HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2001.03.13 - 35609DAVID L. MOFFITT
Chairperson
HUGH D.CRAWFORD
Vice Chairperson
RUEL E. MCPHERSON
Minority Vice Chairperson
March 13, 2001
The meeting of the Public Services Committee was called to order at
1:35 p.m. by Chairperson Moffitt, in Committee Room A, Commissioners’ Wing, County
Service Center, Pontiac, Michigan.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT:
David Moffitt, Hugh D. Crawford, Ruel E. McPherson, Lawrence A. Obrecht, David
Galloway, Terry L. Sever, Brenda Causey-Mitchell.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT WITH NOTICE:
Eric Coleman, David Buckley
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT WITHOUT NOTICE:
John Garfield
OTHERS PRESENT:
CLEMIS – INFO. TECH. Patricia Coates, Administrator
EXECUTIVE OFFICES Robert Daddow, Asst. Deputy County Executive
Michael Zehnder, Director of Public Services
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT M. Tracey McGee, Coordinator
Gail Novak, Chief
COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS Lisa Smith, Special Projects Supervisor
George Miller, Division Manager
PROBATE COURT Lisa Symula, Administrator
SHERIFF Michael McCabe, Captain
Dale Cunningham, Business Manager
Carol Liposky, Detective
Joe Duke, Sergeant
Douglas Eader, Captain
Mark Newman, Lieutenant
BLOOMFIELD AREA
REPUBLICAN CLUB Matthew Dewan, President
OAKLAND PRESS Charlie Crumm, Reporter
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Harvey Wedell, Analyst
James VanLeuven, Administrative Director
Pamela Jackson, Committee Coordinator
PUBLIC COMMENT: None.
APPROVAL OF THE PREVIOUS MINUTES
OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
1200 N. TELEGRAPH ROAD, PONTIAC, MI 48341-0470
Telephone (248) 858-0100 FAX (248) 858 -1572
PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE
Lawrence A. Obrecht
John Garfield
David Galloway
Terry L. Sever
David B. Buckley
Eric Coleman
Brenda Causey-Mitchell
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Crawford moved approval of the previous minutes of February 27, 2001, with an
amendment showing David Buckley present. Supported by McPherson.
Motion carried on a roll call vote with Garfield, Galloway, Buckley and Coleman absent.
AGENDA
The Agenda was amended to Include MR #01071 Department of Central Services – Leased
Vehicles – Permanent Fleet Expansion of Three (3) Vans for Community Corrections as Item #4.1.
Moved by Obrecht. Supported by Crawford.
Motion carried on a roll call vote with Garfield, Galloway, Buckley and Coleman absent.
Item #1 was carried forward until Lisa Symula’s arrival.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT – MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION –
Contract to Relocate Farmington Hills Tornado Siren
This is a request to move Farmington Hills Tornado Siren #5. The Michigan Department of
Transportation is requesting to move this siren and also pay for the move. Moving this siren is
necessary due to a road expansion project near the intersection of Northwestern Highway and
Middlebelt Road.
Moffit moved approval of the attached suggested Resolution. Supported by Sever.
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Garfield, Galloway, Buckley and
Coleman absent.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT – Outdoor Warning System Plan – Past, Present and Future
Resolution No.’s 7865, 7971, and 8664 accepted federal grants to defray a portion of the costs in
purchasing sirens to be utilized within the Oakland County Tornado Warning System. Sixty-seven
percent of the sirens are aging, and parts are becoming difficult to obtain. The sirens do not have
a battery back-up nor a two-way monitoring system. This resolution includes recommendations to
upgrade the siren system within seven (7) years to obtain a state -of-the-art system. The funding
will be provided from the designated equity fund. This resolution also requests the addition of a
permanent part-time, non-eligible position to assist with the program.
Obrecht moved approval of the attached suggested Resolution. Supported by Galloway.
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Garfield, Buckley and Coleman absent.
CIRCUIT COURT/FAMILY DIVISION/PROBATE COURT – NEXT GENERATION MODEL TRIAL
COURT GRANT ACCEPTANCE
Resolution accepts a Grant from the State Court Administrative Of fice (SCAO) in the amount of
$11,250 to develop implementation plans that identify issues affecting Court Operations, the
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administration of justice and the services and cost effectiveness of merged trial court operations.
The source of funding is as follows: State Court Administrative Office $21,178 (75%); County
Grant Match $9,928 (25%).
Galloway moved approval of the attached suggested Resolution. Supported by Causey -
Mitchell.
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Garfield, Buckley and Coleman absent.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICES/COMMUNITY CORRECTION DIVISION/IN-STEP
PROGRAM – MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH GRANT APPLICATION
The Board of Commissioners accepted a grant for fiscal year 2000/2001 from the Michigan
Department of Community Health in the amount of $88,203 (60%) with a grant match of $58,802
(40%) and a total program cost of $147,005, per MR #00250. Community Corrections is again
applying for this grant for fiscal year 2001/2002 for the same amount. This year’s grant application
requests $73,502 from the Michigan Department of Community Health (50%) with a grant match of
$73,502 (50%) from the County.
