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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOMM - Meeting Minutes - 239 - 2-16-1989 - COMMISSIONER111 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY. PENNSYLVANIA C­­ D KAAQl AOA RA=TOn P=TMf%Q� 112 5=nUk1Al2n KA PAI I 1_^Rn rtnKAKA1.QQ1nNPRA Minute No. 239 Washington County Commissioners Washington, PA, February 16, 1989 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 and Paluso. Absent being: Commissioner Petrosky who was out of town. Also being present: Chief Clerk Dallatore; Assistant Solicitor Emery; Gary Gilman and Francis Pettit, Executive Assistants; Linda Bell, Assistant JTPA Director; Phil Garrow and Floyd Laubham, Planning Commission; Coroner Jackson; Linda Hands, Clerk -Steno !I; Kevin Humble, Budget Director; Larry Spahr, Director of Elections; Vickie Bryan and Pat Fisher, Parks Department; Alfred Marsico of William Penn Printing Company; Abe Faiiella, Member, Board of Directors, Association for Retarded Citizens; Marge Heinz, Executive Director, Association for Retarded Citizens; Shirley Moore, Publicity Co -Chairperson; Patrick Bryan, P.E., Washington County Mathcounts Coordinator, and the following Mathcount Winners: Steven Taczak, Avella Junior High School; Ira Karaba, Ave Maria School; Matt Barrow, Trinity Middle School; James Lane, Washington Park Middle School; Robert Camp, Nicole Allen, Angel Kazlman and Sheila Schlaupitz, McGuffey Middle School (team winner); Jon Stevens, Observer - Reporter; Scott Herrington, WJPA; Victoria Bell, Weirton Daily Times; and Debbie D'Andrea, Greensburg Tribune Review. Chairman Mascara called the meeting to order at approximately 1:30 P.M. and entertained a motion to approve Minute No. 228. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Mascara, that Minute No. 238 be approved as written. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. I SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS Chairman Mascara read a Proclamation declaring the month of March, 1989, as "Mental Retardation Month". Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Mascara, adopting the foregoing Proclamation. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. The Commissioners presented the Proclamation to representatives of the Association for Retarded Citizens. Commissioner Paluso read a Proclamation designating the week of February 19-25, 1989, as "Mathcounts Week". Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Mascara, adopting the foregoing Proclamation. 37 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR., EDWARD M. PALUSO. COMMISSIONERS oii ca vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. The Commissioners presented the Proclamation to Patrick Bryan, Washington County Mathcounts Coordinator, and certificates to the winners. (The meeting recessed for a few minutes for the purpose of taking pictures.) OLD BUSINESS Assistant Solicitor Emery recommended that the bid for the furnishing and inst allation -tallation of the Nurse Call System for the Washington County Health System be awarded to the lowest bidder, Gregg Communications of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the amount of $9,880.00. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Mascara, awarding the bid as per above; this being the lowest bid received in accordance with specifications. IRoll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Assistant Solicitor Emery recommended that the bid for the Western Center Bridge Construction Project be awarded to Frank Gavlik & Sons, Inc., of Charleroi, Pennsylvania, for the base bid amount of $1,637,659.96 plus Alternate No. 1 ($0.00), contingent upon PUC's approval of the County's application to cross the railroad tracks owned by Consolidated Rail Corporation located at the project site. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Mascara, awarding the bid as per above with the contingency as noted. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Assistant Solicitor Emery recommended that the bid for the furnishing and delivering of markers for veterans graves for 1989 be awarded to the lowest bidder, Atlas Alloys Company, Inc., of Atlasburg, Pennsylvania, for the total amount of $5,350.00. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Mascara, awarding the bid as per above; this being the lowest responsible bid received in accordance with specifications. Roll call!- vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Assistant Solicitor Emery recommended that the bids for furnishing and delivering of Office Supplies for the period of February through July, 1989, be awarded to the following vendors for the per unit costs submitted in their bid proposals: Key Enterprises, Inc., Carnegie, PA Columbia Great Lakes Corporation, Dayton, OH E. W. Curry Company, Pittsburgh, PA Xerox Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA Top Office Products, Charleroi, PA Slagle's Business Systems, Washington, PA 38 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY CQMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR, EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Mascara, awarding the bids as per above; these being the lowest responsible bids received in accordance with specifications; also, authorizing the Chief Clerk to re -advertise for bids for certain items for which no bids were received and additional items not listed on this current bid. