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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOMM - Meeting Minutes - 1157 - 9-15-2022 - COMMISSIONER2035 MINUTE BOOK j H BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLANIA Minute No. 1157 September 15, 2022 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 are Solicitor Jana Grimm; Chief of Staff Mike Namie; Finance Director Josh Hatfield; BHDS Director Jennifer Scott and employees Mary Jo Patrick - Hatfield and Theresa Frisco; Prothonotary Laura Hough and employee Tina Whited; Sheriff representatives Ron Aiello and Ryan McWreath; SWPA Area Agency on Aging representatives Matt Uram and Kathy Constantino; Executive Secretaries Randi Marodi and Patrick Geho; Chief Clerk Cynthia B. Griffin; Administrative Assistant Joyce Thornburg; Planning representative Kalie Chasko; The Rev. Dr. Ann Schmid of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church; American Legion Post #639 representative Pete Zayas; WJPA representative Joe Jasek and concerned citizens Leo Trich, Dominik Wrobel, Fern Sibert, Jim Piper, Fred Bender, Susan Bender, Bruce Bandel, Mary Lorenz, Mary Gordon, Liz Molinaro, Ben Bright, Shawn Ranieri, Sam Yareck, Antoinette Fitch, Donald Fitch, Carolyn Snyder, Ronald Snyder, John Hudock, Phyllis Waller, Ardella Bryant, Andrew Goudy, Ann Shaner and Thomas O. Vreeland of Bassi Vreeland & Associates. Mrs. Vaughan called the meeting to order at approximately 2 p.m. and announced this meeting is video and audio live -streamed via Facebook. The Rev. Dr. Ann Schmid led the meeting with a prayer Mr. Zayas led the Pledge of Allegiance. Mrs. Vaughan entertained a motion approving Minute No. 1156 dated August 18, 2022. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving Minute No. 1156 as written. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS Mr. Sherman read a proclamation declaring the month of September 2022, as "Suicide Awareness and Prevention" month. 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. Behavioral Health and Developmental Services Director, Jennifer Scott, accepted the proclamation, along with Mary Jo Hatfield, Lisa Milan, and Theresa Frisco. Ms. Scott thanked the Commissioners for their ongoing support. Suicide does not discriminate and our office takes this very passionately. A crisis intervention text line was installed for the younger population who will use that line of communication rather than calling in. BHDS has also partnered with an organization called Peyton's Heart. Peyton was a young child who was a victim of bullying that took his own life. This is a nationwide group across the country that places crocheted hearts amongst rocks for people to find. Attached to the hearts are inspirational notes i.e., kind words cost nothing, and your life matters. Mary Jo Hatfield also announced her office will be participating in a suicide walk and that they received a small mini -grant for an event next May in regard to mental health and suicide awareness. Washington Drug and Alcohol was also asked to share in this endeavor to help plan and participate. Mr. Maggi read a proclamation declaring the week of September 18 through September 24, 2022 as "Employ the Older Workers" week. Moved by Mr. Maggi; seconded by Mr. Sherman, approving the proclamation. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. 2036 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLANIA Accepting this proclamation was Job Developer for SW PA Area Agency on Aging Matt Uram, Title V Job Developer and Kathy Constantino, the Administrator at SWPA Area Agency on Aging. Mr. Uram addressed the audience and announced the problem in Washington County is workforce participation. The 18 to 45-year-old identities are changing. He stated we need to identify ourselves in a profession. He mentioned our seniors are the matriarchs and patriarchs and carry the demographic. If people are not working, there's despair if we do not have a purpose in our life. Mr. Uram concluded that he appreciates the relationship that we have with Area Agency on Aging and we cannot do it alone. There is despair if we do not have a purpose in our lives. We need the relationships in our county, and in our agency and will get the job done for seniors. However, the seniors are getting the job done for us. Mrs. Vaughan introduced our former state representative Leo Trich along with a German student Dominik Wrobel. Mr. Trich is working as a volunteer with the World Affairs Council in Pittsburgh, and they in turn have been working with a counterpart of theirs in Europe. Mr. Trich stated we are trying to get young people from our country to have a better understanding of young people from other countries. Mr. Wrobel has helped us with student forums and meeting virtually with high school students. He has been here for about ten weeks from Bonn, Germany, visiting the different levels of government. Mr. Wrobel has already graduated with an economics degree, and he will be starting a master's degree program in three weeks. He will be studying economics and public policy. Mr. Wrobel thanked everyone for having him and allowing him to speak. He stated this has been a great experience so far. He also thanked Mr. Trich and the Commissioners and hoped to learn a lot during his visit. RECESS FOR PHOTOS PUBLIC COMMENT The following Washington County residents addressed the Commissioners during public comment: Fern Sibert of Clean and Tidy our County passed out flyers about cleaning up litter along the highways in Washington County. She asked the board to increase the littering fine from $250 to $2,500. She is also in favor of the voting machine referendum. Fred Bender spoke about Christian nationalism and the need for the separation of church and state. Shawn Ranieri, a committee