HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1989.10.12 - 17139Miscellaneous Resolution 89262 October 12, 1989
Anne M. Hobart, Chairperson
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BY: PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE - Anne M. Hobart, Chairperson
Solid Waste-
IN RE: Agreement Between Oakland County and the City of Auburn Hills for the
Siting of a Waste-to-Energy Facility and a Materials Recovery Facility
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson. Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Act 187 of 1989 provides that an agreement be entered into
between a County and one of it's municipalities for the siting of solid waste
disposal facilities, and
WHEREAS Oakland County's Solid Waste Planning Committee (SWPC), acting
in accord with Act 641, has recommended that a waste -to -energy facility be
located in the City of Auburn Hills; and
WHEREAS the County Executive has additionally recommended that a
material recovery facility for the processing of source separated recyclables
also be located nearby in the City of Auburn Hills; and
WHEREAS the details of the proposed agreement are contained in the
attached document dated September 18, 1989, as approved by the Auburn Hills City
Council on September 28, 1989.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners does herewith approve of the proposed agreement and authorize its
execution by the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners and the County Executive
on behalf of the County of Oakland.
Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning and Building Committee, I
move adoption of the foregoing resolution.
Planning and Building Committee
the WIE and $1.25 for the Material Facility OM. The Rea)
October 12, 1989
FISCAL NCTE
BY: amaTTEE, DP, C. fiwii CADDELL, CHAIREETaTI
IN RE: pc5.1:7 BETVETN CAKL1:1F)Tfli!"Y /IND THE CITY CF AUBURN HUTS FoR
THE SITINE CF AKWPE-TO-TICT(,'Y RAC= ANL) A fLJA1P ipypY
FACILITY
TO THE GARLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule XI*G of this Board, the Finance Committee has
reviewed the above named Miscellaneous Resolution and finds:
1) The contract has been reviewed and approved by Corporation
Counsel as to legal sufficiency.
2) The contort provides for a payment of $7,150,000 to the City by
the County from the sale of bonds for the Waste-to-Energy MIT)
facility.
3) The contract limits the charge by the City to the County for
water and sewer connections for both facilities to $750,000 based
on a maxii-un floor space of 325,000 stluare feet. This cost is to
be paid from the proceeds of the sale of boals.
4) The City is relieved of payments on the construction and interest
costs for the Pontiac Township Extension #3. As of August 31,
1988, the halanoe on the constriction advance is $306,807.50 and
the accrued interest liability is $175,896.20 - for a total
liability of $482,503.70. This liability is to be paid to the
Ctunty from the sale of bads.
5) The City will receive a Host Community Fee of $1.50 per ton for
Host Community Fee for the WIE includes a guaranteed tonnage of
550,300 tons which is approximately 75% of the name plate
capacity operating 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. This annual
gulo,rantee amounts to $825,000, initially. The guarantee is
reduced or avoided in the event of an uncontrollable
circumstance. There is no tonnage guarantee for the MPF. Each -
Bost Community Fee will escalate 2% per annum, and is to he paid
by tipping fees.
6) The County agrees to convey to the city a 10 acre parcel located
on Brown Road for the sum of $650,000. The County is to hold a
mortgage on this property until the City pays the County on the
date the bonds are sold, or in the event the bonds are not sold,
the City shall reimburse the County in equal annual payments over
ten years, interest free.
7) The County advances the City $1,000,000 from the General Fund to
be reimbursed to the County from the sale of bonds, or in the
event that bonds are not sold, the City shall reimburse the
County in equal annual payrrents over ten years, interest free.
The funds for this advance are transferred from Contingency to a
Non-Departmental Line Item as follows:
AMOUNT # ACCOUNT NAVE AMOUNT
4-10100-909-01-00-9900 Contingency ($1,000,000)
4-10100-907-01-01-9315 TATE & MRF Siting Reserve 1,000,000
TOTAL -0-
8) The resolution be amended. to "approve of the attached agreement
and authorize its execution" which replaces "approve of the
proposed agreement and authorize its execution."
FINANCE COMMITTEE
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Moved by Hobart supported by Crake :the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Rewold supported by Pappageorga the proposed resolution be amended by deleting
the last WHEREAS and the NOW BE IT RESOLVED paragraphs and substituting the following:
"WHEREAS representatives of the City of Auburn Hills and the County have recommended
certain amendments to the agreement approved by the Auburn Hills City Council on September 28, 1989.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners does herewith
approve the attached amended contract and authorizes its execution by the Chairperson of the Board
of Commissioners and the County Executive on behalf of the County of Oakland."
Moved by Moffitt supported by Calandro the following amendment be added as a friendly
amendment to Mr. Rewold's Amendment. (Mr. Rewold supported the motion)
On page 9 of the agreement add the following:
2.14 It is expressly agreed that there shall be no HOE (paid or doe to the City) for tons
which are bypassed at the Ml2F and/or the WTE because of installation(s) and/or alteration(s)
relating to environmental quality. Such non-processed waste shall be subtracted from the minimum
annual tonnage guarantee set forth in Section 2.11 of this Agreement."
Under Section 3 (Representations by the Parties) add the following:
3. 2. It is agreed that the City hereby holds the County and its agents harmless from
any liability for the City's negligent or wrongful acts relating to the construction and operation
of the MRF and the WTE.
Strike the following Clause::
3.24 It is agreed that the County hereby holds the City and its agents harmless from any
liability relating to the construction and operation of both the MRF and WTE other than a negligent
or wrongful act of the City or its agents.
On page 10, add the following new clauses:
Section 4. Miscellaneous
4.1 Assignment ThTT—Agreement, or any interest therein, shall not be assigned,
transferred, cr-otherwise encumbered by the City. The City hereby consents to the assignment by the
County of such of the County's rights and obligations under this Agreement as the County shall
determine to be desirable to provide for implementation of this Agreement.
4.2 Amendments This Agreement may be amended from time to time by written agreement duly
authorized and executed by the parties hereto.
4.3 Severability If any provision of this Agreement shall, for any reason, be held to be
invalid or uneTforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect any
of the remaining provisions of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as
if such invalid and unenforceable provision had not be contained herein.
4.4 Integration This Agreement sets forth the entire Agreement between the parties and
completely supersedes any, all and all prior agreements or understandings between the parties
pertaining to the subject matter hereof, and it is acknowledged that there are no other agreements,
understandines, or representations between the parties except as expressly stated herein. This
Agreement shall not be changed, modified, or supplemented orally.
4.5 Waiver No waiver by either party of any term or condition of this Agreement shall be
deemed or construed as a waiver of any other term or condition, nor shall a waiver of any other term
or condition, nor shall a waiver of any breach be deemed to constitute a waiver of any subsequent
breach, whether of the same or of a different section, subsection, paragraph, clause, phrase or
other provision of this Agreement.
4.6 Notices All notices required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and
shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, to the following
addresses:
If to the County:
If to the City:
4.7 Captions Captions or headings used in this Agreement are for convenience only and in
no way define, limit or describe the scope or intent of any provision or section of this Agreement.
4.8 Governing Law This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with
the laws of the State of Michigan.
On pages 22 and 23 under Attachment '8 °, under (c) Assignment, strike the words "by
acquisition, construction, operation and maintenance of any of the Facilities and insert
'implementation of this Agreement."
Under (d) Amendments, strike all the paragraph after the words and executed by the
parties hereto."
