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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2010.04.12 - 36432CHRISTINE LONG Chairperson SHELLEY TAUB Vice Chairperson MARCIA GERSHENSON Minority Vice Chairperson April 12, 2010 Chairperson Long called the meeting of the General Government Committee to order at 9:31 a.m. in Committee Room A of the Commissioners’ Auditorium Wing, County Service Center in Pontiac, Michigan. COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT : Christine Long, Shelley Taub, Marcia Gershenso n, John Scott , Bradford J acobsen, David Potts, Kim Capello, Jim Runestad, Mattie Hatchett, Mattie Hatchett, Jim Nash, Gary McGillivray, Steve Schwartz COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT: None. OTHERS PRESENT HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES George Miller, Director HOMELAND SECURITY Ted Quisenberry, Manager HUMAN RESOURCES David VandeGrift, Analyst CLEAN WATER SIERRA CLUB Helen Strahl LWV SIERRA CLUB Barbara Rosalik CLEAN WATER ACTION Cyndi Roper NOW Judy Burgess WMEAC Rachel Hood, Directo r OTHERS Kristine Hood GREATER WEST BLOOMFIELD CABLE Debbie Macon COMMISSION David Albery, Executive Director Anne Dziuba FREE PRESS Kathy Gray, Reporter BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Larry Doyle, Administrative Director Sheryl Mitchell, Senior Analyst Harvey Wedell, Senior Analyst Julia Ruffin, BOC Liaison Helen Hanger, Sr. Committee Coordinator PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 1200 N. TELEGRAPH ROAD, PONTIAC, MI 48341-0475 Telephone (248) 858 -0100 FAX (248) 858 -1572 GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE John Scott Bradford Jacobsen David Potts Kim Capello Jim Runestad Mattie Hatchett Jim Nash Gary McGillivray Steve Schwartz GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 2 April 12, 2010 PUBLIC COMMENT The following individuals addressed the Committee regarding proposed MR #10047: Cyndi Roper, Christine Hood, Barbara Ros alik. APPROVAL OF THE PREVIOUS MINUTES Scott moved approval of the minutes of March 15, 2010 and March 25 , 2010 as printed. Supported by Taub. Motion carried on a voice vote. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Gershenson moved the agenda as printed. Supported by McGillivray. Motion carried on a voice vote. 1. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT / HOMELAND SECURITY DIVISION – TORNADO WARNING SYSTEM EXPANSION – CITY OF NOVI Homeland Security is requesting authorization to enter into an Interlocal agreement with the City of Novi to expand the county’s tornado warning system with purchase of one tornado siren. Consistent with past Interlocal agreements, the City will pay 75% of the $23,000 cost to purchase one tornado siren and the County will pay the remaining 25% of cost, pay electrical costs and provide maintenance. Capello moved to report to recommend approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Nash. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. 2. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT / HOMELAND SECURITY DIVISION – 2010 VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS GRANT INTEROPERABLE VIDEO EQUIPMENT APPLICATION/ACCEPTANCE Homeland Security is requesting authorization to accept a 2010 Visual Com munications Interoperable Video Equipment grant of $4,200 from the National Satellite Corporation. The grant award includes five desktop systems with three years of advance replacement. This stand alone system will allow first responders within a communi ty the ability to connect with surrounding communities for regional interoperability and information sharing. Responders will be linked to participate visually in training and other exercises at the County’s Emergency Operating Center without leaving their stations. It is anticipated that the equipment will be used on a regular basis. Scott moved to recommend approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Jacobsen. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 3 April 12, 2010 3. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES – HOMELAND SECURITY DIVISION – 2009-2010 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EMERGENCY PREPARED NESS GRANT AGREEMENT Homeland Security is requesting authorization to accept $10,800 from the Michigan State Police Emergency Management and Homeland Secur ity Division for the submittal of new and updated Local Emergency Plans . The County will provide a 20% in -kind match of $2,700 to provide part - time non -eligible staff for support purposes. Funds for this purpose are utilized by Local Emergency Planning Committees to enhance hazardous material response planning. McGillivray moved to recommend approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Nash. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. 4. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES – REORGANIZATION AND PERSONNEL RELATED ACTIONS The Department of Health and Human Services is requesting authorization to reorganize its operations to increase efficiencies and improve technica l support needs. Seven Public H ealth Nurse III positions and on e Public Health Clinical Dentist position will be deleted and seven new positions will be created for Children’s Village , as well as one full -time non-eligible Public Health Clinical Dentist position in Health. One Auditor II will be transferred from Audi ting to Children’s Village and laterally reclassified to Program Supervisor and one Office Supervisor will be laterally reclassified to Technical Assistant and moved from Health/Central Support to Health/Administration. The current full time eligible dentist is retiring and Sierra is breaking ground on June 1 to build its medical care facility. With closing of the County’s medical care facility (Golden Oaks) dental services will only be needed for the jail and Children’s Village. The proposed full time no n-eligible dentist position will be filled with two part -time non-eligible dentists. The Office Supervisor is retiring and this position will be reclassified at the same grade to a Technical Assistant to help with automation. A new computerized system for use by the nurses is also being brought on line. The Children’s Village portion of this proposal is anticipated to be eligible for 50% reimbursement by the State Child Care fund and total final savings from the proposal as a whole is estimated at $454,000. Mr. Miller explained that this reorganization focuses mainly on e fforts to enhance services to address the Children’s Village Neglect and Abuse Unit population. This population comes in only through the Michigan Department of Human Services (MDHS). Children’s Village and MDHS are effectively working together to keep Oakland County kids housed here . The Unit is also open to Macomb and Wayne counties who provide 100% compensation for this service. K ids are housed for 30 days prior to being moved in to foster care, which may include relatives. S tays have been reduced but the numbers have increased and this requires that the right staff and services are provided. Proposed position changes will help to process M DHS and court paperwork and will increase line