Board of Commisisoners - March 18, 2009

AGENDA
WASHTENAW COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
March 18, 2009

6:45 p.m.
Board Room
Washtenaw County Administration Building
220 N. Main Street
Ann Arbor, Michigan
www.ewashtenaw.org

I. ROLL CALL
II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING (March 4, 2009)
IV. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION:
V. COMMISSIONER FOLLOW-UP TO CITIZEN PARTICIPATION:

VI. COMMUNICATIONS:

VII. LIAISON REPORTS:

VIII. REPORT OF THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS:

IX. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS:

X. REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES:

Administrative Briefing                                                                                                                                 February 25, 2009
Ways and Means Meeting                                                                                                                           March 4, 2009
Working Session Meeting                                                                                                                           March 5, 2009

XI. REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES:

Planning Advisory Board

January 26, 2009

Public Works Board

January 21, 2009

Social Services Board

January 27, 2009

XII. OTHER REPORTS:

XIII. REPORT OF THE TREASURER:

1. Cash position of Washtenaw County for December 2008

XIV. APPOINTMENTS:

1. Resolution appointing members to the Planning Advisory Board

XV. REPORT FROM THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR:

XVI. RESOLUTIONS:

A. WAYS & MEANS March 4, 2009:

1. Resolution ratifying the electronic submission of the grant application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the 2008-2009 Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) grant in the amount of $3,024,719; authorizing the County Administrator to sign the notice of grant award; approving the budget; and authorizing the County Administrator to sign delegate contracts

2. Resolution ratifying the electronic submission of the Big Ideas grant application to the Ann Arbor Community Foundation for the Ann Arbor Region Success Strategy in the amount of $306,480 for the period of May 1, 2009 through April 30, 2011; authorizing the County Administrator to sign the notice of grant award; approving the budget; and authorizing the County Administrator to sign delegate contracts

3. Resolution to adopt the proposed increase to Brownfield Redevelopment Project Application Fees

4. Resolution to adopt the policy regarding implementation of shared service arrangements with the local units of government and County agencies

5. Resolution establishing two separate vendor pools of three companies each for the Countys general construction and electrical services work and authorizing the County Administrator to sign delegate contracts with those companies recommended by staff to complete those vendor pools

6. Resolution ratifying the electronic submission of the grant application to the to the State of Michigan Department of Environmental Quality for the Department of Public Works in the amount of $34,376 for the period of April 21, 2009 through December 31, 2009; authorizing the County Administrator to sign the notice of grant award; approving the budget; and authorizing the County Administrator to sign delegate contracts

7. Resolution requesting the ratification of the County Administrators signature on the application to the State of Michigan Department of Natural Resources for the 2009 Marine Safety Grant Program for one year beginning January 1, 2009 and ending December 31, 2009 in the total program amount of $184,088; authorizing the County Administrator to sign the notice of grant award; approving the budget; and authorizing the County Administrator to sign delegate contracts

8. Resolution ratifying the signature of the County Administrator and the electronic submission of the application to the to the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program to the State of Michigan Department of Human Services in the amount of $22,094 for the period of April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010; authorizing the County Administrator to sign the notice of grant award; approving the budget; and authorizing the County Administrator to sign delegate contracts

B. NEW BUSINESS:

1. Resolution to accept and endorse the Washtenaw County Literacy Coalitions Blueprint to End Illiteracy in Washtenaw County and to appoint member organizations to the Washtenaw County Literacy Coalition with terms ending December 31, 2009  ( Blueprint) ( Presentation) (Literacy Brochure_Inside) (Literacy Brochure_Outside)     

2. Approval of Head Start Internal Dispute Resolution ( Support Document)

C. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS:

1. Resolution authorizing payment of claims commencing with the last previously approved claim and continuing through the date of March 6, 2009

XVII. ITEMS FOR CURRENT/FUTURE DISCUSSION:
XVIII. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION:
XIX. COMMISSIONER FOLLOW-UP TO CITIZEN PARTICIPATION:
XX. ADJOURNMENT:

Next Board Meeting
April 1, 2009
Board Room, Administration Building
6:45 p.m.

For additional information, please call Washtenaw County Administration at (734) 222-6850