HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2011.09.22 - 18732PLANNING & BUILDING COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Jim Runestad absen-t.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #11215 September 22, 2011
BY: Planning and Building Committee, David W. Potts, Chairperson
IN RE: PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIVISION — DONATION
FROM ITC SUPPORTING 2011 GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE (GLRI) GRANT
— ACCEPTANCE
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS on April 21, 2011, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners accepted a
$100,000 2011 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Grant as a pass-through of funds
received by SEMCOG from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service; and
WHEREAS the grant pass-through agreement was signed by the Chairman of the Oakland
County Board of Commissioners on May 6, 2011, and signed by SEMCOG on May 24,2011;
and
WHEREAS this grant is to be used to identify priority tree planting areas, develop landscaping
plans and plant trees in the Rouge Watershed within Oakland County; and
WHEREAS the Planning & Economic Development Services Division has identified West
Bloomfield Township, the City of Novi and the City of Farmington Hills as target areas for
increased tree coverage through this grant; and
WHEREAS SEMCOG has approved these locations as meeting the purpose of the grant; and
WHEREAS ITC Transmission recognizes the important role that trees play in controlling
stormwater runoff, reducing air and noise pollution, improving overall quality of life; and
demonstrate ITC's philosophy of right tree, right place; and
WHEREAS in the letter dated August 30, 2011, ITC Holdings Corp. has communicated its
desire to match SEMCOG/Oakland County's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Grant by
donating to Oakland County $100.000; and
WHEREAS the Planning & Economic Development Services Division will administer and utilize
the ITC Holdings Corp. donation in conjunction with the existing grant; and
WHEREAS it is estimated to take approximately $1,000 of County staff time to administer the
donation; and
WHEREAS the $100,000 ITC Transmission donation will be given to the County between
October 1, 2011, and December 31. 2012: and
WHEREAS the $100,000 ITC Transmission donation will be expended between October 1,
2011, and June 30, 2013; and
WHEREAS no new staff positions will be required to implement or administer this grant.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
accepts the donation of $100,000 from ITC Transmission, in support of the 2011 Great Lakes
Restorative Initiative (GLRI) Grant, which was accepted by the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners through MR #11075 on April 21, 2011, as a pass-through of funds from the U.S.
Department of Agriculture Forest Service.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that acceptance of this donation does not obligate the County to
any future commitment and that no special revenue positions are required for acceptance.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning and Building Committee, I move the adoption of the
foregoing resolution.
PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE
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August 30, 2011
Honorable L. Brooks Patterson
Oakland County Executive
2100 Pontiac Lake Road, Bldg. 41W
Waterford, MI 48328-0412
Dear County Executive Patterson,
As you know, ITC Transmission invests in the electricity transmission grid to improve
electric reliability, expand access to markets, lower the overall cost of delivered energy
and allow new generating resources to interconnect to its transmission systems. At ITC,
the safety of homeowners and reliability of the region's electric transmission system are
our top priorities.
Because power outages are inconvenient, costly and potentially dangerous, ITC
proactively promotes safety and reliability within our transmission corridors by removing
incompatible tree species. We atso recognize that this necessary activity reduces the
overall tree canopy coverage in Oakland County.
In discussions with your Planning and Economic Development staff we became aware of
the $100,000 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) grant which Oakland County has
received to plant trees in the Rouge River Watershed. We believe the purpose of this
grant is consistent with our commitment to good corporate citizenship.
As such, ITC is pleased to match The GLRI grant to help increase the number of trees to
be planted in the Oakland County target areas. We feel strongly that our donation will
further your grant efforts to control storm water runoff, reduce air and noise pollution,
and improve the overall quality of life for the residents of Oakland County. The donation
will be provided over a two-year period.
We understand that the county will not use the donation to plant trees within any
easements held by ITC, and that the county will work with the target communities to
identify acceptable planting locations and tree species.
Please let me know the appropriate method for submitting our donation to Oakland
County in support of your Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant.
Sincerely,
/
Donna Zalewski
Director, Local Government and Community Affairs
C HoLDtNc,s CORP. 27175 Energy Way Novi, MI 46377
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FISCAL NOTE (MISC . #11215) September 22, 2011
BY: FINANCE COMMITTEE, TOM MIDDLETON, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Division —
DONATION FROM ITC SUPPORTING 2011 GREAT LAKES RESTORATION
INITIATIVE (GLRI) GRANT - ACCEPTANCE
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule XII-C of this Board, the Finance Committee has reviewed the above
referenced resolution and finds:
1, The Oakland County Board of Commissioners, per MR #11075 on 4/21/2011,
accepted the 2011 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Grant of $100,000
as a pass- through of funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest
Service.
2. The ITC Transmission has communicated a desire to match the Great Lakes
Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Grant with a donation of $100,000 to Oakland
County.
3. Planning and Economic Development Services Division will administer and utilize
the ITC Transmission $100,000 donation in conjunction with the existing grant
and approximately $1,000 of staff time to administrate and monitor this project.
4. The $100,000 donation will be given to Oakland County between October 1,
2011 and December 31, 2012 and will be expended between October 1,2011
and June 30, 2013.
5. The FY 2012 Budget is amended as follows:
GENERAL FUND #10100 FY 2012
Revenues
1090201-171000-650301 Planning & Econ Dev Admin-Donations $100,000
Total Revenues $100,000
Expenditures
1090201-171000-730373 Planning & Econ Dev Admin-Cont Svcs $100,000
Total Expenditures $100,000
FINANCE COMMITTEE
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Long and Crawford absent.
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Resolution #11215 September 22, 2011
Moved by Nuccio supported by McGillivray the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent
Agenda be adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
AYES: Crawford, Dwyer, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin, Greimel, Hatchett, Hoffman, Jackson,
Long, Matis, McGillivray, Middleton, Nash, Nuccio, Potts, Quarles, Runestad, Scott, Taub,
Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Bosnic, Covey. (25)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent
Agenda were adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
I HEREBY APPR fE TIW crw'n'INP "SOLUTIPm 4, FOREGOING _ilE
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Bill Bullard Jr., Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true
and accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on
September 22, 2011, with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County of Oakland at
Pontiac, Michigan this 22nd day of September, 2011.
Bill Bullard Jr., Oakland County