HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1970.05.21 - 16547By:
Re.
To:
May '21,1970
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION NO.
Public Works Committee - Mr. Horton
MULTI-LAKES LEVEL CONTROL PROJECT
The Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors by Miscellaneous Resolution
4198 dated September 9, 1963 directed the County Drain Commissioner to
establish the normal height and level of VanNorman, Lester, Williams, Maceday,
Lotus, Greens, Dollar, Cemetery, Mohawk, Wormer, Schoolhouse, Upper Silver
(sometimes called Little Silver), Silver, Loon, and Lake Angelus Lakes located
in the Townships of Waterford and Independence, and the City of Pontiac,
Oakland County, Michigan, in accordance with the provisions of Act No. 146 of
the Public Acts of 1961, as amended, and
WHEREAS, under agreement dated July 27, 1966 entered Into between
the County of Oakland and the Village of Lake Angelus, the said Village of
Lake Angelus agreed to maintain the exiting dam located at the West end of
Lake Angelus in good and workable condition and to maintain the level of said
lake by means thereof at 950.00 feet above mean sea level - except that in the
fall of each year such level would be lOwered to 949.50 feet above mean sea
level until May of the following year when it would be again raised to 950.00
feet, water being available, and
WHEREAS, as a result of said agreement Lake Angelus was withdrawn
from consideration as to determination Of the normal height and level thereof,
and
WHEREAS, the Circuit Court, of the County of Oakland, upon
ecommendation of the said County Drain Commissioner, did issue its various
ourt Orders on certain dates establishing the normal height and level of each
f the aforementioned lakes (excepting Lake Angelus), as follows;
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Court Order No. Date Issued Lake Normal Level
19175
19176
19177
19179
19180
14174
14175
14634
17495
17496
17497
September 13, 1966
September 13, 1966
September 13, 1966
September 13, 1966
September 13, 1966
December 29, 1966
December 29, 1966
December 29, 1966
December 29, 1966
December 29, 1966
December 29, 1966
Upper Silver
Loon
Silver
Mohawk & Wormer
School house
Greens
Cemetery & Dollar
Maceday & Lotus
Les ter
Van Norman
WI iii ams
949.30 Feet
949.30 Feet
949.30 Feet
949.30 Feet
949.30 Feet
966,70 Feet
968.50 Feet
966,70 Feet
966.70 Feet
966.70 Feet
965.42 Feet
and
WHEREAS, the said Circuit Court did, in the Court Order and on
the dates specified above, approve the Special Assessment District for each
of the Lake Level Projects referred to, and
WHEREAS, the engineers retained by the Drain Commissioner have
submitted the necessary plans, specifications and estimate of costs relative
to the construction of the devices necessary to achieve and maintain the
normal height and level of each the various lakes as established by the Court,
and
WHEREAS, all necessary rights-of-way involved in such proposed
construction have been acquired in the name of the County of Oakland, and
WHEREAS, the Drain CommiSsioner did advertise for and receive
bids for the construction of the control devices and necessary appurtenances
on the 3rd day of April, 1970 and did set the 24th day of April, 1970 as the
date on which the Special Assessment Roll would be subject to review, and
WHEREAS, the Drain Commissioner did apportion the cot of the
project to the benefited properties in the district, as near as may be
pursuant to the provisions of chapter S 7 and 9 of Act No. 40 of the Public
Acts of 1956, as amended, and
WHEREAS, within ten (10) days after the review of such Special
Assessment Roll no appeal therefrom was taken by any owner of land within
the assessment district, and
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WHEREAS, the Drain Commissioner did make a computation of the
entire cost of said project pursuant to the provisions of Section 20 of said
Act No. 146, as amended, and
WHEREAS, such computation of cost is in the total amount of
$360,000.00, and
WHEREAS, the Drain Commissioner did thereafter award the
construction contract to the Contractor submitting the lowest bid and who,
in his opinion, was responsible and capable of performing such contract,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:
1. That the plans, specifications and estimate of cost be
approved and accepted.
2. That the Special AsSessment Districts as established by the
County Drain Commissioner and approved by the Circuit Court be accepted and
approved.
3. That the action of the Drain Commissioner in advertising for
and receiving bids for the constructiOn of the project on April 3, 1970 be
ratified.
4. That the action of the Drain Commissioner in giving notice
of a public meeting to review the apportionment of benefits on April 24, 1970,
be ratified.
5. That the total computation of cost of construction relative
to the project and as prepared by the Drain Commissioner be accepted and
approved.
6. That the action of the Drain Commissioner in awarding the
contract for construction to the contractor submitting the lowest bid be
ratified.
7. That the Multi-Lakes Level Control Project be financed by
the issuance of Lake Level Orders payable over a period of five (5) years
out of monies received in payment of Special Assessments to be levied in the
years 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 and 1974.
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rennan Mahlon Denson,
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Mr. Chairman, on behalf of the Public Works Committee, I move
the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
Moved by Horton supported by Richardson the resolution be adopted.
ADOPTED.
YEAS: Aaron, Bawden, Benson, Brennan, Coy, Gabler, Grba, Horton,
Kasper, Mainland, Mathews, O'Brien, O'Donoghue, Patnales, Perinoff,
Pernick, Powell, Richardson, Walker. (19)
NAYS: None. (0)