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Home My WebLink AboutCOMM - Meeting Minutes - 283 - 1-25-1990 - COMMISSIONERMinute No. 283 Washington County Commissioners Washington, PA, January 25, 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; Gary Gilman, Executive Assistant; Coroner Jackson, Roland Bourke, Executive Director, Redevelopment Authority; Representatives of Business Records Corporation; Barb Davis, Administrative Assistant; Linda Hands; Clerk -Steno II; Dave Suski, JTPA Director; Phil Garrow, Publications and Information Coordinator; Jon Stevens, Observer -Reporter; Jim Jefferson, WJPA; Pete Skirchak, Herald Standard; Jim Roberts, WKEG; and Ray Williams, interested citizen. Chairman Mascara called the meeting to order at approximately 10:10 a.m. and entertained a motion to approve Minute No. 282. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, that Minute No. 282 be approved as written. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - 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 the Redevelopment Area Plan and the Redevelopment Proposal for the Weirich Avenue Redevelopment Project in the Township of Canton. 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. (Assistant Solicitor Emery entered the meeting.) OLD BUSINESS Solicitor Bassi recommended that the bid for Beautician Services for the Washington County Health Center be awarded to Mary Ann Lowery of Canonsburg, Pa., for a three-year period as follows, effective February 1, 1990, through January 31, 1993. Year 1 - Monthly Retainer: $530.00 per month; Yearly Total: $6,360.00 Year 2 - Monthly Retainer: $540.00 per month; Yearly Total: $6,480.00 Year 3 - Monthly Retainer: $550.00 per month; Yearly Total: $6,600.00 Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, awarding the bid as per above; this being the only bid received in accordance with specifications. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. 322 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR , EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS Solicitor Bassi recommended that the bid for Duplicating Paper for the period of February 1, 1990 through January 31, 1991, be awarded to Xerox Corporation of Pittsburgh, Pa., for the per pallet costs as submitted in their bid proposal. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, awarding the bid as per above; this being the only bid received in accordance with the specifications. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Solicitor Bassi recommended that the bids for Meat and Produce for the month of February be awarded to the following vendors for the per unit costs as submitted in their bid proposals: MEAT Green Valley Packing Company, Claysville, PA Jarrell & Rea, Pittsburgh, PA Kraft/Behrhorst, Bridgeville, PA PRODUCE Paragon Foods, Pittsburgh, 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 bids for the flags and markers for veterans graves for 1990 be awarded as follows: FLAGS Collegeville Flag & Manufacturing Company Collegeville, PA Amount: $11,877.84 MARKERS Atlas Alloys Company, Inc. Atlasburg, PA Amount: $5,100.00 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. Solicitor Bassi recommended that the bids for the Collection and Disposal of Solid Waste be awarded as follows: Location: Courthouse/Courthouse Square/Jail Award to: D&D Disposal of Prosperity Amount: $27,000.00 (3-year period, 2-5-90 through 2-4-93) - Year 1 - $8,100.00 2 - $9,000.00 3 - $9,900.00 MINUTE B❑OK 323, BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR., EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS Location: Claysville Senior Citizens Center Award to: D&D Disposal of Prosperity Amount: $810.00 (3-year period, 2-1-90 through 1-31-93) - Year 1 - $240.00 2 - $270.00 3 - $300.00 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. Solicitor Bassi recommended that the bid for the Collection and Disposal of Solid Waste for the Washington County Health Center location be re -advertised. 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 noted that bids for the Collection and Disposal of Solid Waste for the following two locations were advertised twice and no bids were received. Therefore, in accordance with 73 P.S. Section 1641, he recommended that the Board authorize the agreements for the following locations: Location: Cross Creek Senior Citizens Center Contractor: Revo Disposal, Inc., of Pittsburgh Amount: $900.00 (3-year period, 2-1-90 through 1-31-93) - Year 1 - $300.00 2 - $300.00 3 - $300.00 Location: Vestaburg Senior Citizens Center Contractor: William Atcheson of Fredericktown Amount: $432.00 (3-year period, 2-1-90 through 1-31-93) - Year 1 - $144.00 2 - $144.00 3 - $144.00 Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, authorizing the foregoing agreements. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. NEW BUSINESS Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval Change Order No. 1 to the contract with Calah Construction Corporation relative to the Washington County Health Center Canopy Roof Repairs and Replacement Project. The Change Order increases the contract price by $2,875.00 and is for additional work involving coating of the underside of the canopy. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the Change Order as per above and authorizing the Chairman of the Board to so execute. MINUTE B❑OK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R MASCARA METRO PETRO$KY JR EDWARD M PALUSO COMMISSIONERS Rn i t r� 1 1 vnt a t nlran e Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a proposal from KPMG Peat Marwick of Pittsburgh, Pa., for the purpose of providing various public accounting services to the Controller's Office for an amount not to exceed $50,000.00 plus out-of-pocket expenses. (See Minute No. 280 dated 1-4-90, p. 304, for further reference.) proposal. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, accepting 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 submission of the Washington County Human Resources Development Plan to the Department of Public Welfare, Office of Planning and Evaluation, for its review and approval. It was noted that this Plan includes two separate allocations - (1) Department of Aging allocation of $6,742.00; and (2) DPW allocation of $71,803.00. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving submission of the HRD Plan as per above. 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 two used duplicating machines. These are the two machines which the County is currently leasing under State Contract #k3610-01 which expires February 24, 1990. It was noted that the State Contract requires that the County solicit bid proposals from all interested vendors if the County decides to exercise the purchase option of the equipment. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, 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 an Addendum to the Agreement with Washington -Greene Community Action Corporation relative to snow removal services by the Washington County Health Center. The Addendum modifies the agreement to include the spreading of snow melting chemicals in the areas plowed and increases the fees from $25.00 per day to $45.00 per day, effective January 1, 1990. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the Addendum as per above. I 325 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY. PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR., EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS I 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 I Agreement between Washington County, through the Juvenile Probation,.Office, and Try Again Homes, Inc., for the purpose of providing counseling services to adolescents under the Pennfree Drug & Alcohol Grant Program for the period of 4-9-90 through 12-31-90 in the amount of $28,063.00. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the foregoing Agreement. 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 a Rental Contract with Polar Water Company of Pittsburgh, Pa., for the provision of "bottled water service" at the Greene County Job Training Office. The contract term is July 1, 1989 through June 30, 1990, and continues thereafter on a month -to -month basis. The contract amount shall not exceed $500.00 per fiscal year. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the Rental Contract 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 k Agreements with the following nine (9) fire companies for the purpose of providing fire prevention and fire protection of County lands and buildings located within the i respective jurisdictions of these fire companies. Each Agreement is for the amount of $750.00 per fire company for the year 1990: I Avella Fire Company Cross Creek Park East Bethlehem Fire Company Ten Mile Park I West Middletown Fire Company Cross Creek Park Mt. Pleasant Twp. Fire Company Cross Creek Park City of Washington Courthouse Square Complex Finleyville Fire Company Mingo Park C Valley Inn Fire Department Mingo Park Chartiers Twp. Volunteer Wash. Co. Health Center, Juvenile Detention Center, Old Hens Home and the Fairgrounds South Franklin Twp. Fire Company County Airport R kMoved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the foregoing Agreements with the various fire companies. 