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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. 292
Washington County Commissioners
Washington, PA, March 29, 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; Linda Hands, Clerk -Steno II; Dave
Suski, JTPA Director; Barb Davis, Administrative Assistant; Gary Gilman, Executive
Assistant; Coroner Jackson; Phil Garrow, Publications and Information Coordinator;
Roland Bourke, Executive Director, Redevelopment Authority; Jon Stevens, Observer -
Reporter; Susan Gilbert, The Canon; Pete Skirchak, Herald Standard; and Jim Jefferson,
WJPA.
Chairman Mascara called the meeting to order at approximately
10:05 a.m. and entertained a motion to approve Minute No. 291.
Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, that Minute No. 291 be
approved as submitted.
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
submission of an Application to the Pennsylvania Department of Community Affairs
seeking Financial Assistance for the Weirich Avenue Redevelopment Project and
authorizing a Cooperation Agreement with the Redevelopment Authority; and further
rescinding a previous Resolution on this Project adopted February 1, 1990, and the
accompanying Cooperation Agreement of the same date.
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 presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a
Resolution approving the proposed disposal by the Redevelopment Authority of
Disposition Parcels No. 1 and 2 in the City of Washington, Highland -Erie Redevelopment
Project, Area No. 2, to Factory Built Homes, Inc.
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.
Resolution approving the proposed disposal by the Redevelopment Authority of
Disposition Parcel No. 1 in the City of Washington, Park Avenue Redevelopment Project,
to Factory Built Homes, Inc.
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 bid for Courthouse Plumbing Renovations
continue to be tabled for review.
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, to continue to table the bid
for Courthouse Plumbing Renovations 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 Jail Plumbing Renovations
continue to be tabled for review.
Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, to continue to table the bids
for Jail Plumbing Renovations 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 Docket Books for 1990-91 be
awarded to the following vendors for the costs submitted in their bid proposals:
William Penn Printing, Pittsburgh, PA
Group I - Domestic Relations
Badaik Printing, Donora, PA
Group II - Commissioners Office
Group IV - Clerk of Courts
Group VI - Tax Claim
Group VIII - County Jail
IMR Limited, Inc., Harrisburg, PA
Group VII - Register of Wills
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 Meat and Produce for the month
of April be awarded to the following vendors for the per unit costs submitted in their
bid proposals:
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above.
Meat Items:
Kraft/Behrhorst, Bridgeville, PA
Green Valley Packing Company, Claysville, PA
Paragon Foods, Pittsburgh, PA
Jarrell & Rea, Pittsburgh, PA
Produce Items:
Paragon Foods, Pittsburgh, PA (lowest bid in total)
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, awarding the bids as per
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
NEW BUSINESS
Chief Clerk requested authorization to advertise for bids for Summer Supplies
for the Joint Municipal Purchasing Program.
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 a
Right -of -Way Agreement with West Penn Power Company for the installation of electrical
service to a methane blower at the Arden Landfill site located in Chartiers Township.
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the Right -of -Way
Agreement as per above and authorizing the Chairman of the Board to so execute,
contingent upon review by the Solicitor's Office and a field review by the Planning
Commission.
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 CBI/EQUIFAX for the reporting and receiving of data relative to
delinquent child support payors for the Domestic Relations Office. The costs would be
$35.00 per month for a direct access microbilt terminal lease and $2.15 per credit file
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Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the Agreement with
CBI/EQUIFAX as per above.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYL.VANIA
FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR., EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval an
Agreement with National Underground Storage, Inc., of Butler County, Pennsylvania, for
the purpose of storing microfilm for the Recorder of Deeds Office, effective May 1,
1990. The cost of storage is $50.00 annually for each drawer. It was noted that
Mrs. Woodward, Recorder of Deeds, anticipates having four to five drawers of storage
which would total between $200-$250 per year.
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving 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
Lease Agreement with Alexander C. Speyer, Jr., for the purpose of providing office
space for District Justice Pozonsky in McDonald, Pennsylvania. The Lease Agreement is
for a 5-year period, effective May 1, 1990 through April 30, 1995, at a cost of $675.00
per month.
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the Lease 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 items relative to the JTPA Program:
1. Proposal from Central Cab Company of Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, for
rental of a van to transport participants of the Youth Service Corp
Program at Ryerson State Park for the period of June 1, 1990 through
August 30, 1990, at a cost of $0.50 per mile.
