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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2005.06.20 - 36006WILLIAM R. PATTERSON Chairperson CHRISTINE LONG Vice Chairperson MATTIE MCKINNEY HATCHETT Minority Vice Chairperson June 20, 2005 Chairperson Patterson called the meeting of the 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, Christine Long, Hugh D. Crawford, Eric Wilson, Eileen Kowall, Will Molnar, Vincent Gregory, David Coulter COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT: Mattie McKinney Hatchett and Tim Melton OTHERS PRESENT CORPORATION COUNSEL Judy Cunningham, Corporation Counsel HUMAN HEALTH & SERVICES Dr. Thomas Gordon, Director PARKS AND RECREATION Dan Stencil, Administrator, Operations GOVERNOR’S OFFICE Daedra A. McGhee, Advisor, Bus. & Civic Affairs Yulanda Curtis, Intern, Southeast Michigan Mike Markovic, Intern, Southeast Michigan CONSUMERS ENERGY Susie Wells, Community Services Manager FRIEND OF THE COURT Suzanne Hollyer, Friend of the Court FRIEND OF THE COURT CITIZEN Fred Lebowitz, Chairman ADVISORY COMMITTEE Dr. Patricia Armstrong, Mental Health Professional FOC-CAC APPLICANTS Dave Taylor, Councilman, Beverly Hills Sharon Everts, Crisis Counselor, HAVEN Marcia Judd Cestar, Retired, Karmanos Cancer Institute Arthur J. Makarewicz, Applicant Ruth Hill, Administrative Asst., Holly Schools Douglas Mitchell, Applicant Ardella Eady, Applicant Lee Sack, Applicant Janet Plzak, Applicant DETROIT FREE PRESS Kathy Gray, Reporter STRATEGIC PUBLIC AFFAIRS Kim Haefner, Lobbyist BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Eric Coleman, Commissioner, District #23 Bill Bullard, Jr., Chairperson/Commiss., District #2 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, contd. Larry Doyle, Administrative Director OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 1200 N. TELEGRAPH ROAD, PONTIAC, MI 48341-0470 Telephone (248) 858-0100 FAX (248) 858 -1572 GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Hugh D. Crawford Eric Wilson Eileen Kowall Will Molnar Vincent Gregory David Coulter Tim Melton GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 2 June 20, 2005 Sheryl Mitchell, Senior Analyst Pamela Worthington, Committee Coordinator PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PUBLIC COMMENT Daedra McGhee, Advisor, Business and Civic Affairs, Governor’s Office, introduced her interns for the summer, Yulanda Curtis and Mike Markovic. She mentioned that they will be doing a presentation on the Merit Scholarship Proposal at the July 11, 2005 General Government Committee meeting, and they wanted to observe the meeting today. Dave Taylor, applicant for the Friend of the Court Citizen Advisory Committee, mentioned that his schedule had changed today, so he would be able to stay for an interview later this afternoon. He asked for the committee’s support. APPROVAL OF THE PREVIOUS MINUTES Crawford moved approval of the minutes of June 6, 2005, as printed. Supported by Coulter. Motion carried on a voice vote. AGENDA ITEMS 1. PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION – GENERAL INFORMATION AND REGULATIONS REVISIONS The resolution authorizes and approves the revisions to the Oakland County Parks and Recreation Commission’s General Information and Regulations. The revisions are necessary to incorporate detailed information regarding the Skateboard Rules. Crawford moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Gregory. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Hatchett and Melton absent. 2. PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION – INDEPENDENCE OAKS ORGANIZATION YOUTH CAMP CONNECTOR TRAIL GRANT - ACCEPTANCE The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has awarded the Oakland County Parks and Recreation Commission $365,000 in grant funding, which includes a county match of $146,000, which is in the Capital Improvem ent Plan Budget. The funds would be used to develop an Organizational Youth Camp-Connector Trail at Independence Oaks. Crawford moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Coulter. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Hatchett and Melton absent. 3. MR #05081 – BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – OAKLAND COUNTY CLEAN INDOOR AIR REGULATION ELIMINATING SMOKING IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE WORKSITES AND PUBLIC PLACES, NOT INCLUDING BARS AND RESTAURANTS GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 3 June 20, 2005 The resolution reflects that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners prohibits smoking in all private work sites and public places in Oakland County, but not including bars and food service establishments. It would also approve the proposed Oakland County Clean Indoor Air Regulation, eliminating smoking in private work sites and public places effective 90 days from the date of the adoption of this resolution. Gregory moved to report to the full Board with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. Supported by Coulter. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: Gregory and Coulter (2) NAYS: Kowall, Molnar, Long, Crawford, Wilson and Patterson (6) Motion failed by roll call vote with Hatchett and Melton absent. 4. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – AMENDMENTS TO THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS RULES AS ADOPTED ON JANUARY 6, 2005 The resolution authorizes amendments to the Rules for Oakland County Board of Commissioners, adopted on January 6, 2005, as follows: VIII. APPOINTMENTS OF COMMITTEES A. In odd-numbered years, at the first meeting of the year, t The General Government Committee shall be appointed by the Board Chairperson and confirmed by the Board at the first meeting of the year and shall be composed of six (6) members of the majority party and four (4) members of the minority party. B. In odd-numbered years, at the last meeting of the year, Mmembership of all Standing Committees shall be recommended by the General Government Committee, subject to the approval of the Board of Commissioners to be confirmed by the Board of Commissioners and effective for the succeeding even-numbered year. XIII. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING PROCEDURES J. Annual Meeting TERM AND DISPOSITION OF BUSINESS AT YEAR END The Board of Commissioners shall meet in annual session during its term. Any business or resolution pending at final adjournment of a regular session held in odd -numbered years shall carry over the same status to the next regular session. The Board of Commissioners’ term or session is from the first board meeting of an odd-numbered year until the last board meeting of the following even-numbered year. Any business before the board that is unfinished after the last board meeting held in an odd-numbered year shall be carried over to the next calendar year. Any business that is unfinished at the last board meeting held in an even-numbered year shall not be carried over to the next calendar year. K. Annual Meeting GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 4 June 20, 2005 The annual meeting of the Board of Commissioners shall be held each year after September 14, but before October 16. Sections XIII. K., L. and M. will become Sections XIII. L. M. and N. Kowall moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Long. Crawford moved to amend the resolution, as follows: 1. Amend the1st WHEREAS paragraph, as follows: WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of C ommissioners’ term or session is from the first board meeting of an odd-numbered year until the last board meeting of the following even-numbered year; and 2. Amend the NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED paragraph, VIII.B, APPOINTMENTS TO COMMITTEES, as follows: B. In odd-numbered years, at the last meeting of the year, Mmembership of all Standing Committees shall be recommended by the General Government Committee, subject to the approval of the Board of Commissioners to be confirmed by the Board of Commissioners and effective for the succeeding even- numbered year. The General Government Committee shall make recommendations for membership on all standing committees at its last meeting of the year in odd-numbered years. The Board of Commissioners shall confirm the appointments, which shall be effective for the succeeding year, at the Board’s last meeting in odd-numbered years. 3. Amend the NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED paragraph, XIII.J, Term and Disposition of Business at Year End, as follows: The Board of Commissioners shall meet in annual session during its term. Any business or resolution pending at final adjournment of a regular session held in odd - numbered years shall carry over the same status to the next regular session. The Board of Commissioners’ term or session is from the first board meeting of an odd-numbered year until the last board meeting of the following even- numbered year. Any business before the board that is unfinished after the last board meeting held in an odd-numbered year shall be carried over to the next calendar year. Any business that is unfinished at the last board meeting held in an even-numbered year shall not be carried over to the next calendar year. Supported by Long. Motion to amend carried on a roll call vote with Hatchett and Melt on absent. Main motion, as amended, carried on a roll call vote with Hatchett and Melton absent. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 5 June 20, 2005 5. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – APPOINTMENTS TO THE FRIEND OF THE COURT CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE Ten applicants were interviewed for appointment in four categ ories to the Friend of the Court Citizen Advisory Committee (FOC-CAC). Suzanne Hollyer, Friend of the Court, informed the committee that Public Act 294 of 1982 was amended last October, and it changed the category of members for the FOC-CAC. The Children’s Advocate position was eliminated, and a second General Public Member was added. During the interviews an issue arose as to whether Mr. Mitchell qualified as a non-custodial parent because he was previously a non - custodial parent; however, his children are now grown. There was a request to have Judy Cunningham submit a legal opinion because the By -Laws state one of the members of this committee should be a “representative of a non -custodial parent”, but Public Act 294 of 1982 states “a non-custodial parent.” Crawford moved to report to the full Board with the recommendation that Dave Taylor be appointed as the Representative of Custodial Parents on the Friend of the Court Citizen Advisory Committee. Supported by Kowall. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Hatchett and Melton absent. Crawford moved to report to the full Board with the recommendation that Fred Lebowitz be appointed as a Member of General Public for the term expiring 6/30/08. Supported by Wilson. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Hatchett and Melton absent. Crawford moved to report to the full Board with the recommendation that Janet Plzak be appointed as a Member of General Public for the term expiring 6/30/07. Supported by Kowall. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: Long, Crawford, Kowall, Molnar, Patterson (5) NAYS: Wilson, Gregory, Coulter (3) Motion carried on a roll call vote with Hatchett and Melton absent. COMMUNICATIONS A. County Executive/Arts, Culture and Film – FY 2006 Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs Administration Program Grant Application Crawford moved to receive and file the Communications. Supported by Gregory. Motion carried on a voice vote. OTHER BUSINESS/ADJOURNMENT Kim Haefner, Lobbyist, Strategic Public Affairs, gave an update about what is going on in Lansing. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 6 June 20, 2005 She said that State Representative Mike Nofs has commented about Wireless Oakland initiative, and he is the Chair of the Energy and Technology Committee, and that type of proposal would go through his committee. The Speaker of the House and Representative Nofs are very supportive of the wireless initiative, and so far, the proposal has not been written to date, and it will probably surface in the fall or at the first of the year. She mentioned that the Senate passed Bill 272, which deals with revenue sharing. It’s the general government budget, which includes revenue sharing. The House has an Omnibus bill, and the Senate has 17 individual bills for each of the budgets, and apparently the big issue has been how the legislature is going to do with conference committees and deal with the points of differences on each budget. The Senate is going to reject the House budget, and the House is going to reject all 17 of the same budget bills. It’s going to be a long summer for the confere es on the conference committees. They hope to announce the appointees for the conference committees in July, but they will probably start voting the bills or sessions of the Omnibus. They hope to have everything resolved by mid-August. Suzanne Hollyer, Friend of the Court, gave a brief update of issues at the Friend of the Court. The budget was cut by about $200,000 at the first of the year, but there were new fees implemented by the Friend of the Court, and it helped offset the budget cuts from the St ate. There being no other business to come before the committee, the meeting was adjourned at 4:51 p.m. ________________________ _______________________________ Pamela Worthington Lawrence Doyle Committee Coordinator Administrative Director NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee approval.