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Home My WebLink AboutCOMM - Meeting Minutes - 326 - 11-29-1990 - COMMISSIONER585 - MINUTE ■ ■ BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR, EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS ----- _ _ ....._ Minute No. 326 Washington County Commissioners Washington, PA, November 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; Phil Garrow and Floyd Laubham, Planning Commission; Coroner Jackson; Duane Kavka, Director of Human Services; Lou Lignelli, Director of Administration; Francis Pettit, Executive Assistant; Dave Suski, JTPA Director; Bill Prentice, Property and Supplies; Barb Davis, Administrative Assistant; Mary Helicke, Executive Secretary; Angie Alampi and Debbie DeStefano of Aging Services; Jeannie Simms, Field Program Director, American Lung Association; Ann Suhon and a group from the Cross Creek Senior Citizens Center; Ray Kasparek of the Claysville Senior Citizens Center; Linda Ritzer, Observer -Reporter; Lynn Mancuso, WKEG; Colleen Gentilcore, Herald Standard; and Jim Jefferson, WJPA. Chairman Mascara called the meeting to order at approximately 10:10 a.m. and entertained a motion to approve Minute No. 325. written. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, approving Minute No. 325 as Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS Commissioner Petrosky read a Proclamation declaring the week of December 2-8, 1990, as "Christmas Seal 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. The Commissioners presented the Proclamation to Jeannie Simms, Field Program Director of the American Lung Association. A group of senior citizens from the Cross Creek Senior Citizens Center was in attendance at the meeting as part of the Commissioners Orientation Program of County Government for Senior Citizens. Ann Suhon gave a brief history of the Cross Creek Center. Ray Kasparek, President of the Claysville Senior Citizens Center, made some brief comments concerning the history of the Claysville Center. The Commissioners noted that again this year a series of Christmas concerts, sponsored by Trombino Music, Four Star Pizza and Cameron Coca-Cola, will be held daily 11, beginning December 9th through 21st. (The meeting recessed briefly for the purpose of taking pictures.) MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR, EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS OLD BUSINESS Solicitor Bassi recommended that the bids for Office Supplies for the period of November 29, 1990 through April 30, 1991, be awarded to the following vendors for the per unit costs submitted in their bid proposals: Alling & Cory, Pittsburgh, PA Badzik Printing, Donora, PA Cordage Paper Company, Pittsburgh, PA E. W. Curry, Pittsburgh, PA Diskriter, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA Moore Business Forms, Pittsburgh, PA Pengad Company, Bayonne, NJ Slagle's Business Machines, Washington, PA Top Office Products, Charleroi, PA Wm. Murphy Data Services, Monongahela, PA 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; and authorizing the Chief Clerk to re -advertise for bids for certain items for which no bids were received or incorrect items were bid. 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 Services for Certain Delinquent Accounts of the Office of the Clerk of Courts be rejected and re -advertised. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, rejecting the bids as per above and authorizing the Chief Clerk to re -advertise for bids. Roil 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 renewal of the Agreement with Cross Creek Township for maintenance of L.R. 62035 and L.R. 62022 for the period of December 4, 1990 through December 3, 1991, for an amount not to exceed $2,500.00. above. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, approving the Agreement as per Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. C] 587 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 amendments to the following Liquid Fuels encumbrances: Cancel Project #891591 - Wherry School Bridge Amount: $20,000 Cancel Project #891590 - Amos Bridge Amount: $20,000 Cancel Project #831904 - Deck Replacements Amount: $49,375 Cancel Project #891588 - Grey Bridge Amount: $60,000 Revision (Decrease) Project #861706 Rev. III Mingo Park Road Improvement Project Amount: $77,066 Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, approving the Liquid Fuels encumbrance amendments 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 Technical Assistance Grant Project Application to be submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of Community Affairs for funding in the amount of $4,000.00 for a feasibility study of the Henry House located in Mingo Creek Park. The County's share of the project costs is $6,000.00. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving submission of the Technical Assistance Grant Project 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 Resolution approving the Southwestern Pennsylvania Partnership for Aging as an association/organization concerned with governmental affairs in accordance with Section 446 of The County Code. above. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, adopting the Resolution as per Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Relative to the Washington -Greene MH/MR Program, Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval an Agreement with the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for the provision of early intervention services to hearing impaired children at the rate of $30.00 per visit, not to exceed $6,000.00. The term of the contract is November 1, 1990 through June 30, 1991. 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 presented to the Board for their consideration and approval an Agreement with Dennis Presky of Chartiers Township for the use of a pair of amateur radio frequencies to be used by the County's Emergency Management Agency during communication emergencies. There are no costs involved except that the County will assume responsibility for maintenance of the frequencies. above. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, 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 recommendation to reappoint Gaylord Sheller of Claysville, Pennsylvania, to the Soil Conservation District Board of Directors for a four-year term, effective January 1, 1991, through December 31, 1994. above. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Paluso, approving the reappointment 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 Highway Safety Project Grant Agreement with PennDOT in the amount of $113,696.00 for the period of January 1, 1991 through September 15, 1991. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the Highway Safety Project Grant Agreement as per above, designating the Director of Administration as Project Director and authorizing the Chairman of the Board to execute the Grant Agreement and the Chief Clerk to attest to same. 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 Lease Agreement with Millcraft Center Limited Partnership for the provision of office space for hearing rooms for the two-year period effective November 15, 1990 through November 14, 1992. This renewal lease increases the rate from $9.25 to $10.00 per square foot. The annual rental rate is $59,320.08 ($4,943.34 per month). Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the renewal Lease Agreement as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. 589- MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR, EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS Chief Clerk requested authorization to advertise for bids for the following: 1. Sand storage building at the Airport 2. Security services for the WCHC 3. Automobile for Domestic Relations (Payable from IV-D funds) 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 request to solicit proposals for a minimum of 2500 square feet of storage space. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, authorizing the soliciting of proposals for storage space 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. Terri Bartosh of Highway Safety to attend a Statewide Intermediate Unit Training in Harrisburg, Pa., on December 10-11, 1990 (0) 2. James Henry and Jackie Forte of Children & Youth to attend a Regional Administrators Meeting on "Fiscal Reporting" in Brookville, Pa., on December 7, 1990 (0) 3. James Henry, Jackie Forte and David Rellis of Children & Youth to Review the Erie County Children & Youth Fiscal Management System in Erie, Pa., on December 12, 1990 (0) 4. Ann McCartney of the Health Center to attend a Seminar entitled "Federal Regulation Changes and How They Impact on Nutritional Care" sponsored by the National Institute for Health and Human Services in Pittsburgh, Pa., on December 10, 1990 (0) 5. Deborah Batley of the Health Center to attend a Seminar entitled "How to Supervise Effectively" sponsored by the Southwestern Pennsylvania Area Agency on Aging, Inc., at the Mon Valley Health Center on December 5, 1990 (0) 6. Mary Lynn Spilak of Aging Services to attend a Meeting on "Building Partnerships for the Aging in the 90s" sponsored by the Southwestern Pennsylvania Partnership for Aging in Warrendale, Pa., on December 7, 1990 (0) 7. Angela Alampi of Aging Services to attend a Seminar entitled "How to Supervise People" sponsored by the Southwestern Pennsylvania Area Agency on Aging, Inc., at the Mon Valley Health Center on December 6, 1990 (0) 8. Lee Hanawalt, Director of LMA Day Care, to attend a Conference entitled "Older Workers in Child Care: A Quality Issue" in Pittsburgh, Pa., on November 28, 1990 (0) 9. Barbara Gerbec and Mary Heaton of Children & Youth to attend a Workshop entitled "Adolescent Sexuality" sponsored by the Child and Family