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B
B
B
Just
to
let
you
know
on
the
next
day
and
the
approval
of
the
agenda,
things
got
changed
around
a
little
bit.
Parts
wanted
to
try
to
move
up
because
they've
got
some
other
commitments,
so
so
we're
gonna
take
the
three
part-time.
First,
with
that
do,
I
have
a
motion
to
approve
the
Amendments
from
May,
2nd
2023.,
moved
by
Joliet,
supported
by
Jackson.
B
Is
there
any
further
discussions
or
Corrections
in
the
minutes
bearing
none
all
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye
aye,
like
saying
for
those
opposed
motion
carries
next?
Is
the
approval
of
the
agenda?
Is
there
a
motion
moved
by
Hoffman,
supported
by
Nelson
any
any
discussion
hearing.
None
all
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye
aye,
like
saying
for
those
opposed
motion,
carries
next
item.
Is
public
comment?
Is
there
anyone
in
the
audience
who
would
like
to
address
items
that
that
are
on
the
agenda?
B
Seeing
none
will
move
on
next
we
have
there's
no
Communications.
B
C
C
She's,
the
one
who
makes
the
magic
happen.
Yes,
she
is
really
enjoy
it
over
the
last
year
or
so
getting
to
know
both
of
these
individuals
as
well
as
we've
worked
with
the
city
at
Pontiac,
both
on
the
plans
that
are
before
you
today
and
many
other
items
where
I
think
we're
partnering
very
well
working
together
for
the
betterment
of
the
recreation
opportunities
people
in
the
city.
C
So
the
first
item
here
and
I
believe
the
second
item
relate
to
the
commission's
approval.
Last
October
of
the
American
Rescue
plan
act,
Healthy,
Communities,
Park,
Improvement
plan,
you
appropriated
15
million
dollars,
Oakland
County,
Parks
and
Recreation
commission
we've
committed
five
million
dollars,
plus
and
matching
funds
and
a
large
piece
of
this.
C
Our
agreements
with
several
of
these
local
communities
to
transition
the
management
of
Municipal
existing
parks
that
need
a
little
bit
of
revitalization
and
financial
support
and
another
piece
of
that
as
well,
are
grants
to
five
local
communities
that
were
disproportionately
impacted
during
the
pandemic
and
and
for
the
purpose
of
supporting
their
park.
Improvement
needs.
We
have
before
you
today
the
portion
of
the
plan
that
is
dedicated
the
city
of
Pontiac.
C
We
work
very
hard
with
the
city
to
work
out
the
agreements
for
both
there's
a
grant
agreement
on
using
our
template
for
the
rescue
plan
for
many
other
grants,
and
the
purpose
here
is
to
provide
up
to
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
to
the
city
for
their
Crystal
Lake
revitalization
project
and
that'll
turn
it
over
it's
okay
to
Alex,
to
give
you
a
short
presentation
on
how
those
funds
will
be
used.
The.
D
The
city
sees
a
new
vision
for
a
vibrant
and
sustainable
Park
system
in
Pontiac.
As
you
know,
we
have
roughly
36
Parks,
including
recreation,
centers
and
linear
Parks.
This
is
a
part
of
the
mayor's
plan
to
implement
Arbor
dollars
to
revitalize
all
of
those
Parks,
including
the
linear
parks
in
Crystal.
Lake
is
one
of
those
understanding
that
Pontiac
is
comprised
of
roughly
61.
000
residents
has
a
primarily
black
and
African-American
Community
is
comprised
of
19.1
percent
of
residents
identifying
as
Hispanic
and
latinx.
D
This
park
in
particular,
is
Crystal
Lake
Park.
You
can
see
the
property
here
from
an
aerial
the
accessibility
rating,
which
was
determined
through
our
Parks
and
Recreation
Master
planning.
It
has
an
accessibility
rating
of
one
which
is
pretty
poor
and
it's
42.93
acres
and
it's
classified
as
a
community
park
which
is
one
of
our
largest
Parks.
This
Park's
identity
is
passive,
Recreation
Leisure
fishing
Etc,
and
it
is
currently
located
in
district,
one
which
is
councilwoman,
Melanie
Rutherford's
district,
and
you
can
see
that
area
here.
D
Okay,
the
park
currently
has
very
little
amenities
and
is
actually
boarded
up
from
the
public
and
doesn't
allow
for
entry.
The
park
has
a
propensity
for
beautiful
Recreation
and
is
really
an
underutilized
aspect
of
the
city.
Right
now,
you'll
see
the
park
entryway
located
at
item
one
and
the
pier,
which
is
not
usable
at
Icon
2.
The
yellow
line
indicates
all
the
property
that
is
owned
by
the
city.
We
do
own
the
full
Shoreline,
along
with
the
adjacent
property
into
the
Parkland
and
some
of
the
marsh
and
swamp
area.
D
The
parks
and
rec
master
plan
was
a
wonderful
opportunity
for
the
city
to
go
out
and
engage
in
community
engagement
and
Community
feedback
and
participation,
and
from
that
we
established
a
preferred
or
recommended
changes
and
upgrades
to
each
of
our
parks,
and
here
you'll
see
that
list.
Our
intention
is
to
create
a
new
site
plan
for
the
park,
with
Waterfront
activities,
restore
and
improve
the
boat
launch
and
Lakeside
access,
install
historical
markers
and
open
up
public
access
to
the
park
which
currently
doesn't
exist.
D
E
D
See
here
this
is
a
preliminary
plan
that
was
created
with
the
friends
of
the
Pontiac
Parks
Association
that
can
show
connections
to
the
Clinton
River
Trail,
which
is
a
wonderful
asset
in
Pontiac
as
well.
It's
our
goal
to
fill
the
Gap
in
the
donuts,
which
is
Pontiac
right
now
for
the
Clinton
River
Trail,
and
we
tend
to
connect
it
to
the
major
parks
and
the
ways
that
are
most
appropriate.
So
this
is
a
quick
overview
of
what
that
looks
like
and
where
the
fishing
pier
would
remain
on
on
the
peninsula
and
I'm
available.
C
Your
chair,
if
I,
can,
under
the
terms
of
this
agreement,
this
will
remain
a
city
of
Pontiac,
managed
and
owned
and
operated
Park.
The
grant
dollars
will
go
to
the
city
of
Pontiac
and
they
will
be
responsible
for
you,
know,
administering
and
managing
the
construction
project
per
all
of
our
arpa
rules.
The
project
must
be
complete
by
and
open
for,
public
use
by
the
end
of
2026,
yes
and
I-
think
committed
by
the
end
of
next
year.
So
because
Alex
I
think
we're
happy
to
answer
any
questions
you
might
have.
D
It's
the
easiest
way
to
designate
our
Trails
as
part
of
our
Park
system
overall,
so
it
includes
the
north
spur
and
Clinton
River
Trail,
and
some
of
the
other
Parkways
that
are
running
through
Pontiac
that
were
formerly
on
used
to
land.
We
intend
to
implement
some
Park
activity
in
some
of
our
unused
Alleyways
as
well.
So
as
we
redo
our
complete
streets,
master
plan
and
update
our
Parks
and
Rec
master
plan
and
we'll
include
those
linear,
Pathways.
D
F
So
I
know
that
area
quite
well,
I
Crystal
links
which
I
it's
a
beautiful
golf
course
that's
kind
of
a
secret,
although
it's
getting
out
so
I,
see
the
boat
launch
that
you
guys
have
planned
and
I'm.
Assuming
you
know
of
all
the
balls
that
go
in
it's.
