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BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
1200 N. TELEGRAPH ROAD, 12E, PONTIAC, MI 48341, COMMISSIONERS' AUDITORIUM
Board of Commissioners
Thursday, May 21, 2026 9:30 AM
David T. Woodward
Board Chair Marcia Gershenson
Board Vice Chair
AGENDA
1. Call Meeting to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Invocation - William Miller
4. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
5. Approval of Minutes
a. dated April 30, 2026
Presenter: Lisa Brown
Action Required: Approve
6. Approval of Agenda
7. Presentations
a. Proclamation - 2026 National Gun Violence Awareness - Wear Orange Day
Presenter: Marcia Gershenson
Action Required: Receive and File
b. Proclamation - Oakland County Health Division 100 Year Anniversary
Presenter: Penny Luebs
Action Required: Receive and File
c. Presentation - Oakland Community College Update
Presenter: Chancellor Peter Provenzano, Jr., Board Chair Kathleen Bertolini
Action Required: Receive and File
8. Communications
a. Grant Exception Letter dated May 21, 2026
Action Required: Receive and File
9. Public Comment (three minutes max per speaker, related only to items on the agenda)
Reports of Standing Committees
Consent Agenda
10. Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee - Yolanda Smith Charles
a. Board of Commissioners - Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriation with the City of
Northville for Tri-Party Road Improvement Program – Project No. 57291
Item Category: Budget Amendment
b. Board of Commissioners - Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriation with the Charter
Township of White Lake for Tri-Party Road Improvement Program – Project
No. 58562
Item Category: Budget Amendment
c. Board of Commissioners - Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriation with the Charter
Township of Highland for Tri-Party Road Improvement Program – Project No.
58572
Item Category: Budget Amendment
d. Facilities Management - Purchase of 2110 Executive Hills Ct for Storage of
the Oakland County Sheriff's Office
Item Category: Real Estate
e. Facilities Management - Amendment #2 to Lease Agreement with
Rademacher Group One, LLC for the 52-2 District Court in Clarkston
Item Category: Lease
f. Facilities Management - Purchase of 48150 Grand River Ave., Novi, MI for the
Operations of the 52-1 District Court
Item Category: Real Estate
g. Facilities Management - Amendment #1 to Lease Agreement with Hispanic
Autism Services of Michigan for 51111 Woodward in Pontiac
Item Category: Lease
h. Facilities Management - Amendment #1 to Lease Agreement with Oakland
Literacy Council for 51111 Woodward in Pontiac
Item Category: Lease
i. Water Resources Commissioner - Authorizing the Issuance of Bonds for a
Sewer Replacement Project within the City of Pontiac's Sewage Disposal
System
Item Category: Bonds
j. Water Resources Commissioner - Authorizing the Issuance of Bonds for
Lead Service Line Replacement within Pontiac's Water Distribution System
Item Category: Bonds
k. Economic Development - Business Development - Abolish the Brownfield
Redevelopment Plan for 1200 Auburn Road located in the City of Pontiac
Item Category: Brownfield/TIF
l. Economic Development - Business Development - Abolish the Brownfield
Redevelopment Plan for 149 E. 14 Mile Road located in the City of Clawson
Item Category: Brownfield/TIF
m. Economic Development - Business Development - Terminate the Brownfield
Redevelopment Plan for 204 W. New York located in the City of Pontiac
Item Category: Brownfield/TIF
n. Economic Development - Oakland County Transit Division - 2026 Access to
Transit Funding Adjustment for Waterford Township
Item Category: Resolution
11. Finance Committee - Gwen Markham
a. Information Technology - 2026 Second Quarter Information Technology
Development Report
Item Category: Budget Amendment
b. Information Technology - Execution of Joint Funding Agreement with U.S.
Geological Survey (USGS) for Acquisition of Light Detection and Ranging
(LiDAR) Data
Item Category: Contract
c. Purchasing - Contract Extensions Exceeding Five-Year Policy Limit with
Meltwater News US Inc., Savant Learning Systems Inc., Shutterstock Inc.,
Skillsoft Corporation, Pierce Monroe & Associates LLC, Guidehouse Inc., and
Robert W. Baird and Co. Incorporated
Item Category: Exception to Purchasing Policy
d. Board of Commissioners - Sponsorship of Commerce Township Heart of the
Lakes Festival
Item Category: Special Project
e. Board of Commissioners - Sponsorship of Commerce Township Concert in
the Park Summer Series
Item Category: Special Project
f. Board of Commissioners - Sponsorship of Lyon Events Organization (LEO)
International Kitefest
Item Category: Special Project
g. Board of Commissioners - Sponsorship of Schools Offer Support (SOS) 7th
Annual Strides for SOS 5k Race & Walk
Item Category: Special Project
h. Board of Commissioners - Sponsorship of the Orion Art Center 2026 Dragon
on the Lake Festival
Item Category: Special Project
i. Board of Commissioners - Sponsorship of Oxford Township Parks &
Recreation First Responder Appreciation Event
Item Category: Special Project
j. Board of Commissioners - Sponsorship of Friends of Downtown Highland
2026 Red, White & Blues Festival
Item Category: Special Project
k. Board of Commissioners - Sponsorship of 34th Annual Milford Memories
Summer Festival
Item Category: Special Project
l. Board of Commissioners - Sponsorship of American Legion Post 14 Blues,
Brews and Cruise Car Show
Item Category: Special Project