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the amendments carried.
Discussion followed.
Moved by Law supported by Gosling the resolution be referred back to the Finance Committee
until the loose ends and problems are all answered.
Discussion followed.
Daniel T. Murphy, Roger Smith, H. Lawrence Fox and Jack Hays addressed the Board.
Moved by Oaks supported by Ferrens the resolution be laid on the table until the next
Board Meeting.
AYES: Gosling, Law, McPherson, Oaks, Skarritt, Ferrens. (6)
NAYS: Hobart, Jensen, Johnson, McConnell, McCulloch, Moffitt, Olsen, Pappageorge,
Pernick, Price, Rewold, Wolf, Bishop, Caddell, Calandra, Chester, Crake. (17)
A sufficient majority not having voted therefor, the motion failed.
12th day of ober 9 89
ALLEN
Resolution 489262 Continued
Note on Motion to refer:
AYES: Jensen, Law, McCulloch, McPherson, Moffitt, Oaks, Olsen, Skarritt, Wolf, Calandro,
Chester, Gosling.' (12)
NAYS: Hobart, Johnson, McConnell, Pappageorge, Pernick, Price, Rewold, Bishop, Caddell,
Crake, Ferrens. (11)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was referred.
Mayor Robert Crusnick of Auburn Hills addressed the Board and stated that at his next
City Council Meeting he would request they withdraw the site from consideration for the Solid Waste
to Energy Facility.
Moved by Oaks supported by Wolf the Board reconsider the previous action taken on the
resolution.
Mr. Rewold requested a 5 minute recess he called. The Vice Chairperson called the recess.
Mr. Rewold called the meeting to order at 12:10 P.M.
Vote on reconsideration of the resolution:
AYES: Moffitt, Oaks, Olsen, Pappageorge, Pernick, Price, Rewold, Skarritt, Wolf, Bishop,
Caddell, Calandro, Chester, Crake, Ferrens, Hobart, Jensen, Johnson, McConnell, McPherson. (20)
NAYS: Gosling, Law. (2)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion to reconsider the resolution
carried.
Vote on Resolution:
AYES: Oaks, Pappageorge, Pernick, Price, Rewold, Skarritt, Wolf, Bishop, Caddell,
Calandro, Chester, Crake, Ferrens, Hobart, Jensen, Johnson, McConnell, Moffitt. (18)
NAYS: Olsen, Gosling, Law, McPherson. (4)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland Michigan,
do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed copy of the attached
Miscellaneous which was adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commiss .fnPrs at fhk,ir
Regular Board Meeting held on October 12, 1989
with the orginial 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
this
Counb Clerk/Register of Deeds
BISHOP, COOK, PURCELL & REYNOLDS
MORANDUM
TO: Roy Rewold
FROM: Roger Snith
H. Lawrence Fax
DATE: September 25, 1989
RE: Sunmary of the Provisions of the Siting. Agreement
Between the County and Auburn R1 Ils
lareegment
The City of Auburn Hills (the "City") has agreed to allow
the County to site a 2000 Uld waste-to-energy facility ("WTE")
and Initial 200 tpd materials recovery facility ("MRF")
its municipal boundaries.
To compensate the City for the additional burdens on its
municipal services such as fire protec;Lion and road maintenance,
to defray the increases in the City's costs of governance, and
to offset the level of inconvenience, if any, which the City's
citizenry may endfl7e, the County and the City have agreed,
conditioned upon the construction of the WTE, that the County
shall: (1) sell 4 r7ediately to the City for $650,000
approximately ten acres of land to be used by the city for its
public works department7 (2) pay a sewer connection charge for
both the WT E and IMF, such payment not to exceed $750,000 (with
a scuare footage limit of 325,000); (3) pay the City $8,150,000,
of which $1 million is to he paid upon execution of the contract
and the balance paid upon the sale of bonds for the WTE; (4)
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forgive the City's pre-eYisting debt (Including interest) to the
County In a principal amount of $485,000 for the Pontiac
Township Extension No. 3 of the Clinton-Oakland Sewage Disposal
System; and (5) pay a host community fee for the ATE of $1.50
per ton and a $1.25 per ton for the MRF. The host community fee
for both facilities will escalate at the rate of 2% per year
compounded annually.
Co)-rments
(1) The $1.50 and $1.25 compare favorably as host community
fees, the range nationally being $1 to $3.
(2) The City's commitment for maximum cooperation should
help the construction schedules of the WTE and MRF and thereby
Unit escalation costs.
(3) The $9,385,000 ($8,150,000 cash $750,000 sewer
connection $485,000 forgiveness of debt) to be paid to the
City for siting both facilities is favorable when compared to
the $9 million sewer connection charge demanded by Pontiac for
the WTE.
SITING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF OAKLAND, MICHIGAN
AND THE CITY OF AUBURN HILLS, MICHIGAN
THIS SITING AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made and entered into as of
the 18th day of September, 1989, by and between the COUNTY OF OAKLAND,
MICHIGAN ("County"), a political subdivision of the State of Michigan,
acting by and through its County Executive and Board of County Commissioners
(hereinafter collectively the "Board") and the CITY OF AUBURN HILLS,
MICHIGAN (the "City"), a Michigan municipal corporation, acting by and
through its City Council.
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, the County has undertaken the implementation of an
Integrated Solid Waste Management System which includes, among other
facilities, a waste-to-energy facility ("WTE") and a materials recovery
facility ("MRF"); and
WHEREAS, the site for the WTE has been identified in a proposed
amendment to the County's Act 641 Plan as being in the City; and
WHEREAS, the County has determined that the MRF should also be
constructed in the City on the same site as the WTE; and
WHEREAS, the County has entered into a contract with the
Westinghouse Electric Corporation to construct the 2,000 ton per day WTE at
such site; and
WHEREAS, the County recognizes that the construction and operation
of the WTE and MRF will have the potential of increasing the cost of
municipal services to be provided by the City; and
WHEREAS, Act Nos. 186 and 187, Public Acts of Michigan 1989,
contemplate a contract between a Host Community and a county for the
location of a county-owned WTE; and
WHEREAS, the County and City have negotiated for the purpose of
addressing their respective needs and concerns occasioned by the
construction and operation of a WTE and MRF and desire to enter into an
agreement to resolved the issues between them.
NOW, THEREFORE, the County and the City agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions
For purposes of this Agreement the following words and phrases
shall be given the following respective meanings:
"Acceptance" means the date upon which the WTE or MRF (whichever
is applicable) meets the performance standards set forth in the respective
Construction Agreement or Construction and Service Agreement as demonstrated
by the respective testing procedures.
"Act 641 Plan" means the 1981 Solid Waste Management Plan, as
amended, of Oakland County, prepared in accordance with the Solid Waste
Management Act, Act No. 641, Public Acts of Michigan 1978, as amended, being
Sections 229.401, et seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
"Billing Month" means each calendar month in each Billing Year,
except that the first Billing Month shall begin on the first day of the
month following the date on which the Acceptance occurred.
"Billing Year" means, for each Billing Year other than the first,
the twelve calendar month period commencing on the first day of January
following the calendar year in which the first Billing Month occurs and
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ending on the last day of December, and each twelve calendar month period
thereafter. The first Billing Year shall commence on the first day of the
Billing Month following Acceptance and shall end on the last day of December
following the first Billing Month.
