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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOMM - Meeting Minutes - 144 - 7-7-1966 - COMMISSIONERMINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MICHAEL R. FLYNN, JOHN P. BEVEC, JOHN MAZZA, COMMISSIONERS County of Washington, Pennsylvania. (SEAL) Michael R. Flynn / s / Chairman John P. Bevec /s/ F. William Kittridge / s / John Mazza / s / Chief Clerk Solicitor: These are temporary rules until full title is acquired; then it may be necessary to prepare an Ordinance with penalty. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Bevec - Yes; Mr. Mazza - Yes; Mr. Flynn - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk prsented a tax refund to the Board for approval; said tax refund having been approved by the County Treasurer, Tax Assessment Office and the County Solicitor. Premo, Victor and Margaret of Chartiers Township re: 1965 assessment. Tax in the amount of $68.10 Net was paid on July 29, 1965 and tax was reduced by Tax Adjustment 2609 to I read $62.78 Net, making a refund due in the amount of $5.32. Assessed valuation was reduced from $5120. to $4720. making a refund due in the amount of $5.32 to Victor and Margaret Premo, 608 Longview Drive, Houston, Pennsylvania. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Bevec - Yes; Mr. Mazza - Yes; Mr. Flynn - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Deputy Controller Whalen entered the meeting. New Business: Commissioners Bevec and Mazza, having investigated, the possibility of securing a cottage at the Youth Development Center to house juveniles, reported that they could not fund any thing suitable. The Board of Commissioners has investigated several other places and due to zoning and buildings not meeting the necessary requirements, they have been unable to secure a building for use as a temporay Juvenile Detention Home, at this time. Moved by Mr. Bevec, seconded by Mr. Mazza, that the meeting adjourn. Meeting adjourned. THE FOREGOING MINUTE READ AND APPROVED: July 7, 1966 ATTEST,-f' II 1`11 �O t A'Mk. ^ ' ,"L n NO. 144 HIEF CLERK Office of the County Commissioners Washington, Pa., July 7, 1966 Board of County Commissioners met in regular session with the follow members being present: Commissioners Flynn, Bevec and Mazza. Also present being: C County Solicitor Capano, Chief Clerk Kittridge, Mr. John F. Cromwell, Director of the MINUTE BOOK 665 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MICHAEL R. FLYNN, JOHN P. BEVEC, JOHN MAZZA, COMMISSIONERS Washington County Planning Commission and Reporter Robertson. Meeting was called to order by Chairman and roll call taken: Mr. Bevec - Present; Mr. Mazza - Present; Mr. Flynn - Present. Chairman asked if there were any corrections, additions or omissions to Minute No. 143, each Commissioner having received a copy. Moved by Mr. Bevec, seconded by Mr. Mazza, that Minute No. 143 be approved as read. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Bevec - Yes; Mr. Mazza - Yes; Mr. Flynn - Yes; Motion carried unanimously. Old Business: None Appointments: Moved by Mr. Bevec, seconded by Mr. Mazza, that the following temporary stude� be appointed as follows; this action to be effective July 5, 1966. Registration Office: Tona Lynn Rocco Roll call vote taken: Mr. Bevec - Yes; Mr. Mazza - Yes; Mr. Flynn - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Mr. Bevec, seconded by Mr. Mazza, that Elthel A. McCullough, be appointed as a Cleaning Woman; this action to be effective July 5, 1966. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Bevec - Yes; Mr. Mazza - Yes; Mr. Flynn - Yes. Motion carded unanimously. Deputy Controller Whalen, Mr. Keery McAmbley, Director of the Industrial Development Agency, Mr. Herbert Edwards, representing the Industrial Development Agency and Mr. Robert W. Sperring. , representing the Chamber of Commerce, entered the meeting. Moved by Mr. Bevec, seconded by Mr. Mazza, that the following persons be appointed as Orderly (Attendant I, 3-E) at the Washington County Home and Hospital for Men; this action to be effective as indicated opposite their names. Raymond C. Wylie (replacing Paul Moticko) June 29, 1966 Nick Marich (replacing Grover Nemore) June 30, 1966 Roll call vote taken: Mr. Bevec - Yes; Mr. Mazza - Yes; Mr. Flynn - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. John F. Cromwell, Director of the Washington County Planning Commission Its 1 presented a resolution to the Board for approval; said resolution will be presented by MINUTE