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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
MALCOLM L. MORGAN, MICHAEL R. FLYNN, EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS
Minute No. 14
Office of the County Commissioners
Washington, PA, April 1, 1976
The Board of County Commissioners met in regular session with the
following members being present: Commissioners Paluso and Morgan. Absent Being:
Commissioner Flynn. Also present being: Acting Chief Clerk Gillespie; Solicitor
Diamond; Mrs. Miller, League of Women Voters; Earl Bugaile, WKEG; Michael
George, Parks & Recreation; John Cadez, Engelhardt &.Power; Phil Angelo, The
Daily Notes; Bob Robertson, Observer -Reporter; Grant L.iesch, Telegraph -Browns-
ville., Group of concerned citizens representing Cross -Creek Flood Control Projec
Chairman noted for the record that two Commissioners, Solicitor,
and Acting Chief Clerk are in attendance.
Chairman asked if there were any corrections, additions or omissions
to Minute #13, each member having received a copy.
Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Morgan, that Minute #13 be
approved as read.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Special Order of Business:
Acting Chief Clerk informed the Board that Mr. Anthony Luppino was
to be here to discuss proposed conferences sponsored by the Adult Welfare Ser-
vices but has not arrived yet so we will postpone this till later in the meeti
Correspondence:
Acting Chief Clerk Gillespie informed the Board of the receipt of
the following checks:
1. Commonwealth of Pa. - ck. #81-1246091 dated 3/23/76 - Act 333 -
Quarter ending Dec. 31, 1975
73% Child Welfare $34,809.89 Acct. 6-B-13
27% Juvenile $12,874.89 Acct. 6-B-12
TOTAL 47,684. 88
2. Commonwealth of Pa. - ck. #32-1234138 dated 3/25/76- reimburse-
ment for costs incurred in fiscal year 1974 for operation of the
Courts (Act 50-A) - $96,839.70
3. Treasurer of the U. S. - ck, #82,635,044 dated 3/25/76 - Man
Planning Program - $100,000.00
Acting Chief Clerk Gillespie presented the following bills to the
Board for their consideration and approval:
1.
McAnallen Brothers - $254,801.39
2.
Limbach
Company
- $51,937.45
3.
Sherry &
O'Leary
- $45,589.20
4.
Baldwin
Electric
Co. - $61,516.08
Moved by Mr.
Paluso,
-seconded by Mr. Morgan, that the foregoing bill
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be approved for payment.
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Roll call vote -taken:
Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes.
Motion carried.unanimously.
Acting Chief,Clerk._informed.the Board -of a Memorandum dated March 12,
1976, from William P. Sember, Executive Director of the Washington County
Planning Commission, directed to Commissioner,Edward_M. Paluso, concerning the
appointment of Mr. Charles,Murray to the Planning Commission.
Mr. Paluso - Mr. Murray,is Operating Manager of the. Authority of the Borough
of Charleroi which operates the -water and sewage authority and has been in
operation for several years.. It is our idea.to appoint people to the Planning
Commission Board in the various skills,dealing with the Planning Commission and
one of them is sewage treatment plants and we feel that Mr. Murray would be
abb to give a lot of input into this.
Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded -,by Mr. Morgan., that Mr. Murray be
appointed to the Planning Commission.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. P&Iuso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously,
Chairman stated that Mr. Murray will be replacing a former member
and we will draft a letter to him commending him for his past services.
Mr. Paluso stated that.Mr. Murray will be replacing Mr. Robert
Authors which maintains geographic balance requested by the Planning Commission,
as Mr. Authors own personal schedule precludes him from attending enough- of
the meetings.
Acting Chief Clerk informed the Board of a letter dated March 25, 197f,
addressed to Mr. F. D. Whalen, former Chief Clerk, from the Governor's Justice
Commission, stating that it is to the benefit of Washington County that the
delinquent Fiscal and Progress reports for the quarter ending 6/30/75, 9/30/75,
and 12/31/75, be submitted within the next ten days. Acting Chief Clerk stated
that this concerns the full-time District Attorney funded for the last three
years in part by the Governor's Justice Commission and that these reports are
due for the last nine months of 1975 and the District Attorney's office has been
notified of the deadline.
Acting Chief Clerk Gillespie informed the Board of a letter dated
March 22, 1976, from the Redevelopment Authority of the County of Washington,
stating that the Board of the Redevelopment Authority of the County of Washingtoi
at their meeting held on March 16, 1976, authorized the Executive Director to
requisition the second quarterly payment of Twenty Three Thousand Dollars ($23,000)
based on the 1976 County budget.
Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Morgan, that the above budget
allocation be approved.
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Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Acting Chief Clerk Gillespie informed the Board of a letter dated
March 12, 1976, from the Department of Public Welfare , stating that the alloca
tions for Community Living Arrangements, CIA Coordinator, and Family Resource
Services in the(bunty Mental Health/'Mental Retardation Program have been deter-
mined for Fiscal Year 1975-76 as follows:
Community Living Arrangements $121,705
CIA Coordinator $ 13,374
Family Resource Services $ 40,496
Total Allocation 7175,575
Acting Chief Clerk Gillespie read the following letter dated March 2 ,
1976, from Anthony Luppino, Director of Adult Welfare Services:
Dear Mr. Morgan:
Please be advised that the lease and contract for
relocation and renovation of the Claysville Senior Citizens
Center (McGuffey Area) has been approved by the Area Agency
on Aging (PSA-08). The contract had been put out for bid as
per instructions through the Area Agency on Aging. The three
estimates were sent to the Area Agency on Aging as directed
whereupon they chose Mr. Calvert's estimate-- $6900.00. A
check has been received: in that amount through the above -
mentioned agency for Adult Welfare Services to be used solely
for the renovation of the Claysville Center. It is necessary
that we have the approval and signatures of the Washington
County Board of Commissioners immediately as an emergency now
exists in the form of a time limit for the expenditure of the
$6900.00 renovation monies received. Construction was begun
on March 24, 1976, after a discussion with Mr. Richard P. Brady,
Chief Clerk, pending the Commissioners signatures. The state
auditor will be reviewing Adult Welfare Services records March 26,
1976, and we would like the Commissioners signatures before
the audit. Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
-i_t-Anthony Luppino, Director
Adult Welfare Services
Moved by Mr. Paluso, secanded by Mr. Morgan, that the action taken
be retroactive until March 26, 1976 concerning the bid and renovation of the
Claysville Senior Citizens Center.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Acting Chief Clerk Gillespie introduced Mr. Anthony, Luppino, Direc
of Adult Welfare Services, who just entered the meeting.
Mr. Luppino - I would like permission to plan two conferences for Senior Citi-
zens - the first one to be held April 24, 1976, the second June'l, 1976. The
first conference concerns health -related and social problems that the elderly
most frequently encounter based upon statistical information gathered through
out
computerized information
and
referral system.
The
cost to the county
for
the
first conference (April
24,
1976) would consist
of
the lunch provided
for
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the Senior Citizens, the cost of renting an adequate -and centrally located site
and possible a transportation expense for -those areas for which our program vans
would be unable to cover. Approximate cost to_the.County will be determined at
a�later-,date. The second conference planned for June 1, 1976, deals with crimes
against the elderly as a vulnerable target group for many types of crimes and
offenses. I am asking the Commissioner's approval to apply for a Governor's
Justice Commission grant to fully cover expenses for this corrections -oriented
conference. The grant would be for $1500 at -a total County obligation of
$75.00. This would cover the Meadowlands Hilton Inn facilities, etc., as well
as publicity expenses. This is a one-time grant with absolutely no obligation
to be assumed by the County other than giving the permission to the Adult Wel-
fare Services Agency to hold.the conferences and the $75.00 matching funds.
The total number of elderly participants anticipated for conference days
First conference - 600, second conference-600-650.-Total -1250.
Mr. Paluso -
What did you say would be the cost of these conferences?
Mr. Lu22ino - The projected cost of the first one would probably be around
$600 or $650 and the second one would be $75.00 for a total of $1500. A
letter will have to go from Mr.. Morgan to the Director of the Staff of the
Southwest Justice Commission, Mr. William Forbes, giving approval for this grant
Mr. Morgan - How do you plan to get all of your Senior Citizens from the
various centers in the County to these conferences or will they have -to provide
their own transportation.
Mr. Lu22ino - We will use vans from Federally Funded Programs which are
already in existence. We may have to contact sipme bus -lines and that is why
we do not have the exact cost.
Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Morgan, that the April 24th
seminar be approved and the cost not to exceed $650.00 to the County and
the'June 1 seminar application be submitted as soon as it is received from 'Mro
agency by the County Commissioners with the cost of $75.00 to the County.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Acting Chief Clerk Gillespie informed the Board of a request from
Washington County Office of Manpower Planning to enter into an agreement with
School District of Pittsburgh through its Connelley Skill -Learning Center for
the Practical Nurse Program which shall begin on or about February 16, 1976,
shall end on or about February 15, 1977. Said letter stated that there shall
be three clients and Washington County Manpower shall pay to Connelley the
amount of $68.00 per month as tuition for each enrollee.
Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Morgan, that the above request
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Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Acting Chief Clerk Gillespie informed the Board of a Memorandum of
Agreement to be entered into between the Department of Education and the
State Board for Vocational Education of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
hereinafter referred to as the party of the first part, and the Washington
Institute of Technology, Inc. for training in the occupation of Combination
Welding Program, party of the second part. Said Memorandum of Agreement stated
that the combination welding course shall be conducted in one group section to
commence on or after April 19, 1976 to extend over a period to 24 weeks and•thi
Course shall consist of at least 35 hours of instruction per week or a total
number of 840 hours of training. Said agreement stated that the total tuition
cost is $28,900.00 and prime sponsor assumes 50% of the tuition costs and the
amount of the obligation will;'not exceed $14,450.00.
Mr. Paluso stated that there are requirements in the Manpower Act
to provide on-the-job training and school training for certain amount of dollars
allocated to Washington County and this is not in lieu of providing public
service jobs, it is a requirement in the Federal Manpower Act.
Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Morgan, that the above agreemen
be approved as read.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Acting Chief Clerk Gillespie informed the Board of three (3) OJT
Contracts between the Washington County Office of Ma"apower Planning and
Automotive Service Council of'=.,Refinaylvania agrees to hire atsd provide on-the-job
training for (1) William G. Jamison as Mechanic; (2) Lawrence P. Karnes as
Mechanic; (3) William Megyesy as Auto Parts Counter Man.
Acting Chief Clerk Gillespie informed the Board of one (1) OJT
Contract between the Washington County Office of Manpower Planning and Mon
Valley Mobile Housing agrees to hire and provide on-the-job training for
Judith M. Bailey as Mobile Parts Clerk.
Moved,by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr.,Morgan, that the above contract
be approved.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes,
Motion carried unanimously.
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Solicitor :
Mr. Diamond: In regard with the proposed.right--of-way which Equitable Gas has
requested from the County to relocate and construct a 20" pipeline in Mingo Park,
they had submitted the written agreement and I have gone over this with Mr. George
and he has several items that he wants to make.judgement on as far as the
formal agreement is.concerned. However, he has indicated to me that the request
of Equitable, that they be permitted to go in and make some preliminary site
preparations. I would suggest that since we have a Solicitor for Parks that this
matter be given to him for his final approval.
Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Morgan, that the Agreement be
approved subject to the approval of the Solicitor of the Parks & Recreation
and permission be granted to them to enter on and start making their preliminary
work schedule.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Paluso -- Yes; Mr. Morgan -- Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Mn Diamond: In June 1972 the County entered into a lease agreement with Arden
Downs, Inc. for the use of that corporation of certain areas at the County Fair
Grounds. One of the pcovisions of that lease is_that the lessee, Arden Downs Inc.,
agree to make the track available to certain amateur horse breeders who want to
use the track for exercising their horses. During the past week or ten days we
have received several telephone complaints and it was intended that they had
made application for the Fair Ground Racetrack and that this was denied them.
Following these complaints I drafted a letter to Arden Downs indicating to the
lease and advising Arden Downs, Inc. that we would enforce the lease and if thei v
were any breaches of their conditions that we would seek to have the lease
abrogated. Following receipt of that letter, Mr. Harry Harvey, the owner of tha
Corporation, had a meeting with Mr. Morgan and myself and he maintans that he
has not denied any proper requests. It is a part of the lease agreement that an
request for the use of the racetrack must be submitted in writing and that Mr.
Harvey has the right to refuse to lease or let the track be used by anybody who
in the past has used it and has not paid the rental. I congest for the benefit
of anyone who is interested -in using the racetrack that they make proper
application in writing and that if they are in the fault on any past rentals tha
they make those payments because Mr. Harvey is in proper compliance with the
terms of the lease and within his rights under that lease to refuse any request
that is not in writing or is made by an individual who owes money from past, rent4is.
Mr. Paluso: When does this lease with Arden Downs expire, Mr. Diamond?
Mr. Diamond: This lease expires on May 31, 1976. Mr. Harvey has indicated to
me that if someone makes proper application they will let them use the track.
So, at this point there is nothing else we can do.
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Mr. Morgan: Mr. Paluso, I assigned you a job last week. Do you have any prelim-
inary explanation as to the conditions at the Airport after the letter we receive
from the Federal Aviation Administration.
