HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1995.03.29 - 24533March 30 ., 1995
REPORT (Misc. #95085)
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE - KAY SCHXID, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: M.R. #95085, PUBLIC TRANSIT ALTERNATIVES TASK FORCE
To the Oakland County Roard of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen;
The General Government Committee, having reviewed the above-referenced
resolution on March 28, 1995, reports with the recommendation that the resolution
be adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the GeneLal Government ;:c7nritt,-e. : 7=e he
acceptance of the foregoing Report.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
REPORT (Misc. #95085)
BY: Finance and Personnel Committee, John P. McCulloch, Chairperson
IN RE: M.R. #95085, Public Transit Alternatives Task Force
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Finance and Personnel Committee, having reviewed the above-referenced
resolution on March 30, 1995, reports with the recommendation that the resolution
be adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Finance and Personnel Committee, I move the
acceptance of the foregoing report.
FINANCE AND PEHEONNEL COMMITTEE
March 23, 1995
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION 195085
BY: Commissioners Dan Devine, Ruth A. Johnson
IN RE: Public Transit Alternatives Task Force
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Suburban Mobility Authority for
Regional Transportation (SMART) indicated on March 6, 1995 that, due to the
lack of funds, all line haul services would be terminated in Oakland County on
April 10, 1995 and all other services would be terminated on June 1, 1995;
and,
WHEREAS, SMART ended its 1994 fiscal year with a deficit of $16,466,317;
and
WHEREAS, SMART has requested that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners create a transportation authority under the State of Michigan
Public Act 196 of 1986; and,
WHEREAS, the transportation authority authorized under P.A. 196 of 1986
would be able to hold a special election on May 23, 1995 to place a ballot
proposal before the voters of Oakland County to increase their property taxes
by one-third mill for a period of three years ; and,
WHEREAS, public tran9lortation in southeast Michigan and Oakland County
has been and continues to be a major problem; and,
WHEREAS, the proposals submitted by SMART to address the current
problems that SMART is experiencing may not be the best solution to provide
cost efficient and reliable public transportation for residents in Oakland
County, and;
WHEREAS, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners has not been
presented with alternative methods of providing cost efficient and reliable
transportaton to Oakland County residents; and,
WHEREAS, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners should consider
alternative transportation and funding proposals; and,
WHEREAS, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners should establish a
special task force to consider alternative funding and transportation
proposals.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners establishes a special seven-member task force to consider
alternative funding and transportation proposals to the SMART proposal.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that three members of the special task force will
be appointed by the Chairperson of the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
and that the remainder of the Task Force will be comprised of the Chairperson
and Vice Chairperson of the Finance/Personnel Committee and the General
Government Committee.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the special task force will elect its own
Chairperson and has 6 months from the adoption of thAs resolution to submit
its findings to the General Government Committee. 001A V"Jors,..o.\
hairperson, I mor the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
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Resolution #95085 March 23, 1995
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government and
Finance and Personnel Committees. There were no objections.
Resolution #95085 March 30, 1995
Moved by Schmid supported by Law the General Government and Finance and
Personnel Committee Reports be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the reports were accepted.
Discussion followed.
Moved by Pernick supported by Kingzett the. resolution be amended to include
the Chairperson of the Minority Caucus, or his designee as a member of the task
force.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the amendment carried.
Moved by Jacobs supported by Quarles to amend the resolution in the last
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED paragraph to read:
"BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the special task force will elect its
own Chairperson and has 12 months from the adoption of this resolution to
submit its findings to the General Government Committee and Personnel and
Finance Committee."
A sufficient majority not having voted therefor, the amendment failed.
Moved by Devine supported by Law to amend the resolution in the first BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED paragraph to read:
"BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that three members of the special task force
will be appointed by the Chairperson of the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners and that the remainder of the Task Force will be comprised
of the Chairperson and the Majority Vice Chairperson of the
Finance/Personnel Committee and the General Government Committee."
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the amendment carried.
Voted on resolution, as amended:
AYES: Huntoon, Jensen, Johnson, Kingzett, Law, McCulloch, McPherson,
Moffitt, Obrecht, Palmer, Powers, Schmid, Taub, Wolf, Amos, Crake, Devine,
Dingeldey, Douglas, Garfield. (20)
NAYS: Holbert, Jacobs, Kaczmar, Pernick, Quarles. (5)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution, as amended.
was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lynn D. Allen, 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 March 30, 1995 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 3Uth day Arch 2
LynnfD. Allen, County Clerk