HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2020.08.06 - 33482REPORT (MISC. #20258) August 6, 2020
BY: Commissioner David T. Woodward, Chairperson, Pandemic Response and Economic Recovery
Committee
IN RE: MR #20258 — BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — AUTHORIZE GRANT FUNDING TO
IMPLEMENT VOCERA TOUCHLESS COMMUNIATION SYSTEM TO PROTECT HEALTH CARE
PROVIDERS AND PATIENTS AT MCLAREN OAKLAND FACILITY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Pandemic Response and Economic Recovery Committee, having reviewed the above-referenced
resolution on July 20, 2020, reports with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Pandemic Response and Economic Recovery Committee, I move the
acceptance of the foregoing report. aJ
Commissioner David T. Woodward, District #19
Chairperson, Pandemic Response and
Economic Recovery Committee
PANDEMIC RESPONSE AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried on a roll call vote with Spisz voting no.
REPORT (MISC.#20258) July 23, 2020
BY: Commissioner David T. Woodward, Chairperson, Pandemic Response and Economic Recovery
Committee
IN RE: MR #20258 — BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — AUTHORIZE GRANT FUNDING TO
IMPLEMENT VOCERA TOUCHLESS COMMUNIATION SYSTEM TO PROTECT HEALTH CARE
PROVIDERS AND PATIENTS AT MCLAREN OAKLAND FACILITY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Pandemic Response and Economic Recovery Committee, having reviewed the above-referenced
resolution on July 20, 2020, reports with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Pandemic Response and Economic Recovery Committee, I move the
acceptance of the foregoing report.
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Commissioner David T. Woodward, District #19
Chairperson, Pandemic Response and
Economic Recovery Committee
PANDEMIC RESPONSE AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried on a roll call vote with Spisz voting no.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #20258
BY: Commissioner Angela Powell, District #10, Commissioner David T. Woodward, District #19
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — AUTHORIZE GRANT FUNDING TO IMPLEMENT VOCERA
TOUCHLESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM TO PROTECT HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND
PATIENTS AT MCLAREN OAKLAND FACILITY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Oakland County hospitals, their health care professionals and support staff have served on the
front lines of the fight against the COVID-19 public health emergency; and
WHEREAS widespread shortages of personal protective equipment and supplies have placed many of
these front-line health care professionals and workers at great risk during the height of the COVID-19
epidemic; and
WHEREAS the implementation of touchless, wireless communication systems within our system is a
positive step forward to reduce the potential for the spread of highly communicable diseases, such as
COVID-19, while improving overall health outcomes by increasing both the speed of communication and
coordination of services between caregivers; and
WHEREAS McLaren Oakland has identified the Vocera Communication System as an appropriate solution
for implementation at their hospital located in Pontiac. The system promises to increase safety, reduce
breakdowns in communication, provide an effective communication tool by simplifying processes and will
be patient centric, prioritizes information for the caregiver, eliminating nuisance alerts/alarms, reducing
cognitive overload and impacting patient response times and safety; and
WHEREAS to help curtail the need for health care professionals to continually adjust their PPE in the
performance of their duties, McLaren Oakland, the hospital started a pilot with a touchless communication
device earlier in the year; and
WHEREAS based on the results of this pilot program, McLaren Oakland has reported quantitative and
qualitative improvements in speed of communication and coordination of services for patients; and
WHEREAS the benefits of this hands-free pilot program were demonstrated for COVID-19, for example:
- The Vocera system eliminates the risk of staff contamination during patient room visits;
- It enables both patient, nurse and other hospital personnel to speak directly with each other
remotely, removing the necessity of multiple in-room, face-to-face interactions;
- It assists in the coordination of care through the ease of directly communicating with Respiratory
Therapists or Transporters, Environmental Services staff to receive instructions or request
equipment directly from the floor to a Vocera device anywhere in the hospital; and
WHEREAS additionally the Vocera system integrates with already existing technology at McLaren Oakland
and will enable anyone with a device to access this role-based communication system; and
WHEREAS McLaren Oakland has initiated a capital campaign to raise the necessary funding required for
a systemwide implementation of the Vocera Communication System. The total cost of implementing is
$389,408 of which $130,078 was already successfully secured from private donations, including a $50,000
donation from Flagstar Bank. An additional grant from Oakland County in the amount of $259,330 would
secure the necessary funding to complete the capital campaign to allow the project to move forward; and
WHEREAS on March 27, 2020, Congress passed, and the President signed, the "Coronavirus Aid, Relief,
and Economic Security Act" (CARES Act) with overwhelming, bipartisan support; and
WHEREAS Oakland County was allocated $219,438,710 under the CARES Act's Coronavirus Relief Fund
(CRF) to respond directly to the emergency as well as expenditures incurred to respond to second-order
effects of the emergency; and
WHEREAS the provision of a direct grant funding from Oakland County's CARES Act Coronavirus Relief
Funds for the implementation of a touchless communication system at McLaren Oakland presents an
opportunity to utilize resources wisely on behalf of front-line health care workers and patients to mitigate
the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners authorizes an
appropriation of up to $260,000 for the purpose of providing a grant to McLaren Oakland for the
implementation of the systemwide touchless Vocera Communication System.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners is authorized to execute
the required contract or grant documents for completion of this transaction, subject to review of Corporation
Counsel, the Purchasing Unit and the County's CARES Act Professional Counsel.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
CommissionerA�gela Powell Commissioner David T. Woodward
District #10 District #18
Resolution #20258
July 15, 2020
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Pandemic Response and Economic Recovery Committee.
