Board of County Commissioners

Harris Auditorium, 1101 Beach St.

Agenda — 50 items

1. I. CALL TO ORDER
2. II. ROLL CALL
3. 3 Chairperson James Avery called the meeting to order at 5:33 PM.
4. III. INVOCATION
5. IV. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
6. V. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
7. 6 Invocation was led by Commissioner Avery.
8. 7 Approval of Meeting Minutes - February 28, 2024 RES-2024-297 approved Pass
9. VI. PUBLIC ADDRESS
10. VII. COMMUNICATIONS
11. VIII. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
12. A. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
13. 11 Cody Majeski, Burton MI, addressed the Board about his concerns regarding immigration and he asked the Board to adopt a resolution taking a position on it.
14. 12 James Avery, Chairperson; Ellen Ellenburg, Vice-Chairperson
15. B. COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
16. 14 Dr. Beverly Brown, Chairperson; Dale K. Weighill, Vice-Chairperson
17. 1. Approval of an agreement between Genesee County and Commonwealth Heritage Group, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $60,000.00, to provide for Section 106 reviews; the term of this agreement is April 28, 2024 to April 27, 2027; the cost of this agreement will be paid from account 2340-705.07-801.004 RES-2024-234 approved Pass
18. C. FINANCE COMMITTEE
19. 17 Martin L. Cousineau, Chairperson; Dr. Beverly Brown, Vice-Chairperson
20. 1. Approval of a request by Genesee County's Parks & Recreation Commission to apply for a grant, in the amount of $150,000.00, from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to provide for the development of a sports fields at Berston Field House; any required match will be provided by Friends of Berston RES-2024-181 approved Pass
21. 2. Approval of an extension to the Expanding Telehealth Grant; this extension will extend through May 23, 2024 RES-2024-199 approved Pass
22. 3. Approval of a request to create, post & fill two (2) interns at Genesee County's Office of the Public Defender; these are grant funded positions RES-2024-203 approved Pass
23. 4. Approval of request to create, post, & fill one (1) Defender Specialist position; position is fully grant funded RES-2024-205 approved Pass
24. 5. Approval of purchase order to Freeway Sports, in an amount not to exceed $50,200.00, to provide for the purchase of a 2023 Polar Kraft boat for the Marine Division; the cost of this purchase order will be paid from account 1010-316.01-978.000 RES-2024-236 approved Pass
25. 6. Approval of a proposed budget amendment to 2023-2024 Appropriations Resolution for various line items as described in the attached budget adjustment request RES-2024-239 approved Pass
26. 7. Forward to receive and file a copy of the paid county bills for the weeks ending 2.11.2024 and 2.18.2024 in the total amount of $9,048,424.40 RES-2024-240 approved Pass
27. 8. Approval of a grant award from 27-OH, in the amount of $12,043.46, to provide for the purchase of medical equipment and shot clinics RES-2024-255 approved Pass
28. 9. Approval of the fiscal year 2023 Deficit Elimination Plan and directing the Office of Fiscal Services to submit the plan to the State of Michigan RES-2024-267 approved Pass
29. 10. Approval of a grant award from MALPH LHD, in the amount of $4,500.00, to provide supportive services for staff affected by the pandemic RES-2024-278 approved Pass
30. D. GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
31. 29 Dale K. Weighill, Chairperson; Delrico J. Loyd, Vice-Chairperson
32. 1. Approval of a grant award from the Office of Highway Safety Planning, in the amount of $613,355.00, for the purpose of funding the Genesee County Secondary Road Patrol; the budget for this grant is attached RES-2024-206 approved Pass
33. E. HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
34. 32 Charles Winfrey, Chairperson; Shaun Shumaker, Vice-Chairperson
35. F. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
36. 34 Ellen Ellenburg, Chairperson; Michelle Davis, Vice-Chairperson
37. 1. Approval of an agreement between Genesee County and THA Architects Engineers, in an amount not to exceed $58,000.00, to provide design and planning for the Genesee County Legal Resource Center and Legal Records Division at Genesee County's Circuit Court; the cost of this agreement will be paid from account 4960-255.06-975.007 RES-2024-148 approved Pass
38. 2. Approval of a purchase order to Crowdstrike Cybersecurity for the fiscal year ending 2024, in an amount not to exceed $95,272.62, to provide for anti-virus and firewall protection; the cost of this purchase order will be paid from account 1010-228.01-933.001 RES-2024-230 approved Pass
39. 3. Approval of modification #3 of an agreement between Genesee County and Wade Trim, in the amount of $1,094,500.00, to provide for continued project management of the Flint Riverfront Restoration Project; this agreement will be paid from account 2088-770.32-801.028 RES-2024-232 approved Pass
40. 4. Approval of an agreement between Genesee County and Granger Construction Company, in an amount not to exceed $13,168,000.00, to provide for continued work on the Flint Riverfront Restoration Project; the cost of this agreement will be paid from account 2088-770.32-801.028 RES-2024-233 approved Pass
41. IX. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
42. X. NEW AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
43. A. Motion to enter into Closed Session to discuss trial or strategy. RES-2024-286 approved Pass
44. 1. Closed Session: In the pending matter of Jeremy Livingston v Genesee County, et al, U.S. District Court case no. 22-10021 RES-2024-287 approved Pass
45. 2. Closed Session: In the pending matter of 67th District Court v County of Genesee and Genesee County Board of Commissioners, Michigan Court of Appeals case no. 368601 RES-2024-298 withdrawn
46. XI. ADJOURNMENT
47. 44 Motion to amend RES-2024-209 to $270,000. RES-2024-322 approved Pass
48. 46 The Regular Board of Commissioners' Meeting was recessed at 5:49 PM.
49. 47 The Regular Board of Commissioners' Meeting was reconvened at 6:31 PM.
50. 51 Meeting adjourned at 6:33pm