HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOMM - Meeting Minutes - 509 - 4-6-1995 - COMMISSIONER- Aletro Petrosky,-Jr.
Melvin B. Bassi
Joseph A. Ford, Sr.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
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Minute No. 509
Washington County Commissioners
Washington, PA, April 6, 1995
The Board of Washington County Commissioners met in regular session in the Public Meeting Room,
Courthouse Square, Washington, Pennsylvania, with the following members being present: Commissioners
Petrosky, Bassi and Ford. Also being present: Tina Dallatore, Chief Clerk; Linda Hands, Clerk -Steno II;
Controller Belcastro; Roger Ecker, Assistant County Solicitor; Stacy Pokorny of Administration; Joe Smydo,
Observer -Reporter; Jim Jefferson, WJPA; Chris Enzerra, Herald Standard; Kathy Thomas, Valley
Independent; Floyd Laubham, Planning; Dave Suski, Linda Bell and Chris Mary, JTPA; Robert Umstead,
Redevelopment Authority; Dr. L. Theresa Weinrich, Principal; Paul Zolak, Athletic Director; Phil Pergola,
Coach; Assistant Coaches/Managersfream Members of Ringgold Rams; Dr. Richard Feldstein, Robert
Hillberry and Dr. Tom Drewitz, representatives of The Washington Rotary Club.
Chairman Petrosky called the meeting to order at approximately 10:00 a.m. and entertained a motion
to approve Minute No. 508
Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Bassi, that Minute No. 508 be approved as written
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Bassi - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS
Robert Umstead, Executive Director, Redevelopment Authority, presented to the Board for their
consideration and approval a Resolution authorizing the conveyance of a parcel of land designated as Lot
No. 2 and Lot No. 3 containing 6.928 acres in a revised Old Men's County Home subdivision at Arden,
Chartiers Township, to Washington Industrial Development Corporation (WIDC) for development by
CHEMCO.
Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Bassi, adopting the Resolution as per above.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Bassi - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Robert Umstead, Executive Director, Redevelopment Authority, presented to the Board for their
consideration and approval a Resolution authorizing the conveyance of a parcel of land designated as Parcel
No. 3B and containing 1.488 acres owned by the County of Washington in the Crile Industrial Site in South
Strabane Township, to Washington Industrial Development Corporation (WIDC) for industrial development
by Amwell Machine and Fab, Inc.
Moved by Mr. Bassi, seconded by Mr. Ford, adopting the Resolution as per above.
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Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Bassi - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
The Commissioners presented the Ringgold Rams Basketball Coaches, Assistant Coaches, Athletic
Director, Team Members and High School Principal with Certificates for winning the PIAA Quad A
Basketball Championship on March 25,1995.
Chairman Petrosky entertained a motion to adopt a Proclamation designating the week of April 22-28,
1995, as "Infant Immunization Week".
Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Bassi, adopting the foregoing Proclamation.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Bassi - Yes; Mr. Petosky - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
The Commissioners presented the Proclamation to Dr. Richard Feldstein, Robert Hilberry and Dr.
Tom Drewitz, representatives of the Washington Rotary Club.
CITIZENS' COMMENTS
There were no citizens' comments.
CORRESPONDENCE
Chief Clerk made available to the news media two News Releases relative to the following projects:
1. Washington Park and East Washington Borough Building Removal of Architectural Barriers Project
2. Washington County Housing Authority -1995 HARIE/FOXCO MICHAEL STEFAN Scholarship
Award
NEW BUSINESS
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval submission of a HUD Grant
Application in the amount of $1,158,560.00 for a Supportive Housing Program to eliminate homelessness and
provide more permanent housing opportunities. The grant would be effective for the period of July 1,1995
through June 30, 1998.
Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Bassi, approving the HUD Grant Application as per above and
authorizing -the Chairman of the Board to so execute.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Bassi - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the State Food Purchase
Program Grant Agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture in the amount of $237,700.00 for
fiscal year 1995/96; also, authorization of an Agreement with Community Action Southwest, Inc. to act as the
lead agency for administering this program.
