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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2003.07.31 - 27156REPORT (M.R. #03163) July 31, 2003 Finance Committee, Chuck Moss, Chairperson RE: DRAIN COMMISSIONER - ROUGE RIVER WATERSHED LOCAL MANAGEMENT ASSEMBLY - MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: The Finance Committee, having reviewed the above referenced resolution, requests that the resolution, Now Therefore Be It Resolved paragraph, be amended to strike "County Drain Commissioner" and insert "Chairperson of the Board of Commissioners". Chairperson, on behalf of the Finance Committee, I move the acceptance of the foregoing report. FIVAVCE COMMITTEE FINANCE COMMITTEE Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Suarez absent. `,4z—ALse-1-7;1/--i-A-z4, Planning & Baiting Committee July 17, 2003 REPORT (misc. 103163) BY: Planning & Building Committee, Charles E. Palmer, Chairperson IN RE: DRAIN COMMISSIONER — ROUGE RIVER WATERSHED LOCAL MANAGEMENT ASSEMBLY - MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Chairperson, Ladies and Gentleman: The Planning & Building Committee, having reviewed the above referenced resolution on July 8, 2003, recommends the resolution be adopted after receipt of a letter from Corporation Counsel approving the Memorandum of Agreement and a determination of the appropriate executor of the Agreement; the Drain Commissioner or the Board Chairperson. And letters from the County Executive and Chairperson of the Board of Commissioners indicating they have no objection to the Drain Commissioner being designated as the County's representative on the Rouge River Watershed Local Management Assembly. Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning & Building Committee, I move the acceptance of the foregoing report. Planning & Building Committee Vote: Motion carried on a voice vote r . It r July 17, 2003 MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION # 03163 BY: Planning & Building Committee, Charles E. Palmer, Chairperson IN RE: DRAIN COMMISSIONER — ROUGE RIVER WATERSHED LOCAL MANAGEMENT ASSEMBLY - MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Chairperson, Ladies and Gentleman: WHEREAS, prior to onset of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Phase II Storm Water Regulations ("Phase II") under the Federal Clean Water Act, communities within the Rouge River watershed came together on an informal basis to discuss and address water quality concerns of the Rouge River; and, WHEREAS, Wayne County through the Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project provided federal grants to address combined sewer overflows, sanitary sewer overflows and storm water management; and, WHEREAS, Oakland County and communities located within the Rouge Watershed have benefited significantly from this federally funded grant program; and WHEREAS, prior to the onset of the Phase ll regulations, a committee comprised of representatives of Rouge Watershed communities was formed to research and evaluate alternative watershed organization structures whose purpose would be to provide a forum for recommending actions to assist communities in meeting their Phase ll permit requirements ("Drafting Committee"); and, WHEREAS, as a result of the research and survey of Rouge River Watershed communities, the Drafting Committee, suggested the creation of an assembly comprised of local community representatives within the Rouge River Watershed; WHEREAS, the Drafting Committee drafted the attached Memorandum of Agreement establishing the Rouge River Watershed Local Management Assembly ("Memorandum of Agreement"); and, WHEREAS, the communities most familiar with the Phase II requirements recognize the need for a long-term planning and funding mechanism to support the required storm water management activities; and WHEREAS, The Village of Beverly Hills, Village of Bingham Farms, Village of Franklin, City of Auburn Hills, City of Birmingham, City of Farmington Hills, City of Farmington, City of Troy, Charter Township of Bloomfield and the Charter Township of West Bloomfield have all approved the Memorandum of Agreement; and, WHEREAS, the Oakland County Drain Commissioner recommends Oakland County's participation as a member of the Rouge Assembly and recommends approval of the Memorandum of Agreement establishing the Rouge River Watershed Local Management Assembly; and, Planning & Building Committee Vote: Motion carried on unanimous roll call vote 4 WHEREAS, for 2003-2004 there is no financial obligation of the County to join and participate other than in-kind administrative services. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby directs the County Drain Commissioner to execute the attached Memorandum of Agreement for the creation and establishment of the Rouge River Watershed Local Management Assembly; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Drain Commissioner or his designated representative shall serve as the County's representative on the Rouge River Watershed Local Management Assembly; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Oakland County's participation on the Rouge River Local Management Assembly is conditional and in the event that a financial appropriation is required for continued participation the Drain Commissioner must seek subsequent approval from the Board of Commissioners. Planning and Building Committee 2 f • : December 19, 2002 ROUGE RIVER WATERSHED LOCAL MANAGEMENT ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT I. PURPOSE It is the purpose of this Memorandum of Agreement (hereinafter the Agreement) to set forth the composition, duties, and responsibilities of the Rouge River Watershed Local Management Assembly (hereinafter the "Assembly") to be formed on a transitional basis, as more particularly described below. Local public agencies and communities believe there are substantial benefits that can be derived under this Agreement through cooperative management of the Rouge River and in providing mutual assistance in meeting the storm water permit requirements under the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality watershed-based, general storm water discharge permit, or similar storm water discharge permits issued to public entities within the Rouge River watershed. The Agreement will also provide a framework for consideration of a new, permanent watershed organization with potentially broader responsibilities that could provide a more cost effective and efficient means to meet state and federal requirements, and public expectations for restoration and maintenance of the beneficial uses of the Rouge River. H. HISTORY The Rouge River watershed, located in southeast Michigan, runs through the most densely populated and urbanized land area in the state. The watershed is approximately 438 square miles in size and includes all or part of 48 municipalities in three counties, with a population of over 1.4 million. The industrial growth of the lower Rouge River in the first half of the twentieth century and the rapid residential and commercial growth in the last half of the century in the upper portions of the watershed created serious pollution problems. , Despite pollution control efforts as early as the 1940s, when the Detroit wastewater treatment facility was built to serve many of the Rouge watershed communities, pollution problems have increased in the river. It has only been in the last decade that significant restoration of water quality has begun to be documented as a result of over one billion dollars of investments by area residents for pollution control. In 1985, at the urging of local citizens and organizations the State of Michigan adopted the Rouge River Basin Strategy. In 1987, the International Joint Commission designated the Rouge River as one of the 43 most polluted areas in the Great Lakes. In 1989, the original Rouge River Remedial Action Plan (RAP) was completed and endorsed by a majority of the watershed communities. This original RAP called for an # ambitious twenty-year plan to address pollution problems. The progress in achieving restoration has been documented in Rouge River RAP Updates. In the early 1990s, the United States District Court, at the urging of local communities, facilitated a phased process for correcting combined sewer overflows (CS0s) affecting the river. In 1992, with the bipartisan assistance of the Michigan congressional delegation representing the watershed, Wayne County received the first U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grant for the Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project (Rouge Project). The U.S. District Court, as part of its oversight responsibilities for pollution control on the Detroit River stemming from a court case filed in the 1970's and its role in facilitating the CSO resolution (i.e., the "Bulkley Settlement"), has maintained a continuing interest in the results of the Rouge Project. In