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MINUTE BOOK
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR., EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS
Minute No. 391
Washington County Commissioners
Washington, PA, March 26, 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; Lou Lignelli, Director of Administration; Bill
Sember, Director of Planning and Development; Joe Giecek, Director of Parks and
Recreation; Linda Hands, Clerk -Steno II; Dave Suski, JTPA Director; Duane Kavka,
Director of Human Services; Don Herrington, Shearson -Lehman Brothers; Max Morgan,
Economic Development Coordinator; John Duskey, Director, Community Relations, Bell of
Pennsylvania; Pete Cameron, Cameron Coca-Cola; Richard White, President, Washington
Federal Savings Bank; Bill Prentice, Property and Supplies; Jon Stevens, Observer -
Reporter; Jim Jefferson, WJPA; Colleen Gentilcore, Herald Standard; Cathy Caldwell,
WKEG; Kim Timlin, Pittsburgh Press; and Ray Williams of Bentleyville, interested
citizen.
Chairman Mascara called the meeting to order at approximately
10:05 a.m. and entertained a motion to approve Minute No. 390.
written.
Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, approving Minute No. 390 as
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
OLD BUSINESS
Solicitor Bassi recommended that the bid for the Law Enforcement Uniforms for
the period of April 1, 1992 through March 31, 1993, be awarded to Work America of
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for the per unit costs submitted in its bid proposal.
(Sheriff's - $17,465.95; Jail - $16,898.25 - approximate amounts)
Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, awarding the bid as per above;
this being the lowest responsible bid 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 bids for Medical Supplies be awarded to
the following vendors for the per unit costs submitted in their bid proposals:
Calgon Vestal Laboratories, St. Louis, MI
Gamma Medical Systems, Inc., Frederick, MD
Gatti Medical Supply, Inc., Indiana, PA
General Medical Corporation, Erie, PA
Medline Industries, Pittsburgh, PA
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Paper Products Company, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
Penn Medical, Inc., McMurray, PA
Stuart Medical, Inc., Greensburg, 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.
REMARKS: It was noted that certain items have not been awarded to the low bidder as
the product provided by the low bidder did not meet the specifications.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Solicitor Bassi recommended that the bids for Groceries and Staples be
awarded to the following vendors for the per unit costs submitted in their bid
proposals:
Bernard Food Industries, Valencia, PA
Cameron Coca-Cola, Washington, PA
Jarrell & Rea, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
Kaufman's Bakery, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
Kraft Foods, Bridgeville, PA
Paper Products Company, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
Schaller's Bakery, Inc., Greensburg, PA
Schneider's Dairy, Washington, PA
John Sexton & Company, Pittsburgh, PA
Deaktor/Sysco, Harmony, PA
Tri-River Foods, Inc., 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 bids for the 1992 Vehicles be awarded to
the following bidders:
Ford Explorer - McDonald Ford, McDonald, PA
Cost - $18,800.00 (Drug Enforcement Program)
Ford Crown Victoria - Matway Ford, Brownsville, PA
Cost - $13,191.50 (Coroner)
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.
REMARKS: It was noted that this was a re -bid and the price of the vehicle for the
Coroner was down approximately $4,000.00 - $5,000.00 from the first bid.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Solicitor Bassi recommended that the bids for Meat and Produce be awarded to
the following vendors for the per unit costs submitted in their bid proposals:
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Meat: (Month of April)
Green Valley Packing Company, Claysville, PA
Kraft/Behrhorst, Bridgeville, PA
Deaktor/Sysco, Harmony, PA
Jarrell & Rea, Pittsburgh, PA
Produce:
Total award to Kraft Foods, Pittsburgh, PA, being the lowest bid on
the per unit cost above the daily Pittsburgh Wholesale Fruit and
Vegetable Report. This is a month -to -month contract from April 1,
1992 through March 31, 1993, with the option to renew for an
additional month.
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 bid for Waste Treatment and Facilities
for the Parks Department be awarded to Bio-Sun Systems, Inc., of Millerton,
Pennsylvania, in the total amount of $98,435.00.
