Skip to content | Skip to navigation

September 21, 2005 Agenda

September 21, 2005 Agenda

DAUPHIN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
COMMISSIONERS' LEGISLATIVE MEETING
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2005 (10:00 A. M.)

  1. CALL TO ORDER
  2. MOMENT OF SILENCE
  3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
  4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
    1. August 24, 2005 Legislative Mtg.
    2. August 24, 2005 Salary Bd. Mtg.
    3. August 31, 2005 Workshop Mtg.
    4. August 31, 2005 TEFRA Hearing
  5. EXECUTIVE SESSIONS HELD BETWEEN MEETINGS
  6. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
  7. DIRECTORS/GUESTS
    1. Lou Verdelli from Public Financial Management
      1. Final report on the basis swap.
    2. Mitch Warren, Senior Director, Government Affairs; Mark Wurpel, Director, Project Initiation and Development, Engineering Department; and Rich Esposito, District
      Manager for Stations
      1. Amtrak presentation
  8. SALARY BOARD
    1. Spring Creek
      1. Eliminate a full-time MDS Clerk/Certified Nurse Aide position, range 5030, step 15, salary $11.72 p/h.
      2. Create a full-time MDS Departmental Administrative Assistant II position, range 108, step 01, salary $15.47 p/h, effective September 26, 2005.
      3. Eliminate a full-time Senior Payroll Entry Clerk position, range 1009, step 09, salary $12.31 p/h.
      4. Create a full-time Workers Compensation - Modified Duty Worker position, range 9002, step 08, salary $12.31 p/h, effective September 26, 2005.
    2. Courts - D. J. Semic
      1. Eliminate a full-time Legal Clerk I position, range 1482, step 04, salary $9.45 p/h.
      2. Create a full-time Legal Clerk III position, range 1483, step 15, salary $14.55 p/h, effective September 21, 2005.
    3. Courts - D. J. Zozos
      1. Eliminate a full-time Legal Clerk III position, range 1483, step 16, salary $14.84 p/h.
      2. Create full-time Legal Clerk II position, range 1482, step 16, salary $13.45 p/h, effective date September 26, 2005.
  9. PERSONNEL PACKET
  10. PURCHASE ORDERS
  11. REPORT FROM BUDGET & FINANCE - MIKE YOHE, BUDGET DIRECTOR
  12. REPORT FROM CHIEF CLERK/CHIEF OF STAFF - CHAD SAYLOR
  13. SOLICITOR'S REPORT - BILL TULLY, ESQ., SOLICITOR
  14. MATTERS REQUIRING BOARD ACTION
    1. Training Packet
    2. Approval of FY05/06 Per Diem Rates between Children & Youth Agency and: (per distributed list)
      1. CHOR Youth & Family Services, Inc.
      2. Family Services of Northwest PA
      3. Northwestern Human Services of Pennsylvania, Inc.
      4. Perseus House, Inc.
      5. Pyramid Healthcare, Inc.
      6. The Summit School, Inc.
      7. Valley Youth House
      8. Visiting Nurse Association of Central Pennsylvania
      9. Vision Quest National, Ltd.
      10. Windsor Pointe, Inc.
      11. Mission Home Ministries
    3. Real Estate Tax Refunds/Exonerations
      1. Exoneration of 2004 County taxes, penalties, interest, and bureau charges to the Gospel Fellowship Church, 1635 North Seventh St., Harrisburg, parcel #07-017-003 in the amt. of $1,305.14.
      2. Refund of 2005 real estate taxes to Allison Hill II Associates, for property located at 204 S. 13th St., City of Harrisburg, parcel #02-012-015 in the amt. of $736.47.
    4. Renewal of a Sobriety Checkpoint Grant effective October 1, 2005 through September 30, 2006 in the amt. of $32,060 administered through the District Attorney's Office. No County match.
    5. Approval of FY2005/2006 Grant from the PA Dept. of Aging for the Dauphin County Area Agency on Aging.
    6. Satisfaction Pieces with the following individuals:
      1. Lang X Giang 408 Hale Avenue, Harrisburg
      2. Julia A. Medina 700 S. 28th Street, Harrisburg
    7. Subordination Agreements with Lydia Rivera for property located at 519 S. 23rd Street, Harrisburg
    8. Agreement between Spring Creek and Medical Staffing Network to provide Registered Nurses, Licensed Nurses and related medical staff assistants.
    9. Staffing Agreement between Spring Creek and Links 2 Care to provide Registered Nurses, Licensed Nurses and related medical staff assistants.
    10. Electronic Equipment Recycling Collection Program Agreement between Solid Waste Management Dept. and Envirocycle, Inc. for the October 8, 2005 event at HACC.
    11. Approval to Petition the Court for Approval of Harold E. Dunbar as Special Counsel for the County of Dauphin Economic Development legal matters.
    12. Consultancy Agreement with Laura Evans to assist the Public Defender Office in the implementation of "Legal Edge the American Defender" software.
    13. Purchase of Service Agreements for FY05/06 between Children & Youth Agency and:
      1. Family Service Partners, Inc.
      2. Jacobs Brother Quartet, Inc., t/d/b/a King's Kids Camp