"Bonds" means the outstanding Bonds or any other evidence of
indebtedness issued by the county from time to time pursuant to Act 186 to
finance the facilities of the Integrated Solid Waste Management System.
"Host Community Fee" (HCF) means the maximum amount which the
County will pay to any city for the siting of a WTE or MRF, initially, from
the date of facility Acceptance, to be $1.50 per ton of delivered solid
waste and $1.25 per ton of delivered recyclables, respectively, to escalate
pursuant to Section 2.10 and to be paid in lieu of any payments of any
nature which the City may hereafter be authorized by law to collect from the
County with respect to the WTE or MRF.
"Intergrovernmental Agreement" means the contract executed between
the County and any municipality within the County by which the County agrees
to provide solid waste processing and disposal services and the municipality
agrees to deliver solid waste and recyclables to a designated facility, the
draft form of which is attached as Exhibit "B."
"MRF" means the County-owned recycling center as described on
Exhibit "D" to be located in the City.
"Service Agreement" means the contract entered into by the County
and Westinghouse Electric Corporation for the design, operation and
maintenance of the WTE and the similar contract component to be entered into
with the successful vendor for the MRF.
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"Site" means the property and truck access shown on the attached
Exhibit "A."
"Uncontrollable Circumstances" mean any act, event or condition,
including a labor strike, work stoppage slowdown or vendor default, that has
a direct material adverse effect on the rights or the obligations of a party
under the applicable Service Agreement, if such act, event or condition is
beyond the reasonable control of the party relying thereon as justification
for not performing an obligation or complying with any condition required of
such party under the applicable Service Agreement.
°Utility Services" mean the infrastructure services, such as
water, sewage, etc., provided by a Host Community.
"WTE" means the facility for the combustion of solid waste with
energy recovery as described on Exhibit "D" to be located in the City.
Section 2. Terms of Siting the WTE and MRF.
2.1 The City shall execute the Intergovernmental Agreement
(substantially in the form as attached hereto as Exhibit "B") and
substantially in the form as executed between the County and other
municipalities with the County; and the County shall give first priority to
the disposal of solid waste from the City at the WTE and to the processing
of recyclables from the City at the MRF.
2.2 The County shall make all documents associated with the
acquisition, construction, operation, maintenance, environmental
performance, and use of the WTE and MRF available for inspection,
duplication and retention by the City.
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2.3 The City agrees to provide maximum cooperation with the
County by providing comments on an expedited basis n those documents
supplied to the City pursuant to Section 2.2 on an expedited information
review basis relating to the waste-to-energy and materials recovery
facilities in light of the fact that the County, by Michigan law, is not
subject to various City ordinances. The Countyshall take under
consideration any comments from the City. The County will pay all standard
permit fees and review fees such as, but not limited to, building fees, site
plan review fees, and pollution control review board fees.
2.4 In consideration of the County's agreement to locate the WTE
and MRF within its boundaries, which is hereby acknowledged by the City, the
County agrees to the following:
(a) To pay the City Seven Million One Hundred Fifty Thousand
and No/100 Dollars ($7,150,000.00) from the proceeds of the Bonds, Ewhem
4-ssued-on-behaTf-of the-County-forathe-payment-of-] upon issuance of the
Notice-to-Proceed documents by the County to its contractor for the
construction of the WTE;
(b) To pay to the City upon the issuance of a building
permit, a water and sewer connection charge in an amount not to exceed Seven
Hundred Fifty Thousand and No/I00 Dollars ($750,000.00) based upon a maximum
floor area in the two (2) facilities of three hundred twenty-five thousand
(325,000) square feet;
(c) To sell to the City approximately ten (10) acres of land
located on Brown Road, City of Auburn Hills, Oakland County, Michigan,
generally identified as the northwest portion of Sidwell No.: 14-04-100-019
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(the Tax Identification Number as of the date of this Agreement) for Six
Hundred Fifty Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($650,000.00) for the City's use
as a Department of Public Works site ("DPW Site"), such property to be
transferred to the City on or before December 31, 1989; and
(d) To forgive the City for an amount equal to the principal
and any accrued interest on the City's share of the capital costs of the
Pontiac Township Extension No. 3 (the "Extension") of the Clinton-Oakland
Sewage Disposal System ("S.D.S.") owed to the County (see Exhibit "C").
2.5 This Agreement is conditioned upon the issuance of the system
financing Bonds for the construction of the WTE; and if other sources of
financing are selected, this Agreement will be renegotiated. It is
expressly understood that if the Bonds for the WTE are not issued, this
Agreement is null and void, including the provision for the forgiveness by
the County of the City's share of the principal and any accrued interest for
the capital costs for the Extension. However, the sale of the DPW site
shall survive this Agreement. The City shall pay the County Six Hundred
Fifty Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($650,000.00) for such site as set forth
in Section 2.4(c), such payment to be made in cash upon the date on which
the Bonds for the WTE are issued. In the event the WTE and MRF are not
constructed and/or the Bonds for the WTE are not issued, such payments shall
be made by the City to the County over ten (10) years, [4ftterest—freel at 3%
interest per annum, in ten (10) equal annual installments commencing thirty
(30) days from the date that the County gives written notice to the City
that the Bonds for the WTE shall not be issued.
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2.6 In addition to the above-referenced payment from the Bonds,
within one (1) business day from the date of execution of this Agreement by
both the City and the County, the County shall pay the City One Million and
No/I00 Dollars ($1,000,000.00). It is expressly understood that if the WTE
is not constructed and/or the Bonds for the WTE are not issued, the City
shall repay the One Million and No/100 Dollars ($1,000,000.00), [interest
-free] at 3% interest per annum, in ten (10) equal annual installments
commencing thirty (30) days from the date that the County gives written
notice to the City that the Bonds for the WTE shall not be issued.
2.7 As a part of this Agreement, the Pontiac Township Extension
No. 3 Clinton-Oakland Sewage Disposal System Contract for services entered
into on November 21, 1983 between the County and the Charter Township of
Pontiac is amended as set forth in Exhibit "C."
2.8 The County shall ensure that: (1) all roads used for the
delivery of solid waste and recyclables within a one and one-half (1-1/2)
mile radius of the gate to either the WTE or MRF will remain free from
litter from vehicles transporting solid waste and recyclables; and (2) the
MRF and WTE shall be maintained and operated to maximize the elimination of
odor.
2.10 In lieu of any payments of any nature which the City may
hereafter be authorized by law to collect from the County with respect to
the WTE or MRF; and in order to compensate the City for the increase in the
costs of providing municipal services, the County shall pay the City a Host
Community Fee ("HCF") which is a maximum fee per facility type as provided
below to be paid to any community for hosting any such facility. Such HOF
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shall be One and 50/100 Dollars ($1.50) per ton of solid waste delivered to
a WTE in accordance with the Service Agreement and One and 25/100 Dollars
($1.25) per ton of recyclables delivered to an MRF in accordance with the
Service Agreement and shall be payable monthly based on the estimated
tonnage delivered. The HCF shall escalate at the rate of two percent (2%)
per year compounded annually for each twelve (12) month calendar period,
commencing one (1) year after the end of the first Billing Period. Within
sixty (6) days after the last day of each Billing Year, there shall be an
annual settlement to reconcile the payments made on an estimated basis to
the actual aggregate tonnage delivered to each facility.
