HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2017.11.09 - 23181MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #17313 November 9, 2017
BY: Commissioner Philip Weipert, Chairperson, Planning and Building Committee
IN RE: WATER RESOURCES COMMISSIONER — RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE OAKLAND
COUNTY ROYAL OAK TOWNSHIP WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS BONDS, SERIES
2017
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Charter Township of Royal Oak (the "Township") is in urgent need of water supply system
improvements and facilities constituting a part of a system described in the form of the proposed contract
hereinafter mentioned to be known as the "Oakland County Royal Oak Township 2017 Water Supply
System" (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "System"), in order to promote the health and welfare
of the residents thereof, which water supply improvements, facilities and system also would benefit the
County and its residents, and the parties to said proposed contract have concluded that such
improvements and facilities can be provided and financed most economically and efficiently by the
County through the exercise of the powers conferred by Act 342, Public Acts of Michigan, 1939, as
amended ("Act 342"), and especially Sections 5a, 5b and 5c thereof; and
WHEREAS by the terms of Act 342, the County and the Township are authorized to enter into a contract
for the acquisition, construction and financing of the water supply system improvements and facilities to
serve the Township and for the payment of the cost thereof by the Township, with interest, and the
County is then authorized to issue its bonds in one or more series to provide the funds necessary
therefor; and
WHEREAS there has been submitted to this Board of Commissioners a proposed contract between the
County, by and through the County Water Resources Commissioner, County Agency, party of the first
part, and the Township, party of the second part (the "Contract"), which Contract provides for the
acquisition, construction and financing of the water supply system improvements and facilities constituting
the System (the "Project") and which Contract is hereinafter set forth in full; and
WHEREAS there have also been submitted for approval and adoption by this Board of Commissioners,
preliminary plans, specifications and estimates of the cost and period of usefulness of the water supply
system improvements and facilities; and
WHEREAS this Board of Commissioners desires to establish the System and to proceed with the Project
and the approval and execution of the Contract to acquire, construct and finance the Project as provided
in the Contract; and
WHEREAS the Board of Commissioners also desires to proceed with the acquisition, construction and
financing of the Project and the issuance of the bonds of the County in an aggregate principal amount of
not to exceed $400,000 to defray part of the cost of the Project; and
WHEREAS the County has agreed in a Continuing Covenant Agreement dated as of September 27,
2013, between the County and Bank of America, N.A. (the "Bank of America Continuing Covenant
Agreement") to provide to Bank of America, N.A. certain information pursuant to Article VI, Section 6.05
(f) of the Bank of America Continuing Covenant Agreement which relates to a final official statement or
other offering or disclosure document prepared in connection with an offering of securities by the County.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of the County of Oakland,
Michigan, as follows:
1. APPROVAL OF PROJECT AND DESIGNATION OF COUNTY AGENCY. This Board of
Commissioners by majority vote of its members-elect does hereby approve, under and pursuant
to Act 342, the establishment of the Oakland County Royal Oak Township 2017 Water Supply
System, which shall consist of (i) water supply system improvements and facilities, as specified
and to be located as shown in Exhibit A to the Contract and (ii) the services provided thereby; that
the Project and the System shall serve the Township; that the Oakland County Water Resources
Commissioner is hereby designated and appointed as the "County Agency" for the Project and
the System; that the County Agency shall have all the powers and duties with respect to the
Project and the System as are provided by law and especially by Act 342; and that all obligations
incurred by the County Agency with respect to the Project and the System, unless otherwise
authorized by this Board of Commissioners, shall be payable solely from funds derived from the
Township as hereinafter provided.
2. PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS—ESTIMATES OF PERIOD OF USEFULNESS AND COST.
The preliminary plans and specifications for the Project as contained in Exhibits A and B to the
PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
Contract and the estimates of $900,000 as the cost thereof and of 30 years and upwards as the
period of usefulness thereof, as submitted to this Board of Commissioners, are hereby approved
and adopted.
3. APPROVAL OF CONTRACT. The Oakland County Royal Oak Township 2017 Water Supply
System Improvements Contract between the County, by and through the County Water
Resources Commissioner, party of the first part, and the Township, party of the second part,
which Contract has been submitted to this Board of Commissioners, is hereby approved and
adopted, and the County Water Resources Commissioner is hereby authorized and directed to
execute and deliver the same for and on behalf of the County, in as many counterparts as may be
deemed advisable. The Contract is attached to this Resolution hereto as "EXHIBIT "1".
4. AUTHORIZATION OF BONDS — PURPOSE. Bonds of the County aggregating the principal sum
of not to exceed Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000) shall be issued and sold pursuant to
the provisions of Act 342, and other applicable statutory provisions, for the purpose of defraying
part of the cost of the Project.
5. BOND DETAILS. The bonds shall be designated "Oakland County Royal Oak Township Water
Supply System Improvements Bonds, Series 2017," shall be dated as of the date approved by
the County Agency; shall be issued in such aggregate principal amount as determined by the
County Agency; shall be numbered from 1 upwards; shall be fully registered; shall be in the
denomination of $5,000 each or any integral multiple thereof not exceeding the aggregate
principal amount for each maturity at the option of the purchaser thereof; shall bear interest at a
rate or rates not exceeding 6% per annum as shall be determined by the County Agency at the
time of sale; shall be payable as to interest on such dates as shall be determined by the County
Agency; and shall be serial bonds and/or term bonds and mature in such amounts and on such
dates and in such years as shall be determined by the County Agency; provided, however, that
the final maturity of the bonds shall not be later than January 1, 2033. If requested by the original
purchaser of the bonds and determined by the County Agency, the bonds may be issued in the
form of a single bond with an exhibit containing the principal maturity amounts and applicable
interest rates and due dates.
6. PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST. The principal of and interest on the bonds shall be
payable in lawful money of the United States. Principal shall be payable upon presentation and
surrender of the bonds to the bond registrar and paying agent as they severally mature. Interest
shall be paid to the registered owner of each bond as shown on the registration books at the
close of business on the 15th day of the calendar month preceding the month in which the
interest payment is due. Interest shall be paid when due by check or draft drawn upon and
mailed by the bond registrar and paying agent to the registered owner at the registered address.
