EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SERVICE COMMITTEE
CMRS SUBCOMMITTEE
November 30, 2004
9 a.m.
MSP HQ
2nd Floor Conference Room
MEMBERS PRESENT /REPRESENTING
Lt. Col. Thomas Miller, Chair / Department of State PoliceMr. Hugh Crawford / Michigan Association of Counties
Mr. Paul Styler / Commercial Mobile Radio Service
Mr. Scott Temple / Commercial Mobile Radio Service
MEMBERS ABSENT
Chief Kay Hoffman / Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police
STAFF SUPPORT
/Ms. Janet Hengesbach / Department of State Police
Ms. Harriet Miller-Brown / Department of State Police
I. Review of Invoices
A. Vouchers: 04-0063 - $38,769.47
04-0067 - $36,793.47
Subcommittee members were provided with copies of the invoices. Michigan State Police staff had previously removed all information identifying the CMRS supplier from the documents.
MSP staff have contacted Department of Treasury representatives and confirmed that this CMRS supplier has deposited sufficient funds into the CMRS fund to be eligible to receive reimbursement in the total recommended amount of $75,562.94
A motion was made by Mr. Hugh Crawford for the CMRS Subcommittee to recommend to the ETSC to approve payment of Vouchers 04-0063, 04-0067, in the total amount of $75,562.94. Supported by Mr. Scott Temple, the motion carried.
Voucher: 04-0068 - $10,294,263.00
Members were provided with a copy of this invoice in the amount of $10,294,263.00. Treasury has advised this company has not deposited sufficient funds into the CMRS fund. Currently there is $1,877,172.54 available. 125% of available would be $2,346,465.68. Ms. Harriet Miller-Brown advised the committee that a representative from this supplier would be available today via telephone.
Correspondence from the supplier clarifying this issue was shared with the subcommittee members. After some discussion, members felt that additional research needs to be done prior to their final recommendation. There is concern that since this is for Phase II costs, is it for current or future costs.
A motion was made by Mr. Hugh Crawford to table this invoice for today and hold a special conference call prior to the December 14 ETSC meeting. Supported by Mr. Paul Styler, the motion carried.
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B. Voucher: 03-0078 - $7,871,395.00
Subcommittee members were provided with a copy of the invoice prior to today’s meeting. This invoice has been previously submitted for consideration and denied by the ETSC pending clarification of two issues. Ms. Miller-Brown has made several attempts to ascertain more specific information from the supplier regarding the chipset issue. She is waiting for additional information from the supplier regarding how many chipsets and the actual costs.
Ms. Miller-Brown researched other states regarding chipset costs and passed that information on to the subcommittee members. The trend with states that have Phase II cost recovery is to pay (in full or in part) for chipsets. One major unanswered concern is how many subscriber handsets have GPS chipsets in them. From the information provided by the supplier, not all subscribers have chipsets in their phones. Ms. Miller-Brown has also spoken with the attorney representing this supplier regarding the above invoice. Mr. Temple stated he will approve reimbursement for chipset but will not approve the estimated customer base they have indicated. He feels as though this has never been done in the past, it would be setting a precedent. If the supplier can provide appropriate documentation, the CMRS committee will consider recommendation of this invoice.
A motion was made by Mr. Hugh Crawford to table this invoice for today and discuss at the special conference call meeting. Supported by Mr. Scott Temple, the motion carried.
Vouchers: 04-0069 - $102,915.16
04-0070 - $85,220.55
04-0071 - $93,873.05
Subcommittee members were provided with copies of the invoices. Michigan State Police staff had previously removed all information identifying the CMRS supplier from the documents.
MSP staff have contacted Department of Treasury representatives and confirmed that this CMRS supplier has deposited sufficient funds into the CMRS fund to be eligible to receive reimbursement in the total recommended amount of $282,008.76
A motion was made by Mr. Hugh Crawford for the CMRS Subcommittee to recommend to the ETSC to approve payment of Vouchers 04-0069, 04-0070, 04-0071, in the total amount of $282,008.76. Supported by Mr. Scott Temple, the motion carried.
C. Vouchers: 04-0064 - $18,818.08
04-0065 - $8,250.00
04-0066 - $100,037.32
04-0072 - $8,250.00
04-0073 - $28,663.68
04-0074 - $60,153.32
Subcommittee members were provided with copies of the invoices. Michigan State Police staff had previously removed all information identifying the CMRS supplier from the documents.
MSP staff have contacted Department of Treasury representatives and confirmed that this CMRS supplier has deposited sufficient funds into the CMRS fund to be eligible to receive reimbursement in the total recommended amount of $224,172.40
A motion was made by Mr. Hugh Crawford for the CMRS Subcommittee to recommend to the ETSC to approve payment of Vouchers 04-0064, 04-0065, 04-0066, 04-0072, 04-0073 and 04-0074 for a total amount of $224,172.40. Supported by Mr. Scott Temple, the motion carried.
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Voucher 04-0075 - $51,740.00
Ms. Miller-Brown noted this supplier is requesting reimbursement for chipsets. Specific handset numbers were provided to the subcommittee members. She added this supplier will not make any more claims for chipset reimbursement as there is no differential in the cost.
A motion was made to approve by Mr. Hugh Crawford for the CMRS Subcommittee to recommend to the ETSC to approve payment of voucher 04-0075 in the amount of $51,740.00. Supported by Mr. Scott Temple, the motion carried.
D. Voucher: 04-0076 - $149,040.34
Subcommittee members were provided with a copy of the invoice. Michigan State Police staff had previously removed all information identifying the CMRS supplier from the document.
MSP staff have contacted Department of Treasury representatives and confirmed that this CMRS supplier has deposited sufficient funds into the CMRS fund to be eligible to receive reimbursement in the recommended amount of $149,040.34.
A motion was made by Mr. Hugh Crawford for the CMRS Subcommittee to recommend to the ETSC to approve payment of Voucher 04-0076 in the total amount of $149,040.34. Supported by Mr. Scott Temple, the motion carried.
II. OnStar Opt Out Remittance
Ms. Miller- Brown told the subcommittee members that Onstar did not send a letter that they were opting out of the CMRS fund and was paying into Treasury like they were. Recently, Onstar notified Ms. Miller-Brown they will not be seeking reimbursement from the CMRS fund. She has since forwarded that information to the Attorney General’s office to determine any action the CMRS should take. Mr. Temple told the subcommittee members that Onstar is classified as a reseller and is not eligible to recover funds and submit any invoices to this committee. Onstar provides a service but does not have a network or costs associated with a network. Mr. Temple suggested they need some clarity on the whole reseller issue.
Lt. Col. Miller inquired about the balance in the CMRS fund. Ms. Miller-Brown will comfirm amounts and advise Lt. Col. Miller. She added that invoices reviewed today with the exception of the 04-0068 have sufficient funds to cover reimbursement requests.
III. Adjourn
A motion was made by Mr. Hugh Crawford to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Mr. Scott Temple, the motion carried and the meeting adjourned at 10:00 a.m.
Approved:
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Lt. Col. Thomas J. Miller, Chair
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