REMARKS: Bill Sember, Director of Planning and Development, explained that this is the
beginning of a Capital Improvements Project that the Commissioners have
authorized for the County Parks. This project includes the renovation of six
existing restrooms and the purchase of two additional facilities for Mingo
Creek County Park. He further explained the details of this project and
noted that the County will save approximately $13,000 by hiring three per
diem employees to install the equipment rather than having the contractor
install the equipment; the contractor will supervise the installation and
provide technical assistance.
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, awarding the bid as per above;
this being the only bid received in accordance with specifications.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - 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. Arden Demolition and Asbestos Abatement Project
NEW BUSINESS
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a
Provider Agreement with Ettie Buffington of Washington, Pennsylvania, relative to the
LMA Day Care Program.
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.
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Addendum to the Purchase of Service Agreement with Professional Family Care Services
relative to the provision of foster care services. This Addendum increases the maximum
contract amount from $200,000.00 to $275,000.00.
Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, approving the Addendum to the
Purchase of Service Agreement 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
Purchase of Service Agreement with Washington Communities Mental Health/Mental
Retardation Center, Inc., to provide treatment services to perpetrators of child abuse.
The funds for this Agreement would come through the Child Abuse and Family Service
Grant. This Agreement is in the amount of $20,000.00 for the period of February 1
through September 29, 1992.
Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, approving the Purchase of
Service Agreement 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
Agreements with the following providers for the provision of emergency shelter services
funded through the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare to homeless and near -
homeless residents of Washington County for the period of October 1, 1991 through
September 30, 1992:
above.
Serenity Farms - $24,085.00
Hickory, PA
Southwestern Pennsylvania Human Services, Inc. - $25,000.00
Monessen, Pa
Washington County Housing Authority - $25,000.00
Washington, PA
Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, approving the Agreements as per
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
Grant -in -Aid Application and Grant Agreement with the Juvenile Court Judges Commission
for staff salaries for the Juvenile Probation Department in the amount of $35,594.00
for calendar year 1992.
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, approving the Grant -in -Aid
Application and Grant Agreement as per above.
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FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR., EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS
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
submission of a Joint Application to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Resources in connection with the Pike and Gorby Run Project located in California
Borough. This project is a maintenance project which entails the removal of silt and
sand accumulation within the channel area.
Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, approving submission of the
Application as per above and authorizing the Chairman of the Board to so execute.
Roil 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 the
following items relative to the JTPA Program:
1. Modification to the Agreement with Pittsburgh
Beauty Academy for the provision of training one
additional participant in cosmetology. This training
will be funded from the SPOC funds. The contract total
will be increased by $1,231.00 to a total of $4,043.00.
2. Modification to the Agreement with Greene County Vo
Tech for the provision of training three additional
participants in nurse's aide training. This training
will be funded from the SPOC funds. The contract total
will be increased by $1,275.00 to a total of $30,423.00.
3. Agreement with Rosedale Technical Institute for the
provision of training one participant in automotive/
diesel mechanics. This training will be funded from
the SPOC funds and the term of the agreement will be
from March 27, 1992 through June 30, 1992. The contract
total will be $2,410.00.
4. Agreement with Median School of Allied Health for the
provision of training one participant in orthodics
and prosthetics technology. This training will be
funded from the EDWAAA Title III funds. The term of
the agreement will be from March 27, 1992 through June 30,
1992. The contract total will be $6,190.00.
Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Mascara, approving the Modifications and
Agreements as per above.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval an
Agreement with the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency for funding for federal
FY91/92 in the amount of $34,826.00. This allocation covers personnel costs (salaries
and benefits) for three positions in the Emergency Services Department. The term of
the Agreement is from October 1, 1991 through September 30, 1992.
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, approving the Agreement as per
above and authorizing the Chairman of the Board to so execute.
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FRANK R MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR., EDWARD M. PALLISO, COMMISSIONERS
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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 the
following two Applications and Grant Agreements to be submitted to the Pennsylvania
Emergency Management Agency (PEMA):
1. Application and Grant Agreement in the amount of
$19,976.80 for reimbursement for the Hazardous
Materials expenditures during the period of
November 1, 1986 through February 4, 1991, as
authorized under Act 165 of 1990.
2. Application and Grant Agreement in the amount of
$104,587.00 to pay for proposed expenditures related
to the Hazardous Materials Response Act for FY92/93.