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. NEW BUSINESS Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval an Ordinance authorizing the issuance of a General Obligation Note in the amount of $1,000,000.00 and the private sale thereof to Community Bank at the interest rate of 8.25% per annum in order to provide funds for the payment of the costs of certain capital projects of the County, including the expansion of the County airport; acquisition of furnishings, machinery, apparatus or equipment; or any other related '"Project" as defined by Section 102 of the Local Government Unit Debt Act. Ordinance. items; Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Mascara, adopting the foregoing Roll call vote taken; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk requested authorization to advertise for bids for the following 1. Summer Supplies for the Joint Municipal Purchasing Program .1 Food and Staples for Washington County Health Center and Jail for period of April - September, 1989 3. Meat and Produce for Washington County Health Center and Jail for period of April - June, 1989 4. Maintenance of Parking Control Equipment located at the Courthouse Square Parking Garage I S. Medical Supplies for Washington County for the period of April 1 thru September 30, 1989 6. Batch Encoder and Endorser for the Washington County Treasurer's Office 7. Personal Care Items for Indigent Inmates (Indeterminate Period for 1989-90) 8. Lawn and Garden Tractor for Parks Department (to be used at Ten Mile Park) Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Mascara, authorizing the Chief Clerk to advertise for bids as per above. Roll call!- vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval an application for an allocation of County Liquid Fuel Tax Funds in the amount of 1 $12,500.00 from Carroll Township for bridge repair purpose-- in connection with PennDot Project #88080d. MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR, EDwARD M. PALuso, COMMISSIONERS per above. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Mascara, approving the application as Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval Change Older No. 1 to the contract with Appalachian Industries, Inc., relative to the Mingo Creek Park Roadway Improvements Project. The Change Order increases the contract amount by $1,881.60. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Mascara, approving the Change Order as per above and authorizing the Chairman of the Board to so execute. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval an Agreement with the North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission. The purpose of this agreement is to provide employment and training services and programs for dislocated coal miners. The contract amount shall not exceed $39,441.00 and Shall provide services to 25 dislocated coal miners. The term of this agreement shall be from January 1, 1989 to June 30, 1989. The funds for this agreement come from JTPA Title III funds made available from the Commonwealth to the North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission. Agreement. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Mascara, approving the foregoing Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the following items relative to the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) for 1 the period of October 1, 1988 to 4149t �111 1989. 1. Program Management Agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture which includes the County's Pre -Expenditure Plan in the amount of $13,319.57 2. Agreement with the Washington -Greene Community Action Corporation as the lead agency Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Mascara, approving the foregoing Agreements. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the Children & Youth FY1988-89 Plan Update and Budget Estimate to be submitted to DPW in the total amount of $4,524,781.00, which includes YDC/YFC Placement Costs. The County's share is $924,037.00. rm MINUTE B❑OK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY. PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR., EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Mascara, approving the Children & Youth FY1988-09 Plan Update and Budget Estimate as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval an Addendum to the agreement with Louis Dagostino for barber services at the Washington County Health Center. The Addendum provides for an increase from $180.00 to $190.00 per month, effective March 1, 1989. a 0 o v e Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Mascara, approving the Addendum as per Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a recommendation to accept a proposal in the amount of $225.00 from Leslie Yanavich of Washington, Pennsylvania, for the sale of surplus personal property consisting of a 1983 Dodge Diplomat. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Mascara, accepting the proposal as per above; this being the highest proposal received in accordance with Section 1805 of The County Code. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a Housing Assistance Program (HAP) proposal to be submitted to DPW for a grant allocation in the amount of $44,2164.00 for the period of January 1, 1989 through June 30, 1989. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Mascara, approving the submission of the Housing Assistance Program proposal as per above; and authorizing an agreement with the Washington -Greene Community Action Corporation as the lead agency for this program. Roll call vote taken: I Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. C'.hief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a Housing Assistance Program (HAP) proposal to be submitted to DPW for a supplemental funding grant allocation in the amount of $13,465.00. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Mascara, approving the submission of the Housing Assistance Program proposal as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Mot -ion carried unanimously. Fi I I Al MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR., EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS . .... ....... of eri: presence- to the oar or eir cons era ion an approves following items relative to HUD's Emergency Shelter Grant Program; I Submission of County's Pre -Expenditure Plan for allocation of $62,000.00 2. Agreement with Washington -Greene CAC to administer the program I Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Mascara, approving the foregoing items. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a Lease Renewal. Agreement with Barrett G. Greenlee for the purpose of leasing office space for District Justice Morgo in Bentleyville. The lease term will commence on March 1, 1989, and end on February 28, 1994, at a monthly rental rate of $550-00 through February 28, 1992, and $575.00 per month beginning March 1, 1992, and ending February 28, 1994. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Mascara, approving the Lease Renewal Agreement as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yec; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval an Agreement with Ruche Biomedical Laboratories for the performance of paternity testing services at various fees set -forth in the agreement for an amount not to exceed $30,000.00. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Mascara, approving the Agreement as per above; and ratifying payment of all existing claims related thereto. Roll call vote taken; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the adoption of Fee Schedules of Pc Laboratory of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Allegheny County's Department of Laboratories for various laboratory testing services and drug screening of urine samples. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Mascara, adopting the Fee Schedules as per above; and ratifying payment of all existing claims related thereto. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval an addendum to the agreement with Pharmakon, Inc., of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for various laboratory testing services. The Addendum provides for these services to be performed for all. County Offices in addition to the Coroner's Office. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Mascara, approving the Addendum as per anove; and r-atifying payment of all eizaErt_ing claims related thereto. 42 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR, EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS Roll call vote taken; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the following travel requests: (B) 1. Stan Rockovich of Adult Probation to attend an Executive Committee Meeting of the Adult Probation and Parole Officers Association in Bellefonte, Pa., on February 15, 1989 (R) 2. Rene Crow and Susan Miller of Adult Probation to attend a Receptionist Training Program sponsored by the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole in Harrisburg, Pa., on February 21 and 22, 1989 (0) 2. Ratification of District Attorney John Pettit's attendance at the Pennsylvania District Attorney's Association Mid -Winter Conference in Philadelphia, Pa., on February 7-10, 1989 (B) 4. Assistant Solicitor Emery to serve on PSACC's Legislative/County Code Sub -committee; and authorization to attend all meetings related thereto (0) 5. Malcolm Morgan, Economic Development Coordinator, to attend a Business Credit Analysis Class sponsored by Pennsylvania State University on February 27, 1989 through March 3, 1989 (0) 6. Judge Gilmore to attend the Pennsylvania Family Law Conference at Hershey, Pa., on April 9-12, 1989 (O/B) 7. Richard Brady, Director of Domestic Relations, to attend the Pennsylvania Family Law Conference and DRAP Board of Directors meeting at Hershey, Pa., on April 8-12, 1989 (0) B. District Justice Paul Pozonsky to attend a series of six workshops presented by Hickory Ridge Chemical Dependency Services (R) 9. John Wood of the Jail to attend a basic training program for County Correctional employees in Camp Hill, Pa., on March 20, 1989 through April 14, 1989 (0) 10. Three staff members of JTPA to attend the Regional Meeting of the Pennsylvania Service Delivery Area Association in Butler, Pa., on February 21, 1989 (0) 11.