Mr. Paluso: The letter of December 17, 1975, listed.six deficiencies-and,I will
start with number one and what we have -determined in the past week.
l.Specifice.deficiencies which are listed under November 3, 1975
include: Failure to maintain Runway Nine clear of obstructions. The obstruction
that they are referring to are trees and bushes and we have made arrangements to
have these cleared within the next ten days. The obstructions at the end of the
runway hopefully, will be removed by County maintanence personnel. The outlining
tree obstrlwtions they refer to the approach zone, haven't been removed because
land acquisition and easements have not been accomplished. We have initiated
action to grant permission from private land owners to allow for the topping of
designated trees in that area. Should permission be readily granted by the land
rs we will immediately initiate action to have those trees trimmed. I would
recommend,however, the authority be granted now to enter into a contract to trim
these trees because of their heighth and the difficulty intQpping of these trees.
I don't think that it is something that our regular maintenance personnel can
handle. This is climbing and topp4m9y of large trees, certain designated trees
pointed out by the FAA. I would request the authority.to pursue if necessary to
obtain the easements in the next week or so.
2. Failure to operate all obstruction lights. This has been a
subject of discussion for the past several meetings. At the present time there i
one light that is inoperative, one up on the hill. There is electrical power to
the pole, however, there is no meter, and the junction box is not connected to
the power source. M. Mackenzie, who is -coo! tracted to maintain this light, now
claims that he has condemned this pole and he will not fix it. We have contacted
West Penn Power Company, I believe we are paying, and this has not been verified,
we are paying utility tax on that pole. If necessary, that pole will be replaced
If West Penn Power determines that the pole is safe to climb, Mr. Mackenzie will
be instructed to climb it and fix the light.
3. Failure to maintain proper threshold lights on Runway Nine. The
problem on Runwayji-ne is that there are two threshold lights missing on both
Runway 9 and 27. Receipt of these lights is expected within the next ten days
barring any problems because of the teamsters strike.
4. Failure to maintain the Runway lighting in a satisfactory manner.
This defici.enby will be corrected in the very near future. All required items;
ay light assemblies, the transformers, the lamps, the lenses, cable, couplingo,
lamp assemblies, etc., were ordered on March 30, 1976. All items except the
lue lenses for the taxiways are available for immediate delivery. We expect
elivery barring transportation problems within the week.
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5. Failure to acquire adequate land interests and clear obstructions
on runway nine approach as required by the Grant Agreement with the FAA. This
one is a little more complicated. We have not been able to locate Grant Appli-
cation 936043B904. We had requested a copy,.which we received yesterday after-
noon from the FAA. We are at present reviewing that and will take the necessary
action and report back,
6. Failure to restrict vehicle traffic off of the Airport Area. The
FAA is saying by that is that automobiles belonging to anyone are not permitted
on Airport proper, taxiways, grassy areas in-between or on the ends of the runway.
Elimination of these six discrepancies incidentally will assure
receipt of approximately $9000 in federal funds and bring the County into comp-
liance with this agreement with the FAA and the U. S. Government. We expect
within a month to have this problem completely cleared up. The same time I
might mention what it costs now.Right now the cost is in excess of $2300
for these hardware items that must be replaced and installed in order to comply
with these six deficiencies.
Chairman stated that he has had several calls from the East Bethlem
area about the ferry up there as to when it is going into the water and asked
Mr. Paluso, since he was here last year, as to where we stand on the ferry
business in Fredricktown.
Mr. Paluso: One of the problems that we encountered was the fact that the state
would not recognize the two counties acting together as a sponsor for the ferry.
At a meeting with the Fayette County Commissioners, it was determined that
Fayette County would act as the agent and sponsor for the ferry. At that time
we forwarded our share of the money and told them that our money was in escrow
awaiting whatever action was taken. At that time they had.assured us that they
would have their side of the river, the sites cleared, title searches and so
on. Our side of the river has been cleared. We have the title search completed.
We have done all the legal work necessary for Washington County. Subsequent to
that, we had no information whatsoever frtam Fayette County. If you recall, I
suggested in December that you as a new member and myself go to Fayette County
and request action from Mr. Lebder, at which time we met with Mr. Lebder, the
other two Commissioners were not available. We met with him for several hours,
and Mr, Lebder informed us that everything was done except they needed approval
for the flood line from the Axmy Corps of Engineers. He did not know the name
of the man in charge at the Corps of Engineers and at that time I gave him the
name and phone number, and he said he would forward to us that week, or would
inform us that he had secured whatever permission he needed from the Corps and
they would proceed to clear up the legal problems on the landing site in
Fredericktown. To my knowledge that has not been done. Perhaps we should
suggest that if they cannot carry this project to the completion, that we have
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the sponsor changed to Washington County to see that this gets done.
