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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
AFRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR., JOSEPH A. FORD, COMMISSIONERS
Minute No. 461
Washington County Commissioners
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0 Washington, PA, August 19, 1993
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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
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Mascara and Petrosky. Absent being: Commissioner Ford. Also being present: Tina Dallatore, Chief Clerk;
Mel Bassi, Solicitor; Linda Hands, Clerk -Steno II; Controller Belcastro; Brian Bark, 911 Coordinator; Duane
Kavka, Director of Human Services; Floyd Laubham, Planning Commission; J. Bracken Burns, Director of
Emergency Services; Dr. Barry Parks, Washington County Health Center Administrator; Kathryn Vaccari,
Washington County Health Center Director of Nursing; Lou Falbo, IDA Executive Director; Attorney Damon
Faldowski, representing IDA; Attorney Cynthia Clarfield Hess, Cohen & Grigsby; Bob Gregg, Chairman of
the World Series Tournaments, Inc.; Linda Ritzer, Observer -Reporter, Jim Jefferson, WJPA; Chris Enzerra,
Herald Standard; Kathy Thomas, Riverview Weekly; and Michael Bassi.
Chairman Mascara called the meeting to order at approximately 10:05 a.m. and entertained a motion to
approve Minute No. 460.
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Mascara, that Minute No. 460 be approved as written.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS
At this time, the Board of Commissioners, in conjunction with the Washington County Industrial
Development Authority, held an IDA public TEFRA hearing for the purpose of accepting public comments
on the following proposed bond issue which was presented by Attorney Damon Faldowski, Representative
of the Washington County Industrial Development Authority.
Applicant: Beverly California Corporation
Project: Issuance of refunding bonds to refund the Authority's
outstanding Industrial Development Authority First
Mortgage Revenue Bonds (South Hills Convalescent
Center Project) Series 1980, which were issued to finance
the acquisition and equipping of a 100-bed nursing home
facility known as South Hills Convalescent Center and
located at the Facility Location set forth below.
Amount of Proposed Issuance: Not to exceed $2,045,000.
Facility Location: 201 Village Drive, Canonsburg, PA
0 There were no public comments.
Chairman Mascara entertained a motion to adopt a Proclamation declaring the week of August 20-27,
1993, as "Pony League Week".
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY. JR , JOSEPH A. FORD, COMMISSIONERS
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Mascara, adopting the foregoing Proclamation.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
The Commissioners presented the Proclamation to Bob Gregg, Chairman of the World Series
Tournaments, Inc.
The Commissioners presented a Certificate of Commendation to J. Bracken Burns, Director of
Emergency Services, in recognition of his achievement in receiving the designation of Certified Emergency
Manager by the National Coordinating Council on Emergency Management.
Dr. Parks, Washington County Health Center Administrator, introduced the new Washington County
Health Center Director of Nursing Kathryn Vaccari.
CITIZENS' COMMENTS
There were no citizens' comments.
OLD BUSINESS
Solicitor Bassi recommended that the bids for the Office Supplies (rebid) for the period of August 19,
1993 through April 30, 1994, be awarded to the following vendors for the per unit costs submitted in their
bid proposals:
Curry Office Products, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
Mt. Lebanon Office Equipment, Mt. Lebanon, PA
Sentry Business Products, North Tonawanda, NY
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Mascara, awarding the bids as per above; these being
the lowest "per unit cost" bids received in accordance with specifications.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Solicitor Bassi recommended that the bid for the Tube Feeding Supply/Medical Program at the
Washington County Health Center for the period of September 1, 1993 through August 31, 1996, be awarded
to Health Care Concepts of Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Mascara, awarding the bid as per above; this being the
lowest responsible bid received in accordance with specifications.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Solicitor Bassi recommended that the following bids continue to be tabled for review:
1. CPE Equipment for 911 Communications Center
2. Copiers for Recorder of Deeds
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ' WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, ,JR., JOSEPH A. FORD, COMMISSIONERS
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Mascara, to continue to table the bids as per above.
Roll call vote taken:
0 Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes.
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Motion carried unanimously.
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� Chief Clerk made available to the news media News Release relative to the following projects:
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1. Canonsburg Streets Improvement Project
2. Stockdale Streets Improvement Project
3. Strabane Storm Sewer Improvements Project
4. Bridge Street Reconstruction Project
5. East Bethlehem Street Signs Project
6. Coal Street Improvements Project
NEW BUSINESS
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval Agreements with the -
following providers for the LMA Day Care Program for FY93/94:
Lillie Rose Hinch
Washington, PA
Kathleen E. Nugent
Glassport, PA
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Mascara, approving the Agreements as per above.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Petrosky --Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously,
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the following items:
1. Submission to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture a grant
® application for the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program
(TEFAP) for the period of October 1,1993 through September 30,1994.
