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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOMM - Meeting Minutes - 490 - 8-11-1994 - COMMISSIONER460 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R MASCARA METRO PETROSKY, JR JOSEPH A FORD, COMMISSIONERS Minute No. 490 Washington County Commissioners Washington, PA, August 11,1994 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 and Ford. Absent being: Commissioner Mascara who was on vacation. Also being present: Tina Dallatore, Chief Clerk; Solicitor Bassi; Stephanie Parish, Secretary; Controller Belcastro; Robert Umstead, Executive Director, Redevelopment Authority; Wayne Fleming, Chief Assessor; Bonnie Pattison-Lynch, Deputy Recorder of Deeds; Colleen Murphy Arnowitz, Prothonotary; Floyd Laubham of Planning Commission; Don Casson of Donora; contestants of the 1994 Miss Mid -Mon Valley Pageant; Joe Smydo, Observer -Reporter; and Chris Enzerra, Herald Standard Vice -Chairman Petrosky called the meeting to order at approximately 10:00 am. and noted that approval of Minute No. 489 would be held in abeyance. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS Robert Umstead, Executive Director, Redevelopment Authority, presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a Resolution approving the proposed disposal of Disposition Parcel No. 11-E in the Donora Southgate Urban Renewal Project PA R-324 in the Borough of Donora to Polycom-Huntsman, Inc. Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, adopting the Resolution as per above. Roll call vote taken Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. (Jim Jefferson of WJPA entered the meeting.) Robert Umstead, Executive Director, Redevelopment Authority, presented to the Board for their consideration and approval an Ordinance of the County of Washington regarding the imposition of an $11 increase in the County's share of fees charged by the Recorder of Deeds for recording deeds and mortgages. Mr. Umstead explained that the additional money generated will be used toward meeting the required 25%D match for the federal HOME funds. Moved by Vice -Chairman Petrosky to adopt the Ordinance as presented. Motion died for lack of a second. Vice -Chairman Petrosky noted that the presentation of the Proclamation for 'TONY League Week" would be held at a future date. P MINUTE BOOK 461 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R MASCARA METRO PETROSKY JR JOSEPH A FORD, COMMISSIONERS The Commissioners presented Certificates to the following 1994 Miss Mid -Mon Valley Pageant ®� contestants Chacoya Stanko, Elizabeth Markle, Amanda Slebodnik, April Kolick and Rebekah Breakwell. x r Certificates were also prepared for the reigning 1993 Miss Mid -Mon Valley Queen, Amy Syme, and the other 11 contestants who were not able to attend this meeting which included: Katherine Peterson, Jennifer Aimee, m Maura Matras, Jennifer Anderson, Heather Hogan, Michele Conlon, Amanda Neal, Shawna Kolodziej, d a E Donna Wassilch alk, Amy Walker, Charity Chilzer, Jennifer Watkins, Michelle Neff and Lindsay Shepler. n (The meeting recessed briefly for the purpose of taking pictures.) a` CITIZENS' COMMENTS There were no citizens' comments. OLD BUSINESS 1 Solicitor Bassi recommended that the bid for Storage Tanks for Parks and Recreation be awarded to Science Consulting Corporation of Washington, Pennsylvania, in the amount of $24A73.00. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, awarding the bid as per above; this being the only responsible bid received in accordance with specifications. Roll call vote taken Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Solicitor Bassi recommended that the bids for the T-Hangar Rehabilitation for the Washington County Airport be rejected and readvertised for a third time. He explained that the bids received were much higher than what the County had estimated and budgeted. Moved by Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, rejecting the bids as per above and authorizing the Chief Clerk to readvertise for bids. 1 Roll call vote taken Mr. Ford - Yes, Mr. Petrosky - Yes. ® Motion carried unanimously. CORRESPONDENCE Chief Clerk made available to the news media News Releases relative to the following projects: 1. Weirich Avenue Site Clearance and Improvements Project - Canton Township 2. Ridge Avenue Storm Sewer Improvements Project - City of Washington NEW BUSINESS Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval relative to the Children and Youth Program the following Contract Addendum for the provision of placement services for FY93/94: Abraxas Foundation, Inc. Contract Authorization Amount: Increase from $120,000.00 to $140,000.00 462 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R MASCARA METRO PETROSKY JR JOSEPH A FORD COMMISSIONERS Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, approving the Contract Addendum as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval Drug and Alcohol Provider Agreements for the following halfway house funding pool facilities for FY94195 at the per diem rates ranging from $55.00 to $127.00 depending on the type and extent of services rendered: Crossroads Hall - Dr. Daniel S. Snow House Gate House for Men Good Friends, Inc. Gateway Rehabilitation Center - Tom Rutter House Harwood House Halfway Home of Lehigh Valley Mirmont Sobriety House Gate House for Women Women Shelter of Lawrence County - Highland House Rosie Kearney House Libertae, Inc. P.O.W.E.R. East End Ministries - Sojourner House Episcopal Hospital - Beacon House Community House for Women Gaudenzia, Inc. - Fountain Springs Gaudenzia, Inc - Vantage House Gaudenzia, Inc. - Kindred House Family House - Allentown Family House - Norristown The Whale's Tale Zoar Home Coatesville YMCA - Samara House Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, approving the Drug and Alcohol Provider Agreements as per above. Roll call vote taken Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R MASCARA METRO PETROSKY JR JOSEPH A FORD COMMISSIONERS Ex D. E 11 d a m m E E cc a I 11 C Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a Drug and Alcohol Mini - Grant Agreement with the Canonsburg Police Department for community prevention services for the Drug and Alcohol Program for FY94195 in the total amount of $2AN.00. