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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. 265
Washington County Commissioners
Washington, PA, August 31, 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, Petrosky and Paluso. Also being
present: Chief Clerk Dallatore; Solicitor Bassi; Lou Lignelli, Director of
Administration; Bill Sember, Director of Planning; Dave Suski, JTPA Director;
Barb Davis, Administrative Assistant; Linda Hands, Clerk -Steno II; Coroner Jackson;
Francis Pettit and Gary Gilman, Executive Assistants; Jeanne Williams of Comsis
Corporation; Floyd Laubham, Planning Commission; Don Dunst, President, Board of
Directors, United Way; Jeanne Wattras, Campaign Director; Ann Hier, Administration
Director; Mary Lynn Drewit2, Chairperson, Public Service Committee; Chris Brady of the
Court Administrator's Office; Phil Garrow, Publications and Information Coordinator;
Jon Stevens, Observer -Reporter; Scott Herrington, WJPA; and Pete Skirchak, Herald
Standard.
Chairman Mascara called the meeting to order at approximately
10:05 a.m. and entertained a motion to approve Minute No. 264. j
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, that Minute No. 264 be
approved as written.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS
Chairman Mascara read a Proclamation declaring the week of September 3-9, a
1989, as "United Way Week".
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, adopting the foregoing
Proclamation.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
The Commissioners presented the Proclamation to Don Dunst, President, Board
of Directors of United Way.
OLD BUSINESS
Solicitor Bassi recommended that the bids for furnishing and delivering of
Office Supplies for the period of August, 1989 through January 31, 1990, be awarded to
the following vendors for the per unit costs submitted in their bid proposals:
Alling & Cory, Pittsburgh, PA
Cordage Papers, McKees Rocks, PA 1
Curry Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA
Diskriter, Pittsburgh, PA
Moore Business Forms, Pittsburgh, PA
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Top Office Products, Monongahela, PA
William Murphy Data Services, Monongahela, PA
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, awarding the bids as per
above; these being the lowest responsible bids received in accordance with
specifications.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Solicitor Bassi recommended that the Board authorize the re -advertising of
Office Supplies bids for certain items for which no bids were received or
unsatisfactory bids were received.
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, authorizing the Chief Clerk to
re -advertise for bids as per above.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Solicitor Bassi recommended that the bids for the Health Center Information
System and Pharmacy Software Package be rejected and re -advertised, primarily due to
the fact that the bid bonds of both bidders were not acceptable.
Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, rejecting the bids as per
above and authorizing the Chief Clerk to re -advertise for bids.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
CORRESPONDENCE
Chief Clerk made available to the news media a News Release in reference to
the following project:
1. Southview Street Improvements Project - Mt. Pleasant Township
NEW BUSINESS
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval an
Agreement with Genetic Design, Inc., for the provision of paternity testing services
for Domestic Relations at the rate of $90.00 per individual tested. The cost will not
exceed $30,000.00 per year.
above.
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the Agreement as per
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
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Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a
Service Contract with Sani-Air Service for the purpose of servicing 22 air fresheners
at the Washington County Health Center at a cost of $3.50 per air freshener per month
for a period of one year with a total cost of $924.00 per year. It was noted that this
is a continuation of an agreement with Sani-Air Service which expires on August 31,
1989. The cost per air freshener is the same but the total air fresheners to be
serviced has increased from 20 to 22, thus increasing the total annual amount.
per above.
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Paluso, approving the Service Contract as
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a
request to authorize the installation of basic cable service for the jury lounge by
Dimension Cable Services of Washington, Pa., at a cost of $15.95 per month for the
service and $50.00 for installation.
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, authorizing the installation
of basic cable service for the jury lounge as per above; and authorizing the Chairman
of the Board to execute all necessary documents related thereto.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented
to the Board for their consideration
and approval an
Agreement
with On -The -Job
Training
Services, Inc., in the amount of $9,700.00.
The
purpose of
this agreement
is to
provide on-the-job training for up to
five (5)
Title III
Brockway
participants.
Glass and Mellon
Funding
Bank.
shall be from private matching funds
The term be September
donated by
contract shall
1, 1989 through
June 30,
1990.
above.
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the Agreement as per
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a
Composite Signature Agreement with IBM Corporation covering all equipment purchases and
maintenance agreements for IBM machines.
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the Composite
Signature Agreement as per above and authorizing the Chairman of the Board to execute
all necessary documents related thereto.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
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Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval an
Agreement with The Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania relative to the relocation of
existing aerial communication facilities in connection with the Western Center/South
Pointe Project. The Agreement provides that the County will pay Bell Telephone fifty-
five percent (55*) of the actual relocation costs, less salvage and betterment. The
total cost of the work is estimated to be $113,000.00 and the amount charged to the
County will not exceed $76,000.00, of which 80* is reimbursable from PennDot.
Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, adopting a Resolution
approving the Agreement with The Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania as per above.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Paluso - 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.
George Hagedorn of JTPA to attend the EEO in Federal, State and
Local Government Conference in Arlington, Va., on
September 28-29, 1989
(0) 2.
Rita Hritz, Minerva Frye and Sylvia Whiten of Aging Services to
attend a training session on Senior Center Planning sponsored by the
Pennsylvania Association of Area Agency on Aging Directors, Inc., at
State College, Pa., on September 18, 1989
(0) 3.
Commissioner Mascara to attend various meetings at the Governor's
Office in Harrisburg, Pa., on September 11-12, 1989
(0) 4.
Commissioner Paluso to attend various meetings in Washington, D.C.,
on September 7-8, 1989
(0) 5.
Commissioner Petrosky to attend the NACAA Meeting in Washington,
D.C., on September 5-7, 1989
BLANKET TRAVEL
(Washington -Greene County Job Training Agency)
(0) 1. Authorization for David P. Suski and/or Linda Bell to attend the
Pennsylvania Service Delivery Area Association Meetings in
Harrisburg, Pa., or a location to be determined
(0) 2. Authorization for two staff members to attend the Regional Service
Delivery Area Association Meetings in Butler, Pa., or a location to
be determined
(0) Optional
Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, approving the foregoing travel
requests and authorizing payment of all necessary expenses related thereto.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval
Change Order No. 1 to the contract with Lighthouse Electric Company, Inc., relative to
the Washington County Airport Project. The Change Order provides for the revision of
VASI foundations as requested by the FAA and increases the contract price by $6,430.59.
Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, approving the Change Order as
per above and authorizing the Chairman of the Board to so execute.
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Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their approval and ratification a
letter submitted to PennDot, in conjunction with the Port Authority of Allegheny
County, relative to the lottery -sponsored shared ride program. The letter requests a
change in Washington County's service area to include the southern portion of Forward
Township, adjacent to the Washington County border.
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving and ratifying the
submission of the foregoing letter to PennDot.
SOLICITOR
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Solicitor Bassi presented to the Board for their consideration and approval
the following tax refunds.
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, 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. Daniel McCarthy
Box 25, Brown Road
Southview, PA 15361
District: Mt. Pleasant
District No: 460 - Section No:
Amount: $11.99
S.S. No: 171-46-3610
2. Louis F. and Ruth V. Detrick
R. D. 4, Box 210
Eighty Four, PA 15330
District: Somerset
District No: 580 - Section No:
Amount: $31.51
S.S. No: 204-36-6557
3. William J. and Pamela J. Helfrich
103 Colony Circle
McMurray, PA 15317
District: Peters
District No: 540 - Section No:
Amount: $128.37
S.S. No: 191-38-8114
Roll call vote taken:
(1989 County Tax)
012-00-00-0005-00
(1989 County Tax)
002-00-00-0018-24
(1989 County Tax)
006-07-00-0011-00
Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
10:20 a.m. - Meeting recessed.
10:35 a.m. - Meeting reconvened for the purpose of opening bids.
Acting Deputy Controller Dorisio opened and read the following bids:
BALLOT CARDS
1. William Penn Printing Company
900 W. North Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15233
Options:
Option A. - No Bid
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Option B. - $75.00 per M (1,000)
Option 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. Petrosky, that the foregoing bid be
tabled for further review.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
BALLOT PAGES
1. Badzik Printing Service, Inc.
799 Meldon Avenue, P. 0. Box 242
Donora, PA 15033
Approximately 7,000 official ballot pages
$1,200.00
M (1,000)
Approximately 7,000 absentee ballot booklets
$425.00 M
(1,000)
Approximately 22,000 official specimen ballot
pages reduced for election districts
$100.00 M
(11000)
Specimen ballots (approximately 1,500 ballots)
Total for all parties
$50.00 M
(1,000)
Single sets for each party of specimen ballot
pages reduced; price per 7 sets for each party
furnished
$275.00
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
$6.50
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% accompanied the bid.
Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, that the
foregoing bid be
tabled for further review.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
POLLING SUPPLIES
1. William Penn Printing Company
900 W. North Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15233
Amount of bid: $23.90 per set (207 sets)
$4,947.30 TOTAL
A bid bond in the amount of 10% accompanied the bid.
Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, that the foregoing bid be
tabled for further review.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
There being no further business, Chairman Mascara declared the meeting
adjourned at approximately 10:45 a.m.
THE FOREGOING MINUTES SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL:
6 , 1989
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