Institute School of Social Work - University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa., on December 7, 1990 (0) 10. David Neil, Beverly Small and Bernie Tychinski of Children & Youth to attend a Seminar entitled "Coping With Difficult People in the Workplace" sponsored by the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences Medical and Health Care Division - University of Pittsburgh in New Castle, Pa., on December 5, 1990 590 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR , EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS (0) 11. Jan Springer, Minerva Frye, Sylvia Whiten, Monica Farrell, Lorie Bozic, Bill Crawford and Rita Hritz of Aging Services to attend a Workshop entitled "Hearing Impairment and Aging" sponsored by the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf at the Mon Valley Health Center on November 29, 1990 (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. ANNOUNCEMENTS Chief Clerk announced that the proposed 1991 County Budget is available for public inspection and that a final budget will be adopted on either December 20th or December 27th. Each of the Commissioners made a few comments concerning the proposed budget. (Controller Belcastro, Sheriff Fazzoni and Mike Prascak, Director of Information Systems, entered the meeting.) SOLICITOR 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. First South Savings & Loan (1990 County Tax) Association for Theodore Verlato 1712 East Carson Street Pittsburgh, PA 15203 District: Nottingham District No: 530 - Section No: 008-01-00-0015-00 Amount: $64.15 (penalty) S.S. No: 166-32-8933 2. James and Connie Wheatley (1990 County Tax) Box 262 Denbo, PA 15429 District: Centerville 3rd Ward District No: 153 - Section No: 033-00-02-0021-00 Amount: $2.58 3. William O'Neal, Jr. (1990 County Tax) R. D. 1, Box 77 Clarksville, PA 15322 District: East Bethlehem District No: 260 - Section No: 004-03-00-0047-00 Amount: $3.02 4. Landmark Savings Association for (1990 County Tax) Songer Corporation 335 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222 District: North Strabane District No: 520 - Section No: 011-00-00-0001-02 Amount: $217.58 S.S. No: 251-28-9908 S. Robert L. and Deborah Ann Emery (1990 County Tax) R. D. 2, Box 48 Eighty Four, PA 15330 District: Somerset District No: 580 - Section No: 001-00-00-0047-20 Amount: $135.06 S.S. No: 161-44-0199 591 E MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, METRO PETROSKY, JR, EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS 6. Rainbow Honda (1990 County Tax) P. 0. Box 397 Route 40 Richeyville, PA 15358 District: Centerville 4th Ward District No: 154 - Section No: 008-01-02-0009-00 Amount: $113.07 Tax I.D. No: 25-1248578 Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes; Mr. Mascara - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. BID OPENINGS LUMBER Controller Belcastro opened and read the following bids: 1. Donora Lumber Company 300 Meldon Avenue Donora, PA 15033 No total amount given; per unit costs submitted. A certified check in the amount of $7,000.00 accompanied the bid. 2. West Elizabeth Lumber Company One Chicago Avenue Elizabeth, PA 15037 No total amount given; per unit costs submitted. A bid bond in the amount of $7,000.00 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. SUPPORT SERVICES FOR JUDICIAL INFORMATION SYSTEM 1. GTE Data Services, Inc. P. 0. Box 290152 Temple Terrace, FL 33687 3 Year 5 Year Period Period New Equipment Purchase Cost (Including Installation and Freight) $ 73,977 $ 73,977 Existing Equipment (Maintenance Portion) 68,184 113,640 New Equipment (Maintenance Portion) 21,492 35,820 Maximum Timesharing Cost* 1,800,000 3,000,000 Communications 40,300 67,200 Cabling 20,000 20,000 DPS6+Software Maintenance 17,112 28,520 TOTAL $2,041,065 $3,339,157 *This maximum is calculated using the 160,000 transactions per month as estimated by Washington County. However, using the current average of 80,000 transactions per month, the total cost would be $1,044,000 for three years and $1,740,000 for five years. In either event, the amount billed will be based upon actual usage using the rates shown in Appendix C. A bid bond in the amount of 10% accompanied the bid. Additional costs were submitted for the Incremental Purchase Options. 592 3 Year 5 Year Period Period New Equipment Purchase Cost (Including Installation $ 637,339 $ 637,339 Existing Equipment (Maintenance Portion) 59,187 98,645 New Equipment (Maintenance Portion) 312,722 546,208 Maximum Timesharing Cost 160,000 160,000 TOTAL $1,169,248 $1,442,192 A bid bond in the amount of 10% accompanied the bid. Additional costs were submitted for the Incremental Purchase Options. Moved by Mr. Petrosky, seconded by Mr. Paluso, 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 10:50 a.m. THE FOREGOING MINUTES SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL: 1990 ATTEST: CHIEF CLERK L