the mid-1990s, the U.S. District Court strongly urged the 48 local public agencies within the Rouge River watershed to adopt a more comprehensive approach to control pollution from sources other than CSOs. The U.S. District Court proposed. a watershed-wide authority under the Michigan Drain Code to manage water issues within the Rouge River watershed. At the same time, the U.S. EPA was required by a Federal Court consent judgment to adopt regulations to control storm water discharges under the Federal Clean Water Act. As an alternative to the Drain Code authority proposed by the U.S..District.Court, and to comply with the pending U.S. EPA storm water regulations, a group of local agencies and communities within the Rouge River watershed proposed a watershed-based approach to the control of pollution sources related to storm water discharges. In 1997, the MDEQ adopted this unique watershed approach developed by local agencies under the Rouge Project. Subsequently, 44 public agencies with storm water responsibilities within the Rouge River watershed entered into this voluntary general storm water permit which was later endorsed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) as meeting Phase II federal storm water discharge regulation requirements that will be mandatory for most urban communities beginning in 2003. The watershed-based storm water permit approach, developed with assistance from the Rouge Project, has become a national model. There are now seven cooperatively developed subwatershed water management plans in place for the Rouge River. Each local agency has prepared and submitted a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Initiative Plan (SWPPI) to the MDEQ that identifies their commitments to implement their part of each of the plans. However, the federal funds from the Rouge Project that have provided the basic monetary support for this joint effort is being phased out over the next few years. The Rouge River watershed communities are interested in accepting Wayne County's offer to use a portion -of the remaining Rouge Project grant dollars to assist a new Rouge River watershed organization in transitioning the responsibility for providing the essential support services needed by the local agencies to meet their storm water permit requirements. December 19, 2002 2 III. ASSEMBLY A. Term While the ultimate organization of the Assembly and its responsibilities will evolve over time after thoughtful review of alternatives, the signatories to this Agreement want to work together under the following terms to assure the continuation and smooth transfer of responsibility of essential services. These storm water management services, now being provided by Wayne County through the Rouge Project, should be progressively transferred to the control of the local governmental units with the legal and financial responsibility to meet state and federal storm water discharge permit requirements. The Assembly shall be in existence on a transitional basis for an initial period of one (1) year, commencing July 1, 2003. The members may mutually agree to renew and/or extend the term of the Assembly under the provisions contained in this Agreement. B. Composition The members of the Assembly shall consist of a representative, or designated alternate, appointed by the appropriate governing body in each township, city, village (hereinafter "Community or Communities") and county (as defined under paragraph 111.D.2. of this Agreement) within the Rouge River watershed that has a Certificate of Coverage (COC) under the MDEQ Watershed-Based General Storm Water Permit (WBGSWP) and that are signatory to this Agreement. Provided, however, other Communities within the Rouge River watershed may become members once they obtain an MDEQ permit for the regulation of storm water discharges that the Executive Committee, established under paragraph Ill. E. of this Agreement, determines is comparable to the WBGSWP. Members, and designated alternates, shall serve until replaced by the appointing authority. C. Public Participation It shall be the intent of the Assembly to make all of its meetings open to the public. The Assembly and/or its Executive Committee shall: • Determine the rules for public participation • Schedule meetings at facilities that are fully accessible to the interested public, and • Routinely provide notice of meeting times and places at publicly accessible locations December 19, 2002 3 , D. Voting/Assessment of