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Home My WebLink AboutCOMM - Meeting Minutes - 671 - 5-31-2001 - COMMISSIONERBOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Minute No. 671 Washington County Commissioners Washington, PA, May 31, 2001 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 John P. Bevec, Diana L. Irey and J. Bracken Burns, Sr. Also being present: Cathi Kresh, Chief Clerk/Administrator; Solicitor Richard DiSalle; Linda Belcher, Administrative Assistant; Vicki Adams and Sue Orrick, Commissioner's Office; Lisa Cessna and Melanie Finney, Planning Commission; Michelle Miller, Director of Human Resources; Sheriff Larry Maggi and Captain Todd Hammond; Controller Paul Belcastro; Francis King, Treasurer; George Krcelich, Director of Human Services; Lee Gregory, Pete Lorenzo, John Temas, Gloria Schmalz and Pete Palovich, members of the Safety Committee; Greg Lonick, Washington County Veterans Council; Bebe Barantovich, Beryl Jones, Linda Garcia, Clara Barlow, Mary Roessler, Dotte Wilhide, Mary Patterson, Madge Finney and Linda Seaman, members of the Election Recount Board; Charlie Keenan, Jerry Seaman, Tom Ravasio, Ray Kelly, interested citizens; Judy Chestnutt, Observer - Reporter; Karen Peters, Valley Independent; and Jim Jefferson, WJPA. Chairman Bevec called the meeting to order at approximately 10:00 a.m. Reverend Taylor led the meeting with a prayer. Mr. Lonick said the Pledge of Allegiance. Chairman Bevec entertained a motion to approve Minute No. 670 dated May 17, 2001. Moved by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mrs. Irey, that Minute No. 670 be approved as written. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey — Yes; Mr. Bevec - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS The Commissioners read a Proclamation declaring June, 2001 as Safety, Health and Wellness Month. Moved by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mrs. Irey, adopting the foregoing Proclamation. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey — Yes; Mr. Bevec - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Lee Gregory, Loss Prevention Manager, thanked the Board for their support and made comments regarding Safety, Health and Wellness and safety activities planned during the month for county employees. At this time, Chairman Bevec introduced Senator J. Barry Stout and Senator Allison Swartz, of the Philadelphia area, who is visiting Washington County. Senators Stout and Swartz thanked the Commissioners for having them as guests at the Commissioner's Meeting. (RECESS FOR PHOTOS) IT11NUTE C s ■ BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC COMMENTS Charles Keenan, of Blaine Township, noted he has made comments in the past with regards to the land swap deal in the McGuffey School District area. Mr. Keenan stated he hopes the Board of Commissioners act responsibly and take into consideration the impact to residents of the area when negotiating the land deal. SPEICAL ORDER OF BUSINESS (CON'T) Chairman Bevec noted the TEFRA Hearing would be tabled. OLD BUSINESS Solicitor DiSalle recommended the Board award the bid for Office Supplies to the following vendors for the "per unit" cost submitted in their bid proposal. Adolph Sufrin, Inc, Pittsburgh, PA Hickson's Office Supply Co., Washington Target Office Products Inc., Bridgeville, PA Corporate Express, Pittsburgh, PA The Tape Company, Elmhurst, IL Van Dyke Business Systems, Pittsburgh, PA Moved by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mrs. Irey, to award the bid for Office Supplies as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey — Yes; Mr. Bevec - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Solicitor DiSalle recommended the Board award the bid for Reconstruction of Taxiway "D" at the Washington County Airport to Cast & Baker Corporation of Canonsburg, PA in the base amount of $480,778.05. above. Moved by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mrs. Irey, awarding the bid for the Reconstruction of Taxiway "D" as per Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey — Yes; Mr. Bevec - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Solicitor DiSalle recommended the Board table the bid for Two Raised Roof Vans for further review. Moved by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mrs. Irey, to table the foregoing bid for further review. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey — Yes; Mr. Bevec - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Solicitor DiSalle recommended the Board table the bid for Housekeeping Supplies for further review. Moved by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mrs. Irey, to table the foregoing bid for further review. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Bevec - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. NEW BUSINESS Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval tht, Act 147 Radiation Emergency Response Fund Grant for the year 2001/2002 for Public Safety. The grant is in the amount of $7,323.00 and requires no county match. The grant money is from fees collected from nuclear power facilities in Pennsylvania and is to be used to improve emergency preparedness in case of a nuclear incident at the Beaver Valley Power Plant. 334 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Moved by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mrs. Irey, approving the Act 147 Radiation Emergency Response Fund Grant for Public Safety as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey — Yes; Mr. Bevec -Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval Enhanced 911 Service Agreement Resolutions with Go Beam Services, Inc., Paetec Communications and Z-Tel Communications, Inc. for participation in the E-911 Service. These resolutions will be effective upon execution of said documents. Moved by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mrs. Irey, approving the Enhanced 911 Service Agreements as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey — Yes; Mr. Bevec - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval an Addendum to the current Lease Agreement with Canonsburg Borough for the Senior Citizens Center. The Addendum would be to increase the monthly rent from $125.00 to $175.00, effective July 1, 2001. Moved by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mrs. Irey, approving the Addendum to the current Lease Agreement with Canonsburg Borough as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey — Yes; Mr. Bevec - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval an Agreement with Ford Business Machines, Inc. of Uniontown, PA to install a coin -op copier in the Treasurer's Office at no cost to the County. Ford Business Machines, Inc. will pay for the paper and supplies. The copies will be 10 cents per copy. It is to be noted Ford Machines, Inc. will share any revenues collected over $150.00 per quarter with the County at the rate of 50%. above. Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Burns, approving the Agreement with Ford Business Machines, Inc. as per Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey — Yes; Mr. Bevec — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the following allocation adjustments with the following listed providers for Mental Health/Mental Retardation. No additional county funds are required and the time period affected by these requests is the current fiscal year ending June 30, 2001: Green ARC decrease the amount from $648,020.00 to $408,055.00 Diversified Human Services increase the amount from $1,738,251.00 to $1,931,667.00 ARC Human Services increase the amount from $3,318,846.00 to $3,493,793.00 United Cerebral Palsy of SWPA increase the amount from $1,506,783.00 to 1,644,862.00 Moved by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mrs. Irey, approving the foregoing Mental Health/Mental Retardation allocation adjustments. MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey — Yes; Mr. Bevec — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk recommended the Board appoint the following individuals to the Washington County Transportation Authority Board for staggered terms, effective June 1, 2001: Richard Alverez — Section #1 Three year term, effective June 1, 2001 through May 31, 2004 Michael Chromulak, Section #2 Three year term, effective June 1, 2001 through May 31, 2004 Robert Allridge, Business Sector Three year term, effective June 1, 2001 through May 31, 2004 Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Bevec, appointing the foregoing individuals to a three year term to the Washington County Transportation Authority Board. Roll call vote taken: Mr.` Burns stated none of the names he submitted for approval were accepted by Commissioners Bevec or Irey. Since he had no input into the nominations, Mr. Burns stated he would not be voting in favor of these appointments, however, he clarified for the media that he does support these individuals and welcomes them as members of this board. Mr. Burns —Abstain. Mrs. Irey Yes; Mr. Bevec — Yes. Motion carried. Mayor Joseph Dochinez, Section #3 Two year term, effective June 1, 2001 through May 31, 2003 Don Angelone, OVR, Disabled Consumer Two year term, effective June 1, 2001 through May 31, 2003 Leslie Grenfell, Executive Director, SWPA AAA, Elderly Consumer Two year term, effective June 1, 2001 through May 31, 2003 Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Bevec, appointing the foregoing individuals to a two year term to the Washington County Transportation Authority Board. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns stated he would like to clarify another issue, his appointments were not submitted late, that two were submitted two days before the agenda meeting and one the morning of the agenda meeting. Mr. Burns stated this was not an issue of his administrative inefficiency but a matter of fair play. Mr. Burns — Abstain. Mrs. Irey noted it was a matter of miscommunication that occurred. Mrs. Irey explained she submitted her names prior to her vacation. When she returned, she did not receive a second for one nomination and submitted another name which was accepted by Mr. Bevec. Mrs. Irey —Yes. Mr. Bevec stated for the record he would continue to maintain his right to agree or disagree with any nominations put forth to this Board. 33G MINUTE Ro O K BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Mr. Bevec —Yes. Motion carried. Jacob Schnieder, Private Transportation Company One year term, effective June 1, 2001 through May 31, 2002 Marvin Baten, Executive Director, Diversified Human Services, Inc. One year term, effective June 1, 2001 through May 31, 2002 Vance Dorsey, West Finley Township, Section #4 One year term, effective June 1, 2001 through May 31, 2002 Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Bevec, appointing the foregoing individuals to a one year term to the Washington County Transportation Authority Board. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns stated he would like to clarify Mrs. Irey's comments by responding there are three commissioners and discussing appointments to a board, with all due respect, should be discussed between three people not two. Mr. Burns —Abstain. Mrs. Irey — Yes; Mr. Bevec — Yes. Motion carried. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the addition of the Pennsylvania Association of County Drug and Alcohol Administrators, Inc. (PACDAA) to the County approved list of organizations for membership for the Drug and Alcohol Commission. The annual cost for this membership is $2,118.00. Moved by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mrs. Irey, approving the addition of the Pennsylvania Association of County Drug and Alcohol Administrators, Inc. as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey — Yes; Mr. Bevec - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the following Child Care Provider Agreements for fiscal 2000-2001. These agreements will be automatically renewed until either party to the Agreement notifies the other party in writing of their intent not to renew under the current terms of the provider agreements. Wade Academy II, Cecil Jennifer Anesetti, Washington Shelly Allen, Washington Holly Walters, Strabane Leanora Slider, Avella Karina King, Washington Moved by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mr. Bevec, approving the foregoing Child Care Service Provider Agreements. