HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1998.04.23 - 25258MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #98083 April 23, 1998
BY: FINANCE COMMITTEE, SUE ANN DOUGLAS, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: FACILITIES MANAGEMENT - FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS DIVISION -
APPROPRIATION AND AUTHORIZATION FOR COURTHOUSE RENOVATIONS
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, renovations and improvements to the Courthouse were approved as
part of the 1998 Capital Improvement Program; and
WHEREAS, the renovations will relocate the Corporation Counsel and its Risk
Management unit to vacant space on the third floor of the West Wing Extension;
and
WHEREAS, the renovations will relocate the Circuit Court Administration
staff to space vacated by Corporation Counsel to create space required for the
new family courts; and
WHEREAS, the space vacated by the Circuit Court Administration, will allow
additional mediation rooms, expanded space for the new Assignment Clerk staff and
improved user walk-up counter space for the Assignment Clerk; and
WHEREAS, it is recommended the work be performed by in-house staff and
outside contractors obtained through the Purchasing Division; and
WHEREAS, the total project cost for the Courthouse renovations is estimated
to be $425,000 which includes contingency amounts; and
WHEREAS, funding in the amount of $425,000 is available in the 1998 Capital
Improvement Program in the building projects section.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners approves the
renovation of the Courthouse to meet the specific requirement of the occupants.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that funds in the amount of $425,000, available in
the Capital Improvement Fund (401), be transferred to the Project Work Order Fund
(404).
Chairperson, on behalf of the Finance Committee, I move the adoption of the
foregoing resolution.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
FINANCE: Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning and Building Committee, I submit the
foregoing report.
Planning and Building Committee
REPORT (Misc. #98083) April 23, 1998
BY: Planning and Building Committee, Charles Palmer, Chairperson
RE: Courthouse Renovations of Circuit Court, Prosecutor's Office and Corporation
Counsel Areas
TO: THE OAKLAND COUNTY FINANCE COMMITTEE
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Planning and Building Committee, having reviewed the need to relocate and
renovate space for the Circuit Court, Prosecutor's Office and Corporation Counsel, and
Facilities Management Report dated April 7, 1998, recommends approval of the project.
The Committee further recommends funding the total project cost of $425,000,
including contingency, be approved.
Additionally, the Planning and Building Committee supports the attached Finance
Committee Resolution.
Committee Vote:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
OAKLAND COUNTY EXECUTIVE
DEPARTMENT OF FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
April 7, 1998
Authorization to Proceed and Appropriation of Funds
for
Courthouse Renovations - Circuit Court. Prosecutor's Office
and Corporation Counsel
OVERVIEW:
The Courthouse renovations project has been approved by the Board of Commissioners
as part of the 1998 Capital Improvement Program and identified as Building Section, Priority 4, by
the Planning and Building Committee.
This project will relocate the Corporation Counsel and its Risk Management unit to the third
floor of the West Wing Extension in space formerly occupied by the criminal investigations unit of
the Prosecutor's Office (now part of the Sheriffs Department) and Prosecutor's Victim Witness unit
and allow improved administration of the department.
Circuit Court administration staff will be relocated to the space vacated by the Corporation
Counsel which will create needed space for administrative functions of the circuit and new family
courts.
In the space vacated by the Circuit Court administration staff, additional mediation rooms,
video court tapes storage, expanded space for new Assignment Clerk staff and improved user
walk-up counter space for the Assignment Clerk.
Improvements to the Prosecutor's Office include utilization of existing vacant space for high
density file storage, an employee break room and improved space utilization for the Victim Witness
unit.
ESTIMATED COST AND FUNDING:
The total estimated cost of this project is $425,000.00 including contingency and is available
in the 1998 Capital Improvement Program. Additional costs of approximately $32,000.00 for
equipment and furniture related to the Circuit Court portion will be funded through mediation funds.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
The proposed renovation be approved and funding in the amount of $425,000.00 including
contingency be provided.
The proposed renovation be performed by in-house staff and outside contractors obtained
through the Purchasing Division.
Also, attached for the Committee's consideration, is a report to the Finance Committee
recommending approval of the project. Also attached is a copy of the proposed Finance
Committee resolution for this project.
Attachments
Resolution #98083 April 23, 1998
Moved by Douglas supported by Millard the Planning and Building Committee
Report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the report was accepted.
Moved by Douglas supported by Millard the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Dingeldey, Douglas, Garfield, Gregory, Holbert, Huntoon, Jacobs,
Jensen, Johnson, Kaczmar, Kingzett, Law, McCulloch, McPherson, Millard, Moffitt,
Obrecht, Palmer, Powers, Schmid, Taub, Wolf, Amos, Coleman, Devine. (25)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
I HEREEIVAPPROW4NE FOREGOING RESOLUTIC
Date I
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 April 23, 1998 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 23rd day 5t. April 1,298.
L. Brook* Patters* County Executive Date
Lynn/D. Allen, County Clerk