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Home My WebLink AboutCOMM - Meeting Minutes - 13 - 3-15-1984 - COMMISSIONERMINUTE ■ ■ 291 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERSMetro Petrosky, Jr. WASHINGTON COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA. . . EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS 1 1 Minute No. 13 Washington County Commissioners Washington, PA, March 15, 1984 The Board of Washington County Commissioners met in regulAr session wit the following members being present: Commissioners Petrosky and Paluso, Absent being: Commissioner Mascara. Also being present: Chief Clerk Dallatore, Solicitor Bassi, Roland Bourke, Executive Director of the Redevelopment Authority Coroner Jackson, Attorney George Retos, Solicitor for the lnduatriAl Development Authority; Linda Hands, Clerk -Steno II; Jon Stevens, Observer -Reporter; Jim Jeffet- son, WJPA; Scott Myers, WKEG; Joann Sarkett, Brownsville Telegraph; Jim Provance,l Herald -Standard; Lucy Rea, interested citizen and Lawrence Phillips, Morris Knowles, Inc. Vice -Chairman Petrosky called the meeting to order at approximately 10:05 a.m, and asked if there were any corrections, additions or omissions to Minute No. 12, each member having received a copy. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, that Minute No. 12 be approved as read. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Special Order of Business: Roland Bourke of the Redevelopment Authority presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a Resolution approving revisions for the County' Community Development Programs for fiscal years 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983 (including the 'Jobs Bill"), respectively, authorized under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended. Mr. Bourke briefly outlined the ravi,iions,r Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, appproving the foregoing Resolution, Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Attorney George Retos, Solicitor for the Washington County Industrial Development Authority, presented to the Board for informational purposes and for the purpose of receiving any public comments, the following IDA Projects: 1. Superior Valve Company - purchase of machinery and expansion of their physical facility in an amount not to exceed $1,100,000,00,' 2. Association for Retarded Citizens for the constructt6n of a commercial building and the purchase of equipment in an amount not to exceed $400,0OO.00 292 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Metro Petrosky, Jr. WASHINGTON COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, _- EDWARD M. PALUSO. COMMISSIONERS ects. 3. Technology, Inc. *4. George Gregorakis and James Scott Gregorakis, t/a Beer City U.S.A. for the purchase of land and equipment and construction of an industrial buildin in an amount not to exceed 400,000.0 for the purchase of land and equipment and construction of a commercial building in an amount not to exceed $150,000,00. Attorney Retos noted that some conditions have been placed on this projec and that a public hearing is scheduled for Monday, March 19th, in Canons- burg concerning this project. He recommended that this project be tabled until a further date. Attorney Retos gave a verbal itemization of each of the foregoing prop There were no comments from the public. ld Business: Solicitor Bassi recomended to the Board that the bid for the 1984 M6del .-Wheel Drive Pickup Truck for the Parks Department be awarded to ROTOLO"S DODGE �HRYSLER-PLYMOUTH, of Charleroi, Pennsylvania, Mr. Bas§i noted that the initial id was incorrectly tabulated and should read $11,687.48 as the total cost. He oted that this is still the lowest responsible bid received in accordance with he specifications. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, that the bid for the 198 del 4-Wheel Drive Pickup Truck be awarded as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Correspondence: Chief Clerk made available to the news media News Releases in reference to the following projects: 1. South Strabane Township Road Project 2. Prospect Avenue Road Reconstruction Project - City of Washingt 3. Blaine Area Redevelopment Area - Borough of Canonsburg ew Business: Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval an application from Cecil Township for County Liquid Fuel Tax Funds in the amount of $4,860.00 for repairs necessary to TR 765 in order to re-route traffic_ due to the closing of the Van Eman Bridge. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, approving the foregoing County Liquid Fuel Tax Fund application. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a request to transfer $47,000 from the General Fund to Debt Service Sinking Fund, 1 DINUTE Boo6 PR BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERSMetro Petrosky, Jr. WASHINGTON COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA FRANK R. MASCARA, EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS 1 County J Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, approving the foregoing transfer of $47,000 as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the following Travel Requests: 1. Request for Elliot Singer of the Human Services Department to travel to Harrisburg, PA, on March 15, 1984 to meet with the Departments of Agriculture and Public Welfare, 2, Request for David Suski, Acting Director of JTPA to attend the National Job Training Partnership 1984 Spring Conference in Washington, D.C. on April 2-3, 1984, Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr, Petrosky, approving the foregoing travel requests and authorizing the payment of all necessary expenses incident thereto as per above, Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky n Yes, Motion carried unanimously. **NOTE: This motion is deemed necessary because of the position taken by the 3ntroller and is pending resolution of the Court case involving travel expenses. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a contract with McDonald Associateq�Engineering of Charleroi, Pennsylvania, in the amount of $6,650.00 for engineering services in connection with the Road Recon- struction Project in Cross Creek Township. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Petrosky, approving the foregoing contract with McDonald Associateq�Engineering. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Petrosky Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk noted for the record that the Employment & Training Agency has changed its title to Washington -Greene County_ Job Training Agency. Solicitor: Solicitor Bassi updated the Board on the matter of a petition filed by John DiSalle to have his designation as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention changed from Alan Cranston to uncommitted. Some discussion followed. Mr, Bassi noted that the case has been transferred to the Commonwealth Court for a determination. There being no further business, Vice,Chairman Petrosky declared the meeting adjourned at approximately 10:15 a.m, THE FOREGOING MINUTES READ AND APPROVED: oZ/ 1984 ATTEST: