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Minute No. 1078 March 7, 2019
The Washington County Commissioners met in regular session in the Public Meeting Room,
Courthouse Square, Washington, Pa., with the following members being present: Commissioners Larry
Maggi, Diana Irey Vaughan and Harlan G. Shober. Also being present Pastor Marty Bausman, First Church
of the Nazarene, Washington, Pa.; American Legion Post 639 representative Angelia Mattes; Solicitor J. Lynn
DeHaven; Chief Clerk Cynthia B. Griffin; Administrative Assistant Joyce Thornburg; Executive Secretaries
Joy Orndoff, Marie Trossman and Randi Marodi; Planning Department representative Gracie Abel;
Controller Mike Namie; Finance Director Josh Hatfield; Human Resources Director Shelli Arnold and
Assistant Director Andrea Johnston; Treasurer Francis King; Planning Commission representative Jason
Theakston; Keep Washington County Beautiful representatives Bracken Burns, Laurie Popeck, Donna
Riggle, Heidi Pedicone and Casie Blackburn; Observer -Reporter Publishing Co. representative Barbara Miller;
WJPA representative Bruce Sakalik, and concerned citizens Tom Lonich and Lars Lange.
Mr. Maggi called the meeting to order at approximately 10 a.m.
Pastor Bausman led the meeting with a prayer.
Ms. Mattes led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Mr. Maggi entertained a motion approving Minute No. 1077 dated February 21, 2019.
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving Minute No. 1077, as written.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS
Mr. Maggi read a certificate of recognition that was awarded to a Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful
volunteer, Donna Riggle, for her continued service to the community in picking up unsightly trash from our
area. Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Director of Programs Heidi Pedicone thanked Ms. Riggle for her tireless
efforts. Volunteer Laurie Popeck spoke of the importance of keeping Pennsylvania and Washington County
beautiful and litter -free. She also thanked Ms. Riggle for her commitment to volunteer.
(RECESS FOR PHOTOS,)
PUBLIC COMMENTS
None
OLD BUSINESS
CHANGE ORDER
Solicitor DeHaven recommended the Board, on behalf of the Purchasing Department and the
Redevelopment Authority, approve change order #2, (credit) for the ABC Hangar and Apron at the County
Airport to Waller Corporation, Washington, PA., in the amount of $10,229.20. The new project total will be
$223,060.47 and will be paid from the BOA capital budget, LSA, and the Airport gas lease revenue account.
The change order includes:
• Final As -Built Quantities
• Labor Credit for Carpet not installed.
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Moved by Mrs. Vaughan, seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the change order with Waller
Corporation.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
NEW BUSINESS
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, to adopt a resolution
approving the plan amendment to the Local Share Account (LSA) program to add the Tanger Boulevard
improvements (LS 19-42).
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the resolution.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, of the appointment of Leah
Dietrich to the Behavioral Health and Developmental Services Advisory Board.
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the board appointment.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of the Coroner, of
training and all travel related fees, within the rules of the county's travel policy, for three deputy coroners to
attend a continuing education course on March 29, 2019 in Johnstown, Pa. The fee is $50/person and will be
charged to the Coroner's budget.
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving travel to Johnstown, Pa.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of the Planning
Commission, of division orders with EQT in decimal interest of 0.00012115 for wells associated with Ten
Mile Creek County Park.
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the division orders with EQT.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
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Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of the Planning
Commission, of a fire protection agreement including payment of $1,000 per year in 2019 and 2020 with the
West Middletown Fire Company that serves Cross Creek County Park.
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the agreement with West Middletown
Fire Company.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of the Planning
Commission, of acceptance of a declaration of restrictions and covenants associated with the trail constructed
by Range Resources in Cross Creek County Park. The County agrees to maintain the trail and storm water
BMPs installed and release Range Resources from further responsibilities associated with this trail.
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving above declaration of restrictions and
covenants associated with the trail in Cross Creek County Park.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Finance and the
Redevelopment Authority of the County of Washington, of a letter agreement proposal under the existing
professional services agreement between the Redevelopment Authority of the County of Washington as agent
for the Washington County Airport and CDI-Infrastructure dba L.R. Kimball for an airspace analysis for a
possible natural gas well pad site. The proposal is in the amount of $4,950 and will be reimbursed to the
county by Range Resources.
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the proposal.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Finance and
Adult Probation, of a project modification request with the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and
Delinquency for the restrictive treatment program grant. The project modification request increases the grant
amount in the amount of $179,918 and is for the time period of July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2020.