2.11 The HCF for each Billing Year following acceptance of the
WTE and MRF shall be based on not less than five hundred fifty thousand .
(550,000) tons of solid waste for the WTE (however, should the WTE be
constructed with a one thousand five hundred (1,500) ton per day nameplate
capacity, the HCF shall be based on not less than four hundred thirteen
thousand (413,000) tons of solid waste for the WTE), subject to reduction:
(1) should the WTE not be constructed; and (2) due to uncontrollable
circumstances.
2.12 City agrees not to enact new ordinances to hinder
construction and/or operation of any facilities to be owned by County
relating to solid waste disposal at the Site.
2.13 City agrees not to request relocation of existing trusty
camp.
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2.14 it is expressly agreed that there shall be no HCF (paid or
due to the City) for tons which are bypassed at the MRF and/or the WTE
because of installation(s) and/or alteration(s) relating to environmental
quality. Such non-processed waste shall be subtracted from the minimum
annual tonnage guarantee set forth in Section 2.11 of this Agreement.
Section 3. Representations by the Parties.
3.1 The City's Representatives.
3.1.1 The City represents and warrants that it has the full
legal authority to enter into this Agreement and that this Agreement is and
shall be valid, binding, and enforceable against the City and/or its
successor(s). 3
3.2 County's Representations.
3.2.1 County represents and warrants that it has the full
legal authority to enter into this Agreement and that this Agreement is and
shall be valid, binding, and enforceable against the County and/or its
successor(s).
3.2.2 As of the date of this Agreement, County represents and
warrants that there is no litigation or other proceeding pending which would
prevent the County from fulfilling any of its responsibilities under this
Agreement.
3.2.3 The County expressly represents that it will not allow
ash or other materials from the WTE to be buried on the site.
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By:
And:
3.2_4 It is agreed that the County hereby holds the City and
its agents harmless from any liability relating to the construction and
operation of both the MRF and the WTE other than a negligent or wrongful]
act of the City or its agents.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, County and City have caused this Agreement to
be executed in their respective names, have caused their respective
corporate seals to be hereto affixed, and have caused this Agreement to be
attested, all by their duly authorized officers and representatives, and
County and City have caused this Agreement to be dated as of the date and
year first written above.
COUNTY OF OAKLAND, MICHIGAN
By:
DANIEL T. MURPHY
County Executive
And:
ROY REWOLD
County Chairperson
CITY OF AUBURN HILLS, MICHIGAN
ROBERT W. GRUSNICK
Mayor
VERONICA C. NEW
City Clerk
EXHIBIT A
PROPOSED SOLID WASTE FACILITY SITES
IN THE CITY OF AUBURN HILLS
OAKLAND COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN
PROPOSED WASTE-TO-ENERGY FACILITY SITE
Part of the NW I of Sec. 3, T3N, RIDE, City of Auburn Hills, Oakland
County, Michigan, described as beginning at a point on the N & S
line of Sec. 3, located S 02 °4548E 1493.23 ft from the N corner
of Sec. 3, T3N, R10E, Th S 02 °4548"E 778.09 ft along the N & S A
line; Th S 87 °14'12W 1287.80 ft to the centerline of an overhead
utility line; Th N 02 °4711E 36.37 ft along the centerline of said
utility line; Th N 02 °46 1 20"E 728.66 ft continuing along said line;
Th N 00°45 1 58E 15.76 ft continuing along said line; Th N 87 °1139E
1213.02 ft to the point of beginning. Containing 22.317 acres, more
or less, depending upon final survey and precise description of
westerly property line in relationship to overhead utility line
easement. Excepting the right of the public over that portion in
Giddings Road and any easements or restrictions of record.
PROPOSED MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITY SITE
Part of the NW* of Sec. 3, T3N, RIDE, City of Auburn Hills. Oakland
County, Michigan, described as beginning at a point on the E & W A
line of Sec. 3, located S 02 °4548"E 2986.57 ft to the center of
said section and S 86°5850"W 756.82 ft from the N corner of Sec.
3, T3N, RIDE, Th S 86 °58'50"W 601.08 ft along the E & W * line; Th N
02 °47'11"E 724.72 ft along the centerline of an overhead utility
line; Th N 87°14 1 12E 518.98 ft; Th S 03 °4315E 718.74 ft to the
point of beginning. Containing 9.256 acres, more or less, depending
upon final survey and precise description of westerly property line
in relationship to overhead utility line easement, and excepting the
rights of the public over that portion in Lake Angelus Road and any
easements or restrictions of record.
PROPOSED TRUCK ACCESS ROADWAY AND OTHER FACILITY RELATED EASEMENTS
FOR THE WASTE-TO-ENERGY AND MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITY SITES
Truck access roadways to both facilities to and from Brown Road as
well as facility ancillary structures such as truck weight scales,
power sub-stations and storm drainage detention ponds will be
located on the county-owned site presently containing the Animal
Shelter and Trusty Camp (identified as Sidwell Parcel 14-04-100-019
which contains 52.60 acres, more or less).
DRAFT
4/17/89
APPENDIX B
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
FOR SOLID WASTE PROCESSING AND DISPOSAL SERVICES
THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into as of the
c .day of , 1989, by and between the
{"Municipality") and the COUNTY OF OAKLAND ("County").
WITNESSET H:
WHEREAS, the County proposes to establish the
Oakland County Solid Waste Management System ("System')
pursuant to the provisions of Act No of the Public Acts
of Michigan, 1989 ("Act ") for the purpose of accuiring
and providing processing and disposal facilities and
services for the processing and disPosal of certain solid
wastes and recyclable materials for the benefit of local
units of government within the county; and
WHEREAS, Section 25 of Act No 641 of the Public
Acts of Michigan, 1978, as amended ("Act 641") recuLres all
counties to adopt a solid waste management plan; and
WHEREAS, the County will adopt the update of its
Solid Waste Management Plan pursuant to the provisions of
Act 641, which Plan update is expected to be approved by the
governing bodies of not less than 67% of municipalities
within the County and by the Director of the Michigan
Department of Natural Resources ("MDNR") both as recuired by
Act 641; and
WHEREAS, Section 25 of Act 641 recuires solid waste
management plans to include an enforceable program and
process to assure that the nonhazardous solid waste gener-
ated or to be generated for a 20-year period is collected
and recovered, processed, or disposed of at facilities which
comply with Act 641 and rules promulgated pursuant to the
provisions of Act 641; and
WHEREAS, Section 24 of Act 641 provides that a
municipality or a county shall assure that all solid waste
is removed from sites of generation frecuently enough to
protect the public health and is delivered to licensed solid
waste disposal areas; and
WHEREAS, Section 30(1)(c) of Act 641 provides that
the rules of the MDNR shall require solid waste management
plans to evaluate and select technically and economically
feasible solid waste management options which may include
resource recovery systems; and
WHEREAS, the update of the Oakland County Solid
Waste Management Plan (the 'Act 641 Plan") will recommend
the construction and operation of a combination of resource
recovery facilities, recycling facilities, composting
facilities, sanitary landfills and possibly transfer
stations (collectively, the "Facilities"), which shall be
owned by the County and operated by private vendors pursuant
to operating contracts with the county or which shall be
made available to the County by contract or lease; and
WHEREAS, the County intends to finance all or a
part of the capital cost of the Facilities through the
issuance of bonds pursuant to Act or other pertinent
statutes; and
WHEREAS, the Municipality desires to use the System
to be constructed by or on behalf of the County; and
WHEREAS, because the System must rely on revenues
from the disposal of solid waste and the sale of steam,
energy and recycled materials to be economically feasible,
an adequate supply of solid waste and recyclable materials
must be processed at the Facilities; and
WHEREAS, the update of the Oakland County Solid
Waste Management Plan to be approved by the Direczof: of the
MDNR, as provided by applicable statutes of the State of
Michigan, affirmatively endorses the assurance of an
adequate supply of solid waste and recyclable materials to
the System; and
WHEREAS, the County and the Municipality desire to
enter into this Agreement to prescribe their respective
rights and obligations with respect to the System and to
assure an adecuate supply of solid waste and recyclable
materials to the Facilities; and
WHEREAS, the County and the Municipality desire to
enter into this Acreement to protect the public health and
the general welfare of the people in the County and in the
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Municipality as required and authorized by the Constitution
and the statutes of the State of Michigan, and especially
Article IV, Sections 51 and 52 of the constitution and Acts
and 641.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises
and the covenants of each, the County and the Municipality
agree as follows:
1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the
words and phrases listed below shall have the following
meanings:
(a) "Act " means Act No. of the
Public Acts of Michigan, 1989.
