HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1987.09.17 - 18113Miscellaneous Resolution 87220 September 3, 1987
BY : Transportation Committee, John J. McDonald, Chairperson
IN RE: ROADS-RECOMMENDED LEGISLATION FOR ROAD FUNDING
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, the level of growth in Oakland County has
outpaced the ability to provide needed county road maintenance and
improvements; and
WHEREAS, the Oakland County Road Commission has
conducted a comprehensive study of needed county road
improvements and maintenance needs; and
WHEREAS, it has been estimated that the costs of those
county road needs will exceed available revenues by $700 million
over the next decade; and
WHEREAS, a comprehensive funding strategy to meet these
road needs is necessary; and
WHEREAS, the Transportation Committee supports the
concepts contained in the Oakland County Road Commission's Funding
Proposal.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County
Board of Commissioners supports the attached proposal for funding
road needs.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be
forwarded to all legislators from Oakland County and to the county's
legislative agent.
Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the Transportation Committee,
I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
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Miscellaneous Resolution # 87220 September 17, 1987
Moved by McDonald supported by Skarritt the Report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the report was accepted.
Moved by McDonald supported by Skarritt the resolution be adopted.
Discussion followed.
Moved by Calandra supported by Doyon the 5th WHEREAS paragraph be
amended to read: "WHEREAS a comprehensive multi-option funding strategy is
required to meet these road needs; and"
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the amendment carried.
Vote on resolution as amended:
AYES: S. Kuhn, Lanni, McConnell, McDonald, Moffitt, Page, Rewold,
Skarritt, Wilcox, Caddell, Calandra, Crake, Gosling, Hobart, Jensen, R. Kuhn. (16)
NAYS: Luxon, A. McPherson, R. McPherson, Pernick, Price, Aaron, Doyon. (7)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution, as amended,
was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland and having a seal,
do hereby certify that i have compared the annexed copy of
this Miscellaneous Resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
at their meeting held on September 17, 1987
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
Counity Clerk/Register of Deeds
OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PROPOSAL FOR ROAD FUNDING
1. Legislative adoption of the following proposals:
A. Permanently remove the existing cap on the state fuel tax
and, if necessary, adjust the base to generate two cents
of additional fuel tax each year for the next three years.
B. Increase the Michigan Transportation Fund (MTF) by 15g6 in
1987 through the additional fuel tax and the reduction of
discounts and administrative fees.
C. Increase the urban percentage of the road commission
internal formula from 10% to la.
D. Create an Economic Development Fund using three cents of
the six cents state fuel tax increase proposed above and
all available federal discretionary funds. This Economic
Development Fund will support four funded programs:
1) Jobs program with a minimum of 25 96 to go to counties
with less than 400,000 population.
2) Trunkline takeover program to enlarge state trunline
system and provide a more comprehensive state road
network.
3) Capacity improvement program to reduce road
congestion in urban areas, with the largest share
coming to Oakland County.
4) Rural Primary Road Fund.
2. Legislative authorization for County Boards of Commissioners to
place on the ballot local-option taxes within counties, with the
revenues to be returned to the road commissions and cities and
villages proportional to current MTF receipts.
3. Legislative authorization for local-option traffic impact fees
charged to developers to mitigate the impacts of their actions
on the road network.
4. Legislative authorization for County Boards of Commissioners to
appropriate property taxes for roads (in addition to the annual
Tr-Party Program appropriation) equivalent to the allowable
county property tax millage.