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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1998.05.07 - 25458G AND BUILDI COMMITTEE PL - .10 May 7, 1998 MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #98109 BY: PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE, CHARLES E. PALMER, CHAIRPERSON IN RE: DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING DIVISION RESOLUTION APPROVING PROJECT AREA AND PROJECT DISTRICT AREA (RICHARD TOOL & DIE CORPORATION PROJECT) - LYON CHARTER TOWNSHIP To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: WHEREAS there exists in the County of Oakland the need for projects to alleviate and prevent conditions of unemployment, to assist and retain local industrial and commercial enterprises in order to strengthen and revitalize the County's economy and to encourage the location and expansion of such enterprises to provide needed services and facilities to the County and its residents; and WHEREAS the Economic Development Corporations Act, Act No. 338 of the Michigan Public Acts of 1974, as amended (the "Act") provides a means for the encouragement of such projects in this County through the County's Economic Development Corporation (the "EDC"); and WHEREAS the EDC has commenced proceedings under the Act for the benefit of such a project (Richard Tool & Die Corporation Project) and has designated to this Board of Commissioners a Project Area and Project District Area for its approval; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Project Area as designated by the EDC to this Board is hereby certified as approved; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, it having been determined that the territory surrounding said designated Project Area will not be significantly affected by the Project because the surrounding territory is devoted to commercial/industrial uses, a Project District Area having the same description as and boundaries coterminous with the Project Area herein certified as approved be hereby established; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, it having been determined that there are less than eighteen residents, real property owners, or representatives of establishments located within the Project District Area, a Project Citizens District Council shall not be formed pursuant to Section 20(b) of the Act; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Clerk is hereby directed to provide four certified copies of this resolution to the Secretary of the Board of the EDC. Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning and Building Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution. Planning and Building Committee Vote: Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. Richard Tool & Die Corporation City of Farmington Hills CDC No. 98-5 Company: Project: Richard Tool & Die Corporation, incorporated in Michigan in 1966, with its principal place of business located in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Richard Tool & Die is owned 100% by Richard A. Heidich, Chairman & CEO. The company is in the business of designing and manufacturing metal stamping tools and dies primarily for suppliers to the domestic automotive manufacturers. They currently employ 68 people who generated approximately $8,500,000 in revenues in 1997. The project consists of the acquisition of approximately 8.5 acres of land and the construction of a new 50,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility to design and build metal stamping tools and dies. The project also includes the acquisition and installation of new machinery and equipment, including transfer press, CNC machines. horizontal and vertical milling machines, grinders and other metal machining equipment. Location: William K. Smith Drive, near intersection of Grand River and South Hill Rd., Lyon Township Project Cost: Land $1,250.000 Building (purchase or construction) 3,500.000 Site Work (land prep.. landscaping) 200,000 Machinery and Equipment 1,750.000 Engineering Fees 50.000 Legal Fees 35.000 Financing Fees & Costs 115.000 Total Project Cost $6,900.000 Job Impact: The project number of new permanent jobs to be created is 25, 20 skilled, 5 unskilled. The total number of jobs retained is 68, 5 professional, 55 skilled, 8 unskilled. Owner: Richard A. Heidrich, Chairman & CEO is 100% shareholder Prior Approvals: 1. County EDC: Resolution of Inducement (4-21-98) 2. County EDC: Resolution Designating Project Area/Project District Area & Requesting Appointment of Additional Directors (4-21-98) 3. County Executive: Appointment of Additional Directors (4-21-98) Resolution #98109 Moved by Palmer supported by Powers AYES: Kaczmar, Kingzett, McCulloch, Palmer, Powers, Schmid, Taub, Wolf, Amos, Gregory, Huntoon, Jensen, Johnson. (21) NAYS: None. (0) May 7, 1998 the resolution be adopted. McPherson, Millard, Moffitt, Obrecht, Coleman, Devine, Douglas, Garfield, A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted. E FOREGOING RESOLUTION 16EV Executive Date 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 May 7, 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 7th day of May 199.A„ Lynn D. Allen, County Clerk