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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2008.01.28 - 36240CHRISTINE LONG Chairperson MICHAEL GINGELL Vice Chairperson MATTIE MCKINNEY HATCHETT Minority Vice Chairperson January 28, 2008 Chairperson Long called the meeting of the General Government Committee to order at 9:32 a.m. in Committee Room A, Commissioners’ Wing, County Service Center, Pontiac, Michigan. COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: Christine Long, Michael Gingell, Mattie McKinney Hatchett, Hugh D. Crawford, Eileen Kowall, Jeff Potter, Bradford Jacobsen, David Potts, Jim Nash, Tim Greimel COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT: Vincent Gregory and George Suarez OTHERS PRESENT CORPORATION COUNSEL Judy Cunningham, Corporation Counsel EXECUTIVE OFFICE Jerry Poisson, Deputy County Executive HEALTH DIVISION George Miller, Manager HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Thomas Gordon, Director PARKS AND RECREATION Joe Figa, Chief of Design Mike Thibodeau, Chief of Golf ADVOMAS Bruce Knight, CEO Ellen Spagnuolo, Director, Oakland County IHP Program GOLDEN OAKS MEDICAL CARE Scott Avery, Administrator GENERAL PUBLIC Jim Runestad, Citizen BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Larry Doyle, Administrative Director Sheryl Mitchell, Senior Analyst Pamela Worthington, Committee Coordinator PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PUBLIC COMMENT None. APPROVAL OF THE PREVIOUS MINUTES Kowall moved approval of the previous minutes of January 7, 2008, as printed. Supported by Gingell. Motion carried on a voice vote. 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 28, 2008 AGENDA 1. PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION – APPROVAL AND ACCEPTANCE OF FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT FROM MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REFINED PETROLEUM FUND – TEMPORARY REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM FOR LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK SITES The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has awarded the Oakland County Parks and Recreation Commission up to $50,000 in reimbursement costs from the Refined Petroleum Fund to implement corrective actions for leaking underground storage tanks at the Springfield Oaks Golf Course facility. The resolution authorizes the Parks and Recreation Commission to receive reimbursement costs up to $50,000 to take corrective actions for leaking underground storage tanks at the Springfield Oaks Golf Course. A proposed amendment was distributed, as requested by the Parks and Recreation Commission, to delete the BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED paragraph. Potts moved approval of the attached suggested resolution . Supported by Kowall. Gingell moved to amend the resolution by deleting the BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED paragraph. Supported by Kowall. Motion to amend carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Gregory, Suarez and Greimel absent. Main motion, as amended, carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Hatchett, Gregory, Suarez and Greimel absent. 2. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – APPOINTMENTS TO THE JOB EVALUATION REVIEW PANEL A report was received from the Personnel Committee recommending Commissioners Scott, Coleman and Suarez (alternate) to serve on the Job Revie w Panel for one year commencing January 1, 2008. Potter moved to report to the full Board with the recommendation that Commissioners Scott, Coleman and Suarez (alternate) be appointed to the Job Review Panel for a one - year term commencing January 1, 2008. Supported by Nash. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Gregory, Suarez and Greimel absent. 3. MR #08020 – BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – RESOLUTION REQUESTING PRESERVATION OF CHANNEL LOCATIONS FOR PUBLIC, GOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL (PEG) CHANNELS Commissioners Burns and Greimel have introduced a resolution that reflects that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners requests that Comcast Cablevision preserve the channel locations for public, educational and governmental access (PEG) channe ls in locations within the first 100 channels of basic tier services to avoid added cost, confusion and inconvenience with respect to citizens who intend to view these channels. The resolution further request s that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners’ lobbyist work with the Michigan Legislature to amend Public Act 480 of 2006 to require PEG channels to remain within the first 100 channels of basic tier GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 3 January 28, 2008 service and that they will not be allowed to change them in the future without written consent of the CVTs or other governmental entities which provide programming on such channels. Nash moved to report to the full Board with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. Supported by Kowall. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Gregory, Suarez and Greimel absent. 4. MR #08021 – BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – APPROVAL OF FEE WAIVER FOR USE OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS’ AUDITORIUM FOR THE 16TH ANNUAL DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DRUM MAJOR FOR JUSTICE ORAL ADVOCACY COMPETITION Commissioner Hatchett introduced this resolution to waive the fee for the D. Augustus Straker Bar Association to use the Oakland County Board of Commissioner’s Auditorium on March 1, 2008 to host the 16th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drum Major for Justice Oral Advocacy Competition on March 1, 2008. After much discussion, Commissioner Gingell offered to pay the rental fee up front and collect contributions from other commissioners who wish to contribute. This suggestion was made to avoid setting a precedent for waiving rental fees. Direction was also given to the Oakland County Board of Commissioners’ Administrative staff to update the current policy to prevent this type of situation in the future. In light of the circumstances, as stated above, Commissioner Hatchett withdrew this resolution. 5. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES/HEALTH DIVISION – ADJUSTMENTS TO THE HEALTH DIVISION FEE SCHEDULE The Oakland County Board of Commissioners has recommended that the Health Division review their fee schedules every three years. These fees have not been adjusted since 2003. The Health Division has reviewed their fee schedule for certain personal health and environmental health services and found that certain fees should be adjusted upward at this time an d other fees are recommended to be established. The resolution approves the Health Division Fee Schedule as detailed on Schedules A and B. Some of the commissioners expressed their concerns about non-residents coming to Oakland County’s Health Department to get immunizations because of the price difference between the counties. Jacobsen moved approval of the attached suggested resolution . Supported by Crawford. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: Hatchett, Potter, Jacobsen, Potts, Nash, Greimel NAYS: Gingell, Crawford, Kowall Motion carried on a roll call vote with Gregory and Suarez absent. 6. MEDICAL CARE FACILITY/CIENA – UPDATE In 2006, the Golden Oaks Medical Care Facility had operating losses over $3.6 million from FY GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 4 January 28, 2008 2003 through FY 2006. Oakland County Fiscal Services had projected additional operating losses to exceed $12.5 million during FY 2007 through FY 2010. The facility needed upgrades that were projected to cost between $4.9 and $16.9 million. Oakland County had decided to invite eighty organizations to participate in a Request for Proposals (RFP) process. An evaluation committee was established to review the responses, conduct site visits and rank the respondents. Out of that process Ciena Healthcare Management, Inc. was recommended as the entity for Oakland County to enter into an agreement with to assume all aspects of the operation and management of Golden Oaks for a term of three years. During this three-year term Oakland County’s obligations are to pay an annual fee of $500,000 to Ciena, assist Ciena in obtaining a Certificate of Need for the new/replacement facility and allow Ciena to use the existing facility. Ciena agreed to provide 120 fully-certified/licensed Medicaid/Medicare beds in Oakland County. Per Miscellaneous Resolution #06255, Ciena is required to provide bi-annual reports to the Board of Commissioners’ General Government Committee on staffing levels, occupancy, number of new admissions, inspection reports, facility upgrades, and corrective measures undertaken to address any identified operational or facility deficiencies. Scott Avery, Administrator, Golden Oaks Medical Care Facility, and Dr. Gordon, Director, Health & Human Services Department, were present today to give a verbal presentation to the committee. Mr. Avery indicated that he took over the day-to- day operations at the Golden Oaks Medical Care Facility on June 9 of 2007, and by October they had achieved compliance with the State of Michigan. They currently have 83 beds out of 120 filled. They are looking at building a new facility on a piece of property off of Baldwin Road, around the border of Pontiac and Auburn Hills. They would transfer the license from the current facility to the new one, once built. They would still have 120 beds available for Medicaid/Medicare patients. Commissioner Greimel asked Dr. Gordon if he could have a copy of the contract that was entered into between Oakland County and Ciena Healthcare Management, Inc. 7. INDIGENT HOSPITALIZATION PROGRAM PRESENTATION Advomas is a company that provides Medicaid assistance services to individuals who have trouble paying their hospital bills. Mr. W. Bruce Knight, Founder, Advomas and Ellen Spagnuolo, Director of Oakland County Indigent Health Program (IHP), were present to give a PowerPoint presentation on how the program works. Hospitals refer potential claimants to Advomas who interview the patient to determine if they qualify for another program, as Advomas is a last-resort payer. Advomas then approves or denies the patient based on the predetermined criteria. The County pays each participating hospital its share based on that hospital’s services rendered in the previous year. In order to be eligible for this program you must be an Oakland County resident , and the income requirements are $498/month per individual and $521/month for a family. The individual must not have more than $3,000 in assets . They can have a house, one automobile and other Medicaid-qualified assets. If an individual has more than $3,000 in assets, there is an asset and income spend down. Potts moved to receive and file the brochure that was submitted from Advomas. Supported by Gingell. Motion carried on a voice vote. COMMUNICATIONS A. Community Mental Health Authority Board Meeting Minutes o f December 18, 2007 B. Radio Project – Financial Status/Issues Based on September 30, 2007 Balances – GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 5 January 28, 2008 REVISED C. Health and Human Services – Health Division Healthy Start Initiative – Eliminating Racial/Ethnic Disparities Grant Application Gingell moved to receive and file the Communications. Supported by Potts. Motion carried on a voice vote. OTHER BUSINESS/ADJOURNMENT There being no other business to come before the committee, the meeting was adjourned at 11:52 a.m. ________________________ _______________________________ Pamela L. Worthington Lawrence Doyle Committee Coordinator Administrative Director NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee approval.