7. BOOK-ENTRY SYSTEM. Initially, if requested by the original purchaser of the bonds and
determined by the County Agency, one fully-registered bond for each maturity, in the aggregate
amount of such maturity, shall be issued in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of The
Depository Trust Company ("DTC'') for the benefit of other parties (the "Participants") in the book-
entry-only transfer system of DTC. In the event the County determines that it is in the best
interest of the County not to continue the book-entry system of transfer or that the interests of the
holders of the bonds might be adversely affected if the book-entry system of transfer is continued,
the County may notify DTC and the bond registrar and paying agent, whereupon DTC will notify
the Participants of the availability through DTC of bond certificates. In such event, the bond
registrar and paying agent shall deliver, transfer and exchange bond certificates as requested by
DTC and any Participant or "beneficial owner" in appropriate amounts in accordance with this
Resolution. DTC may determine to discontinue providing its services with respect to the bonds at
any time by giving notice to the County and the bond registrar and paying agent and discharging
its responsibilities with respect thereto under applicable law or the County may determine that
DTC is incapable of discharging its duties and may so advise DIG. In either such event, the
County shall use reasonable efforts to locate another securities depository. Under such
circumstances (if there is no successor securities depository), the County and the bond registrar
and paying agent shall be obligated to deliver bond certificates in accordance with the procedures
established by this Resolution. In the event bond certificates are issued, the provisions of this
Resolution shall apply to, among other things, the transfer and exchange of such certificates and
the method of payment of principal of and interest on such certificates. Whenever DTC requests
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the County and the bond registrar and paying agent to do so, the County and the bond registrar
and paying agent shall cooperate with DTC in taking appropriate action after reasonable notice to
make available one or more separate certificates evidencing the bonds to any Participant having
bonds certified to its DTC account or to arrange for another securities depository to maintain
custody of certificates evidencing the bonds.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Resolution to the contrary, so long as any bond is
registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC, all payments with respect to the
principal of, interest on and redemption premium, if any, on such bonds and all notices with
respect to the bonds shall be made and given, respectively, to DTC as provided in the Blanket
Issuer Letter of Representations relating to the bonds. The County Treasurer and the County
Agency are each authorized to sign the Blanket Issuer Letter of Representations on behalf of the
County, in such form as such officer deems necessary or appropriate in order to accomplish the
issuance of the bonds in accordance with law and this Resolution.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section to the contrary, if the County Agency deems it
to be in the best interest of the County, the bonds shall not initially be issued through the book-
entry-only transfer system of DTC.
8. PRIOR REDEMPTION. The bonds shall be subject to optional and/or mandatory redemption
prior to maturity upon such terms and conditions, or shall not be subject to optional or mandatory
prior to maturity, as shall be determined by the County Agency.
9. BOND REGISTRAR AND PAYING AGENT. The County Treasurer shall designate, and may
enter into an agreement with, a bond registrar and paying agent for the bonds which shall be a
bank or trust company located in the State of Michigan which is qualified to act in such capacity
under the laws of the United States of America or the State of Michigan. The County Treasurer
from time to time as required may designate a similarly qualified successor bond registrar and
paying agent. Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, if the County Agency
deems it to be in the best interest of the County, the County Treasurer shall serve as bond
registrar and paying agent for the bonds.
10. EXECUTION, AUTHENTICATION AND DELIVERY OF BONDS. The bonds shall be executed in
the name of the County by the manual or facsimile signatures of the Chairperson of the Board of
Commissioners and the County Clerk and authenticated by the manual signature of the bond
registrar and paying agent or an authorized representative of the bond registrar and paying agent,
and the seal of the County (or a facsimile thereof) shall be impressed or imprinted on the bonds.
After the bonds have been executed and authenticated for delivery to the original purchaser
thereof, they shall be delivered by the County Treasurer to the purchaser upon receipt of the
purchase price. Additional bonds bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of the Chairperson
of the Board of Commissioners and the County Clerk and upon which the seal of the County (or a
facsimile thereof) is impressed or imprinted may be delivered to the bond registrar and paying
agent for authentication and delivery in connection with the exchange or transfer of bonds. The
bond registrar and paying agent shall indicate on each bond the date of its authentication.
11. EXCHANGE AND TRANSFER OF BONDS. Any bond, upon surrender thereof to the bond
registrar and paying agent with a written instrument of transfer satisfactory to the bond registrar
and paying agent duly executed by the registered owner or his duly authorized attorney, at the
option of the registered owner thereof, may be exchanged for bonds of any other authorized
denominations of the same aggregate principal amount and maturity date and bearing the same
rate of interest as the surrendered bond.
Each bond shall be transferable only upon the books of the County, which shall be kept for that
purpose by the bond registrar and paying agent, upon surrender of such bond together with a
written instrument of transfer satisfactory to the bond registrar and paying agent duly executed by
the registered owner or his duly authorized attorney.
Upon the exchange or transfer of any bond, the bond registrar and paying agent on behalf of the
County shall cancel the surrendered bond and shall authenticate and deliver to the transferee a
new bond or bonds of any authorized denomination of the same aggregate principal amount and
maturity date and bearing the same rate of interest as the surrendered bond. If, at the time the
bond registrar and paying agent authenticates and delivers a new bond pursuant to this section,
payment of interest on the bonds is in default, the bond registrar and paying agent shall endorse
upon the new bond the following: "Payment of interest on this bond is in default. The last date to
which interest has been paid is [appropriate date to be inserted]."
The County and the bond registrar and paying agent may deem and treat the person in whose
name any bond shall be registered upon the books of the County as the absolute owner of such
bond, whether such bond shall be overdue or not, for the purpose of receiving payment of the
principal of and interest on such bond and for all other purposes, and all payments made to any
such registered owner, or upon his order, in accordance with the provisions of section 6 of this
Resolution shall be valid and effectual to satisfy and discharge the liability upon such bond to the
extent of the sum or sums so paid, and neither the County nor the bond registrar and paying
agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. The County agrees to indemnify and save
the bond registrar and paying agent harmless from and against any and all loss, cost, charge,
expense, judgment or liability incurred by it, acting in good faith and without negligence
hereunder, in so treating such registered owner.
For every exchange or transfer of bonds, the County or the bond registrar and paying agent may
make a charge sufficient to reimburse it for any tax, fee or other governmental charge required to
be paid with respect to such exchange or transfer, which sum or sums shall be paid by the person
requesting such exchange or transfer as a condition precedent to the exercise of the privilege of
making such exchange or transfer.
The bond registrar and paying agent shall not be required to transfer or exchange bonds or
portions of bonds which have been selected for redemption.
12. FORM OF BONDS. The bonds shall be in substantially the following form, with such additions,
deletions and modifications as are approved by the County Agency and consistent with the terms
of this Resolution:
[FORM OF BOND]
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF MICHIGAN
COUNTY OF OAKLAND
OAKLAND COUNTY ROYAL OAK TOWNSHIP
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS BOND, SERIES 2017
INTEREST RATE MATURITY DATE DATE OF ORIGINAL ISSUE CUSIP
Registered Owner:
Principal Amount:
The County of Oakland, State of Michigan (the "County") acknowledges itself indebted to and for
value received hereby promises to pay to the Registered Owner identified above, or registered assigns,
the Principal Amount set forth above on the Maturity Date specified above, unless redeemed prior thereto
as hereinafter provided, upon presentation and surrender of this bond at
in the city of , Michigan, the
bond registrar and paying agent, and to pay to the Registered Owner, as shown on the registration books
at the close of business on the 15th day of the calendar month preceding the month in which an interest
payment is due, by check or draft drawn upon and mailed by the bond registrar and paying agent by first
class mail postage prepaid to the Registered Owner at the registered address, interest on such Principal
Amount from the Date of Original Issue or such later date through which interest shall have been paid
until the County's obligation with respect to the payment of such Principal Amount is discharged at the
rate per annum specified above. Interest is payable on the first day of and in each
year, commencing 1, 201_. Principal and interest are payable in lawful money of the
United States of America. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day
months.
