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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #00031 February 24,2000
BY: PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE, FRANK MILLARD, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: Public Services Department/MSU Extension - 2000 Gypsy Moth Suppression Program Joint
Bidding Unit
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the gypsy moth infestation presents the potential for immense damage to the many
forested and tree filled landscapes within Oakland County; and
WHEREAS many local governmental units within Oakland County have sought the County's
assistance in coordinating a large scale treatment program to help suppress the gypsy moth infestation in
which the local units chose to participate; and
WHEREAS the County provides local units an opportunity to join this County-wide program and
realize economies of scale, cost savings, that local units could not achieve independently; and
WHEREAS the County has chosen to assist qualifying local units by participating in both a state-
wide treatment program developed by the Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA) entitled the, "2000
Michigan Department of Agriculture Cooperative Gypsy Moth Suppression Program"; and a parallel program
entitled the "2000 Oakland County Gypsy Moth Suppression Program" for local units choosing to spray at
lower insect infestation levels; and
WHEREAS the Urban Cooperation Act (MCL 124.501 et.seq.) provides legislation which enables
Oakland County to enter into inter-local agreements; and
WHEREAS the Counties of Macomb and St. Clair, wish to combine acreage with Oakland County
and form a joint bidding unit, solely for the bidding process, to realize economies of scale; and
WHEREAS the Counties would issue a single Request for Quotation to potential contractors for the
aerial application of Bacillus thuringiensis, commonly known as B.t., and each county will enter into an
individual contract with the selected contractor; and
WHEREAS this bidding unit in no way compromises the specific requirements of Oakland County
for the aerial application and enables the County to realize the same cost savings; and
WHEREAS the attached JOINT BIDDING AGREEMENT between the Counties of Oakland,
Macomb, and St. Clair is submitted for Board action.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
approves entering into the attached JOINT BIDDING AGREEMENT with the above named c • s, and
authorizes the Oakland County Executive to execute this Agreement on behalf of the nty of Oakl nd.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Public Services Committee, I move adoption of th oregoing resol on
PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Galloway absent.
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L. BROOKS PAT
Oakland County
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JOINT BIDDING AGREEMENT
The parties hereto, the Counties of Macomb, Oakland and St. Clair, Michigan
(hereinafter "COUNTIES"), in an effort to reduce costs and enjoy some economies of scale by
combining the acreage in Macomb, Oakland and St. Clair Counties to be sprayed for infestations
of Lymantria dispar, commonly known as the gypsy moth, agree as follows:
1. The COUNTIES hereby agree to issue a single Request for Quotations to
potential contractors for the aerial spraying of acreage in all counties.
gree that by jointly issuing a Request for Quotations, each
-11/4 / the same contractor for aerial spraying.
• . _ _ gree that each County will individually enter into a contract for
the mutually selected contractor. i
1 gree that Oakland County will act as the "host" county for
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_...-, ., join together as a contracting unit is for the 2000 Cooperative
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JOHN HERTEL, Chairman
Macomb County Board of Commissioners
PASQUALE (PatTACCIAVATTI, Chairman
St. Clair County Board of Commissioners
I HEREBY ;i:4:11iir
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OKEGOING RESOLUTION
L. Brooks Pa Flom County ExecuOve ate
Resolution #00031 February 24, 2000
Moved by Millard supported by Suarez the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Gregory, Jensen, Law, McCulloch, McPherson, Melton, Millard, Moffitt,
Obrecht, Patterson, Schmid, Sever, Suarez, Taub, Amos, Appel, Buckley,
Causey-Mitchell, Colasanti, Dingeldey, Douglas, Galloway, Garfield. (23)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, G. William Caddell, 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 February 24, 2000 with the original
record thereof now remaining in my office.
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In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand a
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affixed the seal of the
County of Oakland at Pontiac, Michigan this 2eh d of Februgev, 2000.
G. William Caddell, County Clerk