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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2001.03.26 - 35612WILLIAM R. PATTERSON Chairperson SHELLEY G. TAUB Vice Chairperson GEORGE SUAREZ Minority Vice Chairperson March 26, 2001 The meeting of the General Government Committee was called to order at 1:02 p.m. by Chairperson Patterson, in Committee Room A, Commissioners’ Wing, County Service Center, Pontiac, Michigan. COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: William R. Patterson, Shelley G. Taub, George Suarez, Thomas A. Law, Hugh D. Crawford, Chuck Moss, Peter H. Webster, Ruel E. McPherson, Michelle Friedman Appel. COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT:. None. OTHERS PRESENT CLERK/REGISTER OF DEEDS William Caddell, Clerk/Register Pat Campbell, Deputy Clerk/Register COUNTY EXECUTIVE Robert Daddow, Assistant Deputy HEALTH Rosemarie Rowney, Manager Tom Fockler, Administrator HUMAN SERVICES Dr. Thomas Gordon, Director HUMAN SERVICES COORDINATING COUNCIL Rachel Shymkiw, Coordinator INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Phil Bertolini, Director Joe Maletta, Manager Kevin Bertram, Chief Jim Taylor, Supervisor MANAGEMENT & BUDGET Jeff Pardee, Director DETROIT EDISON Carla Gribbs, Regional Manager FREE PRESS Kathy Gray, Reporter LARSEN & ASSOC., INC. Mel Larsen, President BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS James H. VanLeuven, Jr., Sheryl Mitchell, Analyst Harvey Weddell, Analyst Helen Hanger, Senior 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 GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Thomas A. Law Hugh D. Crawford Chuck Moss Peter H. Webster Ruel E. McPherson Michelle Friedman Appel GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 2 March 26, 2001 Moss moved approval of the minutes of March 12, 2001, as printed. Supported by Taub. Motion carried on a voice vote. OAKLAND COUNTY DISTRICT REAPPORTIONMENT APPROPRIATION In accordance with P.A. 261 of 1966, as amended, the Reapportionment Commission has b egun its review to determine and recommend on redistricting of County Commissioner Districts following the 1990 Federal Decennial Census. The Commission is requesting an appropriation of $26,000 in expectation of expenses to be incurred as a result of this process. Mr. Campbell indicated that this was an estimate and any future appropriations would be requested formally through resolution. Taub moved approval of the attached suggested Resolution. Supported by Moss. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Law and Webster absent. ROAD COMMISSION FOR OAKLAND COUNTY – FY 2001 TRI-PARTY PROGRAM The Road Commission’s proposed FY 2001 Tri-Party Program includes 54 projects for 20 townships and 39 cities and villages, equaling $3,750,000 in contrib utions towards $60 million dollars in road improvements. This list includes new and ongoing projects, as well as provides for accumulations towards future projects. Mr. McPherson requested greater detail on how tri-party dollars have been expended and in what communities over the past five years. Moss moved approval of the FY 2001 Tri-Party Program. Supported by Suarez. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Law absent. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES/HEALTH DIVISION – APPLICATION FOR MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH CHILDHOOD & UNINTENTIONAL INJURY PREVENTION GRANT The Health Division has submitted an application to the Michigan Department of Community Health, under the Unintentional Injury Prevention Grant, for sixty car seats. Infant and Children’s car seats of various sizes would be provided through the Health Department for distribution to families meeting specific income guidelines. The Health Division’s Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician will provide assistance with installation and proper usage. Taub moved approval of the grant application. Supported by Moss. Motion carried on a voice vote. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES/HEALTH DIVISION – APPLICATION FOR PUBLIC HEALTH CONFERENCE SUPPORT GRANT The Health Division has submitted a grant application for $10,000 to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The grant will be used to partially fund the “Everyone Knows Someone” GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 3 March 26, 2001 2nd Annual Cancer Education Forum on October 6, 2001, which will focus on colorec tal cancer education. Moss moved approval of the grant application. Supported by Crawford. Motion carried on a voice vote. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES/HUMAN SERVICES COORDINATING COUNCIL – ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTHY START/HEALTHY FAMILIES GRANT St. Joseph Mercy Hospital – Oakland (SJMO) is pursuing a three-year agreement with the Oakland County Human Services Coordinating Council to coordinate Public Health Nurse services with the Health Division. Funding will be provided by a $64,035 Healthy Start/Healt hy Families grant and a $30,000 Child Protection: Working Together as Community Partners grant. This collaborate effort provides long-term comprehensive, home-based family support services, beginning at birth, to at-risk families to prevent child abuse an d neglect, promote healthy child growth and development and improve parent-child relationships. The grant period is October 1, 2000, through September 30, 2003, and requires annual renewal. An existing public health nurse position will be utilized for this program. Taub moved approval of the attached suggested Resolution. Supported by Suarez. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Law absent. DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – EHEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM Information Technology and Environmental Health staff are proposing to develop a system to address the data storage/retrieval, imaging, field computing and other technical needs of the Environmental Health Unit. On an annual basis, Environmental Health process es over 143,000 pieces of paper. Offices located in Pontiac, Troy and Walled Lake currently do not have a linked information system and, therefore, are unable to communicate or share records. The program will utilize the County’s existing GIS and GPS technologies and is expected to reduce the need for staffing once full utilization is achieved. Moss moved approval of the attached suggested Resolution. Supported by Suarez. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – FILE-ON-Q BARCODE SOFTWARE UPGRADE CONTRACT APPROVAL This item was postponed at the General Government Committee meeting of March 12, 2001. Mr. Cooperrider, Business Administrator for Circuit Court, requested that the item be held over unt il the next regular meeting of the Committee as Corporation Counsel had not yet completed its review. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 4 March 26, 2001 Taub moved to postpone the item until the Committee’s next regular meeting. Supported by Crawford. Motion carried on a voice vote. DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – IMPLEMENTATION OF OAKLAND COUNTY’S INTERNET STRATEGY Mr. Bertolini provided the Committee with a presentation on Information Technology’s proposed partnership with Eviciti Corporation to design and develop a standardized Internet str ategy. In response to a Request for Proposal, Eviciti was retained to develop a plan to redesign and implement the county’s existing Web site strategy. Information Technology is requesting authorization to contract with Eviciti to implement Phase I of t he Plan which will include the creation of a uniform identity for Oakland County and provide users with the ability to access and maintain their own sites. Phase I will also allow the County to host its local units of government, providing them with assistance in building and deployment of Websites. The cost of Phase I is $980,512. The results of Phase I will be presented to the Committee prior to requests for funding of additional phases. Moss moved approval of the attached suggested Resolution. Su pported by McPherson. Crawford moved to amend the resolution to add the words “in an amount not to exceed $980,512” to the end of the NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED paragraph. Supported by Taub. Motion to amend carried on a voice vote. Main motion, as amended, carried unanimously on a roll call vote. DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – APPROPRIATION FOR UNFUNDED STATE AND FEDERAL MANDATES Information Technology is requesting an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2001 budget to allocate $56,500 (the equivalent of 500 hours) for unfunded, mandated projects requiring immediate miscellaneous minor programming work of less than 100 hours. The appropriation will allow for work not to exceed 500 hours. Taub moved approval of the attached suggested Resolution. Supported by Suarez. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. MR #01082 – BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - FORMATION OF PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICE STANDING COMMITTEE McPherson moved approval of the suggested Resolution. Supported by Friedman -Appel. Mr. McPherson gave a brief explanation as to his belief that the Board of Commissioners should provide for a formal means of addressing utility issues as they arise. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 5 March 26, 2001 Due to the lateness of the hour, the need for greater discussion on this topic, and in consideration of those applicants whose interviews were scheduled to begin at 3:00 p.m., the Chair entertained a motion to postpone this item until the next regular meeting of the General Government Committee. Webster moved to postpone the item until the nex t regular meeting of the General Government Committee. Supported by Taub. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Crawford voting no. MR #01081 – BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – FORMATION OF PUBLIC UTILITY TASK FORCE Taub moved to postpone this item until the next regular meeting of the General Government Committee. Supported by Webster. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. Ms. Taub asked that item #14 be taken up at this time. There were no objections. MR #01094 – BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK In recognition of the vital role libraries play in the lives of the public and in community, Ms. Taub introduced the resolution to support the County Executive’s proclamation of April 1 -7 as National Library Week. Moss moved approval of the attached suggested Resolution. Supported by Taub. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITY BOARD APPOINTMENT INTERVIEWS The following individuals were interviewed for seats on the Community Mental Health Authority (CMHA) Board: Joan McGlincy, Leon Pratnicki, Steve Ruskin, Eleanor Rzepecki, Linda Reiter - Neumark. As of March 31, 2001, four seats will be available on the CMHA Board. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – APPOINTMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITY BOARD Taub moved to recommend Steve Ruskin for appointment to the Community Mental Health Authority Board. Supported by Moss. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. Webster moved to recommend Judith Summers for appointment to the Co mmunity Mental Health Authority Board. Supported by Moss. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 6 March 26, 2001 Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. The following votes were cast for the remaining two seats: Patterson: Pratnicki, Arrington Taub: Pratnicki, Greenwalt Suarez: Pratnicki, Arrington Law: Arrington, Rzepecki Crawford: Arrington, Rzepecki Moss: Pratnicki, Greenwalt Webster: Arrington, Greenwalt McPherson: McGlincy, Pratnicki Friedman Appel: Pratnicki, Greenwalt Votes were tallied with the following results: Pratnicki: 6 Arrington 5 Greenwalt: 4 Rzepecki: 2 McGlincy: 1 Neumark: 0 Friedman Appel moved to recommend Leon Pratnicki for appointment to the Community Mental Health Authority Board. Supported by Moss. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Webster voting no. Law moved to recommend Linda Arrington -Martin for appointment to the Community Mental Health Authority Board. Supported by Moss. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. COMMUNICATIONS A. Oakland County Senior Advisory Council Minute s – 1/22/01 Taub moved to receive and file the communications. Supported by Law. Motion carried on a voice vote. OTHER BUSINESS/ADJOURNMENT There being no other business to come before the committee, the meeting was adjourned at 5:04 p.m. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 7 March 26, 2001 ________________________ _______________________________ Helen Hanger, James H. VanLeuven, Jr. Senior Committee Coordinator Administrative Director NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee approval.