person with the Democratic party, criticized both parties for their failures during the past two elections. He said everyone needs to work together and he asked the Board to create an Ethics Board consisting of two Democrats, two Republicans, and two Independents. Mary Gordon said history has been altered over the years and asked that the referendum question about the voting machines be placed on the ballot. Sam Yarek, who volunteered to collect signatures for an election referendum, stated this is not a party issue, but an issue of transparency versus honesty. He said a lot of people want the referendum added to the ballot. Don Fitch explained that many people lack knowledge of basic civics and discussed lies about election fraud. Antionette Fitch spoke about the negative effect conservative grassroots groups have had on Pennsylvania. THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONER'S RESPONSE Commissioner Irey Vaughan addressed the issue raised by Fern Sibert and said the Board does not have the authority to increase littering fines, because this is a state legislative responsibility. 2037 MINUTE BOOK d J BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLANIA THE SOLICITOR'S RESPONSE Solicitor Grimm addressed the legality of the question to eliminate electronic voting machines on the November ballot as follows: First, the law clearly prohibits referenda regarding whether to use electronic voting systems. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court in the case of Ku.Znik P. ilestmoreland County Board of Commissioners held that conditioning the use of electronic voting systems on the result of a referendum was barred by the federal law known as the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), which requires the adoption of electronic voting systems. Specifically, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court determined that holding such a referendum "would directly impede the goals of the HAVA legislation, including and most importantly accessibility for disabled voters." Accordingly, the Court held that HAVA preempts the referendum requirements of Article XI -A of the PA election code. The Court also concluded that two separate systems of voting — with a HAVA compliant system for federal elections and a separate mechanical lever system for municipal elections — violates the unitary voting requirements of Pennsylvania law and undermined the improved voter access requirements found in HAVA. In essence, counties are required to use the same system for both general and municipal elections. Because the referendum provision of 25 P.S. § 3031.4 has been preempted by federal law, any referendum conducted under this provision would serve no legal purpose and would therefore be nonbinding and advisory only. The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has held that boards of election lack the legal authority to place nonbinding referendum questions on ballots. In the case of Hempfield School District v. Election Board of Lancaster Count'. Thus, the KxZnik and Hempfield cases make clear that a Board of Elections, should reject any petition requesting placement of a referendum where that petition relies on the statutory authority for referenda found at 25 P.S. § 3031.4. Even if such a referendum were to be permitted by the law and the petition sheets submitted on September 9, 2022 were in the correct form, they did not contain the number of signatures required. Pursuant to PS 25 S 3031.4 (e), the petition must be signed by qualified registered electors of the county equal in number to at least 10% of the total number of electors who voted in the said county at the last preceding general or municipal election. 5,193 signatures were required based on the 2021 election votes cast. The petitions submitted contained 4,032 signatures, which is 1,161 less than the required number. It has also been requested that the petition sheets submitted on July 21, 2022 and September 9, 2022 be combined in order to achieve the required number of signatures. However, the petition sheets from July 21, 2022 were submitted, but not accepted, as the sheets contained material defects to include the following: • City, borough, or township not included for signer 1 under 25 PS 2868 • Date of sighing not included 1 under 25 PS 2868 • Circulator's statement not included 2 under 25 PS 2869 Based on all of the above, this question will not appear on the November 8, 2022 ballot in Washington County. OLD BUSINESS BID AWARD Solicitor Grimm recommended to the Board, on behalf of Purchasing, that the request for bids for lumber supplies and service items has been advertised twice and no bids were received. Therefore, in accordance with 73 P.S. Section 1641, the county may make a direct purchase of these items and services. Moved by Mr. Sherman, seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving that the county may make a direct purchase for lumber supplies and services. 2038 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYL.ANIA Roll call vote taken: Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. BID CONTRACT EXTENSION Solicitor Grimm recommended the Board, on behalf of Purchasing and the Correctional Facility, approve the extension of our bid contract for bread products and new pricing list with Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc., Albany, NY effective October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2024. All other terms and conditions of the current agreement remain in full force. This service for the Correctional Facility was approved at the Prison Board meeting held on September 14, 2022, Minute No. PB 9-14-22. Moved by Mr. Sherman, seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the extension of the bid contract with Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. BID REJECTION Solicitor Grimm recommended the Board, on behalf of Purchasing, to reject all bids for the Courthouse, Courtrooms #6 and #7 renovations, and authorize rebidding. There were errors in the submitted bid prices. Moved by Mr. Sherman, seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the bid rejection for the Courthouse, Courtrooms #6 and #7 renovations. 