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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2002.06.04 - 35741HUGH D. CRAWFORD Chairperson DAVID B. BUCKLEY Vice Chairperson RUEL E. MCPHERSON Minority Vice Chairperson June 4, 2002 The meeting of the Public Services Committee was called to order at 1:31 p.m. by Chairperson Crawford, in Committee Room A, Commissioners’ Wing, County Service Center, Pontiac, Michigan. COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: Hugh D. Crawford, David Buckley, Ruel McPherson, David Moffitt, Lawrence A. Obrecht, John Garfield, David Galloway, Terry L. Sever, Eric Coleman and Brenda Causey-Mitchell. COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT WITH NOTICE: None. OTHERS PRESENT: SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT Dale Cunningham, CFO Mike McCabe, Captain/COS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/CLEMIS Patricia Coates, Administrator CIRCUIT COURT/FAMILY DIVISION Pamela Howitt, Ph.D., Deputy Admin. CIRCUIT COURT Karen MacKenzie, Res. & Prog. Coord. 52ND DISTRICT COURT/1ST DIVISION Brian MacKenzie, Judge EXECUTIVE OFFICES Robert Daddow, Asst. Dep. County Exec. CORPORATION COUNSEL Judy Cunningham, Corporation Counsel MANAGEMENT & BUDGET Ed Poisson, Deputy Director FERNDALE POLICE DEPARTMENT Mike Kitchen, Chief of Police CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF ROYAL OAK Cathlean Patton, DDA, ZBA Henrietta Woodards, Former Trustee H. Wallace Parker, Attorney Douglas Anderson, Resident Winifred Cook, Resident TROY FIRE DEPARTMENT William S. Nelson, Fire Chief AUBURN HILLS Doreen Olko, Chief of Police OAKLAND PRESS Charlie Crumm, Reporter BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Michelle Friedman Appel, Comm. District #23 Harvey Wedell, Senior Analyst Pamela Jackson, Committee Coordinator PUBLIC COMMENT None. 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 L. Moffitt Eric Coleman Brenda Causey-Mitchell PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Page 2 June 4, 2002 APPROVAL OF THE PREVIOUS MINUTES Garfield moved approval of the minutes of May 7, 2002. Supported by Coleman. Motion carried on a voice vote. AGENDA ITEMS SHERIFF DEPARTMENT – PRIMARY PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINT (PSAP) FOR WIRELESS 9-1-1 CALLS ORIGINATING FROM COMMERCIAL MOBILE RADIO SERVICE (CMRS) TOWER SITES This Resolution authorizes the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department to acquire equipment for additional 9-1-1 trunks for cellular calls in the northern part of Oakland County to better locate the callers. The initial cost of this equipment is $36,667, and the ann ual maintenance cost will be $5,908.78. Garfield moved approval of the attached suggested Resolution. Supported by Coleman. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with McPherson and Moffitt absent. DISTRICT COURT – 52ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT – SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT Judge MacKenzie submitted the semi-annual report on the Sobriety Court program and did a brief presentation. He stated that the program is doing very well, and there will be a graduation ceremony Thursday, June 6, 2002, 6:30 p.m., at the N ovi Civic Center. He invited the Commissioners to attend. Mr. Obrecht passed out a newspaper article that Judge MacKenzie wrote, with the assistance of Judge Levy. This article talks about a lenient drug plan that may come before the Michigan voters in November. Mr. Obrecht requested that something should be written about this in the upcoming newsletter to constituents informing them of the ramifications of this drug plan, if implemented. Coleman moved to receive and file the above -mentioned Semi-Annual Report. Supported by Garfield. Motion carried on a voice vote. CIRCUIT COURT – BYRNE FORMULA GRANT PROGRAM/TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILY (T.A.N.F.) DRUG COURT – FY 2002 GRANT ACCEPTANCE This Resolution authorizes the acceptance of grant funding from the Michigan Department PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Page 3 June 4, 2002 of Community Health, Office of Drug Control Policy, in the amount of $75,000, with a County match of $10,000. This grant would be for the period of October 1, 2001 through September 30, 2002. The continuation of the Drug Court program is contingent upon continued grant funding. Causey-Mitchell moved approval of the attached suggested Resolution. Supported by Moffitt. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. COUNTY EXECUTIVE/SHERIFF’S OFFICE – CONTRACT CANCELLATION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES IN THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF ROYAL OAK 1999-2003 This Resolution deals with the arrearages due by the Charter Township of Royal Oak and their agreement to pay the money owed to Oakland County, as well as continuing the monthly payments. Mr. Douglas stated that since the last Public Services Committee meeting on May 7, 2002, no money has been received. Obrecht made a motion to amend the last BE IF FURTHER RESOLVED paragraph as follows: “BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in the event this Law Enforcement Services Agreement is cancelled, the Sheriff’s Department’s budget shall be adjusted accordingly.” Supported by Buckley. Motion carried on a voice vote. VICE CHAIRPERSON BUCKLEY ASSUMED CHAIR AT 2:25 P.M. CHAIRPERSON CRAWFORD RESUMED CHAIR AT 2:27 P.M. Coleman made a motion to amend the first BE IF FURTHER RESOLVED paragraph as follows: “BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in the event that the Township fails to meet any of the three payment obligations described in the previous paragraph, the matter shall come before the Oakland County Board of Commissioners within 45 days for cure or cancellation.” Supported by McPherson. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Moffitt absent and Crawford, Obrecht and Garfield voting no. PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Page 4 June 4, 2002 Garfield made a motion to amend all Oakland County Sheriff’s standard contracts with the same language. Supported by Obrecht. The Chair stated he would not allow the motion. Obrecht made a motion to appeal the Chair’s decision. Supported by Galloway. A roll call was taken. Ayes: McPherson, Obrecht, Garfield and Galloway Nays: Crawford, Buckley, Sever, Coleman and Causey -Mitchell Absent: Moffitt Motion failed. Coleman moved approval of the attached suggested Resolution as amended. Supported by Causey-Mitchell. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Moffitt absent and Obrecht and Garfield voting no. THE COMMITTEE RECESSED AT 3:00 P.M. THE COMMITTEE RECONVENED AT 3:10 P.M. DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – ACQUISITION OF RADIO COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM FOR PUBLIC SAFETY The Radio Oversight Committee was created in order to research improvements in a countywide radio communication system. After much consideration and deliberation by the Radio Oversight Committee, they have selected M/A COM as the successful vendor. This Resolution authorizes the Radio Oversight Committee to enter into a contract with M/A COM. The projected capital cost for the project is approximately $42.0 million. This project is anticipated to be completed over a 30-month period of time. Garfield moved approval of the attached suggested Resolution. Supported by Causey Mitchell. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Moffitt and Coleman absent. INFORMATION A. Minutes of Oakland County Local Emergency Planning Committee Causey-Mitchell moved to Receive and File Item A. Supported by Galloway. PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Page 5 June 4, 2002 Motion carried on a voice vote. OTHER BUSINESS/ADJOURNMENT Galloway made a motion to request staff to draft a Resolution amending all the Sherif f’s contracts with the same language proposed previously with the Charter Township of Royal Oak’s contract, if passed. Supported by Garfield. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Moffitt absent. There being no other business to come before the Committee, the meeting was adjourned at 3:22 p.m. _____________________________________ Pamela L. Jackson, Committee Coordinator ______________________________________ James H. VanLeuven, Jr. Administrative Director NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee approval.