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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2007.01.22 - 36147CHRISTINE LONG Chairperson MICHAEL GINGELL Vice Chairperson MATTIE MCKINNEY HATCHETT Minority Vice Chairperson January 22, 2007 Chairperson Long called the meeting of the General Government Committee to order at 9:33 a.m. in Committee Room A, Commissioners’ Wing, County Service Center, Pontiac, Michigan. COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: Christine Long, Michael Gingell, Mattie McKinney Hatchett, Eileen Kowall, Jeff Potter, Bradford Jacobsen, David Potts, Vincent Gregory, George Suarez, Tim Greimel COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT: Hugh D. Crawford and Jim Nash OTHERS PRESENT CORPORATION COUNSEL Judy Cunningham, Corporation Counsel HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Dr. Tom Gordon, Director HUMAN RESOURCES Mary Pardee, Supervisor INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Scott Oppmann, Manager Anita Campbell, Data Services Supervisor Susan Moore, User Support Dawn Siegel, Land Improvement Supervisor LIBRARY BOARD Laura Mancini, Director OLHSA Ron Borngesser, CEO PARKS AND RECREATION Dan Stencil, Executive Officer Jon Noyes, Landscape Designer ROAD COMMISSION Dennis Lockhart Eric Wilson STRATEGIC PUBLIC AFFAIRS Paul Welday, Lobbyist CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORD. COUNCIL APPLICANTS Woodruff C. Adams Anthony Bartolotta Ryan Berman Donna Posey Charles Jerzycke BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Bill Bullard, Commissioner, District #2 Larry Doyle, Administrative Director Harvey Wedell, Senior Analyst 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 Eileen Kowall Jeff Potter Bradford Jacobsen David Potts Vincent Gregory George Suarez Jim Nash Tim Greimel GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 2 January 22, 2007 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PUBLIC COMMENT None APPROVAL OF THE PREVIOUS MINUTES Gregory moved approval of the minutes of January 4, 2007 and January 8, 2007 , as printed. Supported by Kowall. Motion carried on a voice vote. AGENDA ITEMS 1. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – APPOINTMENTS TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL – INTERVIEWS FOR 2 REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE The General Government Committee conducted interviews of the applicants for t he Criminal Justice Coordinating Council. Woodruff Adams was interviewed at 9:35 a.m. Anthony Bartolotta was interviewed at 9:50 a.m. Ryan Berman was interviewed at 10:05 a.m. Donna Posey was interviewed at 10:17 a.m. Charles Jerzycke was interviewed at 10:30 a.m. RECESS AT 10:41 A.M. RECONVENED AT 10:49 A.M. Suarez moved to postpone action on the appointments until after Item #6, as a courtesy to the presenters of the other items on the agenda who were waiting. Supported by Kowall. Motion carried on a voice vote. 2. ROAD COMMISSION FOR OAKLAND COUNTY BORROWING Every five or six years the Road Commission for Oakland County has a need for MTF Revenue Notes. At this time, the Board of County Road Commissioners of the County of Oakland would like to authorize the issuance and sale of its five-year Michigan Transportation Fund Notes in an amount not to exceed $5 million , in anticipation of future revenues derived from state-collected taxes returned to the County of Oakland for County road purposes pursuant to law. The monies would be used for the purpose of defraying part of the cost of improvement of County highways and general County road purposes, as described on the attached Exhibit A, and such other or different projects as the Road Commission may identify at the time the notes are authorized to be issued. Pursuant to Section 1 of Act 143, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners must approve issuance of the Notes by the Road Commission before they can be authorized. Suarez moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by G reimel. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Crawford and Nash absent. 3. PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION – APPROVAL AND ACCEPTANCE OF GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 3 January 22, 2007 MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST FUND LAND ACQUISITION GRANT PROJECT AGREEMENT NO. TF05-032 HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP PROPERTY The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has awarded the County of Oakland $1,440,000 in grant funds to provide partial funding for the acquisition of approximately 260 acres of land in Highland Township. There is a required County match of $2,160,000, which is available in the Oakland County Parks and Recreation Land Acquisition Fund. The resolution authorizes the acceptance of the grant and directs the Chairperson of the Oakla nd County Board of Commissioners to execute the attached Michigan Department of Natural Resources Trust Fund Land Acquisition Project Agreement. Dan Stencil invited all of the commissioners for lunch and an hour and -a-half orientation at the Parks and Recreation Commission. There are three or four dates available, and he had e -mailed that information to the commissioners. On August 16 th there is a tour scheduled after the Board of Commissioners meeting, around 11:30 a.m., and all of the commissioners are invited to attend that as well. They will be touring the County parks. Gregory moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Kowall. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Crawford and Nash absent. 4. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – APPOINTMENTS TO THE JOB EVALUATION REVIEW PANEL The Personnel Committee submitted a report to the General Government Committee recommending Commissioner John A. Scott and Commissioner Eric Coleman to be appointed to the Job Evaluation Review Panel with George Suarez as an alternate. All appointments would be for a one-year term, expiring December 31, 2007. Potts moved to report to the full Board with the recommendation that the following individuals be appointed to the Job Evaluation Review Panel fo r a one-year term: John A. Scott Eric Coleman George Suarez, Alternate Supported by Jacobsen. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Crawford and Nash absent. 5. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – APPOINTMENT TO THE LIBRARY BOARD Commissioner John Scott had submitted a letter of resignation to the Library Board, effective January 1, 2007, leaving a vacancy on the Board. Commissioner Potter had expressed his interest in being appointed to the Library Board. Hatchett moved to report to the full Board with the recommendation that Commissioner Jeff Potter be appointed to the Oakland County Library Board for the remainder of the five -year term, which expires August 24, 2008. Supported by Gingell. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 4 January 22, 2007 Motion carried on a roll call vote with Crawford and Nash absent. 6. OAKLAND COUNTY FLOOD HAZARDS MAPPING IMPROVEMENT PROJECT STATUS Scott Oppmann handed out a document entitled, “Flood Hazard Mapping Modernization Project.” This was a PowerPoint presentation. In 2002, Oakland County had recognized the need to update its flood hazard map, and a partnership was formed between Oakland County FEMA and local cities, villages and townships (CVTs) to improve flood hazard maps used th roughout Oakland County. The previous maps were 20 years old, and t he value of insured properties was approximately $270 million. New Digital Flood Insurance Rate maps were finalized in September 2006. The local units of government had time to review the maps and file any protests or appeals. These maps are available to the general public and the local units of government. Mr. Oppmann indicated that there is an interactive website that anyone can use where you c an enter your address, and the website will tell you whether or not your home is in a flood plain. Susan Moore did a demonstration of how the website works at today’s meeting. They referenced two websites that you can access for information. One is the Flood Hazard Modernization Project Site, which is http://www.oakgov.com/gis/info_pub/FEMA.html. This website gives the history of the GIS information. The Flood Hazard Mapping Site is http://www.land.oakgov.com/ims/fema. This is the website where you can find out information about your own home. 1. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – APPOINTMENTS TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL – INTERVIEWS FOR 2 REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE Jacobsen moved to report to the full Board with the recommendation that t he following appointments be made to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, as follows: CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL – 2-YEAR TERM ENDING 12/31/08 Donna Posey, Representative of Public at Large, and Anthony Bartolotta as an Alternate to Donna Posey. Woodruff Adams, Representative of Public at Large, and Ryan Berman as an Alternate to Woodruff Adams. Supported by Kowall. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Hatchett voting no and Crawford and Nash absent. COMMUNICATIONS A. December 19, 2006 Community Mental Health Authority Board Meeting Minutes B. December 31, 2006 – Library Board – Resignation Letter of John Scott Kowall moved to receive and file the Communications. Supported by Gingell. Motion carried on a voice vote. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 5 January 22, 2007 OTHER BUSINESS/ADJOURNMENT Dr. Gordon indicated that it was National Radon Week. He said that statistics show that radon is the 2nd leading cause of lung cancer, next to smoking. H e said that for this week only everyone can get a Radon Test Kit for free. Normally the kits are $10.00 each. He had some available for distribution to the committee and staff. There being no other business to come before the committee, the meeting was adjourned at 11:55 a.m. ________________________ _______________________________ Pamela L. Worthington Lawrence Doyle Committee Coordinator Administrative Director NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee approval.