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 Washington County Emergency Operations Plan (EOP), which is designed to comply with all applicable state and county regulations and provides the policies and procedures to be followed in dealing with emergencies, disasters, and terroristic events. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the Washington County Emergency Operations Plan. 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 authorization to advertise for qualified engineering firms to design the following three bridge projects: ■ Cross Creek 33, Cross Creek Township (replacement) ■ Raccoon 23, Burgettstown Borough (replacement) ■ Pike 1, Coal Center Borough (rehabilitation historic truss) Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the authorization to advertise. 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 change order in the amount of $27,939.17 with UHL Construction for additional work items (electrical, plumbing, column repair, and concrete) on the rehabilitation of Hall 3. The revised contract amount of $673,423.17 will be paid with LSA grant funds and Fair Gas Lease and Greenways funds. 2039 d 1 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLANIA Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the change order with UHL 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 the Planning Commission, of authorization to submit a grant to DCNR in the amount of $1,108,997 for shelters and water lines at Thompson Hill in Cross Creek Park. The resolution authorizes the grant submission, as well as the Chair of the Board, Diana Irey Vaughan, to sign relative documents for the 50% match of 1,108,997. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving to submit a grant to DCNR for shelters and water lines at Thompson Hill in Cross Creek Park. 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 Court Administration, of an amendment with nCourt, LLC to amend minimum thresholds for fees. The amendment is at no cost to the County and benefits members of the public making filings. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the amendment with nCourt, LLC. 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 Voter Registration/Elections, of an application and agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of State for the 2022 Election Security grant program. The application and agreement are in the amount of $17,881.31 and are for the period of March 16, 2022 through September 30, 2023. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the application and agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of State for the 2022 Election Security grant program. 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 as agent for Washington County Airport, of an addendum to the lease agreement and memorandum of the lease with Skyward Aviation for hangar #1. The addendum recognizes a legal name change of the tenant to RSB Investments, LLC d/b/a Skyward Aviation as well as better defines the leased property description with all other terms and conditions remaining the same. This approval also covers all other related documents to be executed related to the above -mentioned matter. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the addendum to the lease agreement and memorandum of the lease with Skyward Aviation for hangar #1. 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 as agent for Washington County Airport, of an addendum to the lease agreement and memorandum of the lease with Skyward Aviation for hangar #3. The addendum recognizes a legal name change of the tenant to RSB Investments, LLC d/b/a Skyward Aviation as well as better defines the leased property description with all other terms and conditions remaining the same. This approval also covers all other related documents to be executed related to the above -mentioned matter. MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLANIA Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the addendum to the lease agreement and memorandum of the lease with Skyward Aviation for hangar #3. 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 as agent for Washington County Airport, of a landlord's agreement, consent, and subordination with Meridian Bank for hangar #1. The agreement is related to a transaction between Meridian Bank and RSB Investments, LLC, a tenant of the Washington County Airport. This approval also covers all other related documents to be executed related to the above -mentioned matter. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the landlord's agreement, consent, and subordination with Meridian Bank for hangar #1. 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 as agent for Washington County Airport, of a landlord's agreement, consent, and subordination with Meridian Bank for hangar #3. The agreement is related to a transaction between Meridian Bank and RSB Investments, LLC, a tenant of the Washington County Airport. This approval also covers all other related documents to be executed related to the above -mentioned matter. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the landlord's agreement, consent, and subordination with Meridian Bank for hangar #3. 