COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Commissioners' Legislative Meeting
Wednesday, May 16, 2007 (10:00am)

MEMBERS PRESENT

Jeff Haste, Chairman
Dominic D. DiFrancesco, II, Vice Chairman
George P. Hartwick, III, Secretary

STAFF PRESENT

Bill Tully, Esq., Solicitor; Chad Saylor, Chief Clerk; Marie Rebuck, Controller; Scott Burford, Deputy Chief Clerk; Dan Robinson, Director of Economic Development; Leila McAdoo, Solicitor's Office; Diane McNaughton, Press Secretary; Dave Schreiber, Personnel; Mike Yohe, Budget Director; Randy Baratucci, Purchasing Director; Jeff Patton, Juvenile Probation; Steve Suknaic, Director of Juvenile Probation; Elke Moyer, Human Services; Sharon Chatman, Human Services; Tom Guenther, Director of IT; Bob Hawley, District Court Administrator; Kim Robison, Director of Domestic Relations; Kay Sinner, Personnel; Richie Martz, Assistant Chief Clerk; Brenda Hoffer, Commissioners' Office; Lena Martinez Fure, Commissioners' Office and Jena Wolgemuth, Commissioners' Office.

GUESTS PRESENT

Garry Lenton, Alvin Taylor, Russ Montgomery and Marcia Rankin.

MINUTES

CALL TO ORDER

Mr. Haste, Chairman of the Board, called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.

MOMENT OF SILENCE

Everyone observed a moment of silence.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Everyone stood for the Pledge of Allegiance.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Mr. Haste: We have the April 18, 2007 Legislative Meeting, the April 25, 2007 Workshop Meeting and May 2, 2007 Legislative Meeting minutes. Is there a motion to approve?

It was moved by Mr. Hartwick and seconded by Mr. Haste to approve the April 18, 2007 Legislative Meeting, the April 25, 2007 Workshop Meeting and May 2, 2007 Legislative Meeting minutes. Motion carried.

Mr. Haste: We have the April 18, 2007, April 25, 2007 and May 2, 2007 Salary Board Meeting minutes for approval. Is there a motion to approve?

It was moved by Ms. Rebuck and seconded by Mr. DiFrancesco to approve the April 18, 2007, April 25, 2007 and May 2, 2007 Salary Board Meeting minutes for approval. Motion carried.

EXECUTIVE SESSIONS HELD BETWEEN MEETINGS

Mr. Saylor: Commissioners there were no Executive Sessions held between meetings.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

(There was none.)

DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS/GUESTS

1. Dan Robinson, Director of Community & Economic Development and Russ Montgomery, President, REDDI
   1. Intergovernmental Grant Agreement - Regional Economic Development District Initiatives of South-central PA

Mr. Robinson: Good morning Commissioners I have with me Russ Montgomery from the group known as "ready" or REDDI. He is going to speak about an intergovernmental grant request that we put in a couple weeks ago. I know some of you had some questions on some of the details. I think there is some clarification in the MOU, the memorandum, that it is a one-time deal. I did indicate to Russ that he could talk about support if this is approved at future budget hearings in terms of his organization. But I will turn it over to Russ.

Mr. Montgomery: Thank you. Good morning sirs. Again I am Russ Montgomery the President of REDDI the Regional Economic Development District Initiative of South Central Pennsylvania. It is a regional economic development organization that covers 8 counties here in south-central, which includes, Franklin, Adams, York, Lancaster, Berks, Dauphin, including the City of Harrisburg and Cumberland counties.

What we are is an economic development district which is certified by the U.S. Department of Commerce. There are 7 districts in the state of Pennsylvania and they have been around for 40 years. South-central Pennsylvania we haven't taken advantage of being a district here. What does it mean to be a district? Through the U.S. Department of Commerce EDA there are funds Public Works Planning that goes to the districts. The districts are conduits for funding for economic development in the region. The 40 years that they have been around there has been hundreds of millions of dollars that have come to Pennsylvania. If we look at what came to south-central Pennsylvania it is only several millions of dollars. We have not participated in that. REDDI was formed six years ago in October of 2001. We were official then. We looked at the 8 counties as the footprint for REDDI with Berks County being the odd county when you look at regional organizations around here.

