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Home My WebLink AboutCOMM - Meeting Minutes - 550 - 10-17-1996 - COMMISSIONER4 3 Joseph A. Ford, Sr. Diana L. Irey J . Bracken- Burns, Sr- - I U u F. BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR., JOSEPH A. FORD, COMMISSIONERS Minute No. 550 Washington County Commissioners Washington, PA, October 17, 1996 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 Ford, Irey and Burns. Also being present: Tina Dallatore, Chief Clerk; Attorney Jim McCune, Solicitor; Jill Devine, Assistant Solicitor; Paul Belcastro, Controller; Bill McGowen, Director of Administration; Tom Zibrida, Planning Commission; John Logar, Tax Appeal Board Member; Mary Elizabeth Yancosek, Community Action Southwest; Ginny Shultz and Carla Mast, Washington Business Professional Women; Bill Maurer, Brian Davoli and Susan Lesnock, United States Postal Service; Chris Haines, Herald Standard; Vince Ponzio, WJPA; Joe Smydo, Observer Reporter; Kathy Thomas, Valley Independent; J.R. Wheeler, CUTV; and various bidders. Chairman Ford called the meeting to order at approximately 10:05 a.m. and entertained a motion to approve Minute No. 549 dated October 3, 1996. Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Burns, that Minute No. 549 be approved as presented. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Ford - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS The Commissioners presented to Ginny Shultz and Carla Mast a Proclamation designating October 20-26, 1996, as Business and Professional Women's (BPW) Week in Washington County. The Commissioners presented to Bill Maurer, Brian Davoli and Susan Lesnock a Proclamation designating Tuesday, October 22, 1996, as Postal Employee Recognition Day in Washington County. (The meeting recessed briefly for the purpose of taking photos.) PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments. OLD BUSINESS Attorney McCune recommended that the bid received for Occupational and Physical Therapy Equipment for the Health Center be rejected due to the fact that it was not accompanied by the required bid security and that this bid be readvertised. Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Ford, rejecting the bid for Occupational and Physical Therapy Equipment as per above and authorizing the Chief Clerk to readvertise for bids. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns - No; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Ford - Yes. Motion carried. Joseph A. Ford, Sr. Diana L. Irey J. Bracken Burns, Sr._______ MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON' COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R MASCARA. METRO PETROSKY, JR . JOSEPH A. FORD. COMMISSIONERS NEW BUSINESS Chief Clerk requested authorization to advertise for bids for cleaning of the duct system at the courthouse. rr o It was noted that although over the past few years air quality testing has not revealed any significant U- contaminants, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) indicated that the inner walls In 0 vl Lim llu,.l ay aL--aaa W ca c V ca y UIL LY uuc LV Ivllr, yc41 J Va ua4rc; 411U LIIAL FL Vr7Ga \.ac411111r, va laa\. Jy J1b111 vY vulU m increase the life of the system. cc Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Burns, authorizing the Chief Clerk to advertise for bids as per above IL and that the bid prices remain firm for a period of at least six months. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Ford - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and'approval Day Care Provider Agreements with the following agencies for FY96/97: Bright Start Learning Center, Carnegie, Pa. Donna L. Lynn, Langeloth, Pa. Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Burns, approving the Day Care Provider Agreements as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Ford - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval` an Agreement with Glance and Associates, Inc., of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the amount of $5,000.00 for the provision of pre -design architectural services in connection with the former jail project. Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Burns, approving the Agreement with Glance and Associates, Inc., as per above contingent upon review and approval by the Solicitor. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Ford - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the following items relative to the Domestic Relations Office. It was noted that the costs will be covered by federal reimbursement and grant funds. 1. Contract with RBA Professional Data Systems, Inc., in the amount of $17,940.00 for the provision of data and programming services required for the delivery of a computer extraction tape to Domestic Relations in connection with the PACSES conversion. 2. Contract with RBA Professional Data Systems, Inc., in the amount of $2,710.00 for the installation of WordPerfect 7.0 for Windows 95 on the new PACSES computer system. This includes the cost for ten WordPerfect licensed users ($1,750.00) and the cost to upgrade the server to accommodate the increased number of users ($960.00). 3. Contract with Professionally Yours, Inc., in the amount of $500.00 for the provision of training services for Windows 95 application. 4 3 131 Joseph A. Ford, Sr. 434 Diana L. Irey J. Bracken Burns, Sr. -- ----- - I U TE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR., JOSEPN A. FORD, COMMISSIONERS Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Burns, approving the contracts as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Ford - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. PENNSYLVANIA Chairman Ford entertained a motion to hold in abeyance part one of item "e" on the agenda relative to recommended appointments to the Children and Youth Advisory Committee. Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Burns, to hold in abeyance part one of item "e" on the agenda relative to recommended appointments to the Children and Youth Advisory Committee as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Ford - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a recommendation from the Nominating Committee of the Citizens Advisory Board to appoint George T. Prevuznik of Washington, Pennsylvania, to fill one of the current vacancies on the Citizens Advisory Board. Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Burns, approving the appointment as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Ford - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a recommendation from the Audit Committee to authorize a five-year extension to the agreement with Maher Duessel for performance of the County's single audit for the years 1996 through 2000. Commissioner Irey noted that the County is saving a considerable amount of money by using this firm as compared to the costs of the previous accounting firm of KPMG Peat Marwick who performed the single audit for the years 1988 through 1992. Maher Duessel's fees are as follows: Year Cost 1996 $57,000 1997 $78,850 1998 $81,807 1999 $84,875 2000 $88,057 Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Burns, authorizing a five-year extension to the agreement with Maher Duessel as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Ford - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval an Agreement with Mary Beth Borella for the provision of temporary clinical dietitian services at the Health Center at the rate of $20.00 per 11 hour. It was noted that Mary Beth Borella will replace Valerie McDonald who resigned. Joseph A. Ford, Sr. Diana L. Irey J . Bracken Burns, Sr. M BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR , JOSEPH A FORD, COMMISSIONERS Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Burns, approving the Agreement with Mary Beth Borella as per above. i € REMARKS: Solicitor McCune advised the Commissioners that he has written a memorandum to them relative to the contractual language contained in this agreement which names the Washington County Health Center as a party to the agreement. He stated that it is his opinion that the Washington County Health Center is not a coseparate entity that has the power or authority to enter into a contract for the expenditure of county money and that only the County of Washington, acting through the Commissioners, can do that. Therefore, he CD recommended that the Board approve the agreement subject to the proper party being designated as the contracting party. Ir Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mrs. Burns, amending the foregoing motion to approve the Agreement m a with Mary Beth Borella subject to the proper party being designated as the contracting party, based on the recommendation of the Solicitor. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Ford - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a Resolution approving (1) the National Alliance to End Homelessness and (2) the Pennsylvania Environmental Council, Inc., as associations/organizations concerned, with governmental affairs in accordance with Section 446 of The County Code. Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Burns, adopting the foregoing Resolution. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Ford - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a two-year extension to the Service Agreement with Specialized Communications Business, Inc., relative to the localizer equipment (partial ILS) at the Airport. The monthly service fee is $600.00 (or $7,200.00 per year). Additional charges include $175.00 for each emergency call and $25.00 per hour for repair or reinstallation of equipment damaged by other than normal use; these charges will not exceed $2,500.00 per year. It was noted that the FAA requires that the County provide regular maintenance/repair of the localizer equipment by a certified technician. Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Burns, approving the two-year extension to the Agreement with Specialized Communications Business, Inc., as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Ford - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval an Agreement in the amount of $65,000.00 with East Finley Township in connection with the Danley Bridge #32 over Wheeling Creek. The agreement provides for the abandonment of the existing structure by the County, replacement of the structure by East Finley Township and transfer of ownership from the County to East Finley Township. m Joseph A. Ford, Sr. Diana L. Irey J. Bracken Burns, Sr. MINUTE N i T E BOOK ®K BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS i lY V WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA. METRO PETROSKY, JR , JOSEPH A. FORD, COMMISSIONERS above. Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Burns, approving the Agreement with East Finley Township as per Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Ford - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the establishment of a collection fee of 25% to be added to the bill of costs of any defendant on any account referred to Interstate Credit Corporation by the Clerk of Courts. It was noted that this is pursuant to Act 104 of 1996. above. Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Burns, approving the establishment of the collection fee as per Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Ford - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chairman Ford entertained a motion to hold in abeyance items "1" and "m" on the agenda relative to contracts in connection with the Departments of Human Services, MH/MR and Drug and Alcohol. Chairman Ford stated that these items are being held in order to further review them for continuity of contract language. above. Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mrs. Irey, to hold in abeyance items "1" and "m" on the agenda as per Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Ford - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the following travel requests: 0 (0) 1. Bonnie Levine of the Health Center to (Reimbursable) attend a seminar on "Using Internet Technology to Support Health Care Delivery" in Warrendale, Pa., on October 23, 1996. (0) 2. Dawn Miller of the Health Center to (Reimbursable) attend PADSA's Western Regional Fall Educational Forum in Pittsburgh, Pa., on October 25, 1996. (R) 3. Cindy Zubchevich of the Health Center (Reimbursable) to attend a Training Program on New Program Ideas for Male Residents in Upper St. Clair, Pa., on November 15, 1996. (0) 4. Gail Abercrombie of Human Services to (Reimbursable) attend a seminar sponsored by the Mental Health Association in Washington, Pa., on October 29, 1996. (0) 5. Don Morris of Adult Probation to attend a Health Forum Conference sponsored by the Monongahela Valley Hospital, Inc., in Monongahela, Pa., on October 29, 1996. Joseph A. Ford, Sr. Diana L. Irey J . Bracken Burns, Sr. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MINUTE WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R MASCARA. METRO PETROSKY, JR., JOSEPH A. FORD, COMMISSIONERS (0) 6. Glenn Alterio, Kristin Clingerman, John Chiappetta and Charles Carpinelli of the Public Defender's Office to attend a PACDL Seminar in Carlisle, Pa., on October 25-26, 1996. E (0) 7. Susan Accetta of Domestic Relations to attend (Reimbursable) the Pennsylvania Joint Family Law Conference m in State College, Pa., on December 1-4, 1996. m (B) Board Member (0) Optional T (R) Required a v m E Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Burns, approving the foregoing travel requests and authorizing the o. payment of all necessary expenses related thereto. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Ford - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. ANNOUNCEMENTS Commissioner Irey announced that beginning with today's meeting Dimension Cable will start airing the Thursday meetings of the Board of Commissioners on the following Tuesday at noon; therefore, today's meeting will be aired on Tuesday, October 22nd. The Board expressed its gratitude to Dimension Cable and also to California University which has been taping the meetings since the beginning of the year which are aired in the California and Peters Township areas. SOLICITOR Attorney McCune presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the following tax refunds. Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Burns, that the Tax Assessment Office (or Tax Claim Bureau) be authorized to prepare the following tax refunds due to either duplicaiton or overpayment of real estate or personal property tax: 1. Boatman National Mortgage Co. Tax Department 4041 Knight Arnold Road Memphis TN, 38118 District: Canonsburg 2nd Ward Parcel ID No. 110-027-00-00-0024-00 Total amount: $85.22 S. S. No. 166-46-4613 2. Betty Ora Grace Mesler 172 Springdale Road Eighty Four, PA 15330 District: North Strabane Township Parcel ID No. 520-003-00-00-0019-00 Total amount: $4.29 3. Stanley E. Beck, Jr. 902 Main Street Bentleyville, PA 15314 District: Bentleyville Borough Parcel ID No. 040-055-00-00-0005-00 Total amount: $11.28 S. S. No. 200-48-9779 (1996 County Tax) (1996 County Tax) (1996 County Tax) 437 438 7 Q O Joseph A. Diana Ford, Sr. L. Irey J. Bracken Burns, Sr. MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA. METRO PETROSKY, JR.. JOSEPH A. FORD, COMMISSIONERS 4. Michael & Renee Hargett 27 Prado Lane Bulger, PA 15019 District: Smith Township Parcel ID No. 570-003-02-00-0004-01 Total amount: $2.66 5. Richard C. & Ermalee Foster 1354 S. Hewitt Avenue Washington, PA 15301 District: Buffalo Township Parcel ID No. 060-001-00-00-0015-OOA Total amount: $44.43 S. S. No. 201-26-3750 6. Frank & Athena Sarris 511 Adams Avenue Canonsburg, PA 15317 District: Canonsburg 2nd Ward Parcel ID No. 110-047-00-00-0003-00 Total amount: $4.58 7. MIDA P. O. Box 491 Donora, PA 15033 District: Donora Borough Parcel ID No. 240-041-00-00-0001-00 Total amount: $268.42 Tax I.D. No. 25-6079920 8. A. Brent & Barbara Williams R.D. 1, Box 269 Clarksville, PA 15322 District: West Bethlehem Township Parcel ID No. 660-009-00-00-0024-00 Total amount: $108.50 S. S. No. 209-38-5110 Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Ford - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. OPENING OF BIDS Controller Belcastro opened and read the following bids: (1996 County Tax) (1996 County Tax) (1996 County Tax) (1996 County Tax) (1996 County Tax) SPREAD SPECTRUM RF LINK SYSTEM FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY 9-1-1 1. Pittsburgh Communications Services, Inc. 9450 Perry Highway Pittsburgh, PA 15237 Total amount of bid: $218,855.00 A Bid Bond in the amount of $21,885.50 accompanied the bid. 2. Syntonic Technology, Inc. 7611 Derry Street Harrisburg, PA 17111 Total amount of bid: $278.655.16 A Bid Bond in the amount of 10% accompanied the bid. Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Burns, that the bids for the Spread Spectrum RF Link System for Washington County 9-1-1 be tabled for further re-kiew. 6,?a I U VE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Roll call vote taken: Mr. Burns - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Ford - Yes. i € Motion carried unanimously. 0 I z Chairman Ford commended Controller Belcastro and his staff for their cooperation during a recent m r_ m accounts payable audit performed by Profit Retrieval Systems, Inc., which reflected discrepancies at only 0.01% of the $150,000,000 in accounts payable files examined. cr There being no further business, Chairman Ford declared the meeting adjourned at a` approximately 10:40 a.m. THE FOREGOING MINUTES SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL: 1996 ATTEST: .- CHIEF CLERK