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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1997.09.11 - 25193fmrcarr (Misc. #97141) September 11, 1997 BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE - KAY SCHMID, CHAIRPERSON IN RE: MR #97141 - GAMING CASINOS IN OAKLAND COUNTY, MICHIGAN TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: The General Government Committee, having reviewed the above referenced resolution on August 25, 1997, reports with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted with the following amendments: That the title be changed to read Gaming Casinos in Oakland County Auburn Hills, Michigan. That the fifth WHEREAS be deleted and replaced with two new WHEREAS paragraphs as follows: WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners believes in and supports home rule of those municipalities within its borders; and WHEREAS the City Council of Auburn Hills, speaking for its citizens at large, has stated its opposition to casino gambling within its borders. That a new NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED paragraph be added as follows: NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners recognizes Auburn Hills home rule status and, for that reason, supports their opposition to the establishment of the proposed casino within its City boundaries. with the previous NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED paragraph and other BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED paragraphs to follow accordingly. Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the acceptance of the foregoing Report, GENERA GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE - Miscellaneous Resolution # 97141 BY: Commissioner Lawrence A Obrecht Commissioner Jeff Kingzett RE: Gaming Casinos in Oakland County TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: WHEREAS, Oakland County, with its more than $35 Billion SEV, has been described as "engine which runs the economy of the State of Michigan", and Oakland County has exceeded National and State measurements in virtually every category of business and community growth and vitality; and WHEREAS, while Oakland County's population is expected to grow over 18% between 1995 and 2020, and it is estimated that $2.5 billion in new construction will occur in 1997 and, and 30% of all new incorporations in the State of Michigan occur in Oakland County; the quality of life in Oakland County is still very representative of traditional Midwestern values, which all combine to provide Oakland County's citizens with a standard of living which is amongst the best in the world; and WHEREAS, currently Windsor, Canada has two casinos and the City of Detroit is engaged in developing three new casinos, all which will be within 50 miles of Oakland County; and WHEREAS, a common motivation of municipalities to accept or pursue the establishment of casinos has been a demonstrated need for jobs and economic development within the municipality, a circumstance which does not correspond with Oakland County's prosperous economy and booming economic outlook; and WHEREAS, casinos have proven to bring with their dubious benefits, some of the following social ills; 40% increase in gambling addiction, 60 % increase in bankruptcies and bad check writing, a 287% increase in calls to the Council of Compulsive Gambling; and WHEREAS, peculiar circumstance, as result of a lawsuit settlement which included a land swap between property located in Sault Ste. Marie and property located in Auburn Hills, gives the Bay Mills Tribe potential opportunity to build and operate casinos in Oakland County; a prospect which the Governor and several Oakland County Legislators oppose as a scheme to circumvent the State's authority to prevent tribes from opening off-reservation casinos. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board urgently requests the support of the Governor and the State Legislature in disallowing the establishment of the proposed Bay Mills gaming casino in Auburn Hills, Michigan, within Oakland County. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this resolution be sent to the Governor, all Michigan U.S. Congressman, all Oakland County State Legislators, the Michigan Association of Counties, the Oakland County Ch ter of the Michigan Municipal League, Michigan an Township Association, the Bureau of India Affairs, the Secretary of the Interior and Oakland , / County's Legislative lobbyists. Chairperson, irove the adoption lithe flregoing resolutio 1 _ / t '/ .01—L, Li / wrenee A. Obrecht, Commissioner ft I , ett, Co7 - . e 01 )„f1 Ntevr/i .C-70,A.4. e.1,A (( 01641 Resolution #97141 June 12, 1977 The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no objections. C.L. tt, DOES NOT lá.j ts • FP^ ' Resolution 497141 September 11, 1997 Moved by Schmid supported by Obrecht the General Government Committee Report be accepted. A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the report was accepted. Moved by Schmid supported by Obrecht the resolution be adopted. Moved by Schmid supported by Kingzett the resolution be amended to coincide with the recommendation in the General Government Committee Report. A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the amendment carried. Moved by Obrecht supported by Powers the resolution be amended in the BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED paragraph to read as follows: BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this