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Home My WebLink AboutResolutions - 1983.05.05 - 11654April 21, 1983 Miscellaneous Resolution # 83107 By: PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE - James E. Lanni, Chairperson In re: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - NEW JOBS PROGRAM TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, in its desire to alleviate the high unemployment within the County, has established an Oakland County Economic Development Corporation (Misc. Res. #9501 - 1980) and the Economic Development Division (Misc. Res. #82365 - 1982); and WHEREAS these agencies have encouraged the private investment of some $50,000,000 which will, in time, create some 1,700 new jobs, yet the current need for new jobs throughout Oakland County over the next decade will total some 20,000 - 30,000; and WHEREAS to meet these job goals, it is determined that an overall business attraction and expansion strategy including high technology must be developed for the County; an aggressive and targeted marketing and promotion effort be made operational; and that these be developed in harmony with ongoing regional economic programs; and WHEREAS the County currently does not have in place the comprehensive strategies nor the mechanisms to market and promote the many advantages of the County. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners transfer from contingency and appropriate $500,000 to a project line item in the County Executive budget for Economic Development to be utilized by the County Executive in conjunction with a strategy for new jobs throughout Oakland County to be developed by the County Executive and presented for review and approval to the Oakland County Board of Commissioners. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Executive only expend from said funds those amounts to be used for strategy development prior to review and approval of said strategy by the Public Services Committee. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that any contractual relationship developed in connection with strategy implementation be presented to the Public Services Committee for their approval. 1/1 Date THE FOREG's:"4 !7, RESOLLMON Pnim BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, beginning with the approval of an adopted strategy, the County Executive report to the Board of Commissioners quarterly on the status of the New Jobs Program. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Executive be the designated person responsible for the program and that the $500,000 be appropriated in a project budget with the County Executive responsible for the administration and the direct expenditures of the funds. MR. CHAIRPERSON, on behalf of the Public Services Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution. PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT BY: FINANCE COMMITTEE--Dr. G. William Caddell, Chairperson IN RE: MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #83107—ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEW JOBS PROGRAM To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Mr. Chairperson, Ladies, and Gentlemen: The Finance Committee has reviewed Miscellaneous Resolution #83107 and recommends that said resolution be amended• by inserting "and the Finance Committee" in the first and second BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED paragraphs, so it reads as follows: "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Executive only expend from said funds those amounts to be used for strategy development prior to review and approval of said strategy by the Public Services Committee and the Finance Committee. "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that any contractual relation- ship developed in connection with strategy implementation be presented to the Public Services Committee and the Finance Committee for their approval." Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the Finance Committee, I move the acceptance of the foregoing report. PRESENTATION FOR $500,000/0AKLAND COUNTY NEW JOBS PROGRAM APRIL 12, 1983 BY DAN= T. MURPHY COUNTY =CI= TO PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE PRESENTATION CHAIRPERSON LAMII, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SERVICES CalvaTTEE: I AM 'HERE WITH YOU TODAY TO DESCRIBE A MATTER OF THE HIGHEST CONCERN -- AIEW JOBS PROGRAM FOR THE RESIDENTS OF OAKLAND COUNTY. THE RESOLUTION WHICH I BRING TO YOU APPROPRIATES $500,000 TO THIS EFFORT. THE BOTTOM LINE IS JOBS FOR COUNTY RESIDENTS - AND TO CET JOBS FOR COUNTY RESIDENTS WE NEED TD BRING NEW BUSINESS AND HIGH TECH INDUSTRIES INTO OAKLAND COUNTY. RECENT TRENDS AND STUDIES TELL US THAT NEW TECHNOLOGY FIELDS INCLUDING COMPUTERS, F7FCTRONICS, MATERIALS PROCESSING, ROBOTICS AND OTHER HIM TECH FIELDS OFiER THE BEST POTENTIAL TO CREATE THE NEW JOBS VE NEED HERE IN • OAK1AND COUNTY; . THESE SAME STUDIES ALSO DESCRIBE WHAT FACTORS BUSINESS LOOKS AT WHLN IT MAKES A DECISION TO EXPAND AND RELOCATE. THE IMPORTANT LOCATION FACTORS FOR BUSINESS READS LIKE A. LIST OF WHAT WE HAVE HERE IN OAKLAND COUNTY. PLMNTY OF GOOD LAND, BIG= SKILIED LABOR, ROADS, HIGHWAYS ., AIRPORTS, ENERGY, WATER, UNIVERSITIES AND A PROFESSIONAL GOVERNMENT WILLING TO ASSIST NEW BUSINESS. THE PROBLEH IS THAT WE KNOW THE