      3. The Glen Mills Schools, Inc.
      4. Tressler Lutheran Services, Inc.
      5. ViaQuest Behavioral Health of Pennsylvania, Inc.
      6. NHS Youth Services, Inc.
      7. White Deer Run, Inc.
      8. Pyramid Healthcare, Inc.
      9. Families United Network, Inc.
    14. Amendments to Purchase of Service Agreement between Children & Youth Agency and:
      1. Bethanna - Amendment #2 FY04/05
      2. Rutan Interactive - Amendment #1 FY04/05
      3. Roger Friedman, PhD - Amendment #1 FY04/05
      4. CHOR Youth and Family Services, Inc. - Amendment #1 FY05/06
    15. Purchase of Service Agreements for FY05/06 between MH/MR and:
      1. Pennsylvania State University
      2. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, DPW (Work Advancement Center)
      3. Partnership of Packer, Oesterling & Smith, Inc.
      4. Keystone Service Systems, Inc.
      5. Pennsylvania State University Contract #2
    16. Amendments to FY04/05 Purchase of Service Agreements between MH/MR and:
      1. Capital Area Intermediate Unit - Amendment #1
      2. Quest, Inc. - Amendment #1
      3. Partnership of Packer, Oesterling & Smith, Inc. - Amendment #1
      4. Masonic Village - Amendment #1
      5. Family Service Partners - Amendment #1
      6. Barbara Weber, MS, CCC-SLP - Amendment #1
      7. Emily Player, MS, CCC-SLP - Amendment #1
      8. Central PA Supportive Services - Amendment #1
      9. PA Counseling Services, Inc. - Amendment #1
    17. Homeless Assistance Program Fund Agreement for FY05/06 between MH/MR and Delta Community, Inc.
    18. Medical Assistance Transportation Program Agreement for FY05/06 between MH/MR and:
      1. Center for Community Building, Inc.
      2. Capital Area Transit
    19. Approval of a proposed Settlement for the Tax Assessment Appeal of Charles Lanza, II for property located at 5943 Larue Street, Lower Paxton Twp. Tax Parcel #35-017-129.
    20. Approval of a proposed Comprise Resolution and either a credit against next year's taxes or pay a refund for the Tax Assessment Appeal of Colonial Park Properties, LLC for property located at 800 King Russ Road, Lower Paxton Twp. Tax Parcel #35-067-008.
    21. Approval of a Required Right-Of-Way and a Temporary Construction Easement with PennDOT for property located at Fort Hunter for the renovation of their Front Street Bridge over Fishing Creek
    22. Approval of Schaffner Youth Center secure detention and shelter rates for calendar year 2006 at $453.07 per diem for secure detention and $330.23 per diem for shelter care.
    23. Approval of Cooperation Agreement between Dauphin County and Dauphin County Industrial Development Authority for obligation to reimburse expenditures related to Development Assistance Capital Program Grants for the WITF, Inc. Project. (previously approved via resolution #15-2005)
    24. Cooperation Agreement between Dauphin County, Township of Swatara, Central Dauphin School District, and the Dauphin County Industrial Development Authority in reference to the Harrisburg East Mall Tax Increment Financing District. (previously approved via resolution #19-2004)
  15. FORMER BUSINESS
  16. NEW BUSINESS
  17. COMMISSIONERS' DISCUSSION & ACTIONS
  18. CORRESPONDENCE
    1. Notification from CET Engineering Services indicating Lykens Borough Authority is submitting an Public Water Supply Minor Permit Amendment to DEP for approval to use soda ash for pH adjustment, in addition to the current chemical used, lime.
    2. Received a corrected copy of a letter from the Pennsylvania American Water Company in reference to a NPDES permit for the Hershey Treatment Plant.
    3. Notification from Skelly and Loy, on behalf of Gerald Erskine, indicating they intend to submit application to the Dauphin County Conservation District for a general permit for a proposed outfall structure to be constructed along Manada Creek in East Hanover Township, Dauphin County.
    4. Notification that Meadowbrook Coal Co., Inc., has made a SMP Fly Ash
    5. Disposal application to DEP to conduct mining activities at the Williamstown Highwall Operation, Williams & Porter Townships, Dauphin & Schuylkill Counties.
    6. Notification from Dauphin Precision Tool, LLC, indicating they have submitted a State only operating permit renewal application to DEP for an air quality permit for the Dauphin Precision Tool, LLC and Machine Tool Manufacturer.
  19. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
  20. ADJOURNMENT

THE NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING WILL BE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2005 AT 10:00 A.M. - A COMMISSIONERS' WORKSHOP MEETING.

"THE BOARD RESERVES THE RIGHT, PURSUANT TO ACT 84 OF 1986 AS AMENDED, TO HOLD EXECUTIVE SESSIONS BETWEEN THE TIMES OF THE BOARD'S OPEN MEETINGS FOR ANY PURPOSE AUTHORIZED BY STATUTE."