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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-06-02 Commissioner Minutes THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2016 The Franklin County Commissioners met Thursday, June 2, 2016, with the following members present: David S. Keller, Robert L. Thomas and Robert G. Ziobrowski. Chairman Keller presided and after calling the meeting to order, a Moment of Silence, and the Pledge of Allegiance, proceeded with the business of the day. Chairman Keller asked for approval of the agenda with the addition of one board action which is a Memorandum of Understanding with York County to detain female inmates at a cost of$67 per day. On a motion by Robert L. Thomas, seconded by Robert G. Ziobrowski; unanimously approved to adopt the amended agenda. There was no public comment. On a motion by Robert L. Thomas, seconded by Robert G. Ziobrowski; unanimously approved all bills presented and ordered paid. On a motion by Robert L. Thomas, seconded by Robert G. Ziobrowski; unanimously approved the minutes of the May 24, 2016 and May 26, 2016 meetings. Warden Bill Bechtold was present to explain the agreement with York County to house Franklin County female inmates. The Warden explained that our population continues to increase at the jail, in particular with the female population which has exploded, and the jail is over capacity to house the female inmates. York County is one of the few jails who are still accepting female inmates. They were the only ones with beds available and it will cost us $67.00 per day. He said they would be moving fifteen female inmates to York County as soon as possible. Commissioner Thomas said the numbers have increased across the nation in the female population and the number one reason is opiate drugs. He said we have to change the program but he's not sure what to do. He said it was reported during Prison Board the increase in the population and it relates to drugs and it's a scourge on our society. But if we let them out prematurely they overdose which was the case with an individual last week. Chairman Keller said it is puzzling as to why more women are having issues with opiates but we have been doing a lot to try to address the issues. He said within the last several weeks we have established a Recovery Support Specialist in the Drug &Alcohol Office to help people become more successful with various stages of treatment. We also applied for a grant to provide Medication Assisted Treatment and recovery while people with drug and alcohol issues are in jail. There is an Overdose Task Force that is now in place and we established a position last week for a mobile Case Manager position in Drug & Alcohol so that assessments can be done as timely as possible to help folks with opiate addictions and determine treatment that is needed. Chairman Keller felt it was important to mention a few things the County is doing. Commissioner Thomas said one challenge we have not solved yet is the shortage of available beds for detox and in-patient treatment. Commissioner Ziobrowski asked the Warden a few questions about the percentages of increases and pointed out that we still have far more male than female inmates at the Jail. Richard Wynn, Human Services Administrator, said there is a lot going on and everyone is doing everything to try stop the recent tsunami of opiate abuse. The Board reviewed Aging Office matters. On a motion by Robert L. Thomas, seconded by Robert G. Ziobrowski; unanimously approved the contract listing for all contracts and addendums for Fiscal Year 2015-16 for the Area Agency on Aging Department. Contract listing is maintained for proper accounting of all contracts to include vendor name, address, type(s) of service provided and rate(s) charged for services. Continued on page 2 The Board reviewed additional Aging matters. On a motion by Robert L. Thomas, seconded by Robert G. Ziobrowski; unanimously approved for the Chairman of the Board to execute the agreement between the County of Franklin and Kegerreis Outdoor Advertising, LLC to provide a rotational digital billboard display for the APPRISE/LINK programs at a cost of $3,500.00 for the period of June 27, 2016 through September 30, 2016, covered by the Aging Block Grant. The Board reviewed additional Aging matters. On a motion by Robert L. Thomas, seconded by Robert G. Ziobrowski; unanimously approved for the Chairman of the Board to execute the agreement between the County of Franklin and Susquehanna Door Service to provide maintenance and service to the automated door located at the Chambersburg Senior Activity Center on Norland Avenue, Chambersburg at a cost of$315.00 for the period of July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017, covered by the Aging Block Grant. The Board reviewed Early Intervention matters. On a motion by Robert L. Thomas, seconded by Robert G. Ziobrowski; unanimously approved the Supplemental Appropriation in the amount of$44,054.00 to reflect the FY 2015-2016 first re-budget to the State. Additional funds were granted as the number of referrals and unit utilization has steadily increased for children receiving base services. This also records a corresponding increase in the county share amount; a 10% match is required on all services. The Board reviewed Human Services Administration matters. On a motion by Robert L. Thomas, seconded by Robert G. Ziobrowski; unanimously approved the contract listing for all contracts and addendums for Fiscal Year 2015-16 for the Human Services Administration Department. Contract listing is maintained for proper accounting of all contracts to include vendor name, address, type(s) of service provided and rate(s) charged for services. The Board reviewed Tax Claim matters. On a motion by Robert L. Thomas, seconded by Robert G. Ziobrowski; unanimously approved the quote from Government Software Services, Inc. for printing and postage for tax claim upset sale notices to be mailed in July at a cost of $15,980.00 with $15,455.00 to be paid prior to mailing for postage and the remaining