F
Just
a
matter
of
safety
just
on
the
second,
so
Crystal
Lake
is
here
and
then
it
because
you
saw
the
little
jetted
Island
where
people
drive
out
to
do
that
hole.
Yes,
yes,
so
I
mean
that
whole
Edge
Falls
go
flying.
So
just
something
to
keep
in
mind
when
you
do
the
boat
launch
great.
Thank
you.
Yep.
H
Commissioner
Jackson
I
just
want
to
say:
Pontiac
is
where
it's
at
okay
I've
been
on
a
commission
since
2009,
and
the
developments
and
the
revitalization
and
Renaissance
that
Pontiac
is
is
having
right.
Now
is
exciting.
You
know
as
our
county
seat
when
I
see
programs
like
this
and
revitalization
efforts
like
this.
H
This
is
the
way
it
should
have
been
a
long
time
ago,
but
I
want
to
ask
Jay
you
mentioned
you
had
36
parks
and
how
many
are
swimmable
places:
swimmable
yeah,
any
of
them
Hawthorne
any
looking
to
be
for
kids
and
people,
and
these
women
folks.
G
So
so
the
answer
to
that
question
is
several
of
them
are
on
lakes.
So
Galloway
is
a
lake
Crystal
Lake
Kiwanis
Park
is
is
on
the
lake.
It's
on
Harris
Terry
see
the
Harrison
Terry
I
can
forget
which
order
they
come
in.
The
issue,
however,
is
that
none
of
them
have.
G
Beaches
created
so
they
may
have
some
natural
area,
so
I
just
went
with
them
as
a
kid,
but
that
doesn't
necessarily
mean
that
they
are
swimmable,
so
they
they
are.
They
are
safe
to
swim
in,
but
they're,
not
swimmable
in
the
sense
that
we
have
not
gone
and
pulled
out
all
of
the
natural
vegetation
to
create
a
swimming
area.
So
I'm
sanctions.
C
Swimming
may
occur,
yeah
exactly
you
know
with
the
next
item.
Yes
with
Hawthorne,
that's
something
we
definitely
want
to
take
a
look
at
there
as
a
potential
but
early
on
in
the
process.
Obviously,
we
need
to
sense
of
what
the
water
quality
is
E
coli.
It's
caused
a
lot
of
beaches
in
the
county
all
over
the
place
so
make
sure
the
conditions
are
all
right
to
be
able
to
have
sanctioned
swimming.
C
It
would
be
be
wonderful
for
us
if
things
move
forward
with
Hawthorne,
especially
as
the
wave
pool
at
Waterford
Oaks
having
so
many
challenges,
Staffing
that
up
and
it's
aging
that
maybe
there
is
an
opportunity
to
transition.
You
know
our
aquatic
recreational
opportunities
to
bat
that
facility
okay,.
I
Thank
you
Mr
chair.
So,
first
and
foremost,
this
land
is
truly
a
nice
Hidden.
Gem
I
have
tromped
around
this
area
for
quite
some
time.
It
actually
has
some
pretty
good
fishing
back
in
the
day
we
take
my
nephews
and
niece,
so
I'm
really
excited
to
see
what
we're
doing
moving
forward
with
this
land,
because
it
truly
is
a
beautiful,
beautiful
piece
of
land.
I'm
excited
to
also
see
that
it
looks
like
you're
going
to
have
walking
paths.
Yes
around.
Is
it
going
to
be
around
the
lake
yeah.
G
So
if
you
so
there
you
go
this
all
of
this
area
inside
of
the
red
historically
was
the
city-owned,
low-income
housing
area
that
has
been
removed
for
almost
30
years
now.
We
are
actually
in
talks
with
a
developer,
to
redevelop
all
of
that
as
again
multi-family
housing,
but
this
time
it
would
actually
be
private
housing
not
owned
by
the
government,
and
so
this
is
the
the
main
portion
of
the
park,
and
then
you
would
have
a
walk-in,
so
we
own
all
of
the
Lakeshore.
I
So
that
actually
leads
into
my
last
question:
I
know
that
the
Clinton
River
Trail
in
that
portion
had
some
really
great
upgrades.
I
know
now
they're
using
the
crushed
Limestone
on
the
path
which
has
just
helped
significantly,
with
a
lot
of
seniors
individuals
with
disabilities
being
able
to
really
utilize
and
have
that
Mobility
along
the
Clinton
River
Trail.
Will
you
be
utilizing
the
same
materials
for
that
walking
path
throughout
Crystal
Lake
or
you.
G
Don't
know
yet
so
the
short
answer
is
I,
don't
know.
The
wrong
answer
is
the
city
of
Pontiac
is
really
trying
to
make
a
philosophical
change
in
the
way
that
we
invest
in
the
community.
So
if
that
limestone
is
honestly
the
the
best
material
and
when
I
say
no
there,
when
you
say
best,
material,
there's
is
best
for
a
number
of
different
things
right
best
for
water
runoff
best
for
being
good
on
your
knees
best.
G
You
know
for
a
long
term
longevity
before
you
have
to
replace
it,
but
what
we're
really
looking
to
do
is
to
say
hey
what
are
the
materials?
What
is
the
investment?
What
is
the
standard
that
we
can
put
in
place
that
is
going
to
communicate
to
the
community
that
this
is
an
asset
that
we
care
about,
and
so,
if
the
limestone
is,
is
that
material?
That's
what
we'll
use
if
it's
wood
chips,
if
it's
whatever?
J
Thank
you
Mr
chair,
for
allowing
us
the
opportunity
to
come
in
I'm.
Sorry,
I'm
late
I
had
a
habitat
for
a
Humanity
event
in
Pontiac
this
morning
that
I
ran
a
little
long,
but
that
was
a
really
nice
rallying
of
Volunteers
in
the
community.
I
just
want
to
thank
the
the
Parks
Commission
and
the
County
commission
for
the
investment
in
our
community
in
Pontiac.
J
This
is
a
really
exciting
opportunity
between
this
and
the
partnership
agreement
that
we're
taking
before
Council
this
evening
for
what
was
formerly
known
as
Hawthorne
Park
and
what
will
soon
be
known
as
Pontiac
Oaks
Park.
We're
really
excited
about
these
Partnerships
with
the
county.
It
makes
a
huge
positive
difference
and
impact
in
the
quality
of
life
in
Pontiac
and
I
know
that
all
of
our
residents
are
really
excited
about
this
partnership
and
the
investment.
Thank
you
all.
B
Any
other
comments
hearing
night
can
we
have
a
roll
call.
B
Good,
thank
you.
All
right.
Next
item
is
Parks
and
Recreation
and
local
partnership
agreement
with
the
city
of
Pontiac
for
Hawthorne
Park.
C
Chris
hi
thanks
again
Mr
chair,
so
this
is
the
second
piece
of
the
implementation
of
our
Healthy
Communities
plan
for
the
city
of
Pontiac,
really
an
extraordinary
opportunity
for
local
County
parks
with
this
partnership
agreement
and
truly
is
a
partnership
agreement.
I
want
to
commend
the
mayor
who's
a
little
bit
kind
of
a
tough
negotiator
and
thank
the
chairman
chairman
mcgilbert
and
chairman
Woodward
I
had
to
call
in
the
big
guns
to
finalize
our
negotiations
two
weeks
ago.
A
lot
of
work
getting
us
to
this
point.
C
We've
got
a
lot
of
work
ahead.
What
this
agreement
does
is
provide
for
the
transition
of
the
management
operation,
maintenance,
responsibilities
for
Hawthorne
Park
77,
acre
Park,
just
up
the
road
here
on
Telegraph
Road
to
Oakland
County
Parks
under
guidance
to
non-going
collaboration
direction
from
city
government
along
the
way.