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 as agent for Washington County Airport, of a landlord waiver and consent with Meridian Bank for the terminal building and apron. The agreement is related to a transaction between Meridian Bank and RSB Investments, LLC, a tenant of the Washington County Airport. This approval also covers all other related documents to be executed related to the above -mentioned matter. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the landlord wavier and consent with Meridian Bank for the terminal building and apron. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Sherman— Yes; Mr. Maggi Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes. Motion carried unanunously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Finance and the Redevelopment Authority as agent for Washington County Airport, of a landlord waiver and consent with Meridian Bank for the fuel farm. The agreement is related to a transaction between Meridian Bank and RSB Investments, LLC, a tenant of the Washington County Airport. This approval also covers all other related documents to be executed related to the above -mentioned matter. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the landlord wavier and consent with Meridian Bank for the fuel farm. 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 as agent for Washington County Airport, of a landlord waiver and consent with Meridian Bank for the ABC hangar. The agreement is related to a transaction between Meridian Bank and 1 2041 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLANIA [MR LIMITFD F1ROR491KV RSB Investments, LLC, a tenant of the Washington County Airport. This approval also covers all other related documents to be executed related to the above -mentioned matter. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the landlord wavier and consent with Meridian Bank for the ABC hangar. 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 an addendum to the revised engagement letter with Maher Duessel to reflect updated agreed -upon procedures as required by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Human Services. The examination period and professional fees remain unchanged from the existing revised engagement letter. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the addendum to the revised engagement letter with Maher Duessel. 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 the following provider agreements for the period of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023. No additional county funds are required. PROVIDER AMOUNT Arc Human Services, Inc. $ 91,617 The CARE Center, Inc. dba SPHS CARE Center 24,072 TOTAL Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the provider agreements listed. 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 addendum with The CARE Center for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. The contract authorization amount will decrease by $20,000 to $24,072 and no additional county funds are required. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the provider agreement addendum with The CARE 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 Children and Youth Services, of the following provider agreements for the period of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023. No additional county funds are required. PROVIDER AMOUNT UPMC — Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh $100,000 Washington Drug and Alcohol Commission 249,600 Wesley Family Services 140,000 TOTAL 896 Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the provider agreements listed. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. 2042 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLANIA Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Children and Youth Services, of a provider agreement with Familylinks for the provision of trauma -informed care and residential services for the period of October 1, 2022 through June 30, 2024. The contract authorization amount is $380,258 and no additional county funds are required. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the provider agreement with Familylinks. 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 Children and Youth Services, of the following provider agreement addendums for a total increase of $235,000 for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. No additional county funds are required. PROVIDER ORIGINAL ADJUSTED AMOUNT AMOUNT Adelphoi Placement $2,100,000 $2,250,000 Justice Works 400,000 475,000 UPMC 12,000 22,000 TOTAL $2,512,000 $2,747,000 Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the above provider agreement addendums. 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 Children and Youth Services, to submit a grant application to the Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network (SWAN) in the amount of $1,300 to assist with costs associated with National Adoption Day. The one-time grant application does not have a match requirement and no additional county funds are required. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the grant application to the Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network. 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 Human Services, of an addendum with Domestic Violence Services of Southwestern Pennsylvania to provide emergency housing to victims of domestic violence for the period of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2022. The contract authorization amount will increase by $10,000 to $52,000 and no additional county funds are required. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the addendum with Domestic Violence Services of Southwestern Pennsylvania. 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 Human Services, to enter into a provider agreement with Blueprints for the administration of the Pennsylvania State Emergency Rental Assistance Program COVID-19 grant to provide rental and utility assistance for the period of July 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. The contract authorization amount is $6,464,909.05 and no additional county funds are required. 