Costs The Assembly shall take all formal actions by a simple majority vote of a quorum. A quorum shall consist of one more than fifty percent (50%) of the Assembly members, or their designated alternates, eligible to vote and present at a meeting. Members eligible to vote are those appointed by an appropriate governing authority that has signed this Agreement and that has paid its assessment. Provided, however, any eligible voting member may request that formal actions be subject to a voting of shares. If a voting of shares is requested, adoption of formal actions shall require a simple majority of the voting shares of a quorum based upon the following allocation: 1. Communities with a Certificate of Coverage (COC) for Storm Water Discharges The voting shares of each Community member shall be determined by the relative population and land area each has within the Rouge River watershed as shown in Appendix A to this Agreement. Appendix A will also be used to determine the annual costs assessed to each member Community. For the first twelve months of this Agreement the assessed costs for Communities with COC coverage are shown in Appendix A. • 2. Counties with a Certificate of Coverage The voting shares for the three counties shall be determined as follows • Collectively the three counties shall share 12% of the total voting shares • The shares between the counties shall be based upon the relative population and land area contained within the Rouge River watershed in each county as shown in Appendix A For the purposes of this Agreement, counties are defined as the appointed/elected Road Commission that has a separate COC regulating storm water discharges, the elected County Drain Commissioner, the elected County Executive, or the elected County Commission. Provided, however, only one member or designated alternative shall represent each county. Based upon the commitment of staff and service contributions of the Oakland County Drain Commissioner, the Washtenaw County Drain Commissioner and the Wayne County Department of the Environment to storm water management efforts in the Rouge River Watershed, and the commitment of Rouge Project grant dollars, the counties will not be assessed costs during the first twelve months of this agreement. December 19, 2002 4 I I* In subsequent years, the Assembly, on a year-to-year basis, will reevaluate the level of assessed cost attributable to the three counties. In any event, once the Rouge Project grant dollars are no longer available, continuing county membership will be contingent upon payment of annual assessments and/or contribution of services consistent with the level of direct benefits accruing each county as determined by the Assembly. 3. Voting and Assessments of Public Agencies Not Listed in Appendix A The addition of Communities not currently listed in Appendix A anytime during the twelve month period beginning July 1, 2003, shall be allocated costs based upon a revised table that reflects the new expanded watershed area and population. The voting shares for any Community added shall be on the same basis as those who are listed on Appendix A. When a new Community is added, the total voting shares and total assessment contained in the budget of the Assembly shall be increased accordingly. However, the voting shares and assessment of costs for those Communities and counties listed in Appendix A shall not change during the first twelve-month period. E. Election of Officers and Appointment of Executive Committee The Assembly shall annually elect, from among its members, a Chair, Vice-Chair and Treasurer. The three Assembly officers shall be limited to an elected or appointed official, or an employee of a Community. Officers elected by the Assembly may serve up to three consecutive terms. The Wayne County Department of Environment will establish a date for the first meeting of the Assembly following acceptance of this Agreement by at least 20 eligible communities and/or agencies. The first meeting shall be no earlier that 60 and no later than 120 days after the date the Agreement has been signed by at least 20 eligible communities and/or agencies. The Wayne County Department of Environment will chair the first meeting for the limited purposes of electing officers through nominations received by members, and preparing a draft agenda. Officers shall be elected by a majority of the members present. Once elected, the Chair of the Assembly shall immediately assume the chair