resolution be sent to the Governor, all Michigan U.S. Congressman, all Oakland County State Legislators, the Michigan Association of Counties, thc Oakland County Chaptcr of the Michigan Municipal League, Michigan Township Association, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Secretary of the Interior, and Oakland County's Legislative lobbyists, and all Oakland County local units of government. A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the amendment carried. Discussion followed. Vote on resolution, as amended: AYES: Holbert, Huntoon, Jacobs, Jensen, Kaczmar, Kingzett, Law, McCulloch, McPherson, Millard, Moffitt, Obrecht, Palmer, Pernick, Powers, Schmid, Taub, Wolf, Amos, Coleman, Devine, Dingeldey, Douglas, Garfield. (24) NAYS: None. (0) 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 September 11, 1997 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 11th day of September 1997. en, Count G. WILLIAM CADDELL DEPUTY CLERK — REGISTER STEPHANIE A. SCHROEDER Chief Deputy County Clerk MARY JO HAMMOND Director of Elections SUE PAYNE Chief Deputy Register LYNN D. ALLEN OAKLAND COUNTY CLERK — REGISTER OF DEEDS PONTIAC MI 48341-0413 September 12, 1997 Attached is a certified copy of a resolution which was adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on September 11, 1997. As the County Clerk/Register I have been instructed to provide you with this adopted resolution. Since amendments were made to this resolution, I have also included a "Representative Copy". While the Representative Copy is not the official copy, it conveys more succinctly the intent of the adopted County resolution. Sincerely, • `"*.. . . St"4.1.:Zo.laes.*•••••- Lynn D. Allen Clerk/Register ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES 1200 N TELEGRAPH RD DEPT 413 PONTIAC MI 48341-0413 (248) 858-0560 COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE 1200 N TELEGRAPH RD DEPT 413 PONTIAC MI 48341-0413 (248) 858-0581 ELECTION DIVISION 1200 N TELEGRAPH RD DEPT 413 PONTIAC MI 48341-0413 (248) 858-0564 REGISTER OF DEEDS OFFICE 1200 N TELEGRAPH RD DEPT 480 PONTIAC MI 48341-0480 (248) 858-0605 fr REPRESENTATIVE COPY MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #97141 BY: Commissioner Lawrence A Obrecht, Commissioner Jeff Kingzett IN RE: GAMING CASINOS IN AUBURN HILLS, MICHIGAN To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: WHEREAS Oakland County, with its more than $35 billion SEV, has been described as "engine which runs the economy of the State of Michigan", and Oakland County has exceeded National and State measurements in virtually every category of business and community growth and vitality; and WHEREAS while Oakland County's population is expected to grow over 18% between 1995 and 2020, and it is estimated that $2.5 billion in new construction will occur in 1997 and, 30% of all new incorporations in the State of Michigan occur in Oakland County; the quality of life in Oakland County is still very representative of traditional midwestern values, which all combine to provide Oakland County's citizens with a standard of living which is amongst the best in the world; and WHEREAS currently Windsor, Canada has two casinos and the City of Detroit is engaged in developing three new casinos, all which will be within 50 miles of Oakland County; and WHEREAS a common motivation of municipalities to accept or pursue the establishment of casinos has been a demonstrated need for jobs and economic development within the municipality, a circumstance which does not correspond with Oakland County's prosperous economy and booming economic outlook; and WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners believes in and supports home rule of those municipalities within its borders; and WHEREAS the City Council of Auburn Hills, speaking for its citizens at large, has stated its opposition to casino gambling within its borders. WHEREAS peculiar circumstance, as result of a lawsuit settlement which included a land swap between property located in Sault Ste. Marie and property located in Auburn Hills, gives the Bay Mills Tribe potential opportunity to build and operate casinos in Oakland County; a prospect which the Governor and several Oakland County Legislators oppose as a scheme to circumvent the State's authority to prevent tribes from opening off-reservation casinos. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners recognizes Auburn Hills home rule status and, for that reason, supports their opposition to the establishment of the proposed casino within its City boundaries. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board urgently requests the support of the Governor and the State Legislature in disallowing the establishment of the proposed Bay Mills gaming casino in Auburn Hills, Michigan, within Oakland County. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this resolution be sent to the Governor, all Michigan U.S. Congressmen, all Oakland County State Legislators, the Michigan Association of Counties, Michigan Municipal League, Michigan Township Association, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Secretary of the Interior, Oakland County's Legislative lobbyists, and all Oakland County local units of government. Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing resolution. Lawrence A. Obrecht, Jeff Kingzett, Thomas A. Law, John P. Garfield, Donald W. Jensen, Dan Devine, Jr., Shelley Taub, Charles Palmer, Dennis N. Powers, Nancy L. Dingeldey