B O O K 666 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHIN13TON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MICHAEL R. FLYNN, JOHN P. SEVEC, JOHN MAZZA, COMMISSIONERS Mr. Cromwell at the public hearing scheduled at the Baldwin High School on Thursday nigh, July 7, 1966, concerning the Route 88 Expressway. Moved by Mr. Bevec, seconded by Mr. Mazza, that the resolution ur the Pennsylvania Department of Highways to act will all deliberate speed in expediting the construction of this much needed highway, and give due consideration to how this highway will enter Washington County so that it can be logically extended as the Monongahela Valli Expressway, be adopted. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Bevec - Yes; Mr. Mazza - Yes; Mr. Flynn - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. The above resolution was read in full and the complete text thereof is filed or recorded in Resolution File Folder Number One, in the Office of the Chief Clerk. Mr. Cromwell also stated a report has been prepared based upon the Planning Commission position on future highway development. Mr. Cromwell left the meeting. Mr. Anthony Merante, President of the Council of the Borough of Canonsburg entered the meeting. Mr. McAmbley, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Sperring, presented maps to the Board to review, with a request from the Citizens Water Company for approval on the right of way necessary to get the water line started to be used by the Superior Valve Com at Arden Downs. The maps were reviewed and discussed at length and a meeting was scheduled to include those concerned on Thursday afternoon, July 7, 1966 (The Washington County Board of Commissioners would not be able to attend because of the Ten Mile Park dedication) with another meeting to be scheduled for Friday morning, July 8, 1966 at 9:00 a.m. to include the Board of Commissioners with a representative from the Citizens Watel Company, for further discussion of the right of way. Messrs. McAmbley, Edwards and Sperring left the meeting. Note: Present at the meeting held on Friday morning, July 8, 1966 were Commissioners Flynn, Bevec and Mazza, County Solicitor Capano, County Surveyor Yuhas, Mr. Keery McAmbley, Director of Industrial Development; Messrs. George K. Leary and John Dydew representing the Citizens Water Company and Mr. Robert W. Spering, repre- senting the Chamber of Commerce. The above mentioned persons reviewed the maps showing the necessary right of way and discussed the fact thatthe Citizens Water Company does not install water mains in private streets and the fact that the Board of Commissioners ' have many things to 0 consider concerning the prime industrial land at Arden Downs, such as future planning, utijties MINUTE BOOK 667 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MICHAEL R. FLYNN, JOHN P. BEVEC, JOHN MAZZA, COMMISSIONERS F_ 1-1 for the propsed new County Home and Hospital, etc. This meeting the Board of Commissioners was in unanimous agreement to give their assurance to the Citizens Water Company that the fifty -foot padd necessary for right of way would be dedicated as a public street, so that the water company could proceed with their preliminary work; the resolution to be prepared and presented at the next regular Board meeting. Chief Clerk - Correspondence: Letter underd date of July 1, 1966, from Kenneth V. Curry, Assistant County Superintendent of Schools, announced that the Washington County Scholl for Driver Im- provement will be closed during the month of August; the purpose being to provide a vacation period for all those persons who have responsibilties in regadd to the Driver Improvement School. Statement of Touche, Ross, Bailey and Smart in the amount of $2, 700 for serviceE rendered and $100. 00 for expenses; a total of $2, 800. 00, in connection with their exam- ination of the cash receipts and disbursements for the year 1963 with reference to the $50, 000 cash defieciency, was attached to letter under date of July 5, 1966, from the Honorable Judge Barron P. McCune. Moved by Mr. Bevec, seconded by Mr. Mazza, that the statement in the amount $2, 800. 