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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOMM - Meeting Minutes - 131 - 8-10-1978 - COMMISSIONERMINUTE BOOK 215 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MALCOLM L. MORGAN, DAVID L. GILMORE, EDWARD M. PALLISO, COMMISSIONERS E Minute No. 131 Office of County Commissioners Washington, Pa., August 10, 1978 The Board of County Commissioners met in regular session with the following members being present: Commissioners Gilmore, Paluso and Morgan. Also being present: Chief Clerk Brady; Solicitor Derrico; Don Ligman and Joe Giecek, Administrative Assistants; William Sember, Director, Planning Commission; Roland Bourke, Director, Redevelopment Authority; Bracken Burns, Director, Emergency Medical Services; Michael Stefan Housing Authority; Helen B. Miller, League of Women Voters; Jon Stevens, Observer -Reporter; Phil Morrissey, WKEG; and a representative of the Daily Notes. Chairman noted for the record that the three Commissioners, the Chief Clerk and County Solicitor were in attendance. Chairman asked if there were any corrections, additions or omissions --to Minute No. 130, each member having received a copy. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Morgan, that Minute No. 130, be approved as read. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Special Order of Business: Roland Bourke, Executive Director, Redevelopment Authority, presented a Resolution to the Board for their consideration and approval for a Proposal for Redevelopment of Disposition Parcel No. 8 in the Monongahela Business District Urban Renewal Project, Penna. R-355, by the Washington County Housing Authority, and the form of the Redevelopment Contract with said Developer. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Gilmore, approving the foregoing Resolution. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Gilmore - Yes; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. William P. Sember, Executive Director, Washington County Planning Commission presented the new Washington County road map and stated that it is now available for distribution to the public. Said road map was designed and created by the Planning Commission and will be used by the Commissioners in conjunction with several slide presentations being produced, which show the advantages of living and working in Washington County. Michael Stefan of the Washington County Housing Authority informed the Board that they have been notified by the Department of Housing and Urban Development that funds are available, and they will noW make formal application for the Borough of California to construct a 46 unit apartment complex for senior citizens. Mr. Stefan also noted that $2,190,000 has been set aside ae 216 MINUTE BDOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MALCOLNI L. MORGAN, DAVID L. GILMORE, EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS the total loan commitment. Correspondence: Chief Clerk informed the Board of the receipt of the following checks: 1. Commonwealth of Pa. - ck. #65-0512106 dated 7-24-78 federal monies under 76-AD-03-00-42 - under Crime Control Act of 1973, Part C - Grant #SW-76-C-7D-8-521 Full time Asst. District Attorney - Acct. 6-b-13 $5,000.00 2. F.N.B. - cks. #140549 & #103801 dated 7-28-78 C.D. #17529 - 30 days @ 7.65% - 1974 Bond Issue Principle $336,200.00 Interest 2,113.92 TOTAL $168,251.30 3. F.N.B. - cks. #140548 & #103800 dated 7-28-78 C.D. #17530 - 30 days @ 7.65% - General Fund Capital Acct. Principle $168,200.00 Interest 1,051.30 TOTAL $168,251.30 4. U.S. Treasury - ck. #86,109,170 dated 7-26-78 Manpower Planning Program - $75,000.00 5. Atlantic Aviation Corp. - ck. #007043 dated 7-25-78 Ohio Valley Piper Sales - Rent - Acct. 5-C - $500.00 6. P.N.:B. - ck. #1250754 dated 7-28-78 - C.D. #1938 113 days @ 6.70% - 1978 Series A. Sinking Fund Comm. Principle $150,000.00 Interest 3,154.58 TOTAL 153,154.58 7. F.N.B. - ck. # 110264 dated 7-21-78 - 10 day Repurchase Agreement - @ 7 5/16% - Capital Reserve Acct. Principle $30,000.00 Interest 61.14 TOTAL 3 0 , 0 61.14 8. F.N.B. - ck. #110263 dated 7-21-78 - 18 day Repurchase Agreement @ 7 9/16% - General Fund Acct. Principle $1,000,000.00 Interest 3,796.87 TOTAL 1,003,896,87 9. P.N.B. - ck. #1250793 dated 7-31-78 - C.D. #2013 31 days @ 7 3/4% - Capital Reserve Acct. Principle $40,000.00 Interest 266.94 TOTAL $40,266.94 10. U.S. Treasury - ck. #59,201,859 dated 7-27-78 for CSA Grant for summer youth recreation and transportation program - Manpower Planning Acct. - $5,440.00 11. Commonwealth of Pa.-ck. #61-0302223 dated 7-28-78 final billing for expenditures for Cross Creek Water- shed as per Small Watershed Agreement - Cross Creek Park Fund - $1,637.42 12. F.N.B. - ck. #110265 dated 8-7-78 - 12 day Repurchase Agreement @ 7 9/16% interest - Office Bldg. Const. Acct. Principle $130,000.00 Interest 328.16 TOTAL 130,328.16 13. F.N.B. - cks. #140630 & #104635 dated 8-7-78 - C.D. #17536 31 days @ 7a% - Liquid Fuels Tax Fund Principle $200,000.00 Interest 1,273.97 TOTAL .01,273.97 MINUTE BOOK 2/7 BOARD OF COUNTY CCMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MALCDLm L. MORGAN, DAVID L. GILMORE, EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS II C r� Chief Clerk presented the following bills to the Board for their consideration and approval.: 1. Engelhardt -Power Associates - $983.80 2. Infocon Corp. - $723.00 3. Cole-Layer-Trumble - $4,708.33 Moved by Mr. Gilmore, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the foregoing bills for payment. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Gilmore - Yes; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk informed the Board of the following travel requests: Timothy Harrison Juvenile Probation Richard Glance Planning Commission Carlana Rhoten Planning Commission Evelyn Comstock Emilie Carson Betsy Lane Geraldine Broadus Domestic Relations - to attend Chief Probation Officer's Council Meeting at Penn State August 16 - to attend First National Conference on Urban Design in New York City October 18 - 21 - to attend National Conference on Citizen Participation in Washington, D.C. Sept. 28 - Oct. 1 - to attend DRAP Conference on Family and Support in Lancaster, Pa. September 17 - 20 Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Gilmore, approving the foregoing travel requests. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Gilmore - Yes; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk requested authorization to advertise for bids for the furnishipg and delivering of a 12-Passenger Van that will be utilized in the County Van -Pooling Program. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Gilmore, authorizing the Chief Clerk to advertise for bids as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Gilmore - Yes; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk informed the Board of a request from the Washington County Historical Society for their 3rd quarterly budget allocation for 1978. Chief Clerk informed the Board of a public notice from the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, indicating that the Bureau of Design, Pa. Dept. of Transportation in Harrisburg intends to relocate approximately 900 feet of Pigeon Creek in conjunction with the construction of a new bridge in Bentleyville Borough. Under the CETA Program, the Chief Clerk presented an Institutional MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF --COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MALCOL#4 L. MORGAN, DAVID L. GILMORE, EDWARD M. PALUSO. COMMISSIONERS Contract with Northeastern Training Institute of Eleetville, Pa., which involves a highway bridge carpenter training program for four (4) people for the term of August 7 thru September 15, 1978. Chief Clerk also presented an On the Job Training Contract with Celebrations of Charleroi, Pa., for training in special decorations for the term of August 7, 1978 thru January 26, 1979. Chief Clerk presented one Special Project Modification changing the termination date from August 15, 1978 to September 1, 1978, for Ellsworth Borough with no change in funds previously obligatedr Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Gilmore, approving the foregoing Contracts under the CETA Program. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Gilmore - Yes; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented two Small Watershed Agreements with the Dept. of Environmental Resources, State Conservation Commission for Harmon Creek in the amount of $7,000.00 and for Cross Creek in the amount of $25,000.00. Moved by Mr. Gilmore, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the foregoing two Small Watershed Agreements. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Gilmore - Yes; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Regarding the R C & D Project for Mingo & Ten Mile Creek Parks, the, ChiefClerk presented a Change Order from the Soil Conservation Service, which serves as Amendment No. 2 to the Project Agreement increasing the estimated cost of construction from $50,000.00 to $63,612.00. Moved by Mr. Gilmore, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the foregoing Amendment No. 2 to Project Agreement. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Gilmore - Yes; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Regarding the Emergency Medical Services Institute, the Chef Clerk presented two applications for Highway Safety Project grants. Bracken Burns, Director of Emergency Medical Service stated that the first grant is for a total of $30,748.00, $15,374.00 of which will be federal Highway Safety Act money, and the other half would be local funds provided by ambulance services for the acquisition of emergency medical equipment to be used in the ambulances of six of the County's ambulance services. The second proposal is for the Monessen Ambulance Service; and through this proposal, the County would acquire an ambulance vehicle at an estimated cost of $27,000 and the federal government through the Highway Safety Act would contribute $9,034.00 toward that purchase. 1 C 1 MINUTE B❑OK 219 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MALCOLM L, MORGAN, DAVID L. GILMORE. EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS Mr. Burns added that the County would purchase this equipment and the federal government, by way of the state government, would agree to reimburse 50% and the local services would reimburse the other 50%, therefore the County would only be acting as the "broker", but not really contributing any capital. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Gilmore, approving the foregoing two applications for Highway Safety Project grants. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Gilmore - Yes; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Regarding the Master Plan for the Washington County.Airport, the Chief Clerk presented a Planning Grant Agreement between the Department of Transportation and the County of Washington proposing State participation in the maximum amount of $2,162.00. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Gilmore, approving the foregoing Agreement. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Gilmore - Yes; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Regarding the interest to increase voter registration, the Chief Clerk stated that the Department of State has requested permission to attach a Mail Meter Advertisement to our Pitney Bowes Mail Meter and would print their promotion message "Register and Vote. Your vote is your voice, say something.", to our outgoing mail. Mr. Brady added that this would be at no cost to the County. Solicitor: Mr. Derrico presented a Lease Agreement between Hopewell Township and Washington County, in which the Township would rent a certain tract of land in Hopewell Township for the purpose of constructing a storage building for storage of equipment and materials used for highway maintenance. Said Lease Agreement will be for a term of ten (10) years with the right of the Township at its option, to extend the Lease for another ten (10) years. Moved by Mr. Gilmore, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the foregoing Lease Agreement. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Gilmore - Yes; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Derrico presented a Contract between Dr. Gary Williams and Washington County to provide physical examinations for incoming juveniles at the Juvenile Detention Home. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Gilmore, approving the foregoing Contract. 220 MINUTE B❑❑K BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MALCOLM L. MORGAN, DAVID L. GILMORE, EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS Roll call vote taken: Mr. Gilmore - Yes; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Derrico presented the following two (2) tax refunds to the Board for their consideration and approval. Moved by Mr. Gilmore, seconded by Mr. Paluso, that the Tax Assessment Office be authorized to prepare the following tax refunds due to either duplication or overpayment of real estate or personal property tax: 1. National Motel (1978 County Tax) P.O. Box 391 Burgettstown, Pa. 15021 District: Canton - Deed Book: District No: 120 - Section No: 012- Parcel No: 02-02-0007 Amount: $1,654.62 2. Harold F. Crowe (1977 County Tax) Box 91388 WPC Los Angelos, Calif. 90009 District: Amwell - Deed Book: District No: 2 - Section No: 14-1 - Parcel No: 3-25 Amount: $3.23 Roll call vote taken: Mr. Gilmore - Yes; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. 10:30 A.M. - OPENING OF BIDS FOR INSTALLING AND DELIVERING OF CARPET FOR DOMESTIC RELATIONS OFFICE Barbara Davis of the Controller's Office opened and read the following bid: 1. Gordon Office Equipment, Inc. Jefferson Court Plaza Washington, Pa. 15301 Total amount of bid: $2,705.94 A bid bond in the amount of 10% of the total bid accompanied the bid. Moved by Mr. Gilmore, seconded by Mr. Paluso, awarding the contract for Installing and Delivering of Carpet for the Domestic Relations Office to GORDON OFFICE EQUIPMENT, INC., Jefferson Court Plaza, Washington, Pa., for the amount set forth in their bid; this being the lowest and only responsible bid received in accordance with specifications. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Gilmore - Yes; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Meeting adjourned. THE FOREGOING MINUTES READ AND APPROVED: 1 1 1