township Parcel No. 170-016-03-01-0016-00 Total amount: $305.83 S.S. No. 202-44-9808 i BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA 2. Neil Gelotti R. D. #1, Box 153 Fayette City, PA 15438 District: California Borough Parcel No. 080-044-00-00-0003-00 Total amount: $199.24 S.S. No. 206-42-1905 3. George Rauch 227 Sienna Trail Venetia, PA 15367 District: Peters Township Parcel No. 540-008-02-00-0022-15 540-008-02-00-0022-16 Total amount: $74.38 S.S. No. 205-24-2632 4. John E. Jr. & Jacqueline D. Sala 100 Eagle Lane New Eagle, PA 15067 District: New Eagle Borough Parcel No. 480-027-00-00-0001-01 Total amount: $169.16 S. S. No. 194-44-0738 5. Prashant G. & Sheetal P. Gosai 230 Williams Drive Canonsburg, PA 15317 District: North Strabane Township Parcel No. 520-013-20-00-0003-00 Total amount: $212.08 S.S. No. 345-66-7394 Roll call vote taken: Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. (1998 County Tax) (1998 County Tax) (1998 County Tax) (1998 County Tax) There being no further business, Chairman Irey declared the meeting adjourned at approximately 10:55 p.m. THE FOREGOING MINUTES SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL: 000, 1998 ATTEST: te 44-, CHIEF CLERK C' C �l