So
it's
a
20-year
agreement
with
an
option
to
renew.
C
So
you
know
one
of
the
things
I
think
that's
wonderful
about
this.
Is
this
one-time
Federal
money
has
provided
opportunities
to
do
things
we
ordinarily
couldn't
do,
and
in
this
case
we're
going
to
see
the
benefits
of
that
for
generations
to
come.
Hawthorne
is
a
beautiful
Park
and
we're
just
barely
excited
to
roll
up
our
sleeves
and
get
to
work.
C
The
mayor
has
set
it
as
always
an
ambitious
agenda
for
us
there
we'll
start
with
mowing
the
grass
in
July
and
and
we've
already
been
over
there
working
with
the
city
and
cleanup
projects
and,
as
I
said,
it's
we're
very
excited
about
I
want
to
introduce
I.
Think
many
of
you
met
Zach
zukowitz,
who
is
our
Dei
coordinator
and
Jess
Whitley,
who
works
on
our
planning
team
and
is
taking
point
on
this
project?
J
Again,
I
just
want
I
think
the
the
county,
the
Parks
Commission,
the
County
Commissioners
themselves
for
the
the
investment
in
Pontiac
and
further
partnership.
You
know
there
was
some
give
and
take
in
in
figuring
out
some
of
the
details
and
specifics
here,
but
I
think
it's
really
a
win-win
for
both
entities
and
we're
thrilled
to
to
have
this
opportunity
to
work
hand
in
hand
with
the
county
to
improve
the
quality
of
life
for
all
of
Oakland
County's
residents,
including
those
in
the
city
of
Pontiac.
C
So
there's
a
pavilion
there
and
we
may
be
considering
any
additional
Pavilion,
so
a
rental
for
a
private
event.
If
there
are,
you
know
specific
recreational
programs,
maybe
you'll
be
in
the
park
or
something
like
that
special
activities,
but
the
general
entry
to
park
will
always
be
free
for
both
cities
and
residents
and
Oakland
County
residents.
Thank
you.
B
L
So
I
think
this
is
fantastic.
Just
give
me
an
example
of
the
collaboration
since
we're
maintaining
the
park.
When
do
you
go
to
the
council?
Well,.
C
It
starts
with
developing
an
action
plan,
basically
a
master
plan
for
the
park
and
the
capital
Improvement
plan
for
the
park
which
the
city
council
must
approve.
So
no
major
investment
fixed
assets
there
above
thirty
thousand
dollars
can
they
can
occur
without
their
approval.
We
will
be
submitting
a
operations
plan,
a
security
plan
for
the
park,
and
it's
going
to
be
ongoing
discussions
back
and
forth.
That's.
I
Kristen,
thank
you
Mr
chair
again,
another
slice
of
Heaven
hidden
right
here
in
Oakland
County,
the
one
thing
I
love
about
this
park
is
it
has
a
disc
golf
course
as
we
move
forward,
are
we
keeping
the
disc
golf
course
and
is
it
an
eight
or
an
18
hold
this.
C
Golf
course
18
hole
right
now.
It
is
the
disc
golf
course
is
basically
I
believe
an
informal
agreement
between
the
city
and
an
association.
C
So
you
know
there
may
be
some
adjustments
that
need
to
occur
as
we
bring
that
into
our
management.
There
is
a
bit
of
an
issue
with
sort
of
competing
use
there
a
bit.
We
want
to
make
sure
as
we're
opening
up
this
park
for
more
recreational
uses
that
there's
some
just
safety
issues
with
disc
golf
that
you
need
to
have
you
need
to
I'm.
Looking
at
the
helmets
for
like,
we
may
need
helmets
to
sit
at
a
picnic
bench
yeah
at
the
Hawthorne
Park.
But
yes,
the
the
short
answer.
C
M
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
Mr
chairman.
Thank
you
very
much.
Mr
chair,
hi
everyone.
This
is
a
very
exciting
thing,
so
I've
just
been
like
furiously
on
Google
Maps
this
whole
time.
Looking
at
the
beautiful
Park,
it's
bifurcated
by
a
very
busy
Boulevard,
how
are
we
going
to
allow
pedestrians
to
get
from
one
half
of
the
park
to
the
other
half
it.
C
I'm,
sorry,
if
this
is
something
we've
already
set
as
a
goal-
and
we
haven't
got
a
couple
of
goals
ahead
of
us-
there's
also
an
adjacent
22,
acre
piece
of
property
that
is
owned
by
the
school
district
that
we
have
set
out
in
this
agreement
to
work
together
towards
the
quiring
and
dedicating
recreational
use,
but
having
pedestrian
access.
The
cost,
Telegraph
Road
would
be
enormous
in
terms
of
you
know,
accessibility
and
use
in
part
by
that
neighborhood
there,
the
kind
of
Kenneth
neighborhood
right.
J
Yeah,
so
I
I
did
want
to
clarify
that
at
least
my
understanding
is
and
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong,
your
eminence,
but
the
road
Telegraph
doesn't
to
my
knowledge,
bifurcate
the
park
itself,
so
the
the
entirety
of
the
park
I
believe
is
west
of
telegraph
or
Northwest
of
telegraph
there
and
what
southeast?
There
is
actually
an
old
landfill
called
the
Kennett
Road
Landfill,
at
least
in
common
parlance,
and
so
that
is
not
part
of
this
agreement.
So
the
park
is
really
just
on
the
West
side,
Northwest
side
of
telegraph.
J
However,
having
said
that
there
we
would
like
to
find
a
way
to
try
to
make
Crossing
Telegraph
more
pedestrian
friendly,
because,
while
there's
a
landfill
on
a
portion
of
the
east
side
of
telegraph,
there's
also
a
a
a
decent
sized
residential
neighborhood,
a
little
further
north
of
the
landfill
that
that
comes
into
play
there.
And
so
we
would
love
to
find
a
way
to
make
this
park
more
accessible
for
that
residential
neighborhood,
which
would
require
Crossing
Telegraph,
and
that
portion
of
telegraph
I
believe,
is
the
city's
yeah.
J
It
is
that's
right,
so
most
of
telegraph
is
a
state
highway,
and
this
this
is
a
relatively
recent
extension
of
telegraph
that
was
built
in
the
very
early
2000s,
and
so
the
state
portion
of
telegraph
ends
at
Dixie.
Highway
North
of
Dixie
Highway
was
a
city
road
that
was
improved
and
installed
in
the
early
2000s,
that's
completely
under
the
jurisdiction
of
the
city.
So
we
don't
need
to
go
to
the
state
for
any
kind
of
approvals
in
terms
of
putting
in
pedestrian
and
aspects
across
Telegraph.
In
that
stretch,
yeah.
B
Yeah
any
other
questions
during
men,
motions
on
the
floor
and
support
can
we
have
a
real
call
vote.
Please.
A
A
B
J
B
Next
item
is
Parks
and
Recreation:
Amendment
60
Oakland
County
4-H
Fair
Association
for
Paving
Improvement
projects
at
Springfield,
Oaks
County
Park.
Is
there
a
motion
moved
by
Hoffman,
supported
by
Lewis
Mr
Warren.
C
This
item
here
now,
they've
received
a
grant
from
mdard
and
they've,
also
worked
with
a
contractor
to
negotiate
extremely
favorable
rates
for
to
to
read
to
do
a
Paving
project
out
there
on
the
fairgrounds
so
where
this
intersects
with
us
it
is
County
property
and
under
the
County's
policies
anytime,
we
have
a
donation
above
ten
thousand
dollars
in
value.
