HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2000.11.30 - 26205November 30, 2000
Miscellaneous Resolution #00305
BY: Planning & Building Committee, Charles E. Palmer, Chairperson
IN RE: DEPARTMENT OF FACILITIES MANAGEMENT - STATEMENT OF THE COUNTY OF
OAKLAND'S INTEREST IN PURCHASING 216.02 ACRES OF STATE OF MICHIGAN PROPERTY,
LOCATED IN THE CITY OF PONTIAC, KNOWN AS PART OF TAX PARCEL NO. 14-19-351-009
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, the State of Michigan is the owner of 216.02 acres of vacant land located in the City of
Pontiac, known as the former Clinton Valley Center; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2 of Public Act 492 of 1998, the State of Michigan may offer for sale
to the local government the following described property, which is part of the Clinton Valley Center property:
A parcel of land in the S 1/2 of section 19 and the N 1/2 of section 30, T3N, R10E, Pontiac Township, City of
Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan and more particularly described as commencing at the southwest corner
of said section 19; thence S89°16'27"E 1453.02 feet, to the point of beginning of this description; thence
S00°14'18"E 2451.56 feet; to the northerly right of way line of Elizabeth Lake Road; thence N79 °13'51"E
292.11 feet, on said right of way; thence N81°53'56"E 154.00 feet, on said right of way ; thence N88°18'35"E
124.23 feet, on said right of way; thence N00°16'27"W 663.61 feet; thence S89°13'34"E 640.00 feet; thence
S00°41'10"W 637.22 feet to the northerly right of way line of Elizabeth Lake Road; thence N88°40'24"E
860.28 feet, on said right of way; thence N88°43'25"E 1005.26 feet, on said right of way; thence
N55°09'17"W 382.73 feet; thence N47°52'22"E 838.00 feet; thence S33°16'28"E 152.21 feet; thence
S50°09'33"E 78.39 feet; thence N85°54'52"E 185.89 feet; thence S71°20'38"E 110.49 feet, to the
northwesterly right of way line of North Johnson Avenue; thence N47°53'16"E 549.37 feet, on said right of
way of North Johnson Avenue to the southwesterly right of way of the Grand Trunk Western Railroad; thence
N43°47'05"W 3700.00 feet, on said railroad right of way; thence S47°53'49"W 1488.46 feet; thence
S00°02'55"E 318.35 feet; thence N89°16'27"W 552.49 feet, to the point of beginning, containing 216.02
acres.
WHEREAS, the above described 216.02 acres are located adjacent to the south property line of the
Oakland County Service Center Complex in the City of Pontiac, and are therefore ideal for future expansion
or development; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the State of Michigan Procedures for the Sale of State Owned Property, the
County of Oakland is required to notify the State of Michigan of its interest in acquiring the above property in
its "as is" condition for a cash sale at fair market value prior to December 15, 2000.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
states its interest in considering the purchase of the above described property in its "as is" condition for a
cash sale at fair market value in accordance with the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Procedures
for the Sale and Purchase of Property.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning & Building Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE
STATE OF MICHIGAN
JOHN ENGLER, Governor
DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET
P.O. BOX 30026, LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909
JANET E. PHIPPS, Director
October 17, 2000
Mr. L. Brooks Patterson,
Oakland County Executive
County Service Center Building - 34 East
1200 N. Telegraph Road
Pontiac, Michigan 48341
Dear Mr. Patterson:
Section 2 of Act 492 of the Public Acts of 1998 authorizes the State to sell
certain property located at the former Clinton Valley Center to local government. A
description of this property (approximately 220 acres) is attached to this letter.
The purpose of this letter is to inquire whether Oakland County is interested
in purchasing the property on a cash basis for an amount not less than its fair
market value, as determined by an independent fee appraiser retained by the State.
To indicate your interest in acquisition of the described property, your
response must be received in writing by me on or before 4:00 p.m., Friday,
December 15, 2000. Please direct your response to:
Mary Ellen Perkowski, Director
Real Estate Division
Department of Management & Budget
Stevens T. Mason Building, Room 131
530 West Allegan Street
P.O. Box 30026
Lansing, Michigan 48909
Mr. L. Brooks Patterson
Page 2
October 17, 2000
Responses are to include (1) an affirmative statement as to interest in
acquisition of the property, (2) an affirmative statement accepting the property in
an "as is" condition with no exception, and (3) the amount the County is offering to
pay to purchase the property. Please note, for your offer to be considered it must
comply with this paragraph. Additionally, the state reserves the right to reject any
and all offers.
Closing for conveyance is to be scheduled no later than March 15, 2001.
Additionally, all costs related to this transaction are at the expense of the County
with no cost to the State of Michigan.
Please do not hesitate to contact me at the above address or by phone at (517)
335-6877 if you have any questions regarding this letter.
Very truly yours,
Mary Ellen Perkowski, Director
Real Estate Division
Attachment
Resolution #00305 November 30, 2000
the resolution be adopted.
Gregory, Jensen, Law, McCulloch,
Patterson, Schmid, Sever, Suarez,
Coleman, Dingeldey. (23)
64.
Moved by Palmer supported by Patterson
AYES: Douglas, Galloway, Garfield,
Melton, Millard, Moffitt, Obrecht, Palmer,
Taub, Amos, Appel, Buckley, Causey-Mitchell,
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 November 30, 2000 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 30th dg,T of November, 2000.
G. William Caddell, County Clerk