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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 PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Page 2 March 13 2001 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 PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Page 3 March 13 2001 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 PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Page 4 March 13 2001 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 PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Page 5 March 13 2001 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.