The
board,
commissioner,
is
the
most
give
its
approval
and
we
encapsulate
that
within
the
agreement
with
the
fair
board.
L
Marshall
so
I
understand,
there
are
various
different
types
of
concrete
and
some
are
better
and
more
recommended
for
the
environment.
More.
L
C
But
there
are
areas
where
it
is
certainly
more
effective
and
we've
made
decisions
really
focus
on
parking
lots
rather
than
entryways
this
particular
Edge
away,
and
we
didn't
take
a
look
at
that
in
our
engineering.
Folks
really
felt,
like
the
cost
benefit
scenario,
wasn't
there
to
invest
in
that
type
of
material
here,
and
in
this
case,
of
course,
there
are
no
County
funds
involved
whatsoever.
This
is
State
funding,
matched
by
a
very
large
discount
from
the
contractor.
So
we
aren't
in
a
position
to
demand.
C
You
know
the
type
of
material
to
be
utilized
here,
but
I
do
want
to
assure
you
that
that's
part
of
our
overall
plan
and
we
are
going
to
be
tackling
some
pretty
major
parking
lot
projects
in
the
next
couple
years
and
using
that
type
of
material.
If
a
first
major
one,
we
could
tell
folks
we
have
planned
next
year
or
two.
I
I
Derby
or
the
lazy,
eight
races
exactly
penny,
so
I'm
just
throwing
it
out
there,
it's
an
amazing
fair.
So
if
any
of
you
have
not
gone
I
highly
encourage
you
to
go,
they
have
some
really
fun.
Events
that
take
place
and
I
think
Penny.
We
need
to
get
you
a
sponsor,
then,
and
get
a
car
years
ago.
E
C
B
B
B
B
Okay,
thank
you.
Next
up
is
a
d
clerk
Register
of
Deeds
Grant
acceptance
with
Michigan
Supreme
Court
State
Court
Administrative
Office
for
legal
self-help
center
grant
program
for
2023..
B
N
Mr
chair
good
morning,
Commissioners
I'm,
Deputy,
County,
Clerk,
Fred,
Miller
and
please
be
joined,
bringing
you
greetings
from
behalf
of
our
County
Clerk
register
at
East,
Lisa
Brown.
Of
course,
Heidi
Walling
is
our
clerk
supervisor
Heidi's
been
with
the
county
since
1987
88.
N
and
has
forgotten
more
about
how
the
courts
work
than
I'll
ever
know,
and
she
doesn't
forget
much
so
we're
really.
We
just
want
to
never
miss
an
opportunity
to
brag
about
the
great
team
we
have
at
the
county,
clerk's
office
and,
in
you
know,
emblematic
of
all
of
our
County
Workforce,
just
incredibly
dedicated
people
who
provide
great
quality
public
service
for
the
people
of
Oakland
County
every
day.
So
this
grant
is
for
forty
thousand
dollars
made
possible
by
scale
the
Supreme,
the
Supreme
Court
Administrative
Office
for
legal
help,
self-help
centers
we
operate.
N
If
you
go
in
the
South
entrance
here
and
then
you
turn
right
to
go
down
where
the
clerk
and
register
of
deeds
is
at.
On
the
left
hand,
side
is
our
e-services.
Center
provides
eight
free
access,
computer
stations
as
well
as
our
team.
There
that
allow
people
to
come
in.
Do
research
genealogy
research,
but
primarily
Court
research,
access,
Court,
Explorer
michiganlegalhelp.org,
which
is
a
fantastic
user-friendly
website
for
people.
N
Primarily,
we
see
people
who
are
in
proper
who
are
represent
themselves
researching
their
cases
and
our
staff
is
not
allowed
to
give
legal
advice
and
really,
frankly,
is
too
busy
to
to
do
that.
So
this
grant
would
allow
us
to
partner
with
legal
professionals
to
provide
Legal
Information,
not
legal
advice,
but
provide
Legal,
Information
and
kind
of
help.
N
These
folks
navigate
their
way
through
the
legal
system
in
way
print
out
forms,
there's
a
really
a
limit
to
what
we
can
do
to
help
them
fill
out
forms
but
kind
of
push
them
in
the
right
direction
without
going
past
that
line.
So
this
grant
would
do
that.
We
are
partnering
with
we
have
a
security
partner
in
the
Oakland
University
paralegal
certificate
program,
we're
going
to
identify
students
who
have
the
right
aptitude
and
competence
level
to
come
in
on
a
weekly
basis
and
to
be
there
to
be
that
resource
for
citizens.
B
Excuse
me,
since
we
moved
the
agenda
around,
the
next
group
is
not
quite
here
yet,
but
they
are
on
their
way.
So
why
don't
we
take
a
short
5-10
minute,
workouts,
perfect
timing.
I
need
more
coffee,
seven.
B
With
us
today
is
Mr
Weaver
from
the
executive
office
and
he's
the
new
diversity,
equity
and
inclusion
officer,
and
we
will
be
giving
us
a
presentation,
so
I'll
turn
it
over
to
you.
Thank.
K
You
I'm
newish
I,
don't
know
if
they
still.
Let
me
get
away
with
calling
myself
new
I
started
in
October
and
yeah
I'm.
Sorry,
you.
K
Get
a
year:
okay!
Well
then
I'm
new
yeah,
but
what
I?
What
I
do
tell
people?
It
doesn't
seem
new
because
it
really
wasn't
like
this
orientation
period.
There's
this
idea
that
okay,
you
said
that
you
can
do
these
things
here
they
are,
and
so
there
wasn't
a
hand-holding
period
or
which,
which
I'm
glad
of
which
means
I,
didn't
waste
two
months
with
orientation
to
have
to
reverse
all
of
that
and
actually
get
down
to
doing
the
work.
K
So
again,
my
name
is
Harry
Weaver,
Chief
diversity,
equity
and
inclusion
officer
for
Oakland
County,
just
a
tiny
bit
about
my
background,
because
I
don't
want
to
spend
a
whole
lot
of
time.
Talking
about
me,
I've
been
doing
this
work,
I
told
people
I've
been
doing.
This
is
before
it
had
a
name.
I've
been
doing
the
I
work
for
over
20
years.
K
The
bulk
of
it
has
been
in
the
education
sector
and
I
started
it
right
here
in
Oakland,
County
working
for
the
local
Anti-Defamation
League
office.
There
I
started
off
as
a
contract
trainer
with
their
world
of
difference,
anti-bias
programming
and
from
there
was
promoted
to
the
director
of
education.
K
For
the
Michigan
regional
office
and
worked
on
a
number
of
Education
initiatives
in
the
in
the
region,
as
well
as
nationally
for
law
enforcement
for
education
and
a
number
of
other
contexts,
and
so
from
there
I
moved
on
to
go
to
Chippewa
Valley
Schools,
which
is
the
seventh
largest
school
district
in
the
in
the
state
where
I
was
the
diversity,
equity
and
school
culture
consultant
for
a
few
years
and
I
came
over
here
when
this
position
to
open
up
so
I
really
do
have
a
have
a
passion
for
education.
K
I
enjoy
being
on
this
side,
though,
I
think
a
bit
more
in
education,
I'm
in
a
situation
where
I'm
pushing
up
against
policy,
that's
already
been
created
and
trying
to
find
ways
to
circumvent
that
that
policy
and
seeing
how
we
can
best
serve
children
here,
I'm
on
the
front
end
and
can
affect
how
policy
is
crafted
before
it
becomes
policy
and
I.
