HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1965.06.28 - 19598Miscellaneous Resolution - June 28, 1965
BY: Mr. Heacock
IN RE: ANNUAL REPORT OF BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS COMMITTEE
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with Section 4 of Rule XII of the By-Laws, your Buildings and
Grounds Committee has made its annual inspection of County-owned buildings and
grounds.
Except as hereafter noted, your Committee is pleased to report that all buildings
and surrounding grounds present a highly satisfactory condition in respect to cleanliness,
maintenance and appearance. Due to the planned temporary occupancy of #1 Lafayette
Street, only minimum building maintenance is being carried out in this facility; however,
continued use for any prolonged period will necessitate additional work. Likewise, in
view of the expected construction of the new South Oakland Health Center, a similar
policy is being adhered to in respect to the Royal Oak Health Center.
Of special note of those matters within the purview and responsibility of your
Committee over the past year have been the completion of the first units of the Children's
Village, the renovation of the Social Welfare Building, the installation of air conditioning
at the Welfare Building and at 550 S. Telegraph Road, the closing of the Tuberculosis
Sanatorium and the consolidation of that function with the medical care program in the
remodeled Medical Care Facilities, presently in the final stages of completion.
Your Committee, in conjunction with the Auditors and the Ways and Means
Committee, is presently studying the overall building needs of the County. The observa-
tions of your Committee confirm the necessity of these studies and their implementation,
especially in regard to the Court House complex, the rapid filling up of available temporary
quarters at #1 Lafayette Street and demands for additional space at the South Oakland
Agencies Building.
Likewise under progress are additions to the Central Laundry and Central Garage;
installation of a data processing center at the Court House Administrative Wing, and a
central incinerator at the County Service Center.
While the County has, over the years, reason to be proud of its engineering,
central maintenance and grounds forces under the Auditors, we believe they are to be
especially complimented on their work and general program improvement over the past
three years. The conditions found by your Committee testify to their competence.
The rapid evolution of the County Service Center from open fields and undeveloped
areas to the present beautiful, well ordered grounds we see today -- in terms of planning,
execution and care -- are a credit to our grounds maintenance forces. To be especially
noted is the work around the Court House and Auditorium, the Children's Village and
the Southeast portion of the Service Center.
The building division of Central Maintenance has incorporated more professional
skills within its ranks and has a continuing program calling for better routine and long-
range preventive maintenance. In terms of custodial care, modern concepts calling for
better training and schooling of personnel, central traveling units providing floor
maintenance, and utilizing modern methods and equipment and a professional window
washing program, have reflected in better care and economy in this program.
The Engineering Division likewise has exhibited a high degree of competence in
carrying out its many and varied responsibilities, including planning studies for building
and site utilization, plan preparation and supervision of County construction. In addition,
the Engineer and his staff have worked in close liaison with the Central Maintenance
Division, other County departments and your Committee in terms of preventive maintenance
and those jobs calling for engineering consultation.
Your Committee reports a busy year on the part of all concerned in the implementation
and care of the County's expanded facilities and its expectation of an even busier year
ahead.
,fl A. Maier.:
Vincent J; MOAvoy
Edward Cheyz
Joseph Forbes
Louis F. Oldenburg
.:tutTer Heacock, Chairman
Duane Hursfail
MR. CHAIRMAN, on behalf of the Buildings and Grounds Committee, I move that
the foregoing report be received and placed on file.
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS COMMITTEE