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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOMM - Meeting Minutes - 733 - 12-4-2003 - COMMISSIONER292 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Minute No. 733 Washington County Commissioners Washington, PA, December 4, 2003 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, Administrator/Chief Clerk; Richard DiSalle, Solicitor; Linda Belcher, Administrative Assistant; Melanie Finney, Planning Commission; Sheriff Larry Maggi and Todd Hammond; Gary Mucho, Veterans Director; Pastor Meade Lacock, Claysville Christian Church; Attorney Robert and Connie Ceisler; Jonathan Miles, Washington Communities That Care; Michelle Dawson, Washington County Bar Association; Sheila Gombita, Washington County Transportation Authority; Attorney Mark Mascara, Washington County Industrial Development Authority; Robert Umstead, Redevelopment Authority; Carl Maggi, Veterans Advisory Council; Pete Lorenzo, SEIU representatives; Harry Sabatasse, Marcella Dalverny, Sam Cushey; Ed Yorke, A. J. Sorenson and John Adams, interested citizens; Jim Jefferson, WJPA; Linda Ritzer, Observer -Reporter; and Ken McClain, CalU TV. Chairman Bevec called the meeting to order at approximately 10:00.m. Pastor Lacock led with a prayer. Mr. Maggi led the Pledge of Allegiance. Chairman Bevec entertained a motion to approve Minute No. 732 dated December 4, 2003. Moved by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mrs. Irey, that Minute No. 732 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 presented a plaque to Attorney Robert L. Ceisler recognizing and congratulating him for his many years of service to the community and the legal profession as an attorney practicing in Washington County. Mr. Ceisler stated it was a pleasure and honor to receive a plaque recognizing him from the Commissioners. He thanked the Board for the presentation and noted he was proud to be a citizen of Washington County. Jonathan Miles, of the Washington Communities That Care, presented the Commissioners with a plaque outlining community standards that citizens should follow in their everyday lives. (RECESS FOR PHOTOS) SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS (CON'T) Attorney Mark Mascara presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a TEFRA hearing regarding the following project: APPLICANT: AHF/Central States, Inc. INITIAL OWNER, OPERATOR OR MANAGER: AHF/Central States, Inc. AMOUNT OF PROPOSED ISSUANCE: Not to exceed $5,000,000 NATURE OF FINANCING: (Refunding of prior bonds) refunding and retiring of the Authority's $7,740,000 First Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 1989 dated November 1,1989, the proceeds of which were to finance the acquisition and renovation of an assisted living nursing home facility known as McMurray Hills Manor located at 249 West McMurray Road, Washington County, Pennsylvania. MINUTE B❑❑K 293 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Moved by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mrs. Irey, approving the foregoing TEFRA project. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Bevec - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Umstead of the Redevelopment Authority presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a Resolution authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to file an application for a grant of $123,016 under the Brownfields for Housing Initiative Program. Moved by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mrs. Irey, approving the foregoing Resolution. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Bevec - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. PUBLIC COMMENTS Marcella Delverny of Burgettstown stated she is wondering when her name will be removed from the list of properties that are being considered to construct a senior apartment complex. Sam Cushey of Peters Township commented on the issue of tax increases being imposed by municipalities, school districts and possibly the county. He noted senior citizens on pensions can not afford these actions. Mr. Cushey stated everyone should live within their means. John Adams of Avella commented on the handling of compost bins that was held about two years ago at Lowes. OLD BUSINESS Solicitor DiSalle recommended the Board award the bid for Air Fluidized beds as follows: Hill -Rom Company, Inc., Batesville, Indiana - Flat Air Beds $65/day — Total cost approximately $32,000 Lift Up Air Beds $90/day — Total cost approximately $45,000 Gaymar Industries, Inc., Orchard Park, NY Flat Water Beds $40/day - Total cost approximately $20,000 Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Burns, to award the bid for the Air Fluidized beds as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Bevec - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Solicitor DiSalle recommended the Board reject the bids for the "per copy" program and authorize rebidding. It was noted six bids were received and only one bidder met all of the qualifications of the bid and the price was very high. Moved by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mrs. Irey, rejecting the foregoing bids and authorizing rebidding. 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 an application for a non -matching grant from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Society in the amount of $4,993.00 to be used to preserve early criminal records from 1848 through 1871. 294 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Moved by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mrs. Irey, approving the application for a non -matching grant for the Clerk of Courts 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 agreements with Marsha Williams and Karen D'Angelo for the purpose of as -needed secretarial services. The rate is $75.00 per day or $35.00 per half day and will be effective December 4, 2003. It is to be noted these agreements will not result in any additional budget amount for contracted services. Moved by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mrs. Irey, approving the foregoing agreements with Marsha Williams and Karen D'Angelo for the Coroner's Office. 