There were no objections.
Resolution #20258 July 23, 2020
Moved by Gershenson seconded by Luebs the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Gershenson seconded by Luebs the Pandemic Response and Economic Recovery Committee
Report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the report was accepted
Moved by Gershenson seconded by Luebs the resolution be amended as follows:
Add the following BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED as the last clause:
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the FY 2020 budget be amended as follows:
GENERAL FUND (#10100) FY 2020
PCBU: GRANT Project: 100000003237
Bud Ref: 2020 Activity: GLB Analysis; GLIB
Revenue
9010101-133095-610313 Federal Operating Grants $260,000
Total Revenue $Z6Q 49.
Expenditures
9010101-133095-731598 Regranting Program $260,000
Total Expenditures $26.009
Discussion followed.
Moved by Spisz seconded by Middleton the resolution be postponed until the August 6, 2020 Board
meeting.
Vote on postponement:
AYES: Hoffman, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn, Long, McGillivray, Middleton, Spisz, Taub, Weipert,
Gingell. (11)
NAYS: Jackson, Luebs, Markham, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles, Woodward, Zack,
Gershenson. (10)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was postponed until the August 6, 2020 Board
meeting.
Resolution #20258 August 6, 2020
Moved by Gershenson seconded by Powell the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Gershenson seconded by Weipert the Pandemic Response and Economic Recovery report be
accepted
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the report was accepted.
Moved by Powell seconded by Gershenson the resolution be amended as follows:
Add the following BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED as the last clause:
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the FY 2020 budget be amended as follows:
GENERAL FUND 1#101001 FY 2020
PCBU: GRANT Project: 100000003237
Bud Ref: 2020 Activity: GLIB Analysis; GLIB
Revenue
9010101-133095-610313 Federal Operating Grants $260,000
Total Revenue $26.Q o00
Expenditures
9010101 -1 33095-73159BReg ranting Program $260,000
Total Expenditures
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the amendment carried.
Moved by Spisz seconded by Gingell the resolution be amended as follows:
Amend the following language in the NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
authorizes an appropriation of up to $260,000 $50,000 for the purpose of providing a grant to
McLaren Oakland for the implementation of the systemwide touchless Vocera Communication
System.
Discussion followed.
Vote on amendment:
AYES: Kuhn, Long, Middleton, Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Gingell, Hoffman, Kochenderfer. (9)
NAYS: Luebs, Markham, McGillivray, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles, Woodward, Zack,
Gershenson, Jackson, Kowall. (12)
A sufficient majority not having voted in favor, the amendment failed.
Discussion followed.
Vote on resolution, as amended:
AYES: Long, Luebs, Markham, McGillivray, Middleton, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles, Taub,
Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Gershenson, Gingell, Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, Kowall,
Kuhn. (20)
NAYS: Spisz. (1)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution, as amended, was adopted.
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I HE IS RESOLUTION
1 HERESY AppROVETH
CHIEF DEPUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVE
ACTING PURSUANT TO MCL 45.559A (-
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lisa Brown, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true and
accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on August 6, 2020,
with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, 1 have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Circuit Court at Pontiac,
Michigan this 6th day of August, 2020.
Lisa Brown, Oakland County