HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1989.10.12 - 17140Miscellaneous Resolution 89263 October 12, 1989
BY: PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE - Anne M. Hobart, Chairperson
IN RE: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS - SOLID WASTE - EVALUATION OF FIVE LANDFILL SITES
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS on February 9, 1989 by Miscellaneous Resolution #89038, the Landfill
Siting Advisory Committee (LSAC) was created and charged with the task of recommending
a site for purchase by the county for a sanitary landfill and ash monofill disposal
area to meet the municipal solid waste disposal needs of Oakland County for a forty
(40) year period; and
WHEREAS LSAC completed its task and ranked the sites identified by the
consultants, Rogers, Golden & Halpern, Inc. in order of preference for development,
subject to onsite investigations and to test drilling to confirm the site for geology
and hydrogeology criteria; and
WHEREAS on August 17, 1989 by Miscellaneous Resolution #89216, the Department of
Public Works was authorized to direct its consultant Rogers, Golden & .Halpern, Inc. to
• simultaneously confirm the top two preferred sites and Corporation Counsel was
directed to obtain site entry authorization for site confirmation purposes and to
begin preparatory work necessary to land acquisition; and
WHEREAS subsequently, errors in the computation of the scores used for ranking
the sites were discovered which changed the ranking of several of the candidate sites,
including switching positions with the number two and three ranked sites; and
WHEREAS at the meeting of September 11, 1989, the LSAC adopted a motion
recommending that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners authorize Rogers, Golden &
Halpern, Inc. to perform onsite surface investigations of the top five (5) ranked
sites; and
WHEREAS at the meeting of September 21, 1989, the LSAG recommended the use of
Michigan specialists (having expertise in the following areas of terrestrial
biology/ecology, wetlands and geology), to assist Rogers, Golden & Halpern, Inc. in
the site investigation.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the consultants Rogers, Golden & Halpern, Inc.
are hereby authorized to have a terrestrial biologist, a wetland expert and a
geologist to perform surface investigations of the top five (5) ranked sites as
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determined by the approved ranking based on any necessary additional corrections.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Rogers, Golden & Halpern. Inc. be accompanied in this
review by Michigan specialists (in the same three areas of expertise); and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that when the site reviews are complete, that a one -day
final review of the sites be conducted by Rogers, Golden & Halpern, Inc. in the
company of three (3) representatives of the Landfill Siting Advisory Committee, three
(3) representatives from the host community and their experts (if thought necessary by
the host community) and one (1) representative from the other potential host
communities and their experts (if thought necessary by the host community); and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that expenditure for these efforts (not to exceed $49,900
to be expensed by Rogers, Golden & Halpern, Inc. for three additional site walk-overs
beyond the two site walk-overs in the present amended contract, bringing the total
number of site walk-overs to five and an additional amount for the Michigan
specialists, such amount to be approved by the Director of Public Works after
selection of the Michigan specialists by a team made up of the Chairperson of LSAC,
the Director of Public Works and one representative each (as appointed by the
respective Township Supervisor) from Addison, Highland and Oxford Townships) be
allocated from funds already pre-authorized for site confirmation ($270,000) and that
upon completion of the site reviews, a full budgetary examination of the existing
contract be conducted and a revised contract prepared; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Corporation Counsel is herewith directed to assist
the consultants, Rogers, Golden & Halpern, Inc. in gaining access to the landfill
sites; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that prior to the site walk-overs, that LSAC and the
Planning and Building Committee approve the specific definitive values, legal
parameters, and definitions applying to each criteria to be utilized in the
walk-overs.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that no soil borings will be taken on any of the sites without
further authorization of the Oakland County Planning and Building Committee and the
Oakland County Finance Committee.
Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning and Building Committee, I move the
adoption of the foregoing resolution.
PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE
October 12, 1989
FISCAL, REPORT (Misc. Res. 89263)
BY: FINANCE COMMITTEE, DR. G. WILLIAM CADDELL, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS - SOLID WASTE - EVALUATION OF FIVE
LANDFILL SITES - MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Finance Committee has reviewed the above named Miscellaneous
Resolution and finds that sufficient funding exists for the surface
investigations for the top five sites. The funding was approved by
Miscellaneous Resolution #89174 for site confirmation work in the
Department of Public Works Solid Waste Unit Professional Services Line
Item and can be redesignated for this activity. No budget amendments are
required.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Resolution # 89263 October 12, 1989
12th day this
Moved by Hobart supported by Moffitt the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Wolf supported by Moffitt the resolution be amended by
striking from the resolution everything from the NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED
paragraph to the end of the resolution and substitute in its place the following:
"flOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Department of
Public Works Solid Waste Division is hereby authorized to employ a terrestrial
biologist, a wetlands expert and a geologist to perform surface investigations
of the top five (5) ranked sites with the assistance of a representative of Rogers.
Golden and Halpern, as determined by the approved ranking based on any additional
corrections, and that these scientific experts have credentials and expertise in
Michigan ecological conditions; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the selection of these Michigan scientific
specialists shall be recommended by the Director of Public Works and the Chairperson
of the Landfill Siting Advisory Committee (LSAC) and approved by the Planning and
Building Committee, in an amount to be recommended by the Director of Public Works and
approved by the Planning and Building Committee, such funds to be allocated from funds
previously authorized for site confirmation ($270,000.00); and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that three (3) representatives of the host community
and one (1) representative of the potential host community be allowed to accompany
the specialists on each of the five (5) walkovers; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Rogers, Golden and Halpern will conduct the
three (3) additional site walkovers, for a total of five (5) walkovers, within the
confines of their present amended contract; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Corporation Counsel is herewith directed to
assist the consultants, Rogers, Golden and Halpern, in gaining access to the landfill
sites; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that prior to the site walkovers, the LSAC and the
Planning and Building Committee approve the specific definitive values, legal
parameters, and definitions applying to each criteria to be utilized in the
walkovers.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that no soil borings will be taken on any of the
sites without further authorization of the Oakland County Planning and Building
Committee and the Oakland County Finance Committee.
Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning and Building Committee, I
move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE"
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the amendment carried.
Vote on resolution as amended:
AYES: Jensen, Johnson, Law, McConnell, Moffitt, Oaks, Olsen,
Pappageorge, Pernick, Price, Rewold, Wolf, Bishop, Caddell, Calandra, Chester, Crake,
Hobart. (18)
r.',YS: McPherson, Skarritt, Ferrens. (3)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution, as amended,
was adopted.
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 Commis
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