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October 16, 2018
Vice Chairperson Taub called the meeting to order at 2:03 p.m. in Committee Room A of the
Courthouse Auditorium Wing, County S ervice Center, in Pontiac, Michigan.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT :
Shelley Taub, Dave Woodward, Wade Fleming, David Bowman
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT WITH NOTICE:
Michael Spisz, Tom Berman
OTHERS PRESENT :
COUNTY EXECUTIVE Tim Meyer, Deputy County Exec.
ECONOMIC DEV. & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS Dan Hunter, Deputy Director
Greg Doyle, One Stop Shop Supervisor
Jennifer Llewellyn, Manager, Workforce Dev.
HUMAN RESOURCES Heather Mason, Supervisor
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Chris Ward, Administrative Director
Connie Srogi, Analyst
Tracy Stolzenfeld , Committee Coordinator
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Vice Chairperson Taub led the Pledge of Allegiance.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
Bowman moved approval of the minutes of September 18, 2018, as printed. Supported by
Fleming.
Motion carried on a voice vote.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
Woodward moved approval of the agenda, as presented. Supported by Bowman.
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
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND
COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Wade Fleming
Tom Berman
David Bowman
MICHAEL SPISZ
Chairperson
SHELLEY TAUB
Vice Chairperson
DAVE WOODWARD
Minority Vice Chairperson
Economic Development and Community Affairs Committee
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AGENDA ITEMS
1. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – SPONSORSHIP OF 2018 MICAREERQUEST SOUTHEAST
EVENT – INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN OAKLAND COUNTY AND OAKLA ND
SCHOOLS
The Board of Commissioners is seeking approval of an Interlocal Agreement between Oak land
County and Oakland Schools regarding the upcoming MiCareerQuest event for a not-to-exceed
amount of $5,000 . The $5,000 will be used to reimburse participating schools for transportation
costs. This is the first year of the career event in Southeast Michigan , which will take place at the
Novi Suburban Collection Showplace on November 28, 2018. Ms. Llewellyn gave a brief
description of the program in Grand Rapids that was used as a model for this event. The intent of
this event is to raise career awareness and exploration of the following four career areas:
Advanced manufacturing, construction, health sciences and information technology. Approximately
10,000 high school s tudents will attend in groups filling three timeslots throughout the day. This
item has completed the Automatic Direct Referral process. Brochures and a list of schools with
attendee numbers were distributed.
Fleming moved to report to recommend approval of the attached suggested resolution.
Supported by Woodward.
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Spisz and Berman absent.
2. DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS/
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT – POSITION CHANGES
The Workforce Development Division is requesting approval of staff position changes. The creation
of one full-time eligible Workforce Development Technician III position will be funded through state
and federal grants. This position will be responsible for the coordination of job training programs.
Additional funds will offset the costs of the new position from the deletion of a part-time eligible
summer criminal justice caseworker position and the downward reclassification of an office leader
position to office assistant. A brief discussion was held.
Woodward moved to recommend approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported
by Fleming.
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Spisz and Berman absent.
Fleming moved to directly refer the resolution to the Human Resources and Finance
Committees. Supported by Bowman.
Motion to refer carried on a voice vote.
3. DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS – MAIN
STREET – TECH248 INITIATIVE - PRESENTATION
A PowerPoint presentation from the One Stop Shop Division was given by Mr. Doyle on the
Tech248 Initiative. The focus of the initiatives are talent, connectivity and branding. A discussion
was held and a Tech 248 flier and agenda for the October 26 MeetUp w as distributed.
Economic Development and Community Affairs Committee
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COMMUNICATIONS
None.
OTHER BUSINESS/ADJOURNMENT
Mr. Hunter mentioned the online contest for the National Trust for Historic Preservation grant and
urged the Committee members to vote for the Pontiac neighborhood next to the GM Powertrain
location.
There being no further business to come before the Commi ttee, the meeting adjourned at 2:58 p.m.
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Tracy Stolzenfeld , Committee Coordinator Chris Ward, Administrative Director
NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee approval.