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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOMM - Meeting Minutes - 571 - 10-12-1989 - COMMISSIONERWashington County Commissioners Washington, PA, October 12, 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; Dave Suski, JTPA Director; Linda Hands, Clerk -Steno II; Gary Gilman, Executive Assistant; Coroner Jackson; Phil Garrow and Floyd Laubham, Planning Commission; Don Casson, Chairman, United Way of Mon Valley Walk-a-Thon; Dave Smith, representative of Washington County Firemen's Association; Michelle Crosbie Harton and Sherie Horan, Washington Women's Shelter; Steve Shaner, Director of Washington -Greene Drug & Alcohol Program; Jon Stevens, Observer -Reporter; Jim Jefferson, WJPA; Pete Skirchak, Herald Standard; and Mitch Steen of Dunlevy. Chairman Mascara called the meeting to order at approximately 10:05 a.m. and entertained a motion to approve Minute No. 270. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, that Minute No. 270 be approved as written. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS Commissioner Mascara read a Proclamation declaring Sunday, October 15, 1989, as "Mon Valley United Way Walk-A-Thon Day". 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 Casson, Chairman of the United Way of Mon Valley Walk-A-Thon. Commissioner Petrosky read a Proclamation declaring the week of October 22- 29, 1989, as "Red Ribbon 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. Commissioner Paluso read a Proclamation declaring the month of October, 1989, as "Domestic Violence Awareness Month". Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, adopting the foregoing Proclamation. Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. The Commissioners presented the Proclamation to Michelle Crosbie Harton of the Washington Women's Shelter. Commissioner Mascara read a Proclamation declaring the week of October 8-14, 1989, as "Fire Prevention Week". Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, 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 David Smith, representative of the Washington County Firemen's Association. OLD BUSINESS Solicitor Bassi recommended the Board's ratification and confirmation of the following bid awards for Meat and Produce II: Meat Items: (period of October - December, 1989) Jarrell & Rea, Pittsburgh, PA Green Valley Packing, Claysville, PA Produce Items: (period of October 5 - November 4, 1989) All items awarded to Kraft/Behrhorst, Bridgeville, Pa., being the only bid received. This bid was submitted for a thirty (30) day period. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, ratifying and confirming the foregoing bid awards. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, authorizing the Chief Clerk to re -advertise for bids for produce for the months of November and December; also, authorizing the Chief Clerk to advertise for bids for produce each month, if necessary. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Solicitor Bassi recommended that the bids for Office Supplies II for the period of October 12, 1989, through January 1, 1990, be awarded to the following vendors for the per unit costs submitted in their bid proposals: Alling & Cory, Pittsburgh, PA William Murphy Data Services, Monongahela, PA Top Office Products, Monongahela, PA Curry Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA Xerox Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA Slagle's Business Systems, Washington, PA Cordage Papers, McKees Rocks, PA M MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY. PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR., EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, 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. CORRESPONDENCE Chief Clerk made available to the news media a News Release in reference to the following project: 1. Park Avenue and Highland -Erie Demolition and Site Clearance Project - City of Washington NEW BUSINESS Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a Supplemental Budget Appropriation Request to increase budgetary appropriation for DCA account #4926 (Transfer to Airport Operating Fund) in the amount of $10,000.00 in order to permit the transfer of additional funds. Source of funds is the General Fund unappropriated balance. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the Supplemental Budget Appropriation Request 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 an Application from the City of Monongahela for an allocation of County Liquid Fuel Tax Funds in the amount of $20,000.00 to be used for the purpose of the street re -surfacing projects. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the Application 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 a Memorandum of Understanding Agreement with Travelers Insurance Company to proceed, pursuant to the insurance policy, with the necessary repairs to the Courthouse rotunda due to the fire which occurred on August 18, 1989. Some discussion followed. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the Memorandum of Understanding Agreement as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Relative to the JTPA Program, Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the following modification to the Agreement with Creative Training Consultants. The purpose of the modification is to allow for the addition of 24 slots. MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY. PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR., EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS Previous Contract Additional Additional Revised Contract Contractor Amount Slots Funds Amount Creative Training Consultants $10,000.00 24 $7,800.00 $17,800.00 Chief Clerk also presented to the Board for their consideration and approval modifications to the following Title IIA Agreements: Previous Contract Additional Revised Contract Contractor Amount Slots Funds Amount Triangle Tech $197,752.00 -2 $6,812.00 $204,564.00 Douglas School of Business $25,805.00 +2 -0- $25,805.00 The purpose of these modifications is to add a van for the Triangle Tech students and two additional slots at no extra cost to the Douglas Agreement. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the modifications 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 an Agreement with the Southwestern Pennsylvania Area Agency on Aging, Inc., for the Adult Day Care Program at the Washington County Health Center for FY89/90 in the total maximum amount of $116,646.00. 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 Resolution approving the National System 75 Users Group as an association/organization concerned with governmental affairs in accordance with Section 446 of The County Code. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, adopting the foregoing Resolution. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk requested authorization to advertise for bids for one (1) 1990 police vehicle for the District Attorney's Office. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, authorizing the Chief Clerk to advertise for bids as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. 1 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 a request to authorize thirty (30) Agreements for Posting Clerks for the Tax Claim Bureau at $10.00 per posting. The aggregate total of all thirty contracts would not exceed $18,000.00. Chief Clerk noted that the names of the posting clerks will be submitted at a subsequent meeting. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, authorizing thirty (30) agreements for posting clerks 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, as ex-officio members of the Board of Elections, for their consideration and approval the following polling place changes and rental increases: Polling Place Changes Bentleyville 2 Centerville 4 Cecil 4 McDonald 3 North Strabane 4 Robinson 2 From: Magistrate's Office To: (Site to be chosen) Reason: Request of Courts From: Magistrate's Office To: Room adjacent to Magistrate's Office Rental Rate: $50.00 Reason: Request of Courts From: Fire Hall To: Legion Post Rental Rate: No change in rent Reason: Fire Hall being repaired From: Magistrate's Office To: Methodist Church Rental Rate: $50.00 Reason: Request of Courts From: Borland Manor School To: Social Hall on Route 19 Rental Rate: $40.00 Reason: School being repaired From: Robinson School To: (Site to be chosen) Rental Rate: $40#00 Reason: Robinson School closed 1 �I 1 MINUTE BOOK 241 1 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR., EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS ... ....... _ Rental Increases Donora 5 Finleyville Smith 7 Location: First United Methodist Church From: $30.00 To: $60.00 Location: Finleyville Community Center From: $35.00 To: $50.00 Location: Community Building $50.00 fee must be refixed as County Controller will not pay the $50.00 rental fixed at Min. #250 dated May 18, 1989, as Controller asserted that the Board of Elections Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded did not convene. by Mr. Paluso, approving and ratifying the foregoing polling place changes and rental increases; also, authorizing the Director of Elections to relocate polling sites and fix rents as the need arises between this date and the date of the November General Election (November 7, 1989). Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Relative to the Children & Youth Program, Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a Purchase of Service Agreement with Try -Again Homes, Inc., for the Title IV-E Independent Living Program for the period of October 1, 1989, through September 30, 1990, at a maximum contract amount of $53,795.00. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the Purchase of Service Agreement 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. Dr. Barry Parks, Debbie Batley and Dawn Miller of the Washington County Health Center to attend a conference entitled "A Reunion - A Look Back and a Glimpse Ahead" sponsored by Southwestern Pennsylvania Human Services, Inc., in Monessen, Pa., on October 26- 27, 1989 (0) 2. John Layman, Assistant Dietary Director of the Washington County Health Center, to attend a Healthcare and Institutional Foodservice Seminar in Warrendale, Pa., on November 7, 1989 (0) Optional Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, 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. MINUTE B❑0K BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY. PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR., EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS ANNOUNCEMENTS Chief Clerk again announced that due to the Commissioners being out of town, the Agenda and Board Meetings scheduled for October 18th-19th and October 25th-26th have been cancelled. 10:40 a.m. - Meeting recessed. 2:00 p.m. - Meeting reconvened for the purpose of acting on resolutions pertaining to the Southpointe Project. The meeting of the Board of Washington County Commissioners re -convened at approximately 2:15 p.m. at The Club Internationale located in Millcraft Center, 90 West Chestnut Street, Washington, Pennsylvania, with Commissioners Mascara, Petrosky and Paluso in attendance. Also attending were: Governor Robert P. Casey; Senator J. Barry Stout, Representatives Victor Lescovitz and Anthony Colaizzo; Solicitor Bassi; Lou Lignelli, Director of Administration; Bill Sember, Director of Planning; Chief Clerk Dallatore; Roland Bourke, Executive Director, Redevelopment Authority; Jack B. Piatt, Millcraft Investments, Inc.; Judge David L. Gilmore; County Elected Officials; Redevelopment Authority Board members and staff members; Cecil Township Supervisors; North Strabane Township Supervisors; City of Washington Mayor and Council Members; News media representatives; and other invited guests. Roland Bourke, Executive Director of the Redevelopment Authority, presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a Resolution authorizing the Redevelopment Authority of the County of Washington to enter into Option to Purchase Agreements with Millcraft Investments, Inc., of Washington, Pennsylvania, for the development of Disposition Parcels in the Southpointe Project, situate in Cecil and North Strabane Townships, Washington County, Pennsylvania. Mr. Bourke gave a brief description of nine disposition parcels to be developed. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, adopting the foregoing Resolution. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Bourke also presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a Resolution approving a Marketing Agreement between the Redevelopment Authority of the County of Washington and Millcraft Investments, Inc., for marketing services relative to the Southpointe Project, and authorizing the execution of said Agreement. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, adopting the foregoing Resolution. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Bourke also presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a Resolution authorizing the approval of a lighting, landscaping and maintenance agreement between the County of Washington and the Redevelopment Authority of the 243 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY. PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR., EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS ..... - ------- - - - - - ---- - -- -- -- --- ----- --- --- -- - -- County of Washington for the maintenance of lighting, landscaping and other undertakings in the Southpointe Project. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, adopting the foregoing Resolution. 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 2:30 p.m. THE FOREGOING MINUTES SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL: 1989 ATTEST: CHIEF CLERK 11 I