This bond is one of a series of bonds aggregating the principal sum of
Dollars ($ ) issued by the County under and pursuant
to and in full conformity with the Constitution and Statutes of Michigan (especially Act No. 342, Public
Acts of 1939, as amended) and a bond authorizing resolution adopted by the Board of Commissioners of
the County (the "Resolution") for the purpose of defraying part of the cost of acquiring and constructing
water supply facilities to improve, enlarge and extend the Oakland County Royal Oak Township 2017
Water Supply System to serve the County and the Charter Township of Royal Oak (the "Township"). The
bonds of this series are issued in anticipation of payments to be made by the Township in the aggregate
principal amount of Dollars ($ ), pursuant to the Oakland
County Royal Oak Township 2017 Water Supply System Improvements Contract dated as of May 1, 2017
between the County and the Township. The full faith and credit of the Township has been pledged to the
prompt payment of the foregoing amount and the interest thereon as the same become due. Taxes
levied by the Township to make such payments are subject to constitutional, statutory and charter tax
limitations. As additional security the full faith and credit of the County have been pledged for the prompt
payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds of this series. Taxes levied by the County to pay the
principal of and interest on the bonds of this series are subject to constitutional and statutory tax
limitations.
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This bond is transferable, as provided in the Resolution, only upon the books of the County kept
for that purpose by the bond registrar and paying agent, upon the surrender of this bond together with a
written instrument of transfer satisfactory to the bond registrar and paying agent duly executed by the
Registered Owner or his attorney duly authorized in writing. Upon the exchange or transfer of this bond a
new bond or bonds of any authorized denomination, in the same aggregate principal amount and of the
same interest rate and maturity, shall be authenticated and delivered to the transferee in exchange
therefor as provided in the Resolution, and upon payment of the charges, if any, therein provided. Bonds
so authenticated and delivered shall be in the denomination of $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof not
exceeding the aggregate principal amount for each maturity.
The bond registrar and paying agent shall not be required to transfer or exchange bonds or
portions of bonds which have been selected for redemption.
MANDATORY PRIOR REDEMPTION
Bonds maturing in the year
interest as follows:
are subject to mandatory prior redemption at par and accrued
Redemption Date
Principal Amount of
Bonds to be Redeemed
Bonds or portions of bonds to be redeemed by mandatory redemption shall be selected by lot.
(REPEAT IF MORE THAN ONE TERM BOND)
OPTIONAL PRIOR REDEMPTION
Bonds maturing prior to 1, 20_, are not subject to redemption prior to maturity. Bonds
maturing on and after 1, 20_, are subject to redemption prior to maturity at the option of the
County, in such order as shall be determined by the County, on any date on and after 1, 20_.
Bonds of a denomination greater than $5,000 may be partially redeemed in the amount of $5,000 or any
integral multiple thereof. If less than all of the bonds maturing in any year are to be redeemed, the bonds
or portions of bonds to be redeemed shall be selected by lot. The redemption price shall be the par value
of the bond or portion of the bond called to be redeemed plus interest to the date fixed for redemption and
a premium as follows:
% of the par value of each bond called for redemption on or after
20_, but prior to
% of the par value of each bond called for redemption on or after
20_, but prior to 1, 20_;
No premium if called for redemption on or after
1,20 .
Not less than thirty days' nor more than sixty days' notice of redemption shall be given to the
holders of bonds called to be redeemed by mail to the registered holder at the registered address. Bonds
or portions of bonds called for redemption shall not bear interest after the date fixed for redemption,
provided funds are on hand with the bond registrar and paying agent to redeem the same.
1,20
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It is hereby certified, recited and declared that all acts, conditions and things required to exist,
happen and be performed precedent to and in the issuance of the bonds of this series, existed, have
happened and have been performed in due time, form and manner as required by law, and that the total
indebtedness of the County, including the series of bonds of which this bond is one, does not exceed any
constitutional or statutory limitation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the County of Oakland, Michigan, by its Board of Commissioners, has
caused this bond to be executed in its name by facsimile signatures of the Chairperson of the Board of
Commissioners and the County Clerk and its corporate seal (or a facsimile thereof) to be impressed or
imprinted hereon. This bond shall not be valid unless the Certificate of Authentication has been manually
executed by an authorized representative of the bond registrar and paying agent.
COUNTY OF OAKLAND
By:
Chairperson, Board of Commissioners
[SEAL]
And:
County Clerk
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This bond is one of the bonds described in the within mentioned Resolution.
Bond Registrar and Paying Agent
By:
Authorized Representative
AUTHENTICATION DATE:
ASSIGNMENT
For value received, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
(please print or type name, address and taxpayer identification number of transferee) the within bond and
all rights thereunder and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints
attorney to transfer the within bond on the books kept for registration thereof, with full power of
substitution in the premises.
Dated:
Signature Guaranteed:
Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution participating in a Securities
Transfer Association recognized signature guarantee program,
[END OF BOND FORM]
13. SECURITY. The bonds shall be issued in anticipation of payments to be made by the Township
pursuant to the Contract. The bonds shall be secured primarily by the full faith and credit pledge
made by the Township in the Contract pursuant to the authorization contained in Act 342. As
additional and secondary security the full faith and credit of the County are pledged for the prompt
payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds as the same shall become due. If the
Township shall fail to make a payment to the County which is sufficient to pay the principal of,
premium, if any, and interest on the bonds as the same shall become due, then an amount
sufficient to pay the deficiency shall be advanced from the general fund of the County. Taxes
imposed by the County shall be subject to constitutional and statutory limitations.
14. DEFEASANCE. In the event cash or direct obligations of the United States or obligations the
principal of and interest on which are guaranteed by the United States, or a combination thereof,
the principal of and interest on which, without reinvestment, come due at times and in amounts
sufficient to pay, at maturity or irrevocable call for earlier optional redemption, the principal of,
premium, if any, and interest on the bonds, or any portion thereof, shall have been deposited in
trust, this Resolution shall be defeased with respect to such bonds, and the owners of the bonds
shall have no further rights under this Resolution except to receive payment of the principal of,
premium, if any, and interest on such bonds from the cash or securities deposited in trust and the
interest and gains thereon and to transfer and exchange bonds as provided herein.
15. PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST FUND. There shall be established for the bonds a Principal and
Interest Fund which shall be kept in a separate bank account, provided, however, that such
Principal and Interest Fund may be pooled or combined for deposit or investment purposes with
other debt retirement funds created for nonvoted debt of the County (other than any special
assessment debt). From the proceeds of the sale of the bonds there shall be set aside in the
Principal and Interest Fund any premium as determined by order of the County Agency and any
accrued interest received from the purchaser of the bonds at the time of delivery of the same. All
payments received from the Township pursuant to the Contract are pledged for payment of the
principal of and interest on the bonds and expenses incidental thereto and as received shall be
placed in the Principal and Interest Fund.
