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Home My WebLink AboutCOMM - Meeting Minutes - 358 - 7-18-1991 - COMMISSIONERWashington County Commissioners Washington, PA, July 18, 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; Assistant Solicitor Emery; Linda Hands, Clerk -Steno II; Dave Suski, JTPA Director; Duane Kavka, Director of Human Services; Francis Pettit, Executive Assistant; Attorney George Retos, Jr., Solicitor for the Industrial Development Authority; Lou Diehl, Shirley Reynard and Dolores Laabs, Open Doors for the Handicapped; Janet Schneider, Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation; Myrna Clemens and Linda Yelanich, Mayors Commission for the Handicapped; Bill Prentice, Property and Supplies; Floyd Laubham, Planning Commission; Jon Stevens, Observer -Reporter; Casey Swaney, Herald Standard; Jim Jefferson, WJPA; and Jenifer Kujawa, WKEG. Chairman Mascara called the meeting to order at approximately 10:10 a.m. and entertained a motion to approve Minute No. 357. written. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving Minute No. 357 as Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; 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 a public hearing (TEFRA) for the purpose of accepting public comments on a revised bond issue for Engineered Products, Inc. Attorney Retos explained that a previous hearing had been held in August of 1990 for the company's $5,000,000 project to finance the acquisition of the Fort Pitt Bridge Works plant in Canonsburg and the acquisition of a steel fabricating plant located in Kent, Ohio. Subsequently, the company revised its project to only finance the acquisition of the Fort Pitt Bridge Works plant; it will not acquire the plant in Ohio. Therefore, the amount of the project has been reduced to $3,600,000. Since the project has been restructured, another public hearing was required. There were no public comments regarding this project. Commissioner Mascara read a Proclamation designating the week of July 22-26, 1991, as "Calling on America Campaign Week" in connection with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, adopting the foregoing Proclamation. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. 161 Handicapped.) OLD BUSINESS Solicitor Bassi recommended that the bid for the Heating/AC Replacement Units for the Washington County Health Center be awarded to Allegheny Engineering Company of McMurray, Pennsylvania, at the per unit cost of $2,318.00 (six units - $13,908.00). Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, awarding the bid as per above; this being the lowest bid received in accordance with specifications. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Solicitor Bassi recommended that the bids for Meat & Produce for the month of August be awarded to the following vendors for the per unit costs submitted in their bid proposals: Meat: Green Valley Packing Company, Claysville, PA Kraft/Behrhorst, Bridgeville, PA Deaktor/Sysco, Harmony, PA Jarrell & Rea, Pittsburgh, PA Tri-River Foods, Bethel Park, PA Produce: Total award to Deaktor/Sysco, Harmony, PA being the lowest bid in total. 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. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Solicitor Bassi recommended that the bids for Kitchen and Housekeeping Supplies for Washington County continue to be tabled for review. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, to continue to table the bids as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosy - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. CORRESPONDENCE Chief Clerk made available to the news media a News Release relative to the following project: 1. East Maiden Street Storm Sewer Project City of Washington 162 TIINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY. PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR., EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS NEW BUSINESS Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a Joint Permit Application to be submitted to DER in connection with the Brevard Bridge Project. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving submission of the Joint Permit Application 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 a Price Adjustment to the Service Agreement with Carrier Building Systems and Services in connection with the maintenance and operation of two Liebert units. The annual cost has been increased from $1,632.00 to $1,716.00, effective September 1, 1991. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the Price Adjustment 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 Aircraft Hangar Tiedown Lease with Robert Storrick, Ronald McNary and William Scott of Venetia, Pennsylvania, at the rental rate of $91.00 per month, effective July 1, 1991. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the Aircraft Hangar Tiedown Lease 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 Resolution authorizing the sale of surplus personal property consisting of four vehicles which were seized by the District Attorney under the Controlled Substance Forfeiture Act. above. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, adopting the Resolution 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 recommendation to submit a Letter of Intent to DER to participate in the 1992 Gypsy Moth Suppression Program, Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, authorizing submission of the Letter of Intent as per above. MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR, EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS e 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. Commissioner Frank R. Mascara, Mike Namie of the Controllers Office and Roger Metcalfe of the Budget Office to attend the AICPA's 8th Annual National Governmental Accounting and Auditing Update Conference in Washington, DC, on August 26-27, 1991 (0) 2. Terri Rae Bartoch of Highway Safety to attend a training for the (Reimbursable) "Kids on the Block" puppet show in Erie, Pa., on August 15-16, 1991 (R) 3. Cathy J. Dames of Juvenile Probation to attend a seminar entitled "Project Join - Training & Planning Commission" sponsored by the Juvenile Court Judges Commission in State College, Pa., on August 1-2, 1991 (0) Optional (R) Required Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, approving the foregoing travel requests and authorizing payment of all necessary expenses related thereto. SOLICITOR Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Solicitor Bassi reported to the Board on the recent Supreme Court decision which upheld the appellate court's ruling that dismissed five surcharges filed against the Commissioners by former Controller Beharry involving (1) Sams Associates; (2) RBA Professional Data Systems, Inc.; (3) Bedway Security Agency; (4) Aptech; and (5) Felice Associates. 10:20 a.m. - Meeting recessed. 10:33 a.m. - Meeting reconvened for the purpose of opening bids. BID OPENINGS Controller Belcastro opened and read the following bids: AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC DOOR OPENERS FOR THE WASHINGTON COUNTY HEALTH CENTER 1. Automated Entrance Systems Company, Inc. 313 Archie Street Pittsburgh, PA 15139 Door No. i - Main Entrance: $ 3,255.00 Door No. 2 - Admissions Area: $ 4,440.00 Door No. 3 - 1 South: $ 3,445.00 Total amount of bid: $11,140.00 A bid bond in the amount of 10% accompanied the bid. 2. Automatic Door Enterprises, Inc. 823 3rd Avenue Beaver Falls, PA 15010 Door No. 1 - Main Entrance: $ 2,465.00 Door No. 2 - Admissions Area: $ 4,155.00 Door No. 3 - 1 South: $ 2,450.00 Total amount of bid: $ 9,070.00 A certified check in the amount of $907.00 accompanied the bid. 3. Stanley Magic Door 221 Clay Street Sharpsburg, PA 15216 Door No. 1 - Main Entrance: $ 3,139.00 Door No. 2 - Admissions Area: $ 5,241.00 Door No. 3 - 1 South: $ 3,182.00 Total amount of bid: $11,562.00 A bid bond in the amount of 10% accompanied the bid. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, that the foregoing bids 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 10:35 a.m. THE FOREGOING MINUTES SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL: Q,,&, o4 3 , 1991 ATTEST: CHIEF CLERK 1