What happens with this is we work with the local economic developers and municipalities within the counties. REDDI's approach is the urban centers or the Brownfield Economic Development sites in the urban centers. That is how we were formed. Looking at Lancaster, York, Harrisburg, Reading and Chambersburg, all of those communities have some level of distress and Brownfield old abandoned vacant buildings that could be put back in productive use with some assistance from the feds and blending with local and state funds.

There is a second part of REDDI. When we started this we realized that about 45% of the agriculture receipts are generated right in our area, but agriculture is not necessarily seen as economic development. Our focus is really to link agriculture with economic development. We set out to do that. Some of the things that we have done with that are that REDDI was instrumental in getting the small business first regulations changed back in 2001, to recognize farmers as small businesses. The administration changed at the state level and that moved on to fully recognize agriculture as business, as we know it today.

On the agriculture side again, the focus of that initiative is to add value to our farmers. We need to keep them in the value added chain as long as possible. From our conversations with them they are land rich, but cash flow poor. Working with the ag communities how can we in fact figure out a way, a strategy, to help them create more revenue? Part of what we did was to focus on renewable energy. REDDI is credited with being the first initiative entity to take renewable energy very seriously in Pennsylvania. We did the very first study on bio fuels back in 2001, for biodiesel through ethanol.

Mr. Hartwick: Can I interrupt for one second, please excuse me. I am going to have to get going. I have to do the ribbon cutting at the new Turnpike Bridge, but I just wanted to say one thing before I left. I know that since I have been the Mayor of Steelton and worked on Brownfield space I think it is strange how we have evolved. I can certainly speak to the credibility to actively gain resources and funding in the area of economic development through joint municipality efforts. I never thought I would have you in front of me talking about aquaculture and agriculture including biofuels and renewable energy. I know Commissioner Haste and Commissioner DiFrancesco are interested in hearing about both subjects. I just want to give you a bit of credit for the work that you have done in the past, but also to apologize for having to leave to go to another event.

Mr. Montgomery: On the agriculture side we have worked with a group of farmers in south-central Pennsylvania to.you have probably heard about the first ethanol plant that was conceived here that was a REDDI project that first looked at Mahanoy Township as the location for that project. If you followed the papers during that period of time it was not accepted over in that community. It moved to Franklin County where it became a major issue of the NIMBI's. That project and the farmer's after several years and many dollars decided to pull out of that project as well. That group of farmers is currently back at the drawing board determining what they are going to be doing next. From that experience and being part of the Governor's Energy Council and some other organizations we have really helped push the agenda for renewable energy in Pennsylvania from biodiesel, which we work with in just about every plant in south-central Pennsylvania in terms of providing information and support for their development. We work very closely with the biomass. We are currently doing a study for biomass that is a major problem now as you well know in terms of the Chesapeake Bay issues and phosphates and nitrates. We are looking now at a study down in Adams County at working with the County Commissioners there in terms of how can we off-site the manure issue. Because the nutrient management act is going to be kicking in and we are going to have a serious issue here with our ag community. We are looking at a demonstration project and we are doing a feasibility study to look at biomass gasification project on a 30 acre site that the county has there near the Prison. The concept is if this proves to be economically feasible then the energy that is generated from that particular operation would then go to fire and energize the Prison. Right now they are going through a lot of costs with energy just like everyone else. We are doing that project with them right now. Hopefully we will have that project completed, the feasibility side of it, by the early fall.

We are also looking at other areas in terms of agriculture in terms of value added in aquaculture, is an area that we are looking at right now. We are currently doing a study with Cheney State University in terms of organic fish farming through recalculating systems for our farmers. It is another product where farmers can raise a couple acres of their land in insulated buildings. They can produce that. There is a tremendous market in that area that is in the very early stage for us, but it is the organic market, that is growing at about 20% pace per year. Then with of course the fish, wild caught fish, and the problems with that it is not necessarily the healthiest thing to eat on a daily basis. Through an organic process we are looking at developing an organic meal to create the kind of foods that would support Atlantic Salmon, Rainbow Trout and other fin fish. This would be an opportunity for our farmers to be able to market in the area. We have situated in what is, as you know, a very solid area of south-central Pennsylvania where the markets are right around us. Stay tuned on that. We are going to be doing a pilot study in a couple of places to see and prove that theory.

