HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2017.06.15 - 22998REQUESTING SUSPENSION
OF THE BOARD RULES FOR
IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
UNDER NEW BUSINESS
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #17188
BY: Commissioners Michael J. Gingell, District #1; Michael Spisz, District #3; Shelley Taub, District *12;
Hugh Crawford, District #9; Nancy Quarles, District #17; Wade Fleming, District #16; Tom Berman,
District #5; David Woodward, District #19; Janet Jackson, District #21; Adam Kochenderfer, District #15
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — SUPPORT THE SELECTION OF SELFRIDGE AIR
NATIONAL GUARD BASE FOR THE F-35 LIGHTNING II FIGHTER
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the selection of historic Selfridge Air National Guard Base (ANGB) as one of the newest
bases for the state-of-the-art F-35 Lightning II, a fifth generation fighter aircraft, is beneficial for the
Southeast Michigan region, the entire state and the nation; and
WHEREAS the Michigan Air National Guard's 127th Wing is the host unit at Selfridge ANGB and is a
complete global reaching warfighting package highly demanded by combatant commanders and the
wing's A-1 0s, KC-135s and support personnel stand ready to answer any mission call; and
WHEREAS Selfridge ANGB, with its history of flying fighter aircraft and a supporting community that
dates back 100 years, is one of the nation's busiest, most diverse and most advanced military
installations as it is a Joint Military Community whose major tenants include the Army, Air Force, Marines,
Navy, Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection; and
WHEREAS the State of Michigan hosts some of the best training airspace and ranges in the Eastern
United States with the Alpena Training Center and Grayling Range training complexes covering a vast
expanse of Northern Michigan and their electronic warfare ability and low density flight areas are
unmatched; all U.S. military services — as well as international partners — leverage these capabilities for
training; and
WHEREAS the enduring fighter mission at Selfridge ANGB provides the continued utilization and training
capacity that is the cornerstone of the tremendous joint training capability; and
WHEREAS the F-35 cooperative engagement capability and sensor fusion technology leverage the cyber
and remotely piloted aircraft capabilities of the 100th Attack Wing in Battle Creek to seamlessly integrate
readiness, placing both Michigan Air National Guard Wings in the forefront of our nation's defense; and
WHEREAS compared to the other locations being considered, the area Selfridge ANGB is located in has
nearly six times the number of defense sector jobs than the others combined; meets 73 percent of its
defense sector demand locally, compared with 20 percent; has the necessary trained talent versus a
labor shortage and fulfills 33 percent or more defense contracts, at $2 billion annually; and
WHEREAS stationing the F-35 fighter aircraft at Selfridge ensures critical Michigan defense infrastructure
and economic viability for the entire region for decades to come; and
WHEREAS Selfridge ANGB is strategically located near five international, land-border crossings, includes
marine access to the Official Aerial Port of Embarkation Center for global trade and commerce, provides
efficient flight times to major metropolitan areas and access to regional airport hubs interstates; and
WHEREAS the F-35 basing decision has economic, infrastructure and future capability implications for all
of Michigan and it is in the best interest of the state as well as the nation, both operationally and fiscally,
for Selfridge ANGB to be selected as the home of the F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners support basing
the F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft at Selfridge Air National Guard Base.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds is requested to forward
copies of this adopted resolution to the Secretary of the Air Force, the Governor of the State of Michigan,
the members of the Michigan congressional delegation, the members of the Oakland County delegation
to the Michigan Legislature, the Macomb County Executive, the Wayne County Executive, the Chairman
of the Board of Commissioners for Macomb County.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing Resolution.
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Resolution #17188 June 15, 2017
Moved by Gingell supported by Hoffman to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous Resolution
#17188 — Board of Commissioners - Support the Selection of Selfridge Air National Guard Base for the F-
35 Lightning II Fighter.
Vote on motion to suspend the rules:
AYES: Middleton, Quarles, Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Berman, Bowman, Crawford,
Dwyer, Fleming, Gershenson, Gingell, Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, Long, McGillivray, (19)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous
Resolution #17188 - Board of Commissioners - Support the Selection of Selfridge Air National Guard
Base for the F-35 Lightning II Fighter carried.
Moved by Gingell supported by Hoffman the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Quarles, Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Berman, Bowman, Crawford, Dwyer,
Fleming, Gershenson, Gingell, Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, Long, McGillivray,
Middleton. (19)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
I HEREBY APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION
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 June 15, 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 151h day of June, 2017.
Lisa Brown, Oakland County