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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2004.07.12 - 35913WILLIAM R. PATTERSON Chairperson PETER H. WEBSTER Vice Chairperson DAVID COULTER Minority Vice Chairperson July 12, 2004 Chairperson Patterson called the meeting of the General Government Committee to order at 2:00 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 Dale Kukla, Manager Francis Zak, AAAP III CORPORATION COUNSEL William Mann, Assistant Corporation Counsel CLERK – REGISTER OF DEEDS G. William Caddell, Clerk/Register PARKS & RECREATION Dan Stencil, Administrator O.C. INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Karl Randall, Manager CENTRAL SERVICES J. David Vanderveen, Director TREASURER’S OFFICE Pat Dohany, Treasurer Keith Sawdon, Chief Deputy Treasurer MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET Jennifer Amalfitano, Financial Analyst STRATEGIC PUBLIC AFFAIRS Paul Welday, Lobbyist Kim Haefner, Lobbyist THE ROAD COMMISSION Dennis Lockhart, Director of Finance Dylan Foukes, Programming Supervisor AREA AGENCY ON AGING 1-B Jim McGuire, Director of Planning & Advocacy OLHSA Ron Borngesser, CEO GENERAL PUBLIC Steven Balagna, Citizen BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS David L. Moffitt, Vice Chairperson OTHERS PRESENT, continued 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 July 12, 2004 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Eric Wilson, Commissioner, District #3 Harvey Wedell, Senior Analyst Lawrence Doyle, Administrative Director Sheryl Mitchell, Senior Analyst Pamela Worthington, Committee Coordinator PUBLIC COMMENT Commissioner Moffitt introduced Steven Balagna to the committee. Mr. Balagna submitted an application to be considered for appointment to the Solid Waste Planning Committee for a General Public position. APPROVAL OF THE PREVIOUS MINUTES Coulter moved approval of the minutes of June 7, 2004, as printed. Supported by Scott. Motion carried on a voice vote. AGENDA ITEMS 1. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – AREA AGENCY ON AGING 1-B FISCAL YEAR 2005 ANNUAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR SERVICES TO OLDER ADULTS The Area Agency Aging 1-B (AAA-1B) assessed the needs of older county residents and developed a plan to provide assistance that addresses identified nee ds. The resolution reflects that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approves the Fiscal Year 2005 Annual Implementation Plan of the Area Agency on Aging 1 -B. This plan represents an annual update to the approved three-year Area Plan. Knollenberg moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Webster. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Potter and Hatchett absent. 2. DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – PAY LOCAL TAXES.COM AGREEMENT WITH THE IDENTIFIED CITIES, TOWNS HIPS AND VILLAGES On October 16, 2003, Miscellaneous Resolution #03279 was adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners. MR #03279 included a pricing schedule for both delinquent property taxes and current property taxes, as part of a comprehensiv e eGovernment program. The Oakland County Department of Information Technology developed a program called “PayLocalTaxes.Com” which would be available for taxpayers in Oakland County to utilize the Internet to pay their current and/or delinquent property taxes. This resolution reflects that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approves entering into the Pay Local Taxes.Com Agreement with the following communities: City of Ferndale, City of Hazel Park, City of Keego Harbor, City of Orchard Lake Villa ge, City of Pleasant Ridge, City of Royal Oak, City of Sylvan Lake, City of Walled Lake, Village of GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 3 July 12, 2004 Beverly Hills, Village of Franklin, Village of Oxford, Village of Milford, Village of Wolverine Lake, Charter Township of Highland, Charter Township of Milf ord, Charter Township of Oakland and the Township of Southfield. Kowall moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Bullard. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. 3. DEPARTMENT OF CENTRAL SERVICES – OAKLAND COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT – 2004 GRANT PROGRAM ACCEPTANCE – ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR RUNWAY SAFETY AREAS The Michigan Department of Transportation awarded Oakland County $69,000.00 in grant funding for the development and improvement of the Oakland Count y International Airport. This includes $62,100.00 in Federal funds; $3,450.00 in State funds; and a County match of $3,450.00. The resolution authorizes the acceptance of $69,000.00 and the execution of the grant contract. Kowall moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Scott. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. 4. PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION – TORNADO WARNING SIGNAL DEVICE The Oakland County Parks and Recreation Commission approved the installation of a tornado warning signal device at Springfield Oaks at their meeting of June 2, 2004. It is desirable to have a tornado warning signal device at this location because of the large number of outdoor events that are held at the Activity Center and the golfing activities at the park. The resolution reflects that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approves the installation of a tornado warning signal device at the Springfield Oaks Activity Center. Bullard moved approval of the attached suggested resolut ion. Supported by Hatchett. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. 5. ROAD COMMISSION FOR OAKLAND COUNTY – CONFIRMATION OF CONTRACT FOR AUDIT SERVICES The Road Commission for Oakland County and Plante & Moran, P.L.L.C., certified public accountants, has negotiated an agreement for audit services. Per Section 27 of C IV, 1909 PA 283 (MCL 224.27), a contract with a Certified Public Accountant shall be confirmed by the County Board of Commissioners. Therefore, the resolution reflects that the Oa kland County Board of Commissioners confirms the contract between the Road Commission for Oakland County and Plante & Moran, P.L.L.C for audit services. Potter moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Bullard. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 4 July 12, 2004 6. ROAD COMMISSION FOR OAKLAND COUNTY – FY 2004 TRI-PARTY PROGRAM In accordance with Public Act 253 of 1917, MCL 247.121, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners is permitted to appropriate funding from the General Fund to the Road Fund for the Oakland County Road Commission, provided there is a surplus in the General Fund and that the monies are used for construction, maintenance, and repair of highways. Per MR #03237, these funds may be released to the Road Commission upon approval of the specific projects by the General Government Committee of the Board of Commissioners. Kowall moved to approve the FY 2004 Tri -Party Program. Supported by Knollenberg. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. 7. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – APPOINTMENTS TO THE ACT 641 SOLID WASTE PLANNING COMMITTEE This is a report to the Board recommending the appointments/re -appointments of the individuals listed below to the Act 641 Solid Waste Planning Committee. The committee members serve a two-year term, and the current term will expire on October 11, 2005. There are still two (2) seats available under the Solid Waste Industry category, one (1) seat available under the Environmental Interest Groups category, and one (1) seat available under the SEMCOG category. Hatchett moved to report to the full Board with a recommendation that the following individuals be appointed to the Act 641 Solid Waste Planning Committee: SOLID WASTE INDUSTRY ENVIRONMENTAL INTEREST GROUPS Richard A. Padlo, PMDS L. Dawn Furlong, VOCAL Mike Csapo, RRRASOC COUNTY GOVERNMENT CITY GOVERNMENT Sue Ann Douglas, Commissioner Claire M. Galed TOWNSHIP GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL WASTE GENERATORS Jill Bastian Mike Czuprenski GENERAL PUBLIC Mary Ann Ryan Nat Pernick Steven Balagna Supported by Kowall. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 5 July 12, 2004 8. MR #04160 – BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – SUPPORT FOR OAKLAND COUNTY PERSPECTIVE ON COBO CONVENTION FACILITY The resolution reflects that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners supports the position presented by Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson and the Oakland Cobo II work group, as reflected in the document entitled, “Cobo II: An Oakla nd County Perspective.” This document contained the primary recommendation that the City of Detroit should seek financing from the private sector to construct, operate and maintain a new convention facility – Cobo II – which has an estimated cost of $1 billion. Knollenberg 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 Coulter voting no. COMMUNICATIONS A. Department of Information Technology – I.B.I.S. Biometric Identification Project – Bureau of Justice Assistance – BJA Congressionally Mandated Award B. June 10, 2004 – E-Financial System Implementation Project – Status Update Presentation to the Finance Committee C. June 9, 2004 – County of Newaygo Board of Commissioners – Resolution #06-023-04 – Guarantee of State Revenue Sharing D. June 16, 2004 – Letter from State of Michigan Public Service Commission RE: Case No. U-13531, Commission’s Own Motion on Costs of Telecommunication Services Provided by Ameritech E. June 22, 2004 – Saginaw County Board of Commissioners – Resolution Supporting Shift in Property Tax Collection and Revenue Sharing Reserve Fund (RSRF) F. June 25, 2004 – Detroit Free Press Article – Suburbs Approve Study, Trying to Avoid Buying Water from Detroit G. June 8, 2004 – Meeting Notice of Oakland County Family Independence Agency Board H. June 22, 2004 – PR Newswire Article – Oakland County Chooses PowerCenter to Power Data Warehouses that Support Key Programs for Citizens and Employees I. May 20, 2004 – Oakland County Airport Committee Meeting Minutes Webster mentioned that in Item #C, Newaygo County is in support of Representative Taub’s position on State revenue sharing, which has to do with providing the same constitutional guarantees of state revenue sharing to counties, as is afforded to cities, villages and townships. He stated that a similar resolution would be coming before the Oakland County Board of Commissioners in the near future. Scott moved to receive and file the Communications. Supported by Knollenberg. Motion carried on a voice vote. OTHER BUSINESS/ADJOURNMENT GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 6 July 12, 2004 Bullard mentioned that there is a Republican Party golf outing on Monday, July 26 th, 2004, which is the same date as the next General Government Committee meeting, and he requested to change the next General Government Committee meeting date to Wednesday, July 28, 2004. Chairperson Patterson announced that the next General Government Committee meeting would, in fact, be changed to Wednesday, July 28, 2004, at 2:00 p.m. Mr. Welday, Strategic Public Affairs, gave a brief update of legislation that is going on in Lansing. He stated that most activity has slowed down, but they expect to be in session in mid-August. He stated that the revenue issue that Commissioner Webster spoke about, as well as the casino issue are the two biggest topics in Lansing at this time. House Bill 4612, which deals with slot machines at horse tracks, is going back to the House for reconciliation. There being no other business to come before the commit tee, the meeting was adjourned at 3:01 p.m. ________________________ _________________________________ Pamela Worthington Lawrence Doyle Committee Coordinator Administrative Director NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee app roval.