Lancaster County Commissioners' Meeting
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LANCASTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS’ MEETING WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2011 The Board of County Commissioners met today in their weekly Commissioners’ Meeting. Present at today’s meeting were: Scott Martin, Chairman Dennis Stuckey, Vice Chairman Craig Lehman BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Andrea M. McCue COUNTY CHIEF CLERK Donald LeFever, Esquire COUNTY SOLICITOR Others present were: Dain Bomberger, Student WARWICK HIGH SCHOOL Dr. Melissa Brown, Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities PHILHAVEN Jacqueline Burch, Executive Director OFFICE OF AGING Emily Cameron, Student WARWICK HIGH SCHOOL Charles Douts, Director FACILITIES MANAGEMENT Thomas Haines, Student SOLANCO HIGH SCHOOL Ric Joline, Swimming Coach WARWICK HIGH SCHOOL James Laughman, Human Services Lead DEPARTMENT OF MH/MR/EI John Little, Wrestling Head Coach SOLANCO HIGH SCHOOL Bob Navitski, Project Engineer HERBERT, ROWLAND & GRUBIC Dan Neff, Student SOLANCO HIGH SCHOOL Tom Tillett, District Chief of Staff CONGRESSMAN PITTS’ OFFICE Mike Weaver, Director COUNTY-WIDE COMMUNICATIONS Paul Weiss, Administrator DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION Commissioner Martin called the meeting to order at 9:23 a.m. followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Commissioner Martin announced to postpone approval of the March 16, 2011 Commissioners’ Meeting Minutes. Commissioner Martin also announced that the February 23, March 23 and March 30, 2011 Commissioners’ Meeting Minutes were approved. “continued” -2- County Commissioners’ Meeting Minutes Wednesday, April 6, 2011 The Board of Commissioners presented Letters of Commendation to two State Wrestling Champions from Solanco High School and two State Swimming Champions from Warwick High School Tom Tillet presented Letters of Congratulations on behalf of Congressman Joseph Pitts. LETTER OF COMMENDATION Dan Neff --- Solanco High School 2011 PIAA Class AAA State Wrestling Champion April 6, 2011 Dear Dan: The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners would like to congratulate you on winning the PIAA Class AAA state championship in the 135 lb. weight class. Your championship title, along with that of Thomas Haines, is the first state wrestling championship in over 60 years at Solanco High School. Your solid 11-3 victory over Garrett Hammond of Chambersburg was the perfect ending to a tremendous season. This is a great accomplishment and something you, your family, your school, and your community should be very proud of. Achieving such a victory occurs only when the highest levels of skill, dedication, and courage are attained which were displayed by you in many of your matches, especially the championship. On behalf of the citizens of Lancaster County, we want to extend congratulations to you for a job well done. You have made Lancaster County very proud. Congratulations. LETTER OF COMMENDATION Thomas Haines --- Solanco High School 2011 PIAA Class AAA State Wrestling Champion April 6, 2011 Dear Tommy: The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners would like to congratulate you on winning the PIAA Class AAA state championship in the 215 lb. weight class. Your championship title, along with that of Dan Neff, is the first state wrestling championship in over 60 years at Solanco. Your dominating victory over Brandon Clark of Methacton was the perfect ending to an outstanding season. This is a great accomplishment and something you, your family, your school, and your community should be very proud of. Achieving such a victory occurs only when the highest levels of skill, dedication, and courage are attained which were displayed by you in many of your matches, especially the championship. On behalf of the citizens of Lancaster County, we want to extend congratulations to you for a job well done. You have made Lancaster County very proud. Congratulations. LETTER OF COMMENDATION Emily Cameron --- Warwick High School 2011 PIAA Class AAA State Swimming Champion April 6, 2011 Dear Emily: The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners would like to congratulate you on winning the PIAA Class AAA Swimming and Diving Championships in the 200-yard Individual Medley and lowering your own mark to 1:57.34. Last year you were the first scholastic girl in Pennsylvania to break the two-minute barrier, earning your place on Bucknell University’s Kinney Natatorium record board. This year you showed that with determination and practice, you can only get better. This is a great accomplishment and something you, your family, your school, and your community should be very proud of. Achieving such a victory occurs only when the highest levels of skill, dedication, and courage are attained which were displayed by you in many of