16. CONSTRUCTION FUND. The remainder of the proceeds of the sale of the bonds shall be set
aside in a construction fund or funds for the Project and used to defray the cost of the Project in
accordance with the provisions of the Contract.
17. APPROVAL OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY EXCEPTION FROM PRIOR
APPROVAL. The issuance and sale of the bonds shall be subject to the County obtaining
qualified status or prior approval from the Department of Treasury of the State of Michigan
pursuant to Act 34, Public Acts of Michigan, 2001, as amended ("Act 34"), and, if necessary, the
County Treasurer and County Agency are each hereby authorized and directed to make
application to the Department of Treasury for approval to issue and sell the bonds as provided by
the terms of this Resolution and by Act 34. The County Treasurer and County Agency are
authorized to pay any filing fees required in connection with obtaining qualified status or prior
approval from the Department of Treasury. The County Treasurer and County Agency are further
authorized to request such waivers of the requirements of the Department of Treasury or Act 34
as necessary or desirable in connection with the sale of the bonds.
18. SALE, ISSUANCE, DELIVERY, TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE OF BONDS, The County Agency
is hereby authorized to determine the principal amount of the bonds to be sold and to determine
the other bond details as described in section 5 hereof and the terms and conditions for
redemption as described in section 8 hereof. In addition, in order to save on costs of issuance
and sell the bonds in an efficient manner, the County Agency is hereby authorized to sell the
bonds at a negotiated sale after solicitation of proposals from one or more prospective
purchasers upon consultation with Municipal Financial Consultants Incorporated, which is hereby
appointed as the County's financial consultant for the bonds. The bonds shall be sold at a price
that is not less than 99% of their par value, as determined by the County Agency. The County
Agency's solicitation may include a written request for proposal in the form determined by the
County Agency. The financial consultant is hereby designated to act for and on behalf of the
County Agency to receive proposals for the purchase of the bonds and to take all other steps
necessary in connection with the sale and delivery thereof. The County Agency is hereby
authorized to determine the low proposer on the bonds and to award the bonds to such low
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proposer. The County Agency is hereby authorized to do all other things necessary to effectuate
the sale, issuance, delivery, transfer and exchange of the bonds in accordance with the
provisions of this Resolution.
19. REPLACEMENT OF BONDS. Upon receipt by the County Treasurer of proof of ownership of an
unmatured bond, of satisfactory evidence that the bond has been lost, apparently destroyed or
wrongfully taken and of security or indemnity which complies with applicable law and is
satisfactory to the County Treasurer, the County Treasurer may authorize the bond registrar and
paying agent to deliver a new executed bond to replace the bond lost, apparently destroyed or
wrongfully taken in compliance with applicable law. In the event an outstanding matured bond is
lost, apparently destroyed or wrongfully taken, the County Treasurer may authorize the bond
registrar and paying agent to pay the bond without presentation upon the receipt of the same
documentation required for the delivery of a replacement bond. The bond registrar and paying
agent, for each new bond delivered or paid without presentation as provided above, shall require
the payment of expenses, including counsel fees, which may be incurred by the bond registrar
and paying agent and the County in the premises. Any bond delivered pursuant the provisions of
this section 19 in lieu of any bond lost, apparently destroyed or wrongfully taken shall be of the
same form and tenor and be secured in the same manner as the bond in substitution for which
such bond was delivered.
20. TAX COVENANT. The County covenants to comply with all requirements of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, necessary to assure that the interest on the bonds will be
and will remain excludable from gross income for federal income tax purposes. The County
Agency, the County Treasurer, the County Clerk and other appropriate County officials are
authorized to do all things necessary to assure that the interest on the bonds will be and will
remain excludable from gross income for federal income tax purposes.
21. NOTICE OF ISSUANCE OF BONDS. Within thirty (30) days after the issuance of the bonds,
either (1) a copy of the final official statement or other offering or disclosure document prepared
by the County in connection with the issuance of the bonds or (2) notice that such information has
been filed with the Electronic Municipal Market Access system of the Municipal Securities
Rulemaking Board and is publicly available shall be furnished to Bank of America, N.A. at the
following locations:
Bank of America, N.A.
Mail Code: IL4-135-07-28
135 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60603
Attention: Thomas R. Denes
Bank of America, N.A.
Public Sector Banking Group
Mail Code: MI8-900-02-70
2600 W. Big Beaver Road
Troy, MI 48084
Attention: Susan Pendygraft,
Senior Credit Support Association
In accordance with the Bank of America Continuing Covenant Agreement, the notices provided
for above shall be in writing and shall be transmitted by e-mail to the following addresses:
ryan.denesabaml.com and susan.pendyqraftabaml.com .
22. CONFLICTING RESOLUTIONS. All resolutions and parts of resolutions insofar as they may be
in conflict herewith are hereby rescinded.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning and Building Committee, I move adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
Commissioner Philip Weipert, District #8
Chairperson, Planning and Building Committee
OAKLAND COUNTY ROYAL OAK TOWNSIIIP 2017
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS CONTRACT
THIS CONTRACT, made and entered into as of the I s' day of May, 2017, by and
between the COUNTY OF OAKLAND, a county corporation in the State of Michigan
(hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "County"), by and through its Water Resources
Commissioner, County Agency, party of the first part, and the CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF
ROYAL OAK, a Michigan charter township located in the County (hereinafter sometimes
referred to as the "Township"), party of the second part.
W ITN ES S ET II:
WHEREAS, pursuant to Act No. 342, Public Acts of Michigan, 1939, as amended
(hereinafter sometimes referred to as "Act 342"), the Board of Commissioners of the County, by
majority vote of its members-elect, authorized and directed that there be established a county
system or water supply improvements and services to serve the Township, said system to be
known as the "Oakland County Royal Oak Township 2017 Water Supply System" (hereinafter
sometimes referred to as the "System"), and has designated the Oakland County Water
Resources Commissioner as the county agency for the System with all powers and duties with
respect thereto as are provided by Act 342 (said Water Resources Commissioner being
hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "County Agency"); and
WHEREAS, under and subject to the terms of Act 342, the County is authorized, through
the County Agency, to acquire and construct the water supply system improvements and
facilities hereinafter described as constituting the System (the "Project"), the County and the
Township are authorized to enter into a contract, as hereinafter provided, for the acquisition and
construction of the Project by the County and for financing all or part of the cost thereof by the
issuance of bonds by the County secured by the pledge of the full faith and credit of the
Township to pay such cost with interest to the County in installments extending over a period not
exceeding thirty (30) years, and the County is authorized to issue such bonds and, if authorized
by majority vote of the members-elect of its Board of Commissioners, to pledge its full faith and
credit for the payment of such bonds and the interest thereon; and
WHEREAS, there is an urgent need of such water supply system improvements and
facilities to provide water supply services to the Township in order to promote the health and
welfare of the residents thereof, which improvements would likewise benefit the County and its
residents, and the parties hereto have concluded that such improvements can be provided and
financed most economically and efficiently by the County through the exercise or the powers
conferred by Act 342, and especially sections 5a, 5b and 5c thereof; and
WHEREAS, preliminary plans for the Project and estimates of the cost and period of
usefulness thereof have been prepared, all of which have been submitted to and approved by the
Board of Commissioners of the County and the Township Board and placed on file with said
Board of Commissioners in the office of the County Agency, said estimates being set forth in
Exhibit 13 hereunto attached; and
WHEREAS, it is proposed that the cost of the Project be financed in whole or in part by
the issuance of one or more series of County bonds; and
WI IEREAS, in order to provide for the acquisition and construction of the Project by the
County and the financing of all or part of the cost thereof by the issuance of County bonds, and
for other related matters, it is necessary for the parties hereto to enter into this contract,
THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION OF THE PREMISES AND THE COVENANTS
OF EACI I OTHER, THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE as follows:
1. The parties hereto approve and agree to the acquisition, construction and
Financing of the Project as part of the System, as herein provided, under and pursuant to Act 342.
