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Miscellaneous Resolution k June 25, 1962
BY: Mr. Heacock
IN RE: BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT
To the Oakland County Board of Supervisors
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with Section 4 of Rule XII of the By-Laws which requires the
Buildings and Grounds Committee to annually inspect all County owned buildings and
grounds and file a report with the Board, your Committee, in conjunction with members
of the Board of Auditors, began its annual inspection tour during the month of May and
finished the first week in June.
In the course of the tour your Committee visited all of the various facilities and
institutions and grounds owned by the County including the recently acquired site for the
County Airport in Orion Township.
In general the Committee reports that it found conditions of the buildings and
grounds to be in good condition and state of repair. Mentioned in this report are items
which the Committee feels should be specifically brought to the attention of the Board.
Children's Facilities
The program for conversion of the former Contagious Hospital for classroom facilities
which was mentioned in the Committee's 1961 Annual Report has been completed. Eight
modern classrooms are now provided on the first and second floors of the former Contagious
Hospital building.
The facilities at the Youth Home on Cooley Lake Road are in very good condition
and it is to be noted that the basement areo has been remodeled and is being used as a
recreation center.
Conditions of the Children's Home and Cottages were found in good state of repair
with some crowding conditions existent in the Children's Home. Your Committee is
presently considering the referral of the location of possible sites for future juvenile
facilities and understands that the Juvenile Committee is considering over-all future
planning as well as the problems of immediate need of juvenile facilities.
Child Guidance Clinic
The large home at 113 Franklin Boulevard owned by the County and used as the
location of the Clinic in Pontiac generally is in good condition. Your Committee has
requested that the Maintenance Department prepare plans to close off the existing drive
located at the north side of the lot since it is too narrow, and that plans for improving the
southern entranceway be made and provide a new rear parking lot area. The Committee
has also requested the Maintenance Department to trim the trees on this property.
Medical Care Facility
The parking lot area is inadequate and lights should be installed in and around
the parking lot for the benefit of employees who are leaving the Facility at late hours.
The Committee found that the Medical Care Facility is presently overloaded according to
standards set by the State and that more space is needed for the physical therapy program
as well as for storage of various supplies. The report which your Committee recommended
for a long range program in the 1961 Annual Report has not as yet been received from the
Welfare Committee,
Tuberculosis Sanatorium
This building is in excellent condition and the heating plant and boilers have been
fully repaired and there have been no additional problems arising in respect to the heating
plant during the past year. Your Committee inspected the Tuberculosis Sanatorium on the
same day that the Tuberculosis Sanatorium Committee was in session with members of the
Board of Trustees. This report therefore is made as a joint report of the two Committees
with respect to the present condition of the Tuberculosis Sanatorium.
Welfare Building
The Committee made no over-all inspection of this facility this year since plans
have been approved by the Board to remodel the Welfare Building and the space used by
the County Social Welfare Board as well as the State Bureau of Social Aid. The contracts
for the renovation of this building are to be considered by the Board today. Plans for this
work hove been prepared by Bery-Kiel & Associates, Architects, for the County and have
been reviewed by the Social Welfare Board as well as representatives of the State Bureau
of Social Aid. When remodeled, this building should handle the space requirements for
these two services for the next 3 to 5 years. it is recommended that the Welfare Committee,
in conjunction with the County and State welfare officials, undertake a study of the long
range facilities needed by these departments.
Royal Oak Office Building
This facility has been recently redecorated and is in generally very good condition.
Royal Oak Market
The building is well maintained, is in generally good condition, new fluorescent
lights have been installed recently and additional lands as authorized by the Board of
Supervisors have been acquired. Plans are under way to provide expanded parking facilities.
This facility is owned jointly, with the City of Royal Oak having a 40% and the County a
60% interest in the land and improvements.
Royal Oak Health Center
As reported to members of the Board in the last two Annual Reports of the
Committee, these facilities are crowded and all available space including the public
auditorium has been converted to office space. The building is well maintained and the
Committee has requested that no major changes be made in the structure due to the plans
now under way to provide a new health facility for South Oakland County.
Public Service Building
This facility located at 550 S, Telegraph Road houses the offices of the Drain,
D.P.W. and Planning Departments. In accordance with a request of the D. P.W. Board,
plans for expansion of facilities for the Drain and D.P.W. Departments are presently
being prepared and will be considered by the Buildings and Grounds Committee.
Laundry
The County Laundry, which is located in the building housing the Central Heating
Plant at the Service Center, is presently operating at full capacity and your Committee
noted the crowded conditions and lack of space for any increase in operation of this
department. No recommendation as to how this shortage of room is to be alleviated is
made at this time. A study will be made during the ensuing year.
4-H Fair Grounds
Since the Annual Report of the Committee to the Board last year, the long range
study of use of this site by the County 4-H Clubs has been completed by the Planning
Commission and the Board did, by Resolution 3912, allocate the present 4-H Fair site on
Perry Street (M 24), Pontiac, for use of the County 4-H Clubs, with control over the site
being retained by the Board of Supervisors. Plans for improvement of the site are presently
being prepared by the County Maintenance Department in conjunction with the Committee
and a committee of 4-H Leaders representing the County Fair Board.
County Office Building
No major improvements are being recommended for this building located at
#1 Lafayette Street, Pontiac, due to the contemplated move of the departments now housed
at this location as well as the Board of Supervisors to the Administrative Wing and Auditorium
next year The building is being kept up at a high level of maintenance in view of the
plans to offer it for sale. A recommendation to have this facility appraised is to be
presented to the Board today.
Court Tower
This facility which was almost completed at the time of the last Annual Report of
your Committee has, since its dedication last September, been completely occupied by
the Courts and related functions. Your Committee has made a study of items still needing
attention in connection with the construction of this facility and the problems which usual ly
arise in a new building are being handled by the Board of Auditors and the Engineering
Department with a close review by the Buildings and Grounds Committee.
Service Center
With the completion of the Court Tower, the contract for the West Administrative
Wing was let and this facility is presently under construction. There have been some
delays due to strikes and difficult winter conditions. The County Engineer has advised
your Committee that construction of the Wing is presently 12 weeks behind schedule. Your
Committee is working closely with the Board of Auditors and the County Engineer in
connection with construction of this facility.
Hugh G. Alterton, Jr. . ,
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Leroy -Davis
Hugh,JDohany
The tree planting and landscaping program is well under way and the Landscape
Planning Department of the County is to be complimented for the excellent over-all
development of this program.
The Committee also wishes to acknowledge the fine work being done in general
by the Maintenance Division and the Grounds Department.
Roads at Service Center
The present contract for construction of roads is being completed on County Center
Drive East. Contracts for the northwest parking lot and the main approach to the Court
Tower and Wing are to be awarded at the meeting of the Board today. The east and
north parking lots are completed and are in use.
Plans for development of the intersection at Telegraph and Pontiac Lake Roads
at the south extremity of the Service Center are being completed by the State Highway
Department and it is expected that a contract will be let by the State this month for
this work. The Board has previously approved a right-of-way to the State over County owned
lands to permit this construction.
MR. CHAIRMAN, on behalf of the Buildings and Grounds Committee, I move that
the foregoing report be received as the Annual Report of the Committee and that the
recommendations therein made be adopted by this Board.
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS COMMITTEE
Luther Heacock, Chairman