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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2001.09.10 - 35666WILLIAM R. PATTERSON Chairperson SHELLEY G. TAUB Vice Chairperson GEORGE SUAREZ Minority Vice Chairperson September 10, 2001 The meeting of the General Government Committee was called to order at 2:03 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. L aw, Hugh D. Crawford, Chuck Moss, Peter H. Webster, Ruel E. McPherson, Michelle Friedman Appel. COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT: None. . OTHERS PRESENT CLERK/REGISTER OF DEEDS G. William Caddell, Clerk/Register Pat Campbell, Deputy Clerk/Register Larry Mitchell, Supervisor CORPORATION COUNSEL Judy Cunningham, Corporation Counsel Karen Agasinski, Assistant Counsel HEALTH Rosemarie Rowney, Manager HUMAN SERVICES Dr. Thomas Gordon, Director INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Phil Bertolini, Director Dale Kukla, Manager LIBRARY SERVICES Phyllis Jose, Director PLANNING Charlotte Burckhardt, Principal Planner SHERIFF Mike McCabe, Captain Dale Cunningham, Business Manager FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY Kay Green, Admin. Services Manager MICHIGAN STATE LEGISLATURE Ruth Johnson, Representative, District 46 CITIZENS Cristina Pappageorge Arlene Schell BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Larry Obrecht, District #3 Chuck Palmer, District #16 James VanLeuven, Director Sheryl Mitchell, Analyst Harvey Wedell, Analyst Helen Hanger, Senior Committee Coordinator PUBLIC COMMENT: Ms. Pappageorge spoke in support of Mr. Book for appointment to the Gun Board. 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 September 10, 2001 Ms. Green stated that commissioners would be invited to the district Family Independence Agency (FIA) offices to meet staff and attend a general meeting of the FIA Board, scheduled for October 11, following the Board of Commissioners’ meeting. Lunch will be provided. APPROVAL OF THE PREVIOUS MINUTES Taub moved approval of the minutes of August 27, 2001, as printed. Supported by Suarez. Motion carried on a voice vote. AGENDA Item 3 – presentation on State Revenue Sharing, was moved up as item 1. MR #01215 was moved up as item 2 and MR #01214 as item 3. STATE REVENUE SHARING PRESENTATION State Representative John Pappageorge gave a brief presentation in response to concerns that counties would receive less state revenue sharing than what had been anticipated. The Committee was provided with an explanation of the funding formula. Mr. Pappageorge explained that the constitution does not provide for revenue sharing to counties and that seniors, Health and K-12 education are funding priorities for the state. Under the current target agreement, Oakland County is expected to receive an estimated payment of $25,795,014, a –0.8% decrease from FY 00-01. Appropriations have not yet been enacted. MR #01214 – BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – SUPPORT OF HOUSE BILL 5038 The proposed resolution would support House Bill 5038. State Representative Ruth Johnson explained that she has introduced this legislation in an effort to establish better coordination of planning between communities and, at the same time, protect local oversight. Ms. Johnson indicated that she would like to see a process similar to that provided by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners’ Coordinating Zoning Committee. The proposed legislation would affect a change in township master plan review by requiring that proposed master plans be p rovided to adjacent communities and to the County for comment prior to final adoption. Draft 3 of the legislation was provided to the Committee. Existing law requires that a master plan be sent to the County for comment after it is adopted by the township planning commission. As part of its review process, the County than notifies bordering communities of those changes along its boundaries . Taub moved to report to approve the attached suggested Resolution. Supported by Moss. Taub moved to recommend to amend the resolution as follows: NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Oakland County Board of Commissioners does hereby support the adoption of House Bill 5038 THE CONCEPT OF LOCAL PLANNING COORDINATION PATTERNED AFTER THAT OF OAKLAND COUNTY’S. Supported by Law. Motion carried on a voice vote. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 3 September 10, 2001 Moss moved to recommend to amend to strike the second WHEREAS paragraph. Supported by Crawford. Motion carried on a voice vote. Main motion, as amended, carried on a roll call vote with Suarez and Mc Pherson voting no and Webster and Friedman Appel absent. MR #01215 – BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – SUPPORT OF OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION LEGISLATION This resolution supports Open Space Preservation Legislation, as introduced by Ms. Johnson. House Bill 4995, of which draft 3 was distributed to the Committee, would require a township zoning ordinance to provide that a proprietor of land zoned for residential development may develop a percentage of the developable land area specified in the zoning ordinance, but not more than 50%, with the same number of dwelling units that could otherwise be developed on the entire developable land based on certain criteria as outlined in the legislation. Dr. Gordon recommended that language be added to the legislation to carefully define dwelling units and to insure that no action provided for under this legislation is in violation of health ordinances, which supersede zoning ordinances. Moss moved to report to approve