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December 2, 2020
Chairperson Woodward called the meeting of the Pandemic Response and Economic Recovery
Committee to order at 1:05 p.m. via Videoconference.
MEMBERS PRESENT:
David Woodward from Royal Oak in Oakland County, Marcia Gershenson from Bloomfield
Township in Oakland County, Michael Spisz from Oxford Township in Oakland County, Helaine
Zack from Huntington Woods in Oakland County, Janet Jackson from Southfield in Oakland
County, Penny Luebs from Clawson in Oakland County, Kristen Nelson from Waterford Township
in Oakland County, Shelley Taub from Bloomfield Township in Oakland County, Philip Weipert
from South Lyon in Oakland County, Thomas Kuhn from Detroit in Wayne County
MEMBERS ABSENT WITH NOTICE:
William Miller
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Chairperson David Woodward led the Committee in the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
Nelson moved approval of the minutes from the November 9, 2020, Pandemic Response
and Economic Recovery Committee, as presented. Seconded by Luebs.
Motion carried.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Chairperson Woodward requested the Agenda be amended to move item #1 after item
#3. There were no objections.
Zack moved approval of the agenda, as amended. Seconded by Weipert.
Motion carried.
PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
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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COMMUNICATIONS
A. County Executive – COVID-19 Update
Leigh-Anne Stafford, Oakland County Health Officer provided an update detailing COVID-19
cases in Oakland County, plans for the COVID-19 vaccination and responded to questions posed
by the Commissioners.
Thom Hardesty, Director, Emergency Management and Homeland Security provided an update
on PPE supplies for COVID-19 and responded to questions posed by the Commissioners.
REGULAR AGENDA
2. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – REALLOCATION OF CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUNDS
TO CREATE OAKLAND TOGETHER RESTAURANT RESCUE PROGRAM
Sean Carlson, Deputy County Executive, provided the Commissioners with an update on the
Restaurant Rescue Program and answered questions posed by the Commissioners.
Weipert moved to recommend approval of the attached suggested resolution. Seconded
by Jackson.
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Miller absent.
3. MR #20624 – BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – AUTHORIZE FUNDING FOR THE
OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF CANVASSERS FROM THE OAKLAND TOGETHER
LOCAL GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP GRANT
Chairperson David Woodward provided the Commissioners with an update on the issue of a
Hazard Compensation Reimbursement Grant for the Oakland County Board of Canvassers and
answered questions posed by the Commissioners.
Zack moved to report to recommend approval of the attached suggested resolution.
Seconded by Jackson.
ROLL CALL VOTE
AYES: Spisz, Zack, Jackson, Taub, Weipert, Kuhn, Woodward (7)
NAYS: Luebs, Nelson, Gershenson (3)
Motion carried on a roll call vote with Miller absent.
1. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – CONSOLIDATION OF CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUNDS
OVERSIGHT AND COMMITTEES, AUTHORIZATION TO DISBURSE AND RE-ALLOCATE
GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS
Hilarie Chambers, Chief Deputy County Executive provided the Commissioners with an update
regarding the Consolidation of Coronavirus Relief Funds Oversight and Committees,
Authorization to Disburse and Re-Allocate Grant Program Funds and responded to questions
posed by the Commissioners.
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Jackson moved to recommend approval of the attached suggested resolution. Seconded
by Taub.
Taub moved to amend the resolution as follows:
Amend the 5th BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED as follows:
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland Together Coronavirus Relief Funds Coordinating
Committee is authorized to recommend approval of approve interlocal agreements for
disbursement of funding for grant programs that have been authorized by resolution of the Board
of Commissioners, subject to review by Corporation Counsel. The agreement shall be forwarded
to the Chairperson of the Board for execution. the Oakland Together Local Government
Partnership programs (includes the City/Village/Township program, Senior Center and
Library program, Road Commission for Oakland County program), the Oakland Together
School COVID-19 Support Fund program and the Oakland County School Drinking Water
Station program to the Chairman of the Board. The Board of Commissioners approves the
attached standard interlocal agreements for the programs (Attachment A, Attachment B,
Attachment C, Attachment D and Attachment E) and authorizes the Chairperson of the Board
to execute agreements upon recommendation by the Coordinating Committee and review
by Corporation Counsel.
Seconded by Zack.
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Miller and Weipert absent.
Spisz moved to amend the resolution as follows:
Amend the 2nd BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED as follows:
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland Together Coronavirus Relief Funds Coordinating
Committee is authorized to approve disbursements and re -allocate funding among programs and
uses consistent with the goals and objectives of the eight (8) Oversight Committees/Groups, the
Oakland Together Restaurant Rescue program or by Board resolutions appropriating funds
from the County’s CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Funds grant or other eligible expenses under the
program.
Seconded by Taub.
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Miller and Weipert absent.
Main motion, as amended, carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Miller and Weipert
absent.
OTHER BUSINESS/ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Committee, the meeting adjourned at 2:21
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.