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Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the project modification with the
Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan - Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Finance and
Public Safety, of a grant agreement with the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency for the emergency
management performance grant. The grant agreement is in the amount of $167,561 and is for the period of
October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019.
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the grant agreement with the
Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Children and
Youth Services, of a provider agreement with Twin Pines Family Services, LLC for placement services for the
period of July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019. The contract authorization amount is $100,000 and no
additional county funds are required.
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the provider agreement with Twin
Pines Family Services, LLC.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Children and
Youth Services, of a purchase of service agreement with Owen Campbell, Esquire to represent Children and
Youth Services in Juvenile Court for the period of July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019. Services will be billed
at $65 per hour and no additional county funds are required.
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the purchase of service agreement with
Owen Campbell, Esquire.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Behavioral
Health and Developmental Services, of a provider agreement addendum with Centerville Clinics, Inc. for the
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period of July 1, 2017 through June 30, 201 S. The contract authorization amount will be increased by
$65,624 to $425,924 and no additional county funds are required.
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the provider agreement addendum with
Centerville Clinics, Inc.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Human
Services, of a provider agreement addendum with Domestic Violence Services of Southwestern Pennsylvania
to extend the term of the agreement six months to June 30, 2019. The contract authorization amount will be
increased by $2,273.42 to $43,773.42 and no additional county funds are required.
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the provider agreement addendum with
Domestic Violence services of Southwestern Pennsylvania.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Human
Services, of an addendum to our current agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture for the
Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) to comply with hew federal regulatory
requirements. This agreement is effective October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2021 and no additional
county funds are required.
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the addendum with the Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of the
Purchasing Department, to enter into an agreement with Guttman Energy, Belle Vernon, Pa for the purchase
of "at the pump" fuel products at retail cost minus taxes and fees. Guttman has agreed to provide and
maintain the Fuelman gas card program at no cost to the county. This agreement will continue through
March 31, 2024.
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Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the agreement with Guttman Energy.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of the Purchasing
Department and Public Safety, to enter into an agreement with Security Systems of America, Pittsburgh, Pa.
for the purpose of providing installation and monitoring services for the Public Safety site at the Airport.
This agreement will be effective March 1, 2019 through February 28, 2024, and will automatically renew on a
month -to -month basis unless written notice is provided 30 days prior to expiration of any term. The cost is
$35 per month and $150 for installation and will be paid from their operating budget.
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the agreement with Security Systems of
America.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of the
Purchasing Department and Building and Grounds, of an agreement with Automated Logic, Pittsburgh, Pa.,
for the renovation to the existing system for the Courthouse air handler project replacement (2 units), at a
total cost of $39,940. Automated Logic will be working in conjunction with Emcor Services Scalise
Industries, Lawrence, Pa., who was awarded the bid contract for the air handler -design, build and install
contract #080818-RFP-Air at a total cost of $480,225.00.
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the agreement with Automated Logic.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of the
Purchasing Department, of the purchase of 16 automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) and cabinets. These
units will be placed as follows: MDJ Offices (11), PSAP Site (2), Bridge Department (1), APO (1) and Parks
Department (1). In addition, 16 bleeding control kits are requested to place with the AED units. The
breakdown is as follows:
• AED Units/Supplies/Cabinets: $65,502.80
• Bleeding Control Kits: $5,128.00
The proposed AED's will be purchased from Physio-Control Inc., Redmond, Washington. The proposed
Bleeding Control Kits will be purchased from Z-Medica, Wallingford, Connecticut. The proposed funding
source would be Act-13 funds. The AED units would be purchased via the PA COSTARS12 contract, and
therefore do not require bidding.
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Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the purchases from Physio-Control,
Inc. and Z-Medica..
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober - Yes; Mrs. Vaughan - Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of The
Redevelopment Authority of the County of Washington, to adopt a resolution approving the amendments
and revisions to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), the Home Investment Partnerships
(HOME) Programs, which are part of the county's consolidated and annual action plans.
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the resolution.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober - Yes; Mrs. Vaughan - Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
An executive session was held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 6, 2019, following the agenda
meeting to discuss personnel and potential litigation involving the right -to -know law. The regularly scheduled
Salary Board meeting will be immediately following the Board of Commissioners meeting.
Solicitor
None.
There being no further business, Chairman Maggi declared the meeting adjourned at approximately
10:30 a.m.
THE FOREGOING MINUTES SUBMIT-TED FOR APPROVAL:
ATTEST:
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