We are constantly working the agriculture arena to help again add value there. On the Brownfield sites we have done a number of projects in the city of Reading. The Dana Corporation shut down there. It was about a 40 acre industrial site. That site was located in, as most of these Brownfield sites, low-mod communities. There were 40 acres there and the officials there wanted to do something to turn that back into productive use. Through REDDI we were able to get them about a $1.5 million grant to match their local and state money for about a $6 million project. That project is now up and operating. It was just sold off not too long ago to a private company who is now manufacturing up at that area. The city of Lancaster at South Prince Street, there was an old junk yard. It was an urban eyesore of blight. Again it was a similar demographic area and community. There was about 22 acres there. They of course had to go through eminent domain to get some of that property, but they managed to do that. They converted it into what I believe is a very wonderful urban 22 acre industrial park in Lancaster where companies are now locating there and creating jobs. The ultimate goal was to create value-added jobs under the Brownfield initiative.

We are currently working with Cumberland County. We did the first project there that was the expansion of the Murata Business Center. We are currently looking at some other initiatives there as we speak.

In York on South George Street there was an old abandoned 57,000 sq. ft. old cigar factory. Working with the City and Crispus Attucks, which were partners on that, we were able to turn that project into a $10 million state of the art greenway certified building. We put about $1.2 million into that project.

We have done a number of projects in terms of studies. Some communities do not necessarily know in what direction they want to go in to. They may have a Brownfield site or they may have some other buildings that have potential for reuse, but are not quite sure what to do with them. We can actually put in or match some planning grant money to help them figure out the best use of whatever that project is that they are hoping to try and define.

Those are some of the kinds of things that REDDI is involved in. We create what we call a comprehensive economic development strategy, which you will get a copy of, that outlines the priority projects that are determined by, not REDDI, we do not determine priority projects. That is a local call. They decide what priority projects to get to in a 1-5 year period. Those projects are recorded in the comprehensive economic strategy which I report to the feds every June 30th. Those projects are determined by the locals and how they are going to package that project if they want to move forward. They let me know what that is and we try to assist with that.

We also do some other projects that are reasonably scoped. We do projects that are, for example, our manufacturing bases are eroding here, just like everywhere else. We need to start seeding our entrepreneurial fibers in our community. I do believe in incubation as a way to do that. Incubators as you know are a very difficult and expensive proposition in the sense that they are terribly expensive. If we can look at this on a regional basis, a regional economic development basis, taking incubators, the Murata, the incubator they are talking about developing up in Lebanon and one they are talking about in Lancaster, the one they are talking about in Harrisburg, if you could take those incubators and create a virtual incubator and tie them together through technology and broadband capacity then you will be able to reduce cost on that, but share resources to make those happen. We partnered with Penn State and Ben Franklin to do that study and that is off the drawing board. There is more work and discussions on how to try and implement that. The city of Harrisburg, we gave them about $25,000 to do a trades incubator study which was completed. The reason for them wanting to do that was because the trade companies are not here. They are not able to find trade companies and employees. They figured if we could start nurturing and growing them that they will help fill that gap. That study has been completed. It is up to the City to take the next step on that to see what is going to happen. The broadband was a regional initiative that we had taken.

In summary the Regional Economic Development organization is a group that is made up of 8 counties in south-central Pennsylvania with varying needs, but many similarities. It is around Brownfield sites, around old abandoned industrial sites and they don't have to be massive sites. They are around renewable energy, agriculture development to really in fact help create a better environment for our community. The benefits of Dauphin County coming to the plate and being a member of REDDI is that we have certainly worked in Harrisburg, but there are other pockets of the county. As a matter of fact, as a result of Dan and George and this discussion, I got a call from Lykens Economic Development organization who wanted to talk about developing certain kinds of projects there. They first need to look at a broad strategy for their particular community as opposed to a, I shouldn't say helter skelter approach, but you get my point. It should be part of an overall strategy in terms of development. I am going to be meeting with Kevin Jury to talk about how we may be able to help on that. One way we may be able to help with that is possibly help with planning grants that would lead to a strategy, that would put money on the table that would be matched to do a strategy that they would hire consultants and whomever to do that. With that if I can just take you through real quick, let's say the strategy is completed and they have identified through that process a priority project. The study has verified there is a need and it is feasible and economical. Then the second part of that is they would say to REDDI we would like to apply for some public works money to redevelop that Brownfield site or whatever the project may be. Then that process starts.