The allocation will be forwarded at a later date; however, it is estimated
to be $17,000.00 as in the previous year.
2. Agreement between the County and Community Action Southwest, Inc.,
to act as a lead agency for administering the Temporary Emergency Food
Assistance Program (TEFAP) for the period of January 1, 1994 through December 31, 1994.
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Mascara, approving the Grant Application and Agreement
as per above.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval an Addendum to the Contract
with Diversified Health Services to perform additional services related to the new case -mix reimbursement
system at the Washington County Health Center which would include development of a Certificate of Need
for possible changes to various levels of nursing care. The costs are estimated not to exceed $50,000.00.
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Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Mascara, approving the Addendum to the Contract as per 0
above.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval submission to the Juvenile
Court Judges' Commission a grant application in the amount of $28,064.00 for continued funding for the
Specialized Aftercare and/or Intensive Probation Drug and Alcohol Services for juvenile delinquents for
FY93/94. 0
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Mascara, approving the Grant Application as per above.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval an application for an
allocation of County Liquid Fuel Tax Funds in the amount of $6,600.00 from Nottingham Township for
Double Surface Treatment to the Chapel Hill Road located at Mingo Park.
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Mascara, approving the Application as per above.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval an Agreement between the
County and the Southwestern Pennsylvania Corporation whereby the Corporation would reimburse the
County an amount of $9,500.00 for staff time of the Planning Department for working on transportation
planning activities in connection with the FY93/94 Unified Planning Work Program.
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Mascara, approving the Agreement as per above.
Roll call vote taken:
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
Administration to authorize the soliciting of proposals for office space for the following three (3) district
justices offices:
M.D. #27-3-7 - Burgettstown
M.D. #27-3-9 - Washington
M.D. #27-3-10 - Claysville
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Mascara, authorizing the soliciting of proposals as per
above.
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FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, .JR., .JOSEPH A. FORD, COMMISSIONERS
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes.
0 Motion carried unanimously.
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Chief Clerk requested authorization to advertise for the following bids:
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1. Playground Equipment for the Department of Parks and Recreation
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� 2. Sweever/Snow Blower for the Washinaton Countv Airport
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Mascara, authorizing the Chief Clerk to advertise for bids as
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per above.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the following item relative to
the JTPA Program:
1. Extension to the Agreement with Brown & Husted, Inc., for rental vans
for the Summer Youth Employment Program through August 31,1993.
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Mascara, approving the Extension as per above.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval submission to the
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections a Document of Grant for reimbursement for jail construction funds
for the period of December 21,1989 through December 31,1992. The Grant Award is in the amount of
$107,963.00. This amount represents approximately 33 percent of 50 percent of the total costs ($648,799.00)
which have been expended.
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Mascara, approving the Document of Grant as per above.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the following travel requests:
(R) 1. Cathi Kresh and Jan Kujawa of LMA Day Care to attend the Department of Public
(Reimbursable) Welfare Regional Meeting in Grove City, Pa., on September 2, 1993
(0) 2. Teresa Crawford and Linda Wilson of the Health Center to attend a program entitled
(Reimbursable) "Case Mix Reimbursement and the Minimum Data Set: A Basic Approach to
Understanding & Preparing Your Facility For a New Reimbursement System" sponsored
by The National Institute for Health and Human Services in Pittsburgh, Pa., on
August 19, 1993
(0) 3. Pat Jessop and Mary Lynn Tarbuck of the Health Center to attend a seminar on "Dealing
(Reimbursable) With the Problem Employee" sponsored by the Pennsylvania Department of Community
Affairs in Pittsburgh, Pa., on September 21, 1993
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(0) 4. Shirley Davis, Dave Snyder, Jack Morris and Carl Amodei of the Health Center to attend
(Reimbursable) a seminar on "Employee Performance Evaluation" sponsored by the Pennsylvania
