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Home My WebLink AboutCOMM - Meeting Minutes - 1097 - 2-6-2020 - COMMISSIONER1477 MINUTE BOOK 1 1 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLANIA IMR LIMITED E00718327LD Minute No. 1097 February 6, 2020 The Washington County Commissioners met in regular session in the Public Meeting Room, Courthouse Square, Washington, Pa., with the following members being present: Commissioners Diana Irey Vaughan, Larry Maggi and Nick Sherman. Also present were The Rev. Gary Gibson, North Buffalo Church, Washington, Pa.; Forty and Eight representative Angelia Mattes; Solicitor Jana Grimm; Chief of Staff John Haynes; Chief Clerk Cynthia B. Griffin; Administrative Assistant Joyce Thornburg; Executive Secretaries Marie Trossman and Patrick Geho; Planning Department representative Gracie Abel; Finance Director Josh Hatfield; Human Services Director Shelli Arnold; Register of Wills Director James Roman; Voters Registration Director Melanie Ostrander; Information Technology representative Donnie Barrett; Domestic Violence Services of SWPA representatives Alexandra Brooks and Chris Oravek; North Franklin Township Supervisor Bob Sabot; Observer -Reporter Publishing Co. representative Barbara Miller; WJPA representative Bruce Sakalik; KDKA TV representative Aaron Sledge; and concerned citizens Jim Piper, David Bober, Walter Seal, Melanie White, Boy Scout Calvin White, Fern Sibert and Cliff Cochran. Mrs. Vaughan called the meeting to order at approximately 10 a.m., and announced this meeting is being broadcast live with audio via Facebook and the county website. The Rev. Gibson led the meeting with a prayer. Ms. Mattes led the Pledge of Allegiance. Mrs. Vaughan entertained a motion approving Minute No. 1096 dated January 23, 2020. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving Minute No. 1096, as written. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS Month. Mr. Sherman read a proclamation declaring February as Teen Violence Awareness and Prevention Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the proclamation. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Representative from the Domestic Violence Services of SWPA Alexandra Brooks accepted the proclamation. She thanked the commissioners for the proclamation. Ms. Brooks went on to say that one in three teens, one in four adult women, and one in seven adult men will experience domestic violence. When programs are presented in the schools, the main ideas stressed are to recognize the differences between a health relationship and an abusive relationship. RECESS FOR PHOTOSI PUBLIC COMMENTS Walter Seal, a historian, for the last eight years has been researching black history. In honor of February being Black History Month, he recognized the civil rights leaders of Washington County. Mr. Seal credited T. Morgan Jones, a fugitive slave, who landed in the Monongahela area, found a job on a steamboat, and also formed The Invincible Grays, to be trained as soldiers. Mr. Jones eventually died from wounds he 1478 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLANIA IMR LIMITED E00718327LD received while leading a charge. Mr. Seal thanked the commissioners for always give the time to present history. Concerned citizen Fern Sibert spoke regarding trash pickup along the highway. She asked if something could be done about advertising and political signage. She would like to see these signs picked up. Ms. Sibert suggested a spring cleanup before Easter. Local businesses will donate trash bags to Ms. Sibert. Concerned citizen David Bober commented on the newly formed Election Review Committee. He would like to be a part of this and would like to volunteer. He believes an ordinary and educated citizens need to be on this committee, as soon as possible. We have an important upcoming election and there cannot be any fraud. OLD BUSINESS DONATION RESOLUTION Solicitor Grimm recommended the Board, on behalf of the Purchasing Department, to adopt a resolution, in compliance of Section 1805 of the county code governing the sale or disposition of personal property for the donation of approximately 100 old voting machine carts to Allegheny County, who has formerly requested the donation and has met all required criteria. The carts currently have a zero value on our books. Moved by Mr. Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the resolution. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. CHANGE ORDER Solicitor Grimm recommended the Board, on behalf of the Purchasing Department and Building and Grounds, approve a change order with MacBracey Corporation, Washington, Pa. for the courthouse window project. The contract amount will increase by $20,255 to $1,131,155 and consists of the following: • There were eight fixed transom windows in Courtroom #3 that are to have insulated panels in them that weren't included on the window log used to bid project. • There was an additional window in one of the District Attorney's office that was not on the window log used to bid project. • There was an additional window in Judge Lucas' Chambers that was not on the window log used to bid project. • There is additional labor charge from subcontractor installing windows for the ten additional windows ($650/window). • There is an additional labor charge from MacBracey to demolish nine additional windows- I factored the credit into this cost increase for a net increase of nine additional windows to be demolished. • There is a credit for an additional window in the window log located in Judge Disalle's Chambers/Office- this line also includes the $650 credit for labor. o The material is so much less because it is a much smaller window than the additional windows being added above. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the change order with MacBracey Corporation. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. 1479 MINUTE BOOK d BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLANIA IMR LIMITED E00718327LD Solicitor Grimm recommended the Board, on behalf of the Purchasing Department and Building and Grounds, approve a change order with Cleveland Marble Mosaic Company, Cleveland, Ohio for the courthouse granite slab removal and resetting project. The contract amount will increase by $235,000 to $344,925 and will be funded from Act 13 monies. Contractor proposed remediation — Option II • Remove all granite slabs and demolish existing support structure. • Remove debris from crawl space and compact existing fill. • Place 4" layer of compacted aggregate. • Install rigid foam insulation around perimeter of crawl space (for cold weather concrete protection). • Place flowable fill and install rigid foam insulation above (for cold weather concrete protection). • Install setting bed material and reinstall granite slabs. • Install perforated PVC pipes to route any future water infiltration through the concrete fill to the aggregate layer below. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the change order with Cleveland Marble Mosaic Company. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. NEW BUSINESS Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, of the appointments of Ben Brown and Leanna Spada to the SP(.., Public Participation Panel and the appointment of Jayson Hobbs to the Washington Hospital Authority Board. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the above appointments. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, of the appointments of the following individuals to the Elections Review Committee: Peter Marcoline, Jr., Esq.; Laraine Grcich Qudge of Elections); David Fresh; David Ball (Vice Chair of the Washington County Republican Party); Lane Tuturice, Esq.; Lawna Blankenship Qudge of Elections); Eric Sivavec; Larry Mauro; Kathleen Esno Qudge of Elections); Suzanne Ashmore, and Christina Proctor (Vice Chair of the Washington County Democratic Party). Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the above appointments. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of the Planning Commission, of a letter of amendment to the reimbursement agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for the replacement of the Pigeon #26 bridge in Bendeyville. Costs willincrease from $600,000 to $1,600,000 and will be paid 80% federal ($1,280,000) and 20% county ($320,000). The increase is • MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PE.NNSYLANIA IMR LIMITED E00718327LD for construction costs not previously programmed. The agreement also authorizes the Chair to execute all documents. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the amendment with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of the Planning Commission, of a temporary construction easement with Word of God Fellowship, Inc. for the replacement of the Pigeon #26 bridge in Bentleyville. The total amount is $500 and will be paid 80% federal and 20% county. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the temporary construction easement with Word of God Fellowship, Inc. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of the Planning Commission, of a cost supplement in the amount not to exceed $20,871.06 with Dawood Engineering for construction consultation services related to the replacement of the Pigeon #26 bridge in Bentleyville. Approval also includes a resolution for the Chair of the Board as signatory for the agreement. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the cost supplement with Dawood Engineering. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of the Planning Commission, of a no cost contract supplement, transferring up to $130,000.00 of the $237,788.00 remaining in the current NBIS contract into tasks for the 2020 interim inspections required to be completed through August 2020. This transfer will allow GAI to continue with the NBIS inspections until the new Washington County 2020 NBIS contract and reimbursement agreement is in force. Approval also includes resolution for Chair of the Board as signatory for the agreement. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving a no cost supplement and a resolution for the Chair to act as a signatory for the agreement. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of the Planning Commission, of two division orders with Range Resources for lease associated with the Panhandle Trail in Smith Township as follows: • MINUTE BOOK I j BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLANIA IMR LIMITED E00718327LD • Kresic unit 7H at a decimal interest of 0.00162190 • Kresic unit 6H at a decimal interest of 0.00156083 Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the division orders with Range Resources. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Finance and Public Safety, of a renewal application with Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency for the 2019-2020 emergency management performance grant program. The application is for the period of October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020 and is in the amount of $174,476.75. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the grant agreement with the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Finance, of a resolution designating Diana Irey Vaughan, Chair, as the authorized official for any and all agreements entered into with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the resolution. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — 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 as agent for the Washington County Airport, of supplement no. 1 to engineering work order authorization #2016-02 under the existing professional services agreement between the Redevelopment Authority and CDI-Infrastructure, LLC dba L.R. Kimball for obstruction removal and construction. The supplement is in the amount of $28,512 and will be funded by a combination of federal and state aviation block grant and local match monies. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the supplement for engineering work with L. R. Kimball for obstruction removal and construction. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — 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 Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency 1482 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLANIA IMR LIMITED E00718327LD for the restrictive intermediate punishment grant. The modification increases the grant amount by $128,465 and will be for the period of July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2020. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving a project modification with Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — 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 with UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital for web based design, data collection and analysis related to the Postpartum Depression grant. The contract authorization amount is $10,000 and no additional county funds are required. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the provider agreement with UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — 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 with Sprout Center for emotional growth and development for a professional training of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale as part of the Postpartum Depression grant. The contract authorization amount is $2,543.14 and no additional county funds are required. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the provider agreement with Sprout Center. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — 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 grant agreement addendum with the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services for the Postpartum Depression grant. The addendum includes a revised budget and extends the grant term six months to December 31, 2020. All other terms and conditions remain the same and no additional county funds are required. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the grant agreement addendum with the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. 1483 MINUTE BOOK d 1 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLANIA [MR LIMITED E00718327LD Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of the Purchasing Department and Information Technology, of an addendum to our current professional services agreement with All Covered, Bridgeville, Pa., allowing for their 2020 rate of $145.00/hour. All work will be done on an as needed basis and services will include custom application and web development and support; design, configuration and troubleshooting for Microsoft Windows & Exchange; SharePoint; analysis and implementation of further virtual server needs. All other terms and conditions of the agreement will remain the same. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the addendum with All Covered. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. SOLICITOR Solicitor Grimm presented to the Board for their consideration and approval of tax refunds in the amount of $347.43. WEAVER RUSSELL V. & BETTY MARIE 142 SUZY LANE DAISYTOWN, PA 15427 Tax Year: 2020 District CENTERVILLE Parcel 154-007-00-00-0006-00 Amount $2.61 FOX HOME & PROPERTY MGT 100 FOX LANE WASHINGTON, PA 15301 Tax Year: 2020 District WASHINGTON 71-1 W Parcel 770-046-00-05-0001-00 Amount $64.54 STRAWN ROBERT M. & NELLIE A. 252 PIE RIDGE ROAD PROSPERITY, PA 15329 Tax Year: 2020 District MORRID Parcel 450-009-00-00-0006-00 Amount $7.14 WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON COLLEGE 60 S LINCOLN STREET WASHINGTON, PA 15301 Tax Year: 2020 District WASHINGTON 3RD W Parcel 730-001-00-01-0011-00 Amount $115.02 DELSIGNORE KATHY LYNN 1584 N. MAIN STREET WASHINGTON, PA 15301 Tax Year: 2020 District SOUTH STRABANE Parcel 600-004-15-03-0001-00 Amount $16.19 NELSON EDWARD D. SR. & MARION F. 3190 JEFFERSON AVENUE WASHINGTON, PA 15301 Tax Year: 2020 District EAST FINLEY Parcel 270-003-00-00-0025-19 Amount $141.93 Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the above tax refunds. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. ANNOUNCEMENTS An Executive Session was held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 5, 2020, following the Agenda meeting to discuss personnel. The regularly scheduled Salary Board meeting has been cancelled. All county offices will be closed on Monday, February 17, 2020, in observance of President's Day. There being no further business, Chairman Vaughan declared the meeting adjourned at approximately 10:37 a.m. THE FOREGOING MINUTES SUBMITTEQ FOR APPROVA : /020 ATTEST: / *o/ MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLANIA ]MR LIMITED E00718327LD This page is blank. I u