I'll go through that process now. It is a grant that will have to be matched by local and state monies. We will not do a 100% of a project cost. We will do 50% of a project cost up to $1 million.

I have three packages here to kind of outline some of the projects that we have done and some of the initiatives that we are currently involved in for your review. Thank you.

Mr. Haste: I have a number of questions just trying to clarify some things. In here I see it says you are asking..first off, even in the memo I am confused about who the members are. Is it the County that is a member or is it the Borough or City that you have named or is it both?

Mr. Montgomery: They are different in each community. It is how they structure their communities. For example, prior to this meeting the City of Harrisburg was the member.

Mr. Haste: And they give you $10,000 a year?

Mr. Montgomery: That is right.

Mr. Haste: So in the case of Lancaster County, the county gives you $10,000 a year, not the city?

Mr. Montgomery: Right.

Mr. Haste: Now in Adams County it says Borough of Gettysburg and Adams County, so they both give you $10,000?

Mr. Montgomery: They both give. They split that at $5,000 each.

Mr. Haste: So in our case would Harrisburg pay $5,000 and we pay $5,000?

Mr. Montgomery: I guess you can approach that, but I think Harrisburg doesn't have any funds.

Mr. Haste: So Harrisburg is not giving you $10,000?

Mr. Montgomery: No.

Mr. Haste: But they are a member?

Mr. Montgomery: Harrisburg was a member since the inception of REDDI, but with their budget crunches they have pulled back on all memberships of organizations, which means no further funding coming from them, which means they are no longer a member of REDDI at this point. I think they were going to be talking to the County about what that partnership is through some other mechanism. Right now, they are not a member. Their financial situation has prevented them from paying their dues.

Mr. Haste: They are listed as a member.

Mr. Montgomery: Yes, they are still listed in the regional report.

Mr. Haste: Okay, that was one. Then it talks about getting $10,000 from communities totaling $100,000.

Mr. Montgomery: We have private sector as well. Other members include of course the 8 communities that you had just mentioned, as well as HACC and First Energy through their economic development piece.

Mr. Haste: I guess when I go back to the MOU it has 15 members. So not all members pay $10,000 then?

Mr. Montgomery: The way it is structured is, again it is not uniform for every community, for example you have in Lancaster County, the designee for the County Commissioners is the Director of the Planning Department who is the member. The City of Lancaster is the Mayor and his designee.

Mr. Haste: But the City of Lancaster is not listed as a member from what I have. I am looking at the MOU.

Mr. Montgomery: I'm not sure; I need to see what you have there. The City of Lancaster is a member of REDDI.

Mr. Haste: I am trying to see who all is a member and what they pay. I couldn't get anything to add up to the $100,000.

Mr. Montgomery: You will get 8 counties or 8 places and that is $10,000 coming from each one of those counties through some form; through a partnership with the City and the County or the economic development or whatever entity. Each place is $10,000. In addition to the $10,000 from those entities is the Harrisburg Area Community College, as well as, First Energy. They are both members at $10,000 each, which gives you the $100,000.

Mr. Robinson: So our membership would cover the entire county if it moved forward?

Mr. Montgomery: Right.

Mr. Haste: This $100,000 goes to offset your administrative costs?

Mr. Montgomery: Operations, that's right.

Mr. Haste: Okay. The other thing is if this is a community and economic development corporation I see no mentions of chambers in here at all. What role do they play? We have Harrisburg Regional and CREDC and even now the Upper Dauphin COG, where do any of those play?

Mr. Montgomery: The Chambers are represented in Franklin County, they are a member. Most of the memberships, if you saw there, are the economic developers in most of the counties. They are partners. That's not true in all cases, but it is true in approximately 90% of the cases. Lancaster Economic Development Corporation, Dan's counterpart is not a member; however the Cumberland County Economic Development Corporation is a member. Each of the other counties, the economic developers are members. As a matter of fact, most of the Team PA members are REDDI members. From Adams County, Franklin County, Berks County, which of course is a separate area, all of them are part of REDDI. The Chambers themselves, what happens is that on economic development projects that occur we hope to see that it is a combination of locals deciding what their priority projects are. Those will then entail all of the economic developers. For example, Dauphin County if a priority project is identified here through Dan's organization and it happens to be in Lykens, for example, then hopefully that is a dialog through the Lykens people, the locals involved in that decision. We like to get everyone involved in deciding what that priority project is. Why is that? Because we can only do $1 million per project per year? That is why we try to do that. If you have an organization here and an organization there saying I want this project and I want that project, we only have $1 million to work with. Then it is up to the locals to decide.

Mr. Haste: That million comes from the feds?

Mr. Montgomery: That is right.

Mr. Haste: You mentioned some studies that you do for biodiesel and aquaculture. Why would this organization be doing these studies? For instance, the aquaculture, a number of years ago and I forget the Secretary of Agriculture's name, but he and I had a number of lengthy discussions on that. I know Penn State does a lot of those studies. I don't know how much more studying of that you can do. They already know how to set-up systems. They know the tanks that you need. They know the water flow that you need. They know the types of pellets you need. When you say about doing studies, I'm curious as to why we are doing a study when it is already there.

Mr. Montgomery: The study for organic feed is not there.

Mr. Haste: So your study is not for the aquaculture then?

Mr. Montgomery: Right it is for the feed portion. The re-circulated system, the technology is there. That is not the issue.

Mr. Haste: They already know what species of fish do well in certain categories. In fact there are a number of these farms in Pennsylvania right now.

Mr. Montgomery: That's right. We are part of the aquaculture group and work with the Department of Agriculture very closely on this. They are aware of the study and Secretary Wolf has supported this. You are right. The technology is not the issue there. We are not questioning the technology. What we are trying to do is determine the designation of organic. It has to be through a certain formula. It must be blessed by the federal government. As we speak now they are defining what that definition is. They are close to it. The researchers know that. The direction they are going to is going to be lining up what the final definition is going to be in terms of being certified as organic. Once you certify it as organic then you can put it into the technology that is already established which is the re-circulating systems. All that you just mentioned is pretty well defined. It is the feed to get the species to be certified as organic.

Mr. Haste: Okay. On biodiesel recently we have a biodiesel plant being developed in Middletown. Have you been involved in that?

Mr. Montgomery: Yes, even before it happened. They came to my office before when the idea was just being conceived.

Mr. Haste: With the original owner or the current owner.

Mr. Montgomery: The current owner.

Mr. Haste: He bought a company that was having trouble. It was someone else who tried to start it and their technology didn't get it to where it would pass the grade.

Mr. Montgomery: Are you talking about Keystone?

Mr. Haste: Is that the one down by the rail? I'm not talking about the one on the West Shore. I'm talking about the one that is in Middletown.

Mr. Montgomery: Oh, okay, I'm sorry. I'm not aware of that one. It is up and operating now?

Mr. Haste: It is operating, but it is not producing yet because they are still doing the testing to get it to meet the standards that are needed. They were going to just put in on the rail and take it right down to the far end of Eisenhower Blvd. They have already got that worked out.

Mr. Montgomery: That's great. Are they using Virgin or Restorative Grease? Do you know what they are using?

Mr. Haste: They are using soy. They are looking at grasses and other things to bring in, but right now they are using soy out of Lancaster. Some feed mill.

Mr. Montgomery: Wenger's probably. Biodiesel is an area that is going to grow in Pennsylvania.

Mr. Haste: So you were involved in that one?

Mr. Montgomery: No, I was not involved in that one. The ones in the region, in York and across the river, there and Berks County. We were involved in those. We are still working with a group of farmers right now who are talking about putting up a biodiesel plant. Right now biodiesel is a potential part of the energy portfolio that we are going to need, but right now there are some challenges with that and the number of biodiesel plants coming into place. The limited oil that's available. Oil is coming from out of state and now the price is much higher. We have to look at another way.

Mr. Haste: When you say oil you mean the raw diesel and not the soy?

Mr. Montgomery: Yes, the soy oil coming in. It is very expensive at this point. The farmers are looking at this in an integrated system from production processing to crushing to processing. That way they control more of the operation. Farmers are talking about that.

Mr. Haste: The last question I have, Dan said and maybe I misunderstood him, is that this was a one-time, but it's actually a three year..