(b) "Act 641" means Act No 641 of the Public
Acts of Michigan, 1978, as amended.
(c) "Act 641 Plan" means the Oakland County
Solid Waste Management Plan .aporoved by the Oakland County
Board of Commissioners and by the Director of the Department
of Natural Resources, pursuant to the requirements and
provisions of Act 641, and any updates thereof and any
amendments thereto adopted ia accordance with Act 641.
(d) "Commercial Operation Date" means, with
respect to a particular Facility, the date when the
Facility has been completed and tested and is, in the sole
opinion of the County, ready for full commercial operation.
(e) "County" means the County of Oakland,
Michigan, acting by and through its Board of Commissioners
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or its Department of Solid Waste Management established
pursuant to the provisions of Act
(f) "Disposal Fee" means the fee or fees
established by the County pursuant to this Agreement for
receiving, storing, processing and/or disposing of Solid
Waste and Recyclable Materials.
(g) "Facility" or "Facilities" means any one
or more of the following facilities utilized in connection
with the System: (1) a recycling facility, (2) a transfer
facility, (3) an RRF, (4) a sanitary landfill, (5) a compos-
ting facility, or (6) any other facility utilized in the
processing and/or disposing of Solid Waste and Recyclable
Materials.
(h) "Hazardous Waste" means any material or
substance which by reason of its composition or character-
istics is (a) hazardous waste as defined in the Solid Waste
Disposal Act, 42 USC 56901 et seq., as amended, replaced or
superseded, and the regulations implementing same, or
(b) material the disposal of which is regulated by the Toxic
Substances Control Act, 15 USC 52601 et seq., as amended,
replaced or superseded, and the regulations implementing
same, or (c) special nuclear or by-products material within
the meaning of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 or
(d) hazardous waste as defined in Act No. 64 of the Public
Acts of Michican, 1979, as amended from time to time, and as
identified in administrative rules promulgated from time to
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time pursuant to the provisions of said Act by the Director
of the MDNR. If any governmental agency or unit having
appropriate jurisdiction shall determine that substances are
hazardous or harmful to health when processed at any
Facility, then any such substances or materials shall be
Hazardous Waste for purposes of this Agreement.
(i) 'Municipality" means the
(j) "Person" means any individual, firm,
public or private corporation, partnership, trust, public or
private agency or any other entity, or any group of such
persons.
(k) "Premises" means any enclosed area used
for residential, commercial, or industrial purposes, secar-
ately or in combination, to which a separate street address,
postal address, or box, tax roll description, or other
similar identification has been assigned to or is in use by
a Person having control of the area.
(1) "Recyclable Materials" means commingled
and/or pre-sorted materials (including but not limited to
high grade pacer, glass, metal, plastic, aluminum, news-
paper, corrugated paper and Yard Clippings) that are
separated from Solid Waste prior to the collection of Solid
Waste from a Site of Generation' and left at the Site of
Generation or at a drop'-off center for collection and that
are designated by the County in a written notice to the
Municipality as Recyclable Materials for purposes of this
Agreement.
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(m) "RRF" means the mass-burn energy-cenerat-
ing incinerator or incinerators to be constructed by or on
behalf of, or available by contract or lease with, the
County and to be located within the County in accordance
with this Agreement and the Act 641 Plan, and shall include
any contract to sell steam or electricity generated by the
RRF.
(n) Site of Generation" means any Premises
in or on which Solid Waste or Recyclable Materials is
generated by any Person.
(o) 'Solid Waste" means garbage, rubbish,
ashes, Yard Clippings, incinerator ash, incinerator residue,
street cleanings, municipal and industrial sludges, solid
commercial and solid industrial waste, and animal waste
provided, however, that this definition shall not include
Hazardous Waste, Recyclable Materials, human body waste,
liquid or other waste regulated by statute, ferrous or
nonferrous scrap directed to a scrap metal processor or to a
reuser of ferrous or nonferrous products, and slag or slag
products directed to a slag processor or to a reuser of slag
or slag products.
(p) °System" means the Oakland County Solid
Waste Management System, and every aspect thereof (includ-
ing, but not limited to, rights, processes, contracts,
equipment, sanitary landfills, transfer stations, recycling
facilities, composting facilities, and any RRF), that is
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accuired, constructed, or operated, or is to be accui ,-,,,d,
constructed,.or operated by or on behalf of, or available by
contract or lease with, the County in accordance with the . . ,
Act 641 Plan.
- (g) "Waste Hauler ° means any Person, other
than the Munici=ality, engaged in the business of collecting
and transporting, delivering and disposing of Solid WaSte
and Recyclable Materials generated within the Municipality.
(r) "Yard Clippings ° means fallen leaves, cut
grass, lake weeds or other organic -debris- that can be
converted to humus.
2. Construction and Operation of Facilities;
Notice of Operation Date. The County shall construct, oper-
ate and maintain the Facilities, or cause the Facilities to
be constructed, operated and maintained, to accept and
dispose of all Solid Waste and Recyclable Materials gener-
ated within the Municipality and delivered to Facilities
pursuant to this Agreement. The County shall give thirty
(30) business days' written notice to the Municipality Of
the Commercial Operation Date of any of the Facilities.
Within seven (7) business days of receipt of such notice,
the Municipality shall give written notice of the Commercial
Operation Date to all Waste Haulers and publislked notice to
all persons having control of Premises which are a Site of
Generation.
3. Assistance with Permits and Approvals. The
County and the Municipality shall use their mutual coed
faith efforts to execute, issue or obtain such agreements,
-.--,_,consents f anprovals, licenses, permits, ordinances, resolu-
_ tions, authorizations and the like as may be necessary or
anDrocriate in connection with the design, financing, loca-
: tion, construction, testing and operating of the Facilities
eras may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the
purposes of Act and this Agreement and to implement the
Act 641 Plan.