balance of $625.00 to be billed after mailing. Quotes were requested and two vendors responded. GSS was the lowest qualified quote. The Board reviewed Veterans Affairs matters. On a motion by Robert L. Thomas, seconded by Robert G. Ziobrowski; unanimously approved the agreement between the County of Franklin and Good Dog Boarding and Training for dog training services for Operation Save-A- Vet, Save-A-Pet service dog program in the amount of$24,000.00 for the period of June 1, 2016 through May 31, 2017. Funded by the Veterans Trust Fund Grant and Veterans Affairs Outreach Fund. In accordance with PA Acts 14, 67, 68 and 127 notifications, Dennis E. Black Engineering, Inc. notified the County of a Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection NPDES Permit application being applied by PA & Southern Railway, LLC for intermodal facility with rail turnout in the Cumberland Valley Business Park located in Greene Township. In accordance with PA Acts 14, 67, 68 and 127 notifications, Dennis E. Black Engineering, Inc. notified the County of a Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection NPDES Permit application being applied by Chambersburg Area Development Corporation for a paper cutting facility on Lot 7 of United Business Park located in Southampton Township. Continued on page 3 In accordance with PA Acts 14, 67, 68 and 127 notifications, Red Barn Consulting, Inc. notified the County of a Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Water Quality Management Permit application being applied by Hissong Farmstead, Inc. for a HDPE-lined manure storage facility on the existing dairy operation located in Mercersburg. In accordance with PA Acts 14, 67, 68 and 127 notifications, Michael Baker International notified the County of a Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection State Only Operating Permit Renewal application being applied by Texas Eastern Transmission, L.P. for their Chambersburg Compressor Station located in Guilford Township. In accordance with PA Acts 14, 67, 68 and 127 notifications, R. Lee Royer and Associates notified the County of a Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection NPDES Permit application being applied by MBT Product Design for a commercial project located in the Borough of Waynesboro. Richard Wynn, Human Services Administrator, and Shalom Black, Grants Manager, and a few members from the committee conducted a public hearing last week on the Human Services Block Grant for 2016/2017. Mr. Wynn thanked the work that staff and the committee has done in pulling this together. He said the State did not get the state guidelines to them till a few weeks ago. He said this is the fifth year of the Block Grant and we have never been given an increase. Mr. Wynn provided a summary of the re-investment funds which total $416,718. He said this is the first year that we can move 100% of money from one area to another in the fund types. Ms. Black explained the planning process and that they held the first public hearing on May 26, 2016 where there were no comments but the committee did make changes due to concerns that the needs of homeless families with children are not being met. She reported that Chambersburg School District identified 106 children that are homeless. A second draft based on public and committee feedback will be sent to the Board for signatures and submitted to the State no later than July 8th. Mr. Wynn mentioned the highlights of reprogrammed MH/ID funding which include: Mental Health First Aid Training; Crisis Intervention Teams; Trauma-informed Care plan in Criminal Justice System; lowered MH re-admission rates; formed Franklin County Older Adult/MH team; Wellness Recovery Action Plan; Transition to Adult Life Success; Community Employment in ID; Increased # of life-sharing homes; and expanded Independent Living program apartments. Mr. Wynn said that more detail is on the County's website and if there are any additional changes, they will be put that on the website as well. Chairman Keller thanked the work of the committee and staff involved. He invited anyone in the audience for public comment and none was received. Mr. Wynn said that the only people that can vote are consumers or providers on the committee. He said these are people who are invested in the system. He said that the County needs a data warehouse to give some good statistics for future decision making. Chairman Keller asked Mr. Wynn to provide more detail on a data warehouse. Mr. Wynn said that our programs send a lot of information to the State and we can't get a report from them, and we have nothing that cross references the information. The first phase is to have planning information since we have a ton of information already. Right now if he wants information, staff has to go through all information by hand. Chairman Keller said the computer systems that we are required to use don't lend themselves for us to generate reports to aid decision making at the local level. He said the goal is to have an integrated information system to pull data from systems we are mandated to use by the state to avoid duplicate data entry and to create reports based on that data that led to better accountability and better outcomes and which lead to the overall improvement to the human services system. Mr. Wynn explained that we would need people responsible for keeping the system going and troubleshooting it. The hope is to partner with Managed Care to do this and implement it. Chairman Keller said that he has a lot of confidence in the committee and the work they are doing, and he supports the recommendations presented today. He added that It's great we can reinvest the dollars. Commissioner Thomas said we can thank Governor Corbett for creating the Human Services Block Grant but it hasn't been expanded and there are a lot of other counties who would like to do this but can't. Continued on page 4 The meeting was adjourned at 10:31 a.m. with a motion by Robert L. Thomas; seconded by Robert G. Ziobrowski. FRANKLIN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS