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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2011.10.24 - 36578CHRISTINE LONG Chairperson KATHY CRAWFORD Vice Chairperson MARCIA GERSHENSON Minority Vice Chairperson October 24, 2011 Chairperson Long called the meeting of the General Government Committee to order at 9:32 a.m. in Committee Room A of the Commissioners’ Auditorium Wing, County Service Center in Pontiac, Michigan. COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT : Christine Long, Kathy Crawford , Marcia Gershenson, John Scott, Bob Gosselin, Jeff Matis, Bob Hoffman, Mattie Hatchett, Jim Nash, Nancy Quarles COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT : None. OTHERS PRESENT HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES George Miller, Director CHILDREN’S VILLAGE Jody Overall, Manager BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Jim VerPloeg, Administrative Director Sheryl Mitchell, Senior Analyst Helen Hanger, Sr. Committee Coordinator PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Chairperson Long led the Pledge of Allegiance. APPROVAL OF THE PREVIOUS MINUTES Scott moved approval of the minutes of September 12, 2011. Supported by Crawford. Motion carried on a voice vote. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Gershenson moved approval of the agenda as printed. Supported by Matis. Motion carried on a voice vote. PUBLIC COMMENT None. 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 Bob Gosselin Jeff Matis Bob Hoffman Mattie Hatchett Jim Nash Nancy Quarles GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 2 October 24, 2011 AGENDA ITEMS 1. COUNTY CLERK/REGISTER OF DEEDS – ELECTIONS DIVISION – AGREEMENT TO UTILIZE THE SERVICES OF THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF CANVASSERS BY THE CITY OF FERNDALE The Clerk/Register of Deeds is requesting authorization to contract with the City of Ferndale to provide election certification services through the County’s Canvassing Board at $25.00 per precinct. Gosselin moved to recommend approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Quarles. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Hatchett absent. Gosselin moved a Direct Referral of this item to the Finance Committee pursuant to Board Rule IX.E. Supported by Scott. Motion carried on a voice vote. 2. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AHD HUMAN SERVICES – CHILDREN’S VILLAGE – FY 2011 DEMONSTRATIO N PROGRAMS DIVISION GRANT – GRANT ACCEPTANCE Children’s Village is requesting authorization to accept a Fiscal Year 2011 Demonstration Program Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs of $328,163 for the period of October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2012. The total program amount of $675,176 will include the Grant of $328,163, a $173,895 Child Care Fund cash match that will be shared 50/50 by the County and the State and a $173,118 in-kind match. The In-Kind match includes a percentage of staff time from existing personnel and office space as detailed in the grant application. This is the second year of grant acceptance. Funding will provide continuation of a Juvenile Offender Re -entry Program for at-risk youth for re -entry into the community immediately upon placement in a residential treatment program. Nash moved to recommend approval of the attached suggested resolution . Supported by Hoffman. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Hatchett absent. 3. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES/HEALTH DIVISION – 2012 PREVENTION PILOT PROJECT GRANT (FORMERLY CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION) AMENDMENT #2 ACCEPTANCE The Health Division is requ esting authorization to accept a grant amendment award of $245,821 from the Michigan Department of Human Services for its Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Program for an amended period of August 1, 2010 through September 30, 2012. An in-kind match of $113,661 includes existing staff salaries and fringe benefits costs as well as some minor miscellaneous costs. Funds will be used to reimburse expenses for this program. The program is designed to prevent child abuse and neglect of Oakland County children ages birth to eighteen years of age utilizing the evidence based Nurturing Skills for Families home visitation model. It is estimated that the program will assist 90 families. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 3 October 24, 2011 Gershenson moved to recommend approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Matis. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Hatchett absent. 4. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - SOLID WASTE PLANNING COMMITTEE Information on the 14-member Solid Waste Planning Committee as it is currently seated was reviewed. Five vacancies on the committee in various seat designations remain. There is one outstanding application to date. Committee members indicated that they would prefer to seek additional applicants for these seats prior to setting interviews and asked that staff contact the outstanding applicant to update them on the process. The Committee requested that the definitions for these specific seat designations be forwarded to them. 5. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – UPDATE ON APPLICATIONS AND APPOINTMENT INFORMATION FOR VARIOUS BOARDS As previously directed by the Committee, app ointees whose terms were to expire on December 31, 2011 for seats on the Area Agency on Again 1 -B (AAA 1-B), the Oakland County Building Authority and the Oakland County Parks and Recreat ion Commission were contacted to ask them to submit new applications if they wished to be considered. All six appointees submitted applications. Gershenson moved to report to recommend the appointment of Jan Dolan to the AAA 1 -B for a two-year term of January 1, 2012 – December 31, 2013 and Joel Garrett to the Oakland County Building Authority for a 3 -year term of January 1, 2012 – December 31, 2014. Supported by Hoffman. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Hatchett absent. Hoffman moved to report to recommend the appointment of Pecky Lewis, Robert Ko stin and Commissioner Gary McGillivray to the Oakland County Parks and Recreation Commission for a three-year term of January 1, 2012 – December 31, 2014. Supported by Quarles. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. The Committee asked that all six recommended appointees be asked to attend the next Board of Commissioners’ meeting to meet the commissioners. COMMUNICATIONS A. Department of Health and Human Services – Children’s Village – FY 2012 Regional Mini- Grant Program Grant Application B. Department of Health and Human Services – Health Division 2012 Building Healthy Communities (BHC) Implementation Grant Application C. Board of Road Commissioners for Oakland County Minutes – 9/01/11 D. Board of Road Commissioners for Oakland County Minu tes – 9/22/11 E. Oakland Livingston Human Services Agency Board Minutes – 8/31/11 F. MI Department of Human Services Board -Oakland County - Minutes – 7-26/11 G. National Association of Counties Participation and Membership Benefits Report – 2010 Quarles moved to receive and file the communications. Supported by Crawford. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 4 October 24, 2011 Motion carried on a voice vote. OTHER BUSINESS/ADJOURNMENT Ms. Gershenson reported that she had heard concerns from an individual regarding deer culling near her subdivision and would be asking the PRC to look into the issue. Commissioner Scott, a member of the PRC, explained that individuals had been trespassing on parks property to hunt illegally by cutting through fences. Mr. Ver Ploeg reported that PRC Executive Officer Dan Stencil has been forwarded an email from Board Chairperson Gingell rega rding this issue and that Mr. Ver Ploeg would follow up on the matter. There being no other business to come before the committee, the meeting was adjourned at 10:00 a.m. ______________________________ __________________________________ Helen A. Hanger Jim Ver Ploeg Sr. Committee Coordinator Administrative Director NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee approval.