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, authorizing submission of the
Applications and Grant Agreements 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 the
following items relative to the Judicial Information System:
1. Amendment to the Agreement with GTE Data Services
which adjusts the transaction price for the category
of "second 50,000 transactions" from $.25 to $.20,
effective April 1, 199-2. It was noted that this price
adjustment represents an additional six percent reduction
from the twenty percent reduction which was obtained on
January 1, 1992, and is based upon the County servicing
the daily support of the DPS6 (see item below).
2. Agreement with Bull Information Systems, Inc., for the
purpose of supporting a maintenance agreement on the
DPS6 for the Judicial Information System at a cost of
$5,000.00 annually, effective April 1, 1992.
Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, approving the Amendment and
Agreement 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
request from the Public Defender's Office to renew the NLADA Lawyers Professional
Liability Insurance policy. The term of the policy is for one year, effective April 1,
1992, at a cost of $6,242.00.
Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, approving the Insurance Renewal
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 Fee
Schedules for the Coroner's Office for the removal of dead bodies from (a) Walter L.
Kennedy Funeral Home located in Finleyville, Pennsylvania, at a cost of $150.00; and
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(b) Leonard M. Pavlic Funeral Home, Inc., located in Bentleyville, Pennsylvania, and in
Charleroi, Pennsylvania, at a cost of $150.00.
per above.
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, approving the Fee Schedules 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 an
Agreement with William M. Mercer, Inc., of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for the provision
of professional advice and consultation for the County's Labor Management Health Care
Cost Containment Committee. The fees would be $19,000.00 which includes out-of-pocket
expenses.
Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, approving the Agreement 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 the
following travel requests:
(0) 1. Dawn Miller of the Washington County Health Center to attend a
(Reimbursable) conference on "Activity Therapy Quality" sponsored by the
Pennsylvania Adult Day Care Association (PADCA) in Pittsburgh, Pa.,
on April 30, 1992 and May 1, 1992
(0) 2. Michelle Miller of Personnel to attend a conference on "CYS - Civil
Service" in Pittsburgh, Pa., on April 1, 1992
(0) 3. Katherine B. Emery, Assistant Solicitor/Personnel Director, to
attend a conference on "DCA - Employee Performance" in Pittsburgh,
Pa., on April 30, 1992
(0) Optional
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.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Chief Clerk announced that the Salary Board Reorganization Meeting will
reconvene on Thursday, April 2nd.
SOLICITOR
Solicitor Bassi presented to the Board for their consideration and approval
the following tax refunds.
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, that the Tax Assessment Office
{or Tax Claim Bureau) be authorized to prepare the following tax refunds due to either
duplication or overpayment of real estate or personal property tax:
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR, EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS
1. Gerald C. Grubesky (1989 County Tax)
145 Longvue Drive
McMurray, PA 15317
District: Peters Township
District No: 540 - Section No: 011-08-01-0009-00
Amount: $321.28
S.S. No: 192-34-7409
2. Irene S. Broida
815 North Franklin Street
Washington, PA 15301
Amount: $7.14
3. Ann Yanish
Box 105
Cokeburg, PA 15314
Amount: $17.84
S.S. No: 196-26-9278
Roll call vote taken:
(1991 Personal Property Tax)
(1991 Personal Property Tax)
Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
(The meeting recessed briefly.)
SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS
Max Morgan, Economic Development Coordinator, reported to the Board that the
Washington County Council on Economic Development has secured pledges of $153,000 in
its drive to establish the Washington County Investment Fund that will be used for a
gap -loan program for new or expanding businesses. The pledges represent sixty-one
(61*) percent of the $250,000 that the WCCED expects to raise from the private sector.
Among the local firms that have made pledges are Washington Steel, Washington Federal
Savings Bank, 84 Lumber, Bell of Pennsylvania, Cameron Coca-Cola, Charleroi Federal
Savings Bank and Fairmont Supply. The WCCED is also working to raise an additional
$500,000 from foundations and government sources. It was noted that Pete Cameron,
President of Cameron Coca-Cola, and Commissioner Frank Mascara are co-chairman of the
fundraising drive.
There being no further business, Chairman Mascara declared the meeting
adjourned at approximately 10:50 a.m.
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