ADVANTAGES OF LIVING AND WORKING IN OAKLAND COUNTY BUT NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY OUR SiRENGTHS, OUR KARKL-TS AND OUR QUALITY OF LIFE ARE NOT BEING PROMOIhD. WE NEED TO FOCUS AfIL.NTION ON OAKLAND COUNTY, OAKLAND COUNTY NEEDS TO SPREAD THE WORD -- OAKLAND IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE AND WOFK! WE MUST TELL THE BUSINESS caymuNITY THAT OAKLAND COUNTY WANTS YOUR BUSINTSS:. .EXPERTS IN THE BUSINESS LOCATION F HAVE. CONSULTANTS WITH THIS EXPERTISE THIS COUNTY NEEDS AN ACTION PROGRAM THAT BRINGS BUSINESS AND JOBS FERE. THAT IS THE ONLY KIND OF PROGRAM THAT I COULD SUPPORT -- A RESULTS AND ACTION ORIENTED PROGRAM. THE BULK OF THE $500,000 WILL BE SPENT IN DIRECT CONTACT AND PRCHOTION WITH TARGET BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY -- THOSE FIRMS WE WANT TO LOCATE IN OAKLAND COUNTY. BEFORE WE GET TO THAT POINT WE NEED TO HIRE AN EXPERT -- A CONSULTANT. WE NEED THE EXPERTISE TO ANALYZE WHICH BUS=SSES WE SHOULD CONTACT. EXALTLY WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE. HOW TO BEST USE EXISTING couNry PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES TO BRING THE JOBS HERE. LET YE CLARIFY WHY WE NEED THE SERVICES OF A coNsuunwr FOR THE FIRST PEASE. WE HAVE A PLANNING DIVISION AM THEY KNOW ABOUT THE LAND RESOURCES OF THE COUNTY, ABOUT MARK= AND DEMOGRAPHIC DATA., ABOUT DEVELOPMENT TRIMS. THEY HANDLE SEVERAL I-MU:ED DIRECT REQUESTS FROM BUSINESS EACH YEAR. WE HAVE AN EMPLOYFENT AND TRAINING DIVISION AND THEY HAVE A. PROGRAM OF JOB TRAINING AND RETRAINING WHERE THE NEEDS OF LOCAL BUSINESS ARE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT AND WORKERS ARE TRAINED FOR THESE JOBS. AND WE HAVE AN ECONCEIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION TO ASSIST BUSINESSES WITH THE FINANCIAL INCENTIVES THEY NEED TO LOCATE AND EXPAND. WHAT WE DON'T HAVE INHOUSE IS THE SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE AND CONTACTS THAT HAVE BEEN HIRED BY OTHER COI,IML=ES -- IN THE UNITED STATES AND IN PLACES AROUND THE WORLD. WE NEED THIS SAME TYPE OF EXPERT ADVICE EARLY ON -- TO IDENTIFY OUR BEST PROSPECTS. TO FURTHER LEVERAGE OUR INVESTV= I WITT.BE CALLING ON A GROUP OF LOCAL ADVISORS AND COniUNITY LEADERS WHO HAVE voLusrr= THEIR TIY1E AND EXPERTISE TO AID US IN OUR NEW JOBS PROGRAM. TIEY WILL SERVE AS A POLICY REVIEW BOARD IN OUR EFFORTS. THEIR SUGGESTIONS WILL BE AN INVALLIAFF AID AS OUR CONTACTS WITH BUSINESS INCREASE. LET NE SUYI UP: sit TO ADDRESS UNEMEJMENTWE NEED TO ATTRACT NEW BUSINESS AND HIGH TECH FIRMS. • TO ATTRACT THESE NEW JOBS TO OAKLAND OUUNTY I PROPOSE A $500,000 NEW JOBS PROGRAM. • somE OF THE $500,000 WITT.BE SPENT ON A CONSULTANT TO TARGET THOSE FIRMS WHICH OFFER THE BEST HOPE OF PROVIDING NEW JOBS, AND THAT WILL BE OUR FIRST PHASE. • THE BULK OF THE $500,000 WILL BE SPENT IN DIRECT CONTACT AND PROMOTION TO BRING THESE NEW JOBS INDO OAKLAND COUNTY. MR. CHAIRPERSON I REQUEST THE PUBLIC SERVICES COHMITTEE PASS RESOLUTION If NEW JOBS PROGRAM. THANK YOU. FISCAL NOTE BY: FINANCE COMMITTEE, DR. G. WILLIAM CADDELL, CHAIRPERSON IN RE: MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #83107 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT-NEW JOBS PROGRAM TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: Pursuant to Rule XI-C of this Board, the Finance Committee has reviewed Miscellaneous Resolution #83107 and finds the $500,000 to fund this project available in the 1983 Contingency Account. Further, the Board of Commissioners appropriates $500,000 from the 1983 Contingency Account and transfers said amount to the 1983 County Executive Account - Economic Development - New Jobs Program as follows: 990-02-00-9990 Contingency $(500,000) 111-01-00-3318 Econ. Dev. New Jobs Frog. 500,000 -0- FINANCE COMMITTEE day of May 19 83 5th this #83107 May 5, 1983 Moved by Lanni supported by Jackson the Report be accepted A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the Report was accepted. Moved by Lanni supported by S. Kuhn that Resolution #83107, with Fiscal Note attached, be adopted. Moved by Caddell supported by Moore that the resolution be amended in the 1st and 2nd BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED paragraphs by adding "and the Finance Committee" after "the Public Services Committee". A sufficient• majority having voted therefor, the amendment carried. Discussion followed. Vote on resolution, as amended: AYES: Calandro, Gosling, Hobart, Jackson, R. Kuhn, S. Kuhn, Lanni, Law, McConnell, McDonald, Moffitt, Olsen, Page, Price, Rewold, Wilcox, Caddell. (17) NAYS: Doyon, Foley, Fortino, Geary, McPherson, Moore, Perinoff, Pernick, Aaron. (9) A sufficient Majority having voted therefor, Resolution #83107, as amended, was adopted. STATE OF MICHIGAN) COUNTY OF OAKLAND) I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland and having a seal, do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed copy of Miscellaneous Resolution #8 31 0 7 adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners at their meeting held on May 5, 1983 with the original record thereof now remaining in my office, and that it is a true and correct transcript therefrom, and of the whole thereof. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County at Pontiac, Michigan Mr. ALLEN, County Clerk/Register of De