The Township by way of compliance with Section 29, Article VII, Michigan Constitution of
1963, consents and agrees to the establishment and location of the System within its corporate
boundaries and to the use by the County of its streets, highways, alleys, lands, rights-of-way or
other public places for the purpose and facilities of the System and any improvements,
enlargements or extensions thereof, and the Township further agrees that, in order to evidence
and effectuate the foregoing agreement and consent, it will execute and deliver to the County
such grants of easement, right-of-way, license, permit or consent as may be requested by the
County.
2. The Project shall consist of the water supply improvements and facilities as
described and specified in the preliminary plans set forth in Exhibit A, which is hereunto
attached and is made a part hereof, and which preliminary plans are on file with the County
Agency and are approved and adopted. The Project shall be acquired and constructed
substantially in accordance with said preliminary plans and in accordance with final plans and
specifications to be prepared and submitted by the consulting engineers, but variations therefrom
that do not materially change the location, capacity or overall design of the Project, and that do
not require an increase in the total estimated cost of the Project, may be permitted on the
authority of the County Agency. Other variations or changes may be made if approved by the
County Agency and by resolution of the Township Board and if provisions required by
paragraph 5 hereof are made for payment or financing of any resulting increase in the total
estimated cost. The estimate of the cost of the Project and the estimate of the period of
usefulness thereof as set forth in Exhibit 13 are approved and adopted.
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3. The County Agency shall take or cause to be taken all actions required or
necessary, in accordance with Act 342, to procure the issuance and sale of bonds by the County,
in one or more series, in whatever aggregate principal amount is necessary to finance the cost of
the Project not paid from other sources. Such bonds shall be issued in anticipation of, and be
payable primarily from, the payments to be made by the Township to the County as provided in
this contract, and shall be secured secondarily, if so voted by the Board of Commissioners of the
County, by a pledge of the full faith and credit of the County, and the said bonds shall be payable
in annual maturities the last of which shall be not more than thirty years from the date thereof.
4. The County Agency shall proceed to take construction bids for the Project and,
subject to the sale and delivery of bonds, enter into construction contracts with the lowest
responsible bidder or bidders, procure from the contractors all necessary and proper bonds, cause
the Project to be constructed within a reasonable time, and do all other things required by this
contract and the laws of the State of Michigan. The County Agency may, in its sole discretion,
retain the services of a third-party engineering firm to perform contract administration of the
Project, and payment for such services shall be the responsibility of the Township as part of the
cost of the Project as described in paragraph 6 hereof. All certificates for required payments to
contractors shall be approved by the consulting engineers before presentation to the County
Agency and the latter shall be entitled to rely on such approval in making payments.
5. In the event that it shall become necessary to increase the estimated cost of the
Project for any reason, or if the actual cost of the Project shall exceed the estimated cost, whether
as the result of variations or changes made in the approved plans or otherwise, then the County
Agency shall not be obligated to pay such increased or excess cost unless the Township Board
shall have adopted a resolution approving such increase or excess and agreeing that the same (or
such part thereof as is not available from other sources) shall be defrayed by the issuance of
increased or additional bonds in anticipation of increased or additional payments agreed to be
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made by the Township to the County in the manner hereinafter provided; provided, however, that
the adoption of such resolution by the Township Board shall not be required prior to or as a
condition precedent to the issuance of additional bonds by the County if the County previously
has issued or contracted to sell bonds to pay all or part of the cost of the Project and the issuance
of the additional bonds is necessary (as determined by the County) to pay such increased,
additional or excess costs as are essential to completion of the Project according to the plans as
last approved prior to the time when the previous bonds were issued or contracted to be sold.
6. The Township shall pay to the County the entire cost of the Project not defrayed
by grants and funds available from other sources. The Township hereby acknowledges that,
except as may be pledged by the County for payment of bonds as described in paragraph 3
hereof or as may be advanced by the County pursuant to paragraph 13 hereof, no County general
funds shall be appropriated or pledged pursuant to this contract or for the Project. The County's
role in the Project is strictly limited to that set forth in Act 342, and the Township shall be solely
responsible for all administration, finance and construction costs (including attorney fees and all
dispute resolution costs), and all costs of operation and maintenance of the Project. Without
limiting the general nature of the preceding sentence, the cost to be paid by the Township shall
include, in addition to the items of the nature set forth in Exhibit B (represented by the principal
amount of the bonds to be issued by the County), all interest payable by the County on said
bonds, all paying agent fees and other expenses and charges (including the County Agency's
administrative expenses) that are payable on account of said bonds (such fees, expenses and
charges being herein called "bond service charges"), all costs and expenses relating to lawsuits as
described in paragraph 19 hereof and all items of cost described in paragraph 7 hereof. Such
payments shall be made to the County in semiannual installments, which shall be due and
payable at least thirty days prior to each interest payment date specified in the County bonds.
Such semiannual installments shall commence on the date that interest (other than capitalized
interest) or principal first becomes payable on the bonds, and the aggregate amount of the
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installments shall be at least sufficient to pay, when due, all principal and interest on the bonds,
all bond service charges payable on account of the bonds and all other costs described in this
paragraph. The County Agency, within thirty days after delivery of the County bonds to the
purchaser, shall furnish the treasurer of the Township with a complete schedule of the principal
of and interest on the bonds, and the County Agency also, at least thirty days before each
payment is due, shall advise the treasurer of the Township of the amount payable to the County
on such date. If the Township fails to make any payment to the County when due, the same shall
be subject to a penalty of 1% thereof for each month or fraction thereof that such amount
remains unpaid after due. Failure of the County Agency to furnish the schedule or give the
notice as above required shall not excuse the Township from the obligation to make payments
when due. The foregoing obligations shall apply to all bonds issued by the County to defray the
cost of the Project. Payments shall be made by the Township when due whether or not the
Project has then been completed or placed in operation.
