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Board of County Commissioners

February 28, 2024 ·5:30 PM Final

Harris Auditorium, 1101 Beach St.

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Agenda — 56 items

  1. I. CALL TO ORDER
  2. II. ROLL CALL
  3. 3 Chairperson Avery called the meeting to order at 5:30 PM.
  4. III. INVOCATION
  5. IV. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
  6. V. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
  7. 6 Invocation was led by Commissioner Brown.
  8. 7 Approval of Meeting Minutes - February 14, 2024 RES-2024-243 approved Pass
  9. VI. PUBLIC ADDRESS
  10. 8 Commissioner Loyd stated that a moment of silence should be given for the late Flint City Council Member, Eric Mays.
  11. VII. COMMUNICATIONS
  12. VIII. APPOINTMENTS
  13. 10 Commissioner Shumaker stated that RES-2024-099 needed to be amended to read "12.31.2023," rather than "12.31.2024," as was printed in the previous meeting's agenda.
  14. 1. Approval of a request to appoint Commissioner Ellen Ellenburg to the 911 Board as the Executive Board Representative RES-2024-241 approved Pass
  15. 2. Approval of a request to appoint Commissioner Martin L. Cousineau to the 911 Board as the General Member & Executive Board Representative RES-2024-242 approved Pass
  16. 3. Approval of a request by Genesee County's Parks & Recreation Commission to appoint Patrick Linihan as the Parks & Recreation Director RES-2024-246 approved Pass
  17. 13 Brenda Haynal, 11118 Bare Dr., Vienna Township, MI, addressed the Board in opposition to students wearing masks in schools.
  18. IX. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
  19. A. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
  20. 16 James Avery, Chairperson; Ellen Ellenburg, Vice-Chairperson
  21. B. COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
  22. 18 Dr. Beverly Brown, Chairperson; Dale K. Weighill, Vice-Chairperson
  23. C. FINANCE COMMITTEE
  24. 20 Martin L. Cousineau, Chairperson; Dr. Beverly Brown, Vice-Chairperson
  25. 1. Approval of a request by Genesee County's Parks & Recreation Commission to apply for a grant, in the amount of $400,000.00, from the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund for the purpose of renovating historic pavilions at Flushing and LInden County Parks; this grant requires a 26% match that is available in the current budget RES-2024-123 approved Pass
  26. 2. Approval of a request by Genesee County's Parks & Recreation Commission to apply for a grant, in the amount of $400,000.00, from the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund for the purpose of developing sports fields at the City of Flint's Berston Fieldhouse; this grant requires a 26% match that will be provided by the Friends of Berston RES-2024-126 approved Pass
  27. 3. Approval of the proposed ARPA Funding Allocation for the YMCA RES-2024-155 approved Pass
  28. 4. Approval of a request by Genesee County's Health Department to create, post & fill one (1) Environmental Health Sanitarian position; no additional appropriation needed RES-2024-165 approved Pass
  29. 5. Forwarding to receive and file a copy of the paid county bills for the weeks ending in 1.21.2024, 1.28.2024, and 2.4.2024 in the total amount of $10,829,653.57 RES-2024-197 approved Pass
  30. 6. Approval of a proposed budget amendment to the 2023-2024 Appropriations Resolution for various line items as described in the attached budget adjustment request RES-2024-200 approved Pass
  31. 7. Approval of a request to increase hourly wages of non-union staff at Genesee County's Community Action Resource Department to $15.00 per hour RES-2024-204 approved Pass
  32. D. GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
  33. 29 Dale K. Weighill, Chairperson; Delrico J. Loyd, Vice-Chairperson
  34. 1. Approval of an agreement between Genesee County and Plante Moran for continued health care consulting services approved Pass
  35. 2. Approval of an agreement between Genesee County and Gerber Life, in an amount not to exceed $702,559.00, to provide stop-loss insurance for employee health care coverage RES-2024-160 approved Pass
  36. 3. Approval of a request by Genesee County's Department of Geographic Information Systems to travel to the IMAGIN GIS Conference at Crystal Mountain, MI; the dates of travel are June 2-4, 2024; total cost for 3 staff members not to exceed $2,196.81; this is a budgeted expense. RES-2024-168 approved Pass
  37. 32 Motion to amend RES-2024-204 to include a Breast Feeding Peer Counselor position. RES-2024-265 approved Pass
  38. 4. Approval of an agreement between Genesee County and Campaign Finance US, in an amount not to exceed $36,000.00, to provide campaign finance software to the Genesee County's Clerk/Register office; the term of this agreement is January 1, 2024 thru December 31, 2026; the cost for this agreement will be paid from account 1010-215.00-933.001 RES-2024-196 approved Pass
  39. E. HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
  40. 35 Charles Winfrey, Chairperson; Shaun Shumaker, Vice-Chairperson
  41. 1. Approval of an amendment of a contract between Genesee County and Hurley Medical Center, in an amount not to exceed $25,000.00, to provide for further case management/care coordination services for Genesee County's Healthy Start Program RES-2024-144 approved Pass
  42. 2. Approval of a request by Genesee County's Health Department to travel to the 2024 National Latinx Conference on HIV, HCV, and SUD in El Paso, TX; the dates of travel are May 2-4, 2024; total cost for (4) four employees to attend not to exceed $10,000.00 and is grant funded RES-2024-167 approved Pass
  43. 3. Approval of a request by Genesee County's Community Action Resource Department to apply for the 2024-2025 Head Start Grant; total grant amount is $14,457,170.00 RES-2024-174 approved Pass
  44. 4. Approval of a request to place the renewal of the Genesee County Senior Services Millage on the August 6, 2024 ballot RES-2024-194 approved Pass
  45. 5. Approval of a proposed budget amendment, in the amount of $216,000.00, to provide for the continued operation of the senior center congregate meal program; funding for this program will come from the Senior Services Millage RES-2024-195 approved Pass
  46. 6. Approval of an agreement between Genesee County and various partnering organizations to provide medication to STI Clinics; there is no cost to the county for this MOU RES-2024-198 approved Pass
  47. F. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
  48. 43 Ellen Ellenburg, Chairperson; Michelle Davis, Vice-Chairperson
  49. 1. Approval of a grant award from the Greater Flint Health Coalition, in the amount of $32,650.00, to provide for park location assessment and program coordination at City of Flint Parks RES-2024-172 approved Pass
  50. 2. Approval of modification #2 of an agreement between Genesee County and Sorenson Gross LLC, in an amount not to exceed $14,615.22, for a new contract total of $5,161,346.42, to provide for the installation of a new water supply line; the cost of this modification will be paid from account 2080-770.05-974.000 RES-2024-173 approved Pass
  51. 3. Forwarding to receive and file a copy of Genesee County's Parks & Recreation Commission 2023 Parks Report RES-2024-182 approved Pass
  52. X. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
  53. XI. NEW AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
  54. XII. ADJOURNMENT
  55. 55 Commissioner Brown stated that she had the opportunity to sit in on a Head Start meeting and was impressed by the comprehensive nature of the program.
  56. 57 The meeting was adjourned at 6:01 PM. James Avery Chairperson, Board of Commissioners