your races, especially the finals. On behalf of the citizens of Lancaster County, we want to extend congratulations to you for a job well done. You have made Lancaster County very proud. Congratulations. “continued” -3- County Commissioners’ Meeting Minutes Wednesday, April 6, 2011 LETTER OF COMMENDATION Dain Bomberger --- Warwick High School 2011 PIAA Class AAA State Swimming Champion April 6, 2011 Dear Dain: The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners would like to congratulate you on winning the PIAA Class AAA Swimming and Diving Championships in the 50 Freestyle. Not only did you set the record in the preliminary swim, you came back in the finals to get the gold medal. This is a great accomplishment and something you, your family, your school, and your community should be very proud of. Achieving such a victory occurs only when the highest levels of skill, dedication, and courage are attained which were displayed by you in many of your races, especially the finals. Being the first boy to win a state swimming title for Warwick will forever engrave your name into the history of Warwick’s swimming program. On behalf of the citizens of Lancaster County, we want to extend congratulations to you for a job well done. You have made Lancaster County very proud. Congratulations. The Board of Commissioners congratulated above State Champions along with their coaches for doing a great job and stated that the school district, the community and Lancaster County is very proud. PROCLAMATION “Autism Awareness Month” April 6, 2011 WHEREAS , Autism Spectrum Disorders are developmental disabilities resulting in significant impairment of an individual’s ability to learn, develop healthy interactive behaviors and understand verbal, nonverbal, and reciprocal communication; and WHEREAS , There are three autism spectrum disorders, Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS); and WHEREAS , Autism spectrum disorders usually appear in early childhood before the age 3; and WHEREAS , Individuals living with an autism spectrum disorder may exhibit symptoms such as failing to respond to their name, poor eye contact, appearing unaware of others’ feelings, seeming to prefer to play alone, starts talking later than age 2, or has a hard time sharing with others; and WHEREAS , According to MayoClinic.com, the number of children diagnosed with autism appears to be on the rise, although it is not clear whether this is due to better detection and reporting of autism or a real increase in the number of cases, or both; and WHEREAS , Nationally, about 1 in 110 American children are living with an autism spectrum disorder; and WHEREAS , The PhilHaven Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities services approximately 800 children a year, about 75% of them from Lancaster County; and WHEREAS , Autism spectrum disorders are complex disabilities requiring greater recognition and understanding to ensure that all individuals living with autism spectrum disorders are accurately diagnosed and appropriately supported throughout their lives; and WHEREAS , April 2, 2011 was “World Autism Day”. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA , the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners, in recognition of the importance of spreading awareness and understanding autism spectrum disorders, do hereby proclaim the month of April, 2011 to be “Autism Awareness Month ” in Lancaster County and urge its observance throughout Lancaster County for the benefit of all individuals living with an autism spectrum disorder and their families. “continued” -4- County Commissioners’ Meeting Minutes Wednesday, April 6, 2011 Dr. Brown thanked the Board of Commissioners for the Proclamation. Dr. Brown presented statistics about autism spectrum disorder. The Board of Commissioners thanked Dr. Brown for the presentation. Commissioner Lehman said Aaron’s Acres in addition to Philhaven offers supportive services to families who have family members with autism. RESOLUTION NO. 15 OF 2011 On motion of Commissioner Stuckey, seconded by Commissioner Lehman, it was agreed for the County of Lancaster to approve the following budget adjustments: REVENUE ACCOUNT: Office of Aging - State Grants: G-6321 D-1600-26054 $3,000.00 (+) EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT: Office of Aging – Training Events for Office of Aging and Mental Retardation County Teams G-7345 D-1600-26054 $3,000.00 (+) Motion passed unanimously. On motion of Commissioner Lehman, seconded by Commissioner Stuckey, it was agreed for the County of Lancaster, acting on behalf of County-Wide Communications, to approve the following: Renewal Agreement With: MWF Enterprises, Inc. Lancaster, Pennsylvania Purpose: To renew current contract for one year of a two-year extension option for management consulting and engineering consulting for the County’s new public safety radio system. Amount: Not to