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Home My WebLink AboutCOMM - Meeting Minutes - 387 - 2-27-1992 - COMMISSIONERWashington County Commissioners Washington, PA, February 27, 1992 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 Ford. Also being present: Chief Clerk Dallatore; Solicitor Bassi; Controller Belcastro; George Retos, Jr., Solicitor, Industrial Development Authority; Attorney Wayne Gerhold of the law firm of Peck, Shaffer and Williams; Colleen Gentilcore, Herald Standard; Jon Stevens, Observer - Reporter; and Jim Jefferson, WJPA. Chairman Mascara called the meeting to order at approximately 10:05 a.m. and entertained a motion to approve Minute No. 386. Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, approving Minute No. 386 as written. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Ford - 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 proposed bond issue to issue Industrial Development Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1992, the proceeds of which will be loaned to The Kroger Company for the purpose of refunding the Issuer's $3,250,000, 12.875%, Series 1982 Revenue Bonds which were initially issued to finance the acquisition, construction, equipping and installation of a retail facility located in the 7th Ward of the City of Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania. Attorney George Retos, Solicitor for the Industrial Development Authority, explained that this refunding was being done in order to take advantage of the current low interest rates. Attorney Wayne Gerhold of the law firm of Peck, Shaffer and Williams, bond counsel for The Kroger Company, stated that this bond issue would mature on May 1, 1999, and the interest rate would be approximately 7.5%. There were no public comments concerning this bond issue. OLD BUSINESS Solicitor Bassi stated that only one bid had been submitted for the Judicial Information System. It was submitted by Bull HN Information Systems, but it did not comply with the specifications and it did not provide the required support services. Solicitor Bassi therefore recommended that the bid be rejected. Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, that the bid submitted by Bull HN Information Systems be rejected as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. t3l MINUTE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY. PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR, EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS ....... ......... ayl- Solicitor Bassi recommended that the bids for Meat for the month of March be awarded to the following vendors for the per unit costs submitted in their bid proposals: Green Valley Packing Company, Claysville, PA Kraft/Behrhorst, Bridgeville, PA Jarrell & Rea, Pittsburgh, PA Tri-River Foods, Bethel Park, PA Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, awarding the bids as per above; these being the lowest responsible bids received in accordance with specifications. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Solicitor Bassi recommended that the Board approve a one -month extension to the current contract for produce with Monteverde's of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, approving a one -month extension to the current contract for produce with Monteverde's of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Solicitor Bassi recommended that the bids for Vehicles be awarded to the following vendors: Ford Taurus - McDonald Ford, McDonald, PA Cost - $13,750.00 each x 2 = $27,500.00 - (Drug Enforcement Program) Econoline Van - Washington Ford, Washington, PA Cost - $13,653.00 - (Drug Enforcement Program) Moved by Mr. Ford, 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. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Solicitor Bassi also recommended that the Board authorize the readvertising of bids for two (2) vehicles - one for the Coroner and one for the Drug Enforcement Program. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, authorizing the Chief Clerk to readvertise for bids as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. NEW BUSINESS Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a Provider Agreement with Rebecca Foley of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, relative to the LMA Day Care Program. � V M11NUTE 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. Ford, approving the Provider Agreement as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Relative to the JTPA Program, Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the submission of an Application for Incentive Funds to the Bureau of Employment and Training Services. This Application is in the amount of $21,764.00 and would serve 20 participants. Funding comes from Title IIA 6% funds awarded to SDA's who exceeded the established performance standards. The term of the agreement shall be from July 1, 1992 to June 30, 1993. Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, approving submission of an Application for Incentive Funds as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a recommendation to reappoint the following individuals to the Southwestern Pennsylvania Regional Planning Commission (SPRPC) for the 3-year term of January 1, 1992 through December 31, 1994: per above. Neil D. Bassi of Washington, PA - Citizen Member Albert Ferrari of Charleroi, PA - Citizen Member Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, approving the reappointments as Roll call vote taken: Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a revised Insurance Commitment with the Financial Guaranty Insurance Company relative to the anticipated General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series of 1992, for the County of Washington. The revised Insurance Commitment extends the expiration date from April 3, 1992 to April 26, 1992. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, approving the revised Insurance Commitment as per above and authorizing the Chairman of the Board to so execute. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a HUD Grant Agreement in the amount of $97,000.00 for FY92/93 in connection with the Emergency Shelter Grant Program. Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, approving the HUD Grant Agreement as per above and authorizing the Chairman of the Board to so execute. MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR, EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS �s Roll call vote taken: F Mr. Ford - 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: (R) 1. Betty Comport, Janice Necciai, Joan Blank and Jody Saint of (Reimbursable) Children & Youth to attend a seminar on "Intervention in Child Sexual Abuse" in Erie, Pa., on March 18-20, 1992 (0) 2. Jill Snodgrass and Tracy Holsopple of Day Care to attend a (Reimbursable) conference about the arts in early childhood education at the Shady Lane School in Pittsburgh, Pa., on March 28, 1992 (B) 3. Gail Abercrombie, CASSP Coordinator, to attend a MH/MR Program (Reimbursalle) Administrators Association of Pa., Inc. Children & Youth Subcommittee Meeting at State College, Pa., on March 19-20, 1992 (R) 4. Teresa Crawford of the WCHC to attend a workshop on "OSHA's New (Reimbursable) Bloodborne Diseases Law" in Washington, Pa., on April 16, 1992 (0) 5. Cynthia Barnes of the WCHC to attend an Advanced Word Perfect (Reimbursable) training session sponsored by the Hospital Shared Services in Warrendale, Pa., on May 18, 1992 (0) 6. Two clerical employees of the District Attorney's Office to attend a conference sponsored by the Pennsylvania District Attorneys Institute at State College, Pa., on March 5-6, 1992 (B) Board Member (0) Optional (R) Required Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, approving the foregoing travel requests and authorizing payment of all necessary expenses related thereto. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. There being no further business, Chairman Mascara declared the meeting adjourned at approximately 10:15 a.m. THE FOREGOING MINUTES SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL: 1992 ATTEST: CHI F CLERK