Mr. Robinson: In his MOU, I spoke to Bruce Foreman this morning, I had also related to Russ that this grant opportunity is a one-time period.

Mr. Haste: But that is not what the MOU says.

Mr. Robinson: Correct, he is going to amend that to indicate one year.

Mr. Haste: The other thing that sort of had me confused and we would need to take a look at is it says it is for three years and then after the third year the REDDI Administrator will come to you and decide what to do. It doesn't say anything about what the Board of Commissioners will do. It almost sounds like if it is renewed it is their choice to renew it not the Board's. We would want to clean that up.

Mr. Montgomery: That is a template MOU. We can better adjust it to satisfy our partners.

Mr. Haste: We have been involved in and I'm not trying to downplay this so please don't take it that way. I am asking hard questions because I want to get into it. If it is what it says I think it is a good thing. We have been asked to join other regional organizations that sound real good, but the results aren't what we had thought. I don't want to get stuck in long-term support of an organization that is really not doing what we thought it would do.

Mr. Montgomery: I can clearly understand that. It makes good sense. I believe that you will see the value of REDDI. Please look at our history and talk to some of our counter-parts. Look at some of the projects that we are doing. Our web page is out there. There are some things that we are doing.

Mr. Robinson: I would just add if future years do occur, again this is a one-time application process, but I think which Russ eluded to we have other partners in the county, whether it is CREDC or the Chamber or the City of Harrisburg.

Mr. Haste: That was part of the confusion. When I started totaling who you had as members I couldn't come to the numbers you were using and now I understand.

Mr. Robinson: What I did like about the discussion I had with Russ was the entire county. Whether we are talking about Middletown or Steelton or even Lykens, he eluded to things he could bring to the table that would address them that aren't within our scope at the moment.

Mr. Haste: Good. Thank you.

Mr. Montgomery: I'll leave these packets here with you.

SALARY BOARD

There is a complete set of Salary Board Meeting minutes on file in the Chief Clerk's office.

PERSONNEL

Ms. Sinner: I do have an addendum. Are there any questions on the items in the addendum? (There were none.) In the Personnel Transactions that I had presented last week I would like to pull New Hire #40.

Mr. Haste: Is there a motion to approve the Personnel Packet as amended?

It was moved by Mr. DiFrancesco and seconded by Mr. Haste to approve the Personnel Packet as amended. Motion carried.

PURCHASE ORDERS

Mr. Baratucci: Commissioners there are no additions to the Purchase Order packet from last week. All budget issues have been resolved. It is there for your approval.

Mr. Haste: Is there a motion to approve the Purchase Order packet?

It was moved by Mr. DiFrancesco and seconded by Mr. Haste to approve the Purchase Order packet. Motion carried.

Mr. Baratucci: We still have outstanding Steve Libhart's BlackBerry, would you like me to bring it up again this week?

Mr. DiFrancesco: I am prepared to make a motion.

It was moved by Mr. DiFrancesco and seconded by Mr. Haste to approve the request for Stephen Libhart's BlackBerry. Motion carried.

REPORT FROM BUDGET & FINANCE - MIKE YOHE, BUDGET DIRECTOR

Report from the Office of Budget & Finance
May 16, 2007

• May 4, 2007 transferred $573,609.17 to the Payables account from the County's Concentration account for checks issued that week.
• May 11, 2007 transferred $6,313,690.68 to the Payables account and $1,589,618.14 to the Payroll account from the County's Concentration account for checks issued that week.
• Total Term Investments - N/A
• Balance today in INVEST account $135,238.19 rate 5.220%
• Balance today in Community Banks investment account $79,412,098.82 rate 5.340% (This rate equals today's Community Banks 90-day TBill rate of 5.020% plus 32 basis points)
• Balance today in Sovereign Bank investment account $22,500,829.99 rate 5.200% (This rate equals today's 1-month LIBOR rate of 5.320% minus 12 basis points)
• Balance today in PNC Bank investment account $129,829.60 rate 5.100% (This rate equals today's Fed Funds rate of 5.250% minus 15 basis points)
• Balance today in Graystone Bank investment account $101,743.39 rate 4.910% (This rate equals last month's average 1-month LIBOR rate of 5.310% minus 40 basis points)
• Balance today in Commerce Bank investment account $101,644.99 rate 4.510% (This rate equals today's 90-day T-Bill rate of 4.760% minus 25 basis points)

No T.R.A.N. Line of Credit required for 2007.

