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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Pamela L. Jackson, Committee Coordinator
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James H. VanLeuven, Jr. Administrative Director
NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee approval.