0 2043 1 d MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLANIA Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the provider agreement with Blueprints. 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 Human Services, of an addendum with Connect, Inc. to provide emergency housing for the period of January 29, 2020 through September 30, 2022. The contract authorization amount will increase by $25,000 to $300,000 and no additional county funds are required. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the addendum with Connect, 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 Aging Services, of a memorandum of understanding with the Southwestern Pennsylvania Area Agency on Aging for COVID- 19 vaccine education as well as vaccines for homebound seniors for the period of July 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022. The memorandum of understanding authorization amount is $31,500 and no additional county funds are required. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the memorandum of understanding with the Southwestern Pennsylvania Area Agency on Aging. 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 Purchasing, of the new price list for printing services and printed forms with Blanc Printing Company, Bridgeville, PA for the period of September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2023. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the new price list for printing services and printed forms with Blanc Printing Company. 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 Purchasing and the Correctional Facility, to enter into an agreement with Ideal Investigations & Security Group, LLC., White Oak, PA. for the purpose of providing canine narcotic searches on various days/times of the month with 1-2 sweeps planned. The total cost is $200 per sweep and will be paid from inmate welfare funds. This service for the Correctional Facility was approved at the Prison Board meeting held on August 30, 2022, Minute No. PB 8-30-22. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the agreement with Ideal Investigations & Security Group, LLC. 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 Purchasing and Public Safety, of an agreement with Security Systems of America, Pittsburgh, PA. for the purpose of a necessary upgrade for our 3G Starlink fire communicator on the fire alarm panel at 150 Airport Road which is scheduled to reach end -of -life late this year. This will be a 36-month agreement effective September 15, 2022, and shall automatically renew on a month -to -month basis unless written notice is provided 30 days prior to the expiration of any term. The total cost of the upgrade is $270 with a $10 fuel MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLANIA surcharge being added to each service call and $36.40/month for monitoring services. Costs will be paid from their operating budget. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the agreement with Security Systems of America. 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 Purchasing and Information Technology, of the purchase of one smartphone with activation from AT&T to be utilized by Ryan Anderson. The smartphone will be 99.99 and the monthly cost of service is $40.00, including unlimited talk, text, data, and mobile hot spot. Costs will be paid from their operating budget. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the purchase of a smartphone from AT&T. 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 Purchasing and Court Administration, of the purchase of one 2023 Ford Transit 14-passenger vehicle from Woltz & Wind Ford, Inc. Heidelberg, PA for the purpose of inmate transportation and jury transports. The total cost is $55,00, including a discount, and will be paid from Act 13 funds. The proposed purchase would be made via PA State Contract/COSTARS 13 and therefore does not require bidding. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the purchase of a 2023 Ford Transit 14-passenger vehicle from Woltz & Wind Ford. 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 Purchasing, Information Technology, and Public Safety of payment for software maintenance and licenses from Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI), Redlands, Calif., in the amount of $67,014. This maintenance is for the software to maintain and update the GIS software utilized by Information Technology, Public Safety, Tax Assessment, and Planning. The maps developed through this software are the foundation of the computer -aided dispatch system. Funding for this support will be paid from the 911 account and funded by PEMA Statewide Interconnectivity Funding from the 2019-66 Beaver Washington Shared CAD System project. The proposed purchase is in accordance with the pricing on the PA State Contract and therefore does not require bidding. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the purchase from Environmental Systems Research Institute. 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, September 14, 2022, following the agenda meeting to discuss personnel and litigation. The regularly scheduled Salary Board meeting will be immediately following today's meeting. SOLICITOR None. H 2045 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLANIA IMR I IMITFII F1808491K There being no further business, Chairman Vaughan declared the meeting adjourned at approximately 3:06 p.m. THE FOREGOING MINUTES WERE SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL: L� , 2022 ATTEST: CHI F LE 11 2046 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLANIA This page is blank I