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Home My WebLink AboutCOMM - Meeting Minutes - 499 - 12-15-1994 - COMMISSIONER545 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R MASCARA METRO PETROSKY, JR, JOSEPH A FORD COMMISSIONERS ® tiiYJY/•b-"^11df1E114•bJNNM10.��W�BfBrvMfln�AidHM1il• •nii Minute No. 499 Washington County Commissioners Washington, PA, December 15,1994 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 Mascara, Petrosky and Ford. Also being present: Tina Dallatore, Chief Clerk; Solicitor Bassi; Linda Hands, Clerk -Steno II; Controller Belcastro; Joe Smydo, Observer -Reporter; Jim Jefferson, WJPA; Chris Enzerra, Herald Standard; and various bidders. Chairman Mascara called the meeting to order at approximately 10:05 a.m. and entertained a motion to approve Minute No. 498. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, that Minute No. 498 be approved as written. Roll call vote taken Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara -Yes. Motion carried unanimously. CITIZENS' COMMENTS There were no citizens' comments. OLD BUSINESS Solicitor Bassi recommended that the bid for the Van for the Sheriff's Department be awarded to Budd Baer of Washington, Pennsylvania, in the amount of $18,800.00. The vehicle is an eight (8) passenger 1995 GMC Safari. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, awarding the bid as per above; this being the lowest bid received in accordance with specifications. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Solicitor Bassi recommended that the bids for Linen Supplies be awarded to the following vendors based on the per unit costs submitted in their proposals: ATD American, Wyncote, PA Boston Trade International, Inc., Hudson, MA Medlin Healthcare, Pittsburgh, PA Standard Textile, Cincinnati, OH Textile Sales, Baltimore, MD Universal Textile, Pittsburgh, PA Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, awarding the bids as per above; these being the lowest "per unit cost" bids received in accordance with specifications. 546 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA _ FRANK R MASCARA METRO PETROSKY, JR, JOSEPH A FORD, COMMISSIONERS REMARKS: It was noted that all items have been reviewed and recommended for award to the lowest bidder meeting the specifications (in some cases this is not the lowest bid). Six items have not been awarded to the lowest bidder. Roll call vote taken Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Solicitor Bassi recommended that the bids for Disposable Briefs, Underpads and Washcloths be awarded to the following vendors based on the per unit costs submitted in their proposals: Allied Supply Company, Inc., Wilmington, DE Gateway Healthcare Corporation, Sunbury, PA Medastat Scientific, Pittsburgh, PA Randolph Medical, Brooklyn Heights, OH Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, awarding the bids as per above, these being the lowest "per unit cost" bids received in accordance with specifications. REMARKS: It was noted that all items have been reviewed and recommended for award to the lowest bidder meeting the specifications (in some cases this is not the lowest bid). Two items have not been awarded to the lowest bidder - Item #1 (Underpads) - Samples submitted by Medastat, Randolph, General Medical, Yorty and Druzack did not meet specifications; therefore, the bid award is to Gateway. Item #3 (Washcloths) - Samples submitted by Druzack, Randolph and Burrows did not meet specifications; therefore, the bid award is to Allied. Roll call vote taken Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. CORRESPONDENCE Chief Clerk made available to the news media News Releases relative to the following projects: 1. Meadow Avenue School Demolition Project (Charleroi Borough) 2. Citizens Library - Removal of Architectural Barriers Project (City of Washington) NEW BUSINESS Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the following Agreements under the Homeless Assistance Program Act 49 Supplemental Funding grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. This is a one-time grant for the period of January 1,1995 through June 30, 1995: y pip jai Washington City Mission - $10AM.00 (Bridge Housing Services) Q American Red Cross - $25AW.00 (Case Management Services) American Red Cross - $10,000.00 (Emergency Shelter Services) American Red Cross - $23,954.00 (Housing Assistance Services) Southwestern Pennsylvania Human Services, Inc. - $5,000.00 (Housing Assistance Services) 547 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R MASCARA, METRO FETROSKY, JR JOSEPH A FORD, COMMISSIONERS Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, approving the Homeless Assistance Program r Agreements as per above. 2 e Roll call vote taken: i; LL Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. m Motion carried unanimously. m E E Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval an Addendum to the T a Children and Youth Purchase of Service Agreement with Perseus House, Inc. This Addendum reflects new a` per diem rates which will become effective January 1,1995. There is no increase in the total contract 0 authorization amount. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, approving the Addendum to the Children and Youth Purchase of Service Agreement as per above. 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 approval relative to the Children and Youth Program an Addendum to the Agreement with Attorney William Mitchell for legal services provided to Children and Youth. This Addendum reflects reimbursement for those legal services for the period of October 1,1994 through December 31,1994, as follows: $50.00/hour for all non -Court hours. $75.00/hour for all Court hearings. Authorizes an additional $10,000.00 for the period of October 1,1994 through December 31,1994, ` Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, approving the Addendum to the Agreement as per above. ® 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 approval Agreements with the following providers for the LMA Day Care Program for FY94195: Kathy Maloy Washington, PA Shine Time Belle Vernon, PA ® Michelle's Day Care Coraopolis, PA Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, approving the Agreements as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY JR JOSEPH A FORD, COMMISSIONERS It Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a recommendation from the Washington County Health Center Administrator as well as Diversified Health Services, the Consultant and • the Director of Human Services to authorize a three-year Agreement with Medical Arts Pharmacy for the provision of pharmaceutical services at the Washington County Health Center. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, approving the Agreement as per above. 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 approval an Agreement with Community Action Southwest to act as the lead agency for the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) for Calendar Year 1995. The County's allocation is in the amount of $17,430.00. Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, approving the Agreement as per above. 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 approval the following Board Appointment/Reappointments- MENTAL HEALTHIMENTAL RETARDATION BOARD (3-year terms, 01/01/95 - 12131/97) Reappointment: Roger Grandy (representing mental retardation) Charleroi, PA Appointment: John West (representing mental health - replacing Carol Taylor) Washington, PA HUMAN SERVICES AUTHORITY (5-year terms) Reappointment: Ron Amati Monongahela, PA 01/01/93 - 12/31/97 Wendell Ramey Donora, PA 01/01/93 - 12/31/97 Henry Levith McMurray, PA 01/01/94 - 12/31/98 Dr. Jesus Evangelista McMurray, PA 01/01/95 - 12/31/99 Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, approving the Board Appointment/Reappointments as per above. Roll call vote taken Mr. Ford -Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. 549 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY JR ,,,JOSEPH A FORD COMMISSIONERS Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a request from the Director of Domestic Relations for the submission of a Grant Application to the Department of Public Welfare in the t LLamount of $60,735.00. These funds would be used to cover expenses incurred on data purification, office automation and travel expenses for training involved with the new Court computer system (PACSES) which m are not covered by the Lockheed IMS contract. a e Moved by fr ML Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, approving the DPW Grant Application as per above. S]?T Roll call vote taken Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk requested authorization to advertise for bids for the following: 1. Basestation radio equipment, including voting receivers, repeaters and basestations, to improve the public safety radio network (911) in the County. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, authorizing the Chief Clerk to advertise for bids as per above. 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 approval a request from the Director of Parks and Recreation for the submission of a Grant Application to the Department of Community Affairs for funding to rehabilitate the Henry House located in Mingo Creek Park. The total cost of the project is estimated at $70AW.00 (DCA - $28,000.00, County Bond Issue Funds - $42,000.00). Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, approving the DCA Grant Application as per above and authorizing the Chairman of the Board to so execute. 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 approval an Agreement with Cross Creek Township for road maintenance in Cross Creek Park for the period of December 4,1994 through December 3,1995, at a cost not to exceed $2,500.00. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, approving the Road Maintenance Agreement as per above. 