Think
I,
like
this
side,
better
I,
think
I.
Think
I,
like
my
Effectiveness
here,
better
and
I,
also
like
not
having
to
deal
with
things
all
right.
K
My
wife
is
also
a
retired
educator
appointment,
or
does
it
not
work
the
arrow.
A
A
K
We
go
position
summary
all
right,
so
my
role
has
to
build
a
system
that
operationalizes
Equity
and
that's
the
part
I
want
to
focus
on
I,
don't
typically
like
using
PowerPoints,
because
I
don't
like
people
to
feel
like
I'm
reading
to
them.
If
you
just
wanted
this
information
on
paper,
we
could
give
me
these
handouts
and
been
done
with
it
right.
I'm.
Sorry,
I
really
want
to
touch
on
some
key
points
that
are
things
that
may
not
be
familiar
or
maybe
out
of
context.
K
So
when
we
talk
about
operationalizing
Equity,
we
talk
about
making
it
work
in
spaces.
So
in
a
lot
of
diversity,
Equity
inclusion
spaces.
We
have
these
closed
door
conversations.
You
know
these
meetings
once
a
month
or
bi-monthly
whatever
of
these
kind
of
Shadow
councils,
and
then
no
action
comes
from
it,
we're
just
meeting
and
doing
workshops
and
having
a
conversation.
When
we
talk
about
operationalizing
Equity,
we
talk
about
actually
taking
these
these
Equity
ideas
and
applying
them
to
what
we're
doing
in
accounting.
So
my
elevator
speech.
K
So
when
people
ask
me
what
I
do
for
the
county,
I
said
well,
my
job
is
to
make
sure
that
everything
from
Aviation
to
the
zoo
and
everything
in
between
is
looked
at
through
an
equity
lens
and
that
sometimes
that
means
you
know
race
and
sexual
orientation
and
religion.
Sometimes
that
means
physical
ability.
Sometimes
that
means
making
sure
that
people
that
are
neurodivergent
are
are
accounted
for.
K
I
just
went
to
a
conference
a
couple
of
weeks
ago,
when
we
were
talking
about
digital
accessibility,
we're
making
sure
that
our
websites
and
things
are
accessible
to
people
who
have
a
number
of
different
things
that
they
need
to
read
a
screen
or
have
a
screen
read
to
them.
So
all
of
these
different
things
go
into
when
we
talk
about
Dei
work
and
unfortunately,
in
the
larger
conversation
we
get
stuck
on
these
ideas
of
race
and
gender
and
all
of
those
things
which
and
I'd
be
disingenuous.
K
If
I
did
not
say
those
are
large
Parts,
but
that's
not
all.
We
do
indeed
I
work.
It's
a
much
larger
spectrum
of
work,
so
so
here
again
in
terms
of
operationalizing
equity,
just
a
a
single
example,
one
of
the
things
that
we're
looking
at
is
auditing
our
job
listings.
We're
going
through
these
job
listings
and
determining
what
of
these
listings
actually
requires
someone
to
have
a
bachelor's
degree.
K
Do
you
actually
need
a
bachelor's
degree
to
start
this
position,
because
we're
locking
a
lot
of
people
out
making
a
requirement
that
may
not
be
necessary?
And
so,
as
we
audit
these
positions
and
as
we
begin
to
move,
remove
that
requirement
from
some
of
the
positions,
we
will
then
be
making
these
positions
available
to
a
wider
audience
and
we
can
have
a
wider
selection
of
people
from
the
county.
K
Hopefully
that
are
able
to
apply
for
these
positions
and
make
a
good
wage
working
for
the
county
purpose
and
function
serve
internal
and
external
stakeholders
and
acknowledging
systemic
inequities
that
cause
disparate
outcomes
and
accessible
access.
So.
K
Can
we
talk
about
serving
internal
and
external
stakeholders
in
a
position
here,
for
the
most
part
has
started
off
inward
facing
or
internal
looking
at
some
of
the
structures
we
have
in
place
inside
the
county
in
the
ways
that
we
work
and
how
can
we
how
we
can
reorganize
some
of
those
things
and,
to
be
honest,
we've
made
some
really
really
big
strides
in
the
last.
What's
it
been
I
guess
seven
months
now,
and
that
is
not
a
that's
not
a
me
thing.
K
That's
a
wee
thing,
the
executive
office
and
and
everyone
there
has
really
been
kind
of
pulling
together
to
make
sure
that
we
are
making
these
making
these
pushes
one
of
the
big
things
is
us
being
present
to
whatever
degree
we
can
but
kind
of
rotating
I
guess
being
present
at
these
new
higher
orientations.
One
of
the
things
that
I've
made
a
point
of
when
I
came
in
and
we
were
having
conversations
about
was
okay.
People
need
to
see
us.
K
As
you
know,
the
fifth
floor
is
seen
as
like
this
dark
cabal:
a
faceless
people
who
passed
down
these
policies
that
affect
the
rank
and
file,
but
no
one
knows
who
any
of
these
people
are.
Nobody
knows
anyone's
face,
and
so
to
kind
of
reverse
that
piece.
We
do
go
to
the
new
higher
orientations
to
interview
systems.
Yes,.
E
It's
the
employment
application.
So
a
few
years
ago
we
worked
on
that
to
make
it
more
friendly,
I,
don't
know
what
changes
were
made
doesn't
seem
to
be
that
there's
a
great
many
changes
to
make
it
more
accessible
for
many
different
people
to
complete
the
outcome
of
that
was
we
removed
a
box
regarding
criminals?
Yes,.
K
Yeah,
so
that
that's
something
that
we'll
also
review
as
as
we're
auditing
positions,
because,
again
you
know
we're
really
kind
of
unnecessarily
gatekeeping.
If
we're,
you
know
requiring
someone
to
have
a
certain
level
of
Education,
that
just
is
not,
you
know,
commensurate
for
the
position
and
so,
and
the
case
might
be,
it
might
be
a
conversation
of
hay
to
start
this
job.
You
do
not
need
a
bachelor's
degree
now,
if
you
want
to
advance
in
this
department,
maybe
the
next
promotion
or
the
promotion
after
that
will
require.
K
You
know
a
combination
of
the
your
degree
and
the
experience
that
you've
gained
working,
but
you
know
again
that's
a
conversation
for
the
next
level
and
yes,
we
definitely
want
to
take
a
holistic
look
at
it,
not
just
the
degree
requirements
but
other
requirements
to
make.
You
know
as
many
false
eligibility.
Okay.
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
so
yeah,
so
we're
my
position
is
is
very
much
internal
facing
now
and
we,
you
know,
we've
progressed
into
some
outward
facing
things
as
well.
K
We
did
a
community
service
event
for
MLK
day
that
really
had
our
Equity
initiatives
and
our
Equity
Council
kind
of
out
front
and
I
love
to
talk
about
that
event,
because
it's
a
day
that
County
employees
have
off
and
what
we
were
able
to
do
in
our
first
outing.
In
doing
this,
our
MLK
Day
of
Service
we
had
over
80
volunteers,
do
over
400
hours
of
community
service,
and
these
are
people
who
typically
have
this
day
off
to
do
whatever
they
please
with
and
they
and
they
chose
to
spend
some
hours.
K
We
had.
We
were
at
five
different
spaces
throughout
the
county,
doing
a
number
of
different
charitable
events,
and
so
I'm
very
proud
of
that,
and
that's
something
that
will
not
just
be
restricted
to
the
MLK
Day
holiday.
