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July 13, 2020
Chairperson Woodward called the meeting of the Pandemic Response and Economic Recovery
Committee to order at 1:03 p.m. via Videoconference.
MEMBERS PRESENT:
David Woodward, Marcia Gershenson, Michael Spisz, Helaine Zack, Janet Jackson, Penny
Luebs, William Miller, Kristen Nelson, Shelley Taub, Philip Weipert, Thomas Kuhn
MEMBERS ABSENT WITH NOTICE:
None
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Chairperson Woodward led the Committee in the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
Spisz moved approval of the minutes from the June 22, 2020, Pandemic Response and
Economic Recovery Committee, as presented. Seconded by Miller.
Motion carried.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Chairperson Woodward requested the Agenda be amended to remove item A, County
Executive - COVID-19 Update and add item #3, Board of Commissioners – Establish
Protect Democracy Election Worker Recruitment and Retention Program Within the
Oakland Together Local Government Partnership Grant. There were no objections.
Gershenson moved approval of the Agenda, as amended. Seconded by Nelson.
Motion carried.
Kuhn moved the Agenda be amended to add item #4 – Discussion of the Oakland County
Small Business Grants. Seconded by Spisz.
ROLL CALL VOTE
AYES: Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Kuhn (4)
NAYS: Gershenson, Zack, Jackson, Luebs, Miller, Nelson, Woodward (7)
OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
1200 NORTH TELEGRAPH ROAD, PONTIAC, MICHIGAN 48341-0470
Telephone: (248) 858-0100 FAX: (248) 858-1572
PANDEMIC RESPONSE AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY COMMITTEE
(VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE)
David T. Woodward, Chairperson
Helaine Zack
Janet Jackson
Penny Luebs
William Miller
Kristen Nelson
Shelley Taub
Philip Weipert
Thomas Kuhn
MARCIA GERSHENSON
Vice Chairperson
MICHAEL SPISZ
Minority Vice Chairperson
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Motion failed for lack of a majority vote.
Gershenson moved approval of the Agenda as amended. Seconded by Zack .
Motion carried on a roll call vote with Kuhn voting no.
PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
COMMUNICATIONS
None.
REGULAR AGENDA
1. MR #20247 – BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OAKLAND
COUNTY SENIOR CENTERS GRANT PROGRAM
Nelson moved to report to recommend approval of the attached suggested resolution.
Seconded by Gershenson.
Taub moved to report to amend the resolution as follows:
Add all Pandemic Response and Economic Recovery Committee members as co-
sponsers.
Seconded by Weipert.
Motion carried.
Main motion, as amended, carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
2. MR #20248 – BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – AUTHORIZING FUNDING GROM CARES
ACT CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUNDS FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION WITH COVID-19
RESOURCES FOR SENIORS
Nelson moved to report to recommend approval of the attached suggested resolution.
Seconded by Luebs.
Nelson moved to report to amend the resolution as follows:
Amend the last WHEREAS as follows:
WHEREAS the estimated cost of this public information will not exceed $120,000
$150,000.
Amend the NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED as follows:
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
hereby approves up to $120,000 $150,000 from the CARES Act’s Coronavirus Relief
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Funds for funding for the distribution of public information with COVID-19 resources for
seniors.
Seconded by Miller.
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
Kuhn moved to report to amend the resolution as follows:
Add the following WHEREAS after the 9th WHEREAS:
WHEREAS information distributed using these funds shall not be partisan and shall
not contain the name or image of any County office-holder; and
Seconded by Taub.
ROLL CALL VOTE
AYES: Taub, Weipert, Kuhn, Spisz (4)
NAYS: Luebs, Miller, Nelson, Woodward, Gershenson, Zack, Jackson (7)
Motion failed for lack of a majority vote.
Main motion, as amended, carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
3. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – ESTABLISH PROTECT DEMOCRACY ELECTION
WORKER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION PROGRAM WITHIN THE OAKLAND
TOGETHER LOCAL GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP GRANT
Woodward moved to recommend approval of the attached resolution. Seconded by Zack.
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
OTHER BUSINESS/ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Committee, the meeting adjourned at 2:13
p.m.
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Wendy McBride, Elections Division Sandra O’Brien, Deputy Clerk/Register of
Deeds
NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee approval.