HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2012.02.16 - 19707REPORT (Misc. #12028) February 16, 2012
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE — Christine Long, Chairperson
RE: MAR #12028 — BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF
AMENDING HB 5309 TO INCLUDE PONTIAC IN ROLLING RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having considered the above titled resolution on
February 16, 2012 hereby recommends that the resolution be amended as follows.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #12028
BY: Commissioners Tim Greimel, District #11; David Potts, District #20; Mattie Hatchett, District #10
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF AMENDING HB 5309 AND SB
909 TO INCLUDE PONTIAC IN ROLLING RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS on January 26, 2012, HB 5309 and SB 909, bills to create a regional transit authority in Macomb,
Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne counties, were introduced in the State of Michigan's House of
Representatives and Senate; and
WHEREAS HB 5309 and SB 909 would empower the regional transit authority to establish a system of rolling
rapid transit ("RRT") a/k/a bus rapid transit in all four counties; and
WHEREAS section 7, subsection (4), of HB 5309 and SB 909 specifies four possible corridors for the initial
plans of the RRT system: (1) a Woodward corridor line from downtown Detroit to downtown Birmingham; (2)
a Gratiot corridor line from downtown Detroit to downtown Mt. Clemens; (3) a northern cross-county line
between the city of Troy and the city of Mt. Clemens; and (4) a western cross-county line between downtown
Detroit and Ann Arbor; and
WHEREAS the City of Pontiac is the only county seat that is not explicitly included by HB 5309 and SB 909 in
the RRT system; and
WHEREAS the exclusion of the City of Pontiac from the language of HB 5309 and SB 909 makes it more
likely that the City of Pontiac will not be initially included in our region's RRT system and that Oakland County
will receive less of a return on its taxpayer dollars; and
WHEREAS Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson supports the inclusion of the City of Pontiac in the
initial development of our region's RRT system.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby supports
the inclusion of the City of Pontiac in the initial development of our region's RRT system.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby supports amending
section 7, subsection (4), of HB 5309 and SB 909 as indicated in the attachment to this resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners requests that the Oakland
County Clerk send copies of this resolution, together with the attachment thereto, to all members of the
Michigan Legislature and to Governor Rick Snyder.
Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing Resolution.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the acceptance of the
foregoing report.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
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Ayes: Crawford, Gershenson, Hoffman, Nash, Quarles
Nays: Scott, Gosselin, Matis, Long
Miscellaneous Resolution # 12028
BY: Commissioners Tim Greimel, District #11; David Potts, District #20; Mattie Hatchett, District
#10
RE: Board of Commissioners — Resolution in Support of Amending HB 5309 to Include
Pontiac in Rolling Rapid Transit System
TO: Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, on January 26, 2012, HB 5309, a bill to create a regional transit authority in Macomb,
Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne counties was introduced in the State of Michigan's House of
Representatives; and
WHEREAS, HB 5309 would empower the regional transit authority to establish a system of rolling
rapid transit ("RRT") a/k/a bus rapid transit in all four counties; and
WHEREAS, section 7, subsection (4), of HB 5309 specifies four possible corridors for the initial plans
of the RRT system: (1) a Woodward corridor line from downtown Detroit to downtown Birmingham;
(2) a Gratiot corridor line from downtown Detroit to downtown Mt. Clemens; (3) a northern cross
county line between the city of Troy and the city of Mt. Clemens; and (4) a western cross-county line
between downtown Detroit and Ann Arbor; and
WHEREAS, the City of Pontiac is the only county seat that is not explicitly included by HB 5309 in the
RRT system;
WHEREAS, the exclusion of the City of Pontiac from the language of HB 5309 makes it more likely
that the City of Pontiac will not be initially included in our region's RRT system and that Oakland
County will receive less of a return on its taxpayer dollars; and
WHEREAS, Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson supports the inclusion of the City of
Pontiac in the initial development of our region's RRT system.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
supports the inclusion of the City of Pontiac in the initial development of our region's RRT system.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby supports
amending section 7, subsection (4), of HB 5309 as indicated in the attachment to this resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners requests that the
Oakland County Clerk send copies of this resolution, together with the attachment thereto, to all
members of the Michigan Legislature and to Governor Rick Snyder.
Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing Resolution.
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(4) Subject to available resources, the authority may plan, design, develop, construct, and
operate a rolling rapid transit system on at least 4 corridors within the public transit
region. The authority, with the approval of the federal transit administration and in
compliance with all applicable federal and state regulations, shall determine exact routes
and station locations. The authority may design routes to augment, complement, enhance,
replace, or improve other forms of public transit operating within or on the corridors.
Initial plans for a rolling rapid transit system may include all of the following:
(a) A Woodward corridor line to operate along, on, or near Woodward avenue between a
location in or near the downtown Detroit station and a location in downtown Birmingham
Pontiac in Oakland county. As used in this subsection, "downtown Detroit station" means
a location in or near the Campus Martius area of downtown Detroit.
(b) A Gratiot corridor line to operate along, on, or near Gratiot avenue between the
downtown Detroit station and a location in downtown Mt. Clemens in Macomb county.
(c) A-nNorthem cross-county lines to operate between the city of Troy and the city of Mt.
Clemens and between the city of Pontiac and the city of Mt. Clemens, using a routes to
be determined by the authority. The routes determined by the authority under this
subdivision shall have stations along Big Beaver road in the city of Troy and highway M-
59 in portions of Oakland and Macomb counties, as well as any additional stations
determined by the authority.
(d) A western cross-county line to operate between the downtown Detroit station and the
Ann Arbor Blake transit center for a distance of approximately 47 miles. This corridor
shall include, at a minimum, stations in the city of Ypsilanti, Detroit Wayne county
metropolitan airport, and the city of Dearborn. The authority shall determine the exact
route.
Resolution #12028 February 1, 2012
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no
objections.
Resolution #12028 February 16, 2012
Moved by Greimel/Hatchett supported by Crawford the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Long supported by Greimel the General Government Committee Report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the report was accepted.
Moved by Long supported by Greimel the resolution be amended to coincide with the recommendation in the
General Government Committee Report.
Vote on amendment:
AYES: Greimel, Hatchett, Hoffman, Jackson, McGillivray, Middleton, Nash, Nuccio, Potts, Quarles,
Runestad, Taub, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Covey, Crawford, Dwyer, Gershenson, Gingell. (20)
NAYS: Gosselin, Long, Matis, Scott. (4)
ABSTAIN: Bosnic. (1)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the amendment carried.
Vote on resolution, as amended:
AYES: Hatchett, Hoffman, Jackson, McGillivray, Middleton, Nash, Nuccio, Potts, Quarles, Taub,
Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Covey, Crawford, Dwyer, Gershenson, Gingell, Greimel. (19)
NAYS: Long, Matis, Runestad, Scott, Gosselin. (5)
ABSTAIN: Bosnic. (1)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution, as amended, was adopted.
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 February 16, 2012,
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 16 th day of February, 2012.
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Bill Bullard Jr., Oakland County