The
ideas
that
we'll
do
this
at
least
three
times
a
year,
so
we'll
have
a
date
at
some
point
in
the
summer
and
then
do
something
for
Thanksgiving
and
then
that'll
be
kind
of
our
annual
piece,
so
MLK
Day
a
summer
day,
and
then
the
Thanksgiving
season.
K
All
right,
so
the
equity
Council
is
anyone
not
familiar
with
the
equity
Council?
Okay,
so
our
Equity
council
is
is
a
council
that
is
made
up
of
County
employees
and
we
have
Jen.
Do
we
have
somebody
from
every
department?
Now
you
know
yep,
so
so
we
have.
We
have
representatives
from
every
Department
who
are
able
to
take
what
we
do
in
the
console
and
bring
it
to
their
individual
department.
K
So
I'll
say
this:
when
I
came,
we
did
not
have
representatives
from
every
Department
and
the
design
for
this
to
function.
The
way
it's
supposed
to.
Ideally,
we
definitely
want
voices
from
everywhere,
and
so,
thanks
to
the
hard
work
of
Jen
excuse
me
and
and
Jamie
Fenner
and
I
and
the
rest
of
our
planning
committee,
we
were
able
to
kind
of
get
the
word
out
and
really
get
in
spaces
to
have
conversations
with
department
leaders
and
say
hey.
K
We
really
need
somebody
from
your
department
to
be
on
this
Equity
Council,
so
during
so
during
the
council
meetings
right.
We
do
these
things
that
that
lead
to
creating
the
culture
that
respects
diversity,
how
promote
cultural
sensitivity,
Workforce
diversity.
K
So
the
question
is:
how
do
we
do
that
so
oftentimes
these
sessions
are
our
educational
sessions
and
we
do
the
the
sessions
range
in
terms
of
subject
matter.
We
actually
were
able
to
have
an
autistic
woman
who
came
in
and
talked
about,
autism
in
the
workplace
and
how
people
who
have
autism
can
still
be
effective
in
the
workplace
and
not
just
autism
but
other
disabilities,
which
was
incredibly
interesting.
K
I
did
a
leadership
development
presentation
in
our
last
council
meeting,
where
we
also
did
an
Eid
celebration,
and
we
had
excuse
me.
We
had
one
of
our
deputies
come
in
and
talk
about
her
eat
experience
and
talk
about
her,
how
her
family
observes
Eve
both
now
when
she
grew
up-
and
so
you
know
things
like
that-
to
bring
culture
into
a
into
a
smaller
space
and
getting
an
understanding,
but
also
getting
in
the
framework
in
terms
like
training
and
education.
K
So
now
what's
happening,
is
we
get
these
council
members
going
back
to
their
departments
and
we're
getting
these
individual
Department
equity
councils,
which
absolutely
the
the
goal?
We
want
every
Department
to
have
a
few
voices
that
says:
hey
we're
not
are
we
really
looking
at
this
through
an
equity
lens?
Can
we
slow
down
for
a
minute
and
take
a
look
at
this
or
say:
hey,
I,
think
we're
doing
a
great
job
at
you
know.
Looking
at
these
things,
you're
an
equity
lens.
K
Let's
keep
it
up
so
thus
far,
just
in
the
last
few
months,
we've
had
Equalization
as
their
own
Equity
Council
that
just
that
started
not
too
long
ago,
Health
and
Human
Services
and
Human
Resources
all
have
their
own
departmental
Equity
councils
that
are
kind
of
shoots
of
the
larger
Council
and
model
the
same
way
and
again
Community
engagement.
K
So
we
talked
about
the
whole
community
service
piece,
Advocate,
Champion,
Ambassador,
so
and
so
like
again,
these
members
go
back
to
their
departments
and
talk
about
the
things
that
we
talk
about
in
the
meetings
and
it's
also
very
much
a
space
for
people
to
come
and
say,
hey.
Something
is
happening
in
my
department
and
I'm,
not
sure
what
to
think
of
I'm,
not
sure
if
it's
an
equity
matter
or
if
it's.
If
it's
me
as
an
individual
and
something's
rubbing
me
the
wrong
way.
K
It's
a
space,
it's
a
space
where
we
can
have
these
conversations
and
like-minded
people
can
help
us
come
up
with
some
solutions
and
some
potential
ways
to
move
forward.
K
You
had
several
members,
yes
Dei
in
person,
training
trying
to
find
that
remember,
which
ones
were
the
most
important,
so
the
MLK
Day
of
Service
we
already
touched
on
so,
but
the
piece
before
that
is
so
important.
Six
Equity
council
members
successfully
completed
their
so
their
certified
diversity,
professional
certification
through
the
Michigan
diversity
Council,
which
is
a
city.
That's
a
city
area
of
the
national
diversity
Council.
K
All
of
that,
together
and
I've,
been
through
the
certification
as
well
and
I
am
I
was
just
baffled
at
how
they
pulled
so
much
information
together
to
put
people
through
a
one-week
training
to
do
all
these
things
that
it
took
me
20
years
to
to
kind
of
figure
out
and
and-
and
you
know,
kind
of
experientially
get
a
hold
of
draw
the
bumps
in
the
road
and
all
of
that
sort
of
thing.
K
So
it
really
is
a
great
certification
and
I'm
glad
that
we're
able
to
take
advantage
of
that
through
our
membership
with
the
Michigan
University
Council
I
also
sit
on
that
board,
and
so
at
the
county
we
have
a
little
bit
of
Sway
and
can
and
can
also
arrange
some
things
through
them.
K
K
I'm
doing
I've
been
doing
Dei
training
for
Children's
Village
they've
got
a
state
requirement
that
they
have
X
amount
of
time
spent
on
the
Dei
training,
and
so,
while
we're
in
the
middle
of
retaining
new
contractors
to
do
our
Dei
training
I've
been
taking
that
over
because
I
don't
want
things
to
language
and
not
get
done
just
because
we
haven't
put
a
contract
in
place
in
a
while.
That's
not
how
we
would
prefer
be
spending
most
of
my
time.
K
I
do
love
doing
it,
because
at
my
at
my
very
space,
that's
kind
of
kind
of
how
I
started
and
this
work
was
doing.
Facilitation,
so
I've
been
working
with
your
Children's
Village
for
the
last
three
months
and
will
continue
to
do
so
until
the
end
of
the
year
until
we're
finished
with
those
modules
that
they
need
all
right
so
operationalizing,
and
this
is
really
just
a
quick
kind
of
illustration
of
what
I've
already
talked
about
in
terms
of
what
we
mean
when
we
talk
about
operationalizing.
K
So
the
the
key
piece
for
me
is
collecting
analyzing
and
addressing
data
for
actions
toward
Equitable
outcomes.
So
again,
and.
K
Our
hiring
and
employment
is
easy
to
point
at
because
those
are
those
are
always
hard
numbers.
We
can
always
take
some
very
simple
data
and
give
us
the
answers
that
we're
looking
for
in
terms
of
who
we're
interviewing,
who
we're
hiring,
who
we're
not
hiring
or
who
we're
not
retaining
right,
and
so
we
can
get
a
really
good
snapshot
of
these
things
kind
of
quickly.
Another
piece,
though,
that
this
goes
really
well
with
is
in
our
procurement
department.
K
So
we
now
have
a
very
very
pointed
effort
and
procurement
to
make
sure
that
minority-owned
businesses,
women-owned
businesses,
veteran-owned
businesses,
are
getting
access
to
Fair
access
to
bids
to
do
work
for
the
county,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
providing
any
sort
of
tools
that
they
may
need
in
order
to
continue
to
to
thrive.
