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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2004.06.07 - 35908WILLIAM R. PATTERSON Chairperson PETER H. WEBSTER Vice Chairperson DAVID COULTER Minority Vice Chairperson June 7, 2004 Chairperson Patterson called the meeting of th e General Government Committee to order at 2:03 p.m. in Committee Room A, Commissioners’ Wing, County Service Center, Pontiac, Michigan. COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: William R. Patterson, David Coulter, Bill Bullard, Jeff Potter, John Scott, Martin Knollenberg, Eileen Kowall and Mattie McKinney Hatchett COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT WITH NOTICE: Peter Webster OTHERS PRESENT HUMAN SERVICES Thomas J. Gordon, Ph.D., Director INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Phil Bertolini, Director Kevin Bertram, Chief, Technical Operations David Veit, Manager, Technical System/Network Janette McKenna, Chief, Internal Services CIRCUIT COURT Kevin Oeffner, Court Administrator CLERK – REGISTER OF DEEDS G. William Caddell, Clerk/Register Frank Millard, Deputy Clerk/Register PARKS & RECREATION Dan Stencil, Administrator, Operations STRATEGIC PUBLIC AFFAIRS Kim Haefner, Lobbyist OLHSA Ron Borngesser, CEO BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Greg Jamian, Commissioner, District #16 Harvey Wedell, Senior Analyst Sheryl Mitchell, Senior Analyst Pamela Worthington, Committee Coordinator PUBLIC COMMENT Chairperson Patterson requested a moment of silence for our departed former President, Ronald Reagan. 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 Bill Bullard Jeff Potter John Scott Martin Knollenberg Eileen Kowall Mattie McKinney Hatchett GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 2 June 7, 2004 Scott moved approval of the minutes of May 24, 2004, as printed. Supported by Knollenberg. Motion carried on a voice vote. AGENDA ITEMS 1. PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION – RED OAKS WATERPARK LEASE The resolution authorizes the execution of a lease agreement between the County of Oakland and the George W. Kuhn Drainage District for the property at the Red Oaks Waterpark. The amount of the lease is $1.00 annually, and it covers the period of May 1, 2004 through May 1, 2054. The purpose of the lease is to allow the lessee to use the premises for maintenance and construction of waterpark facilities. Knollenberg moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Coulter. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Webster, Kowal l and Hatchett absent. 2. PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION – RED OAKS GOLF COURSE LEASE The resolution authorizes the execution of a lease agreement between the County of Oakland and the George W. Kuhn Drainage District for the property at the Red Oaks Go lf Course. The amount of the lease is $1.00 annually, and it covers the period of May 1, 2004 through May 1, 2054. The purpose of the lease is to allow the lessee to use the premises for construction, operation and maintenance of the golf course. Bullard moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Knollenberg. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Webster and Hatchett absent. 3. DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – THIN CLIENT COMPUTING PROPOSAL PHASE 2 Phil Bertolini gave a brief overview of what they have accomplished thus far with respect to the Thin Client computing strategy. The goal of the Thin Client strategy is to control future operating costs by allowing end-user devices to be a low-end personal computer (Thin Client device). Phase 1 is about 95% complete with 249 Thin Client devices installed to date. The resolution reflects that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approves the implementation of Phase 2 of the Thin Client Computing strategy. Scott moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Kowall. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Webster absent. 4. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 2003/2004 MASTER PLAN QUARTERLY STATUS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Phil Bertolini gave a brief overview of the 2003/2004 Master Plan Quarterly Status Executive Summary. This summary details the projects contained in the 2003-2004 Master Plan, and it is updated quarterly for the Board of Commissioners’ review. It includes the hours allocated, hours expended and the percentage GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 3 June 7, 2004 complete for each project. Mr. Bertolini stated that he is currently preparing a reference book that will include the major initiatives of the Information Technology Department. It will be given to the new Administrative Director or staff of the Board of Commissioners to be available for the Commissioners to access at any time. Updates will be submitted to the Board of Commissioners periodically. Knollenberg moved to receive and file the Information Technology 2003/2004 Master Plan Quarterly Status Executive Summary. Supported by Potter. Motion carried on a voice vote. 5. MR #04142 – JUDGEMENT OF SENTENCE PROGRAM MODIFICATIONS The resolution authorizes 200 hours of Information Technology Development support remaining from the Judicial Case Assignment Project to be allocated to the Judgement of Sentence Program Modifications Project. Programming changes need to be made to the Circuit Court’s computer system to abide by the State Court Administrators Office’s (SCAO) requirement to change some computer-generated forms. Scott moved to report to the full Board with a recommendation that the resolution be adopted. Supported by Kowall. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Webster absent. 