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Home My WebLink AboutCOMM - Meeting Minutes - 248 - 2-1-1990 - COMMISSIONERMINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR, EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS Minute No. 284 Washington County Commissioners Washington, PA, February 1, 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; Assistant Solicitor Emery; Gary Gilman and Francis Pettit, Executive Assistants; Coroner Jackson; Roland Bourke, Executive Director, Redevelopment Authority; Barb Davis, Administrative Assistant; Linda Hands; Clerk - Steno II; Dave Suski, JTPA Director; Phil Garrow, Publications and Information Coordinator; Jon Stevens, Observer -Reporter; a representative of WJPA; Pete Skirchak, Herald Standard; Clay and Brian Daetwyler, Merit Badge Winners, Boy Scouts, and their father, Roger Daetwyler. Chairman Mascara called the meeting to order at approximately 10:05 a.m. and entertained a motion to approve Minute No. 283. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, that Minute No. 283 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 authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to submit an Application to DCA seeking funds for the Weirich Avenue Redevelopment Project and authorizing entering into a Cooperation Agreement with the Redevelopment Authority as required by DCA. 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 Assistant Solicitor Emery recommended that the bid for Archival Recording Services be awarded to the lowest bidder, IMR Limited of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, for the per unit costs submitted in its bid proposal. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, awarding the bid as per above; this being the lowest bid received in accordance with specifications. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. oo MINUTE BOOK r BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR., EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS Assistant Solicitor Emery recommended the Board's approval of clarification of the following bid award figures which had been approved at last week's meeting relative to the Collection and Disposal of Solid Waste. (See pp. 322-23 for further reference.) Location: Courthouse/Courthouse Square/Jail Award to: D&D Disposal of Prosperity Corrected Amount: $29,700.00 (3-year period, 2-5-90 through 2-4-93) - Year 1 - $9,900.00 2 - $9,900.00 3 - $9,900.00 Location: Claysville Senior Citizens Center Award to: D&D Disposal of Prosperity Corrected Amount: $900.00 (3-year period, 2-1-90 through 1-31-93) - Year 1 - $300.00 2 - $300.00 3 - $300.00 Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving clarification of the foregoing bid award figures. 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 a Resolution whereby the Commissioners express their support for the Southwestern Pennsylvania Corporation to undertake a Heritage Park Feasibility Study for the Mon Valley on behalf of Washington County and other interested governments; and appointing Commissioner Paluso to serve as the County Coordinator for the Feasibility Study. 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. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval an Inventory and Inspection Reimbursement Agreement for Federal Aid Highway Projects with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation which provides for reimbursement from the State to the County the maximum amount of $67,420.86 (80-) for the Bridge Inventory and Inspection Program. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the Inventory and Inspection Reimbursement Agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation as per above and that the County of Washington has the funds and will make them available for its share of the project costs ($16,855.21 or 20%); said motion also authorizes the Chairman of the Board to execute the Agreement and the Chief Clerk to attest to same. FM, 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 a request to renew the Public Officials Liability insurance policy through McMahon, Kenneth and Associates, Inc., for a one-year period, effective February 12, 1990 through February 11, 1991, at an annual premium of $40,585.00. It was noted that this was an increase of $4,985.00 from the previous policy. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the renewal of the Public Officials Liability insurance policy 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 MobileComm of Pittsburgh, Pa., for the leasing and air time of two additional pagers for the Sheriff's Office. It was noted that there are currently four pagers leased from MobileComm (2 Sheriff; 2 Jail) at a cost of $20.77 per month. The Addendum would provide for these additional two pagers, making the total six, at a cost of $19.17 each per month for six units, totalling $115.02 per month. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, approving the Addendum to the 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 a Service Agreement with Airkem Professional Products of Pittsburgh, Pa., for the purpose of cleaning the collecting cell of the electronic air cleaner located in the 2nd Floor Lounge of the Courthouse Square Office Building. The term of the contract is limited to a three-month period, effective February 1 through April 30, 1990, at a cost of $40.00 per month. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, approving the Service 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 Mutual Aid Agreements for Emergency Services with the counties of Beaver, Westmoreland and Allegheny for the purpose of providing reciprocal emergency assistance on a regular basis at no cost. 32 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, approving the foregoing Mutual Aid Agreements; this action pursuant to Section 7504 of the Emergency Management Service Code. 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 Personal Service Agreement with Elizabeth A. Frye as a Registered Nurse Consultant for Aging Services as mandated by the Pennsylvania Department of Aging. Ms. Frye will work an average of five hours a week, not to exceed 400 hours annually, with a payment rate of $30.00 an hour. The Agreement is effective February 1, 1990, and will continue on a month -to -month basis. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the foregoing Personal Service Agreement. 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 of the Mechanical Service Agreement with Penn Record Systems, Inc., covering the Lektriever 110 located in the Clerk of Courts Office. The Agreement is effective for the period of February 6, 1990, through February 5, 1991, at the same annual cost of $690.00. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving renewal of the Mechanical 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. District Attorney John C. Pettit to attend the National District Attorney's Association Mid -Winter Institute Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii, on February 25 through March 1, 1990 (R) 2. David L. Scrip of Juvenile Probation to attend a Course entitled "Interviewing Skills for Probation" sponsored by the Center for Juvenile Justice Training and Research in State College, Pa., on March 28-30, 1990 (R) 3. Cynthia P. Zibrida and Patricia Alterio of Adult Probation to attend a Course entitled " Personal Well -Being" sponsored by the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole in Pittsburgh, Pa., on February 21-22, 1990 (R) 4. Cynthia P. Zibrida, John Pankopf, David Talpas and Robert O'Hare of Adult Probation to attend a Course entitled "Domestic Violence: Male Issues in Treatment" sponsored by the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole in Allison Park, Pa., on February 27-28, 1990 (R) 5. Four Staff Members of CYS to attend a Child Sexual Abuse Workshop in Wheeling, West Virginia, on April 18-20, 1990 (0) Optional (R) Required r M Vol M0 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 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. ANNOUNCEMENTS Chief Clerk announced that a Special Meeting of Salary Board will be held on Thursday, February 8, 1990. ra1.3Mr.z s.%-1 Assistant Solicitor Emery presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the following tax refund. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, that the Tax Assessment Office (or Tax Claim Bureau) be authorized to prepare the following tax refund due to either duplication or overpayment of real estate or personal property tax: 1. James S. and Nancy S. McGill (1989 County Tax) 522 Central Avenue Washington, PA 15301 District: East Washington District No: 290 - Section No: 005-00-03-0019-00 Amount: 8$3.43 S.S. No: 176-48-7707 Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. 10:15 a.m. - Meeting recessed. 10:30 a.m. - Meeting reconvened for the purpose of opening bids. (A representative of Suburban Textile Equipment Company was in attendance for bid openings.) Controller Belcastro opened and read the following bids: 125 LB. WASHER -EXTRACTOR FOR THE WASHINGTON COUNTY HEALTH CENTER 1. Carman Benson Equipment Corporation 56 Sexton Road McKees Rocks, PA 15136 Total amount of bid: $18,049.00 A bid bond in the amount of $2,000.00 accompanied the bid. 2. Suburban Textile Equipment Company 4489 Ohio River Boulevard Pittsburgh, PA 15202 Total amount of bid: $15,229.00 A bid bond in the amount of $15,229.00 accompanied the bid. 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. 34 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR , EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS CASEBINDERS FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY 1. Granville Associates 600 Logan Street Carnegie, PA 15106-4303 (based on estimated quantities; items Total amount of bid: $10,496.56 submitted on a per unit cost basis) A bid bond in the amount of 10* accompanied the bid. 2. International Business Products P. 0. Box 6248 Hellam, PA 17406 (based on estimated quantities; items Total amount of bid: $10,245.25 submitted on a per unit cost basis) A bid bond in the amount of 10$ accompanied the bid. 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. FURNISHING AND INSTALLATION OF SECURITY EQUIPMENT FOR THE WASHINGTON COUNTY JAIL 1. Anderson Glass 51 W. Strawberry Avenue Washington, PA 15301 ITEM LUMP SUM PRICE A. Furnish and install a security window and install a security drawer. $ 3,000.00 B. Furnish and install a glass security entrance door. $10,000.00 C. Furnish an electrically operated, walk through metal detector. No Bid TOTAL $13,000.00 A certified check in the amount of $1,300.00 accompanied the bid. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, 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 10:35 a.m. THE FOREGOING MINUTES SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL: G , 1990 ATTEST: y �•�a v wv� CHIEF CLERK E [I