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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOMM - Meeting Minutes - 523 - 11-2-1995 - COMMISSIONERMetro Petrosky, Jr. Melvin B. Bassi Joseph A. Ford, Sr. MINUTE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA 0 Minute No. 523 Washington County Commissioners Washington PA, November 2, 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, Sam Marra, Director of Administration; Mary Helicke, Executive Secretary; Robin Salosky, Hospice Care Manager; Beth Stroud, Hospice Care Community Relations Coordinator; Rod Piatt of Landmark Limited Partnership; Kathy Thomas, Valley Independent; Kris Schiffbauer, Herald Standard; Joe Smydo, Observer Reporter; and Jim Jefferson, WJPA. Chairman Petrosky called the meeting to order at approximately 10:05 a.m. and entertained a motion to approve Minute No. 522. Moved by Mr. Bassi, seconded by Mr. Ford, that Minute No. 522 be approved as written. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Bassi - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS The Commissioners presented a Certificate of Recognition to Mr. John Duskey for his many years of dedication to the community. The Commissioners presented to Robin Salosky and Beth Stroud of Hospice Care, Inc., a Proclamation designating the month of November, 1995, as "National Hospice Month". CITIZENS' COMMENTS There were no citizens comments. OLD BUSINESS Assistant Solicitor Ecker recommended that the bid for Bread be awarded to Schwebel's Bakery, Pittsburgh, PA, for the estimated total amount of $21,951.55; this being the only bid received. Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Bassi, awarding the bid as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Bassi - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Motion carried unanimously. CORRESPONDENCE Chief Clerk made available to the news media News Releases relative to the following projects: 1) Sale of Parcel No. 37 in Southpointe to B&O Partnership 2) Dedication Ceremony and Open House for Crest Avenue Apartments for the Elderly in Charleroi Borough 3) Charleroi Municipal Building Handicap Accessibility Project p I� Metro Petrosky, Jr. 7 �t Melvin B. Bassi Joseph A. Ford, Sr. MINUTE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA NEW BUSINESS Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the following Day Care Provider Agreements for Fiscal Year 1995/96: 1) Theresa Sebolt, Finleyville, PA 2) Wayne Del Vecchio, Canonsburg, PA 3) Laura Sebetich, Bentleyville, PA Moved by Mr. Bassi, seconded by Mr. Ford, approving the Provider Agreements 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 an Addendum to the Purchase of Service Agreement with George Jr. Republic relative to the Children & Youth Program. The purpose of the Addendum is to allow for the provision of Preventative Aftercare and Aftercare Intensive In -Home services at a per diem rate of $31.50 for FY95/96. Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Bassi, approving the Addendum 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 an Addendum to the Contract with Kopko Construction relative to the Bridge House Rehab Project. The Addendum increases the contract amount by $4,358.00 in order to make emergency repairs due to problems with raw sewage and other plumbing which has created a hazardous situation. It was noted that this project is 100% funded by the Department of Community Affairs. Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Bassi, approving the Addendum 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 an Aircraft Hangar Tiedown Lease with Gerald Hadix at a cost of $170.00/month plus $10.20 tax, effective November 1, 1995. Moved by Mr. Bassi, seconded by Mr. Ford, approving the Lease 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 request from Coroner Warco to amend his original request of $75.00 per case for each deputy to include the provision of pagers (not to exceed five) at a cost of $7.00 per month per pager. (See Minute No. 431 dated January 14,1993, for further Metro Petrosky, Jr. Melvin B. Bassi Joseph A. Ford, Sr. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MIN''UtE BOOK WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA C reference.) Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, approving the request for pagers as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Bassi - No; Mr. Petrosky - Yes. Motion carried. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the renewal and authorization for payment of the following maintenance bills. It was noted that the prices have not increased from 1994. 1) Unisys 6000/55 System - Informix Financial System 1/1/95 thru 12/31/95 - Amount due $7,322.00 2) Unisys 6000/65 System - Informix Treasurer's/Tax System 1/1/95 thru 12/31/95 - Amount due $9,816.00 Moved by Mr. Bassi, seconded by Mr. Ford, approving renewal and payment 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 two -month extension (from October 31, 1995 to December 31, 1995) to the Computer Equipment bid which was awarded to Allegheny Computer Services, Inc., and RBA Professional Data Systems, Inc. This extension is needed in order to give the Data Processing Department time to evaluate the County's future needs. The per unit costs will remain the same as contained in the original bids. Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Bassi, approving the extension 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 an extension to the Lease Agreement with Millcraft Center for office space for District Justice Spence for the period of November 15, 1995, through December 31, 1995, with a monthly rate increase from $11.00/sq.ft. ($1,463.00) to $13.00/sq.ft. ($1,729.00). Moved by Mr. Bassi, seconded by Mr. Ford, approving the extension 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 an extension to the Lease Agreement with Millcraft Center for space for. Hearing Rooms for the period of November 15,1995 through November 14, 1996, at the same rental rate of $5,437.67 per month. Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Bassi, approving the extension as per above. 6 Metro Petrosky, Jr. Melvin B. Bassi Joseph A. Ford, Sr. I U T IE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA 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 an extension to the Natural Gas Consulting Contract with A. Bruce Grindle Petroleum Engineering for a period of one-year (December 1, 1995 through November 30, 1996) at a cost of $2,000.00. Moved by Mr. Bassi, seconded by Mr. Ford, approving the extension 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 Project Modification Request to be submitted to the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) for the Grant Award for the School -Based Probation Project. The purpose of the modification is to extend the grant project period for an additional three months (from June 30, 1996 to September 30, 1996) due to the fact that personnel were not hired for this project until July 28, 1995. Moved by Mr. Bassi, seconded by Mr. Ford, approving the Project Modification 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 a Grant Application to be submitted to the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) for funding for a Community Service Life Skills Program. The total project cost is $20,512.00 with PCCD funding at 75% ($15,384.00) and local funding at 25% ($5,128.00) which will be paid by JTPA. Moved by Mr. Bassi, seconded by Mr. Ford, approving the Grant Application 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 Sublease Agreement with the Washington -Greene County JTPA for'office space in the Courthouse Square Building for the period of September 1, 1995, through December 31, 1996, at a cost of $12.00 sq.ft. plus $22.00/month for twelve (12) parking spaces. Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Bassi, approving the Sublease Agreement as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Bassi - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Metro Petrosky, Jr. Melvin B. Bassi 197 Joseph A. Ford, Sr. MINUTE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS _ WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the following travel requests: (0) 1. Toni Corsie of the District Attorney's (Reimbursable) office to attend the PMS Forms Meeting sponsored by the Pennsylvania District Attorneys Institute in New Cumberland, Pa., on November 3, 1995. (C/E) 2. Bonny Levine and Terry Crawford of the (Reimbursable) Health Center to attend a program on Regulatory Requirements and Compliance of Pharmaceutical Services in Pittsburgh, Pa., on November 14, 1995. (R) 3. Timothy Harrison of Juvenile Probation (Reimbursable) to attend training for a Student Assistance Program in Washington, Pa., on November 13-17, 1995. (R) 4. David Scrip of Juvenile Probation to (Reimbursable) attend training for a Student Assistance Program in Washington, Pa., on November 13-17,1995. (0) 5. Angela Alampi of Aging Services to attend (Reimbursable) the Central Atlantic States Association (CASA) training session in Pittsburgh, Pa., on December 6, 1995. (0) 6. Julie Falleroni, Helen Swarrow and Dr. (Reimbursable) Barry Parks of the Health Center to attend a workshop on Alzheimer's Disease Update in Pittsburgh, Pa., on December 7, 1995. (0) 7. Gail Abercrombie of Human Services to (Reimbursable) attend a workshop on The September 1995 Medical Assistance Bulletins: Mental Health Wraparound Services in Clarion, Pa., on November 28,1995. (R) 8. Betty Comport and Rebekah Sheraskey of (Reimbursable) Children & Youth to attend CORE Training on Therapeutic Issue in Child Sexual Abuse Cases in Greentree, Pa., on November 16-17 and 20, 1995. (0) 9. Cynthia Romasco of Children & Youth to (Reimbursable) attend a workshop on Mothers Raising Sons in Pittsburgh, Pa., on December 14-15, 1995. (R) 10. Keith Holdsworth of Children & Youth to (Reimbursable) attend CORE Training on The Effects of Abuse/Neglect on Child Development in Pittsburgh, Pa., on November 28-30, 1995. (R) 11. Keith Holdsworth of Children & Youth to (Reimbursable) attend CORE Training on Casework Process and Case Planning in Monroeville, Pa., on November 1-2 and 8-9, 1995. (0) 12. John Sim of Children & Youth to attend a (Reimbursable) regional meeting of the Pennsylvania Association of Children & Youth Workers in Greensburg, Pa., on November 2,1995. Metro Petrosky, Jr. 198 Melvin B. Bassi Joseph A. Ford, Sr. MINUTE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA (0) 13. Terri Rae Anthony of Highway Safety to (Reimbursable) attend the National Safe Kids Conference in Washington, DC, on November 11-14, 1995 (R) 14. Three per diem Correctional Officers of (Reimbursable) the Jail to attend Basic Training Class No. 498 at the Pa. Department of Corrections Training Academy in Elizabethtown, Pa., on November 20-December 15, 1995 (R) 15. Stanley Rockovich, Dennis Walters and (Reimbursable) Mike Hertig of Adult Probation to attend Corrections Development International User Group Training/Meeting in Altoona, Pa., on November 16-17, 1995 (C/E) Continuing Education (0) Optional (R) Required Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Bassi, approving the foregoing travel requests and authorizing payment of all necessary expenses related thereto. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Bassi - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. ANNOUNCEMENTS Chief Clerk announced the County Offices will be closed on Friday, November 10, 1995, for Veterans Day. SOLICITOR Assistant Solicitor Ecker presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the following tax refunds. Moved by Mr. Bassi, seconded by Mr. Ford, that the Tax Assessment Office (or Tax Claim Bureau) be authorized to prepare the following tax refunds due to either duplication or overpayment of real estate or personal property tax: 1. Gregory Sopiak 138 Patterson Road Eighty Four, PA 15330 District: Nottingham Township Parcel I.D. No: 530-009-09-99-0003-06 Amount: $19.31 SS No: 160-46-5467 2. Helen Barcosky Box 218 Marianna, PA 15345 District: West Bethlehem Township Parcel I.D. No: 660-002-00-05-0019-01 Amount: $4.55 (1995 County Tax) (1995 County Tax) E fj 0 Metro Petrosky, Jr. Melvin B. Bassi Joseph A. Ford, Sr. MINUTE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 3. Floyd & Joanne Melone 42 Biltmore Drive Washington, Pa 15301 District: North Franklin Township Parcel I.D. No: 510-003-11-02-0032-01 Amount: $26.18 S. S. No: 190-24-1920 Roll call vote taken: BOOK - WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA st _ - Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Bassi - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. (1995 County Tax) Assistant Solicitor Ecker presented to the Board for their consideration and approval an Agreement with Catholic Charities of Harrisburg, Pa., relative to the provision of Children and Youth services for special needs, assessment and treatment for a child who is misplaced. The maximum contract amount is $1,900.00. Moved by Mr. Bassi, seconded by Mr. Ford, approving the Agreement as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Bassi - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Assistant Solicitor Ecker presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a Resolution, in principle, to agree to grant a right-of-way to Landmark Limited Partnership relative to property located at the site of the old County Men's Home located in Chariiers Township, contingent upon satisfaction of certain conditions. Moved by Mr. Bassi, seconded by Mr. Ford, adopting the Resolution as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Bassi - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. OPENING OF BIDS TIRES Controller Belcastro opened and read the following bids: 1. E.W. Tire & Service Center 350 West Chestnut Street Washington, PA 15301 Total amount of bid:, $21370.03 (based on estimated quantities; items submitted on a per unit cost basis) A bid bond in the amount of 10% accompanied the bid. Moved by Mr. Bassi, seconded by Mr. Ford, that the foregoing bid be tabled for further review. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Bassi - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Metro Petrosky, jr. 2 ,0 a• Melvin B. Bassi Joseph A. Ford MINUTE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BOOK WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA COMPUTER PAPER 1. Scott Electric 1000 S. Main Street Greensburg, PA 15601 Total amount of bid: $4,216.81 No bid security accompanied the bid. 2. Cane Business Forms P.O. Box 310 Burgettstown, PA 15004 Total amount of bid: $5,067.17 (based on estimated quantities; items submitted on a per unit cost basis) (based on estimated quantities; items submitted on a per unit cost basis) A cashier's check in the amount of $506.72 accompanied the bid. 3. L&M Paper Company RJ Casey Industrial Park Pittsburgh, PA 15233 Total amount of bid: $12389.88 (based on estimated quantities; items submitted on a per unit cost basis) A cashier's check in the amount of $1,238.99 accompanied the bid. 4. Five Thousand Forms, Inc. P.O. Box 757, 8020 Mine Street Fogelsville, PA 18051-0757 Total amount of bid: $15.293.35 (based on estimated quantities; items submitted on a per unit cost basis) 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. MAINTENANCE OF TWO (2) AT&T SYSTEM 75's Controller Belcastro stated that no bids were received. Moved by Mr. Bassi, seconded by Mr. Ford, that the Chief Clerk be authorized to readvertise for bids for Maintenance of Two (2) AT&T System 75's. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Bassi - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. C Metro Petrosky, Jr. Melvin B. Bassi Joseph A. Ford MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA z E 0 LL I z m m E 0 .0 a. There being no further business, Chairman Petrosky declared the meeting adjourned at approximately 10:25 a.m. THE FOREGOING MINUTES SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL: 1995 r ATTEST: r �--' CHIEF CLERK