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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - 2005.06.07 - 36003JEFF POTTER Chairperson WILL MOLNAR Vice Chairperson HELAINE ZACK Minority Vice Chairperson June 7, 2005 Chairperson Potter called the meeting of the Public Services Committee to order at 1:33 p.m., in Committee Room A, Commissioners’ Wing, County Service Center, Pontiac, Michigan. COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: Jeff Potter, Will Molnar, Helaine Zack, Sue Ann Douglas, Thomas F. Middleton, Eileen Kowall, Vincent Gregory, George Suarez, Marcia Gershenson COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT WITH NOTICE: John Scott OTHERS PRESENT: EMERGENCY RESP. & PREPARED. Mike Sturm, Administrator Gail Novak, Chief Tricia Smith, Emergency Management Coord. EXECUTIVE OFFICES Robert Daddow, Deputy County Executive HUMAN RESOURCES Brenthy Johnston, Analyst INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Robert W. Pence, CLEMIS, Project Manager SHERIFF’S OFFICE Damon Shields, Major Dale Cunningham, Business Manager Christina Russell, Communications Robert Smith, Captain, Rochester Hills Dist. GENERAL PUBLIC Karin Bickle, Citizen CONSUMERS ENERGY Thomas Wammann, Supervisor Edward Keeley, Supervisor Debra McIntyre Dodd, Public Information Director Ocie Gregory, Gas T & S Manager Susie Wells, Community Services Manager OAKLAND TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPT. Bill Benoit, Fire Chief Paul Strelchuk, Asst. Chief AUBURN HILLS FIRE DEPT. Mark Walterhouse, Fire Chief ROCHESTER HILLS FIRE DEPT. Ron Crowell, Fire Chief ORION TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPT. Jeff Key, Fire Chief Robert Smith, Fire Marshall BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Lawrence Doyle, Administrative Director Harvey Wedell, Analyst OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 1200 N. TELEGRAPH ROAD, PONTIAC, MI 48341-0470 Telephone (248) 858-0100 FAX (248) 858 -1572 PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Sue Ann Douglas Thomas F. Middleton Eileen T. Kowall John A. Scott Vincent Gregory George Suarez Marcia Gershenson PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Page 2 June 7, 2005 Helen Hanger, Sr. Committee Coordinator PUBLIC COMMENT None APPROVAL OF THE PREVIOUS MINUTES Suarez moved approval of the minutes of May 3, 2005, as printed. Supported by Molnar. Motion carried on a voice vote. AGENDA ITEMS 1. CIRCUIT COURT/FAMILY DIVISION 2005/2006 JUVENILE DRUG COURT – JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ACT – GRANT ACCEPTANCE The Michigan Family Independence Agency Bureau of Juvenile Justice (BJJ) – Juvenile Justice Grant Unit (JJGU) has awarded $250,000 in grant funding for the period of March 1, 2005 through February 28, 2006, with a two-year renewal option. The funds would be used for contractual substance abuse and mental health treatment and consultation services such as training, training supplies, incentives and promotional supplies such as travel and transportation. The resolution authorizes the acceptance of the $250,000 grant and the execution of the grant contract. The resolution also authorizes the creation of one part - time, non-eligible Client Transporter (Driver) position in Circuit Court/Family Division/Court Services Unit. Zack moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Suarez. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Scott absent. 2. SHERIFF’S OFFICE – AUTHORIZATION FOR CHAIRPERSON TO SIGN A FEDERAL EQUITABLE SHARING AGREEMENT WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT The resolution authorizes the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Chairperson to sign a Federal Equitable Sharing Agreement between the Federal Government and the County of Oakland. The agreement sets forth requirements for participation in the federal equitable sharing program and the restrictions upon the use of federally -forfeited cash, property, proceeds and any interest earned thereon. Suarez moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Kowall. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Scott absent. 3. SHERIFF’S OFFICE – CONTRACT AMENDMENT #1 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF LYON 2004 -2008 The resolution authorizes the deletion of one (1) Patrol Inve stigator in accordance with the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department 2004-2008 Law Enforcement Services Agreement with the Charter Township of Lyon. The position would be deleted, and one (1) unmarked vehicle with mobile and prep radio would be removed from the County fleet effective July 1, 2005. PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Page 3 June 7, 2005 Douglas moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Gregory. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Scott absent. 4. SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT – CONTRACT FOR COURT SECURITY AT THE 48TH DISTRICT COURT – BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP FOR 2006/2007/2008 The resolution authorizes the execution of a contract between Oakland County and the 48 th District Court, Bloomfield Township, for Court Security. The contract would be in effect for Fiscal Years 2006/2007/2008. The resolution also authorizes the continuation of three part-time, non-eligible, 1,000/yr Court Deputy II positions, which would be reviewed in the budget process. Zack moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Kowall. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Scott absent. 5. SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT – CONTRACT FOR COURT SECURITY AT THE 47TH DISTRICT COURT – FARMINGTON FOR 2006/2007/2008 The resolution authorizes the execution of a contract between Oakland County and the 47th District Court, Farmington, for Court Security. The contract would be in effect for Fiscal Years 2006/2007/2008. The resolution also authorizes the continuation of three part -time, non-eligible, 1,000 hrs./yr Court Deputy II positions, which would be reviewed in the budget process. Douglas moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Gregory. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Scott absent. 6. SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT – CONTRACT FOR COURT SECURITY AT THE 43RD DISTRICT COURT – MADISON HEIGHTS FOR 2006/2007/2008 The resolution authorizes the execution of a contract between Oakland County and the 43rd District Court, Madison Heights, for Court Security. The contract would be in effect for Fiscal Years 2006/2007/2008. The resolution also authorizes the continuation of two part - time, non-eligible, 1,000 hrs./yr Court Deputy II positions, which would be reviewed in the budget process. Suarez moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Middleton. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Scott absent. 7. DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – USE OF OAKVIDEO BY THE U.S. MILITARY The report from the Planning & Building Committee was distributed. The resolution authorizes the launch of the use of OakVideo for the purposes of videoconferencing between military families and military personnel abroad. The resolution would authorize the execution of the license/intergovernmental agreement between the County of PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Page 4 June 7, 2005 Oakland and the Michigan National Guard and the M ichigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. The resolution also authorizes the acceptance of the goods and services being donated by Integrated Digital Systems, Titan Corporation, Adtran Corporation, Great Lakes Power & Lighting and SBC Communications, and it authorizes Oakland County to donate equipment and an ongoing donation of labor for Training and Support services. Oakland County Corporation Counsel and the Michigan National Guard have reviewed the license agreement. Douglas moved to report to the full Board with a recommendation that the resolution be adopted. Supported by Suarez. Douglas moved to report to the full Board with a recommendation that the resolution be amended, as follows: 1. Amend the 9th WHEREAS, as follows: WHEREAS the County has sought and received goods and services from the following companies and is required to seek approval of the donations from the Board of Commissioners as required by Board policy: Oakland County: $33,513.50 Integrated Digital Systems (IDS) $13,300.00 $18,300.00 Titan Corporation: $15,140.00 Adtran Corporation: $ 4,590.00 Great Lakes Power & Lighting $10,000.00 $5,000.00 SBC Communications $ 4,900.00 $4,899.60 Total Donations: $ $81,443.50 $81,443.10 2. Add Newly-Revised “Summary of Equipment, Labor and Material donated to the Family Video Conferencing Effort”. 3. Add the Attachment entitled, “Monthly ISDN Charges by SBC” Supported by Suarez. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Scott absent. Main motion, as amended, carried on a roll call vote with Scott absent. 