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 approval the following Applications to Encumber Liquid Fuels Tax Funds: Application in the amount of $60,000.00 for design and construction of Bailey Bridge #48, Ten Mile Creek 550 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY JR JOSEPH A FORD COMMISSIONERS Application in the amount of $10AN.00 for design of McConnells Mill Bridge #41, Charders Creek Application in the amount of $10,000.00 for design of West Maiden Street Bridge #59, Chartiers Creek Application in the amount of $10,000.00 for design of South Wade Avenue Bridge #61, Chartiers Creek Application in the amount of $10,000.00 for design of Danley Bridge #32, Wheeling Creek Application in the amount of $12,000.00 for design of Hixenbaugh Bridge #26, Wheeling Creek Application in the amount of $12,000.00 for design of Longdon Bridge #19, Wheeling Creek Application in the amount of $12,000.00 for design of Clint Sprawls Bridge #21, Wheeling Creek Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, approving the Applications as per above. 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 approval a recommendation from the Budget Officer to authorize a $3 million Tax Anticipation Note with Mellon Bank at a fixed interest rate of 5.10%. Mellon Bank's proposal provides the County the option to prepay at anytime without penalty. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, approving the Tax Anticipation Note as per above. 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 approval a Resolution authorizing various budget transfers in accordance with P.S. 16, Section 1784. Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, adopting the Resolution as per above. 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 approval a Resolution establishing the Jail per diem rate at $29.75 per day, effective January 1,1995. For the work release prisoners, the cost will be at the rate of 18% of the gross wages earned up to the maximum per diem rate. For weekend prisoners, the cost will be the per diem rate, rounded to the nearest dollar. It was noted that the Prison Board adopted this Resolution at its meeting on December 14,1994. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, adopting the Resolution as per above. Roll call vote taken C 1 Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY. JR, JOSEPH A FORD, COMMISSIONERS 551 m rA I E Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the following travel requests: (0) 1. James Henry, Director of Children and Youth, and Gail Abercrombie of Human Services (Reimbursable) to attend a Family Preservation Teleconference in Butler, Pa., on December 15,1994 (R) 2. James Henry, Kathleen Leadbitter and Wanda O'Korn of Children and Youth and David (Reimbursable) Rellis of Data Processing to attend a Title IV -A Software Training in Mars, Pa., on December 12,1994 (0) 3. Patricia Jessop of the Health Center to attend a seminar on "Legal Issues in Supervision" (Reimbursable) sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Washington, Pa., on December 13,1994 (R) Required (0) Optional 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; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. ANNOUNCEMENTS Chief Clerk announced that the County Offices would be closed on Monday, December 26,1994, due to the Christmas Holiday. SOLICITOR Solicitor Bassi recommended that the Board approve a tax appeal settlement in the amount of $525,000.00 with Alex E. Paris. Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, approving the Tax Appeal Settlement as per above. Roll call vote taken Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. OPENING OF BIDS Controller Belcastro opened and read the following bids: COMMUNICATIONS BUILDINGS FOR 911 CENTER 1. The Pittsburgh Flexicore Company, Inc. 401 Railroad Street Monongahela, PA 15063 ML Wheeler. $23A84.00 Scenery Hill: $15,542.00 TOTAL: $M,626.00 A cashier's check in the amount of $3,862.60 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; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. 552 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY JR JOSEPH A FORD COMMISSIONERS INTEGRATED VOICE PROCESSING SOLUTION 1. All Communications 105 Broughton Road Pittsburgh, PA 15102 Total amount of bid: $39,995.00 A bid bond in the amount of 10% accompanied the bid. 2. AT&T 2200 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Total amount of bid: $80A19.90 A bid bond in the amount of 10% accompanied the bid. 3. Tri-State Dialpro, Inc 4640 Campbells Run Road Pittsburgh, PA 15205 Total amount of bid: $49500.00 A cashier's check in the amount of $4,950.00 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; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. There being no further business, Chairman Mascara declared the meeting adjourned at approximately 10:20 a.m. THE FOREGOING MINUTES SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL: ,1994 ATTEST: /CHIEF CLERK 0