7, The County Agency is hereby authorized, but not required, to utilize County
personnel for the administration of the Project. The Township agrees that the costs of contract
administration, auditing and financial services shall be part of the cost of the Project for purposes
of paragraph 6 hereof, whether such services are provided by County personnel or third parties.
In the case of County personnel, the costs attributed to the Project shall include the allocable
share of such personnel's salary and fringe benefits to the Project as determined by the County
Agency.
8. The Township may pay in advance of maturity all or any part of an installment
due the County on the bonds by surrendering to the County bonds issued hereunder of a like
principal amount maturing in the same calendar year or by paying to the County in cash the
principal amount or any County bonds that are subject to redemption prior to maturity, plus all
interest thereon to the first date upon which such bonds may be called for redemption, and plus
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all applicable call premiums and bond service charges, and in such event the County Agency
shall call said bonds for redemption at the earliest possible date, The installments or parts
thereof so prepaid shall be deemed to be the installments or parts thereof falling due in the same
calendar year as the maturity dates of the bonds surrendered or called for redemption.
9. The proceeds of sale of the bonds shall be used solely and only to pay the cost of
the Project, and after completion thereof and payment of all costs in connection therewith, any
surplus remaining from the sale of the bonds shall be (i) used to purchase the bonds on the open
market or (ii) retained by the County Agency as a reserve for payment of the bond principal and
interest maturities next falling due, and in such event the contract obligations of the Township in
respect to such bonds or such maturities shall be reduced by the principal amount of bonds so
purchased or of said reserve, said reduction in case of the purchase of bonds to be applied as to
year in accordance with the year of the maturity of the bonds so purchased. Any bonds so
purchased shall be cancelled. In the alternative, such surplus may be used, on request of the
Township and approval by the Board of Commissioners of the County, to extend, enlarge or
improve the System or to acquire and construct additional water supply system improvements
and facilities to serve the Township.
10. The Township, pursuant to the authorization of Section 5a of Act 342, hereby
pledges its full faith and credit for the prompt arid timely payment of its obligations expressed in
this contract and, subject to applicable constitutional, statutory and charter tax limitations, each
year shall levy a tax on the taxable property located in the Township in an amount that, taking
into consideration estimated delinquencies in tax collections, will be sufficient to pay its
obligations under this contract becoming due before the time of the following year's tax
collections; provided, however, that if at the time of making its annual tax levy, the Township
shall have on hand in cash other funds, including special assessment funds and water supply
system revenues, that have been set aside and pledged or are otherwise available for the payment
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of such contractual obligations falling due prior to the time of the next tax collection, then the
annual tax levy may be reduced by such amount, The Township Board each year, at least 90
days prior to the final date provided by law or charter for the making of the annual tax levy, shall
submit to the County Agency a written statement setting forth the amount of its obligations to the
County that become due and payable under this contract prior to the time of the next following
year's tax collections, the amount of the funds that the Township has or will have on hand or to
its credit in the hands of the County that have been set aside and pledged for payment of said
obligations to the County and the amount of the taxes next proposed to be levied for the purpose
of raising money to meet such obligations, The County Agency promptly shall review such
statement and, if he finds that the proposed tax levy is insufficient, he shall so notify the
Township Board. The County Agency agrees to use Township funds on hand with the County
Agency, to the extent available, to make the Township's payments due on this contract as
directed by the Township. The Township hereby covenants and agrees that it will thereupon
increase its levy to such extent as may be required by the County Agency.
11. In the event that the Township shall fail for any reason to pay to the County
Agency at the times herein specified, the amounts herein required to be paid, the state treasurer
or other official charged with the disbursement of unrestricted state funds returnable to the
Township pursuant to the Michigan constitution is authorized hereby to withhold sufficient funds
to make up any default or deficiency in funds. In the event the County is required to advance
any money by reason of its pledge of full faith and credit on the bonds to be issued to finance the
acquisition and construction of the Project on account of the delinquency of the Township, the
County Treasurer shall notify the state treasurer to deduct the amount of money so advanced by
the County from any unrestricted moneys in the state treasurer's possession belonging to the
Township and to pay such amount to the County. In addition to the foregoing, the County shall
have all other rights and remedies provided by law to enforce the obligations of the Township to
make payments in the manner and at the times required by this contract. It is specifically
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recognized by the Township that the payments required to be made by it pursuant to the terms of
this contract are to be pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on bonds to be
issued by the County, and the Township covenants and agrees that it will make its required
payments to the County promptly and at the times herein specified, without regard as to whether
the Project herein contemplated is actually completed or placed in operation; provided, however,
that nothing herein contained shall limit the obligation of the County to perform in accordance
with the covenants contained herein.
12. No change in the jurisdiction over any territory in the Township shall impair in
any manner the obligations of this contract or affect the obligations of the Township hereunder.
In the event that all or any part of the territory of the Township becomes a part of the territory of
another municipality, the municipality into which such territory is incorporated shall assume the
proper proportionate share of the contractual obligations (including the pledge of full faith and
credit) of the Township, which proper proportionate share shall be fixed and determined by the
County Agency and shall be binding upon all parties concerned unless, within sixty (60) days
after such incorporation becomes effective, the municipality into which such territory is
incorporated and the Township shall by mutual agreement and with the written approval of the
County Agency fix and determine such proper proportionate share. The County Agency, prior to
making such determination, shall receive a written recommendation as to the proper
proportionate share from a committee composed of one representative designated by the
Township Board, one designated by the governing body of the new municipality or the
municipality incorporating such territory and one independent registered engineer appointed by
the County Agency. Each governmental unit shall appoint its representative within fifteen (15)
days after being notified to do so by the County Agency and within a like time the County
Agency shall appoint the engineer third member. If any such representative (other than the
appointee of the County Agency) is not appointed within the time above provided, then the
County Agency may proceed without said recommendation. If the committee shall not make the
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recommendation within forty-five (45) days after its appointment or within any extension thereof
by the County Agency, then the County Agency may proceed without such recommendation.
13. The County may advance funds, if approved by resolution adopted by a 2/3 vote
of the members-elect of its Board of Commissioners (as required by Section 8 of Act 342) for
administrative expenses, including engineering, legal and consulting expenses, incurred by the
County Agency in the performance of its duties and powers authorized by Act 342 and for
purposes of obtaining maps, plans, designs, specifications, cost estimates, rights-of-way and
permits for the Project. In such event, and to avoid paying interest on the advance, the Township
shall, not later than two years after the date of adoption of the resolution of the County Board of
Commissioners approving such advance, reimburse the County for the amount of any such
advance; provided, however, that (i) the County Board of Commissioners may extend the due
date of such reimbursement by resolution adopted by a 2/3 vote of its members-elect and (ii) the
obligations of the Township shall be reduced to the extent that County bonds are issued and the
proceeds thereof are used to reimburse the County for such advances. The obligations of the
Township to pay the amounts set forth in this paragraph are full faith and credit obligations as
described in paragraph 10 hereof. The County shall have all rights and remedies provided by
this contract and Act 342 and otherwise pursuant to law to enforce the obligations of the
Township described in this paragraph. In the event that the Township fails to reimburse the
County for an advance made pursuant to this paragraph when due, the Township shall pay to the
County interest on such unreimbursed amount from the date of such advance to the date of
repayment at the interest rate prevailing on six-month United States Treasury Bills on the date of
adoption of the resolution of the County Board of Commissioners approving the advance, to be
compounded quarterly.
