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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1961.08.22 - 19419RESOLUTION August 22, 1961 BY: CIVIL DEFENSE COMMITTEE IN RE: EMERGENCY OPERATING CENTER FOR CIVIL DEFENSE TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: More than two years ago, on June 22, 1959, the Civil Defense Committee recommended to this Board that steps be taken for the construction of an emergency operating center for Civil Defense. On August 5, 1959, this Board appropriated $2500.00 for the preparation of pre-preliminary plans for such a center to be prepared by the County Department of Public Works. On October 26, 1959, a site was set aside at the Service Center, subject to approval of plans for financing the project. Pre-preliminary plans as prepared by the County Department of Public Works were presented to the Ways and Means and Buildings and Grounds Committees on December 1, 1960. These plans contemplate a control center with an area of 80' x 120 1 , or 9600 square feet, with an estimated construction cost of $240,000, plus an estimated cost of $182,400 for equipment and furnishings, or a total estimated cost of $422,400.00. Half of the cost would be provided by the Federal Government, which on November 9, 1960, approved a $2500.00 advance in Federal matching funds towards the pre-preliminary plans. The possibility of including space for the storage and protection of vital County records has been recommended by your Committee. It is estimated that the engineering fees for the project, based on a rate of 7.5% would be S31,680.00 which, matched equally by the federal government, would require an appropriation of $13,340, which amount added to the $2500000 previously appropriated by the County would equal half of the cost of preparation of the final plans. The consideration of plans for the center was tabled by the Board on January 10, 1961, for clarification of the Federal Civil Defense program. This matter was taken from the table at our meeting on February 9, 1961, and considered at the meetings on April 11, 1961 and June 26, 1961. Since that time, the President of the United States in a nation-wide radio and television address on July 25, 1961 clearly stated the policy of the Federal Government and urged immediate steps be taken for the protection of our people in the event of enemy attack. This includes construction of family fallout shelters for protection and emergency operating centers to maintain communications. Your Committee has arranged for the installation of a model fallout shelter for a family of six, which will be fully equipped and stocked, to be located in the basement area of the South Oakland Office Building in Royal Oak. This will be open for the inspection of the public by September 1st. Plans for the homeowner to build a shelter as a "do it yourself" project are available, along with information as to how to stock and equip such a shelter. The action previously taken by this Board in official resolutions adopted indicate an intent to provide the emergency operating center. Your Committee feels that the time has come for this Board to make a decision to either proceed with these plans or to terminate the project. We therefore offer two resolutions for your consideration. The first, if approved, would re-affirm the previous intent to proceed, and the second, which we will offer if the first is approved, would refer the matter of further planning to the Buildings and Grounds Committee to recommend an Architect for the project and proceed with final plans, subject to financing to be referred to the Ways and Means Committee. MR. CHAIRMAN, on behalf of the Civil Defense Committee, I offer the following resolution: RESOLVED by the Oakland County Board of Supervisors that the construction and operation of an emergency operating center for civil defense is necessary and further steps Charles E Carclan, Chairman -/Tex R, Salley n 2" Marshall E. Ta--)1, or Margaret E. Hi to provide such a facility within the County should be taken at this time. MR. CHAIRMAN, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution. MR. CHAIRMAN, I now offer the following resolution: RESOLVED, that the Buildings and Grounds Committee be authorized to proceed with the further planning for an emergency operating center for civil defense and report back to this Board at a later meeting with recommendations for the employment of an Architect, and that-the-Tattelt of,f4nortging the project with the Federal Government on a matching basis,be referred to the Ways and Means Committee. MR. CHAIRMAN, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution CIVIL DEFENSE COMMITTEE Vance C. Fouts te provide su ,Th a facility within the County should be taken at this time. I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution. CIVIL LEFENSE COMMITTEE Charles E„, Cardon, Chairman Vance C. Fouts Margaret E. Hill Alex R. Solley Marshall E. Taylor Moved -by Oardon supported by Hill the resolution be adopted. Moved by Yockey supported by Frid the resolution be amended to refer this matter to the Ways andMears Conndttee for a report at the next meeting. Vote cp A sur ,.:_jority net having voted therefor, the amendment lost. Discussion on rori cywed Vote on adoption of resolution: AYEi UlertQn, Aiwa rd, ,Archambault, Bloe, Bonner, Briokner, Calhoun, earcion, Carey. Ch, Clack, Cunuings, Davis, Pcmute, Dewan, Dickens, Dobany, J. W. H, Wm. Duncan, Durbin, Edwards, Elliott, Ewart, Fonts, hall, HaPCn i Will, Hoard, Hocking, Horton, Huber, Wallace Hudson, km. H. !son, Huhn, Hulet, Hnvsfall, Johnson, Johnston, Kephart, Knowles, Levinson, Leo':,, Levr, Majer, Marshall, McCartney, McGovern, Mel chert, Clarence Mill . Cyr'l Mitchel], Noel, 0 1—Donoghue, Oldenburg, Rehard, Pe,mer, Solley, Staman, Taylor, Ti ley, Voll, Webber, Yoehey. (71) NAYS; trid, Lessiter, Osgood, Menzies. (4) A sufficient nujority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.