HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2015.04.23 - 21793REPORT April 23, 2015
BY: General Government Committee, Christine Long, Chairperson
IN RE: MR #15077 — BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — CREATION OF AD HOC COMMITTEE
TO INVESTIGATE POTENTIAL COST SAVINGS AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT MEASURES
FOR ROAD REPAIR AND CONSTRUCTION
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having reviewed the above referenced resolution on April
13, 2015, reports with the recommendation that the resolution be amended as follows:
"RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — CREATION OF AD HOC-COMMIT-TEE STUDY
GROUP TO INVESTIGATE POTENTIAL COST SAVINGS AND QUALITY
IMPROVEMENT MEASURES FOR ROAD REPAIR AND CONSTRUCTION"
"NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners hereby creates an-ad-hoo-committee a study group"
"BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the ad-hoe-committee study group shall be
appointed be la the Chairman of the Board"
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the acceptance of the
foregoing report.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
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Miscellaneous Resolution # 15077
BY: Commissioner Nancy Quarles, District #17; Commissioner Shelley Taub, District #12;
Commissioner Marcia Gershenson, District #13; Commissioner Janet Jackson, District #21;
Commissioner Eileen KowaII, District #6; Commissioner Helaine Zack, District #18;
Commissioner Gary McGillivray, District #20
RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — CREATION OF AD HOC COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE
POTENTIAL COST SAVINGS AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT MEASURES FOR ROAD
REPAIR AND CONSTRUCTION
TO: Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS SEMCOG reports that 30% of Oakland County roads are in poor condition and nearly 23%
of bridges are in a deficient state; and
WHEREAS long existing traffic congestion issues and severely deteriorated roads limit economic
growth and the ability to attract new investment; and
WHEREAS asking for funding solutions from Washington and Lansing should only be one part of a
strategy to ensure every available dollar available for roads is put to good use; and
WHEREAS Oakland County government has been a leader in innovation, excellent service and cost
saving measures; and
WHEREAS advancements in road building technology and materials may provide an opportunity to
improve the quality and durability of road improvements and repairs; and
WHEREAS investment in new technologies and improved materials may provide the most cost
effective solution to road deterioration in the long term; and
WHEREAS communities struggling with poor road conditions have reported success with investment in
new technologies and equipment, such as mobile infrared repair-recycle vehicles, warm mix asphalt
technologies, and "pothole killer" truck-mounted units; and
WHEREAS opportunities may exist for Oakland County, the Road Commission for Oakland County and
local governments to collaborate further and consolidate operations to eliminate duplication; and
WHEREAS a coordinated effort to marshal all available county resources to tackle the problem of badly
deteriorated roads is in the best interest of all citizens and job providers in Oakland County.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
creates an ad hoc committee on Quality Improvement and Cost Savings for Road Repair and
Improvements to study and report to the Board with recommendations for potential policy initiatives and
the benefits of new technologies in road reconstruction.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the ad hoc committee shall be appointed be the Chairman of the
Board and consist of one commissioner of the majority caucus, one commissioner of the minority
caucus, a representative of the Road Commission for Oakland County and a representative of the
Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG).
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds is requested to forward
copies of this adopted resolution to the Road Commission of Oakland County and the Southeast
Michigan Council of Governments.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing Resolution.
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Resolution #15077 March 18, 2015
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no
objections.
Resolution #15077 April 23, 2015
Moved by Spisz supported by McGillivray the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent
Agenda be adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
AYES: Dwyer, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin, Hoffman, Jackson, Long, Matis, McGillivray,
Middleton, Quarles, Scott, Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Bowman, Crawford. (19)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent
Agenda were adopted (with accompany 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 April 23, 2015,
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 23rd day of April 2015.
Lisa Brown, Oakland County