2. Agreement with the Allegheny County Department of Development for the
purpose of reimbursing them for expenditures to employers of WGCJTA
eligible on-the-job training participants. The contract amount will
be $9,100 and funded from Title III-EDWAAA. The contract will serve
five participants. The contract term will be from March 30 through
June 30, 1990.
3. Modifications to the following two agreements:
Old New
Name of Contract Contract
Contractor Title Amount Difference Amount
Penn Commercial School
of Business IIA 90,571 6,169 97,740
PURPOSE: To allow for the addition of four professional secretary positions.
On -The -Job Training
Services, Inc. III-EDWAAA 120,000 100,000 220,000
PURPOSE: To provide on-the-job training to 55 dislocated workers.
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the foregoing items
relative to the JTPA Program.
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
Addendum to the Agreement with Community Care, Inc., relative to the provision of
nursing services at the Washington County Health Center. The Addendum provides for a
rate increase as follows, effective April 1, 1990:
RN Services - increase from $26.50/hr. to $29.50/hr.
LPN Services - increase from $21.50/hr. to $24.50/hr.
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the Addendum to the
Agreement with Community Care, Inc., 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 Dennis Davis, M.D. and Associates for the provision of physician
services to the residents of the Washington County Health Center, effective April 1,
1990. It was noted that this agreement would be at no cost to the County as the
physician services would be billed to Medicare or other third party reimbursement
programs. It was also noted that this agreement would replace the agreement with
Health Care Concepts which has been terminated as of April 1, 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 an
Agreement between the Aging Services Department and the Share -A -Crop Program which
provides for Aging Services to annually fund the Share -A -Crop Program the sum of
$150.00 to purchase program supplies and to lease a post office box. This funding will
come from the AAA's portion of Aging Services budget.
Agreement.
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving 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
Agreement between the Highway Safety Agency and the Washington -Greene Drug and Alcohol
Planning Commission in an amount not to exceed $6,000.00 for the period of March 1
through June 30, 1990, for the purpose of renting billboards for the advertising in the
Washington and Greene County areas of the Christie Cooper DUI campaign. It was noted
that under the conditions of the Highway Safety Grant, the agency may pay,for the
preparation of all billboards and advertisements, but may not lease the billboard
space. Under this agreement, the Drug and Alcohol Program will pay for the actual
leasing of the billboards.
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FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR., EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS
Agreement.
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving 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
Agreements with the following providers for the provision of day care services under
the LMA Day Care Program for the period of March 29 through June 30, 1990:
per above.
Ruth Clover's Day Care, Canonsburg, PA
Sandra Boyd Childcare, Coal Center, PA
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the Agreements 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 from the Public Defender's Office to renew the NLADA Lawyers Professional
Liability Insurance policy. The term of the policy is for one year, effective April 1,
1990, at a cost of $5,163.00.
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the renewal of the
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 the
following travel requests:
(B) 1. Dr. Barry Parks, Washington County Health Center Administrator, to
attend the Spring Conference and Educational Program of the
Pennsylvania Association of County Affiliated Homes in Lancaster,
Pa., on April 17-20, 1990
(R) 2. Jeff Yates of Emergency Services to attend federal training programs
at the National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg, Maryland,
on April 8-13, 1990 and May 20-25, 1990
(R) 3. Dr. Barry Parks, Barbara Mallonee, Margaret Buxton and Deborah
Batley of the Washington County Health Center to attend a training
session on Medicare/Medicaid Regulations sponsored by the
Pennsylvania Department of Health at Monroeville, Pa., on
May 23, 1990
(R) 4. B. Collins, D. Pepper, B. Spence, H. Coble, L. Liggett, R. Hagu, M.
Jennings and B. Pattison of Aging Services to attend seminars on
"Overview and Screening" and "Assessment" sponsored by the
Pennsylvania Association of Area Agency on Aging Directors, Inc., in
Warrendale, Pa., on May 2-4, 1990
(0) 5. Andy Brown and Jack Morris of the Washington County Health Center to
(Reimbursable) attend a DCA Workshop on "How to Assign and Complete Projects
Successfully" in Warrendale, Pa., on April 5, 1990
(B) Board Member
(0) Optional
(R) Required
Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the foregoing travel
requests and authorizing payment of all necessary expenses related thereto.
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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 10:15 a.m.
THE FOREGOING MINUTES SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL:
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ATTEST;
CHIEF CLERK
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