And
you
know
again,
we
want
to
make
sure
opportunity
is
on
the
table
table
for
everyone,
Community,
trans,
I'm,
sorry,
communication,
transparency
and
accountability.
K
So
I
have
a
meeting
that
I
hold
with
the
executive
team
every
other
week,
my
equity
and
executive
meeting,
and
that
is
my
math
and
my
Mantra
communication.
Transparency
and
accountability,
because
I
want
everything
on
the
table.
I
want
it
to
be
clear
what
initiatives
I'm
working
on,
what
things
I've
made
priority,
and
if
we
need
to
have
a
conversation
about
those
being
rearranged,
we
can
do
that.
K
There's
space
for
that,
but
I
definitely
always
want
to
make
sure
that
I'm
very
clear
and
communicating
my
my
my
happenings
with
the
team
so
that
we're
able
to
almost
kind
of
been
locked
up.
L
For
sure,
okay,
thank
you,
I
actually
have
a
few.
What's
what's
neurodivergent.
K
I'm
glad
you
asked
so
when
we
talk
about
mental
health
and
we
talk
about
different
ways
that
people
think
right.
So
those
of
us
who
who
are
considered
in
a
standard
mental
space
do
not
suffer
from
things
like
schizophrenia
or
things
like
depression
or
or
anxiety
yeah.
So
all
of
these
things
that
that
make
people's
minds
think
differently
or
made
them
differently.
So
when
we
talk
about
neurodiversity,
we
talk
about
employing
people
who
may
have
you
know
some
of
these
mental
challenges
and
how
we.
L
Can
support
them
as
well
got
it
so
as
a
Jewish
white
female
I
feel
very
sensitive
to
anti-Semitism
chauvinism,
but
there
are
still
many
many
times
when
I
think
to
myself.
Can
I
say
that
how
do
I
say
that,
yes
and
I
don't
know
that
the
Commissioners
have
had
a
diversity
training
yeah,
which
I
would
like
to
request?
Absolutely
because
we
are
leaders
we
are
out
in
the
community
and
I
mean
we
speak
in
our
Council
meetings
and
there
are
times
when
I
have
to
say.
Oh
I
am
not
sure.
K
K
And
even
on
an
individual
basis,
if
you've
got
those
questions,
feel
free
to
reach
out
to
me.
Okay,
again,
I've
been
doing
this
work
for
a
long
time
and
when
I,
when
I
work
with
people
or
coach
people
in
that
way,
one
of
the
first
things
I
tell
them
is
don't
waste
a
lot
of
time
trying
to
figure
out
the
right
way
to
say
it
to
me.
I've
been
doing
this
work
for
so
long,
you're,
not
gonna,
say
anything.
That's
going
to
offend
me,
you're!
K
Not
now
when
we're
when
we're
when
we're
done
and
have
had
the
conversation,
I
might
say
to
you:
okay,
don't
say
that
to
anyone
else
and
then
we'll
have
a
conversation
on
you
right
on
the
on
the
correct
way
to
phrase
it.
But
in
terms
of
speaking
with
me,
if
you
just
call
me
and
say,
hey
I'm,
not
quite
sure
how
to
phrase
this
and
going
with
what
you
have
to
say
and
we'll
work
it
out.
L
K
K
Yeah
I
would
imagine
we
could
put
a.
We
could
put
something
in
place
where
there's
a
liaison
between
the
council
and
the
Board
of
Commissioners.
L
Also
I'm,
just
thrilled
you're,
looking
at
the
whole
college
degree
portion
I
have
so
many
extremely
competent,
successful
friends
that
didn't
complete
college
and
a
lot
of
them
have
a
lot
of
Shame
around
that.
So
I
would
love
to
see
that
looked
at
in
our
application
and
speaking
of
our
application.
L
So
I've
had
many
many
issues
with
our
application
and
things
I'd
like
to
just
see,
if
you
might
consider,
is
some
sort
of
instead
of
giving
three
names,
as
your
reference
is.
Maybe
the
opportunity
to
have
a
phone
call
with
someone
or
to
have
a
written
recommendation,
because
so
many
times
we've
recommended
people
that
didn't
have
one
of
the
simple
boxes
and
so
they're
out.
We
don't
know
why
right
and
we're
shocked.
K
So
being
flexible
in
the
way
that
we
accept
references
and
things
right
there
I
don't
see.
Why
that's
something
and
we
wouldn't
be
able
to
look
at
as
well
again
the
the
while
we
talk
about
the
degree
requirement
being
a
gatekeeper,
it's
not
the
only
one,
and
so
you
know
we
can't
absolutely
look
at
other
factors
that
may
be,
you
know,
unnecessarily
narrowing
our
application.
I
Kristen,
thank
you
chairman
how
many
departments
here
in
Oakland
County
have
their
own
Dei
officer
and
then,
as
our
Oakland
County
chief
Dei
officer,
how
do
you
and
other
departments
work
together
to
ensure
consistent
equity
in
the
internal
policies,
practices
and
systems
that
you
put
forth
for.
K
Employees
right
yeah,
so
so
in
terms
of
departments,
the
only
one
that
I'm
aware
of
that
has
its
own
diversity
head
is
Parks
and
Rec,
and
Zach
and
I
have
a
really
good
relationship.
K
He
just
started
maybe
six
weeks
ago,
maybe
a
little
longer
than
that,
but
when
he
first
started,
that
was
one
of
the
first
things
that
that
we
were
able
to
do
because
he
and
I
got
on
the
call
just
to
kind
of
make
sure
that
we're
on
the
same
page
and
seeing
how
Parks
and
Rec
and
how
we
can
make
sure
we're
all
kind
of
on
the
county
right
ethos
in
terms
of
De
and
I
work,
and
so
we've
had
a
few
conversations
since
then,
and
we're
in
we're
in
lockstep
in
terms
of
what
we
want
to
do
other
than
that
I
would
be
responsible
for
other
departments.
K
Now
there
are
other.
There
are
municipalities
within
the
county
that
have
their
own.
The
officers,
Farmington
Hills,
comes
to
mind
immediately
as
they
just
hired
someone
not
too
long
ago,
and
with
that
in
mind,
when
I
talk
about
is
eventually
going
into
more
of
an
outward
facing
role.
One
of
the
things
I
see
my
office
being
is
a
resource
to
the
rest
of
the
county
to
other
municipalities.
K
Our
I
think
our
Equity
council
is
already
a
model
in
that
way,
and
you
know
other
entities
in
the
county
being
able
to
come
to
us
and
say:
hey
I
need
a
consult
on
this
or
you
know.
Can
you
give
me
some
ideas
or
some
resources
on
this
so
kind
of
being
a
hub
and
again
a
model
for
for
the
rest
of
the
county
and
for
the
rest
of
the
state?
For
that
matter?.
K
Yeah,
so
so
it
depends
on
we're
talking
about
so
again.
If
we,
if
we
stick
with
the
example,
we're
using
of
employment,
those
numbers
are
very
broad,
very
hard.
It's
easy
to
see
all
right
so
and
I
won't
even
go
into
hiring
I'll
go
into
where
we're
getting
our
applications
from.
So
we
noticed
that
certain
venues
or
certain
vehicles
for
getting
applicants
are
getting
more
minority
applicants
than
others,
and
so
we
try
to
figure
out
why
and
as
we
figure
out,
why,
then
we
begin
to
say
okay.
K
So
what
are
the
some
other
ways
that
we
can
recruit
some
diverse
Talent?