responsibilities of the first meeting and all subsequent meetings of the Assembly until replaced by a majority vote of the members. The elected Vice Chair, or the elected Treasurer in the event the Vice Chair is unavailable, may assume the duties of the elected Chair if the elected Chair is unavailable. The members of the Executive Committee shall have a maximum of 13 voting members consisting of • (3) the elected Chair, Vice-Chair, Treasurer of the Assembly, • (3) one representative or alternate from each member county, and • (7) one representative or alternate from each of the seven Subwatershed Advisory Groups established under the Rouge River WBGSWP. December 19, 2002 5 • I I • The meetings of the Executive Committee shall be chaired by one of the three elected officers. The elected Chair of the Assembly shall chair the Executive Committee, with the responsibility succeeding to the elected Vice Chair if the elected Chair is absent. If neither the elected Chair nor the elected Vice Chair are present at an Executive Committee meeting, the elected Treasurer shall serve as chair for the meeting. The elected officers of the Assembly shall not have alternates serve on their behalf on the Executive Committee. The three counties and the seven Subwatershed Advisory Groups (SWAGs) established under the WBGSWP shall annually appoint their respective representatives and alternates to the Executive Committee. Representatives and alternates serving on the Executive Committee, including those appointed by a SWAG, shall be limited to those individuals representing a Community or county that has signed this agreement and has paid its membership assessment. In an effort to assure the broadest participation by Assembly members, a SWAG appointment to the Executive Committee shall be neither a county representative nor a representative from the same Community as those represented by the three officers elected by the Assembly. The Executive Committee will seek consensus on all issues brought before it. In the absence of consensus, the Executive Committee will adopt motions only when a majority of its members (7) vote in favor of a motion. Each member will have one vote. A County or a SWAG may designate an alternate to serve and vote on behalf of their appointed representative to the Executive Committee. F. Meetings The Assembly shall meet at least twice each year at a designated time and location established by the Executive Committee. Agendas for Assembly meetings will be distributed and circulated to all members at least two weeks in advance of all meetings. The Executive Committee will meet at least five times each year at the call of the Chair or Vice-Chair. All meetings of the Assembly, Executive Committee, standing committees or special committees established under the Assembly shall operate under the Robert's Rules of Order unless modified by a majority vote of the Assembly members. The meetings of the Assembly shall be rotated to locations throughout the Rouge River watershed allowing any member community or agency to host a meeting. G. Assembly Duties The Assembly shall have the following duties: 1. Budget and Assessments After the first year of operation, review and approve of the annual budget for the Assembly and establish the allocation of annual assessments to members. December 19, 2002 6 2. Standing Committees Establish and outline a charge for three standing committees on technical issues (Technical Committee), financial management (Finance Committee), and public involvement (PI Committee). The Treasurer shall chair the Finance Committee, and an Executive Committee member shall be selected to serve as chair of the Technical and PI committees. Any member or designated alternate may serve on any standing committee. 3. Special Committee Establish a special committee (Organization Committee) to consider and recommend a permanent Rouge River Watershed Organization. The Assembly shall appoint members to the Organization Committee that reflects a broad diversity of the Assembly membership with respect to geographic location and land area within the watershed, population, and type of public agency. 