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Home My WebLink AboutCOMM - Meeting Minutes - 281 - 1-11-1990 - COMMISSIONER310 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR., EDWARD M. PALLISO, COMMISSIONERS �.a..r........�...w.._u. Minute No. 281 Washington County Commissioners Washington, PA, January 11, 1990 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; Francis Pettit and Gary Gilman, Executive Assistants; Coroner Jackson; Lou Ligneili, Director of Administration; Barb Davis, Administrative Assistant; Linda Hands; Clerk -Steno II; Dave Suski, JTPA Director; Judi Lomago, Executive Secretary; Phil Garrow and Melanie Thomas -Finney, Planning Commission; Jon Stevens, Observer -Reporter; Jim Jefferson, WJPA; Kevin Anderson, Four Star Pizza; and David Milovac, Manager, Trombino Music, Franklin Mall. Chairman Mascara called the meeting to order at approximately 10:05 a.m. and entertained a motion to approve Minute No. 280. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, that Minute No. 280 be approved as written. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS The Commissioners presented plaques to representatives of Four Star Pizza and Trombino Music for their participation and sponsorship of the Christmas concerts. (Cameron Coca-Cola also participated, but representatives were unavailable to attend the meeting to accept the plaque.) (The meeting briefly recessed for the purpose of taking pictures.) Lou Lignelli, Director of Administration, recommended the Board's adoption of the following Resolution in light of a possible work stoppage by members of SEIU, Local 585. He noted that negotiations will resume starting at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, January 12, 1990, and could continue into the weekend. He noted that the County must be prepared to be able to continue services, particularly at the Health Center, in the event of a work stoppage. Commissioner Mascara made some brief comments in this regard. Resolution WHEREAS, the employees' bargaining unit, Service Employees International Union, Local 585, (SEIU) has notified Washington County of their intention to strike at 12:01 a.m. January 15, 1990; and WHEREAS, Washington County must continue to operate its essential services to protect the health and safety of the residents of the County or its facilities. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Washington County Commissioners hereby declares a state of emergency and authorizes the purchase of products or services reasonably necessary to continue essential services in the event of a work stoppage affecting the essential services. MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR, EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS C C 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. OLD BUSINESS Solicitor Bassi recommended that the bids for Linen Supplies II for the Jail and the Washington County Health Center be awarded to the following vendors for the "per unit" costs submitted in their bid proposals: Standard Textile Co., Inc., Cincinnati, OH ATD American Co., Wyncote, PA Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, awarding the bids as per above; these being the lowest responsible bids received in accordance with the specifications. REMARKS: It was noted that the patient gowns were not awarded to the lowest bidder as the two lowest bids did not meet the specifications. Written documentation thereof has been provided by the respective department head. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Solicitor Bassi recommended that the bid for the Four (4) 1990 Vehicles be awarded to the following vendors: Vehicles Two 1990 4-door Sedans Ford LTD Crown Victoria Cost Each: $15,275.00 One 1990 4-door Sedan Ford LTD Crown Victoria LX Cost: $16,000.00 One 1990 Police Vehicle Ford LTD Crown Victoria Cost: $14,000.00 Successful Bidders Davies & Tregembo Ford, Inc. Charleroi, PA Washington Ford, Inc. Washington, PA Washington Ford, Inc. Washington, 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 bid for the 1990 Lawn and Garden Tractor for the Parks and Recreation Department be awarded to Bull International, Inc., of Washington, Pennsylvania, for the amount of $3,954.00. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, 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. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. ' 312 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY. PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR., EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS NEW BUSINESS Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval an application to be submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for an allocation of County Liquid Fuel Tax Funds for the purpose of encumbering an additional $90,849.10 for Western Center Bridge Project No. 871756. This will make the total project $390,849.10. per above. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the application 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 Addendums to Agreements with Guttman Oil Company and Agway Petroleum Corporation relative to the provision of gasoline and kerosene. The Addendums provide for an extension of the agreements for an additional one-year period, effective February 1, 1990 through January 31, 1991. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the Addendums to Agreements 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 for professional engineering services with L. Robert Kimball and Associates of Ebensburg, Pa., relative to the installation of a partial Instrument Landing System, including a locaiizer, DME and NDB; and runway marking upgrade to nonprecision. The total cost of the Agreement is $78,550.00, with the County's share amounting to $3,927.50 (representing 5%). Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the Agreement with L. Robert Kimball and Associates as per above, contingent upon final FAA and State approval; and authorizing the Chairman of the Board to so execute. 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 renewal of the insurance policy for the Washington County Airport with Davidson and Derion Insurance, Inc., in the amount of $5,100.00 for the one-year period of 1-1-90 to 1-1-91. It was noted that this was an increase of $400.00 from the previous year's policy. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the renewal of the insurance policy with Davidson and Derion Insurance, Inc., as per above. 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. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval Policies relative to the classification of Part -Time Professional Employees and Quasi - Judicial Employees. Policies. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, adopting the foregoing 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 Addendum to the Agreement with Bedway Security Agency, Inc., for the provision of security services at the Washington County Health Center. The Addendum provides for an extension of the agreement for the period of January 1, 1990 through December 31, 1990. The hourly rate will increase from $6.29 to $6.91, representing a 10% increase as allowable in the original agreement. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the Addendum to the 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 a request to authorize a month -to -month extension of the current lease with Peno's Enterprises, Inc., of Monongahela, Pa., effective January 15, 1990. The purpose of the lease is to provide office space for District Justice Amati in Monongahela, PA. The rental rate will remain the same at $675.00 per month. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, approving the Lease Agreement Extension 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 an Agreement with On -the -Job Training Services, Inc., - Youth Employment Training for the provision of basic life skills training in the amount of $40,000.00. The funding for this training will come from the Single Point of Contact funds and will service 40 participants. The contract term will be from January 15, 1990 to June 30, 1990. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the Agreement as per above. 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. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk requested authorization to advertise for bids for all necessary Election Ballots, Ballot Cards, Precinct Supply Boxes and other Printed Forms and materials as required for the conduct of the Primary and General Elections for 1990. 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. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a Purchase of Service Agreement with New Beginnings at Cove Forge for the provision of drug and alcohol services to the adolescent population of Washington and Greene counties at a per diem rate of $115.50 per day. 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 a Grant -in -Aid Application and Grant Agreement with the Juvenile Court Judges' Commission in the amount of $35,594.00 for calendar year 1990 for Juvenile Probation Services. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the Grant -in -Aid Application and Grant 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 a Renewal Agreement with the Veterans Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, for the period of 1-1-90 through 12-31-90 for the purpose of providing nursing home care for Veterans Administration patients who no longer need hospital care. The rates established on a daily basis within this Agreement are $94.00 per day for skilled care and $85.00 per day for intermediate care. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the Renewal Agreement as per above; and authorizing the Chairman of the Board to so execute. 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 increased rates for the 65-Special Plus health insurance for retirees. The rates 1 [I increased from $61.75 per month to $79.50 per month, effective January 1, 1990. MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR., EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the increased rates 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 Proclamation designating the week of January 21-27, 1990, as "Respect for Life 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. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the recommendation to reappoint Commissioner Metro Petrosky, Jr., to the Southwestern Pennsylvania Regional Planning Commission for a three-year term, effective January 1, 1990 through December 31, 1992. per above. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, approving the reappointment 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 the following travel requests: (0) 1. Nancy Bielawski of Administration, and Nina Bean of the Health Center, to attend training classes for the AT&T System 75 telephone system in Pittsburgh, Pa., on January 15-19, 1990 (0) 2. George J. Krcelich of Human Services to attend the Pennsylvania Services Integration Consortium (PSIC) Meeting in State College, Pa., on January 25-26, 1990 (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. There being no further business, Chairman Mascara declared the meeting adjourned at approximately 10:25 a.m. THE FOREGOING MINUTES SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL: 1990 ATTEST: � �• CHIEF CLERK