Mr. Yohe: Sovereign is at the amount we had listed on the RFP as the estimated amount. I believe that is pretty consistent through June as well. All of the excess money is going to be going to Community for the rest of this term.

Mr. DiFrancesco: Mike, what do we do to double check to ensure that the collateral is there?

Mr. Yohe: We get a monthly listing.

Mr. DiFrancesco: Do you? So you are constantly aware. When I see that much money amass I want to make sure that we do our homework to protect ourselves.

Mr. Yohe: I do notice that we finally got some interest from PNC. I am going to move that back down to around $100,000. That is some interest that was hanging out there that we just now got credit for. That is why that is up around $129,000.

Mr. Haste: Any other questions? (There were none.)

REPORT FROM CHIEF CLERK/CHIEF OF STAFF - CHAD SAYLOR

Mr. Saylor: Commissioners I have nothing unless you have any questions of me.

SOLICITOR'S REPORT-BILL TULLY, ESQ., SOLICITOR

Mr. Tully: Nothing to add to the report, but I would be happy to answer any questions you might have.

Mr. Haste: Any questions of Bill? (There were none.)

MATTERS REQUIRING BOARD ACTION

Mr. Haste: We have Matters Requiring Board Action items A through S. Is there anything that needs to be brought up by the Board at this time?

Mr. Hartwick: There is nothing that needs to be pulled out and voted on separately.

Mr. Haste: Is there a motion to approve?

It was moved by Mr. Hartwick and seconded by Mr. Haste to approve the Matters Requiring Board Action items A through S. Motion carried.

1. Training Packet.
2. Approval to sell the following parcels from the Repository List to KDR Investments, LLP:
   1. Parcel #11-9-22, 1939 Logan St., for $301.00
   2. Parcel #11-9-51, 1934 Logan St., for $301.00
   3. Parcel #11-9-52, 1932 Logan St., for $301.00
   4. Parcel #11-9-60, 308 Muench St., for $301.00
   5. Parcel #11-9-61, 306 Muench St., for $301.00
3. Approval of 2006 Real Estate Tax Refund for Thomas & Mary Bowen Trust, Parcel #56-006-287 (104 Hunt Court) in the amount of $799.50.
4. Contract Amendment Letter between Dauphin County and Zelenkofske Axelrod LLC to adjust the scope of services to the audit of Dauphin County for the year ended December 31, 2006. (This was previously listed incorrectly on the May 2, 2007 Agenda.)
5. Administrative Entity Operating Agreement for FY 2007/08 between MH/MR and the PA Office of MR.
6. Infant, Toddler and Families Medicaid Waiver Operating Agreement for FY 2007/08 between MH/MR and the PA Office of Child Development.
7. Resolution #14-2007 - Lykens Community Development Corporation Request for additional CDBG Unprogrammed Funds in the amount of $50,000.
8. Sale of Recyclable Materials Agreement between Dauphin County Department of Solid Waste and Recycling and Spectrum Recyclers, Inc.
9. Heart and Lung Policy.
10. Proposed Tax Assessment Appeal Settlements of:
    1. Steelton Moose Lodge, 225 N. Front St., Steelton - Parcel #59-01-5-021
    2. Priscilla & Dennis Schwenk, 900 Sunnside Road, Derry Twp., - Parcel #24-051-013
11. Respondent and Complainant Agreement for Sam Branch v. Spring Creek in the amount of $109.20.
12. Consultant Agreement between Dauphin County and Susquehanna Group Advisors, Inc. to monitor County SWAPs.
13. Agreement between Dauphin County and Access Financial Markets for Financial Advisory Services.
14. ThyssenKrupp Settlement Agreement.
15. Approval of Execution of Certification for submission of Preliminary/Final Subdivision and Land Development Plans for Autozone Store No. 3799 on Paxton Street in Swatara Township under long-term lease on land of Dauphin County.
16. Subordination Agreement for Raymond Smith on property located at 1939 Swatara Street, Harrisburg, PA 17104.
17. Contract for Appraisal Services by RSR Appraisers and Analysts for Dauphin County Administration Building.
18. Agreement between Dauphin County and Police Central, Inc. for Police Central Software Licensed Program(s) for the Sheriff's Department, project cost $77,930.
19. Lease Agreement/Park Permit with the City of Harrisburg for purposes of constructing and operating an unmanned telecommunications facility (cell tower).

