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Home My WebLink AboutCOMM - Meeting Minutes - 392 - 4-2-1992 - COMMISSIONERMINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY. PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR , EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS Minute No. 392 Washington County Commissioners Washington, PA, April 2, 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; Assistant Solicitor Emery; Linda Hands, Clerk -Steno II; Roland Bourke, Executive Director, Redevelopment Authority; Attorney Eric Held of Retos & Held, Solicitor for the Washington County Hospital Authority; Jim Henry, CYS Administrator; Alice Lohr, CARE, Inc.; Sandra Caffrey, Parents Anonymous; Jeff Spencer and Jeff Stover, Boy Scouts; Bernie Miller, John Sisul, Boyd Baer and Bud Gaus; Marcia McEwen, Publicity Director for the Washington County Humane Society; Melanie Thomas Finney, Planning Commission; Janice Urban, Assistant Personnel Director; Jeff Dykstra of Children and Youth; Jon Stevens, Observer -Reporter; Jim Jefferson, WJPA; and Kathy Thomas, Riverview Weekly. Chairman Mascara called the meeting to order at approximately 10:10 a.m. and entertained a motion to approve Minute No. 391. written. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, approving Minute No. 391 as 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 Hospital Authority, held a public hearing for the purpose of accepting public comments on a proposed bond issue of the Monongahela Valley Hospital, Inc., to finance a project consisting of the financing of the costs of: (a) refunding the Issuer's Hospital Gross Revenue Bonds, Series 1976 (Monongahela Valley Hospital, Inc., Sublessee); (b) the acquisition of certain capital assets for the Hospital; (c) funding any required reserves; and (d) the financing of all or a portion of the costs incurred in connection with the issuance of the Bonds, including the acquisition of bond insurance or other credit facility if economically feasible. The loan amount would not exceed $27,500,000. Attorney Held explained that the Hospital is issuing these bonds for the purpose of refinancing an existing bond obligation in order to take advantage of the current low interest rates (approximate balance is $24,000,000) and to raise money for a cardiac catheterization unit (approximate amount of $3,000,000). There were no public comments concerning this proposed bond issue. Attorney Held presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the following Resolution: MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR., EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS RESOLUTION OF THE WASHINGTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS THAT IT IS DESIRABLE FOR THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE IN THE AREA SERVED BY MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL (THE "HOSPITAL"), FOR THE WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY TO ISSUE ITS BONDS ON BEHALF OF THE HOSPITAL FOR A PROJECT CONSISTING OF: (A) REFUNDING A PORTION OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY HOSPITAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY'S HOSPITAL GROSS REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 1976 (MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL, INC., SUBLESSEE); (B) THE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN CAPITAL ASSETS FOR THE HOSPITAL; (C) FUNDING ANY REQUIRED RESERVES; AND (D) THE FINANCING OF ALL OR A PORTION OF THE COSTS INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS, INCLUDING THE ACQUISITION OF BOND INSURANCE OR OTHER CREDIT FACILITY IF ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE (COLLECTIVELY, THE "PROJECT") AND APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF THE WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, HOSPITAL REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 1992 (MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL PROJECT) Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, adopting the foregoing Resolution. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Roland Bourke, Executive Director of the Redevelopment Authority, presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a Resolution approving the County's Home Investment Partnerships Program and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to submit a grant application in the amount of $1,074,000.00 to the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Mr. Bourke briefly explained the details of this program. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, adopting the foregoing Resolution and authorizing the Chairman of the Board to execute all necessary documents related thereto. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. (Janice Urban, Assistant Personnel Director, entered the meeting.) Commissioner Petrosky read a Proclamation declaring April 1-14, 1992, as "SCOUTING FOR FOOD DRIVE". Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, adopting the foregoing Proclamation. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. (The Commissioners presented the Proclamation to Jeff Spencer and Jeff Stover of the Boy Scouts.) Commissioner Ford read a Proclamation declaring the month of April, 1992, as "CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH". Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, adopting the foregoing Proclamation. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. M11NUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY. PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR , EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS The Commissioners presented the Proclamation to Jim Henry, CYS Administrator, Alice Lohr of CARE, Inc., and Sandra Caffrey of Parents Anonymous. Commissioner Petrosky read a Proclamation declaring April 9, 1992, as "POW RECOGNITION DAY". Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, adopting the foregoing Proclamation. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. The Commissioners presented the Proclamation to Bernie Miller, John Sisul, Boyd Baer and Bud Gaus. Commissioner Ford read a Proclamation declaring the month of April, 1992, as "PREVENT A LITTER MONTH". Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, adopting the foregoing Proclamation. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. The Commissioners presented the Proclamation to Marsha McEwen, Publicity Director of the Washington County Humane Society. (The meeting recessed briefly for the purpose of taking pictures.) NEW BUSINESS Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval an Agreement with Beverly Van Kirk of Prosperity, Pennsylvania, for the purpose of conducting music stimulation sessions to the residents at the Washington County Health Center at the rate of $2d.00 per two-hour session, effective April 13, 1992. The total amount payable in a 12-month period will not exceed $2,800.00. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, 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 a Right -of -Way Agreement with Bell Telephone Company whereby the County grants permission to Bell Telephone Company to install an underground vault on County property near the entrance to the Fairgrounds. Bell Telephone Company will pay the County the sum of $5,000.00. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, approving the Right -of -Way Agreement as per above, subject to final review by the County Solicitor. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval an Engineering Agreement with General Analytics of Monroeville, Pennsylvania, for the provision of engineering services relative to the Washington County Airport Project. This project consists of (1) construction of an access road; (2) obstruction removal; and (3) construction of a maintenance building. The engineering services would include preliminary design services, final design services, preparation of bid documents, general observation services and resident inspection services. The total contract amount is $69,671.00, of which the County's share would be $3,483.55 (5*). Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, approving the Engineering Agreement as per above, subject to review by the County Solicitor and approval by the FAA. 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 Amendment to the Agreement with Pentamation relative to the County's Financial Information System. This Amendment increases the contract amount by $3,000.00 (from $100,150.00 to $103,150.00) to provide additional costs for training visitations that were required in order to customize the system with the changes that the County had requested. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, approving the Amendment to 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 a request to revise the authorization of March 19, 1992 (Minute No. 390, pp. 348-349) to reflect a monthly minimum usage fee of $50.00 rather than $25.00 relative to the AT&T Customer Interpreter Service Agreement in connection with the Enhanced 9-1-1 System. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, approving the revised authorization 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 Labor Agreement documents: 1. Addendum to Agreement with the Pennsylvania Social Services Union (PSSU) for the employees of the Children and Youth Department for calendar year 1992. The Agreement provides for a 3% across-the-board increase for Caseworkers, 4% across-the-board increase for Clerical and a 1-step adjustment for 5 Caseworkers. 2. Agreement with the Washington Court Association of Professional Employees (WCAPE) for the Probation Officer employees in Juvenile Probation and Adult Probation for calendar year 1992. This Agreement reflects a salary scale based on the years of service. 11 C P MINUTE B❑❑K K n L L 1 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 Labor Agreement documents 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. John F. Yoney, Treasurer, and Claudia Hargrove, Deputy Treasurer, to attend the County Treasurer's Eastern Seminar in Clark, Pa., on April 7, 1992 (0) 2. Dennis Martinak and Lewis Villotti of Planning Commission to attend a workshop on "Putting the 1990 Census to Work" in Pittsburgh, Pa., on April 9, 1992 (0) 3. Jack Welty, Director of Information Systems, to attend the 1992 Spring GMIS Conference in Lancaster, Pa., on May 8, 1992 (0) 4. Gail Abercrombie of Human Services to attend the First National (Reimbursable) Wraparound Conference in Pittsburgh, Pa., on April 12-14, 1992 (R) 5. Cathy J. Dames and Rick E. Miller of Adult Probation to attend classes on "Basic Probation and Parole Skills" in Carlisle, Pa., on April 20 through May 1, 1992 (R) 6. Dennis Walters of Adult Probation to attend a course entitled "Managing the Human Resource" sponsored by the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole in Monroeville, Pa., on April 6-10, 1992 (R) Required (0) Optional Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, approving the foregoing travel requests and authorizing payment of all necessary expenses related thereto. SOLICITOR Roll call vote taken: Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Solicitor Bassi presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the following tax refund. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, that the Tax Assessment Office (or Tax Claim Bureau) be authorized to prepare the following tax refund due to either duplication or overpayment of real estate or personal property tax: 1. Barbara and John Beck, Jr. 340 Dry Run Road Monongahela, PA 15063 District: Monongahela 2nd Ward District No: 430 - Section No: Amount: $85.59 Roll call vote taken: (1988 County Tax) 020-00-00-0010-00 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 10:40 a.m. THE FOREGOING MINUTES SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL: s D 1992 ATTEST CHIEF CLERK