4. Testina of Facilities. For purposes of test-
ing the operation of any Facility prior to the Commercial
Operation Date thereof, the Municipality, upon ten (10)
business days' written notice from the County, shall collect
and deliver to the Facility, or cause to be collected and
delivered to the Facility,, Solid Waste or Recyclable
Materials, as the case may be, in the amounts and for the
period of time specified in the notice. While the Facility
is being tested, the fee to be charged for the delivery and
disposal of such Solid Waste and Recyclable Materials at the
Facility shall be equal to
The delivery and disposal of Solid Waste and Recyclable
Materials at any Facility prior to the Commercial Operation
Date pursuant to this paragraph shall not relieve the
Municipality of any other obligations,, duties and responsi-
bilities under this Agreement.
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5. Delivery of solid Waste and Recyc'eble
Mat eri als to Facilities. commencing on the Commercial
Operation Date of the RRF, the Municipality shall
collect and deliver, or cause to be collected and delivered,
all Solid Waste generated within its boundaries to the
Facility designated by the County. Commencing on the
Commercial Operation Date of the initial recycling
facility, the Municipality shall collect and deliver, or
cause to be collected and delivered, all Recyclable
Materials (excluding Yard Clippings) generated within its
boundaries to the Facility designated by the County.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Municipality shall have
the option to deliver or cause to be delivered Recyclable
Materials to a recycling facility deSignated by the
Municipality which is not a System Facility, in lieu of
delivering such Recyclable Materials to a County-desicnated
System Facility. Commencing on the Commercial Operation
Date of the initial composting facility, the Municipality
shall collect and deliver, or cause to he collected and
delivered, all Yard Clippings generated within its
boundaries to the Facility designated by the County. The
Municipality shall by ordinance recuire all Waste Haulers:
(a) to collect and deliver to the Facilities designated by
the County all Solid Waste and Recyclable Materials, as the
case may be, generated within the Municipality, and (b) to
pay the Disposal Fee when required by paragraph 10 hereof.
The Municipality shall take all reasonable action,
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including, but not limited to the actions described in .
paracraph 12 of this Agreement, as may be necessary to •
ensure that all solid Waste and Recyclable Materials, as the
- case may be, generated within its boundaries shall,
commencing on the Commercial Operation Date of a particular
facility, be delivered only to the Facility or Facilities
designated by the County. The collection and delivery of
Solid Waste and Recyclable Materials pursuant . to this
Agreement shall be in compliance with Act , Act 641, the
Act 641 Plan,. and any other applicable federal and state
laws, statutes, rules and regulations. The Municipality
shall comply, and shall by ordinance require all Waste
Haulers to comply, with Act 641, the Act 641 Plan, and any
other anclicable federal and state laws, statutes, rules and
regulations.
6. Processinc and Disposal of Solid Waste and
Recyclable Materials. Commencina on the Commercial
Operation Date of the initial RRF, the County, or its
representative, shall receive and dispose of all Solid Waste
delivered to the Facility or Facilities -designated by the
County pursuant to paragraph 5 of this Agreement. Commenc-
ing on the Commercial Operation Date of the initial
recycling facility,-the County, or its representative, shall
receive and process all Recyclable Materials (excluding Yard
Clippings) delivered to the Facility or Facilities desig-
nated by the County pursuant to paragraph 5 of this
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Agreement. commencing on the Commercial Operation Date of
the initial composting facility, the County, or its
_representative, shall receive and process all Yard Clinnincs
_delivered.to the Facility or Facilities designated by the
.County pursuant to paragraph 5 of this Agreement. The
County reserves the right to dispose of Solid Waste or to
process Recyclable Materials delivered to a particular
Facility at other Facilities of the System when, in the sole'
Opinion of the County, such disposal or processing is
desirable for the proper and efficient _operation of the
System or the particular Facility is unable to accept and
'process or disnose of Solid Waste or Recyclable Materials.
The County shall be solely resnonsible for the processing
and disposal of Solid Waste and Recyclable Materials
delivered to any Facility and for the administration and
enforcement of all acreements relating to the acquisition,
construction and operation of any Facility. The County
shall have the option to suspend or terminate its
obligations to process and dispose of Solid Waste and
Recyclable Materials under this Agreement to the extent that
the County, in its sole judgment, deems such suspension or
termination necessary to mitigate the effects of the System
landfill becoming _wholly or partially unavailable due to
circumstances beyond the control of the County. Upon the
occurrence Of such circumstances, the County shall use its
.best efforts to arrange for backup landfill capacity. In
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processing or disposing of Solid Waste and Recyclable
Materials delivered pursuant td this Agreement, the County
shall comply with Act , 641, the Act 641 Plan, and
other annlicable federal and state laws, statutes, rules and
regulations.
7. Richt of Refusal: Hazardous Waste. The County
shall, in its sole discretion, have the right to refuse
delivery to any Facility of any material which is not
required by this Agreement to be delivered to such Facility.
The Municipality shall not deliver Hazardous Waste to any
Facility. The Municipality shall by ordinance prohibit
Waste Haulers from delivering Hazardous Waste to any
Facility.
8. Rules and Reculations. The County shall adopt
specific rules and regulations from time to time for the
administration and operation of the Facilities of the
System. The Municipality shall comply with all such rules
and reculations adopted by the County. The Municipality
shall by ordinance require all Waste Haulers to comply with
such rules and regulations adopted by the County. The
Municipality shall take all action as may be necessary to
ensure compliance with such rules and regulations of the
County.
9. Other Waste Disposal Facilities. The Munici-
pality shall not hereafter acquire, construct, operate, or
maintain, or permit the acquisition, construction, operation
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or maintenance, of any Facility within its 'boundaries during
the term of this Agreement except as authorized by the
County, consistent with the Act 641 Plan. • • •
10. Disposal Fees. The Municipality hereby
consents to the imposition and collection of a Disposal Fee
by or on behalf of the County for the acceptance and
processing or disposal of solid Waste and Recyclable
Materials pursuant to this Agreement. The Disposal Fee
Shall be charged to and paid by the Municipality for any
delivery of Solid Waste and Recyclable Materials to any
Facility by (a) the Municipality, or (b) a Waste Hauler
operating pursuant to a contract with the Municipality where-
such contract provides that the Disposal Fee at the Facility-
shall be paid"by the Municipality. In all other instances,
the Disposal Fee shall be charged • to and paid by the Waste
Hauler delivering Solid Waste and Recyclable Materials to
any Facility. The Municipality agrees that the Municipality,
or the Waste Hauler, as the case may be, will be required to
maintain a credit balance in its account with the System
sufficient to cover Disposal Fees for any Solid Waste and
Recyclable Materials delivered to a Facility. The obliga-
tion to pay the Disposal Fee charged pursuant to this
paragraph shall be absolute and unconditional whether or not
the County, or its representative, processes or disposes of
the delivered Solid Waste or Recyclable Materials, in whole
or in part, at other Facilities of the System pursuant to
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paracraph 6 of this Acreement and whether or not any
particular Facility is onerable or in operation at the time
of delivery of solid Waste or Recyclable Materials. The
gross revenues derived from the Disposal Fees, together with
revenues derived from the sale of Recyclable Materials and
the sale of energy or by-products generated by an RR:7, shall
be sufficient to defray: (a) all actual expenditures for
administration, operation and maintenance (including reason-
able reserves for operation, maintenance and replacements)
. incurred in providing for the processing and disposal of and
in processing and disposing of Solid Waste and Recyclable
Materials pursuant to this Agreement, and (b) all actual
obligations of the County (including debt service require- //
ments and a reasonable reserve for such obligations)
incurred in providing for the processing and disposal of and
in processing and disposing of Solid Waste and Recyclable
Materials pursuant to this Agreement. Each year the
Disposal Fee shall be established by the County to be
effective the following January 1, subject to paragraph 14
of this Agreement, so as to produce these amounts and any
amounts advanced by the County to satisfy any shortfall in
System gross revenues for which the County has not been
reimbursed and shall not be greater than necessary to
produce these amounts. In the event that the Municipality
fails to ,pay Disposal Fees for which it is liable pursuant
to this paragraph, the County shall have the remedies
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not be less than The acceptance and disposal
prescribed in section 18 of Act . • In addition, the
County shall have all other remedies provided by law.