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, approving the Drug and Alcohol Mini -Grant Agreement as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a Drug and Alcohol Audit Proposal submitted by John S. Milinovich & Associates of Washington, Pennsylvania, for an audit of the program for FY93/94 in the amount of $6,000.00 plus any required management consulting services at the rate of $106.00 per hour. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, approving the Drug and Alcohol Audit Proposal as per above. Roll call vote taken Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval submission of a Grant -In -Aid Application/Agreement to be submitted to the Juvenile Court Judges' Commission for funding for FY94/95 in the total amount of $28,064.00. This is for continuation of the Intensive Probation and After Care Services. Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, approving the submission of a Grant -In -Aid Application/Agreement as per above. Roll call vote taken Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval Agreements for the following housing assistance programs which are funded through the Department of Public Welfare for FY94/95: Community Action Southwest Bridge Housing services $47,278.00 SW PA Human Services, Inc. Emergency Shelter services $ SAW-00 Washington Women's Shelter Emergency Shelter services $11,572.00 American Red Cross Housing Assistance services $45,861.00 464 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R MASCARA METRO PETROSKY, JR , JOSEPH A FORD, COMMISSIONERS Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, approving the Agreements as per above. Roll call vote taken Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky -Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval an Addendum to the Engineering Agreement with CD Applied Research and Engineering for the engineering firm to prepare the new bid specifications for the readvertising of the T-Hangar Rehabilitation in the amount of $2AW.00. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, approving the Addendum to the Engineering Agreement as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval relative to the Washington County Airport submission of a Storm Water Discharge Permit Application which is required by the Department of Environmental Resources. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, approving submission of the Storm Water Permit Application as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval an Agreement with SPRPC for the FY94195 Unified Work Program. Under this Agreement, SPRPC will reimburse the County a total of $7,600.00 for staff time of the Washington County Planning Department for work relative to this program. Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, approving the Agreement as per above. Roll call vote taken Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a request from the Director of Employee Relations for the Board to adopt a Resolution for the County to participate in the second year of the Shared -Risk Manager Program with the Southwestern Pennsylvania Corporation (SPC). The County s cost for the second year would not exceed $11AW.00. Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, adopting the Resolution as per above. Roll call vote taken Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY JR JOSEPH A FORD COMMISSIONERS EN N E IL 11 P C u Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a request from the Director of Employee Relations for the Board to adopt a Resolution authorizing participation by County employees who would like to volunteer for the United Way Day of Caring which is scheduled for Thursday, September 1, 1994 Under the Resolution, those employees would be given the day off as a paid absence. Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, adopting the Resolution as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Ford -Yes; Mr. Petrosky -Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a request from the Director of Employee Relations for the Board to adopt a Family and Medical Leave Policy in accordance with the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 which became applicable to County employees in February of this year. This policy would provide the following additional benefits: above. Temporary or per diem employee Any employee who has worked for twelve (12) months. Currently, the County's leaves are available only to full-time employees. Care of a spouse or parent While the County grants leaves to care for family members, the County currently calls that "Personal" leave and does not provide any benefits under Personal leave. Under the new policy, benefits will be maintained for twelve (12) weeks while on leave to care for family members. Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, adopting the Family and Medical Leave Policy as per Roll call vote taken: Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval an Equipment Service Agreement with United Professional Companies, Inc., of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for the purpose of servicing the oxygen concentrators at the Washington County Health Center. The cost is $12.00 per unit per month for the period of August 15,1994 through August 14,1996. above. Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, approving the Equipment Service Agreement as per Roll call vote taken Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approving the following items relative to the JTPA Program: 1. Modification to the Agreement with Skill Builders to add two (2) additional training areas for Medical Secretary and Word Processing at no additional cost. M MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R MASCARA METRO PETROSKY JR , JOSEPH A FORD, COMMISSIONERS - 2. Lease Agreements with the following two (2) organizations for the provision of classroom space and office space for the Bridge to Employment program: YWCA of Washington at a cost of $1,200.00 for the period of August 15, 1994 through October 31,1994 (office space will be available through May 31,1995) Waynesburg Borough at a cost of $1,125.00 for the period of August 15,1994 through October 31,1994 Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, approving the JTPA items as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a request from the Director of Administration and the Jail Warden for the authorization of a Professional Services Agreement for a Jail Transition Consultant, Bowker/Liebert Associates of Lakewood, Colorado. This was the lowest proposal received in the amount of $39,62750. Additionally, the County will accept the option of training the trainers on the concept of the direct supervision which would consist of forty (40) hours of training at an additional cost of $9,520.00. above. Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, approving the Professional Services Agreement as per Roll call vote taken: Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a request from the Sollon Funeral Home, Ltd., of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, for burial expense reimbursement for the burial of Charles Duncan in the amount of $300.00. Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, approving payment of $300.00 to the Sollon Funeral Home, Ltd., as per above; this action being in accordance with Section 2166 of The County Code. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the following travel requests: (B) L Nancy Bielawski, Contract Manager, to attend the L3P Advisory Committee Meeting in Harrisburg, Pa., on September 9,1994; also, Blanket approval to attend all L3P Advisory Committee Meetings (0) 2. Colleen Martos of Highway Safety to attend the DUI Regional Meeting in Erie, Pa., on (Reimbursable) August 19,1994 (0) 3. Michael Namie, Deputy Controller, to attend a Pentamation USERS Conference in Bethlehem, Pa., on September 11-14,1994 (0) 4. Kathy McCullough -Testa and Bonnie Pattison-Lynch of the Recorder of Deeds to attend the Archives and Records Management Seminar sponsored by the Pennsylvania Department of Community Affairs in Carlisle, Pa., on September 21,1994 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R MASCARA METRO PETROSKY JR JOSEPH A FORD, COMMISSIONERS EM 0 m E I u n U J (0) 5. Sue Accetta, Deborah Braden, J. Alan Fuehrer and Martha Ward of Domestic Relations (Reimbursable to attend the Annual DRAP Conference in Hershey, Pa., on October 2-6,1994 (0) 6. Chuck Pollacci of the Veterans Office to attend a 1995 Annual Conference initial planning meeting in Greensburg, Pa., on August 12,1994 (0) 7. Catherine Kresh of LMA Day Care to attend the Pennsylvania Childhood Injury (Reimbursable) Prevention Conference in State College, Pa., on September 8,1994 (0) 8. Mary Lynn Spilak, Darla Pepper -Miller, Barbara Collins and Lee Debusk of Aging (Reimbursable) Services to attend a meeting on "Personal Care Today and Tomorrow" in Warrendale, Pa., on September 9,1994 (R) 9. Donna Nickolas of Children and Youth who attended a workshop entitled "Competency (Reimbursable) Based Training Parenting Skills: Strategies and Techniques" in Monroeville, Pa., on July 22,1994 (R) 10. Emil Sasselli of the Health Center to attend a Laundry Management Conference in (Reimbursable) Frankenmuth, Michigan, on September 21-23,1994 (B) Board Member (0) Optional (R) Required Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, approving the foregoing travel requests and authorizing payment of all necessary expenses related thereto. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. OPENING OF BIDS Controller Belcastro opened and read the following bids: DOCKET BOOKS 1. Badzik Printing 799 Meldon Avenue P. O. Box 242 Donora, PA 15033 (based on estimated quantities; items Total amount of bid: $3A97.65 submitted on a per unit cost basis) A bid bond in the amount of 10% accompanied the bid. 2. IMR Limited 3903 Hartzdale Drive Camp Hill, PA 17011 (based on estimated quantities; items Total amount of bid: $7,676.00 submitted on a per unit cost basis) A bid bond in the amount of $767.60 accompanied the bid. Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, that the foregoing bids be tabled for further review. Roll call vote taken Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. 468 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY JR JOSEPH A FORD COMMISSIONERS OFFICE SUPPLIES (rebid) 1. Pengad, Inc 55 Oak Street Bayonne, NJ 07002 Total amount of bid: $2,758.20 (based on estimated quantities; items submitted on a per unit cost basis) A treasurer's check in the amount of $275.82 accompanied the bid. Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, that the foregoing bid be tabled for further review. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. There being no further business, Vice -Chairman Petrosky declared the meeting adjourned at approximately 10:25 am. THE FOREGOING MINUTES SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL: 4 1994 ATTEST: 4v . x/ CHIEF CLERK n El 1