HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2002.08.22 - 26707August 22, 2002
REPORT MR #02176
BY: PLANNING & BUILDING COMMITTEE, CHARLES E. PALMER,
CHAIRPERSON
RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — SUPPORT FOR THE MICHIGAN NEXT
ENERGY AUTHORITY ACT
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Planning & Building Committee, having reviewed MR #02176 on August 13, 2002,
recommends the resolution be adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning & Building Committee, I move the acceptance of
the foregoing report.
PLANgO\IG & BUILDINCOMMITTEE
Planning & Building Committee Vote:
Motion carried on a unanimous roll call vote with Middleton absent.
REPORT (MISC. #02176) August 8, 2002
BY: General Government Committee, William Patterson, Chairperson
IN RE: MR #02176 - BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - SUPPORT FOR THE
MICHIGAN NEXT ENERGY AUTHORITY ACT
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having reviewed the above-
titled resolution on July 22, 2002, recommends that the resolution
be adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I
move acceptance of the foregoing report.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
Miscellaneous Resolution # 02 176_
BY: Commissioner Peter H. Webster, District #22
RE: Board of Commissioners — Support for the Michigan Next Energy Authority
Act
TO: Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, the demand for energy is high and the proven fossil fuel resources are
finite and dwindling; and
WHEREAS, there is a great need to research, develop, test and manufacture
alternative sources of energy and technologies to meet the world's energy needs in the
21 st century; and
WHEREAS, "alternative energy" generally refers to sources of energy that are not
petroleum based, including photovoltaics (solar energy), wind and water energy, methanol
and ethanol, and others; and
WHEREAS, "fuel cells" are considered to be a very clean and extremely attractive
option for meeting future energy needs. "Fuel cells" are an energy conversion device that
uses fuel and oxygen to produce electricity, water and heat. When pure hydrogen is used
as the fuel, water and heat are the only byproducts; and
WHEREAS, making use of alternative energies often requires the modification of
existing technologies or development of new technologies that are compatible with the
alternative energy source; and
WHEREAS, it has been suggested that Michigan's historic prominence as the hub
of automobile manufacturing in the United States will be at risk, costing over 200,000 jobs,
unless the State of Michigan becomes a focal point for work on alternative energy systems
and technologies; and
WHEREAS, in Governor Engler's 2002 State of the State Address, he presented
that Michigan must become a leader in promoting alternative energy systems and
technologies and fuel cells in particular; and
WHEREAS, legislation has been introduced to position Michigan as the center of
research, development, manufacturing, and commercialization of alternative energy
systems and technologies, including: House Bills 6070, 6071, 6073, 6074, 6075, 6076 and
Senate Bill 1316; and
WHEREAS, components of the Next Energy legislative proposes to create the
Michigan Next Energy Authority Act to establish the Michigan Next Energy Authority
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as a public body within the Department of Management and Budget, which will:
• Oversee an alternative energy technology park and an alternative energy zone on
land that received Renaissance Zone status.
• Create and operate a center to manage and develop a master plan for land located
within the alternative energy zone, and to exercise other duties.
• Finance and aid in the construction of alternative energy technology businesses
and infrastructures located within the zone and park.
• Acquire, construct, and improve an alternative energy technology project, including
land, buildings, equipment, and various types of facilities for alternative energy
technology.
• Issue bonds and notes
• Deposit any money that is received from the sale, transfer, or lease of property
under the act into a new Alternative Energy Technology Fund.
WHEREAS, the proposed initiatives of the Next Energy legislation include:
• Obtaining a commitment from the federal government to establish a federal
research facility within the Next Energy Center.
• Providing incentives and tax credits to alternative energy technology companies
that locate within Michigan.
• Appointing a Michigan Next Energy Leadership Council.
• Marketing Michigan as the location for the alternative energy technologies industry.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners support the concept of establishing a Next Energy Center within the State
of Michigan to promote and increase the research, development, and manufacturing of
alternative energy technologies.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT copies of this adopted resolution be forwarded
to the Governor of the State of Michigan, the Oakland County delegation to the state
legislature, the Michigan Association of Counties and Oakland County's legislative
lobbyists.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing Resolution.
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Resolution #02176 July 18, 2002
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee and the Planning and Building
Committee. There were no objections.
G. William Caddell, County Clerk
Resolution #02176 August 22, 2002
Moved by Patterson supported by Webster the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Patterson supported by Webster the Planning and Building Committee Report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefore, the report was accepted.
Moved by Patterson supported by Webster the General Government Committee Report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefore, the report was accepted.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Causey-Mitchell, Coleman, Crawford, Dingeldey, Douglas, Galloway, Garfield, Gregory,
Law, McPherson, Melton, Moffitt, Moss, Obrecht, Palmer, Patterson, Sever, Suarez, Taub,
Webster, Amos, Appel, Brian, Buckley. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefore, the resolution was adopted.
L. Brooks
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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 August 22,
2002, 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 22nd day of August, 2002.