3. Other Duties • Maintain official written record of meetings that includes attendance, issues discussed, and votes taken. • Recommend to member Communities and counties any subsequent changes needed to this Agreement. • Take other actions required, including delegation of responsibilities to the Chair or Executive Committee to carry out the purposes and conduct the business of the Assembly including, but not limited to, directing the activities of any committees established under this Agreement or subsequently authorized by the Assembly. • Encourage and promote public input into decisions and recommendations of the Assembly and of all committees established by the Assembly. H. Executive Committee Duties The Executive Committee shall have the following duties: 1. Budget With the advice of the standing committees, supervise the expenditure of Assembly monies consistent with the approved annual budget. December 19, 2002 7 2. Coordinate Transition Coordinate with Wayne County the transition of responsibility for the storm water management support programs of the Rouge Project to the Assembly. 3. Supervise Staff and Arrange Support Services Arrange for the services of at least one staff person responsible to the Assembly members to facilitate meetings, prepare agendas, and negotiate and advocate on behalf of the Assembly. Supervise and provide direction to staff of the Assembly, make provision for necessary management support services for operation of the Assembly. • 4. Provide Forum for Discussion Provide a forum for discussion and, if appropriate, resolution of issues related to the implementation of this Agreement brought to its attention by any member of the Assembly. 5. Other Duties • Assist the standing committees and special committee of the Assembly in meeting their respective responsibilities. • Maintain a brief written record of each Executive Committee meeting including, as a minimum, attendance, list of issues, and a record of decisions. • Take other actions that are consistent with the provisions of this Agreement and direction provided by the Assembly. IV. RESOLUTION The Communities and counties entering into this Agreement shall do so by the passage of a formal resolution, or exercise of existing authority that includes the ability to commit to the payment of the assessment for support of the Assembly as identified in Appendix A for the first 12 months of operation (i.e., July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004). In subsequent years, Communities and counties shall indicate their acceptance to continue this Agreement, should it remain unchanged, through the payment of the annual assessment in support of annual budgets approved by the Assembly. Modifications to this Agreement as may be recommended by formal action of the Assembly shall be subject to acceptance of the appropriate governing authority of each Community or county. 1 I December 19, 2002 8 I 1. • 1 1 Services provided through the Assembly and grant funds provided by the Rouge Project for storm water management shall be, to the extent practical, limited to Community and county members that have signed and met their respective financial obligations under this Agreement. V. FIDUCIARY SERVICES For the first twelve months of this Agreement, the Wayne County Department of Environment has agreed to provide fiduciary services for the collection and expenditure of Community assessments paid under the terms of this Agreement. It is understood that the Community assessments paid under the terms of this Agreement will be used only for the services identified in the 2003 Assembly Budget attached as Appendix B to this Agreement. It is further understood that the assessments paid may be used to provide the required local match for federal grant dollars used to support the budget contained in Appendix B. Wayne County has agreed to provide the Executive Committee full and complete access to records concerning the use of the funds collected from the members so that all expenditures of monies collected through assessments to members can be audited through a process determined to be appropriate by the Finance Committee. Wayne County has further agreed to provide a financial accounting of all funds collected and expended to the Assembly at the end Of the first twelve months and obtain Executive Committee concurrence before expenditure of any of the Community assessments collected. It is understood that the existing provider arrangements for many if not all of the services identified in Appendix B may be most efficiently and cost effectively managed in the transition period through the existing Rouge Project contracts administered by Wayne County, or by Wayne County staff currently assigned these responsibilities. Before December 1, 2003, the Assembly will determine how