HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2012.03.07 - 20015MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #12043 March 7, 2012
BY: PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE, DAVID POTTS, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION — DONATION OF REFRIGERATION UNITS
TO FORGOTTEN HARVEST
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, the Oakland County Parks and Recreation Commission partnered with
Oakland County Facilities Maintenance and Operations (FM&O) to secure a grant to support the
replacement of several refrigeration units; and
WHEREAS, the Oakland County Parks and Recreation Commission has 15 refrigeration
units targeted for removal and replacement as part of an energy efficiency audit; and
WHEREAS, OCPR staff contacted Oakland County Purchasing, Fiscal Services, FM&O,
and Corporation Counsel to consider alternatives regarding the disposal of the units; and
WHEREAS Forgotten Harvest, an Oakland County-based food rescue organization, has
expressed interest in all 15 of the units; and
WHEREAS, the Oakland County Parks and Recreation Commission is exploring a
partnership with Forgotten Harvest, a non-profit organization, to expand the donation of
perishable food to needy residents of Southeast Michigan, including:
• Maximize the amount of produce grown at Springfield Oaks Community Service Garden
while reducing OCPR costs;
• Create opportunities for food donation from the Waterford Oaks Greenhouse Community
Garden
• Encourage the donation of food from OCPR vendors including Oak Management and
future concessionaires
• Encourage the donation of food from vendors at the Oakland County Farmers Market;
and
WHEREAS, this effort supports the Oakland County Parks and Recreation Commission's
mission to promote healthy lifestyles while promoting awareness of the OCPR brand in
supporting quality of life; and
WHEREAS, Forgotten Harvest would assume the responsibility of removing the
refrigeration units at no cost to the Oakland County Parks and Recreation Commission; and
WHEREAS, Forgotten Harvest is working with local businesses and trade schools to
recondition the units for use in food rescue programs; and
WHEREAS, this donation could assist with expanding the capacity of Forgotten Harvest
to utilize the full value of the partnership with the Oakland County Parks and Recreation
Commission and Oakland County Community Corrections, by improving the capability of local
food distribution centers to refrigerate perishable items; and
WHEREAS, it is the recommendation of the Oakland County Parks and Recreation
Commission that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approves the donation.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners approves and authorizes the donation of 15 refrigeration units to Forgotten
Harvest.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning and Building Committee, I move the adoption of
the foregoing resolution.
PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE
PLANNING & BUILDING COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
Motion to directly refer this resolution to the Finance Committee carried on a voice vote.
FISCAL NOTE :(MISC. #12043)
BY: Finance Committee, Tom Middleton, Chairperson
IN RE: PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION — DONATION OF REFRIGERATION UNITS TO
FORGOTTEN HARVEST
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 Parks Commission partnered with Oakland County Facilities
Maintenance and Operations (FM&O) to secure a grant to support the replacement of several
refrigeration units.
2. Forgotten Harvest, an Oakland County-based food rescue organization has expressed
interest in 15 refrigeration units owned and targeted by the Parks Commission for removal
and replacement as part of an energy efficiency audit.
3. Forgotten Harvest would assume the responsibility of removing the refrigeration units at no
cost to the Oakland County Parks and Recreation Commission.
4. Forgotten Harvest is working with local businesses and trade schools to recondition the un
for use in food rescue programs.
5. No budget amendment is required.
6. Transfer of this equipment is based upon a $1 fee plus other considerations,
March 7, 2012
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FINANCE COMMITTEE
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Greimel absent.
Resolution #12043 March 7, 2012
Moved by Taub supported by Gershenson the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the amended
Consent Agenda be adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
AYES: Covey, Crawford, Dwyer, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin, Hatchett, Hoffman, Jackson,
Long, Matis, McGillivray, Middleton, Nash, Nuccio, Potts, Quarles, Runestad, Scott, Taub,
Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Bosnic. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the amended
Consent Agenda were adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
I HEREBY APPROVE THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION
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 March 7,
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 7th day of March, 2012.
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Bill Bullard Jr., Oakland County