00 as submitted by Touche, Ross, Bailey and Smart, for their services rendered with reference to the $50, 000 cash deficiency, be approved for payment. Roll call vote taken: Motion carried unanimously. Letter under date of June 30, 1966, from Glenn C. Hess, Superintendent of Wash- ington Public Schools, informed H. W. Minnemeyer, III, Director of Washington County Civil Defense, of the action taken by the Board of Scholl Directors, that the facilities of Third Ward School Building would not be available after August 15, 1966; this action necessary because of a number of factors; in particular the high minimum cost of an estimate just to put the heating system on a "stand-by basis", the public school special education pupils be assigned to other classrooms in the district so that it is planned not to keep the Third Ward School open for normal use. Chief Clerk was instructed to meet with a member of the School Board to make inquiry as to the possibility of reserving the Civil Defense space on a temporary basis; hez insurance, etc. for the space would be the responsibility of the County. Mr. Merante left the meeting. Letter from J. H. Mifflin, District Enginner District 12, Commonwealth of Penn- sylvania, Department of Highways, notified the County Commissioners of Washington C the Department of Highways is contemplating a change in the existing drainage, width, �t, or location of State Highway Route 62128, Bridge No. 4 located in Washington County, MINUTE BOOK 668 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MICHAEL R. FLYNN, JOHN P. BEVEC, JOHN MAZZA, COMMISSIONERS Amwell Township from Stations 176+50. 00 to 187+5.00 and damage to abutting property is likely to result; plans showing the contemplated changes were forwarded and it was requested that the Board of Commissioners indicate by letter or resolution whether or not They would agree to accept responsibilities for property damage which may result from the chan e proposed by the plans or contribute thereto. Moved by Mr. Bevec, seconded by Mr. Mazza, that a resolution be adopted that i Washington County will not assume responsibility for property damages in regard to State Highway Route 62128, Bridge No. 4, located in Washington County, Amwell Township. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Bevec - Yes; Mr. Mazza - Yes; Mr. Flynn - Yes. i Motion carried unanimously. f Chief Clerk presented specifications for the supplies required for the Tax Assess} ment Office for the year 1967, to be advertised for bids. Moved by Mr. Mazza, seconded by Mr. Bevec, that the County Controller be authorized to advertise for bids forthe furnishing and delivering of Tax Assessment Supplie for the year 1967 to the Tax Assessment Office of Washington County, Courthouse, Wash- j ington, Pennsylvania. Said bids to be received in the Office of the County Controller until 11:00 a.m. Daylight Saving Timw, Thursday, July 28, 1966, and opened immediately thereafter in the Office of the County Commissioners. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Bevec - Yes; Mr. Mazza - Yes; Mr. Flynn - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented report that specifications would have to be prepared for I advertisement on the approximately 9,435 feet of Chartiers Creek Straam Clearance in Canton Township, City of Washington; estimated cost to be from eight to eleven thousand dollars specifications will be made on the necessary equipment needed to do the work correctly on an hourly basis. Chief Clerk sukgested to the Board that County Surveyor Yuhas represent the County during the stream clearnce work. Moved by Mr. Bevec, seconded by Mr. Mazza, that the County Controller be authorized to advertise for bids for approximately 9,435 feet of stream clearance of Chartiers Creek, located in the City of Washington, and Canton Township. Said bids to be received in the Office of the County Controller until 11:00 a. m. Daylight Saving Time, Thursday, Atust 4, 1966, and opened immediately thereafter in the Office of the County Commissioners. 1 Roll call vote taken: Mr. Bevec - Yes; Mr. Mazza - Yes; Mr. Flynn - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. I Deputy Controller Whalen reported the City Occupation Tax of Washington, Penn- sylvania, will be deducted from the July 15, 1966 payroll; this tax will not involve those MINUTE BOOK 669 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MICHAEL R. FLYNN, JOHN R. BEVEC, JOHN MAZZA, COMMISSIONERS 1 -+employees at the County Homes, the extra help, or the cleaning women at the Courthouse until the latter part of the year. Mr. Whalen also submitted a financial report from January 1, 1966 through June 30, 1966, showing Controller's balancespi receipts, expen- ditures, Treasurers' balance and Treasurers' reconciliation, and in review stated tem borrowing forthe year 1966 has been reduced from $1, 000, 000. 00 to $875, 000. 