14, If County bonds are not sold to finance the acquisition and construction of any
portion of the Project within three years from the date of this contract through no fault of the
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County or if the Project is abandoned for any reason, the Township shall pay, or reimburse the
County for the payment of, all engineering, legal and other costs and expenses incurred by the
County Agency in connection with the Project and the Township shall be entitled to all plans,
specifications and other engineering data and materials. The provisions of this paragraph may be
waived or extended, either before or after the expiration of the three year period, by resolution of
the Township Board and the Board of Commissioners of the County.
15. While the bonds issued pursuant to this contract remain outstanding, the County
shall be the owner of the Project. As such time as all bonds are paid and this contract is
terminated, ownership of the Project shall revert to the Township by operation of this provision
and without the need for further action by any party. After completion of the Project the
operation and maintenance of the System shall be in accordance with applicable agreements
between the County and the Township.
16. It is understood and agreed by the parties hereto that the System is to serve the
Township and not the individual property owners and users thereof, unless by special
arrangement between the County Agency and the Township. The responsibility of requiring
connection to and use of the System and/or providing such additional facilities as may be needed
shall be that of the Township, which shall cause to be constructed and maintained, directly or
through the County, any such necessary additional facilities. The County shall not be obligated
to acquire or construct any facilities other than those designated in paragraph 2 hereof.
17. The County shall have no obligation or responsibility for providing facilities
except as herein expressly provided with respect to the acquisition and construction of the
Project or as otherwise provided by contract. The Township shall have the authority and the
responsibility to provide such other facilities and shall have the right to expand the facilities of
the System by constructing or extending water mains or related facilities, connecting the same to
the System, and otherwise improving the System. It is expressly agreed, nevertheless, that no
such connection shall be made to the System and no improvements, enlargements or extensions
thereof shall be made without first securing a permit therefor from the County. Any such permit
may be made conditional upon inspection and approval of new construction by the County.
18. To the fullest extent permitted by law, and except as covered by the contractor's
liability insurance, the Township shall indemnify and hold harmless the County and the County
Agency, and agents and employees of each of them, from and against claims, damages, losses
and expenses, including but not limited to attorneys' fees, arising out of or resulting from design
or construction work relating to the Project, including, without limitation, claims for damage to
public or private property and for injuries to or death of any person or persons, excluding,
however, any claims or causes of action resulting from the County's or the County Agency's sole
negligence.
19. The parties hereto agree that the costs and expenses of any lawsuits or Claims (as
hereinafter defined) arising directly or indirectly out of this contract or the construction or
financing of the Project, to the extent that such costs and expenses are chargeable against the
County or the County Agency, shall be deemed to constitute a part of the cost of the Project and
shall be paid by the Township in the same manner as herein provided with respect to other costs
of the Project. In the event of such litigation or claims, the County Agency shall consult with the
Township and shall retain legal counsel agreeable to the County and the Township to represent
the County; provided that if the County and the Township cannot agree as to such representation
within a reasonable time, the County Agency shall exercise its discretion as to the retention of
such counsel. In this contract, "Claims" means any alleged losses, claims, complaints, demands
for relief or damages, liability, penalties, costs, and expenses, including, but not limited to,
reimbursement for reasonable attorney fees, witness fees, court costs, investigation expenses,
litigation expenses, amounts paid in settlement, and/or other amounts or liabilities of any kind
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which are imposed on, incurred by, or assessed against the County, County Agency or Township,
or for which the County, County Agency or Township may become legally and/or contractually
obligated to pay or defend against, whether direct, indirect or consequential, whether based upon
any alleged violation of the federal or the State constitution, any federal or State statute, rule,
regulation, or any alleged violation of federal or State common law, whether any such claims are
brought in law or equity, tort, contract, or otherwise, and/or whether commenced or threatened.
This paragraph shall not apply to a lawsuit instituted by the Township to enforce its rights under
this contract.
20. All powers, duties and functions vested by this contract in the County shall be
exercised and performed by the County Agency, for and on behalf of the County, unless
otherwise provided by law or in this contract.
21. The parties hereto recognize that the holders from time to time of the bonds to be
issued by the County under the provisions of Act 342, and secured by the full faith and credit
pledge of the Township to the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds as set forth
in this contract, will have contractual rights in this contract, and it is therefore covenanted and
agreed that so long as any of said bonds shall remain outstanding and unpaid, the provisions of
this contract shall not be subject to any alteration or revision that would affect adversely either
the security of the bonds or the prompt payment of principal or interest thereon. The right to
make changes in this contract, by amendment, supplemental contract or otherwise is nevertheless
reserved inso far as the same do not have such adverse effect. The parties hereto further covenant
and agree that they each will comply with their respective duties and obligations under the terms
of this contract promptly, at the times and in the manner herein set forth, and will not suffer to be
done any act that would impair in any way the contract of said bonds, the security therefor or the
prompt payment of principal and interest thereon. It is declared hereby that the terms of this
contract and of any amendatory or supplemental contract and any contract entered into pursuant
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hereto, insofar as they pertain to said bonds or to the payment of the security thereof, shall be
deemed to be for the benefit of the holders of said bonds.
22. In the event that any one or more of the provisions of this contract for any reason
shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or
unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions hereof, but this contract shall be construed
as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.
23. This contract shall become effective after its execution by each party hereto and
the expiration of 45 days after the date of publication of the notice required by Section 5b of Act
342; provided, however, that if, within the 45-day period, a proper petition is filed with the
Township Clerk in accordance with the provisions of Section 5b of Act 342, this contract shall
not become effective until approved by the vote of a majority of the electors residing in the
Township qualified to vote and voting thereon at a general or special election. This contract
shall terminate forty (40) years from its date or on such earlier date when the Township is not in
default hereunder arid the principal, interest and bond service charges on the bonds issued as
hereinabove described and all other amounts owed by the Township to the County hereunder are
fully paid and discharged. This contract shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Nothing herein contained, however,
shall require the County to finance the Project if it is unable to sell the bonds to finance the same.
This contract may be executed in any number of counterparts.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this contract to be executed
and delivered by the undersigned, being duly authorized by the respective governing body of
such parties.