6. MR #04129 – BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – ACCEPTANCE OF MATRICULA CONSULAR AS A FORM OF PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION The Mexican Consulate issues a form of Consular identification to its nationals known as “Matricula Consular”. It is valid for five years, and it acts as a secondary identifica tion for Hispanics who reside in the United States. The resolution reflects that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners acknowledges the Matricula Consular as a form of personal identification. Kowall moved to report to the full Board with a recomm endation that the resolution be adopted. Supported by Hatchett. Kowall moved to report to the full Board with a recommendation that the BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED paragraph be amended, as follows: BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that it shall be the policy of the Oa kland County Board of Commissioners to accept the Matricula Consular as secondary personal identification for those persons conducting business with any County Department , office or agency. Supported by Hatchett. Motion to amend carried on a roll call vote with Webster absent. Main motion, as amended, carried on a roll call vote with Bullard voting no and Webster absent. 7. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – APPOINTMENT TO THE JURY BOARD Arlene Schell is currently representing the Democratic Party on the Jury Boa rd. She has expressed her interest to continue on the Board. This is a report to the Board recommending the reappointment of GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 4 June 7, 2004 Arlene Schell to the Oakland County Jury Board for a six -year term ending April 30, 2010. Scott moved to report to the full Board with a recommendation that Arlene Shell be appointed to the Oakland County Jury Board for a six-year term ending April 30, 2010. Supported by Kowall. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Webster absent. 8. DISSEMINATION OF RESOLUTIONS A question came up at the last General Government Committee meeting about what the Clerk’s Office actually sends to legislators once resolutions are adopted. G. William Caddell, Clerk/Register, gave a verbal presentation to the committee about what is considered a cer tified copy of a resolution, and he answered questions by the committee members. He stated that a true, certified copy of a resolution consists of the original version of the resolution, with reports attached to it from our standing committees reflecting amendments, the voting record and the signature of the County Executive. They have been sending them this way so that the votes from the members of our standing committees are included, thus reflecting a complete record of the proceedings regarding a part icular resolution. A sanitized copy of the resolution (amendments inclusive within) is available on the O drive to County personnel. Mr. Caddell suggested several scenarios to amend this process, and he advised the committee that he would work with the commissioners to change this format, if they so desired. 9. MR #04126 – BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – SUPPORT FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION Y The resolution reflects that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners supports the language in the House Joint Resolution Y, amending Section 10 of Article IX in the 1963 State Constitution and urges the immediate passage by the Michigan Legislature. The amendment requires that a portion of the revenues that counties receive be distributed on a per capita basis and constitut ionally protected. Kowall moved to report to the full Board with a recommendation that the resolution be adopted. Supported by Scott. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Webster and Coulter absent. 10. MR #04128 – BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – SUPPORT FOR OAKLAND UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING EXPANSION The resolution reflects that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners supports Oakland University’s appropriation request to Congress for FY 2005, in the Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Bill for f unds to create a Nurse Training Institute. Scott moved to report to the full Board with a recommendation that the resolution be adopted. Supported by Kowall. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Webster and Coulter absent. COMMUNICATIONS A. May 26, 2004 – Memo from Bob Daddow – Radio Project – Financial Status/Issues Kowall moved to receive and file Item A. Supported by Scott. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 5 June 7, 2004 Motion carried on a voice vote. OTHER BUSINESS/ADJOURNMENT Kim Haefner, Strategic Public Affairs, stated that the State Legislature is hoping to be done balancing the budget by the end of June, first week in July. The House approved the cigarette tax increase, making Michigan the second highest taxing state in terms of cigarette tax. New Jersey is the highest. The cigarette tax issue still needs to go through the Senate. There were some questions and concerns about Communications Item A, and Robert Daddow will be asked to come to the next General Government Committee meeting on July 12, 2004, to be available to answer questions on the Radio Project. There being no other business to come before the committee, the meeting was adjourned at 3:57 p.m. ________________________ _______________________________ Pamela Worthington Helen Hanger Committee Coordinator Senior Committee Coordinator NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee approval.