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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2014.03.10 - 36793CHRISTINE LONG Chairperson KATHY CRAWFORD Vice Chairperson MARCIA GERSHENSON Minority Vice Chairperson March 10, 2014 Chairperson Long called the meeting of the General Government Commi ttee to order at 9:31 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Committee Room A, County Service Center in Pontiac, Michigan. COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT : Christine Long, Kathy Crawford, Marcia Gershenson, Bob Gosselin, Jeff Matis, Bob Hoffman, Michael Spisz, Mattie Hatchett, Nancy Quarles. COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT WITH NOTICE: None. OTHERS PRESENT : HOMELAND SECURITY Ted Quisenberry, Manager OTHERS Dane Fons Jamele Hage Dennis King Mary Ann Scholl BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Shelley Taub, District #12 Jim Ver Ploeg, Administrative Director Sheryl Mi tchell, Sr. Analyst Tracy Stolzenfeld, Committee Coordinator PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Chairperson Long led the Pledge of Allegiance. APPROVAL OF THE PREVIOUS MINUTE S Spisz moved approval of the minutes of February 24, 2014, as printed. Supported by Gosselin. Motion carried on a voice vote. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Gosselin moved approval of the agenda with taking Item 3 first due to Ted Quisenberry being on a time schedule. Supported by Hoffman. Motion carried on a voice vote. OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 1200 N. TELEGRAPH ROAD, BLDG 12E, PONTIAC, MI 48341-0475 Telephone (248) 858 -0100 FAX (248) 858-1572 GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Bob Gosselin Jeff Matis Bob Hoffman Michael Spisz Mattie Hatchett Nancy Quarles GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 2 March 10, 2014 PUBLIC COMMENT None. REGULAR AGENDA 3. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES – HOMELAND SECURITY DIVISION – 2012 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANT (EMPG) - AMENDMENT OVER 15% The Homeland Security Division is requesting authorization to accept additional grant funds from Michigan State Police’s Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division (MSP/EM -ISD) for the Emergency Management Performance Grant. The grant period is October 1, 201 1 through September 30, 2012. The original grant amount was $70,080.42. The additional funds are $16,220.42, which is over 15% of the original award and requires approval . The Emergency Management Performance Grant is a method by which federal funds are diverted and assigned to the local emergency management coordinator to run the emergency management program . Spisz moved to recommend approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Crawford. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Mat is absent and Gosselin dissenting . 1. MR #13285 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – DEVELOPMENT OF A CENTRAL OAKLAND COUNTY EVENTS CALENDAR The resolution was introduced by Commissioner Taub to develop a central events calendar for the County. Commissioner Taub distributed two handouts on Arts & Economic Prosperity literature collected from her recent trip to Washington , DC. The proposed events calendar would list more than arts. Its purpose would be to inform people who are no longer receiving newspapers with events listings and have money spent here in our communities. The calendar would serve as a promotional tool for Oakland County zero ing in on local events. IT has been contacted about designing an easy to use form that could be filled out by organizations, mailed back and appropriate staff could implement it into an online calendar. Attractions such as the Detroit Zoo and Cranbrook would remain constant on the calendar . Seasonal things like cider mills would be listed on the calendar as a fall event for a few months. Most people use computers to obtain event information. The events calendar is planned to be posted on the Oakland County website . The concept is still in the investigative stage . Details of the plan will be provided at a later time. The Pure Michigan campaign has been a success for the state. Michigan has gone from being rated 50 th in the nation to second. Commissioner Crawford mentioned that the timeliness of displayed events is important and that events should be monitored to make sure they are current. Also suggested was that all city, township and village entities be notified of the form when it is created so that they may submit to have their events input onto the calendar . Ribbon cuttings could be listed as well. Spisz moved to amend the resolution as follows: “NOW BE IT RESOLVED that that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby requests the appropriate departments; including Information Technology, the Arts, Culture and Film Office and Economic Development and Community Aff airs, investigate the development of a central calendar for arts and cultural events throughout the county in a user friendly, Internet accessible application and report recommendations back to the General Government and Finance Committees .” GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 3 March 10, 2014 Supported by Quarles. Motion to amend carried on a voice vote. Long moved to report to recommend approval of the attached suggested resolution as amended. Supported by Spisz. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. 2. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – BUILDING A UTHORITY APPOINTMENT Interviews were held for the following Building Authority applicants: Dennis King, Mary Ann Scholl, Dane Fons and Jamele Hage. These applicants were then discussed. Spisz moved to report to recommend that Dennis King be appointed to the Building Authority seat for the remainder of a three-year term of January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2014. Supported by Hoffman . Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote . 4. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – REGIONAL CONVENTION FACILITY AUTHORITY – CITIZENS ADVISORY COUNCIL The term of the Regional Convention Facility Authority - Citizens Advisory Council (CAC) appointee, Jay Shah, expired March 2, 2014. A representative from the D etroit Regional Convention Facility Authority will be invited to give a n update at a future meeting and Corporation Counsel will be consulted. Gosselin moved to receive and file the March 4, 2014 memo from Jay Shah including a list of DRCFA members and the CAC bylaws. Supported by Spisz. Motion carried on a voice vote. 5. UPDATE ON APPOINTMENTS FOR REMAINDER OF 2014 MEMO The appointments of upcoming expiring seats for various boards were discussed. The Friend of the Court Citizens Advisory Committee has four representatives whose terms expire at the end of June. Two incumbents are not eligible for re -appointment due to the term limits for FOC appointees , as only two consecutive terms can be served. The FOC openings will be posted on the BOC website. A table showing the expiring seats information for the remainder of th e year was distributed. Spisz moved to receive and file the Update on Appointments for Remainder of 2014 Memo. Supported by Matis. Motion carried on a voice vote. COMMUNICATIONS A. Webcasting Ad Hoc Committee, Recommendation for Webcasting Report, Marc h 10, 2014 B. Oakland County Senior Advisory Council (SAC) January 27, 2014 Minutes C. Michigan Department of Human Services Board – Oakland County Minutes – January 28, 2014 GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 4 March 10, 2014 D. Area Agency on Aging 1-B – November 22, 2013 Minutes E. Resolution by Macomb County Board of Commissioners from Board Chairman Dave Flynn regarding Opposing House of Representatives Cuts to Proposed Funding of the Regional Transit Authority and Urging State Legi slators to Restore Proposed Amendments to SB 608 Communication E was briefly discussed. Gerald Poisson and a Regional Transit Authority representative will be invited to update the committee on the Authority’s status. Spisz moved to receive and file the communications. Supported by Hoffman. Motion carried on a voice vote. OTHER BUSINESS/ADJOURNMENT Chairperson Long re ad a portion of Miscellaneous Resolution #13000, MR #05040 – Publication of Oakland County Board of Commissioners’ Appointments. Commissioner Hatchett had posed a question at the last meeting about posting opening seats and interviewing applicants. The MR states the following: “Now Therefore Be It Resolved that the Board of Commissioners hereby amends Miscellaneous Resolution #05040 to allow the General Government Committee the discretion to waive the ab ove-cited publication and interview requirements for any appointment as the Committee determines necessary.” The Committee has followed this protocol. There being no other business to come before the committee, the meeting was adjourned at 11:12 a.m. ______________________________ ________________________________ Tracy Stolzenfeld Jim Ver Ploeg Committee Coordinator Administrative Director NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee approval.