July 21, 2009
TUESDAY: A Regular Meeting of the Somerset County Board of Commissioners was held at 10:34 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Board Room.
PRESENT: Pamela A. Tokar-Ickes, John P. Vatavuk, and
Commissioner Tokar-Ickes announced that the County will provide the gap funding necessary to develop a six-inch water line along 1.3 miles from the Reading Mines Water System to Stoystown Borough including the construction of a new pump station at the Reading Mines reservoir. She explained that the Stoystown Borough Water Authority’s aging water system had reached capacity and they were unable to provide any additional taps; with the development of this extension from the Reading Mines Water System to Stoystown Borough it is now possible to provide sufficient clean water for the 400 residents of the Borough.
In 2004, the County awarded $220,000 in CDBG funding towards improvements to the Reading Mines Water System and the following year the Somerset Township Municipal Authority took possession of the water system. The Somerset Township Municipal Authority reached an agreement with the Stoystown Borough Water Authority to provide water for Stoystown Borough.
Commissioner Tokar-Ickes stated that the project is possible due to funding from federal, state, municipal, and county government. The County will provide nearly $500,000 for the completion of this project. Congressman John Murtha was able to secure $664,000 federal funds, Senator Richard Kasunic obtained $100,000 in the form of a Safe Water Grant, the County allocated $100,000 of Growing Greener II funds and an additional $393,000 from the Quemahoning Pipeline bond funds which were offset by an H20 Grant, and Stoystown Borough and Somerset Township Municipal Authority each contributed $35,000 in funding for the project.
Commissioner Tokar-Ickes commended all the parties involved for their collaborative effort in making this project viable. The project will expand the infrastructure of both Stoystown and Reading Mines and provide vital water infrastructure for growth. It will also provide a possible link to the Quemahoning Pipeline. A check in the amount of $500,000 was presented to the Somerset Township Municipal Authority on behalf of the Stoystown Water Project.
Approve
Minutes
Motion
by
The
vote was unanimous. Motion carried.
Approve Payment of Bills
Motion by John P. Vatavuk, seconded by
The vote was unanimous. Motion carried.
Travel Requests
Motion
by James C. Marker, seconded by John P. Vatavuk to approve the following travel
requests:
request for Richard Lohr,
David Fox, and Darlene Singer of the Emergency Management Agency to attend the Annual
Emergency Management Conference on September 28-30, 2009 in
request for Annette Isgan,
County Auditor, to attend the Annual Convention on September 27, 2009 through
October 1, 2009 in Champion, Pennsylvania; and
request for Glen Wagner of
the Information Technologies Department to attend the SQL Training on July
20-21, 2009 in
The vote was unanimous. Motion carried.
Area Agency on Aging
Motion
by
The vote was unanimous. Motion carried.
Children & Youth Services
Motion by
The vote was unanimous. Motion carried.
Motion by
The vote was unanimous. Motion carried.
Redevelopment
Authority
Motion by
The vote was unanimous. Motion carried.
Tax Claim Bureau
Motion by
Whereas, the Real Estate Tax Sale will be held by the Tax
Claim Bureau on September 15, 2009; and
Whereas, the Pennsylvania Unconsolidated Statutes provide for
notice of such sale by Tax Claim Bureau at least ten (10) days prior to the
sale by personal service by persons appointed by the County Commissioners in
accordance with 72 P.S. Section 5860.601 (a) (3); and
Whereas, it is the
NOW, Therefore, it is hereby resolved that the Somerset County
Commissioners appoint the following employees to make all personal services
required by 72 P.S. Section 5860.601 (a) (3) for the Real Estate Tax Sale to be
held September 15, 2009:
Frank
Ryan
Charlene
Wright
Gerri
Maus
Elizabeth
Wright
Barbara
Rayman (alternate)
ADOPTED
this 21st day of July, 2009.
SOMERSET
/s/ PAMELA
A. TOKAR-ICKES, Chair
/s/ JOHN
P. VATAVUK, Vice Chair
/s/ JAMES
C. MARKER, Secretary
/s/
Carolyn M. Zambanini, Chief Clerk
The vote was unanimous. Motion carried.
Housing Authority of
Motion by
The vote was unanimous. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s
Office
Motion by
The vote was unanimous. Motion carried.
Tableland Services, Inc.
Jeff Masterson, Executive Director of Tableland Services, Inc., requested permission to submit the application for Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-housing Program (HPRP) funding which is due by July 31, 2009. Funding will be used to prevent homelessness and re-house the homeless.
Motion by
The vote was unanimous. Motion carried.
The
Regular Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners adjourned upon motion by
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JAMES C. MARKER, Secretary