staff. Juveniles coming in through the courts as a result of law enforcement activities are housed separately. Kids are monitored and watched closely. Screening and assessment tools are used to determine needs and cryogenic tools are now being ut ilized to look more strongly at each child. Best practices from across the country are being reviewed to use in assisting these kids in efforts to avoid jail. A reduction in delinquent wards may be a result of fewer officers on the street. This is being watched closely. Mr. Miller indicated that he would also like to see more graduated sanctions built into kids programs similar to Community Corrections and to consider options such as requiring these kids get their high GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 4 April 12, 2010 school diplomas, independent living and connections to the County’s Workforce Development program. He also indicated that they are trying to redefine incarceration so that Medicaid funds are available for Community Mental Health services. Taub moved to recommend approval of the attache d suggested resolution. Supported by Gershenson. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. 5. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – APPROVAL OF CONTRACTS TO BROADCAST BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS’ MEETINGS The proposed resolution would authorize a consortium of local community cable produce rs, Bloomfield Community Television, Civic Center Media, LLC, Orion Neighborhood Television and Southwest Oakland Cable Commission , to produce and distribute coverage of four Board of Commissioners’ meetings at no cost to Oakland County. Mr. Doyle indicated that all four entities have registered in the E -Verify system. Representatives of the Greater West Bloomfield Cable Communications Commission explained that funding and production would be provided by the participating four entities that would also provide DVDs for each commissioner and to all Oakland County communities. In addition several of the entities have the ability to webstream and archive on demand. Ms. Macon indicated that they would continue their outreach ef forts to other cable providers in Oakland County to join the team and participate in this effort at the same level. Mr. Albany indicated that initially Southfield and Waterford were invol ved but could not meet this particular deadline. There is potential to return with another proposal after filming of these four meetings is complete . Capello moved to recommend approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Gershenson. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Capello absent. 6. MR #10047 – BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – OPPOSITION TO HOUSE BILL 5319 Introduced by Commissioner Taub, the resolution opposes House Bill (HB) 5319 and urges the Michigan Legislature to vote in opposition of the measure. The resolution indicates that HB 5319 would amend Public Act 451 of 1994, the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, to establish that groundwater is a “public trust”, repealing the current legal doctrine giving real property owners a right to the reasonable use of groundwater to the extent that it does not diminish the ability of neighboring property owners to obtain water. Groundwater placed in a public trust would require landowners to secure a permit from the State of Michigan in order to use water in certain circumstances, which may negatively impact landowners whose property fronts a lake, pond or stream, local agricultural businesses and farmers and those who may rely on well systems. Taub moved to recommend approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Jacobsen. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 5 April 12, 2010 Ayes: Runestad, Taub, Scott, Jacobsen, Potts, Long Nays: Hatchett, Nash, McGillivray, Schwartz, Gershenson Absent: Capello Motion carried on a roll call vote 6-5. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. 7. MR #10066 – BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – RECOGNIZING APRIL 24, 2010 AS ARMENIAN GENOCIDE REMEMBRANCE DAY Introduced by Commissioners Taub and Coleman, the resolution recognizes April 24, 2010 as Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. Taub moved to report to recommend approval of the att ached suggested resolution. Supported by Schwartz. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Capello absent. 8. MR #10065 – BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – SUPPORT FOR H.R. 3332 – RESTORE THE PARTNERSHIP ACT OF 2009 Introduced by Commissioner Hatch ett, the resolution supports and urges the passage of House Resolution 3332 to Restore the Partnership Act of 2009. This federal legislation would establish the National Commission on Intergovernmental Relations as a permanent, independent, bipartisan group of 30 individuals representing federal, state and local governments who would engage in and facilitate the discussion and study of intergovernmental issues, making recommendations to the President and Congress of ways to coordinate and simplify tax laws and administrative policies and other practices to achieve a more orderly and less competitive fiscal relationship between levels of government. Hatchett moved to report recommend approval of the suggested resolution. Supported by McGillivray. Ayes: Nash, McGillivray, Schwartz, Gershenson , Hatchett Nays: Runestad, Taub, Scott, Jacobsen, Potts, Long Absent: Capello Motion on a roll call vote failed. COMMUNICATIONS A. Health and Human Services / Health Division – 2010 SAMHSA Projects to Deliver Peer to Peer Recovery Support Services Grant Application B. Health and Human Services / Health Division – 2009 Recovery Act Communities Putting Prevention to Work C. Health and Human Services / Health Division – 2010 Zero to Three Secondary Prevention Services Grant Application D. Health and Human Services – Children’s Village – FY 2010 Regional Mini -Grant Program Application E. Health and Human Services – Homeland Security Division – FY 2011 Emergency GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 6 April 12, 2010 Operations Center Grant Program F. Oakland Livingston Human Services Agency Board Minutes – 2/24/10 G. Oakland County Library Board Minutes – 11/25/09 H. Oakland County Library Board Minutes – 2/24/10 I. Oakland County Community Mental Health Authority Board Minutes – 1/19/10 J. Oakland County Community Mental Heal th Authority Board Minutes – 2/16/10 K. City of Birmingham Resolution Urging Protections of Road/Bridge Funding L. Holly Township Resolution Opposing Countywide SMART Millage Vote M. Alger County Resolution Supporting Efforts to Stop Asian Carp Migration t o the Great Lakes Scott moved to receive and file the communication s. Supported by Jacobsen. Motion carried on a voice vote. OTHER BUSINESS/ADJOURNMENT There being no other business to come before the committee, the meeting was adjourned at 11:25 a.m. ______________________________ _______________________________ Helen A. Hanger Lawrence Doyle Sr. Committee Coordinator Administrative Director NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee approval.