FORMER BUSINESS

There was none.

NEW BUSINESS

There was none.

COMMISSIONERS' DISCUSSION & ACTIONS

There was none.

CORRESPONDENCE

Mr. Haste: You will see the correspondence that was received by the Board items A through P that will be handled by the staff appropriately.

1. Receipt of a fully executed Agreement between DEP and Dauphin County for the completion of an Act 167 Stormwater Management Plan.
2. Notification from Grove Associates advising that the Grantville Volunteer Fire Company is applying to DEP for a General NPDES Permit for Stormwater Discharges associated with the construction of an 11,055 square foot fire station facility at the southwest intersection of U.S. Route 22 and South Hill Drive.
3. Notification from IES Engineers advising that Mack Trucks, Inc. Remanufacturing Center in Middletown, PA is submitting an application to DEP for renewal of a State-only Air Quality Operating Permit No. 22-03044.
4. Receipt of a letter from the PA Department of Transportation to the PA Public Utility Commission advising that an application has been filed for the approval to alter two public at-grade crossings by installation of new automatically operated flashing-light crossing warning signals with short arm gates where Market Street and Armstrong Street and to abolish two public at-grade crossings where Front Street and Rise Street cross in Halifax Borough.
5. Receipt of a copy of the year 4 Annual Report for Dauphin County's compliance with the NPDES Phase II permit regulations for small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems.
6. Receipt of a letter from the United States Department of Agriculture advising that a survey will be conducted in April or May regarding the Plum Pox Virus in commercial stone fruit orchards in the Commonwealth.
7. Notification from LRHA advising that Paul Zimmerman is applying to DEP for a NPDES General Permit and BDWM General Permit 7 for a subdivision of 6 proposed single family residential lots project in Conewago Township.
8. Notification from Evans Engineering, Inc. advising that Williams Holding Group, LLC will be applying to DEP for a General NPDES Permit for stormwater discharges associated with the construction activities at 2325 Paxton Church Road, Harrisburg.
9. Notification from R. J. Fisher & Associates, Inc. advising that Triple Crown will be filing an application with DEP for a General NPDES Permit for stormwater discharges associated with construction activities at Stray Winds Farm subdivision in Lower Paxton and Susquehanna Township.
10. Notification from URS that they are applying to DEP for a General NPDES Permit for stormwater discharges associated with construction activities at the Harrisburg International Airport.
11. Notification from I & I Engineering, Inc. advising that Kimmel's Mining, Inc. is applying to DEP for an Application for approval of an Anthracite Underground Mine Phase III - Mine Operation Permit for a project in Williams Township, Dauphin County and Porter Township in Schuylkill County.
12. Notification from Brinjac Engineering advising that Cityscape Investors, II is applying to DEP for a General NPDES Permit for stormwater discharges associated with construction activities at the Harrisburg Riverfront Project 1829 North Front Street, Harrisburg.
13. Notification from Act One Consultants, Inc. advising that Lawrence Conjar is applying to DEP for an extension of an existing NPDES Permit PAR-10l182 for the single-family subdivision located on Union Deposit Board in Lower Paxton Township.
14. Notification from Raudenbush Engineering, Inc. advising that they are applying to DEP for a General NPDES permit for stormwater discharges associated with construction activities at the proposed church building to include sanctuary and office with on-site parking on Roberts Valley Road.
15. Notification from OES advising that on behalf of McDermitt, Inc., Osman Environmental Solutions is applying to DEP for an air quality plan approval application. McDermitt, Inc. is seeking approval to install a batch mix asphalt plant at their existing facility at 2090 North Union Street in Lower Swatara Township.
16. Notification from Light-Heigel & Associates, Inc. advising that Cliff Greider and Jaycee Hofbauer are applying to DEP for a General Permit No. 4 for the development of a 7.7441 acre parcel of land located in Upper Paxton Township.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

There was none.

ADJOURNMENT

It was moved by Mr. DiFrancesco and seconded by Mr. Haste to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried; meeting adjourned.