HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-04-16_Departmental Agendas_Meeting No. 1184 CHIEF CLERK'S AGENDA
April 16, 2024
SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS:
Proclamation— Child Abuse Prevention Month Anne Schlegel, CYS Dir.
Proclamation— Sexual Assault Awareness Month Joanna Dragan, Supervisor
Sexual Violence Services
NEW BUSINESS:
Chief Clerk, on behalf of the Public Defender, respectfully requests the Commissioners
approve the cost of training, lodging, and all travel related fees, within the rules of the
County's travel policy, for an employee (Marie Lester) to attend the National Treatment
Court Conference on May 22-25, 2024, in Anaheim, California. The cost will be
approximately $2,800 and will be paid from their operating budget.
Chief Clerk respectfully requests the Commissioners enter into an Intergovernmental
Cooperation Agreement (IGA) and a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between
Washington County Land Bank, the County of Washington, West Bethlehem Township,
and Bethlehem-Center School District for the purpose of participating in the County Land
Bank.
Chief Clerk respectfully requests the Commissioners approve and ratify a consulting
agreement between the County and Brian Guyton in the amount of$150/hour, including
out-of-pocket-expenses, to provide human resources consulting services as required by
the County. The agreement is effective April 1, 2024, through July 31, 2024, unless
terminated by either party in accordance with the provisions of the agreement. The hours
worked will not exceed 12 hours per week.
Chief Clerk respectfully requests the Commissioners terminate the County's contract
with MRA, Inc., dated August 24, 2023, for the installation of the countywide public
safety radio system project and authorize the County Solicitor to notify MRA of the
Board's decision and request that all drawings, site plans, tower-land lease
documentation, and the system's final design documentation be delivered to the County.
Chief Clerk respectfully requests the Commissioners approve an agreement with Mission
Critical Partners, LLC (MPC), based on their hourly rate schedule. The total amount will
not exceed $200,000, including payment for out-of-pocket expenses. The purpose of the
agreement is for consulting support services for the County's public safety department on
various projects. This agreement will be for a one-year period from the date of agreement
and is subject to finalizing the agreement with the County and the approval of the
Solicitor.
Chief Clerk respectfully requests the Commissioners authorize Mission Critical Partners,
the County's Public Safety Advisory Committee, and the Land Mobile Sub-Committee to
prepare a scope of work and bid specifications in order to complete the Public Safety
Radio System Project for the County. The project will not be advertised for bid until the
30-day notice of termination to MRA has expired.
Chief Clerk respectfully requests the Commissioners appoint the Law Firm of
Cozen O'Connor having an address of One Oxford Centre, 301 Grant Street, 41st Floor,
Pittsburgh, PA 15219, to serve as special counsel to Washington County for construction,
finance, and bond related issues concerning the Courthouse Square office/garage and
related projects.
Chief Clerk, on behalf of the Redevelopment Authority of the County of Washington, as
agent for the Washington County Airport, respectfully requests the Commissioners
approve a Consent to Assignment Agreement between the County and Aeronational, Inc.
for consent to its assignment of the land lease with AAW Holdings, LLC. All other terms
and conditions of the agreement shall remain the same.
Chief Clerk, on behalf of the Tax Assessment Office, respectfully requests the
Commissioners approve an agreement with Lane Turturice, Esquire to provide solicitor
services for the Tax Assessment office. The agreement will be the same as the previous
solicitor's fee agreement, is effective date of agreement, and shall be continuous until
terminated by either party.
MEMORANDUM
April 16, 2024
TO: Commissioner Sherman
Commissioner Janis
Commissioner Maggi
FROM: Jason E. Theakston, Planning Director
SUBJECT: Agenda Meeting—April 16, 2024
1. Planning—LSA Cooperation Agreement
Planning Commission recommends approval of a cooperative agreement with the
Redevelopment Authority of the County of Washington for the Local Share grant in the
amount of $629,000 for Hall 1 building improvements at the Washington County
Fairgrounds.
MEMORANDUM
TO: Commissioner Nick Sherman, Chairman
Commissioner Electra S.Janis,Vice Chair
Commissioner Larry Maggi
FROM: Department of Human Services
SUBJECT: Agenda Meeting April 16, 2024
1. Children and Youth Services—Provider Agreement
Children and Youth Services is requesting the approval of a provider agreement with BCL
Partners,LLC for Leading Youth for Excellence (L.Y.F.E), a residential placement program,
for the period of March 1, 2024, through June 30, 2024. The contract authorization amount
is $225,000.00 and no additional county funds are required. Indemnification included on
page 38.
2. Children and Youth Services—Provider Agreement
Children and Youth Services is requesting the approval of a provider agreement with
Donnelly-Boland and Associates to assist transitioning from civil service to merit hire, for
the period of May 1, 2024, through April 30, 2025. The contract authorization amount is
$15,000.00 and no additional county funds are required. Indemnification included on page 2.
