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Miscellaneous Resolution # 83270 September 22, 1983
BY: James E. Lanni, Oakland County Commissioner--District #11
IN RE: ESTABLISHMENT OF AN OAKLAND COUNTY TRANSIT AUTHORITY WITHIN
THE SEMTA NETWORK
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies, and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Oakland County entered into an agreement with the
Southeastern Michigan Transportation Authority (SEMTA), Miscellaneous
Resolution #7838, March 3, 1977, for small bus service ., OCART, which
SEMTA merged into the connector system; and
WHEREAS the OCART program was established as a priority service
for senior citizens and handicapped persons; and
WHEREAS SEMTA has sharply reduced transit services to Oakland
County because of its $16 million deficit, including elimination of the
commuter rail and reduction of large and small bus services; and
WHEREAS there is a definite need for mass transit services
in Oakland County; and
WHEREAS the Federal Government has a 5 per gallon gasoline
transit tax which is collected for mass transit and distributed through
the Urban Mass Transit Authority (UMTA); and
WHEREAS the State Legislature requested that SEMTA and D-DOT
merge their operations in order to eliminate excessive and duplicative
operating costs, which hasn't hap -Qened.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Oakland County establish
its own transportation authority within the SEMTA umbrella to make applica-
tion for state and federal capital and operating revenues.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a request be made for a propor-
tionate share of capital revenues within SEMTA, State, and Federal UMTA
monies, and that such funds be earmarked for an Oakland County transit
authority.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that no further Oakland County capital
assets and revenues be converted to cover operating deficits, engineering,
or construction costs for the entire SEMTA region.
Mr. Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
#83270 September 22, 1983
Moved by Lanni supported by Jackson the resolution be adopted.
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Planning and Building
Committee. Mr. Perinoff objected.
The Chairperson stated that it takes fourteen (14) votes to sustain
the objection and that a "Yes" vote would not refer and a "no" vote would refer.
Vote on the referral:
AYES: Perinoff, Pernick, Price, Aaron, Doyon, Foley, R. Kuhn,
McPherson, Moffitt, Moore. (10)
NAYS: Nelson, Olsen, Wilcox, Caddell, Calandro, Fortino, Gosling,
Hobart, Jackson, S. Kuhn, Lanni, Law, McConnell, McDonald. (14)
A sufficient majority not having voted therefor, the objection was not
sustained and the resolution was referred to the Planning and Building Committee.