COUNTY OF OAKLAND
Executed on
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County Water Resources Commissioner
(County Agency)
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF ROYAL OAK
By:
Township Supervisor
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Exhibit A: Oakland County
Royal Oak Township
Water Supply System Improvements
Project
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Oakland County Royal Oak Township 2017
Water Supply System Improvements
1) Contracted Services:
Meter Upgrade @ RT-02; New 12" WM across 8 Mile
Road, New 12" May Meter & Ancillary Piping
8 Mile Rd; 12" Water main replacement (RT-02 to
Westview Ave.)
Glen Lodge Rd (ext); 8" Dia Water Main (Bates St to
Northend St)
1 LS @ $390,000 $340,000
670 LF @ $350 $234,500
156 LF @ $225 $35,100
Sub-Total $6091600
2) Project Development
Consulting Engineering:
Design
Construction
Soil Borings and Material Testing
3) Contracted Services: Project Financing
Bond Counsel
Financial Consultant
4) County Services:
Administration
Engineering
Right-Of-Way
Construction Inspection
Surveying
$55,000
$5,000
$5,000
$65,000 Sub-Total
$12,500
$5,200
$17,700 Sub-Total
$6,100
$42,000
$10,000
$40,000
$15,000
$113,100 Sub-Total
5) Contingency
Estimated of Probable Cost
i hereby certify the period of usefulness of
these facilities to be thirty (30) years and upwards.
Prepared by: Philip Sanzica, RE. Exhibit B
Sub-Total $94,600
$900,000
May 1, 2017
Ferndale Fire Rescue
Kevin P. Sullivan Brian E. Batten
Fire Chief Fire Marshal
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FERNDALE
January 28, 2016
Supervisor Donna Squalls
Charter Township of Royal Oak
21131 Garden Lane 2 ' Floor
Ferndale, MI 48220
Re: Fire Suppression Water Supply
Supervisor Squalls,
As your Fire Chief I need to bring a serious issue to your attention. On January 23 rd there was a
house fire at 21053 Mitchelldale, reported at 07:04 in the morning. The whole home and both
garages were engulfed in fire when the first engine arrived. While crews were protecting 21045,
and extinguishing 21053, the pump operator, supplying the crews fighting the fire and preventing
fire spread, experienced serious failures with the water supply system.
From our research the availability of sufficient volumes of water and the pressures required to
sustain firefighting operations in the Charter Township of Royal Oak are extremely low. Structure
fires not discovered and reported during the initial incipient stage, are likely to grow rapidly out of
control. With the current condition of the water supply system, large losses are predictable should
the fire go undetected for only a short period of time, even in commercial and industrial buildings
protected with automatic fire sprinklers.
I contacted The Oakland County Water Authority, to collect any reports or engineering assessments
of the water system from their agency. Ferndale Fire Rescue has data on water flow tests from
different areas of the Township, these tests confirm that the existing system is inadequate. With
the current condition of the water supply system in the Charter Township of Royal Oak,
1635 Livernois • Ferndale, Michigan 48220 • Business: (248) 546-2510 • Main: (248) 541-3600
Ferndale Fire Rescue
Kevin P. Sullivan Brian E. Batten
Fire Chief Fire Marshal
FERNDALE
we believe this to be a serious life safety issue, placing citizens, firefighting crews, homes,
businesses, and the general public at risk.
In the meantime we are taking measures with existing mutual aid resources to address these
concerns as best we can by calling for a tanker or water tender. Though helpful, the tankers would
respond from northern Oakland County Communities, which constitutes a delay in the arrival of
water supply support. This is a temporary measure and will not suffice as a permanent solution.
Please contact me immediately, so we can discuss these concerns further and work together on
what the next steps might look like.
My mobile No. is 248-632-2093
Respectfully,
Kevin P. Sullivan
Fire Chief
Ferndale Fire Rescue
1635 Livernois • Ferndale, Michigan 48220 • Business: (248) 546-2510 • Main: (248) 541-3600
Expense
6010101-149667-788001-26350 Transfer Out
Total
FISCAL NOTE (MISC. 1117313) November 9, 2017
BY: Commissioner Thomas Middleton, Chairperson, Finance Committee
IN RE: WATER RESOURCES COMMISSIONER — RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE OAKLAND
COUNTY ROYAL OAK TOWNSHIP WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS BONDS,
SERIES 2017
To The Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule XII-C of this Board, the Finance Committee has reviewed the above referenced
resolution and finds:
1. The resolution authorizes the Oakland County Royal Oak Township Water Supply
System Improvements Bonds, Series 2017 in accordance with the provisions of Act 342
of the Public Acts of 1939, as amended.
2. The Project consists of water supply system improvements for an estimated cost of
$900,000, with a 30 year and upward useful life.
3. The bond issue is not to exceed $400,000, however, it's anticipated that $200,000 would
be the likely issuance amount toward the acquisition, construction and financing the
water supply system improvements that will promote the public health and welfare of the
residents.
4. The bonds shall be secured primarily by the full faith and credit pledge of the Township of
Royal Oak. The Oakland County Board of Commissioners will pledge the full faith and
credit of the County as secondary obligors for the payment of principal and interest on the
bonds.
5. The bonds shall bear an interest rate not to exceed 6% per annum, will be in aggregate
principal amounts, will mature in such years and principal amounts and will be callable
prior to maturity as determined necessary by the County Agency at the time of issue.
6. The statutory limit for County debt is $6,900,835,221 (10% of State Equalized Value). As
of October 2, 2017, the total pledged debt is $711,202,791 or approximately 1.0306% of
the S.E.V.
7. The principal and interest on the anticipated $200,000 bond sale will be paid from the
Township water rates. The remaining costs for the project will be covered from a
$500,000 grant awarded to the Township of Royal Oak and $200,000 from the Township
of Royal Oak Water System Fund reserves.
8. A Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Amendment is recommended to transfer money from the
Royal Oak Township Water System Fund to the Act 342 Royal Oak Township Water
Supply Project Fund.
Act 342 ROT Water Supply Fund (26350)
Prot Business Unit MAJOR, Project *100000002581, Activity FAC PROJ
Revenue FY 2018
6010101-149015-695500-57291 Transfer In $200,000
Total Revenue $200,000
Expenditures
6010101-149015-731472 Project Construction & Improvement $200,000
Total Revenue $200,000
Royal Oak Township Water Fund (57291)
Revenue
6010101-149667-665882 Planned Use of Balance $200,000
Total Revenue $200,000
Commissioner Thomas Middietori, District *4
Chairperson, Finance Committee
FINANCE COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
Resolution #17313 November 9, 2017
Moved by Fleming supported by Bowman the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the amended
Consent Agenda be adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
AYES: Crawford, Dwyer, Fleming, Gershenson, Gingell, Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer,
KowaII, Long, McGillivray, Middleton, Quarles, Spisz, Taub, Tietz, Weipert, Woodward, Zack,
Berman, Bowman. (21)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the amended
Consent Agenda were adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
HEREByA OVE THIS RESOLUTION
CHIEF DEPUTY GOWN EXECUTIVE
ACTING PURSUANT TO MCL 4559A(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 November 9,
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 91h day of November, 2017.
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Lisa Brown, Oakland County