3. Children and Youth Services—Provider Agreement
Children and Youth Services is requesting the approval of a provider agreement with
CDLewis Consulting to provide a comprehensive training program for professional
development, for the period of April 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. The contract
authorization amount is $8,000.00 and no additional county funds are required.
Indemnification included on page 6.
4. Human Services—Provider Agreement Addendum
Human Services is requesting the approval of a provider agreement addendum with Connect,
Inc. to administer the Permanent Supportive Housing grant for the period of May 1, 2023,
through April 30, 2024. The contract authorization amount will be increased by $2,335.00 to
$826,048.00 and no county funds are required.
5. Human Services—Provider Agreement Addendum
Human Services is requesting the approval of a provider agreement addendum with Connect,
Inc. to administer the Rapid Re-Housing grant for the period of June 1, 2023, through June
30, 2024. The contract authorization amount will be increased by $4,000.00 to $681,830.00
and no county funds are required.
WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: Randy Vankirk
NICK SHERMAN,CHAIRMAN "yam Director of Purchasing
ELECTRA JANIS,VICE CHAIR i'i
Phone: 724-228-6729
LARRY MAGGI
(724)228-6724 WASHINGTON COUNTY
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
PURCHASING DEPARTMENT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
95 WEST BEAU STREET,SUITE 430
WASHINGTON,PA 15301
TO: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
FROM: RANDY VANKIRK, DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING
DATE: APRIL 11,2024
SUBJECT: AGENDA ITEMS FOR APRIL 16,2024 -MIN#1184
I. BIDS/CONTRACT EXTENSIONS/PROPOSALS
A. Bid/RFP Awards
1.Bid Award-Joint Municipal Purchasing Program—Contract#032624--JMPP
Purchasing,respectfully requests the Board of County Commissioners award the bid for the
"Joint Municipal Purchasing Program"#032624-JMPP Summer 2024 for Washington
County to the listed vendors based on their delivered per unit cost as submitted in their bid
proposals and to authorize re-bidding on all items not bid for various municipalities:
• Heidelberg Materials Northeast LLC, Connellsville PA
• Youngblood Paving Inc.,Wampum PA
All items have been awarded to the lowest most responsive and responsible bidders meeting
specifications. If approved,municipalities are free to enter into any agreement on items bid
by the above-awarded vendors. If approved,this contract will be effective April 1,2024,
through March 31, 2025. All bid responses were reviewed and recommended for award by
the Planning and Purchasing Departments.
B. Authorization to Bid/Request Proposals
1.Risk Management Consultant
1
Purchasing,respectfully requests the Board of County Commissioners authorize the
advertising for a Risk Management Consultant.
2.Nicotine Test Kits
Purchasing, on behalf of the Sheriffs Department,respectfully requests the Board of
County Commissioners authorize the advertising for Nicotine Test Kits.
3. Payroll Services
Purchasing,respectfully requests the Board of County Commissioners authorize the
advertising for Payroll Services.
4.Non-Offending Parenting Treatment
Purchasing, on behalf of Children&Youth respectfully requests the Board of County
Commissioners authorize the advertising for Non-Offending Parenting Treatment.
5. Concrete Services—Parks
Purchasing, on behalf of Parks,respectfully requests the Board of County Commissioners
authorize the advertising for Concrete Services at Crosscreek Park Shelters#5& #6.
6.Harmon Creek Bridge Replacement-Planning
Purchasing, on behalf of Planning,respectfully requests the Board of County Commissioners
authorize the advertising for the replacement of the Harmon Creek Bridge#7.
II. AGREEMENTS & CONTRACTS
A. Professional Service Agreements
1. Titan HO—Software
Purchasing, on behalf of Ryan Anderson,Director of Information Technology,respectfully
requests the Board of County Commissioners approve a Software agreement with Titan
HQ,Salthill,Co, for the purpose of providing Arc Titan Cloud 1000 Users including
service,all product features,updates,full support,and deployment assistance.
If approved,this agreement will be effective DOA, at a cost of$44,600(49,500 migration
cost) for year one and$35,100 per year thereafter.
2. Sentinel One—Software
Purchasing, on behalf of Ryan Anderson,Director of Information Technology,respectfully
requests the Board of County Commissioners approve an antivirus agreement with Capital
Area Intermediate Unit 15,Enola,PA, for the purpose of providing Sentinel One
Workstation& Server Licenses (1200/65 Users),including Onboarding&
Implementation.
If approved,this agreement will be effective April 1,2024,through December 31,2026, at a
prorated cost of$28,597.50 for year one and$38,130 per year thereafter.
