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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2004.11.29 - 35957WILLIAM R. PATTERSON Chairperson PETER H. WEBSTER Vice Chairperson DAVID COULTER Minority Vice Chairperson November 29, 2004 Chairperson Patterson called the meeting of the General Government Committ ee to order at 2:07 p.m. in Committee Room A, Commissioners’ Wing, County Service Center, Pontiac, Michigan. COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: William R. Patterson, Peter Webster, David Coulter, Bill Bullard, Jeff Potter, John Scott, Martin Knollenberg, Eileen Kowall and Mattie McKinney Hatchett COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT WITH NOTICE: None OTHERS PRESENT CORPORATION COUNSEL Judy Cunningham, Corporation Counsel INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Phil Bertolini, Director Jamie Hess, Chief, CLEMIS Joe Sullivan, Manager, CLEMIS SHERIFF’S OFFICE Mike McCabe, Undersheriff Kim Rossman, Lieutenant Dale Cunningham, Business Manager HEALTH DIVISION George Miller, Manager HUMAN SERVICES Dr. Thomas Gordon, Director FISCAL SERVICES Tim Soave, Manager CIRCUIT COURT-FRIEND OF THE COURT Suzanne Hollyer, Friend of the Court CIRCUIT COURT Kevin Oeffner, Administrator ROAD COMMISSION/OAKLAND COUNTY Brent Bair, Managing Director COMMUNITY HEALTH AUTHORITY John Bowker, Board of Directo rs SIERRA CLUB Jean Gramlich, Member STRATEGIC PUBLIC AFFAIRS Paul Welday, Lobbyist GENERAL PUBLIC Lois Shulman, Citizen Myrna LeBrun, Citizen BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Laura Mancini, Director, Library Lawrence Doyle, Administrative Director Tom Law, Commissioner, District #17 OTHERS PRESENT, CONTD. 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 November 29, 2004 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, contd. David L. Moffitt, Commissioner, District #15 Harvey Wedell, Senior Analyst Julia Ruffin, Commissioner Liaison Sheryl Mitchell, Senior Analyst Pamela Worthington, Committee Coordinator PUBLIC COMMENT Paul Welday gave a brief update on Senate Bill 1266, which deals with the makeup and procedures for Lake Boards around the state. Commissioner Bullard and Mr. Welday have been working with Senator Michael Bishop on this legislation. Mr. Bowker recommended that Myrna LeBrun for appointment to the Oakland County Community Mental Health Authority to fill the vacancy left by Clifford Johnson. APPROVAL OF THE PREVIOUS MINUTES Kowall moved approval of the previous minutes of November 8, 2004, as printed. Supported by Scott. Motion carried on a voice vote. Scott moved approval of the previous minutes of November 18, 2004, as printed. Supported by Potter. Motion carried on a voice vote. A MOMENT OF SILENCE WAS OBSERVED FOR FORMER COMMISSIONER LILLIAN OAKS WHO HAD PASSED AWAY OVER THE WEEKEND. AGENDA ITEMS 1. COUNTY EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATION – RESOLUTION AMEND MR #02113 – RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATION FOR NORTHWESTERN HIGHWAY EXTENSION The resolution reflects that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approves funding of $2 million to facilitate the settlement of a longstanding lawsuit between the Road Commission for Oakland County and the Michigan Depa rtment of Transportation (MDOT) for the construction of the Northwestern Highway Extension. The resolution amends MR #02113 to reflect that the Oakland County’s proposed commitment of $2 million is contingent upon the assurance of guaranteed funding of $3 0 million from MDOT and $8 million from the Road Commission for Oakland County and other sources. Coulter moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Hatchett. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 3 November 29, 2004 2. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – CLEMIS – AGREEMENT BETWEEN OAKLAND COUNTY AND THE MICHIGAN STATE POLICE REGARDING MUGSHOT AND FINGERPRINT IMAGE AND DATA PROJECT The resolution authorizes an agreement between the Michigan Department of State Police (MSP) and the County of Oakla nd for the Mugshot & Fingerprint Image & Data Project. The project consists of the development and operation of a computerized information interface that will be designed to send and synchronize all mugshot and fingerprint records processed by the Michigan State Police to Oakland County. Webster moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Kowall. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. 3. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 2003/2004 MASTER PLAN QUARTERLY STATUS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Master Plan Quarterly Status Executive Summary is an overview of the projects contained in the 2003-2004 Master Plan, and it is updated quarterly for the Board of Commissioners review. The summary details such as actual hours worked and a project completion date. This particular summary shows 150 Enhancement and Development projects on the 2003-2004 Master Plan. Of these projects, 118 are completed, 26 are in process and six have not started yet. As of October 1, 2004, 109,288 hours of Informatio n Technology labor have been expended on project -based work. Mr. Bertolini said that he would include a total for all hours allocated for each project in the next executive summary, per a request by Chairperson Patterson. Scott moved to receive and file the 2003/2004 Master Plan Quarterly Status Executive Summary. Supported by Coulter. Motion carried on a voice vote. 4. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES/HEALTH DIVISION – ACCEPTANCE OF DONATED MICROBIOLOGY ANALYZER The Michigan Department of Community Hea lth/Bureau of Laboratories wants to donate a microbiology analyzer to the Oakland County Health Division Laboratory. The analyzer will allow the Health Division Laboratory to enhance its ability to detect and respond to infectious disease agents. Since the value of this analyzer is greater than $10,000, it is required to accept this donation by way of resolution. The resolution authorizes and acknowledges the donation of one Microscan Autoscan 4 microbiology analyzer from the Michigan Department of Community Health/Bureau of Laboratories. Webster moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Scott. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Coulter absent. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 4 November 29, 2004 5. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES/HEALTH DIVISION ACCEPTANCE OF DONATED LUMEX INSTRUMENT The General Motors Corporation entered into an agreement with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) to donate five Lumex Air Quality Monitoring instruments to local health departments identified by the MDEQ. The Lumex instrum ent aids in the investigating mercury spills, and currently, the Oakland County Health Division must borrow equipment to perform this task. The resolution acknowledges and accepts the donation of one Lumex 915 Lite from the General Motors Corporation. Bullard moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Kowall. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. 6. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS/LAW LIBRARY – LAW LIBRARY COMPUTER EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT GRANT ACCEPTANCE The Oakland County Bar Foundation’s Project Committee awarded the Oakland county Law Library $44,800 in grant funding for the period of October 1, 2004 through September 30, 2005 of which $25,400 is the required match from Oakland County. The funds would be used for the purchase of 17 PC workstations and 6 printers that would be available to attorneys and the public in the Oakland County Law Library. The resolution authorizes the acceptance of the grant funds from the Oakland County Bar Foundation. Scott moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Knollenberg. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. 7. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – APPOINTMENT TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITY Due to the resignation of Clifford Johnson, General Public, as of October 31, 2004, a vacancy exists on the Oakland County Community Mental Health Authority (OCCMHA) for a term expiring March 31, 2005. The following four individuals applied for this appointment: Lois Shulman, Harry Broomfield, Ph.D., Myrna LeBrun and David L. Moffitt. Commissioner Knollenberg informed the committee that Dr. Broomfield requested to withdraw his application, as he discovered that he is not available for the meeting dates and times scheduled for the OCCMHA. The remaining applicants were present and spoke to the General Government Committee about their background and experience. Mr. Bowker stated that currently there are 3 female members and 11 male members. There was much discussion, and a vote for a proposed recommendation was taken. Vote: LeBrun: Webster, Coulter, Potter, Scott, Kowall, Hatchett and Patterson (7) Moffitt: Bullard and Knollenberg (2) Mr. Moffitt withdrew consideration for appointment for this year. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 5 November 29, 2004 Scott moved to report to the full Board with the recommendation that Myrna LeBrun be appointed to the Oakland County Community Mental Health Authority to replace Clifford Johnson for the term expiring March 31, 2005. Supported by Hatchett. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. Chairperson Patterson requested that the applications for Ms. Shulman and Mr. Moffitt be kept on file for future consideration. 8. REVIEW OF APPOINTMENT OF JEAN GRAMLICH TO THE SOLID WASTE PLANNING COMMITTEE (REPORT REFERRED BACK TO COMMITTEE ON OCTOBER 7, 2004) The report was referred back to the General Government Committee to discuss and review the proposed appointment of Jean Gramlich, Sierra Club, to the Act 641 Solid Waste Planning Committee. Ms. Gramlich was present, and she spoke to the General Government Committee about her background and experience. Coulter moved to recommend to the full Board that Jean Gramlich be appointed to the Oakland County Community Mental Health Authority for the term ending October 11, 2005. Supported by Hatchett. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. COMMUNICATIONS A. Oakland County Parks and Recreation (OCPR) – FY 2005 “Girls on the Run” Program through the Michigan Recreation and Parks Association – Mini-Grant Application B. August 24, 2004 – Minutes of Oakland County Family Independence Agency Board C. August 26, 2004 – Oakland County Airport Committee Minutes (Minutes of January through July 2004 Available for Review D. September 22, 2004 – OLHSA Board of Directors Meeting Minutes E. CLEMIS Funds – Financial Statements and Schedules for the Year Ended September 30, 2004 F. Family Independence Agency – Notice of Meeting on November 23, 2004 G. FOC Incentives – Recent Developments from Suzanne Hollyer Suzanne Hollyer was present to give a brief overview of Item G, FOC Incentives – Recent Developments from Suzanne Hollyer, and she was present to answer any questions. Recently, the Friend of the Court incentives program has been discussed at the state level. The majority of Friend of the Court services are funded by the federal go vernment through the cooperative reimbursement program. This grant provides funding for two-thirds of child support enforcement operations, and incentives are received based on how well the county Friend of the Court performs in five areas. Ms. Hollyer w ill be attending a meeting on December 7, 2004, with the Michigan IV -D Director in which a proposed offer to the counties would be addressed. The proposal would offer counties the option of sharing incentives on a 50/50 split to a certain level, then prov ide a much greater percentage (80 or 90 percent) to the counties after that level is reached. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 6 November 29, 2004 Kowall moved to receive and file the Communications. Supported by Scott. Motion carried on a voice vote. OTHER BUSINESS/ADJOURNMENT There being no other business to come before the committee, the meeting was adjourned at 3:27 p.m. ________________________ _________________________________ Pamela Worthington Lawrence Doyle Committee Coordinator Administrative Director NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee approval.