Board Of Commissioners County Of Marquette October 7, 2014 Minutes Are .

Board of Commissioners Minutes are Subject to Approval County of Marquette December 6, 2022 REGULAR MEETING – TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2022 – 3:00 P.M. – COMMISSIONERS ROOM 231, HENRY A. SKEWIS ANNEX, MARQUETTE, MI 49855 1. CALL TO ORDER – SALUTE TO THE FLAG – PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Call to Order by Chairperson Corkin – Room 231 Henry A. Skewis Annex Salute to the Flag followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. 2. PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF ELECTRONIC PARTICIPATION Present: Comm. DePetro, Comm. Derocha, Comm. Adamini, Comm. Nordeen, Comm. Alholm and Chairperson Corkin 3. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: Board Action: Comm. DePetro moved to approve the minutes from the Regular Meeting held on November 22, 2022; and Closed Session Meeting held on November 22, 2022. Second by Comm. Nordeen. Motion adopted (6-0) 4. PROCLAMATION, PRESENTATIONS AND AWARDS 5. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA: Board Action: Comm. Alholm moved to approve the agenda with the following addition: a) Michigan Spark Grant; b) Treasurer Property Tax Payment Issue. Second by Comm. DePetro. Motion adopted. (6-0) 6. PUBLIC COMMENT: Chairperson Corkin opened the meeting for public comment. Jen Chapman - member of the AFSME Courthouse Union #2914 – stated the wages have not stayed competitive causing a problem of being able to recruit new workers and maintain staff in Marquette County. As minimum wage in Michigan rises the County is not staying competitive. Please invest in your employees! Pam Waterman spoke as a member of the AFSME Courthouse Union #2914 stated the union conducted a survey concerning if any employees need another job outside of their full time employment to maintain their household. Out of 69 employees – 19 members have another job outside the county after their 40-hour week at the County and 17 have other duties outside to supplement their County pay. Ms. Waterman went onto discuss the comments by employees as well – and urged the Commissioners to consider this during negotiations! Jacqueline Love - Marquette County Health Dept. Registered Nurse, represented the ten nurses employed by Marquette County Health Dept. – Ms. Love updated the Board regarding the Negotiations that have been going on – we’ve been offered a 3% wage increase and this doesn’t even come close to the rise in cost of living that has taken place. We’ve been told that there is no money in the budget for anything beyond 3%; however, management has been able to find a raise for the Health Dept. Officer in 2017 he received an 8.8% raise and 6.1% in 2018 as well as a 10,000 bonus during the COVID Pandemic – Civil Counsel stated he was paid these because the Health Dept. Officer is underpaid and irreplaceable – when told this it’s hard not to feel undervalued! During the pandemic our nurses vaccinated over 46,000 residents while still keeping up on their other duties. We stepped up and after the pandemic we received a 1% increase. Please recognize our worth and act accordingly during these negotiations. Stephen Krygier, Acting Executive Director, Room at the Inn, gave an update on what is offered for services at Room at the Inn for the health safety and wellbeing of our many guests in the shelter. Stating some of the facility improvements that are needed to keep the facility functioning. With no more public comment to come before the board this portion of the meeting was closed. 7. REVIEW OF CLAIMS AND ACCOUNTS Board action: Comm. Alholm moved to approve the total expenditures for the period November 18, 2022 through December 1, 2022 were 204,996.48; (this amount does not include check payable to Alger-Delta CoOp Electric); and Bi-Weekly Payroll for the period ending December 1, 2022 was 761,558.74; and EFT Transfers for the Period November 18, 2022 through December 1, 2022 were 316,434.03. Second by Comm. Derocha. Motion adopted. (6-0) Board action: Comm. Nordeen moved to Approve check #216504 dated 11/25/2022 in the amount of 1,854.58 Payable to Alger-Delta Co-Op Electric. Second by Comm. Derocha. Abstained: Comm. Alholm. Motion adopted (5-0) 1