• David Underwood of Children & Youth to attend a seminar entitled "Helping the Chemically Dependent Union Member; Worksite Interventions" in Washington, Pa., on March 8, 1989 (R) 12. Darla Pepper and Linda Harms of Aging Services to attend an Ombudsman Network meeting sponsored by Southwestern Pennsylvania AAA, Inc., at the Penn Hills Senior Service Center on February 22, 1989 (R) 13. Darla Pepper of Aging Services to attend a Service Management Team meeting of the Southwestern Pennsylvania AAA, Inc., in Waynesburg, Pa., on February 16, 1989 (0) 14. jack Morris of the Health Center to attend a Housekeeping Workshop sponsored by Penn State's College of Medicine in Monroeville, Pa., on May 18, 1989 (R) 15. Linda Wilson and Teresa Crawford of the Health Center to attend a seminar on Patient Care Plans in Greentree, Pa., on March 27, 1989 (3) 16. Commissioner Petrosky to serve on PSACC's Human Services Committee; and authorization to attend all meetings related thereto (B) 17. Commissioner Paluso to serve on PSACC's Legislative Committee; and authorization to attend all meetings related thereto (B) Board Member (0) Optional (R) Required Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Mascara, approving the foregoing travel requests and authorizing payment of all necessary expenses related thereto. MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR, EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS Im Roll call vote taken; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. ANNOUNCEMENTS Chief Clerk announced that the County Offices would be closed on Monday, February 20, for Presidents Day. Chief Clerk also announced that the Prison Board meeting cancelled on February 8 has been rescheduled to February 22. Assistant Solicitor Emery presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the following tax refunds: Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Mascara, 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: 1. Penn Medical Supply, Inc. (1988 County Tax) 103 Rahway Drive McMurray, PA 15317 District: Peters District No: 540 - Section No: 007-00-00-0050-00 Amount: $870.42 Tax I.D. No: 25-1413514 2. Reliable Savings & Loan Association for (1988 County Tax) John F. and Suzanne Baldi 428 Station Street Bridgeville, PA 15017 District: Peters District No: 540 - Section No: 007-21-00-0008-00 Amount: $30.23 S.S. No: 173-44-2672 3. Gerald and Mary Ann Phelan (1988 County Tax) I 115 Fawn Valley Drive McMurray, PA 15317 District: Peters District No: 540 - Section No: 002-00-00-0040-41C Amount: $14.46 S.S. No: 160-52-4587 4. Mrs. Ruth C. Jones (1988 County Tax) 820 East Beau Street Washington, PA 15301 District: South Strabane District No: 600 - Section No: 005-07-00-0004-22M Amount: $19.99 S.S. No, 179-38-7362 Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. L Assistant Solicitor Emery recommended the Board's approval of a Memorandum of Understanding with Service Employees international Union (SEIU) relative to the employment status of Devlona Frazier, an employee of the Washington County Health Center. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Mascara, approving the Memorandum of Understanding as per above. IRoll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. I Mj MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA &A n.. I 2:05 P.M. - Meeting recessed for the purpose of taking pictures. 2:15 P.M. - Meeting reconvened for the purpose of opening bids. Controller Beharry opened and read the following bids: BALLOT CARDS FOR 1989 MAY PRIMARY 1. William Penn Printing Company 900 W. North Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15233 Options; Option A. - No Bid Option B. - $68.00 per M (1,000) Opt' -on C. (1) - No Bid Option C. (2) - No Bid A bid bond in the amount of 10% accompanied the bid. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Mascara, that the foregoing bid be tabled for further review. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. POLLING SUPPLIES FOR 1989 MAY PRIMARY 1. William Penn Printing Company 900 W. North Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15233 Amount of bid: $23.75 per set (207 sets) $d,916.25 TOTAL A bid bond in the amount of 10% accompanied the bid. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Mascara, that the foregoing bid be tabled for further review. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. BALLOT PAGES FOR 1989 MAY PRIMARY I. Badzik Printing Service, Inc. 799 Meldon Avenue Donora, PA 15033 Approximately 8,000 official ballot pages Approximately 4,000 absentee ballot booklets Approximately 22,000 official specimen ballot pages reduced for election districts Specimen ballots (approximately 40,000 ballots for each category combined) Single sheets of each party of specimen ballot page-- reduced; price per 7 sets for each party furnished Total cost all ballot categories for quantities cited above For printing, binding and delivering any re -run of ballot pages of any election district because of an error on the part of any county employee. Minimum charge per district for re -run of 10 ballot pages or, less $1,200.00 M (1,000) $475.00 M (1,000) $125.00 M (1,000) $5,400.00 $275.00 $19,925.00 1 MINUTE BOOK 45 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR. EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS . .. .............. .. - .... . . . ...... G E 1 Charges per 10 re -run ballot pages for the same district in addition to minimum charge $4.35 A bid bond in the amount of 10-W accompanied the bid. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Mascara, that the foregoing bid be tabled for further review. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. VOTERSCERTIFICATESFOR 1989 MAY PRIMARY 1. Moore Business Forms & Systems Division 530 One Allegheny Square Pittsburgh, PA 15212 200,000 Voters Certificates $20.00 M (1,000) A bid bond in the amount of $400.00 accompanied the bid. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Mascara, that the foregoing bid be tabled for further review. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. There being no further business, Chairman Mascara declared the meeting adjourned at approximately 2:20 P.M. THE FOREGOING MINUTES SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL: A X- r 1989 V A T T E S T: CHIEF CLERK