fiduciary responsibilities will be managed beginning on July 1, 2004. VI. APPPENDICES TO AGREEMENT The following appendices are attached and are made a part of this Agreement Appendix A. Allocation of Costs and Voting Shares that includes a list of Communities and counties with WBGSWP COCs, their respective land area and 2000-census population within the Rouge River watershed, their proportional allocation of costs based upon equal weight of land area and population within the watershed, and their voting shares. Appendix B. 2003 Assembly Budget that includes a list of storm water management services and costs, and source of funding for the period from July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004. December 19, 2002 9 Appendix C. Organization Chart of the Rouge River Watershed Local Management Assembly that highlights the structure of the Assembly, and its relationship to entities identified in the Agreement Appendix D. Signatures of Those Communities and Counties Endorsing and Approving This Agreement December 19, 2002 10 Appendix A October 02 DRAFT 1100CilbOn.XIS 1111 512002 APPENDIX A - Allocation of Costs and Voting Shares (October 2002) Watershed Total Weighted • Total • 3/4 Weighted "Ai Pop and Costf5300,000 Community Area (acres) Community Population pi Area 141 Population 151 Land Area 161 Popl: Land 171 Community Voting Shares Voting Shares Total I I i [21 Area (acres) • Communities [8] counties 191 shnres 'COG Allen Perk 892 4,509 1,490 035% 0.16% 0.25% $764 Allen Park* 1 -.e • COG Canton Tay. , 23,123 23,123 76 366 9.18% 7,95%$25,697 Canton Two. 34 COG Dearborn 15559 15,66r 97527 622% 10.17% 6.57% _ 8. 9% 324474- Dearborn 33 le COG Dearborn Heights" 5 301 7,479 37,740 2.10% 1930/ 3.02% 39552 Dearborn Heights* 12 COC Garden Cil 3,752 3 752 i .49% 313% 2.31% $6.928 Garden City 9 -COG Inkster• 3,696 3 997 27,987_4 1 A7% 291% 2.19°A 36573 Inkster* 9 o• COG Liv n a 22,952' 22553r 100545 9.11% 10470/ 9.79%1 329,372 Livonia 39 COC Mehindale 1,726 1764 10,541 0.69% 1.10% 0890/ $2 674 Melvindale * 4 COG Northville 1298 1 298 6,458 052% 0.670/ 0.59% $t ,782 Northville 2 ll..l' COG Northville Twp.* 10,603 10551 20,990 4210/ 219% 320% 39592 NorthVille Twp.* 13 •.,-, COG Plymouth 1,410 I Ate' 8.98i 056% 0940/ 075% k 2,244 Plymouth 3 --.i.• COL Plymouth Twp. 10,251 10251 27,833 4.070/ 2.90% 348% $ 10,452 Plymciuth Twp. 14 rCOG Redford Twp 7215 7,215 51522 2.860/ 538% 4.12% $12360 Redford NT. 16 GOC Romulus' 2,458 23520—, 1994 0.980/ 042% 0,70% 32587 Romulus 3 COG Van Buren Twp 8 421 23 085 8,535 3.341' 0.89% 2.12% $6,347 Van Buren Twp. 8 COG Wauie 3,829 3 857 11830 152% 1.96% 1.74%i 35,221 Wayne* 7 COG Westland' 12,457 13 099' 84,177 4940/ 8770/ 186% $205 7 Westland* 27 GOC Illa me County Subtotal • 135 043 , 177,125 - . 613 769 53609' .-. .• 63.929' : . 5876% .0'...,,;; ,.-3•0 Wayne C,o, Corn Subtotal . 235 32 COG Auburn Hills' 191 10,660 935 , 0.08% 0.10% 059% $260 Auburn Hills* 1 COG illeverly Hilts' 2,382 2,568, 9,488 025% 0 99% 0.970/ $2,900 Beverly Hills 4 LOG Bingham Farms 783 783 1,030, 0 31%, 0.11% 0.21% $627 Bingham Farms 1 COC Birmingham" 1,978 3563, 12,243 0.79% 1.28% 1.03% 33,090_ Birmingham* 4 COG Bloomfield Twp." 16,303 16,1594 41,204 6470/ , 4.29% 538% 316,144 Bloomfield Twp • 22 COG Commerce lap " 606 8571 .054 124% 0 110/ 0.18% 526 Commerce Twp • 1 COG Farmington 1,706 1,705 0,423 0.680/a t_ 1.09% 088% 32544 Farmington 4 COG Farmington Hills 21,311 21,311 82112 8460/ 8.550/ 8.51% $25516 Farmington Hills 34 _COC Franklin 1580 1 680 2,958 057% 0.3 % 049% $1,462 Franklin 2 COG ,Lathrup Village 963 963 4,236 0.380/, 0 44°f 0.41% 31,235 Lathru_p Village 2 COG Lyon Twp." 468 20 892 243 0.19%, 0.030/ 0.119'. $316 Lyon Twp." 1 GOC Novi" 15,231 2 508 42927 6. 5% 4475' 5.269' 315,774 Novi* 21 COG Pontiac" 450 12,971 1 576 0 .18%, 0.16% 0.17% 3514 Pontiac • 1 COG Southfield" 14,984 16,832 64,683 5.95°k 6.74% 6.347 319525 Southfield 25 COC Troy" 3535 21 508 13526 152%, 144% 1.48% $4,443 Troy' 6 COG 1Vesi Bloomfield Tap ." 11581 20,1921 40,956 4 AO% 4.27% 4.33% 312,996 West Bloomfield Twp 17 COG Walled Lake' 585 I 533f 2 547 023% 0270/ 0.250/ $746 Walled Lake* 1 COG Wixom 548 6 015 1 319 0.22% 0140/ 0.18% $532 Whioin• 1 COG Oakland County Subtotal , 95 083 - . -. 197 449 ,-;•' :r: 333760 37.74% ,: ::';.--' 34. 6% -'•-• - 5525% ',. - , ' $0 Oaldasrd Co. Corn . Subtotal 146 20 COG Salem Twp." 10,339 22,005 2,389 4.10% 0.25% 2.18% $6,529 Salem Twp * 9 -..,••••::•-..,;•_ COC Superior Twp." 10 371 2223 7568 4.12%, 0.80% 246% $7,373 Superior ?al.