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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2015.08.18 - 36917 August 18, 2015 Chairperson Weipert called the meeting to order at 9:35 a.m. in Committee Room A of the Courthouse Auditorium Wing, County Service Center, in Pontiac, Michigan. COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: Philip Weipert, Robert Gosselin, Gary McGillivray, John Scott, Bill Dwyer, Hugh Crawford, Janet Jackson, David Bowman COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT WITH NOTICE: None OTHERS PRESENT: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS Karry Rieth, Manager Carla Spradlin, Grant Complia nce & Prog Coord HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES George Miller, Director Kathy Forzley, Manager BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Jim VerPloeg, Administrative Director Connie Srogi, Analyst Jami Monte, Committee Coordinator PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Chairperson Weipert led the Pledge of Allegiance. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES Scott moved approval of the minutes of August 4 , 2015, as printed. Supported by Dwyer. Motion carried on a voice vote. AGENDA Scott moved to amend the Agenda to add MR #15220 – Department of Health and Human Services/Health Division – Special Provision to Agreement with Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to Add In-Kind Usage of Space at Building 36 East in Pontiac, MI as Item #2 . Supported by Jackson. Motion carried on a voice vote. PUBLIC COMMENT None OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 1200 NORTH TELEGRAPH ROAD, PONTIAC, MICHIGAN 48341-0470 Telephone: (248) 858-0100 FAX: (248) 858-1572 PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE John Scott Bill Dwyer Hugh Crawford Janet Jackson David Bowman PHILIP WEIPERT Chairperson ROBERT GOSSELIN Vice Chairperson GARY MCGILLIVRAY Minority Vice Chairperson Planning and Building Committee Minutes Page 2 August 18, 2015 AGENDA ITEMS 1. DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS – COMMUNITY AND HOME IMPROVEMENT DIVISION – 2015 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND CONSOLIDATED GRANT ACCEPTANCE FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG), HOME IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM (HOME) AND EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT (ESG) PROGRAMS The Community & Home Improvement Division is seeking acceptance of funding for the CDBG, HOME, and ESG programs brought together into a consolidated allocation of $7,490,515 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This is the 41st year of grant funding and acceptance for these programs. The CDBG program will be $5,759,812, with $700,000 of that estimated to be in CDBG Revolving Loan Funds. One of the CDBG program’s national objectives is to meet the needs of low to moderate income persons in households by working with clients who qualify for home improvement loans, Meals on Wheels for seniors, for street improvements, and code enforcement. The HOME program will be $3,372,799, with $2,100,244 being the grant allocation, $472,555 being the grant match through the general fund, and payback of loans estimated to be returned in the amount of $800,000. The ESG program will be $330,459, with a focus on ho meless needs, and a required match from in -kind donations or cash through the shelters themselves. Ms. Spradlin identified five shelters within the County that are funded through the grants: South Oakland Shelter, Haven, Common Ground Sanctuary, H OPE Hospitality, and Lighthouse PATH. All of these shelters belong to the Alliance for Housing, the continuum of care group for Oakland County, and are a ble to direct you where to go, depending on your need. Jackson moved to recommend approval of the attached su ggested resolution . Supported by Bowman. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote . 2. MR #15220 – DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES/HEALTH DIVISION – SPECIAL PROVISION TO AGREEMENT WITH MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO ADD I N-KIND USAGE OF SPACE AT BUILDING 36 EAST IN PONTIAC, MI The Health Division is seeking approval o f the terms and conditions of the special provisions to the Agreement between Oakland County and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) for an additional 626 square feet of space in Building 36 East of the North Oakland Campus. MDHHS has agreed to expand their National HIV Behavioral Surveillance S tudy to collect additional data regarding white, injection drug users to better understand b ehaviors and risks. Because this is a target population at high risk for HIV, they also provide HIV testing and prevention services. It will provide insight for better locations for intervention and prevention services to occur, as well as testing locati ons, in an effort to get ahead of the problem. Dwyer moved approval of the attached suggested resol ution. Supported by Gosselin . Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. COMMUNICATIONS None Planning and Building Committee Minutes Page 3 August 18, 2015 OTHER BUSINESS/ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Commi ttee, the meeting adjourned at 10:04 a.m. ______________________________________ _____________________________________ Jami Monte, Committee Coordinator Jim VerPloeg, Administrative Director NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee approval.