Crawford moved to receive and file the Report as Information. Supported by
McPherson.
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Garfield, Buckley and Coleman
absent.
MR# 01071 DEPARTMENT OF CENTRAL SERVICES – LEASED VEHICLES –
PERMANENT FLEET EXPANSION OF THREE (3) VANS FOR COMMUNITY
CORRECTIONS
The Community Corrections Division still has the need to lease three (3) vans from the
County Fleet to accommodate the transportation needs of the Weekend Alternative for
Misdemeanants (WAM) Program. This program is generating sufficient revenues to cover
the additional Leased Vehicle monthly charges by the Moto r Pool for new vans.
Obrecht moved to approve the attached suggested Resolution. Supported by
Galloway.
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Garfield, Buckley and Coleman
absent.
SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT – DEAFNESS AWARENESS TRAINING FOR LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS GRANT ACCEPTANCE
The Michigan Department of State Police, Michigan Justice Training Commission, awarded
the Sheriff’s Department grant funding in the amount of $30,192 for the period of January 1,
2001, through December 31, 2001. The Sheriff’s Department was notified of available
grant funding some time after January 11, 2001, necessitating the need to expedite the
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application/acceptance process outside of the adopted grant procedures. The grant will be
applied toward officer training provided by DEAF C.A.N. (Community Advocacy Network)
and includes professional services, supplies, operating expenses, and equipment. The
grant agreement has been processed through the County Executive Contract Review
Process and the Board of Commissioners Grant Acceptance Procedures.
Causey-Mitchell moved approval of the attached suggested Resolution. Supported by
McPherson.
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Garfield, Buckley and Coleman
absent.
OAKLAND COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT AND PROSECUTING ATTORNEY – FY
2002 OAKLAND COUNTY NARCOTICS ENFORCEMENT TEAM GRANT
This is the eleventh (11th) year of the grant application with the Michigan Department of
Community Health through the Office of Drug Control Policy. The Sheriff’s Department is
requesting funding of salaries and fringe benefits for two Sergeants, one Deputy II, one
Clerk II, one Asst. Prosecuting Attorney IV, two Asst. Prosecuting Attorneys III, and one
Asst. Prosecuting Attorney II. The grant application also inclu des funding for vehicles,
supplies, travel and conference expenses, laptop computers and pagers, communications
expenses, and building space costs. The application requests $723,000, which is 7% over
the current award. The sources of the funds will be as follows: Federal, $361,500 (50%);
State (NET) Funds, $164,292 (23%), and County match $197,208 (27%). The plan is to
use nonforfeiture funds for the County match amount.
Causey-Mitchell moved approval of the attached Grant Application. Supported by
Sever.
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Garfield, Buckley and Coleman
absent.
SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT – 2001/2002 INMATE ZERO TOLERANCE EVALUATION
PROJECT
This is the first year of the grant application with the Michigan Department of Comm unity
Health through the Office of Drug Control Policy. This is a 2 ½ year plan that will compare
successes and failures of the Inmate Zero Tolerance Program. The application requests
funding in the amount of $29,830. The sources for funding are as follo ws: $22,372 (75%)
State, and $7,458 (25%) county match.
SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT – 2001/2002 INMATE ZERO TOLERANCE PROJECT
This application is 7% greater than the current award, and therefore does not require
liaison committee approval. This is the twelfth (12th) year of the grant application with the
Michigan Department of Community Health through the Office Drug Control Policy. This
grant requires a County Match of 60% and 40% State.
Causey-Mitchell moved Committee approval of the Evaluation Grant Application and
to accept the Zero Tolerance Project Grant Application as information. Supported
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by Galloway.
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Garfield, Buckley and Coleman
absent.
SHERIFF DEPARTMENT – COMPUTER CRIMES UNIT PRESENTATION
Sergeant Joseph Duke did a presentation in regards to crimes being perpetrated by way of
the Internet through computers, such as stealing identities, fraud, embezzlement, stalking,
sexual exploitation of children, theft or destruction of intellectual propert y, homicide,
accessing your credit card information, and kidnapping. Sgt. Duke is involved in
undercover activities to obtain evidence to use in a court of law to prosecute these
individuals. The Sheriff’s Department provides assistance to other communit ies in this
endeavor. The Sheriff’s Department will be looking for additional members of the
department to become certified in this field.
COMMUNICATIONS
Memo in Response to Questions Regarding Grant Match for Byrne Memorial Formula
Grant
Letter Regarding Pre-Application Approval for Oakland County to the State of Michigan
Hazard Mitigation Coordinating Council
Crawford moved to Receive and File both communications. Supported by Causey -
Mitchell.
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Garfield, Buckley and Coleman absent.
OTHER BUSINESS/ADJOURNMENT
There being no other business to come before the committee, the meeting was adjourned at
3:35 p.m.
________________________ _______________________________
Pamela L. Jackson James H. VanLeuven, Jr.
Committee Coordinator Administrative Director
NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee approval.