Note: This new antivirus will be replacing Bitdefender. It's$29.50 per workstation and
includes the following:
• Complete(EDR license currently deployed in your environment)
o EPP/EDR
o Firewall Control
o Device Control(USB/Bluetooth)
2
0 14 Days of Data Retention
o 24/7/365 phone and ticket support
o Access to S1 University(self-paced training videos)
• Ranger
o Continuous scan of what devices are connecting to your network.
o Ability to deploy S 1 agent to unmanaged devices.
o Ability to block unmanaged devices and IOT from network.
o Vulnerability Management of Applications
• Vigilance(Sentinel One's in-house MDR service)
o S1 SOC will manage alerts in your console 24/7/365.
o Threat hunting for newly emerging threats
o Access to monthly reporting on what S 1 prevented and what Vigilance
investigated/triaged on our behalf.
o 24/7/365 phone and ticket support
Implementation
o Capital Area IU Security team onboards and trains you on how to use the console.
3.Addendum-Cintas Mats& Uniforms Service Agreement
Purchasing, on behalf of Justin Welsh,Director of Building and Grounds,respectfully
requests the Board of County Commissioners approve an addendum with Cintas
Corporation,Bridgeville PA,to include exchanging the mats at the Courthouse with the
new Court's logo.
If approved,this addendum will be effective DOA through December 2024,under the
original agreement terms&conditions.
4. Cellebrite Software Agreement-Coroner
Purchasing, on behalf of Tim Warco, County Coroner,respectfully requests the Board of
County Commissioners approve a Software Agreement with Cellebrite Inc.,Vienna,VA
for their forensic workstation.
If approved,this Agreement will be effective April 3,2024,through April 2,2025,at a total
annual cost of$23,500.00,charged to the Coroner's Operating Budget.
MIN#1184,Dated 04/18/2024.
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STEPHEN T.JOHNSON www.racw.net COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DARYL W.PRICE redevelopmentoramnet NICK SHERMAN,CHAIMMAN
LAURAL ZIEINIBA ELECTRA S.JANIS,VICE CHAIR
PAUL SCARiltAZZI ROBERT C.GRIFFIN LARRY MAGGI
JEFFREY JONES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
PROJECT ACTIVITY REPORT
DATE: April 16, 2024
TO: Washington County Board of Commissioners
FROM: Redevelopment Authority of the County of Washington
Dunlevy Community Center Improvements Proiect No. CD 22-07
The project involves renovations to the Dunlevy Community Center Building including interior
remodeling and upgrading of mechanical systems.
Contractor: TBI Contracting, Inc.
Contract Award: $186,000.00
Funding: Community Development Block Grant Funds
Award Date: April 16,2024
Donora Recreation Improvements (Palmer Park Pavilion) Proiect No. CV 20-11
This project involves the construction of a new pavilion in Palmer Park including utilities and related
site improvements.
Contractor: Piccolomini Development, LLC
Contract Award: $195,967.00
Funding: Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus Funds
Award Date: April 19, 2024
Charleroi Demolition Proiect No. LS 23-06A
This project involves the demolition and site clearance of the following blighted residential structures
located in Charleroi Borough.
828 Oakland Avenue 520 Third Street 403 Lookout Avenue
Contractor: American Demo, LLC
Contract Award: $61,770.00
Funding: Local Share Account Funds
Award Date: April 19, 2024
Project Activity Report Page 2
April 16,2024
Blaine & Claysville Street Reconstruction Proiect Nos. CD 23-01 & CD 23-04
This project involves the following improvements:
Blaine Township
Reconstruction and stormwater improvements on Main Street from Second Street to terminus
(approximately 7141f).
Claysville Borough
Reconstruction of Parcell Street from Main Street to terminus (approximately 1,665 If) including storm
sewer improvements.
Estimated Project Cost: $149,000.00
Funding: $74,500.00 Blaine Community Development Block Grant Funds
$74,500.00 Claysville Community Development Block Grant Funds
Bid Opening: May 1, 2024
HUD REGION III REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR VISIT
On April 9,HUD Region III Regional Administrator Matthew Heckles and HUD Pittsburgh Field Office
Director Michael Horvath visited Washington County. We had great discussion about successes and
challenges in Washington County to serve residents with housing and supportive services through
various HUD funded programs. The meeting was attended by:
Nick Sherman, Chairman, Board of Commissioners
Daryl Price, Washington County Chief of Staff
Bob Griffin, Executive Director, Redevelopment Authority
Brenda Williamson, Community Development Senior Director,Redevelopment Authority
Brian Penak, CFO, Redevelopment Authority
Janelle Yamber, Senior Housing Director, Redevelopment Authority
JoJo Burgess, City of Washington Mayor
Stan Shook, Housing Authority Executive Director
John Tamiggi, Human Services Director
Nicole Masur, Human Services Housing/Homeless Coordinator
Jaime Cameron, Summit Legal Aid Deputy Director
Signature