00; the sum of $475, 000. 00 has been repaid to date balance due - $400, 000. 00 which should be retired the month of July, to be done as soon as possible to save the interest; the interest earnings in 1966 will far exceed the interest to be paid. A representative of Judosn Wiley & Sons, entered the meeting. 11:00 a.m. - Opening of bids for one hundred (100) cubic yards of ready -mixed class "B" concrete, more or less, according to specifications of the Pennsylvania Depart- ment of Highways Form 408 dated 1960; to be delivered to Indian Camp Arch No. 4, s Sugar Camp Run, located in Independence Towmship, Washington County, Pennsylvania. Following being present: Commissioners Flynn, Bevec and Mazza, County Solicitor Capa Chief Clerk Kittridge, Deputy Controller Whalen, representative of Judson Wiley and Sons and Reporter Robertson. Bids submitted and read by Deputy Controller Whalen, said bids being properly advertised and submitted. July 6, 1966 Peter Elish, Controller and Washington County Commissioners Court House Washington, Pennsylvania Gentlemen: We respectfully submit the following proposal for the furnishing and delivering of 100 cubic yards of ready -mixed class "B" concrete, more or less, according to specifications of the Pennsylvania Department of Highways Form 408 dated 1960. $24.75 price per cubic yard A certified check in the amount of $en per cent of the total proposal is herewith enclosed made payable to the Washington County Commissioners as evidence that the bidder will accept same and carry out the conditions of the contract in case of award, JUDSON WILEY AND SONS 404 South Main Street Washington, Pennsylvania Peter Elish, Controller and Washington County Commissioners Court House Washington, Pennsylvania (Gentlemen: Certified check in the amount of $247. 50 July 6, 1966 We respectfully submit the following proposal for the furnishing and delivering of 100 cubic yards of ready -mixed class "B" concrete, more or less, according to specifications of Pennsylvania Department of Highways Form 408 dated 1960. $19. 00 price per cubic yard i S Terms: 2% lOth Prox. 7MINUTE Booi6 670 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MICHAEL R. FLYNN, JOHN P. BEVEC, JOHN MAZZA, COMMISSIONERS A certified check in the amount of ten per cent of the total proposal is herewith enclosed made payable to the Washington County Commissioners, as evidence that the bidder will accept same and carry out the conditions of the contract in case of award. DONALDON SUPPLY AND EQUIPMENT COMPANY 5 North Jefferson Avenue Canonsburg, Pennsylvania 15317 Peter Elish, Controller and Washington County Commissioners Court House Washington, Pennsylvania Gentlemen: Certified check in the amount of $190. 00 July 5, 1996 We respectfully submit the following proposal for the furnishing and delivering of 100 cubic yards of ready -mixed class "B" concrete, more or less, according to specifications of Pennsylvania Department of Highways Form 408 dated 1960. $17.25 price per cubic yard A certified check in the amount of ten per cent of the total proposal is herewith enclosed made payable to the Washington County Commissioners as evidence that the bidder will accept same and carry out the conditions of the contract in case of award, MIDWAY BLOCK COMPANY Box 398, Midway, Pennsylvania Donald L. Nagode / s / Certified check in the amount of $172. 50 Chief Clerk made note that concrete bids are figured to include the mileage from company to the job site. Bids submitted were reviewed by the County Solicitor. Moved by Mr. Bevec, seconded by Mr. Mazza, that the contract for the furnish- ing and delivering of 100 cubic yards of ready -mixed class "B: concrete, more or less, according to specifications of Pennsylvania Department of Highways Form 408 dated 1960, to Indian Camp Arch No. 4 spanning Sugar Camp Run, located in Independence Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, be awarded to the MIDWAY BLOCK COMPANY, Box 398, Midway, Pennsylvania, for the price of $17.25 per cubic yard; this being the lowest responsible bid and being in accord with our specifications. Motion made upon the reco- mmendation of the County Solicitor. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Bevec - Yes; Mr. Mazza - Yes; Mr. Flynn - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Representative of Judosn Wiley and Sons left the meeting. Moved by Mr. Mazza, seconded by Mr. Bevec, that the meeting adjourn. Meeting adjourned. THE FOREGOING MINUTE READ AND APPROVED: July 14, 1966 t ATTEST:(:T m CHIEF CLERK 0 1