Department of Community Affairs at the Holiday Inn Meadow Lands on August 26,
1993
(0) 5. Keith Sim, Helen Orcutt and Sally Shultz of the Health Center to attend a seminar on
(Reimbursable) 'Basic Supervision" sponsored by the Pennsylvania Department of Community Affairs
at the Holiday Inn Meadow Lands on October 7, 1993
(R) 6. Six staff members of JTPA to attend the US Department of Labor and Industry Training
(Reimbursable) Session on "Employability Assessment and Case Management" in Pittsburgh, Pa., on
August 25-27, 1993
(R) 7. John Pankopf of Adult Probation to attend a Course entitled "Relapse Prevention for
Sex Offenders" sponsored by the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole in
Monroeville, Pa., on August 17-18, 1993
(0) 8. Susan L. Accetta and Martha Ward of Domestic Relations to attend the DRAP Training
(Reimbursable) Conference in Harrisburg, Pa., on September 26-30, 1993
(0) 9. Katherine B. Emery or Michelle Miller of Employee Relations to attend the following
DCA Workshops:
DATE TOPIC LOCATION
08/26/93 Dealing With Washington, PA
Problem
Employee
09/21/93 Employee Pittsburgh, PA
Evaluations
09/22/93 Comp. Costs & Pittsburgh, PA
Managed Health
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Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Mascara, approving the foregoing travel requests and
authorizing payment of all necessary expenses related thereto.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously. 9
BID OPENINGS
Controller Belcastro opened and read the following bids:
BASE STATIONS & ANTENNA FOR WASHINGTON COIJNTY 911 COMMUNICATIONS CENTER
1. Ericsson GE Mobile Communications
P. O. Box 807
McMurray, PA 15317
Total amount of bid: $209,018.00
A bid bond in the amount of 10% accompanied the bid.
2. Pittsburgh Communications Services, Inc.
9450 Perry Highway
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Total amount of bid: $244,657.00
A bid bond in the amount of $25,000.00 accompanied the bid.
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FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR., JOSEPH A. FORD, COMMISSIONERS
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Mascara, that the foregoing bids be tabled for further
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Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes.
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Motion carried unanimously.
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RADIO COMMUNICATION CONSOLES FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY 911 COMMUNICATIONS,
CENTER
1. Modular Communications Systems
13309 Saticoy Street
North Hollywood, CA 91605
Total amount of bid: $305,964.00
A bid bond in the amount of 10% (not to exceed $35,000.00) accompanied the bid.
2. Orbacom Systems, Inc.
1704 Taylor's Lane
Cinniminson, NJ 08077
Total amount of bid: $255,893.65
A bid bond in the amount of 10% accompanied the bid.
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Mascara, that the foregoing bids be tabled for further
review.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
AIR FLUIDIZED BED FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY HEALTH CENTER,
1. KCI Therapeutic Services, Inc.
8023 Vantage Drive
San Antonio, TX 78230
$ 54.90 x 365 days = $ $20,038.50
Daily Rental Rate Yearly total assuming
365 days rent
A check in the amount of $200.39 accompanied the bid.
2. SSI Medical Services, Inc.
4349 Corporate Road
Charleston, SC 29405
CLINITRON CII
$ 84.15 x 365 days = $ $30.714.75
Daily Rental Rate Yearly total assuming
365 days rent
CLINITRON UP -LIFT
$ 97.75 x 365 days = $ $35,678.75
Daily Rental Rate Yearly total assuming
365 days rent
A bid bond in the amount of 10% accompanied the bid.
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FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR., JOSEPH A. FORD, COMMISSIONERS
3. Sunrise Medical Bio Curve
4083 E. Airport Drive
Ontario CA 91761
$ 60.00 x 365 days = $ $21,900.00
Daily Rental Rate Yearly total assuming
365 days rent
A check in the amount of $2,190.00 accompanied the bid.
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Mascara, that the foregoing bids be tabled for further
review.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
ELECTION TABULATING EOUIPMENT FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY
1. Business Records Corporation
7563 Montridge Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45244
Category "A" - Total Price: $76.477.00 *
Category "B" - Total Price: $10.413.00 *
TOTAL BID: $86,890.00 *
* Includes Tranportation
A bid bond in the amount of 10% accompanied the bid.
2. Fidlar & Chambers
1405 5th Avenue
Moline, IL 61266
Category "A" - Total Price: $78.996.00
Category "B" - Total Price: $13.845.00
TOTAL BID:
$92,841.00
A bid bond in the amount of 10% accompanied the bid.
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Mascara, that the foregoing bids be tabled for further
review.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
There being no further business, Chairman Mascara declared the meeting adjourned at approximately
10:45 a.m.
THE FOREGOING MINUTES SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL:
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ATTEST:
CHIEF CLERK
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