HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2013.09.19 - 21024MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #13235
BY: General Government Committee, Chairperson Christine Long
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — SUPPORT FOR PARTICIPATION IN SOUTHEAST
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To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
September 19, 2013
WHEREAS Commissioners from Macomb, Oakland and Wayne County and members of the
Detroit City Council, in the spirit of regional cooperation, held their first Tr-County Summit in
May of 1998. The first Tr-County Summit was hosted by Wayne County, the Michigan State
Fair and the Michigan Association of Counties wherein common issues were identified for
cooperative action; and
WHEREAS in August 1998, Oakland County hosted the second Tr-County Summit. Five Task
Forces were identified to address areas for cooperation: Mental Health, Transportation/Transit,
Economic Development, Criminal Justice and Environment. The Task Forces were comprised
of elected officials, department representatives, Commission and Council staff and interested
parties from SEMCOG, the Detroit Regional Chamber, Daimler Chrysler and the Citizens
Research Council; and
WHEREAS in August of 1999, Macomb County hosted the third Tr-County Summit. This event
focused on the successes of the various Task Forces. The Criminal Justice Task Force had
compiled an inventory of programs offered by the Detroit Police Department and the Sheriff
Departments in the Tr-County area - including how to share mug shots, fingerprints and other
data; the Mental Health Task Force hosted a breakfast to discuss key appropriations and policy
issues with state legislators; and the Transportation and Economic Task Forces held a joint
meeting to discuss regional transportation solutions; and
WHEREAS in March 2006, the Tr-County Summit was reinstated and the Oakland County
Board of Commissioners hosted the sixth Tr-County Summit at Glen Oaks Country Club in
Farmington Hills. Nearly 300 legislative leaders from the Counties of Wayne, Oakland and
Macomb and the City of Detroit attended and worked on community issues relating to
transportation, infrastructure and mental health; and
WHEREAS in September 2007, the Macomb County Board of Commissioners hosted the
seventh Tr-County Summit aboard the Ovation yacht. Issues relating to water quality and the
quality of life for the region were studied and discussed. The two study groups issued
recommendations in a final report; and
WHEREAS in September 2008, the Detroit City Council hosted the eighth Tr-County Summit at
the beautiful, historic Detroit Institute of Arts. Two study groups were formed: Going Green and
Home Foreclosures. A resolution was recommended to make energy efficiency the focus of the
Regional Partnership for Sustainability; and
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Hatchett absent.
WHEREAS in September 2009, the Wayne County Board of Commissioners hosted the ninth
Tr-County summit at Henry Ford Community College. The event featured a "State of the Region
Panel Discussion" with Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano, Oakland County Executive L.
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Commissioners Chairman Paul Gieleghem; and
WHEREAS on September 20, 2010, Oakland County hosted the tenth Tr-County Summit at the
Detroit Zoo. Legislative leaders from the City of Detroit and the counties of Macomb, Oakland
and Wayne, along with leaders from the City of Detroit, the Michigan legislature and corporate
and civic organizations all attended to discuss the Detroit Zoological Authority as an example of
Regional Success, Equalization: A Glimpse Into the Future and the "Silver Tsunami" and
WHEREAS the new leaders in the City of Detroit and the Counties of Macomb, Oakland and
Wayne recognized the benefit of continuing the partnership and collaborative efforts to
strengthen the ability to address complex issues facing our region; and
WHEREAS the Macomb County Board of Commissioners hosted the eleventh Tr-County
Summit 2011 at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts. The study topics were regional
issues that were relevant not only to the traditional Tr-County Summit participants, but also to
St. Clair and Washtenaw counties. Now, working together as a five-entity group to expand and
strengthen our voice, explore solutions and share best practices. Key leaders from the region
were invited to attend and participate in two sub-committees which met in the months preceding
the Summit to study issues relating to Summit study topics will include "Across the Boundaries -
Regional Collaboration" and "Transit and Transportation in Southeast Michigan."
WHEREAS in December 2012, the City of Detroit hosted the twelfth summit - now called the
Southeast Michigan Summit to reflect this expanded regional collaboration - in the Erma
Henderson Auditorium of the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center. The focus was on the power
of international events to bring about regional collaboration.
WHEREAS Washtenaw County has generously agreed to host the 2013 Southeast Michigan
Summit.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners joins
with our esteemed colleagues from the City Council from the City of Detroit and Commissioners
from the Counties of Wayne, Macomb, St. Clair and Washtenaw in affirming our support and
participation in the Southeast Michigan Summit 2013.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk is requested to forward a copy of
this adopted resolution to the City Council of the City of Detroit and the County Commissioners
of Macomb, Wayne, St. Clair and Washtenaw.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the adoption of the
foregoing resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Resolution #13235 September 19, 2013
Moved by Crawford supported by McGillivray the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent
Agenda be adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted),
AYES: Gingell, Gosselin, Hatchett, Hoffman, Jackson, Long, Matis, McGillivray, Middleton,
Quarles, Runestad, Scott, Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Bosnic, Crawford, Dwyer,
Gershenson. (21)
NAYS: None, (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent
Agenda were adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted),
DOES NOT REQUIRE COUNTY EXECUTIVE ACTION
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lisa Brown, 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 September 19,
2013, 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 191h day of September 2013.
Lisa Brown, Oakland County