8. ORION TOWNSHIP GAS LEAK INCIDENT – MAY 1, 2005 – ADDRESS PROBLEMS THAT OCCURRED (CONSUMERS ENERGY, EMERGENCY RESPONSE & PREP., ROCHESTER HILLS FIRE DEPT., OAKLAND TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPT., AUBURN HILLS FIRE DEPT., ORION TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPT., AND THE OAKLAND COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT WERE ALL INVITED TO ATTEND) Commissioner Douglas had asked that all parties involved in the gas leak incident that happened on May 1, 2005, meet today to discuss the problems that occurred on that PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Page 5 June 7, 2005 day and evaluate the response and lack of information provided to the community. A document was handed out to the committee from Oakland County Emergency Response & Preparedness with the chronology of events that occurred on May 1, 2005, starting with the first 9-1-1 call at 10:12:20 p.m. The Auburn Hills Fire Department arrived on the scene at 10:37:27 p.m., and they located the source of the noise. At 10:54:57 p.m. the Auburn Hills Fire Chief reported Consumers Energy on the scene; however others had reported that Consumers Energy arrived on the scene as early as 10:41 p.m. At 11:03:31 p.m. the Auburn Hills Fire Chief notifies dispatch that evacuation has begun. At 11:17:13 p.m. Channel 7 arrived at the scene. At 11:20:10 p.m. Consumers Energy closed several valves, and at 11:28:13 p.m. they closed the main valve. At 11:39:44 Consumers Energy gives is clear. At 11:45:07 p.m. the Auburn Hills Fire Chief advises dispatch that command is clear. The Rochester Hills, Oakland Township and Orion Township Fire Departments were also alerted to respond to this event. Problems occurred when the people in the nearby communities could not get accurate information about what the loud noise was, and as a result, the 9 -1-1 lines were jammed to the point where some people could not get through. Some of the media were there, but the information they were giving on the broadcasts were not accurate. The Rochester Hills 9-1-1 system was overwhelmed. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department had approximately 400 calls, and approximately 200 calls were transferred to the Southfield dispatch, as they take overload from the Sheriff’s Department. Christine Russell, Communications, Sheriff’s Department, commended the SBC phone lines because with all the activity there was not a failure in the phone system. Commissioner Douglas stressed that the important thing is to know what can be done to prevent this problem if a similar circumstance happened in the future. Ms. Dodd, Public Information Director, Consumers Energy, stated that she never had a situation where the 9-1-1 lines got overloaded, but if Consumers Energy had a major incident like this in the future, to try to determine if 9-1-1 is getting overloaded and try to communicate to the media. Ms. Wells, Community Services Manager, Consumers Energy, stated that information was provided to the media, but what they chose to do was to have an on -sight person deliver them some comments, and that was a breaking story for them because they had a body there to tell them something. The bottom line is that the emergency responders responded quickly, and they evacuated people from the area, as needed. The complications came about because of miscommunication from the media to the public and the public’s res ponse to that. As far as why the gas leak happened, Consumers Energy is leading an investigation with some outside agencies to find out what caused the pipeline to rupture. Consumers Energy will communicate the results of that investigation with the Oakl and County Commissioners. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS A. 52-1 District Court Sobriety Court – June 2005 Report B. 52-2 Clarkston District Court, FY 2006 SCAO Grant – Drug Court Grant Application PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Page 6 June 7, 2005 C. 52-4 Troy District Court, FY 2005 SCAO Grant – Drug Court Grant Application D. Circuit Court/Family Division – FY 2006 Michigan Drug Court Continuation (SCAO) Juvenile Drug Court Grant Application E. Circuit Court/General Jurisdiction – FY 2006 Michigan Drug Court Continuation (SCAO) Adult Drug Court Grant Application F. Prosecuting Attorney – FY 2006 Crime Victims Services Grant Application G. Friend of the Court Citizens Advisory Committee - Update Middleton moved to receive and file the Informational Items. Supported by Molnar. Motion carried on a voice vote. OTHER BUSINESS/ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Committee, the meeting was adjourned at 3:09 p.m. _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Pamela Worthington Lawrence Doyle Committee Coordinator Administrative Director NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee approval