ADOPTED - AUGUST 24, 2010

                                                                                                                                                   Agenda Item No. 30

Introduced by the Human Services, County Services, and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONSTRUCTION OF A THERAPY POOL AT THE

MEDICAL CARE FACILITY

RESOLUTION #10-265

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Department of Human Services Board is requesting that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorize the construction of a therapy pool at the Medical Care Facility; and

WHEREAS, the Department of Human Services Board believes that the proposed therapy pool is necessary to provide aquatic therapy to resident/patients with arthritis, osteoporosis, stroke, multiple sclerosis, deconditioning cardiac, asthma and chronic joint and back pain; and

WHEREAS, the proposed therapy pool will be constructed at a cost of $1.3 to $1.5 million; and

WHEREAS, cost of the project will be paid from the Medical Care Facility Depreciation Fund which has a current balance of $10,294,179.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the Department of Human Services Board to implement the proposed construction of a therapy pool at the Medical Care Facility, at a cost not to exceed $1.5 million, to be paid from the Medical Care Facility Depreciation Fund.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes a Project Labor Agreement for the therapy pool at the Medical Care Facility based upon the criteria in the Ingham County Project Labor Agreement Policy and in Section 2(e) of the policy.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby conditions the award of a contract to Moore Trosper as the method to negotiate a Project Labor Agreement for the therapy pool at the Medical Care Facility based upon the criteria in the Ingham County Project Labor Agreement Policy and in Section 2(e) of the policy.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the project will be conducted in accordance with the Ingham County Policies regarding the payment of Prevailing Wages and adherence to Equal Opportunity/Non-Discrimination Policies as provided by Resolutions #02-263, #02-283, #03-71, #03-183, and #04-219.

HUMAN SERVICES:  Yeas:  McGrain, Davis, Tennis, Nolan, Koenig, Vickers

 Nays:  None          Absent:  None      Approved 8/16/10

COUNTY SERVICES:  Yeas:  Copedge, Schor, Celentino, Grebner, McGrain, Vickers

 Nays:   None              Absent:  None        Approved 8/17/10

 FINANCE: Yeas:  Grebner, Tennis, Bahar-Cook, Schor, Holman, Dougan

  Nays:  None                Absent:  None        Approved 8/18/10