HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2017.04.26 - 22859REPORT (MISC . #17076) April 26, 2017
BY: Christine Long, Chairperson, General Government Committee
IN RE: MR #17076 - BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - DESIGNATION OF MAY 2017 AS ASIAN AND
PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH IN OAKLAND COUNTY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having reviewed the above referenced resolution on April 17, 2017,
reports with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the acceptance of the foregoing
report.
Commissioner Christine Long, Distr #7
Chairperson, General Government p mmittee
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Kowa!! and Kochenderfer absent.
Commhs r Tom Berman
— ommissioner Philip Weipert
District #8
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #17076
BY: Commissioners Wade Fleming, District #16; Hugh Crawford, District #9; Marcia Gershenson, District
#13; Michael Spisz, District #3; Helaine Zack, District #18; Gary McGillivray, District #20; Tom Berman,
District #5; Eileen KowaII, District #6; Philip Weipert, District #8; Nancy Quarles, District #17; Adam
Kochenderfer, District #15; Shelley Taub; Dis_tr4c1 #12;,Bo offman, District #2; Doug Tietz, District #11;
and Tom Middleton, District #4 j0.41,(...-V j0
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — DESIGNATION OF MAY 2017 AS ASIAN AND PACIFIC
AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH IN OAKLAND COUNTY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month is a national celebration during the month of May
to recognize the tremendous contributions of Americans of Asian and Pacific Islander descent; and
WHEREAS according to the 2010 Census, the Asian population grew faster than any other race group in
the United States between 2000 and 2010; and
WHEREAS the Asian and Pacific American population grew in the United States by 56% between 2000
and 2013; and
WHEREAS this growth trend continues, with the total Asian American population in the U.S. in 2014 at
20.3 million, reflecting a growth rate of 4.6% between 2013 and 2014; and
WHEREAS Asian and Pacific Americans have enriched our culture, excelling in many fields, including
education, business, science, technology, government, sports, and the arts; and
WHEREAS countless Asian and Pacific Americans have answered the call to protect the cause of
freedom by serving in our Armed Forces; and
WHEREAS Oakland County is home to the second largest Asian population in Michigan and nearly half
of Asians in the tri-county area; and
WHEREAS the City of Troy is home to the largest number of Asians in the region, comprising almost 21%
of the total population; and
WHEREAS the entrepreneurship and innovation of Asian and Pacific Americans have strengthened
Oakland County's economy; and
WHEREAS Asian and Pacific Americans contribute greatly to the economic, social, cultural and civic life
of Oakland County.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
designates May 2017 as Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month in Oakland County and encourages
our citizens, governmental agencies, businesses and schools to celebrate and recognize the
achievements of Asian Americans.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing Resolution.
Commissioner Wade Fleming
District #16
Commissroner Hugh Crawford
District,#9
Commissioner Marcia Gershenson
District #13
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District #20
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District #6
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Resolution #17076 March 30, 2017
Vice-Chairperson Tom Middleton referred the resolution to the General Government Committee, There
were no objections.
Resolution #17076 April 26, 2017
Moved by Berman supported by Bowman the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent
Agenda be adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
AYES: Crawford, Dwyer, Fleming, Gershenson, Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, Kowa11, Long,
McGillivray, Middleton, Quarles, Spisz, Taub, Tietz, Weipert, Zack, Berman, Bowman. (19)
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).
I HERESY APPROVE THIS OIESoLUTION
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 April 26, 2017,
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 26th day of April, 2017.
Lisa Brown, Oakland County