Approved 2/6/06
HUMAN SERVICES
January 23, 2006
Minutes
Members Present: Mark Grebner, Rebecca Bahar-Cook, Curtis Hertel, Lisa Dedden, Andy Schor, Mike Severino and Board Chairperson Victor Celentino
Members Absent: None
Others Present: John Neilsen, Bruce Bragg, Donna Rummel, Dean Sienko and Randy Bell
The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Grebner at 7:00 p.m. in the Personnel Conference Room of the Human Services Building, 5303 S. Cedar, Lansing.
Approval of the November 7 and December 5, 2005 Minutes
The November 7, 2005 Minutes were approved as submitted. The December 5, 2005 Minutes were approved as amended.
Additions to the Agenda
1. Substitute Resolution
5. Resolution Supporting Tri-County on Aging’s Long Term – Care Single Point of Entry Proposal
Limited Public Comment: None
MOVED BY COMM. SEVERINO, SUPPORTED BY COMM. SCHOR, TO APPROVE A CONSENT AGENDA FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:
2. Health Department
b. Resolution to Authorize Amendment #1 to 2005-2006 Comprehensive Planning, Budgeting and Contracting (CPBC) Agreement with the Michigan Department of Community Health
c. Resolution to Amend Resolution #05-319 and to Renegotiate a Lease Agreement for the Penn Dental Clinic
d. Resolution to Authorize an Amendment to the W.K. Kellogg Foundation Health Equity through Social Justice Grant
e. Resolution to Authorize Contracts with Neighborhood Centers
f. Resolution to Authorize a Letter of Agreement with the ICEA Professionals Unit to Move Two Represented Positions to the Managerial and Confidential Compensation Plan
g. Resolution to Authorize Memorandums of Understanding with Municipalities and Organizations for the Use of Facilities in the Event of a Public Health Emergency
h. Resolution to Recognize the Holt School District for its Involvement in the Mass Vaccination Flu Clinic Exercise on November 30, 2005
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
MOVED BY COMM. SEVERINO, SUPPORTED BY COMM. SCHOR, TO APPROVE THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
2a. Health Department – Resolution to Amend the Clean Sweep Pesticide Collection Program Agreement with the Michigan Department of Agriculture
MOVED BY COMM. DEDDEN, SUPPORTED BY COMM. SEVERINO, TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE CLEAN SWEEP PESTICIDE COLLECTION PROGRAM AGREEMENT WITH THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
Comm. Severino requested an update on the recycling from the Health Department. Mr. Bragg stated he would provide an update on this matter at this Committee’s next meeting.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
3. Commissioner Grebner – Discussion on No-Smoking Zone Implementation Regulation
Chairperson Grebner stated he has been working on a draft regulation which would state that any facility which is required by law to provide a non-smoking area, actually provide an area which is free from smoke. The Board of Health would hold public hearings on the proposed regulation. Ingham County’s Health Department would control this regulation. His proposed regulation should be in final form soon. This matter could be further addressed by a new subcommittee. If there are insufficient votes to place this regulation on the ballot, it would be set aside for possible use in the future.
Chairperson Grebner stated his proposed regulation would state that if a restaurant and/or bar wishes to continue having a non-smoking area; it must apply to the Health Department for a permit.
Comm. Bahar-Cook asked how the proposed regulation would be regulated. Chairperson Grebner stated that was a good question. He then explained the non-smoking area permit would be comparable to other existing permit requirements within the County. Comm. Bahar-Cook asked how it would be determined if an area is smoke-free. Chairperson Grebner stated the Health Department would make this determination. Dr. Sienko stated the reliability of the Health Departments tests for non-smoking areas have not been determined.
Chairperson Grebner asked if this Committee would be tolerant of him working on this matter further. Members of the Committee asked Chairperson Grebner various questions regarding his proposed regulation. In response to Chairperson Celentino, Chairperson Grebner stated the actual implementation of the regulation would be approximately 16 years.
Chairperson Celentino stated there currently is a high level of anxiety in the small business community due to the closure of some GM plants. He expressed his concern that such a regulation would add to the current stress level. Chairperson Grebner explained the proposed regulation would not take effect for small businesses until 2016. Comm. Bahar-Cook asked if renovation costs would be more than a business is actually worth. Chairperson Grebner stated small businesses would have several years to make changes to comply with the proposed regulation.
Comm. Schor suggested that Chairperson Grebner move forward with his proposed regulation. Business owners and customers should be invited to a future meeting to discuss the proposed regulation once it has been finalized. He then stated there is no guarantee that there will be sufficient votes to pass the regulation at the Committee level. Comm. Schor stated this Committee should hear from both sides of the non-smoking area positions.
Comm. Dedden stated she didn’t see any difference in today’s economy or laws from a few years ago. She further stated she did not think she would support the proposed regulation.
Chairperson Grebner stated he had the sense of this Committee to move forward on this issue. He will work with the Health Department further on this matter.
4. Board Referrals – Letter from Ingham Regional Medical Center Regarding Appointments to the Ingham Regional Medical Center Board
Mr. Neilsen stated he would review the Board’s policy regarding this Committee making recommendations in this matter. Chairperson Grebner stated this item should be placed on this Committee’s next agenda.
5. Resolution Supporting Tri-County on Aging’s Long Term – Care Single Point of Entry Proposal
Comm. Schor explained the Single Point of Entry pilot program (Program) would implement single points of entry locally and will serve as visible access points for individuals seeking long-term care. The Program would provide consumers easier access to getting the appropriate long-term care they need and allow them to become better educated about all health-care options.
The Administrative Board, consisting of the counties of Ingham, Eaton and Clinton with the cities of Lansing and East Lansing, has approved Tri-County Office on Aging applying to become a Single Point of Entry Pilot. Comm. Schor stated the Resolution requests this Committee’s support of the Program.
MOVED BY COMM. SCHOR, SUPPORTED BY COMM. HERTEL, TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION SUPPORTING TRI-COUNTY ON AGING’S LONG TERM-CARE SINGLE POINT OF ENTRY PROPOSAL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Announcements: None
Public Comment: None
The meeting adjourned at 7:37 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Debra Neff