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey — Yes; Mr. Bevec — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a contract extension for James Marchewka's contract that expired April 30, 2001. The extension is through June 30, 2001. Moved by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mrs. Irey, approving the contract extension for James Marchewka's contract as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey — Yes; Mr. Bevec - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. MINUTE BOOK rental of a new postage meter for the Purchasing Department. Effective June 30, 2001 the current manual reset postage meter is being decertified by United Postal Service. The new meter is a "Postage by Phone" at the quarterly cost of $171.60. Moved by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mrs. Irey, approving the agreement with Pitney Bowes for the rental of a new postage meter as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey — Yes; Mr. Bevec - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a Settlement Agreement with Chapman Corporation for acquisition of their hangar at the Washington County Airport to complete the Taxiway B relocation project. The just compensation in the amount of $232,896.16 will be paid through aviation block grant dollars (90% federal, 5% state and 5% county match). Moved by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mrs. Irey, approving the foregoing Settlement Agreement with Chapman Corporation. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey — Yes; Mr. Bevec — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a grant offer from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Aviation, which provides for reimbursement from the State to the County the maximum amount of $128,250.00 ($121,500.00 federal, $6,750.00) for the five year Environmental Assessments at the Washington County Airport. Project cost estimated at $135,000.00. Moved by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mrs. Irey, accepting the grant offer from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Aviation as per above and allocated the required $6,750.00 county match. Said motion also authorizes the Chairman of the Board to execute the Agreement and the Chief Clerk to attest the same. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey — Yes; Mr. Bevec — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the submission of the Transportation Capital Grant Application in the amount of $150,000.00 for Human Services. This would be for the period of July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002. It is to be noted no county match is required. Moved by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mrs. Irey, approving the submission of the Transportation Capital Grant Application as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns — Yes; Mrs. Irey — Yes; Mr. Bevec — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. 338 M1'NUTE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS c■■ WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the following grant application to the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency for Juvenile Probation. The grant is in the final and third year of federal funding. LEADER Program — in the amount of $170,586.00. The county portion would be $127,939.00 with a federal portion of $42,647.00. It is to be noted this program will require 100% county funding in the future. Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Burns, approving the grant application to PCCD for the LEADER Program as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Bevec - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the following grant application to the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency for Juvenile Probation. The grant is in the final and third year of federal funding. BARJ — in the amount of $40,272.00 which includes a federal share of $10,068.00 and a county share of $30,204.00 Moved by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mrs. Irey, approving the grant application to the PCCD as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Bevec - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. ANNOUNCEMENTS Chief Clerk announced the Commissioners have appointed Ron Clark, Vice President of Human Resources at Centimark, to serve as Private Co -Chair to the Southwestern Pennsylvania Growth Alliance. An Executive Session was held on May 30, 2001 in Room 704 following the Agenda meeting to discuss personnel and litigation issues. SOLICITOR Solicitor DiSalle presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the following Tax Refunds that have been approved by the Treasurer, Tax Assessor and Solicitor for the Tax Assessment Office. Moved by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mr. Bevec, that the Tax Assessment Office be authorized to prepare the following Tax Refunds due to either duplication or overpayment of real estate or personal property tax: 1. Robert E. & Sandra L. Foflygen 303 Quarry Road Washington, PA 15301 District: South Strabane Township Parcel No. 600-007-13-00-0003-00 Total amount: $53.02 2. Slovenian Savings for Donald R. Miner 214 Latimer Avenue Strabane, PA 15363 District: Chartiers Township Parcel No. 170-015-01-*00-0016-00 Total amount: $122.25 3. Deanne E. & Mark D. Weaver 1578 Network Avenue Canonsburg, PA 15317 District: Cecil Township Parcel No. 140-015-04-00-00-0028-00 (2001 County Tax) (2001 County Tax) (2001 County Tax) I 1-1� 1 Total amount: $702.69 1 J 4. Joseph J. & Joseph M. Perri 660 Mercer Road Greenville, PA 16125 District: Cecil Township Parcel No. 140-001-08-99-0001-39 Total amount: $113.75 5. National Bank for Chester Elewski 6053 S. Fashion Square, Suite 200 Murray, UT 84107 District: Canonsburg 2nd Ward Parcel No. 100-016-00-02-0029-00 Total amount: $106.88 6. 519 Development LP 1624 Ridgewood Drive Washington, PA 15301 District: North Strabane Township Parcel No. 520-015-01-04-0021-00 Total amount: $12.86 7. Kenneth & Sarah Stephenson 1004 Howard Street Monongahela, PA 15063 District: Monongahela 3'd Ward Parcel No. 440-017-00-02-00002-00 Total amount: $21.64 8. Dominick L. Zangla & Dominique MacFann P.O. Box 33 Venetia, PA 15368 District: East Bethlehem Township Parcel No. 260-001-04-07-0002-00 Total amount: $27.87 Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey — Yes; Mr. Bevec - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. (1996,1997 and 2000 County Tax) (2001 & 2000 County Tax) (2001 County Tax) (2001 County Tax) (2001 County Tax) There being no further business, Chairman Bevec declared the meeting adjourned at approximately 10:50 a.m. THE FOREGOING MINUTES SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL: 2001 C� ATTEST: CHIEF CLERK/ADMINISTRATOR