the attached suggested Resolution. Supported by Taub. Moss moved to report to amend the resolution by deleting the second and third WHEREAS paragraphs and amending the NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED paragraph as follows: NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Oakland County Board of Commissioners does hereby support the adoption of House Bills 4995, 5028 and 5029 THE CONCEPT OF OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION, WHILE MAINTAINING LOCAL CONTROL OVER PLANNING AND DENSITY. Supported by McPherson. Motion to amend carried on a voice vote. Main motion, as amended, carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Webster and Friedman Appel absent. DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/DIGITAL INFORMATION SERVICE CENTER – REVISION OF THE @CCESS OAKLAND MASTER FEE STRUCTURE Information Technology, in partnership with the Clerk/Regist er of Deeds, would like to revise the Master Fee Schedule by adding three additional products: CVT Property Sales Report, Recorded Document Type Report, both with fees of $.17 per transaction line item, with a minimum $2.00 charge per transaction; and Lan d Corner Recordation Certificate, with an annual $200 subscription, fees of $.50 per transaction, $25 per document view and a Credit Card Transaction GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 4 September 10, 2001 of $6.00 per transaction, bundled with up to four (4) document views. Also, the annual subscription fee for the Recorded Document Profile product group would be reduced from $500 to $200, to encourage use by smaller title companies. Taub moved approval of the attached suggested Resolution. Supported by Moss. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Webster and Friedman Appel absent. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES/HEALTH DIVISION – GRANT ACCEPTANCE/RENEWAL FOR CHILD DAY CARE IMMUNIZATION PROJECT The Health Division has been awarded funding of $56,641, for the 2001 -2002 Fiscal Year, from the Michigan Department of Community Health for the increase of immunization rates for infants and toddlers who attend out of home care. No formal application was necessary. Taub moved approval of the attached suggested Resolution. Supported by Crawford. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Webster absent. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS/LIBRARY SERVICES – ESTABLISH 501C3 FOR COUNTY LIBRARY FUND (#268) The Library Board is requesting authorization for release of County Library Fund (#268) monies on September 30, 2001, to be placed in a separate 501c3 organization, to be operated under the auspices of the County Library. These funds are provided by donations specifically intended for the betterment of library programs. Taub moved approval of the attached suggested Resolution. Supported by Crawford. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Moss voting no and Webster absent. Taub moved to reconsider the previous action. Supported by Friedman Appel. Motion to reconsider carried unanimously on a rol l call vote with Webster absent. Taub moved approval of the attached suggested Resolution. Supported by Crawford. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Webster absent. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – GUN BOARD POSITION INTERVIEWS In addition to those individuals interviewed on August 27, 2001, the following individuals submitted applications and were interviewed today: Donald Smith and Arlen Alexander. Webster placed in nomination the names of Mark Cortis and Robert Book. Crawford nominated Arlen Alexander. McPherson nominated Lawrence Miller. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 5 September 10, 2001 A roll call vote was taken: Taub: Book Suarez: Cortis Law: Book Crawford: Cortis Moss: Book Webster: Cortis McPherson: Book Friedman Appel: Cortis Patterson: Book Final Vote: Book – 5; Cortis – 4 It was the consensus of the committee that prior to offering a final recommendation for appointment, background checks would be performed on the candidates. A tentative meeting of the General Government Committee was scheduled for September 20, 2001, at 9:00 a.m., should further consideration on this issue be necessary. APPLICATION FORM FOR BOARD APPOINTMENTS At the request of the committee, Mr. Patterson had asked for assistance from Corporation Counsel on determining what questions and information could be appropriately asked for on an application form when considering an individual for appointment to the Board of Commissioner’s various other boards, councils, committees and authorities. Ms. Agasinski indicated that she had been assigned to research this question. She suggested several things which could be considered for inclusion on a newly drafted application form, including a Freedom of Information Act disclaimer and a notice indicating that, depending on the type of appointment applied for, a background check may be performed. Aside from current guidelines identifying employment information considered discriminatory and, therefore, omitted, it would be at the commissioners’ discretion to determine what additional information should be required on the application form. A new application form will be drafted and brought back to committee for further review. OTHER BUSINESS/ADJOURNMENT There being no other business to come before the committee, the meeting was adjourned at 5:13 p.m. ________________________ _______________________________ Helen Hanger, James H. VanLeuven, Jr. Senior Committee Coordinator Administrative Director NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee approval.