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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2005.09.12 - 36028WILLIAM R. PATTERSON Chairperson CHRISTINE LONG Vice Chairperson MATTIE MCKINNEY HATCHETT Minority Vice Chairperson September 12, 2005 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, Christine Long, Mattie McKinney Hatchett, Hugh D. Crawford, Eric Wilson, Eileen Kowall, Will Molnar, Vincent Gregory, David Coulter, Tim Melton COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT WITH NOTICE: None OTHERS PRESENT CORPORATION COUNSEL Judy Cunningham, Corporation Counsel EXECUTIVE OFFICES Phil Bertolini, Deputy County Executive/CIO Kristie Everett Zamora, Director, Arts, Culture & Film FRIEND OF THE COURT Suzanne Hollyer, Friend of the Court HEALTH DEPARTMENT George Miller, Manager INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Ed Poisson, Director Scott Oppmann, Manager, Application Services Tammi Shepherd, User Support Specialist Anita Campbell, GIS Data Center Supervisor THE OAKLAND PRESS Charlie Crumm, Reporter ROAD COMMISSION FOR OAKLAND COUNTY Tom Noechel, Programming Supervisor STRATEGIC PUBLIC AFFAIRS Kim Haefner, Lobbyist BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Chuck Palmer, Commissioner, District #19 Sue Ann Douglas, Commissioner, District #12 Larry Doyle, Administrative Director Julia Ruffin, Commissioner Liaison Harvey Wedell, Senior Analyst Pamela Worthington, Committee Coordinator PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PUBLIC COMMENT Tammi Shepherd, Phil Bertolini and Scott Oppmann gave a brief report of the Arts, Beats & Eats 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 September 12, 2005 event where they did a demonstration of the Wireless Oakland concept. They had Michtel Telecommunications provided the access. The City of Pontiac worked with Oakland County Information Technology on the permits necessary. Overall, the project was very well received. Approximately 60 percent of the visito rs to the “Wireless Café” were Oakland County residents. Mr. Bertolini mentioned that there would be a pilot program put in place, and they will choose a pilot participant by the end of the month. Chairperson Patterson asked for a full report of the progress that has been made on the Wireless Oakland project at the October 17 th General Government Committee meeting. APPROVAL OF THE PREVIOUS MINUTES Wilson moved approval of the minutes of August 22, 2005, as printed. Supported by Crawford. Motion carried on a voice vote. AGENDA ITEMS 1. ROAD COMMISSION FOR OAKLAND COUNTY – FY 2005 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. Wilson moved to approve the FY 2005 Tri-Party Program. Supported by Melton. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. CHAIRPERSON PATTERSON REQUESTED TO MOVE ITEM #8 UP ON THE AGENDA IN FRONT OF ITEM #2. THERE WAS NO OBJECTIONS. 8. MR #05172 – BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – SUPPORT FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF NARROWLY AND CLEARLY DEFINING THE TERM “PUBLIC USE” CONSISTENT WITH THE 2004 MICHIGAN Supreme Court DECISION (COUNTY OF WAYNE VS. HATHCOCK ET AL) THAT OVERTURNED THE POLETOWN DECISION The resolution reflects that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, on behalf of Oakland County property owners, urges the Michigan Legislature to place an amendment to the State of Michigan Constitution on the ballot for the purpose of narrowly and clearly defining “public use” in a manner that is consistent with the 2004 Michigan Supreme Court ruling (County of Wayne vs. Hathcock et al) on eminent domain that overturned the 1981 Poletown decision. The resolution also commends the Michigan Supreme Court for their just and bold ruling in 2004 that overturned the Poletown decision. In the Poletown decision, the Michigan Supreme Court allowed the City of Detroit to condemn a stable neighborhood to make way for a General Motors plant. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 3 September 12, 2005 Kowall moved to report to the full Board with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. Supported by Long. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. 2. FRIEND OF THE COURT – QUESTION ABOUT DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION REGARDING CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE At the August 22, 2005 meeting Commissioner Crawford requested to invite Suzanne Hollyer, Friend of the Court, to today’s meeting to address the concern about information getting to the public about the Friend of the Court Citizen Advisory Committee (FOC -CAC). Ms. Hollyer mentioned that there are a few ways that the Friend of the Court (FOC) informs the public about the FOC-CAC. First of all, the FOC-CAC is sending their meeting announcements and types of press releases to the media to try to get the word out. The FOC, with every new case, provides information to the parties. The referees have the information in their hearing roo ms. The FOC also gives out handbooks, which are also available on the Oakland County website, under Friend of the Court. If you click on the contact link, there is general information available, and there is a section on the FOC-CAC, as well. Another way the public gets information is when the Friend of the Court meets with the participants in the Work First program. 3. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES/HEALTH DIVISION – 2005/2006 COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING, BUDGETING AND CONTRACTING (CPBC) AGRE EMENT ACCEPTANCE The Michigan Department of Community Health awarded $7,854,416 in grant funding for the period of October 1, 2005 through September 30, 2006. The money would be used toward funding for the Emergency Preparedness Coordinator position, equi pment and staff in the laboratory to maintain “Level B” status, which would allow the lab to examine potential bioterrorism-related materials and the Cities Readiness Initiative, which is a program designed to dispense medications to large populations in a very short time in the event of an emergency, and $10,000 of the grant funds would be used to defray the costs of housing the Regional Epidemiologist. The resolution authorizes the acceptance of $7,854,416 in grant funding, and future level of service, including personnel, is contingent upon future level of funding for this program. Wilson moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Coulter. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. 4. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT TO TRANSFER GIS AND RELATED DATA TO OAKLAND SCHOOLS Oakland Schools requested certain geographic information systems (GIS) and related land data for use in its projects to be conducted within the County borders. The agreement between t he County of Oakland and Oakland Schools allows Oakland Schools to utilize Oakland County’s @ccess Oakland website to get this information at no cost to them. The resolution authorizes the agreement and authorizes the transfer of the information cited the rein, upon the review and acceptance of the finalized agreement by Corporation Counsel. Melton moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Crawford. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 4 September 12, 2005 Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. 5. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – AGREEMENT TO EXTEND THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE @CCESS OAKLAND PRODUCTS TO THE OAKLAND-LIVINGSTON HUMAN SERVICE AGENCY (OLHSA) Currently, a contract is in place between the County of Oakland and Oakland -Livingston Human Service Agency to allow OLHSA to use @ccess Oakland products at no cost. The current contract expires on October 17, 2005. The resolution authorizes an amendment to extend the intergovernmental agreement between the County of Oakland and OLHSA for two more years, which authorizes OLHSA to continue using @ccess Oakland products at no cost, provided Corporation Counsel reviews and accepts the finalized amendment. Gregory moved acceptance of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Molnar. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. 6. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – AMENDMENT TO EXTEND THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT TO TRANSFER GIS AND RELATED DATA TO ROAD COMMISSION FOR OAKLAND COUNTY (RCOC) Currently, a contract is in place between the County of Oakland and The Road C ommission of Oakland County (RCOC) to allow the RCOC to utilize @ccess Oakland products at no cost. The current contract expires on October 8, 2005. The resolution authorizes an amendment to extend the intergovernmental agreement between the County of Oa kland and RCOC, which authorizes RCOC to continue utilizing @ccess Oakland products at no cost for two more years, provided Corporation Counsel reviews and accepts the finalized amendment. Molnar moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Sup ported by Wilson. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. 7. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – AMENDMENT TO EXTEND THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT TO TRANSFER GIS AND RELATED DATA TO SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS (SEMCOG) Currently, a contract is in place between the County of Oakland and the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) to allow SEMCOG to utilize @ccess Oakland products at no cost. The current contract expires on October 1, 2005. The resolution authorizes an amendment to extend the intergovernmental agreement between the County of Oakland and SEMCOG, which authorizes SEMCOG to continue to utilize @ccess Oakland products at no cost for two more years, provided Corporation Counsel reviews and accepts the finalized amendment. Hatchett moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Melton. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 5 September 12, 2005 9. MR #05191 – BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – AMENDMENT TO BOARD RULES REGARDING BUILDING AUTHORITY PROJECTS The resolution authorizes an amendment to the Rules for Oakland County Board of Commissioners, adopted January 6, 2005, in Article XI -D(8) by adding a new paragraph Article XI-D(8)a, as follows: a. Any building project, remodeling, renovation or any other projects ass igned to the Oakland County Building Authority and financed by or through the sale of bonds or by appropriation from the Oakland County budget, other than the Building Projects or Projects described in the assigning resolution, the Lease Agreement between the Authority and the County, the continuing Disclosure Certificate, the Project Description with Exhibits and Appendixes and the Declaration of Official Intent on file with the Oakland County Clerk, shall not proceed without the approval of the Oakland County Board of Commissioners and its appropriate Standing Committees. Wilson moved to report to the full Board with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. Supported by Molnar. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. 10. COUNTY EXECUTIVE/ARTS, CULTURE AND FILM – FY 2005 MICHIGAN COUNCIL FOR ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM GRANT ACCEPTANCE The Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs awarded Oakland County $21,200 in grant funding, which includes a 50% local in-kind match of $10,600, for the period of October 1, 2004 through October 31, 2005. The funds would be utilized towards administrative services relating to the Regional Regranting Program Grant. The resolution reflects that the Board of Commissioners approves the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs Grant Agreement. Continuation of this program is contingent upon continued funding. Gregory moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Wilson. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. 11. COUNTY EXECUTIVE/ARTS, CULTURE AND FILM – FY 2005 MICHIGAN COUNCIL FOR ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS REGRANTING PROGRAM GRANT ACCEPTANCE The Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs awarded Oakland County $35,800 in grant funding to be used for redistribution to arts and cultural organizations. The funding period is from October 1, 2004 through October 31, 2005, and there is no local match required. The resolution reflects that the Board of Commissioners approves the Michigan C ouncil for Arts and Cultural Affairs Regranting Program Acceptance Agreement in the amount of $35,800. Coulter moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Long. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. COMMUNICATIONS A. Minutes of Oakland County Library Board – July 27, 2005 GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 6 September 12, 2005 B. Minutes of Oakland County Public transportation Authority – May 19, 2005 C. Charter Township of Waterford – Resolution Establishing Eagle Lake Board – August 22, 2005 D. Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency Board of Directors’ Meeting Minutes – June 22, 2005 E. August 22, 2005 – Memo from Bob Daddow RE: CLEMIS Funds – Financial Statements and Schedules for the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2005 Crawford moved to receive and file Items A, C, D, and E. Supported b y Wilson. Motion carried on a voice vote. Item B was pulled for discussion. Commissioner Coulter will contact Patricia Paruch from the Oakland County Public Transportation Authority to come to the next General Government Committee meeting to give a repo rt on what they have been doing. Kowall moved to receive and file Item B. Supported by Gregory. Motion carried on a voice vote. OTHER BUSINESS/ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Wilson requested Ms. Zamora come back at a future General Government Committee meeting to report on what exactly Arts, Culture & Film is doing. Ms. Zamora mentioned that Arts, Culture & Film would have a brown bag lecture series on Tuesday, September 20th about the Ellis Barn. There being no other business to come before the committee, the meeting was adjourned at 3:22 p.m. ________________________ _______________________________ Pamela Worthington Lawrence Doyle Committee Coordinator Administrative Director NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee approval.