11. other Users: Disposal of solid Waste. In
order to utilize fully the capacity of any RRF, the county
may accept Solid Waste from any Person, including the
County, in addition to the Solid Waste required to be
delivered pursuant to paragraph 5 of this Agreement. The
County shall charge a Disposal Fee far such deliveries of
Solid Waste which shall be fixed and may be revised from
time to time by the County provided, however, that it shall
of Solid Waste pursuant to this paragraph shall be consis-
tent with the Act 641 Plan.
12. Responsibility of Contractina Municipality.
-The Municipality shall be solely responsible for the enact-
ment and enforcement of ordinances recuired to be enacted by
this Acreement as well as to establish its own rules and
regulations for Solid Waste and Recyclable Materials proces-
sing and disposal, not inconsistent herewith, all to protect
the public health, safety and welfare. In connection with
the collection of Recyclable Materials, the Municipality
shall adopt an ordinance requirinc all Persons generating
Solid Waste within the Municipality to source separate
Recyclable Materials from Solid Waste prior to collection
and establishing fines for failure to comply. The Municipal-
ity shall take all action (including but not limited to
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criminal prosecution, civil actions for injunctive or other
equitable relief, and suspension or revocation of licenses,
franchises or permits) as may be necessary to enforce such
-ordinances t rules and reaulatipns. The Municipality shall
also.be solely responsible for the issuance of any licenses,
franchises, or permits to -Waste Haulers, and for the
-enforcement of the terms thereof and for the reaulation of
the conduct of Waste Haulers and of the use of the streets,
alleys and public places in the Municipality for the
collection and/or hauling of Solid Waste and Recyclable
Materials. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the municipality
hereby authorizes the County to enforce, on behalf of and as
agent for the Municinalitv, the provisions of any ordinance
enacted by the Municipality pursuant to this Aareement and,
if- determined by the County to be necessary in an emergency
situation to protect the public health, to provide colle
ion services for Solid Waste and Recyclable Materials to
individual users in the Municipality. In addition, the
County shall be entitled to petition a court of competent
jurisdiction to compel specific performance of the
Municipalitv's obligations under this paragraph 12.
13. County Records. The County agrees to main-
tain, or cause to be maintained, separate, complete and
accurate accounting records of expenditures and obligations
incurred and quantities involved in Solid Waste and Recycl-
able Materials reception, processing and disposal at any
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Facility pursuant to this Acreement and to have said records
audited annually by an independent auditinc firm. Th e
County shall furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the
Municinalitv a copy of such annual audit within one hundred
twenty (120) days after the close of the fiscal year of the
System as established by the County. The County agrees to
maintain, or cause to be maintained, information in suffici-
ent detail to permit the Municipality to ascertain the costs
of both Solid Waste and Recyclable Materials acceptance,
processing and disposal services at the Facilities-. Upon
reasonable notice by the Municipality, the County shall make
available, or cause to be made available, books and records
regarding the operation of the Solid Waste and Recyclable
Materials acceptance, processing and disposal services at
"-the Facilities pursuant to this Acreement.
14. Solid Waste Board/Executive Committee. (a) A
Solid Waste Board is hereby created consisting of a repre-
sentative appointed by the Municipality, together with the
representatives of other cities, villages or townships which
execute agreements substantially in the form of this
Agreement. The Municinalitv shall determine the term and
method of appointment of its ,representative on the Solid
Waste Board. The representative appointed by the
Municipality may be either an elected or apnointed officer
or employee. The Municipality may authorize its appointed
representative to designate any other officer, or employee of
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the Municipalitv to act as the Municipality's representative
in the absence of the appointed representative. The Solid
Waste Board shall elect a chairperson, determine times and
places of its meetings and establish rules of procedure.
The Solid Waste Board shall meet at least once each year to
select from its members an Executive Committee and to
consider suCh other matters that it deems appropriate with
respect to the acquisition, operation and management of the
System.
(b) The Executive Committee shall consist of eight
Solid Waste Board members elected as described below, the
Chairperson of the County Board of Commissioners or another
member of the Board of Commissioners designated by the
Chairmerson, the County Executive or his designee and a
Solid Waste Board member from each particimating municipal-
ity in which a County owned RRF, sanitary landfill or other
System Facility that recuires an Act 641 permit is located.
In electing the eight persons to the Executive Committee,
the Solid Waste Board shall divide the participating
municipalities into four ceogramhic areas. Thereafter,
Solid Waste Board members from each of the four geographic
areas will elect two representatives each to serve on the
Executive Committee. The Solid Waste Board, at its
discretion, may appoint additional members to the Executive
Committee from participating municipalities in which other
System Facilities that do not require an Act 641 , permit are
located.
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(c) The Executive Committee shall elect a chair-
person, determine times and places of its meetings and
establish rules of procedure. The Executive Committee shall
meet .at least once each month and shall advise, consult with
_.and make recommendations to the County regarding the
acquisition, operation and management of the system, includ-
ing, without limitation, the adoption of rules and
regulations relating to the operation of the System, the
Disposal Fee established pursuant to paragraph 10 of this
Agreement and the selection of additional System Facilities.
(d) The County shall not establish the DiSposal Fee
pursuant to paragraph 10 until the County shall have given
at least thirty (30) days' notice to the Municipality of its
intent to fix or revise the Disposal Fee and of the date and
time a public hearing shall be held thereon by the County.
At such public hearing, members of the Solid Waste Board and
other interested parties shall be given an opportunity to be
heard. The County may thereafter fix or revise the Disposal
Fee in accordance with paragraph 10 of this Agreement.
15. Financina. The County will finance the
acauisition and eauipping of the Facilities for the System
by the issuance of County contract bonds issued pursuant -to
Act or the contribution of available County funds, or
both. The bonds will be paid from the Disposal Fees
received by the County for the processing and disposal of
Solid Waste and processing of Recyclable Materials and from
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the revenues derived from the sale of Recyclable Materials
and the sale of energy and other by-products of any RR', but
the bonds will be full faith and credit limited tax gene-al
obligations of the County payable from the proceeds of
certain ad valorem taxes levied for that pulJose, if
necessary. Any bonds issued to finance the Facilities will
be equally and ratably secured by the revenues of the
System.
16. Miscellaneous.
(a) Effective Date. This Agreement shall
become effective on the date on which has occurred execution
of agreements substantially in the form hereof by any
combination of cities, villages or townships within Oakland
County in which an aggregate minimum of tons per day of
SOlid Waste is generated. The County shall give notice to
the Municipality of the effective date of this Agreement.