Board of Commissioners Minutes are Subject to Approval County of Marquette December 6, 2022 8. PUBLIC HEARING 9. PRIVILEGED COMMENT 10. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS 11. ACTION ITEMS: a. Room at the Inn ARPA Fund Request Stephen Krygier, was present to answer questions regarding the following: When the County Board of Commissioners established how the American Rescue Plan Act funds would be allocated, 200,000 was originally set aside for a homeless initiative with Great Lakes Recovery, Janzen House, and the Room at the Inn (RATI). As you are aware, this project did not come to fruition. Since the project did not proceed the County has since approved the use of 100,000 for numerous improvements at the Janzen House. 100,000 still remains for homeless initiatives. RATI’s interim director, Stephen Krygier, has submitted the attached request for the remaining 100,000 for facility updates. RATI has made significant strides towards improving services and housing for individuals that find themselves homeless, and these updates will continue the needed enhancements for its facility at 447 W. Washington Street in Marquette. Board action: Comm. Nordeen moved to approve 100,000 from the American Rescue Plan Act revenue loss funds to the Room at the Inn for needed facility upgrades. Second by Comm. Alholm. Motion adopted (6-0) b. MDOT PFAS Investigation Grants Negaunee Airport Site Duane DuRay, Sawyer Operations Manager, Sawyer International Airport staff is requesting Board consideration to approve and accept another State of Michigan PFAS investigation grant. Working with AECOM and EGLE, staff developed a comprehensive plan to continue on with a phase two of the former Negaunee airport site PFAS contamination investigation. This grant will provide an additional 350,000 for a PFAS contamination investigation at the former airport site. This phase of the project will further evaluate potential risks to human and environmental receptors through the installation of an expanded network of groundwater monitoring wells in effort to laterally and vertically delineate known PFAS impacts in groundwater at the site. This grant is 100% state funded requiring no local funding. Following the execution of the grants an agreement between Marquette County and AECOM will be presented to the Marquette County Board Commissioners for reviewed and approval. This grant may require periodic reporting throughout the grant cycle. The current State procedure requires the individual who executed the grant to also sign the reporting documentation. To assist in streamlining of the process, a request is to authorize County Administrator, Scott Erbisch to sign the agreement. Board action: Comm. Derocha moved to approve the Michigan PFAS investigation grant and approve the following Resolution authorizing Scott Erbisch, Administrator to sign the agreement. Second by Comm. Nordeen. A roll call vote was taken: Ayes: Comm. Derocha, Comm. Adamini, Comm. Nordeen, Comm. Alholm, Comm. DePetro and Chairperson Corkin. Nays: None. Motion Adopted (6-0) RESOLUTION ADOPTING AND APPROVING THE EXECUTION OF THE CONTRACT BY THE MARQUETTE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN, AND THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, GREAT LAKES, AND ENERGY FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXECUTING CONTRACT NO. 2023-XXXX BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of Marquette County, Michigan: Section I. That the Board of Commissioners of Marquette County, Michigan shall enter into a Contract for airport PFAS testing, and that such Contract shall be as set forth hereinafter; 2

Board of Commissioners Minutes are Subject to Approval Section II. Section III. County of Marquette December 6, 2022 That Scott Erbisch, County Administrator of Marquette County is hereby authorized and directed to execute said Contract on behalf of the County of Marquette, Michigan, and Linda Talsma, Marquette County Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to attest said execution: That the Contract Agreement referred to herein shall be as attached. c. Signatory Air Cargo Carrier Agreement Duane DuRay, Sawyer Operations Manager, staff is requesting consideration to approve a Signatory/Non Signatory agreement with Freight Runners Express, Inc. and the County of Marquette. Freight Runners is an additional cargo hauler that recently entered the market and are providing services for United Parcel Services (UPS). Marquette County currently has a two three-year Signatory/Non Signatory Agreements with Ameriflight and CSA. These agreements provide operational rights, outlined insurance requirements, and defined landing fees for air cargo companies’ operations. The standard agreement term is three (3) years with a current end date of February 28, 2025, Freight Runners agreement is proposed to begin upon approval and sync with the other two agreements end date. An annual three (3) % escalator running the term of the agreement. This agreement will generate additional revenues; we are anticipating several operations per month at the current rate of 104.32 per landing. Board action: Comm. Alholm moved to approve the Agreement and authorize the County Board Chairperson to sign the agreement between the County of Marquette and Freight Runners Express, Inc. Second by Comm. Adamini. Motion adopted (6-0) d. Airport Services Center Lift Station Clean Out Duane DuRay, Sawyer Operations Manager, Sawyer International Airport staff is requesting Marquette County Board of Commissioners consider waiving the comprehensive purchase policy for the selection of a UP Environmental Services, Inc. to accomplish the cleanout of the airport services center (ASC) lift station. Over the past several years’ staff worked closely with UP Environmental Services to facilitate hazardous material clean up at the airport for several projects, and most recently for assistance with PFAS contamination within the sanitary system at the airport. We have selected UP Environmental for many reasons, but namely for two particular reasons. 1. UP Environmental is a very reputable organization; 2. UP Environmental is one of the only groups that have the equipment and certifications to complete the job in this region. Currently the ASC sanitary lift station is turned off due to PFAS contamination. To avoid the risk of creating a larger volume of contamination at the treatment plant staff deactivated the lift station to isolate it from the remaining system. The next step is to have a vendor come in and pump out the contaminated material and provide a cleaning of the lift station, floor drains, and the oil water separator. The estimated cost for the service is 11,000 but may fluctuate with the volume of water that will be transported off-site. Staff has been taking the appropriate steps to address the residual contamination, the fire hall floor drains have been isolated and routed into a newly installed holding tank, all of the floors drains in the ASC have been flushed, the oil water separator was cleaned and the lift station was pumped and the waste was transported to an approved collection facility. This recent contamination is believed to be caused by residual contamination that must have remained in the plumbing, lift station, oil water separator, and floor drains. Understanding the level of contamination is measured in parts per trillion (PPT), even the slightest residue in the system can affect the levels. Board action: Comm. Adamini moved to waive the comprehensive purchase policy and allow staff to work with UP Environmental Services, Inc. for this project. Second by Comm. Alholm. Motion adopted (6-0) 3