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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2014.07.07 - 36819CHRISTINE LONG Chairperson KATHY CRAWFORD Vice Chairperson MARCIA GERSHENSON Minority Vice Chairperson July 7, 2014 Chairperson Long called the meeting of the General Government Committee to order at 9:35 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, Nancy Quarles. COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSE NT WITH NOTICE: Mattie Hatchett. OTHERS PRESENT : AREA AGENCY ON AGING 1-B Tina Abbate Marzolf, CEO CORPORATION COUNSEL Joellen Shortley, Deputy Corporation Counsel HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES George Miller, Director OLHSA Ron Borngesser, CEO BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Jim VerPloeg, Administrative Director Chris Ward, Sr. Analyst Tracy Stolzenfeld, Committee Coordinator PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Chairperson Long led the Pledge of Allegiance. APPROVAL OF THE PREVIOUS MINUTES Spisz moved approval of the minutes of June 2, 2014, as printed. Supported by Gosselin. Motion carried on a voice vote. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Items 2 through 4 were postponed until the next meeting. Matis moved approval of the agenda as amended. Supported by Crawford. Motion carried on a voice vote. PUBLIC COMMENT None. 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 July 7, 2014 Minutes REGULAR AGENDA 1. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – AREA AGENCY ON AGING 1 -B – FY 2015 ANNUAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN Area Agency on Aging is requesting approval of their 2015 annual implementation plan. The purpose of the plan is to support the AAA 1-B and Michigan Office of Services to the Aging . Presenter Tina Abbate Marzolf has brought the implementation plan to the committee for approval for the past seven years. 40-42% of the approximately $1 million in funds coming to the region will be allocated to the Oakland County area. These monies will be used for services like home chore services and Meals on Wheel s. Myride2.com is a program that provides information to anyone needing specialized transportation services . MichiganHomeCareGuide.com helps connect people with home care companies or agencies . This site has comments that are posted online regarding the services and comments may be added . Michigan is aiming to become a silver key state with no wait lists. The current wait list to speak to a care manager is four weeks, which was previously a year-long wait. There is no waiting for home-delivered meals. Commissioner Crawford shared an article written by Thomas Jankowski, Wayne State Associate Research Director. The article addresses how the local governments need to brace for the expectations of accommodating the large r senior population. She will forward the articl e to the committee. There are a number of things communities can do to focus on the adult population. Commissioner Gershenson recommended the chore services available through Oakland Livingston Human Services Agency (OLHSA.) Mr. Borngesser of OLHSA will forward the flier about that program. OLHSA matches people with different services appropriate to their needs . Clawson is a pilot site where the community will develop ways to attract seniors so that more resources are spent in Clawson. Mr. George Miller, through the Senior Advisory Council , is involved in helping communities become a desired destination for the senior population. Spisz moved to recommend approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Gershenson. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Hatchett absent . 5. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – APPROVAL OF WEBCASTING CONTRACT AND CONTINUATION OF WEBCASTING AD HOC COMMITTEE The Webcasting Ad Hoc Committee received Request for Proposal responses from two webcasting vendors: the current supplier, SoundQue, and Motown Digital, LLC. It is the Ad Hoc Committee’s unanimous recommendation to enter into a three -year contract with SoundQue. SoundQue’s current rate is $49,000 per year. Their bid had an annual cost of $31,740 per year for a three-year contract. Motown’s bid was $71,800. SoundQue will provide a “jump to indexing” feature . This assists in getting directly to any agenda item segment in the webcast rather than watching the entire meeting or searching through the webcast to the item. SoundQue plans to add this jump -to- indexing feature to the webcasts of past meetings. Having camera people operate the video cameras is preferred over operating them remotely. SoundQue’s webcasts were checked by Mary Gaissert of IT and she felt that the broadcast quality of SoundQue‘s work was reasonable for the charge. The current webcasting contract expires at the end of the month. The hope is to have no interruption in service. The resolution contains language to allow continuation of the Ad Hoc Committee in order that they may continue to review performance and service quality and address any problems or concerns. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 3 July 7, 2014 Minutes Matis moved to recommend approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Crawford. Gershenson moved to amend the resolution by adding a Whereas paragraph as follows: “WHEREAS the Board of Commissioners staff will reach out to local cable stations to confirm their interest in receiving broadcasts of the meetings. All questions regarding broadcast shall be referred to webcasting ad hoc subcommittee that shall respond within a month to any reasonable inquiries. The subcommittee shall report to General Government Committee with quarterly updates .” Supported by Matis. Motion to amend the resolution carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Hatchett absent. Matis moved to directly refer the resolution to the Finance Committee. Supported by Spisz. Motion carried on a voice vote. Main motion, as amended, carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Hatchett absent . COMMUNICATIONS A. Letter to Michael Gingell from MAC dated June 10, 2014 regarding support for resolutions on property tax relief for businesses along deteriorating roadways and for declaring May 25 as National Missing Children’s Day in Oakland County B. Senior Advisory Council (SAC) 2014 -2015 Meeting Schedule C. Area Agency on Aging 1-B – April 25, 2014 Minutes D. City of Clawson – CM 06-088-14 consideration of a Resolution to Repeal the Michigan Fireworks Safety Act 256 of PA 2011 Spisz moved to receive and file the communications. Supported by Crawford. Motion carried on a voice vote. OTHER BUSINESS/ADJOURNMENT There being no other business to come before the committee, the meeting was adjourned at 10:18 a.m. ______________________________ ________________________________ Tracy Stolzenfeld Jim VerPloeg Committee Coordinator Administrative Director NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee approval.