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Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Bassi, approving the State Food Purchase Program Grant
Agreement and an Agreement with Community Action Southwest, Inc., as per above.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Bassi - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a Provider Agreement with
Terri McKinney of Washington, Pennsylvania, for the LMA Day Care Program for FY94/95.
Moved by Mr. Bassi, seconded by Mr. Ford, approving the Provider Agreement as per above.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Bassi - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a Personal Property Auction
Contract with Hickory Auction & Sales, Inc., for an auction of County surplus personal property to be
conducted at the Washington County Fairgrounds on April 22,1995, at 10:00 a.m. The Auctioneer's fee is
10%, but not to exceed $4,000.00.
above.
Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Bassi, approving the Personal Property Auction Contract as per
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Bassi - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes. 3
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval Modifications to the
following JTPA Agreements. These modifications are necessary to allow more participants in classroom
training.
Authorized Additional New
Contractor Title Amount Amount Total
Penn Commercial, Inc. IIA/C $138,159 $ 5,658 $143,817
Penn Commercial, Inc. III $ 20,000 $ 1,352 $ 21,352
Skill Builders IIA/C $ 46,232 $ 1,039 $ 47,271
Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Bassi, approving the Modifications as per above.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Bassi - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval authorization of an additional
Xerox Copier 5355 to the current Contract with Xerox Corporation which will replace the current copier in
Domestic Relations at an average monthly cost of $565.00 for a period of twenty (20) months; also,
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authorization of a 60-month Lease Purchase Agreement with Xerox Corporation to replace a copier for the
Children and Youth Department at a cost of $373.21 per month; however, during the first three months of
the lease, the monthly cost will be reduced to $233.21 as part of the standard warranty.
Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Bassi, approving the Agreements with Xerox Corporation as per
above and authorizing the Chairman of the Board to so execute.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Bassi - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a Sublease Agreement
between the County and the Redevelopment Authority for office space in the Courthouse Square Building
for calendar year 1995; the rent for the months of January and February will be calculated at $11.00 per sq. ft.
and effective March 1st, the rent will be calculated at $12.00 per sq. ft.
Moved by Mr. Bassi, seconded by Mr. Ford, approving the Sublease Agreement as per above.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Bassi - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and aY,,k,, * .1 a request from the
Washington Regional Highway Safety Program for the Board to adopt a Resolution approving the National
Student Safety Program as an association/organization concerned with governmental affairs in accordance
with Section 446 of The County Code.
Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Bassi, adopting the Resolution as per above.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Bassi - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a Proposal and Grant
Application in the amount of $132,000.00 to be submitted to PennDOT for continuation of funding for the
Washington Regional Highway Safety Program for the federal fiscal year effective October 1, 1995 through
September 30, 1996.
above.
Moved by Mr. Bassi, seconded by Mr. Ford, approving the Proposal and Grant Application as per
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Bassi - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a request by the Washington
Regional Highway Safety Program to sponsor a bicycle helmet promotion to make discount helmets
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available to Washington County employees at a cost of $6.72. It was noted that the State of Pennsylvania
recently passed legislation requiring children under the age of 12 to wear an ANSI or Snell approved
helmet.
Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Bassi, approving the request as per above.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Bassi - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval submission of the
Washington County Emergency Operations Plan to the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.
Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Bassi, approving submission of the Washington County
Emergency Operations Plan as per above.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Bassi - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the following travel requests:
(0) 1. Five staff members of the Washington
(Reimbursable) Greene County Job Training Agency to
attend the Pennsylvania Service Delivery
Area Conference in Hershey, Pa., on May
24-26, 1995
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2. Dennis Walters of Adult Probation who
(Reimbursable)
attended a Sentencing Guideline
(Lodging)
Implementation Train -the -Trainer
Workshop sponsored by the Pa. Commission,
on Sentencing in State College, Pa., on
March 28-29,1995
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3. Dawn Miller of the Health Center to
(Reimbursable)
attend a seminar on "Understanding &
Managing Geriatric Depression" sponsored
by the SWPAAA, Inc., in Monessen, Pa., on
March 30, 1995
(R) 4. Cindy Zubchevich and Donna Matthews of
(Reimbursable) the Health Center to attend a workshop on
Exercise, New Ideas, and Resident
Council in Canonsburg, Pa., on May 3,1995
(0) 5. Chuck Pollacci of Veteran Affairs to
attend The American Legion Post Service
Officers' Seminar in Middletown, Pa., on
April 8,1995
(R) 6. David Scrip of Juvenile Probation to
(Reimbursable) attend PAPPC's 74th Annual Training
Institute in Hershey, Pa., on May 21-24, 1995
(R) 7. Marlise Gabig and Alan Wade of Tax
Assessment to attend Assessor Training
Classes at Clarion, Pa., on April 26-28,
May 17-19, May 22-24 and June 12-16, 1995
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(Reimbursable)
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(Reimbursable)
(B) Board Member
(R) Required
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8. Jeffrey Yates of Public Safety/EMA to
attend a PEMA Emergency Planning Course
in Dubois, Pa., on April 4-6,1995
9. Children and Youth to sponsor a training
program for prospective foster parents
at the Courthouse Square Office Building
in Washington, Pa., on April 8,1995
Moved by Mr. Bassi, seconded by Mr. Ford, approving the foregoing travel requests and authorizing
payment of all necessary expenses related thereto.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Ford - Yes (With the exception of travel requests 5 and 7 for which his vote was "No".)
Mr. Bassi - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes.
Motion carried.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Chief Clerk made the following announcements:
1. The County Offices will be closed on Friday, April 14th, in observance of
Good Friday.
2. A Salary Board meeting will be held on April 20, 1995, following the Commissioners' meeting.
OPENING OF BIDS
Controller Belcastro opened and read the following bids:
TOINT MUNICIPAL PURCHASING PROGRAM (summer supplies)
1. Russell Standard Corporation
2 Prestley Road, P.O. Box 479
Bridgeville, PA 15017
A bid bond in the amount of $200.00 accompanied the bid.
2. Agway Petroleum Corporation
P. O. Box 4852
Syracuse, NY 13221-4852
A bid bond in the amount of $200.00 accompanied the bid.
3. Culverts, Inc.
P. O. Box 271
Coraopolis, PA 15108
Two certified checks, each in the amount of $200.00, accompanied the bid.
4. Russell Industries, Inc.
555 North Bell Avenue
Carnegie, PA 15106-4307
A bid bond in the amount of $200.00 accompanied the bid.
S. LaFarge Construction Materials
819 Pennsylvania Avenue
Coraopolis, PA 15108 -
A bid bond in the amount of $200.00 accompanied the bid.
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6. Marsh Asphalt, Inc.
P. O. Box 1125
Uniontown, PA 15401
A bid bond in the amount of 10% accompanied the bid.
7. Wilson's Ashland Oil
2433 Jefferson Avenue
Washington, PA 15301
A bid bond in the amount of $200.00 accompanied the bid.
8. Commercial Stone Co., Inc.
2200 Springfield Pike
Connellsville, PA 15425-9503
A bid bond in the amount of $200.00 accompanied the bid.
9. Chemung Supply Corporation
P. O. Box 527
Elmira, NY 14902
A bid bond in the amount of $600.00 accompanied the bid.
10. Walsh Equipment, Inc.
P. O. Box 430, Route 422 West
Butler, PA 16003
A bid bond in the amount of $200.00 accompanied the bid.
11. Coolspring Stone Supply, Inc.
P. O. Box 1328
Uniontown, PA 15401
A bid bond in the amount of $200.00 accompanied the bid.
12. Golden Eagle Construction Co., Inc.
P. O. Box 945
Uniontown, PA 15401
A bid bond in the amount of $200.00 accompanied the bid.
13. Lane Enterprises, Inc.
P. O. Box 164
Bedford, PA 15522
A bid bond in the amount of $200.00 accompanied the bid.