Mr. Morgan: How much money have we advanced Fayette County?
Mr. Paluso: We have advanced in the neighborhood.of $13,000,-originally, plus
several thousand prior to the Bond Fund. We have $75,000 available to two
counties from PennDOT. It is available for drawdown, but they haven't done
anything. We also have in the Bond Issue $100,000.in our Escrow Account for thi
specific purpose. Perhaps we should instruct the Chief Clerk to write the
Board of Commissioners in Fayette County and ask them if they would rather we
handle the ferry matter because we are not getting anything this way, and
according to the agreement signed really we can't proceed. Our work is done,
we are sitting here waiting.
Chairman directed the Chief Clerk to write a letter to the Fayette
County Commissioners concerning the ferry.
Chairman stated that there are a group of individuals here that
Mr. Flynn had invited from the Cross Creek area and they are represented by
Mr. Tony Ostop, and they would like to address the Board for a moment.
Mr. Ostop: I have just come with a committee of ten men into assist in the
attempt for concerned citizens who want to help overcome any obstacles for the
deadline on the flood project. I think you have a letter from our group.
Mr. Paluso: Yes. I just received it today incidentally. We have had several
inquiries, Mr. Ostop, about this. There were some erronous indications in the
news release that came from the meeting of the various state agencies and Mr.
Flynn, several weeks ago. For your information, the engineering on the road
relocations is about 90% complete on two of the sites. On the other engineering
work, we have a gentleman in Uniontown today. PennDOT is going to, hopefully,
design the dam site itself. The road must be relocated before the dam site
can be started.
Mr. Morgan: This is on the third flood control area.
Mr. Paluso: Right. There are three dams involved here.
Mr. Morgan: There are three outside the park and one big one inside.
Mr. Paluso: There are several properties outside the proposed flooded area i
c n the 100 year flood line that easements must be obtained on, but that will
not hold up building or the relocations.
Mr. Morgan: We would lose the money for the road relocations on the three dams
outside of the park itself. We had a meeting on it yesterday and we are
expediating it as fast as we can. PennDOT has agreed to do the road design work
on the one remaining that is yet to be done. And the other two, Englehardt
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and Power, have got 99% of the engineering done, so we should be in the position
to put this out for bid.
Mr. Paluso: I would say well g'ior to July 1st. The problem is that the original
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specifications call for a 100 year flood design for relocation of the road.
Mr. Morgan: That is the height of the road in relation to what the water is
going to be in the dam.
Mr. Paluso: Subsequent to that, the Federal Government and the state people hac
decided that a 25 year flood line is more than sufficient for relocation of theE
roads, which requires Englehardt and Power to redo -the engineering on the
659 and 660 sites that they had finished at the 100 year level. There is
considerable amount of money involved and would.mean a difference of probably
$600,000.
Mn Morgan: Better than 31 a million dollars to change the specifications.
Mr. Paluso: And they have assured us that they would do this in a minimum
amount of time. We told them yesterday that we would accepta proposal from
them, hopefully, before next Thursday to prepare the specs and bid tabulation,
their part of the work. Now PennDOT is supposed to do the road relocation on
662 at 70/30 cost breakdown between the County and them, which would be a
tremendous help to the County in engineering work.
Mr. Ostop: We are already concerned about our future water supply.
Mr. Paluso: I think that you can rest assured that..... Incidentally, the dam
is not even designed yet by the Soil Conservation people.
Mr. Morgan: We are cranking it up just as fast as we can.
Mr. Ostop: I would like to come in and offer my services free. Any work we
can do, my committee of men will do it.
Mr. Morgan: We appreciate that from you and from your Committee.
Mr. Paluso: We will be calling on you because there are some problems where
some,people want relatively minor easements to put a telephone line in. You can
be sure that the County's participation is up to date on the Cross Creek Projectl.
Any delays will be caused by property owners or individuals who do not want to
participate in some manner. We can't pursue that. There are a lot of obstaclesl,
but they are being done.
Mr. Morgan: For your information, Mr. Ostop, we authorized West Penn Power to
relocate their power lines about two meetings agQ, which was approximately
$12,000 and some odd dollars that we had to pay to West Penn Power in advance.
That",is'being accomplished. The problem is the telephone company has to move
a lot of underground cable and in doing so we need one more easement as I unde
stand. Now maybe your committee Gould help us in that matter, and we will be
touch with you on that matter.
Meeting Adjourned.
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MALCOLM L. MORGAN, MICHAEL R. FLYNN, EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS
THE FOREGOING MINUTES READ AND APPROVED:
DATE: April 1, 1976
ATTEST:
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