m. Board of Commissioners - Support for the HIRE! Pontiac Pre-Engineering
Summer Internship Program
Item Category: Special Project
n. Board of Commissioners - Sponsorship of 2026 Hazel Park Art Fair
Item Category: Special Project
o. Board of Commissioners - Sponsorship of 2026 Independence Township
Fireworks at Independence Fest
Item Category: Special Project
p. Board of Commissioners - Sponsorship of 2026 Lathrup Village Music
Festival
Item Category: Special Project
12. Legislative Affairs and Government Operations Committee - Brendan Johnson
a. Human Resources - Implementing the Salary Administration Plan 2nd
Quarterly Report for FY2026
Item Category: HR Quarterly Report
b. Board of Commissioners - Authorize Oakland County to Intervene in
Proceedings before the Public Service Commission Regarding Proposed
Rate Increases by DTE Electric Company
Item Category: Resolution
13. Public Health and Safety Committee - Penny Luebs
a. Emergency Management & Homeland Security - Interlocal Agreement with
the Township of Milford for the Severe Weather System Siren Expansion
Item Category: Interlocal Agreement
b. Health & Human Services - Neighborhood and Housing Development - Grant
Application to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for the
2025 Comprehensive Housing Counseling Grant Program
Item Category: Grant
c. Health & Human Services - Neighborhood and Housing Development -
Submission of the Five-Year Consolidated Plan for Program Years 2026–2030
to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
Item Category: Grant
d. Health & Human Services - Health Division - Grant Acceptance from Metro
Solutions for the FY 2026 Southeast Michigan Perinatal Quality Improvement
Collaborative Subrecipient Grant
Item Category: Grant
e. Sheriff’s Office - Grant Application to the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau
of Justice Assistance Programs for the FY 2025 De-Escalation and Crisis
Response Training Program
Item Category: Grant
f. Sheriff’s Office - Grant Acceptance from the Michigan State Police for the
2026 Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards Narcotics Teams
& Task Force Grant Program
Item Category: Grant
g. Sheriff’s Office - Grant Acceptance from the U.S. Department of Justice for
the FY 2025 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program
Item Category: Grant
h. Sheriff’s Office - Amendment #6 to the Michigan Commission on Law
Enforcement Standards Public Safety Academy Assistance Program for the
January 2026 Academy
Item Category: Grant
i. Sheriff’s Office - Acceptance of Donation from the Detroit Athletic Club
Foundation for the Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue Team
Item Category: Gift/Donation
j. Sheriff’s Office - Interlocal Agreement with the City of Rochester Fire
Department for Participation in the Oakland County Sheriff's Office Sheriff's
Search and Rescue Team
Item Category: Interlocal Agreement
Regular Agenda
14. Finance Committee - Gwen Markham
a. Purchasing - Single Source Procurements with Data Society, Revels Tractor
and Turf, Motoport USA, Drone Tag, LENS Tracking Devices, iMs Trident,
Motorola Solutions, and Data Sheet Solutions
Item Category: Exception to Purchasing Policy
b. Management and Budget - 2026 Tax Rate Request - Millage Rates
Item Category: Tax Levy
15. Legislative Affairs and Government Operations Committee - Brendan Johnson
a. Board of Commissioners - Appointment to the Oakland Community Health
Network
Item Category: Appointment
16. New & Miscellaneous Business
a. Resolution Establishing a Countywide Unmanned Aircraft Systems Policy for
Oakland County Departments, Offices, and County-Funded Operations
Item Category: Resolution
Presenter: Brendan Johnson, Ann Erickson Gault
Action Required: Refer to Public Health & Safety
b. Creation of the Rental Stability and Recertification Pilot Program in the City
of Pontiac
Item Category: Resolution
Presenter: Marcia Gershenson, Ann Erickson Gault
Action Required: Refer to Public Health & Safety
c. Resolution Requesting an Independent Investigation by Outside Legal
Counsel into Allegations of Oakland County Sheriff's Office Possible
Assistance to U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE)
Item Category: Resolution
Presenter: Charles Cavell
Action Required: Immediate Consideration Under New Business
d. Resolution to Terminate the Flock Safety Pilot Program Approved under
Resolution No. 026-6416 at the Earliest Legally Permissible Date and in
Accordance with Applicable Contract Permissions, Coutny Procurement
Policies, and Michigan Law
Item Category: Resolution
Presenter: Charles Cavell
Action Required: Immediate Consideration Under New Business
e. Sponsorship of the Nature Uncorked Event Fundraiser Supporting Stage
Nature Center Educational Programs
Item Category: Committee Referral
Presenter: Erika Walker Stage Nature Center Director Troy Nature Society Stage Nature Center
Action Required: Refer to Finance Committee
f. Sponsorship of the Village of Wolverine Lake 39th Annual Fireworks Display
Item Category: Committee Referral
Presenter: David W. Gillam Village Administrator Village of Wolverine Lake
Action Required: Refer to Finance Committee
g. Sponsorship of the City of Huntington Woods Centennial Celebration
Item Category: Committee Referral
Presenter: Charles Cavell
Action Required: Refer to Finance Committee
17. Announcements
18. Public Comment (three minutes max per speaker, any topic)
19. Adjournment to June 11, 2026, or the Call of the Chair
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