14. Zappi Oil Gas Co., Inc.
44 Bridge Street
Washington, PA 15301
A certified check in the amount of $200.00 accompanied the bid.
15. International Mill Service
P. O. Box 367
Monessen, PA 15062
A bid bond in the amount of $200.00 accompanied the bid.
16. D. Worthington Sales Associates, Inc.
P. O. Box 172
Presto, PA 15142
A bid bond in the amount of $200.00 accompanied the bid.
17. Guttman Oil Company
200 Speers Street
Belle Vernon, PA 15012
A bid bond in the aount of $200.00 accompanied the bid.
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18. Del -Sir Supply, Inc.
707 Beech Street
Washington, PA 15301
A cashier's check in the amount of $200.00 accompanied the bid.
Moved by Mr. Bassi, seconded by Mr. Ford, that the foregoing bids be reviewed and tabulated by the
Planning Commission, and the Planning Commission will certify to the municipalities in the program the
apparent low bidders in each of the categories.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Bassi - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
MEAT FOR THE MONTHS OF MAY/IUNE/IULY 1995
1. Shane Meat Company
P. O. Box 20
Kennett Square, PA 19348-0016
(based on estimated quantities; items
Total amount of bid: $20,236.42 submitted on a per unit cost basis)
A cashier's check in the amount of $2,023.64 accompanied the bid..
2. Green Valley Packing Company
2992 Green Valley Road
Claysville, PA 15323
(based on estimated quantities; items
Total amount of bid: $15,505.00 submitted on a per unit cost basis)
A bid bond in the amount of $5,000.00 accompanied the bid.
3. Gatto Food Service
3800 Jefferson Street
Bellaire, OH 43906
(based on estimated quantities; items
Total amount of bid: $13AM.00 submitted on a per unit cost basis)
A bid bond in the amount of 10% accompanied the bid.
4. Kraft Food Service, Inc.
2500 Levi Road
Freedom, PA 15012-9394
(based on estimated quantities; items
Total amount of bid: $17245.76/month submitted on a per unit cost basis)
$51,737.28/quarter
A bid bond in the amount of 10% accompanied the bid.
Moved by Mr. Bassi, seconded by Mr. Ford, that the foregoing bids be tabled for further review.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Bassi - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
INMATE PHONE SYSTEM
1. Allegheny Telephone Company and Greenwood McDonald
Campbells Run & Business Center
300 Business Center Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15205
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Commission: Forty Percent (40%) of gross revenue received by
Allegheny Telephone Company/Greenwood McDonald
No bid security accompanied the bid.
2. AT&T Communications, Inc.
20 Independence Blvd.
Warren, NJ 07059
SYSTEM "A"
Local and IntraLATA calls from coin telephones
Projected Annual Dollar Revenue: $ 1.800.00
Commission Percentage: 20%
Annual Dollar Commission $ 360.00
Minimum Annual Dollar Commission $ 300.00
InterLATA calls from coin telephones
Projected Annual Dollar Revenue: $ 1.800.00
Commission Percentage: 35%
Annual Dollar Commission: $ 630.00
Minimum Annual Dollar Commission $ 560.00
SYSTEM 'B"
Local and IntraLATA calls from inmate telephones
Projected Annual Dollar Revenue: $187500.00
Commission Percentage: 32%
Annual Dollar Commission: $ 60DW.00
Minimum Annual Dollar Commission $ 60DW.00
InterLATA calls from coin telephones
Projected Annual Dollar Revenue: $ 52200.00
Commission Percentage: 35%
Annual Dollar Commission: $18270.00
Minimum Annual Dollar Commission $ 16.500.00
A bid bond in the amount of $10AM.00 accompanied the bid.
Moved by Mr. Bassi, seconded by Mr. Ford, that the foregoing bids be tabled for further review.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Bassi - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
There being no further business, Chairman Petrosky declared the meeting adjourned at approximately
10:50 a.m.
THE FOREGOING MINUTES SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL:
, 1995
CHIEF CLERK