HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2016.07.20 - 22431MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #16165 July 20, 2016
BY: Finance Committee, Tom Middleton, Chairperson
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — PROPOSED TOWNSHIP OF ORION CORRIDOR
IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY TAX CAPTURE
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners strongly supports the economic growth of
Oakland County; and
WHEREAS one of the tools used to promote economic growth is Tax Increment Financing used in
conjunction with Corridor Improvement Authorities (ClAs); and
WHEREAS to review requests from the County's cities, villages and townships to establish DDAs, ClAs
and LDFAs, the Board of Commissioners, pursuant to Miscellaneous Resolution #15056, updated the
Policy for the Tax Increment Financing (TIE) District Review Policy Ad Hoc Committee (TIF Review
Committee) to consider when evaluating and making recommendations to the Finance Committee on the
County's participation in these proposed authorities; and
WHEREAS the Township of Orion ("Township") held a public hearing on May 16, 2016, to present its CIA
development and Tax Increment Financing Plan (TIE Plan"); and
WHEREAS on June 16, 2016 the Oakland County Board of Commissioners pursuant to MR 16149
exempted its taxes from capture by the Orion Township Corridor Improvement Authority; and
WHEREAS the CIA and the Township appeared before the TIF Review Committee on July 12, 2016 to
present the proposed plan.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the TIF Review Committee recommends that the County,
through its Corporation Counsel, attempts to negotiate a contract consistent with the CIA's presentation to
the TIF Review Committee on July 12, 2016.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if the County determines later that it is advisable to opt-in to the CIA,
and if a contract is successfully negotiated, the County may revise its decision to exempt its taxes from
capture by the CIA.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners requests the County
Clerk send a signed copy of this Resolution to the Clerk of the Township of Orion.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Finance Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
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FINANCE COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Woodward and Quarles absent.
Resolution #16165 July 20, 2016
Moved by Hoffman supported by Zack the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent Agenda
be adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
AYES: Dwyer, Fleming, Gershenson, Gosselin, Hoffman, Kochenderfer, KowaII, Long,
Middleton, Quarles, Scott, Taub, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Bowman, Crawford. (17)
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).
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CHIEF DEPUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVE
ACTING PURSUANT TO MCL 45.559A (7)
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 July 20, 2016,
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 20th day of July, 2016.
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Lisa Brown, Oakland County