0XI. MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR., EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS hL 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 Memorandum of Agreement with The University of Pittsburgh relative to the provision of a Joint Regional Economic Resource Outreach Office. The Addendum provides for an extension of the agreement for an additional six-month period (2-1-90 through 7-31-90) under the same terms and conditions. above. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, approving the Addendum 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 an Agreement with Attorney Michael J. Fagella as Mental Health Review Officer on a month -to -month basis, effective January 1, 1990, at the rate of $1,333.33 per month. above. SOLICITOR 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. Solicitor Bassi presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the following tax refunds. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, 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. Mellon Bank for (1988 and 1989 Personal Property Tax) F. A. Kaufmann Trust Mellon Bank Center Pittsburgh, PA 15258-0001 Amount: $925.72 (1988 - $433.90 & 1989 - $491.82) S.S. No: 206-09-9133 E.I. No: 25-0659306 2. Rannuff Oil & Gas Company (1989 County Tax) 582 Braden Street Waynesburg, PA 15370 District: Amwell (2 parcels) District No: 020 - Section No; 001-07-99-0003-00 & 001-07-99-0004-00 District: Morris (1 parcel) District No: 450 - Section No: 001-07-99-0006-00 Amount: $58.94 Tax I.D. No: 25-1435986 3. James 0. and Joan B. Yerkey (1989 County Tax) R. D. 3 McDonald, PA 15067 District: Cecil (2 parcels) District No: 140 - Section No: 001-00-00-0025-03 & 001-00-00-0025-07 Amount: $30.00 S.S. No: 191-28-9278 t:327 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY. PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR , EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS J I� 1 4. Daniel W. and Mary L. Bell (1989 County Tax) 1902 East Maiden Street Washington, PA 15301 District: South Strabane District No: 600 - Section No: 006-02-00-0072-00 Amount: $6.33 (penalty) 5. First Federal Savings & Loan (1989 County Tax) Association of Monessen for James B. and Judith E. Carroll P. 0. Box 369 Donner at Sixth Monessen, PA 15062-9989 District: Fallowfield District No: 320 - Section No: 006-00-00-0018-01 Amount: $104.56 S.S. No: 159-40-8538 6. David B. Miller (1989 County Tax) R. D. 1, Box 71-B Burgettstown, PA 15021 District: Hanover (4 parcels) District No: 340 - Section No: 023-00-00-0005-02 023-00-00-0005-03 034-00-00-0028-06 034-00-00-0028-07 Amount: $82.72 (penalty) 7. Fleet Mortgage Corporation (1990 County Tax) P. 0. Box 542 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201 District: Peters District No: 540 - Section No: 002-02-02-0010-00 Amount: $267.70 I.D. No: 39-1032135 Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Solicitor Bassi recommended the Board's adoption of a Resolution ratifying outstanding invoices of Court -appointed attorneys David S. Posner ($5,146.16) and Linda Tallent ($2,900.00). 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. 10:27 a.m. - Meeting recessed. (Deputy Controller Paul Amic as well as representatives from IMR Limited were in attendance for bid openings.) 10:35 a.m. - Meeting reconvened for the purpose of opening bids. Controller Belcastro opened and read the following bids: ARCHIVAL RECORDING 1. Business Records Corporation 140 Bradford Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15205 Total amount of bid: $38,085.00 A bid bond in the amount of 10% accompanied the bid. MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY. PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR., EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS ............. ----- M ►MYi,\rnnY„mw.:. Awl _-.__-DVI�VRA, rA ....._ .... .... ..... ._... .. .... .... .._.. ... .. .. .._ __ ..... 2. IMR Limited P. 0. Box 1777 Harrisburg, PA 17105 Total amount of bid: $34,625.00 A bid bond in the amount of 10% accompanied the bid. REMARKS: Commissioner Petrosky commented that in view of certain changes that may occur relative to the computerization of the Recorder's Office and speculation of new available technology, the County may want to explore the possibility of implementing new technology as opposed to the current process being utilized. In light of this, he recommended that the Board reject these bids until further study is completed and that the current contract remain in force until such time as a final decision is made. Discussion followed. Commissioner Paluso suggested that instead of rejecting the bids, the Board table them so that the matter can be legally reviewed. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, that the foregoing bids 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 10:40 a.m. THE FOREGOING MINUTES SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL: 1990 ATTEST: el 0, �.rfO► •1JA4ZAZA44...o CHIEF CLERK E