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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2005.10.31 - 36041WILLIAM R. PATTERSON Chairperson CHRISTINE LONG Vice Chairperson MATTIE MCKINNEY HATCHETT Minority Vice Chairperson October 31, 2005 Chairperson Patterson called the meeting of the General Government Committee to order at 2:14 p.m. in Committee Room A, Commissioners’ Wing, County Service Center, Pontiac, Michigan. COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: William R. Patterson, Mattie McKinney Hatchett, Hugh D. Crawford, Eric Wilson, Eileen Kowall, Vincent Gregory, David Coulter and Tim Melton COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT WITH NOTICE: Christine Long and Will Molnar OTHERS PRESENT AVIATION Karl Randall, Manager CENTRAL SERVICES J. David VanderVeen, Director CIRCUIT COURT Kevin Oeffner, Court Administrator HEALTH DIVISION George Miller, Manager Kathy Forzley, Administrator, Env. Health HISTORICAL COMMISSION Kathleen Mutch HUMAN RESOURCES Brenthy Johnston, Analyst INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Ed Poisson, Director Lisa Oppmann, Supervisor, Internal Services Monica Tinsley, Financial Analyst BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Bill Bullard, Jr., Chairman, District #2 Harvey Wedell, Senior Analyst Sheryl Mitchell, Senior Analyst Pamela Worthington, Committee Coordinator PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PUBLIC COMMENT Commissioner Crawford introduced Kathleen Mutch from the Oakland County Historical Commission, who was present today. She is also on the Novi Commission. APPROVAL OF THE PREVIOUS MINUTES 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 October 31, 2005 Crawford moved approval of the minutes of October 17, 2005, as printed. Supported by Coulter. Motion carried on a voice vote. AGENDA Crawford moved to amend the agenda by adding the resolution titled, “Circuit Court - Support Legislation Authorizing Addition of One (1) Circuit Judgeship” to the agenda as Item #11. Supported by Coulter. Motion carried on a voice vote. AGENDA ITEMS 1. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES/HEALTH DIVISION – SHARED FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TO CONDUCT AN ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE IN SURFACE WATER STUDY The resolution reflects that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approves a shared funding agreement between the United States Geological Survey and the County of Oakland to conduct an Antibiotic Resistance in Surface Water study. The study would be conducted in the current fiscal year FY2005/2006 with a final report on this study delivered no later than December 2006. The total estimated cost of this study is $80,000, with the County contributing $50,000 and the United States Geological Survey contributing $30,000. The agreement was not submitted at this time. Gregory moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Wilson. Wilson moved to amend the 1st WHEREAS paragraph of the resolution, as follows: WHEREAS a comprehensive representative study of Oakland County’s groundwater, surface water, and water quality was recently completed by the U.S. Geological Survey; and Supported by Crawford. Motion to amend carried on a roll call vote with Long, Hatchett and Molnar absent. Kowall moved to amend the resolution, as follows: 1. Amend the NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED paragraph, as follows: NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approves a shared funding agreement between the County of Oakland and the United States Geological Survey to conduct an Antibiotic Resistance in Surface Water study as delineated above in this resolution, contingent upon receipt of the contract and Corporation Counsel opinion prior to Board approval. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 3 October 31, 2005 2. Add a new BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED paragraph, as follows: BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board Chairperson is authorized to execute the shared funding agreement between the County of Oakland and the United States Geological Survey and approve changes and extensions not to exceed fifteen percent (15%). Supported by Melton. Motion to amend carried on a roll call vote with Long, Hatchett and Molnar absent. Main motion, as amended, carried on a roll ca ll vote with Long, Hatchett and Molnar absent. 2. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES/HEALTH DIVISION – FISCAL YEAR 2005/2006 MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (MDEQ) REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT ACCEPTANCE The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) awarded a reimbursement agreement to the Oakland County Health Division in the amount of $1,261,631 for services related to Non - community – Type II Water Supply, Long-Term Drinking Water Monitoring, Radon, Public Swimming Pool Inspections, Septage, On-Site Sewage, Campground Inspection and Drinking Water Supply. The resolution authorizes the acceptance of $1,261,631 for the period of October 1, 2005 through September 30, 2006. Wilson moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Melton. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Long, Hatchett and Molnar absent. 3. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES/HEALTH DIVISION – 2005/2006 SUBSTANCE ABUSE GRANT ACCEPTANCE The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) awarded the Oakland County Health Division $4,640,745 in Substance Abuse Grant Funds for the period of October 1, 2005 through September 30, 2006. This is a decrease of $14,171 from the previous year. The money would be used to subcontract with agencies to prevent and reduce the incidence of drug and alcohol abuse and dependency. The resolution authorizes the acceptance of the $4,640,745 award. Gregory moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Kowall. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Long, Hatchett and Molnar absent. 4. DEPARTMENT OF CENTRAL SERVICES – OAKLAND COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT – 2005 GRANT ACCEPTANCE – SOUND ATTENUATION The Michigan Department of Transportation awarded the County of Oakland $3,750,000.00 i n grant funding, which includes $3,000,000.00 in Federal funds, $656,250.00 from the State of Michigan and a local grant match of $93,750.00, which is available in the airport fund. The money would be used for sound attenuation (soundproofing homes near t he airport). GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 4 October 31, 2005 Crawford moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Wilson. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Long, Hatchett and Molnar absent. 5. DEPARTMENT OF CENTRAL SERVICES – OAKLAND COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT – 2005 GRANT PROGRAM ACCEPTANCE FOR SOUND ATTENUATION – ADOPTED PER MR #05041 – AMENDATORY CONTRACT The Michigan Department of Transportation has awarded an additional $592,105.00 to the County of Oakland, amending Contract No. 2005-0103/A1, which was approved earlier this year per MR #05041. The award includes a required local match of $14,802.00, which is available in the airport fund. The money would be used for the sound attenuation project. The resolution authorizes acceptance of the $592,105.00. Crawford moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Gregory. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Long, Hatchett and Molnar absent. 6. DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – FOURTH QUARTER 2005 DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATION TRANSFER Every quarter the Department of Information Technology submits a report with all data processing costs, which is incorporated as a single appropriation within the non -departmental budget. Then an amount equal to the actual expense is transferred to the use r department with a summary report to the Finance Committee. The Department of Information Technology has determined the Fourth Quarter 2005 data processing development charges to be $1,153,545.72 and the imaging development charge to be $63,928.34 for th e General Fund/General Purpose County departments. Direct charges to Special Revenue and proprietary fund departments are $579,216.49, and non -county agencies are $0 for the Fourth Quarter 2005. The resolution reflects that the Oakland County Board of Co mmissioners has reviewed the Fourth Quarter 2005 Data Processing Development Report and approves the Fourth Quarter appropriation transfer as specified on the attached schedule. Melton moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Ko wall. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Long, Hatchett and Molnar absent. 7. DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – MASTER PLAN QUARTERLY STATUS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The 2005/2006 Master Plan Quarterly Status Executive Summary is an overview of the services and hours provided by Information Technology (IT) during the 2005/2006 Master Plan period. It is updated quarterly for the Board of Commissioners’ review. The summary details actual hours worked and a project completion date. This particular sum mary shows 156 Enhancement and New Development projects on the 2005-2006 Master Plan across the 11 Leadership Groups. Of these projects, 34 are completed, 90 are in process and 33 have not been started. As of September 30, 2005, 81,845 hours of Informati on Technology labor have been expended on project-based work. In the 2005-2006 Master Plan IT had planned for 73% fixed labor delivery and 27% discretionary. The fourth quarter of Fiscal Year 2005 indicates fixed labor at 74% and GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 5 October 31, 2005 discretionary at 26%. They are within the industry standard, and they are continuing to make efforts to bring those numbers up. Coulter moved to receive and file the Information Technology 2005/2006 Master Plan Quarterly Status Executive Summary. Supported by Kowall. Motion carried on a voice vote. 8. DISCUSSION OF APPOINTMENTS PROCEDURE FOR VARIOUS BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, ETC. – LAST GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE MEETING OF YEAR IS NOVEMBER 28TH There are some appointments that need to be made by the end of the year; however, the deadlines for some of those applications are November 21. The applications would then go to the General Government Committee on November 28th for review, which is the last scheduled meeting of the year. There was discussion that if the General Government Committee wished to interview after that time, a special meeting could be set up prior to the last Board meeting of December 8 th, 2005 to make recommendations for appointments. 9. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – APPOINTMENT TO THE FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY BOARD Only one application was received, and it was from Incumbent, Mary Eddy, for reappointment. Wilson moved to report to the Board with the recommendation that Mary Eddy be re - appointed to the Family Independence Agency Board. Supported by Gregory . Motion carried on a roll call vote with Long, Crawford, Molnar and Melton absent. 10. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – APPOINTMENTS TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL Three applications were received for the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for the two General Public Member appointments. Kowall moved to set up a special meeting on Monday, November 7, 2005, at 1:00 p.m. to interview the three applicants. Supported by Coulter. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Long, Molnar and Melton absent. 11. MR #05262 – CIRCUIT COURT – SUPPORT LEGISLATION AUTHORIZING ADDITION OF ONE (1) CIRCUIT JUDGESHIP The resolution reflects that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners supports the adoption of legislation to create one (1) new judgeship in the Oakland County Circuit Court in accordance with the recommendation of the State Court Administrative Office. It further reflects that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners will defer consideration of a new judgeship until authorizing legislation has been enacted and the budgetary, personnel and construction/renovation issues associated with the new judgeship have been identified, addressed and resolved. House Bill #5374 has been introduced and will be considered this month. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 6 October 31, 2005 Wilson moved to report to the full Board with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. Supported by Coulter. Crawford moved to report to the full Board with the recommendation that the 1 st BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED paragraph be amended, as follows: BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners will defer consideration of a new judgeship until authorizing legislation has been enacted and the pending subsequent action by the Board of Commissioners on budgetary, personnel and construction/renovation issues associated with the new judgeship have been identified, addressed and resolved. Supported by Coulter. Motion to amend carried on a roll call vote with Long, Molnar and Melton absent. Main motion, as amended, carried on a roll call vote with Long, Moln ar and Melton absent. COMMUNICATIONS A. August 18, 2005 – Oakland County Airport Committee Minutes B. Resolutions Opposing House Bill 5124 from St. Clair, Shiawassee, Crawford, Iosco, Lake, Livingston, Isabella, Roscommon and Wexford Counties C. Lake County Board of Commissioners – Resolution Urging all Local Department of Human Services Office to Review their Files for Completeness #09/14/05 1095 D. Lake County Board of Commissioners – Resolution re: Eminent Domain #09/28/05 1097 E. Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency – Cancel October Meetings Kowall moved to receive and file the Communications. Supported by Gregory. Motion carried on a voice vote. OTHER BUSINESS/ADJOURNMENT George Miller, Manager, Health Division, gave a report on the Flu Immunization Fair th at took place at the Summit Place Mall, Pontiac, Northland Mall, Southfield and the Rochester Hills Fire Department. They immunized people from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. In total approximately 8,000 people were vaccinated with the flu vaccine. They were hoping to vaccinate 10,000. Starting on Monday, November 7th, the Health Division will be open to vaccinate the general public from noon until 8:00 p.m. and Tuesday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. They cost $7.00, and if someone is on Medicaid or Medicare, the cost is covered. There being no other business to come before the committee, the meeting was adjourned at 4:47 p.m. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 7 October 31, 2005 ________________________ _______________________________ Pamela Worthington Lawrence Doyle Committee Coordinator Administrative Director NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee approval.