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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1975.12.18 - 14545RESOLUTION NO. 7400 December 18, 1975 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 and Building Committee has made its Annual Inspection of County owned buildings and grounds; and, is pleased to report that it found the County facilities satisfactorily maintained, cleaned and repaired. The conditions speak well for the program carried out by the employees of the Department of Central Services, Facilities and Operations Section. During the past year there have been many accomplishments in the County Capital Improvement Program. Renovation of the former Juvenile Home, now called the North Office Building, started and is scheduled for completion in early 1976, The estimated cost of this renovation is $1,044,265 and at the completion will allow for transfer of Purchasing, Circuit Court-Probation, Veterans Affairs, Cooperative Extension, Printing, and Stationery Stores to this facility. The former Shelter Care Cottage was renovated by the County Maintenance Division as part of this overall project and was occupied by Substance Abuse Services in June of this year. Additional space at the Social Services Building in Pontiac, at a cost of $26,400, was also renovated during 1975 to allow for further expansion of services at this facility. Also, Phase I of the site work at this location was completed in 1975 at a cost of $66,000. New leases were negotiated at Rochester and Walled Lake for the expansion of the 52nd District Court at those locations. The alteration work involved in the expansion was substantially com- pleted in 1975 at a cost of about 540,000. Involved in this expansion program was an additional lease for a satellite part- time court facility in the Village of Milford. Finally, bids were received and a lease approved for a new facility for the 2nd Division of the 52nd District Court in Independence Township. Negotiations were also completed for space for Social Services in Royal Oak at the Conga Building, and that operation moved into the expanded space in early 1975. Also, a lease was approved for a new office for Social Services in Walled Lake in 1975, and that facility went into operation in November. The lease for this 16,000 sq. ft. facility allows the County to purchase the building at the end of five years for $200,000. Also, a study and investigation were completed in regard to purchase of land for a Western Oakland Service Center. At the present time negotiations are in process for purchase of 27 acres in this area. The actual construction of the 120-bed Medical Care Facility was started this year and is scheduled for completion in mid 1976. The processing of the proposed bond issue of 3,200,000 to finance this project was started in 1975, and hopefully, will be completed in early 1976. Other projects the Committee was involved with in 1975 included the alteration work for the Troy Street Offices in Royal Oak. The County Maintenance Division did the work for this project at a cost of about $35,000. The building had been used by Social Services and now is used by Community Mental Health and Circuit Court-Probation. Four of the portable buildings located in the County Service Center near the County Market were also remodeled by the County Maintenance Division this year for use by the new Manpower Division and the Jury Commission. Some miscellaneous water line improvements on the County Service Center were also completed in 1975 at a cost of about $32,500. Phase VI of the Service Center primary electrical system was also approved and completed in 1975 at a cost of about $25,000. A contract was just approved for fencing around the storage areas of the Public Works Building at a cost of about $8,000, and this work is scheduled for completion in early 1976. Finally, approval of a contract is in process for a gasoline tank and pump for unleaded gas to be installed in northern Oakland County to serve the Sheriff's Department. Projects started in previous years and completed in 1975 include Phase II of Children's Village, heating renovations at the Social Services. Building, new steam system for Building 2, County Hospital renovations to meet State Health Department requirements, and the new boiler at Central Heating. Your Committee continues to see a large task ahead to provide government facilities for our growing County. In 1976, we anti- cipate the start of construction of Phase I of a new Children's Village School, that will provide new vocational training and recreational facilities. Regular classes will continue in the old school building. In addition, it is expected that, with the completion of the new Medical Care Facility, it will be necessary to begin renovations of the old County Hospital. Also, remodeling in the Courthouse Complex and Administrative Annex I is scheduled for 1976 as a result of relocation of departments into the North Office Building. Some expansion will also be needed at the Law Enforcement-Jail Complex for the women's unit. This year has been a busy year; but your Committee expects the years ahead to be even busier in order to provide an adequate physical plant in which to carry out County services. Mr. Chairman, on behalf of the Planning and Building Committee, move that the foregoing report be received and placed on file. PLANNING ANDBUILDING COMMITTEE F Patrick M. Nowak,-Chairman Moved by Nowak supported by Daly the report be received and placed on file. A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.