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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2012.08.01 - 20446MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #12152 BY: Commissioner Michael J. Gingen, District -#3 IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — TRI-PARTY PROGRAM FOR ROAD IMPROVEMENTS TO: THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: WHEREAS, since the 1970's, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners has authorized the Tr-Party Road Improvement Program to assist Oakland County's cities, villages and townships (CVTs) with the construction, maintenance and repair of roads under the supervision, direction and control of the Road Commission for Oakland County; and WHEREAS, Miscellaneous Resolution #09221, as amended by Miscellaneous Resolution #10045, provides that any Oakland County appropriation in support of the Tr-Party Road Improvement Program shall be distributed only from the designated General Fund Tr-Party Program fund balance after completion of all of the following: 1. The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) and a city, village or township have identified a project and the project is ready to be undertaken immediately; and 2. The RCOC has appropriated it's 1/3 share of the funding for the project and transferred said appropriation to a project account; and 3. The CVT has authorized its 1/3 of the funding for the project and has executed a contract for payment with the RCOC; and 4. The Commissioner(s) representing the CVT requesting the project submits a resolution authorizing the appropriation of the County's 1/3 share of the project from the General Fund Designated Fund Balance for the Tri-Party Program. The resolution shall be approved by the Finance Committee and the full Board before any funds are released from the Tr-Party Program designation account; and WHEREAS, the distribution formula and method of calculation of Tr-Party allocations have remained the same for CVT's and have been used for years in an attempt to equitably distribute the Tri-Party dollars; and WHEREAS, although the method of calculation and factors involved have remained the same, the data on which those calculations are based has changed as a result of the recent population data from the 2010 Census; and WHEREAS, at the beginning of 2011 there were approximately $11 million in total un- committed Tr-Panty Program funds for participating municipalities. WHEREAS, due to a lack of identified road projects, the RCOC sent a letter to all participating municipalities in February of 2012 requesting that they identify applicable road projects for their un-committed funds or that their un-committed funds would be reclaimed by RCOC and the County and offered to other communities in a one-time activity to utilize all available Tr-Party funds resulting in the permanent loss of the un- committed funds for the applicable communities. WHEREAS, since the intent of the Tr-Party Program is to improve the safety and condition of county roads, the County of Oakland and the RCOC are investigating ways to utilize unclaimed funds in order to best serve the County as a whole; and WHEREAS, if an Oakland County CVT is interested in using amounts from the unclaimed Tr-Party fund designation, they should submit a request, identifying the project and the amount of additional funds needed. These requests will be evaluated on the following criteria: 1. Can the project be completed in 2012 or 2013. Projects that can be completed in 20] 2 will be given priority over projects that are submitted for 2013. 2. Is the required 1/3 share currently budgeted. 3. Does the project improve the surface condition of a county road. 4. Does it improve the safety of the road network. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby approves the release of un-committed funds in the Tr-Party Road Improvement Program for CVT's that have submitted a request and identified projects for additional funds, as described above and; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the same formula used for distribution of funds from the Tr-Party Road Improvement Program would be used for distribution of the un- committed funds to the CVT's who have made requests for same; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk is requested to forward copies of this resolution to the Road Commission for Oakland County, Oakland County Fiscal Services and the CVT's in Oakland County. Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing Resolution. Commission Mi'oliatel J. Gifmeir District #3 Commissioner District # z Commissioner District # — Commissioner District # Commissioner District # Commissioner District # Commissioner District # Commissioner District # CornmiSsioppi; 'strict # . CornMISSIcner plOc.4 # i -1 Commissioner District # — Commissioler, — trict # 1,1 Commissioner Dist Comfniksidner District # Commissi District # Commissioner District # mis District Commissioner Digtriet # Commission District # / Commissioner District # Commissioner District # Commissioner District # Commissioner District # Commissioner District # Commissioner District # James VerPloeg From: Torn Noechel <tnoechel@rcoc.org > Sent: Monday, May 14, 2012 9:22 AM To: gingellm@oal<gov.com Cc: verploegj@oal<gov.coni-1; Dennis Kolar Subject: Tr-Party Info Attachments: 2012 Annual Letter,pdif Mike, -le spreadsheet from Per your request, the following is the info on the "bold" communities on t our meeting this morning: Clawson - Received January 12, 2012 letter. Receivec February 8, 2012, Followed up with phone call in early April. No response to each. Franklin - Received January 12, 2012 letter. Received February 8, 2012. Sent February 12, 2012 letter opting out of tle Tr-Party Program. Hazel Park - Received January 12, 2012 letter. Received February 8, 2012. Had phone in April regarding potential projects and city indicated it cannot provide their one-third match. Village of Holly - Received January 12, 2012 letter. Received February 8, 2012. Followed up with phone call early April. No response to each. Holly Twp. - Received January 12, 2012 letter. Received February 8, 2012. Followed up with phone call early April. Supervisor indicatec due to budget constraints, the township could not provide their one-third matci. Leonard - Received January 12, 2012 letter, Received February 8, 2012. Followed up with phone call early April. No response to each. Madison Heights - Receivec January 12, 2012 letter. Received February 8, 2012. Had numerous conversations with community officials cue to bucget constraints, the city could not provide their one-third match. Novi Twp. - Receivec January 12, 2012 letter. Received February 8, 2012. No response to each. Oxford Village - Received January 12, 2012 letter. Receivec February 8, 2012. No response to each. Sylvan Lake - Received January 12, 2012 letter. Receivec February 8, 2012. Followed up with phone call in late April. No resoonse to each. es the distribution I also attached the annual letter that went out in February that includ formula. Tom 1 Resolution #12152 May 17, 2012 The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There were no objections. FINANCE caMMITTEE —4, FISCAL NOTE (MISC. #12152) August 1,2012 BY: Finance Committee, Tom Middleton, Chairperson IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — TRI-PARTY PROGRAM FOR ROAD IMPROVEMENTS 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 Miscellaneous Resolution and finds: 1. The resolution approves the release of un-committed funds in the Tr-Party Road Improvement Program for CVT's that have submitted a request and identified projects for additional funds as specified in the resolution. 2. The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) has notified all participating municipalities in February 2012 that they identify applicable road projects or the un-committed monies will be reclaimed by the RCOC and the County and offered to other communities using the same formula used for the distribution of funds from the Tr-Party Road Improvement Program. 3. On December 15, 2011, the Board of Commissioners approved Miscellaneous Resolution #11305 which designated $2,876,802 in fund balance for the Tr-Party Road Improvement Program for projects managed by the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC). 4. This resolution does not change the County's current practice or obligations due to the fact that County funds are not released until a project is ready for construction, it has been submitted by RCOC to the Board of Commissioners, and the Board of Commissioners approves the release of funds. 5. Adoption of this resolution does not increase funding for the Tr-Party program nor will funding be restored for any community for the effect of the redistribution due to a lack of project commitment. 6. No budget amendment is required. FINANCE COMMITTEE Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Long and Quarles absent Resolution #12152 August 1, 2012 Moved by Weipert supported by McGillivray 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, River, 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 HEREE3YAPP • E THIS RESOLUTION CHIEF DEPUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVE ACTING PURSUANT TO MCL 45.559A (7) 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 August 1, 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 1 st day of August, 2012. E.,Lu eufLa_4_,1 Bill Bullard Jr., Oakland County