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 authorization to bid for the moving of furniture and files from offices into the Family Court Center and into Courthouse Square. This bid may also include a section on the moving of the shelving from the old Record Center into the new Record Center. Moved by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mrs. Irey, approving authorization to bid for the moving of furniture and files 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 state contract purchase of furniture for the Family Court Center from various vendors through Slagles of Washington, PA. The total cost of the purchase is expected to be approximately $740,000. This will be paid from the bond issue. Moved by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mrs. Irey, approving the foregoing state contract purchase with Slagles for the Family Court Center. 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. 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. Mary Ann Hull, Donora Elizabeth Crow, Burgettstown Shantye Brown, Washington Samuel J. Zangla, Vestaburg Erica Yeager, Washington Tracey McIntyre, McDonald Nicole Armstrong, Charleroi Briana L. Cunningham, Washington Deanna M. Kelly, Lawrence Gina L. Basel, Monongahela Dana Bott, McDonald Leona Silvers, Slovan Tonya Arbogast, Washington Ebony Coleman, Washington Marita Smialek, Cecil Kimberly Newman, Washington u n i BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Katherine Marton, Washington Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Burns, approving the foregoing Child Care Information Services agreements. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey — Yes; Mr. Bevec — Yes; Mr. Bevec — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a resolution for the transfer of all grants for the Shared Ride Section 203 and Persons with Disabilities Transportation Programs to the Washington County Transportation Authority to be effective January 1, 2004. Also, to transfer all ownership of transportation property to the Washington County Transportation Authority, which includes nineteen vehicles. Moved by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mrs. Irey, approving the transfer of all grants and ownership of the Shared Ride Section 203 and transportation property 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 purchase of service contract with Perseus House dated July 1, 2003 for placement services to increase the amount from $10,000 to $55,000 for fiscal year 2003/2004. Moved by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mrs. Irey, approving the foregoing contract addendum with Perseus House. 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 to participate in the Washington Hospital Occupational Medicine Center consortium for drug and alcohol testing for the year 2004. Also, this drug and alcohol agreement covers the following types of testing: pre -employment, random, reasonable belief and post accident. Moved Mr. Burns, seconded by Mrs. Irey, approving the agreement to participate in the Washington Hospital Occupational Medicine Center consortium 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 annual Employee Assistance Program (EAP) contract with Washington Hospital. This contract provides EAP services to full time and part time salaried and bargaining unit employees and their eligible family members. The cost of the EAP assessment for 2004 with a 20% discount from SPALMC, is $20.09 per employee per year and will be valid January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004. Moved by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mrs. Irey, approving the annual Employee Assistance Program contract with Washington Hospital as per above 29G MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the submission of the 2004 Hazardous Material Emergency Preparedness Grant application in the amount of $5,500.00 with a 20% county soft match requirement. This grant will be used for training classes for Washington County Haz-Mat Team and satellite stations. Moved by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mrs. Irey, approving the submission of the 2004 Hazard Material Emergency Preparedness Grant application 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 authorize the bidding of the IP Telephony for the Family Court Center. The cost is estimated at between $150,0004200,000 which is to be paid from the bond issue. Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Burns, authorizing the bidding of the IP Telephony for the Family Court Center 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 contract with Stargate to add the following services: SDLS Service 384K at $99/month - $99 for setup which includes the Telco activation and bridge modem SDLS Service 768K at $149/month - $99 for setup which includes the Telco activation and bridge modem This service is currently needed for the District Attorney's Child Abuse Investigations Task Force. ANNOUNCEMENTS An Executive Session was held on December 4, 2003 immediately following the Agenda Meeting to discuss personnel and real estate issues. SOLICITOR: Solicitor DiSalle 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 due to either duplication or overpayment of real estate or personal property tax. 1. Steve & Mary Stanish 494 Joffre Cherry Valley Road Burgettstown, PA 15021 District: Smith Township Parcel No. 570-026-01-02-0011-00 Total: $47.67 2. Timothy J. & Patricia J. Royall 268 Hooks Lane Canonsburg, PA 15317 District: Canonsburg v Ward Annex Parcel No. 095-001-11-00-0024-00 Total: $101.47 (1997 thru 2003 County Tax) (2003 County Tax) MINUTE BOOK 297 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA - 3. John F. Mele, Jr. (2003 County Tax) 62 Gretna Road Washington, PA 15301 District: Mt. Pleasant Township Parcel No. 460-003-00-00-0042-00 Total amount: $68.38 4. William R. & Jo Ann Saghy (2003 County Tax) 531 Pittsburgh Road Brownsville, PA 15417 District: West Brownsville Annex Parcel No. 675-013-00-00-0001-09 Total amount: $42.77 5. David W. & Patricia A. Bryce (2003 County Tax) 36 Coleman Road McDonald, PA 15057 District: Cecil Township Parcel No. 140-001-00-00-0043-02 Total amount: $355.48 Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey — Yes; Mr. Bevec - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. There being no further business, Chairman Bevec declared the meeting adjourned at approximately 10:40 a.m. THE FOREGOING MINUTES SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL 2003 ATTEST: Ct�.�-ir.rz_��J ADMINISTRA OR/CHIEF CLERK fl I