Financial Services Committee
Rochester Hills
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1000 Rochester Hills |
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Drive |
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Rochester Hills, MI 48309 |
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Home Page: |
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www.rochesterhills.org |
Minutes
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Erik Ambrozaitis, Donald Atkinson, Kurt Dawson, Barbara Holder, Angie Jackson, Julie |
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Jenuwine, Jonathan Rea, Ravi Yalamanchi, Richard Yoon |
6:00 PM
1000 Rochester Hills Drive
Thursday, September 14, 2006
CALL TO ORDER
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Vice Chairperson Yalamanchi called the Financial Services Committee meeting to order |
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at 6:20 PM. |
ROLL CALL
Erik Ambrozaitis, Donald Atkinson and Ravi Yalamanchi
Present:
Barbara Holder and Jonathan Rea
Absent:
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Non-Voting Members Present: Julie Jenuwine and Richard Yoon |
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Non-Voting Members Absent: Kurt Dawson and Angie Jackson |
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Others Present: State Representative John Garfield |
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Committee Members Holder and Rea provided previous notice that they would be |
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unable to attend and asked to be excused. |
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
None presented.
COMMUNICATIONS
None.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
2006-0257
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Referral to the Financial Services Committee of a Resolution Expressing |
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Support of Local Control of Cable Franchising and Opposition to Michigan |
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House Bill 5895 and Senate Bill 1157 |
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Referral Notice Cable.pdf; Agenda Summary.pdf; HB-5895.pdf; 0257 |
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Resolution.pdf; Memo - National Franchise Issue.pdf |
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Vice Chairperson Yalamanchi introduced State Representative John Garfield who gave |
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an update that included the following: |
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* House Bill 5898 and Senate Bill 1157 are bills to provide for state authority to provide |
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cable and video services, thus providing competion in supplying these services. The |
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bills also prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local agencies and |
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officials. |
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* The state's economy would be enhanced by investment in new communications and |
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video programming infrastructure |
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* Competitive cable service providers and competitive video service providers are |
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capable of providing new video programmng services and competition to consumers |
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* Bundle services help keep costs down |
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* Municipal governments will all pay 5% - non negotiable |
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* MML's concern about no "build out" requirements is incorrect. Services will be |
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offered even in the poor neighborhoods |
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* MML is creating fear - they don't want change |
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* This model wil be close to revenue neutral as possible |
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* The nationwide FCC model is based after Michigan's |
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* The house bill will probably be passed next week, going then to the Senate. When |
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passed, then back to House for concurrence, then to Governor. |
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Consensus of the committee was that no action will be taken at this time and to wait to |
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see if the bill passes. Citizens should be kept informed and should know that there |
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could be a loss of revenue to the city if this passes. |
Discussed
NEW BUSINESS
2006-0676
Drain Maintenance Millage
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It was noted that the Drain Maintenace Millage was discussed during the Budget |
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Workshops and there was a need to discuss it further at Financial Services. Ms. |
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Jenuwine gave the history of the millage noting the following: |
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* There has been an overpayment since 1986. |
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* John Staran and a consultant are studying whether or not the overpayment needs to |
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be refunded. |
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* There are currently two trains of thought: one - overpayment can be used for drains |
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and two - the overpayment can be put into the general funds. |
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* It was decided to wait for John Staran's counsel before proceeding. |
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Consensus of the committee was to take no action at this time. |
Discussed
2006-0677
SOS (StopOverSpending) Michigan Constitutional Amendment - ballot proposal
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090606 Memo Jenuwine to FSC.pdf; SOS Amendment.pdf; SOS Senate |
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Fiscal Agency Report.pdf; 090806 MML - Bd of canvassers decline |
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SOS.pdf |
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Ms.Jenuwine found this subject on the MML website. She indicated there is a potential |
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ballot proposal called "Stop OverSpendng" that may appear on a future ballot. There |
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were enough signatures to put it on the November 7, 2006 ballot, but was rejected. Ms. |
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Jenuwine further noted that the MML indicates that the proposed amendment to Article |
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9, Section 31 of the State Constitution would include language that deals with some |
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ambiguities that the State can limit the amount a local government can collect as |
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revenue. If adopted, the impact will mean increased costs to taxpayers. |
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Ms. Jenuwine indicated she submitted the information to City Attorney Staran for review |
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and that the topic may be brought to discussion again in 2007. |
Discussed
YOUTH COMMENTS
ANY OTHER BUSINESS
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Ms. Jenuwine requested that the next FSC meeting be changed to October 19, 2006 to |
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allow the Fiscal staff adequate time to verify that mandatory SOS recover fees are |
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appropriate. |
2006-0701
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Adoption of Resolution to rescheduled October 12, 2006 Financial Services |
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Committee meeting to October 19, 2006. |
Resolution.pdf
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A motion was made by Ambrozaitis, seconded by Atkinson, that this matter be |
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Approved. |
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Resolved that the Financial Services Committee (FSC) agrees to reschedule its |
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Regular Meeting scheduled for Thursday, October 12, 2006 to October 19, 2006 at |
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6:00 PM. |
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Further Resolved that the City Clerk shall provide proper notice of the Meeting |
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Time change pursuant to 15.265, Section 5(3) of the Michigan Open Meetings Act, |
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Public Act No. 267 of 1976 as amended. |
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The motion carried by the following vote: |
Aye:
Ambrozaitis, Atkinson and Yalamanchi
Absent:
Holder and Rea
NEXT MEETING DATE
Thursday, October 19, 2006 at 6:00 PM
ADJOURNMENT
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There being no further business to discuss, Vice Chairperson Yalamanchi adjourned the |
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meeting at 8:40 PM. |
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Minutes prepared by Jackie Pawlak. |
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Minutes were approved as presented at the December 13, 2006 Regular Financial |
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Services Committee Meeting. |