(b) Term. This Agreement shall be binding
and remain in effect until the expiration of the later of
(i) twenty (20) years from the effective date as determined
pursuant to (a) above, which term may be extended by
agreement of the County and the Municipality for up to fotir
(4) successive five (5) year periods, or (ii) the date on
which all bonds issued to finance any of the System
Facilities are no longer outstanding. This Agreement shall
continue and remain in full force and effect as an
independent and integrated agreement between the
Municipality and the County on the terms and provisions set
forth in this Agreement.
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(c) Assicnment. This Acreement, or any
interest therein, shall not be assicned, transferred, or
otherwise encumbered by the Municibalitv. The Munici?ality
hereby consents to the assignment by the County of such of
the County's rights and obligations under this Agreement as
the County shall determine to be desirable to provide for
the accuisition, construction, operation and maintenance of
any of the Facilities.
(d) Amendments. This Agreement may be
. amended from time to time by written agreement duly
authorized and executed by the parties heretov4hiS Agree-
ment shall not be subject to any amendment which would in .
any manner affect either the security of or the prompt
payment of principal or interest on any obligation of the
County incurred in financing any of the Facilities a's
evidenced by bonds, contract or lease. It is hereby declared
that the terms of this Acreemeat insofar as they Pertain to
the security of any such obligation of the County shall be
deemed to be for the benefit of the holders, assignees or
beneficiaries thereof.
(e) Severability. If any provision of this
Agreement shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid or
unenforceable, the .invalidity or unenforceability of such
provision shall not affect any of the remaining provisions
of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be construed and
. enforced as if such invalid and unenforceable provision had
not been contained herein.
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(f) 'Termination.- Neither the County nor the
Municipality shall have the right to terminate this Acree-
ment for any reason whatsoever, including breach or default
in the obligations.of the parties and this Acreement shall,
for its term, remain in full force and effect and may at all
times be enforced by either party at law or in equity.
(g) Waiver. No waiver by either party of any
term or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed or
construed as a waiver of any other term or condition, nor
shall a waiver of any breach be deemed to'constitute a
waiver of any subseauent breach, whether of the same or of a
different section, subsection, paragraph, clause, phrase or
other provision of this Agreement.
(h) Notices. All notices required or
permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be
sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, postage
prepaid, to the following addresses:
If to the County:
If to the Municipality:
(i) Caotions. Captions or headings used in
this Agreement are for convenience only and in no way
define, limit or describe the scope or intent of any
provision or section of this Agreement.
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(j) Governina Law. This Agreement shall be
governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of
the State of Michigan.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this
Agreement on this day of , 1989.
WITNESSES: OARLAND COUNTY, a Michigan
public corporation
By:
Its: Chairman, Board of
County Commissioners
By:
Its: County Executive
[MUNICIPALITY]
By:
I ts:
Bv:
Its:
TMD/09004/0144/AD6/9
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5:23PM P.13 TO98581.066 SEP 27, 1989 FROM:BUILDING
EXHIBIT "C"
AMENDMENT TO PONTIAC TOWNSHIP
EXTENSION NO 3 cLINTON-OXKLAND
SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM CONTACT
FOR SERVICES
By signing below, subject to the execution of the
Siting Agreement and the fulfillment of its conditions, the
CITY OF AUBURN HILLS, MICHIGAN, a Michigan public corporation
and successor in interest to the Charter Township of Pontiac
(the "City"), an the COUNTY OF OAKLAND, a Michigan
constitutional corporation (the "County"), agree that the
Pontiac ToWnship Extension No 3 Clinton-Oanand Sewage
Disposal System Contract for Services (the "Extension .
Agreement") shall be amended as follows:
1. The City is hereby relieved and discharged as of
the date of this Amendment to make any further payments to the
County pursuant to Paragraphs 6 and 10-c of the Extension
Agreement.
2. The Extension Agreement, an amended herein, is
hereby ratified and confirmed.
3, This Amendment i$ null and void if the WTE and
MRF are not constructed or the Bonds for the construction of
the WT E are not issued.
IN WITNESS WHEREON, the County and the City have
caused this Amendment to the Extension Agreement to be executed
TO:98581068 SEP 271 1989 5:24PM P.14 'FROM:BUILDING
in their respective names and have caused this Amendment to be
dated as of the day of 1989,
COUNTY OF OAXLAND, MICHIGAN
By:
DANIEL T, MURPHY,
County Executive
And :
ROY REWOLD,
County Chairperson
CITY OF AUBURN HILLS, MICHIGAN
ROBERT W, GRUSNICK,
MayQr
By:
EXHIBIT "D o
Oakland.County is committed to providing a long-term solution for solid
waste disposal through an integrated solid waste management system which would be
both environmentally sound and cost effective. This integrated system focuses on
maximum source reduction, reuse, recycling and composting. The County's goal for
reduction of the waste stream is fifty percent (50%) by the year 2005. To reach
this goal, the County has included within its system a Materials Recovery Facility
("MRF") to process source separated and commingled recyclables such as plastics,
paper, glass and metals.
The MRF will process two hundred (200) tons per day of recyclables
initially and have the capability to expand to at least four hundred (400) tons
per day, The MRF will be owned by the County and designed, constructed and
operated by a private contractor. The contractor will also market the materials
recovered by the MRF. The MRF is projected to be operational by early 1991.
Another component of the County's integrated system is a waste-to-energy
facility ("WTE") which will be used to reduce the volume of the waste going to the
landfill and to generate electricity. The WTE will process up to two thousand
(2,000) tons per day of solid waste and will be County-owned and designed,
constructed and operated by a private vendor. The design of the WTE will include
the best available control technology to ensure the environmental safety of the
facility. The ash produced by the WTE will be disposed of in an environmentally
safe manner at Le-] a County-owned or County provided monofill landfill, it is
currently anticipated that the WTE will be operational by 1993.
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design of the WTE will include the best available control
technology to ensure the environmental safety of the facility .
The ash produced by the WTE will be disposed of in an
environmentally safe manner at the County-9wned monofill
landfill. It is currently anticipated that the WTE will be
operational by 1993.
ComP:arison of WTE Site Arrangements 09/24/89
19:09
OCDPW-SW Oakland County Solid Waste Management Plan
Funds Payable to Local Agency
Pontiac, Oakland Avenue Site : 1
, I Note: This siting proposal .
: resulted in a law suit filed .
1,500 - 2,000 tpd WTE Facility : by the City of Pontiac against ,
: Oakland County. Still pending. :
Tap-in Fee $9,000,000 1 ]
$9,000,000 Total payable by WTE project
Auburn Hills, Brown Road Site .
1,500 2,000 tpd WTE Facility
200 - 400 tpd MRF Facility
Tap-in Fee
Cash Payment
DPW Site
$750,000 Maximum for 325.000 square feet floor area
$8,65,000 See notes
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$9,385,000 Total payable by WTE / MRF project
($650,000) Brown Road 10 acre site, at City's option
Payable to County General Fund at time
of WTE Bond sale. *
,7:5,000 Net total, all County funds
Notes Re: Cash Payment by County to City
$1,000,000
$7,150,000
$485,000
$8,635,000
Upon approval of agreement *
Upon sale of WTE Bonds
Sanitary Sewer debt Payment
* If WTE project does not proceed,
these amounts to be repaid over
ten (10) years, interest free.
Host Community Fees
$1.50 Per Ton, with minimum annual guarantee
based upon final WTE Design Capacity.
Per Ton, no annual guarantee.
WTE Facility
MRF Facility