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Home My WebLink AboutCOMM - Meeting Minutes - 421 - 10-22-1992 - COMMISSIONER528 Washington County Commissioners Washington, PA, October 22, 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: Tina Dallatore, Chief Clerk; Mel Bassi, Solicitor; Roland Bourke, Executive Director, Redevelopment Authority; Linda Hands, Clerk -Steno II; George Retos, Jr., Solicitor for the Industrial Development Authority; Bill Fields of Duquesne Light; Attorney John Shorall, Bond Counsel for the Allegheny County Industrial Development Authority; Randi Marodi, Observer -Reporter; Jim Jefferson, WJPA; and Joe Smydo, Pittsburgh Press. Chairman Mascara called the meeting to order at approximately 10:05 a.m. and entertained a motion to approve Minute No. 420. written. Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, approving Minute No. 420 as Roil call vote taken: Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS Roland Bourke, Executive Director of the Redevelopment Authority, presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a Resolution approving Proposal for Redevelopment of Disposition Parcel No. 21A in the Southpointe Economic Development Project by Mitsubishi International Corporation and the form of the Redevelopment Contract with said Developer. 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 budget revisions for the County's Community Development Programs for fiscal years 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1991, respectively, authorized under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended. 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. 529 MINUTE B❑❑K BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR, JOSEPH A FORD, COMMISSIONERS At this time, the Board of Commissioners, in conjunction with the Washington County Industrial Development Authority, held a public hearing for the purpose of accepting public comments on the following proposed bond issue which was presented by Attorney George Retos, Solicitor for the Washington County Industrial Development Authority. Applicant: Duquesne Light Company Project: Refunding of existing financing, $24,000,000 Allegheny County Industrial Development Authority, Pollution Control Revenue Bonds (Duquesne Light Company Project) Series A (the "Series A Bonds"), $16,000,000 Allegheny County Industrial Development Authority, Pollution Control Revenue Bonds, Series B (Duquesne Light Company Project) (the "Series B Bonds") and $17,000,000 Allegheny County Industrial Development Authority, Pollution Control Revenue Bonds, Series C (Duquesne Light Company Project) (the "Series C Bonds" together with the Series A Bonds and the Series B Bonds are collectively referred to as the "Prior Bonds"), and requesting the Allegheny Authority to issue its pollution control revenue refunding bonds to be designated as the Allegheny County Industrial Development Authority, Pollution Control Revenue Refunding Bonds, 1992 Series A (Duquesne Light Company Project) in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $50,000,000 (the "Bonds"), together with other available moneys of the Company, to finance all or a portion of the costs of (a) refunding the Prior Bonds; (b) funding any necessary accounts and reserves; (c) providing for credit or liquidity enhancement, if necessary; and (d) financing certain costs incurred in connection with the issuance of the Bonds (collectively, the "Project"). Project Cost: Not to exceed $50,000,000 Loan Amount: Not to exceed $50,000,000 There were no public comments. CITIZENS' COMMENTS There were no citizens' comments. OLD BUSINESS Solicitor Bassi recommended that the bid for the Nurse Call System for the South Wing of the Washington County Health Center be awarded to Gregg Communications, Inc., of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the amount of $17,800.00. 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 News Releases relative to the following projects: 1. Street Construction Improvements in Smith and Mt. Pleasant Townships 2. County's Policy on Voluntary Reduced Workweek 530 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR, JOSEPH A FORD, COMMISSIONERS NEW BUSINESS Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a Resolution authorizing an extension of the Voluntary Reduced Workweek Policy for calendar year 1993. above. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, adopting the Resolution 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 Memorandum of Agreement with the Deputy Sheriffs Association of Washington County which was authorized as a separate bargaining unit in August of 1992. The Memorandum of Agreement provides that both parties will abide by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 585, contract provisions until a separate agreement can be negotiated. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, approving the Memorandum of 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 Children and Youth Provider Agreement Addendums as follows: Provider Emergency Youth Shelter The Wesley Institute Purpose of Addendum Per diem rate changes from $95.44 to $97.67 Addition of Penn Residence program at a per diem of $95.33 Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, approving the CYS Provider Agreement Addendums 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 West Penn Power Company for the extension of the electrical line to Shelter 5 at Mingo Creek Park. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, approving the Right -of -Way Agreement as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Ford - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. 531 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR , JOSEPH A. FORD, COMMISSIONERS Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a JTPA Modification to the Title IIA Agreement with Pittsburgh Technical Institute which allows for the inclusion of two slots in autoCADD. There be no increase in the contract amount or other contract terms. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Ford, approving the JTPA Modification 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 an Agreement with RRZ Investment Management, Inc., of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to serve as a second money manager for the Washington County Employees Retirement Fund. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Mascara, approving the Agreement as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Ford - No; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the following travel requests: (0) 1. Rita Hritz of Aging Services to attend a seminar on "Special (Reimbursable) Populations" sponsored by the Pennsylvania Association of Area Agency on Aging Directors, Inc., in Monroeville, Pa., on November 13, 1992 (0) 2. George Krcelich of Human Services to attend a workshop on (Reimbursable) "Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990" sponsored by the Pennsylvania Transportation Resource And Information Network in Pittsburgh, Pa.,, on November 9-10, 1992 (0) 3. Ken Krupa, Manager of the Washington County Airport, to attend the Pennsylvania Aviation Conference sponsored by the Aviation Council of Pennsylvania in Pittsburgh, Pa., on November 18-20, 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. (Jim Jefferson of WJPA entered the meeting.) SOLICITOR Solicitor Bassi reported that on last Thursday the Court dismissed the challenge to the jury selection method filed by Dr. Salemeh. He commented that the Commissioners should be very pleased with the performance and confidence of the managers who operate the County's computer system, i.e., Data Processing, Court Administrator, Jury Commissioners, etc. He noted that the Court complimented these individuals from the bench for the system that they have developed. 532 BID OPENINGS Controller Belcastro opened and read the following bid: MAINTENANCE OF TWO (2) AT&T SYSTEM 75-S FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY 1. AT&T 2200 Liberty Avenue Suite 100 Pittsburgh, PA 15222 COURTHOUSE SQUARE COMPLEX: - Full Coverage: $14,504.34 - Discounted Programs: $13,271.54 HEALTH CENTER: - Full Coverage: $ 5,460.72 - Discounted Programs: $ 5,241.40 TOTAL BID: - Full Coverage: $19,965.06 - Discounted Programs: $18,512.94 A bid bond in the amount of 10% accompanied the bid. Moved by Mr. Ford, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, that the foregoing bids be tabled for further review. 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 10:20 a.m. THE FOREGOING MINUTES SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL: .7 , 1992 A T T E S T: G/s�--�/Cr,/ ,//��•� CHIEF CLERK n