So
we
look
at
the
places
that
we're
already
in
one
of
the
things
that
that
has
boosted
our
our
minority
application
is
an
application
called
handshake
and
it
basically
communicates
with
college
campuses
and
we've
gotten
we've
gotten
a
substantial
Boost
from
Matt
and
one
of
the
things
that
I've
also
talked
about
that
we've
not
had
the
opportunity
to
operationalize
just
yet,
but
we
will
be
soon.
K
K
You
know,
clubs
and
and
and
chapters
to
get
candidates
for
all
sorts
of
work,
whether
it
be
you
know,
Oakland,
County,
Schools,
right
across
the
street,
from
our
building,
so
whether
it's
recruiting
teachers
or
accountants
or
whatever
it
is,
there's
no
reason
to
not
tap
that
that
resource,
and
that
can
you
know
those
are
things
that
are
worn
out
in
a
very
statistic
that
you
asked
about.
Thank.
H
First
of
all,
thank
you
for
coming
and
presenting
to
us
and
giving
us
a
a
closer
view
of
what
you
you're
doing
and
what
you
have
done
since
you've
been
here.
Mr
Weaver
I,
just
want
to
say,
I'm,
happy
to
see
this
person's
here
to
be
an
assistant
to
you,
because
I
think
Robin
was
a
lone
wolf.
H
This
work
needs
help.
What
I
wanted
to
say
was
I
represent
a
City
of
Southfield
City
of
Southfield,
that's
numerous
Fortune
500
for
companies,
and
even
this
work
has
been
tapped
into
by
the
corporate
Community.
You
know
a
lot
of
like
Lear,
they
have
diversity
and
inclusion
efforts
and
it
would
really
be
good
as
you
go
externally,
to
help
Galvanize
those
officers
as
well.
H
Certainly
in
our
corporate
Community,
you
mentioned
Farmington
Hills,
but
the
municipalities
are
looking
at
it,
but
then
also
in
our
corporate
communities
and
just
helping
us
get
it.
You
know,
because
we
look
at
it
like
it's
something
to
just
lift
up.
Women
and
African-Americans
were
really
diversity
is
cultural.
It's
a
Mobility
focused,
it's.
H
Literally
everything-
and
we
just
have
to
get
to
a
point
where
we
see
people
where
they
are,
and
this
is
helping
us
to
do
that.
You
know
I
know
a
couple
of
eight-year-olds
that
are
like
40
year
olds
yeah,
you
know
older
people
shouldn't
be
thrown
away
when
they're
trying
to
still
fulfill
accomplishments
absolutely,
especially
because
it's
hard
to
retire
nowadays.
Yes,
yes
speaking
about
college
attainment,
you
know
we're
focusing
more
on
apprenticeships
and
not
as
many
higher
level
degrees
and
I
know.
H
H
We
have
a
behavioral
health
component
of
employees
here
that
Melba
and
HR
helped
to
Galvanize
or
help
to
manage,
as
well
as
former
commissioner
and
he's
a
Republican,
and
he
helped
reinstate
this.
He
and
I
and
I'm,
trying
to
think
which
one
but
I'll
get
his
name
in
a
minute.
But
just
you
know
yeah
that
group,
but
you
know
Friendship
Circle
and
the
folks
that
want
to
want
to
help
people
with
limited
disability
abilities
yeah
as
well.
H
So
all
of
this
fits
under
to
you
and
I'm
glad
that
you're
establishing
councils
within
Oakland
County
to
help
describe
everything
that
you're
trying
to
do
because
it
just
feels
as
though
sometimes
you
know
people
look
at
it.
Just
like
it's
racial,
you
know
eeo
and
EEOC.
Those
entities
were
created
to
address
a
lot
of
disparate
outcomes,
certainly
but
there's
a
journey
to
the
outcome,
and-
and
this
is
what
I
see
you
guys
doing
coming
in
and
educating
us,
so
we
don't
have
those
disparate
outcomes
and
then
so.
K
You
education
is
a
huge
part
of
it
because,
again,
if
we
listen
to
the
public
discourse
about
what
di
work
is
about,
we
really
don't
scratch
the
surface
and
so
being
in
here
and
able
to
be
in
this
room
and
have
a
more
detailed
conversation
about
what
I
do
and
what
I
Endeavor
to
do.
Moving
forward
is
a
great
conversation.
H
Excuse
me
so
thank
you
so
so
much
it's
just
so
much
broader
and
as
we
go
down
with
political
discourse
about
all
of
this,
we
can't
lose
the
fact
that
it
accompanies
it.
It
can
really
bring
in
a
lot
of
cultures.
Yeah.
Just
you
know,
ages,
disability
issues.
K
B
Thank
you
now.
I
have
a
question.
First
of
all,
I'm
excited
to
hear
that
you
degrees,
don't
mean
everything
when
it
comes
to
employment.
Certainly
I've
got
a
son,
for
example.
B
He
didn't
want
to
go
to
college,
so
he
doesn't
have
any
kind
of
a
degree.
He
did
go
to
Specs
Howard
to
learn
broadcasting,
but
when
it
comes
to
being
mechanically
inclined,
he
can
fix
anything
whether
it
be
wiring
plumbering,
Plumbing,
Automotive,
whatever
it
is,
and
yet
nobody
looks
at
that
kind
of
stuff.
You
know
they
look
at
the
paper.
Oh
yeah.
This
calls
for
a
college
degree.
You
know
the
other
thing
I
wanted
to
mention
is
being
chairman
of
Oakland
County
Parks,
a
lot
of
our
employees.
B
Sometimes
the
qualifications
you
know
in
the
is
just
too
much
yeah.
We
we've
done
bonus
programs
to
try
to
get
people
to
apply
to
retain
those
people
for
the
following
summer
and
we're
not
the
only
Department
all
the
Departments
are
on
the
county
of
summer
health.
So
I
would
ask
that
that
we
try
to
work
on
ways
to
encourage
part-time
summer
help
yeah
it's
been
difficult
all
along
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
point
that
out.
Thank.
L
You
any
other
questions.
Yeah,
commissioner
Nelson
mentioned
other
departments
having
Dei
officers.
Didn't
you
say
something
about
Equalization
equal.
K
Yes,
so
Equalization
they
don't
have
Equalization
Health
and
Human
Resources
those
have
their
own
Equity
councils
councils,
yeah,
okay,
as
opposed
to
their
own
Equity
position.
Okay,.
L
K
Love
to
set
something
up
where,
if
where
you
all,
can
come
to
a
an
equity
council
meeting
and
just
kind
of
talk
a
little
bit
about
who
you
are
and
what
you
do
and
your
interest
in
the
work
they're
doing
so.
Those
meetings
necessarily
for
for
a
safe
space
for
lack
of
a
better
term
or
or
confidentiality
space
are
not
open
meetings.
L
And
I
get
that
I
I
understand
that,
but
I
I.
What
I'm
also
saying
is
that
I
think
you're
hearing
that
we
do
want
more
of
a
relationship
rather
than
a
once
a
year
update.
K
That's
the
point
that
I'm
getting
at
so
there
are.
There
are
times
during
the
meeting
or
meetings
that
we
can
set
up.
You
know
we've
got
a
meeting
in
a
couple
weeks,
so
obviously
we
wouldn't
be
looking
at
that
or
maybe
we
look
at
the
July
meeting
or
the
August
meeting
and
having
Board
of
Commissioners
come
in
and
introduce
yourselves
talk
about
what
you
do
and
the
council
can
do
the
same
and
kind
of
create
that
report.
K
B
B
B
Me,
okay,
see
no
public
comment.
Meeting
stands
are
turned.