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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1976.12.16 - 14089RESOLUTION NO. December 16, 1976 7778 RE: ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE BY: THE PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE TO: THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MR. CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: In accordance with Section X, Rule "E", of the Rules for the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, your Planning & Building Committee has made an inspection of most of the County owned buildings and grounds; and found the County facilities satisfactorily maintained, cleaned and repaired. The conditions continue to speak well for the employees of the Department of Central Services, Facilities and Operations Unit. During the past year there have been many accomplishments in the County Capital Improvement Program. The North Office Building renovations were completed and all departments were moved in by March of this year. The new Medical Care Facility was completed in the latter part of July, and the building dedication held on July 23 with the first patients moving in on August 11. Also, approval was finally received and the Building Authority bonds in the amount of $3,200,000 were sold this year for the Medical Care Facility Construction. The Committee by Resolution 7488 dated March 18,1976, established a procedure and policy for selection of architects and engineers for County design work. This procedure was developed after a public hearing and was used satisfactorily to select design consultants for the new Children's Village School and the Law Enforcement Training Center. The Children's Village School project cost is estimated at $805,000 for Phase I and $490,000 For Phase II. The Law Enforcement Training Center project cost is estimated at $1,621,000. Basic design work on both projects has been completed and both these projects have been submitted for federal funding under the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Program (P.L. 94-369). Other building related projects reviewed and approved by the Committee during 1976 included the relocation of the /i -PlftiiT1X. Daly, ChairMán communication area for the Sheriff's Department at the Law Enforcement-Jail Complex ($23,000); remodeling for the establish- ment of a cancer screening program at the South Oakland Health Center ($38,000); and some remodeling in the Courthouse (S17,200) and the Auditorium ($12,000). Presently, bids are being received for the relocation and expansion of the Detention Area at the Courthouse. Under the Utility Section, approval was given to the Road Commission to resurface some of the County Center Roads ($55,000) and a utility tunnel was renovated at the Administrative Annex 11 ($52,000). Before the end of the year, a contract should be awarded in regard to repair of concrete cracks in these utility tunnels. Additional investigation of the marble fasia on the Courthouse Complex indicated additional corrective work on the East Wing which was started in 1976. The project cost for this work is estimated at 200,000. A major study was conducted by the County Executive's Office on the County's administrative and judicial space needs for the next 10 years. This report is presently under review by the Committee, but the study does establish a plan for future expansion and remodeling of County Buildings which will allow work to be done following a definite plan and not just for crisis solving for an immediate need, Your Committee continues to see a large task ahead to provide government facilities for our growing County. In 1977 we anticipate starting the major renovations of the former County Hospital for administrative offices and at least Phase I construction of Children's Village School. This year has been a busy year, but your Committee expects the years ahead to be even busier in order to provide and maintain an adequate physical plant in which to carry out County services. Mr. Chairman, on behalf of the Planning & Building Committee, I move that the foregoing report be received and placed on file. PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE #7778 December 16, 1976 Moved by Daly supported by Roth the rules be suspended for immediate consideration of the resolution. AYES: Murphy, Nowak, Olson, Page, Patterson, P?.rnick, Price, Roth, Simmons, Wilcox, Wilson, Aaron, Daly, Dearborn, Douglas, Dunleavy, Fortino, Hoot, Lennon, McDonald, Moffitt, Montante. (22) NAYS: None, (0) PASS: Gabler. (1) A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried. Moved by Daly supported by Patterson the report be received and placed on file.. A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.