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Home My WebLink AboutCOMM - Meeting Minutes - 332 - 1-10-1991 - COMMISSIONERni MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR., EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS Minute No. 332 Washington County Commissioners Washington, PA, January 10, 1991 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 Paluso. Also being present: Chief Clerk Dallatore; Solicitor Bassi; Linda Hands, Clerk -Steno II; Coroner Jackson; Duane Kavka, Director of Human Services; Bill Sember, Director of Planning; Jon Stevens, Observer -Reporter; Colleen Gentilcore, Herald Standard; Barbara Loeper, WKEG; and Scott Herrington, WJPA. Chairman Mascara called the meeting to order at approximately 10:00 a.m. and entertained a motion to approve Minute Nos. 329, 330 and 331. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving Minute Nos. 329, 330 and 331 as written. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. OLD BUSINESS Solicitor Bassi recommended that the bids for Housekeeping Supplies for Aging Services for the period of January 1 through June 30, 1991, be awarded to the following vendors for the per unit costs submitted in their bid proposals: AGF Company, Pittsburgh, PA Amsco/Bionics Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA A-Z Janitorial Supply, Washington, PA J. Frye Sales & Service, Clairton, PA Kraft/Behrhorst, Bridgeville, PA Washington Bar & Restaurant, Washington, PA REMARKS: It was noted that Item #18 (Oven Cleaner) and Items #k38 and ##40 (Trash Can Liners) were awarded to the next lowest bidder for reasons documented. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, awarding the bids as per above; these being the lowest responsible bids received in accordance with specifications; and also authorizing the Chief Clerk to readvertise for bids for certain Housekeeping Supplies for which no bids were received. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Solicitor Bassi recommended that the bids for Housekeeping Supplies for Washington County for the period of January 10 through July 31, 1991, be awarded to the following vendors for the per unit costs submitted in their bid proposals: MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR , EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS -- -_ - - -----................ . ... AGF Company, Pittsburgh, PA A-Z Janitorial Supply, Washington, PA Bertenthal & Sons, Pittsburgh, PA J. Frye Sales & Service, Clairton, PA Marstan Industries, Philadelphia, PA Restoro Polish, Mars, PA West Penn Chemical Supply Company, Bridgeville, PA Zep Manufacturing Company, Leetsdale, PA REMARKS: It was noted that Items #65 and #68 (Paper Towels), Item #86 (Toilet Tissue) and Items #87, #88 and #89 (Trash Can Liners) were awarded to the next lowest bidder for documented reasons. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, awarding the bids as per above; these being the lowest responsible bids received in accordance with specifications. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. NEW BUSINESS Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval Addendum No. 2 to the Reserve Capacity Agreement with the M. C. Arnoni Landfill which increases the daily reserve capacity from 300 tons to 500 tons per day. above. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, approving the Addendum as per Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a Reserve Capacity Agreement with Y & S Maintenance, Inc., for the landfill located in Westmoreland County. The agreement provides for a daily reserve capacity of 50 tons per day. However, Bill Sember, Director of Planning, explained that the landfill is presently closed due to the fact that the Department of Environmental Resources had denied its permit application, but Y & S has filed an appeal. If and when the appeal is upheld, the agreement would then become effective. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, approving the Reserve Capacity Agreement as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval an Amendment to the Agreement with Neilan Engineers relative to the WCHC Lintel Repair Project. The Amendment provides for additional architectural/engineering services for Phase II bidding and construction observation services for a lump sum fee of $9,000.00. MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR., EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, authorizing the Amendment as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a proposal from McDonald Associates Engineering of Charleroi, Pennsylvania, to plot four tracts of coal reserves totaling 64.395 acres and to survey eight tracts of land totaling approximately 28.574 acres of county -owned property located in South Strabane Township. The total costs will be $8,840.00. above. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, accepting the proposal as per Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a letter of authorization for L. Robert Kimball and Associates of Ebensburg, Pennsylvania, to undertake a Geodetic Positions Survey to locate the Localizer, DME and NDB antenna sites within the nearest one/one hundredth (1/100) of a second to establish the latitude and longitude of these sites. These coordinates and survey are required by the FAA to establish the approach procedures for the Runway 27 approach at the Washington County Airport. The costs will not exceed $4,000.00; the County's cost will be $800.00. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, approving the letter of authorization as per above and authorizing the Chairman of the Board to so execute. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval an Agreement with Attorney Michael J. Fagella as Mental Health Review Officer for the period of January 1, 1991 through June 30, 1991, at the rate of $1,333.33 per month. above. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Mascara, approving the Agreement as per Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval (a) Grant -in -Aid Application and Grant Agreement to be submitted to the Juvenile Court Judges' Commission for PennFREE funding in the amount of $28,063.00 for the combined Intensive/Aftercare Program for the Juvenile Probation Department; and (b) Agreement with Try -Again Homes, Inc., for administering this grant program for calendar year 1991. a E C MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY. PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR , EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS .._._ ........ 4 .......................................................... .... Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the Grant -in -Aid Application and Grant Agreement and Agreement with Try -Again Homes, Inc., as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the following items relative to the JTPA Program: 1. Agreement with Western Area Vo-Tech to provide four classroom training slots in the area of food service or health assistant. The total contract amount is $11,292.00. The contract term is January 11, 1991 through June 30, 1991. (Note: This agreement replaces the one authorized at the meeting on December 20, 1990, p. 607.) 2. Agreements and/or modifications to existing agreements with the following contractors for the purpose of incorporating carryover and other additional funds in the total amount of $173,868 in the State Education Grant, Title IIA, Coal Minter Title III and EDWAAA-Title III. These funds will provide additional classroom and on-the-job training to 37 participants. The contract term on the new agreements will be from January 10, 1991 through June 30, 1991: Title IIA SEG EDWAAA EDWAAA EDWAAA EDWAAA Coal Miner Coal Miner Coal Miner Coal Miner Coal Miner Coal Miner Coal Miner Coal Miner CLASSROOM TRAINING Contractor Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics California University California University Duff's Business Electronics Institute Pittsburgh Insitute of Aeronautics Electronics Institute Fayette Institute Greene County Vo Tech Micro Teaching Factory Pittsburgh Diesel Institute Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics Pittsburgh Technician Institute WIT Coal Miner On -The -Job Training Previous Amount $ 35,939.00 $ 63,618.00 $ 7,480.00 $ 25,459.00 $ 20,793.00 OJT Additional $ 9,558.00 $ 10,076.00 $ 12,595.00 $ 3,590.00 $ 2,150.00 $ 3,186.00 $ 2,150.00 $ 2,087.00 $ 1,312.00 $ 20,800.00 $ 24,475.00 $ 3,186.00 $ 5,530.00 $ 13,173.00 Total $ 45,497.00 $ 73,694.00 $ 12,595.00 $ 11,070.00 $ 2,150.00 $ 28,645.00 $ 2,150.00 $ 2,087.00 $ 1,312.00 $ 20,800.00 $ 24,475.00 $ 3,186.00 $ 5,530.00 $ 33,966.00 Services $ 49,478.00 $ 60,000.00 $109,478.00 TOTALS $202,767.00 $173,868.00 $376,635.00 Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the foregoing agreements and modifications. # of New Slots 3 4 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 5 1 21 37 IN MINUTE B❑❑K BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR., EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the following Board appointments and reappointments: MH/MR Advisory Board (3-year terms, 1/1/91 - 12/31/93) New Appointment: Dorothy Radic, Monongahela (replace Dr. Wm. Dickinson, who resigned) Reappointments: Commissioner Frank R. Mascara Dr. Edward Foley, Washington Ms. deRicci Horwatt, Canonsburg Housing Authority (5-year term, 1/1/91 - 12/31/95) Reappointment: Judy Ansill, California Washington County Authority New Appointments: Raymond Popeck, Washington (fill unexpired term of Joseph Ford, who recently resigned; term will expire 12/31/94) L. Scott Frederick, Monongahela (fill existing vacancy; term will expire 12/31/93) Washington County Planning Commission (4-year terms, 1/1/91 - 12/31/94) Reappointments: Joan Jessen, McMurray Ernest Watson, Washington Southwestern Pennsylvania Regional Planning Commission (SPRPC) Reappointment: Commissioner Frank R. Mascara (3-year term, 1/1/91 - 12/31/93) Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, approving the foregoing Board appointments and reappointments. Roll call vote taken; Mr. Paluso - 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 nine (9) fire companies for the purpose of providing fire prevention and fire protection of County lands and buildings located within the respective jurisdictions of these fire companies. Each Agreement is for the amount of $750.00 per fire company for the year 1991: Avella Fire Company East Bethlehem Fire Company West Middletown Fire Company Mt. Pleasant Twp. Fire Company City of Washington Cross Creek Park Ten Mile Park Cross Creek Park Cross Creek Park Courthouse Square Complex r 11 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR., EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS Finleyville Fire Company Mingo Park Valley Inn Fire Department Chartiers Twp. Volunteer South Franklin Twp. Fire Company Mingo Park Wash. Co. Health Center, Juvenile Detention Center, Old Mens Home and the Fairgrounds County Airport Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the foregoing Agreements with the various fire companies. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a revised Fee Schedule of Bentworth Ambulance Service, Inc., relative to ambulance services for the Coroner's Office. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the revised Fee Schedule as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the following travel requests: (0) 1. Dennis Martinak of Planning to attend a Seminar entitled "Storm Water Management and Erosion and Sedimentation Control" sponsored by the Professional Engineers in Private Practice (PEPP) in Monroeville, Pa., on February 6, 1991 (0) 2. Barbara Collins of Aging Service to attend a Seminar entitled (Reimbursable) "Enhancing Quality of Life for Residents" sponsored by the Mental Health Association in Washington, Pa., on January 17, 1991 (R) 3. Rebekah Adams and Vickie Amos of Children and Youth to attend (Reimbursable) a Seminar on Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training; Child Protective Services in Pittsburgh, Pa., on January 8-10, 1991 (R) 4. Rebekah Adams and Vickie Amos of Children and Youth to attend (Reimbursable) a Seminar on Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training; Child Protective Services; Legal Issues in Pittsburgh, Pa., on January 15, 1991 (0) Optional (R) Required Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the foregoing travel requests and authorizing payment of all necessary expenses related thereto. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. 10:20 a.m. - Meeting recessed. 10:35 a.m. - Meeting reconvened for the purpose of opening bids. (Jack Welty, Data Processing Manager, and Robert Bailey of RBA Professional Data Systems, entered the meeting.) 12 Controller Belcastro opened and read the following bid: INTEGRATED DATA PROCESSING SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT FOR DOMESTIC RELATIONS 1. RBA Professional Data Systems 444 E. College Avenue State College, PA 16801 $171,164.00 TOTAL COST OVER TWO YEARS LEASE OPTION $193,594.00 TOTAL COST OVER TWO YEARS PURCHASE OPTION A bid bond in the amount of 10-W accompanied the bid. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, that the foregoing bid be tabled for further review. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. There being no further business, Chairman Mascara declared the meeting adjourned at approximately 10:40 a.m. THE FO GOING MINUTES SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL: BD- 17 ,,�f , 1991 A T T E T :-'�-e CHIEF CLERK 1