* 10 :a GOC Ypsilanti Twp." I 097 20,191 2624 044% 0270/ 055% $1 063 Ypsilanti Tsvp,* 1 COG Washtenew Subtotal : l':., - .. 1507 ':,-;'.1U:r 64,928 :.,-'; ' 12681 856% 4_,l!-=‘ ,r, ::7,4'.37 '''. ,i-i ' 5 1% 4ii47,i'f.,z,ltli - SO Waliteria. :Co. Cotif. Sub' ' 20 3 Total L,-77. .!,-;,•••;....:=4„. , •„••lf.;..,7?51,932 ±'0::15"..419.-.5.017f, .4,.960210 =.1.,-;-:0 80% : -„,.:;:lik•;:7:47.',.100% ,i/kiriit.:1 00%, f ;, :':.3.30€4000 '• rt _ ,!!1-0141,?:-, ....: 55 456 Percent of Total 88% _ 12% 100% Rouge Watershed Communities with Certificates of Coverage for the Watershed-Based General Storm Water Permit (January 2002) Acres of Community within Rouge River Watershed Population of Community within the Rouge River Watershed Percent Land Area within Rouge River Watershed Compared to Total within Watershed Percent of Population within Watershed Compared to Total Population within Watershed Percent Land Area Plus Percent Population Divided by Two (i.e., equal weight to each factor) Assessment to Each Community for $300,000 in Cost Based Upon Equal Weight Given to Population' and Land Area Within the Rouge Watershed Number of Voting Shares Based Upon Assessment Divided by $250 and Rounded to the Nearest Whole Number County Voting Shares 12% of Total Shares Divided Between Counties Based Upon Equal Weight to Land Area and Population in Watershed Indicates Communities with Some Portion of Land Area Outside of the Rouge River Watershed [1 ] [21 [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] 41 0 APPENDIX B Assembly 2003 Budget January 1 to December 31, 2003 Service Estimated Cost Notes The estimated cost includes the USGS continuous monitoring, production of the Conduct Monitoring Program and Produce 247 000 DataCD and Baseline Data Summary , Data Summary Report. The total estimated cost of the 2003 Rouge Project monitoring program is $473,000. Subwatershed Advisory Group Facilitation and Required Revisions to Subwatershed S 203,000 Management Plans per NPDES Permit The total estimated cost of 2003 Wayne Assembly Public Education Committee 50 , 000 County and Rouge Program Office public Support education/involvement activities is $651,000. , Rouge River Assembly Manager and 100,000 Six months of service. Executive Assistant Total Cost of Proposed Services 600,000 Federal Funding Share 300,000 •Rouge River Assembly Contribution i$ 300,000 Note: These services would be paid by the Rouge Project Federal grants and the Rouge River Assembly contribution. These services benefit the Rouge River Watershed and are made possible through the Rouge River Assembly contribution. Explanation of 2003 Assembly Budget Conduct Monitoring Program and Produce Data Summary,. This item will include the collection of continuous flow and water quality data, production of the Rouge Project Data CD and the Baseline Data Summary Report which includes analysis of the sampling data. • Monitoring. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) collects continuous flow and water quality data for the benefit of the Rouge Project. o Instream level and flow measurements will be conducted by USGS at 13 locations throughout the watershed from April through November. Each subwatershed has at least one level and flow measurement location. o Continuous in-situ water quality measurements will be collected by the USGS at 8 sites from April through November. Each subwatershed has at least one water quality monitoring location. Dissolved oxygen and temperature data will be collected at 15-minute intervals. • RPO Data CD. All monitoring data is compiled into the RPO Data CD, including the stand- alone data viewer application, DataView. • Baseline Data Summary Report. This report summarizes and analyzes the data by sub- watershed management area, including trend analysis. Subwatershed Advisory Group Facilitation and Reuired -Revisions to Subwatershed Management Plans per NPDES Permit. Subwatershed Advisory Group (SWAG) facilitation has been provided by the RPO. The Subwatershed Advisory Group facilitators provide support services and staffing for four meetings of each of the seven Subwatershed Advisory Groups. The facilitators will work with the Storm Water Advisory Groups to review and complete the necessary revisions to the subwatershed management plans as required in the NPDES permit. Facilitators would also provide assistance to the SWAGs on various other issues (e.g., coordination with Rouge Assembly, etc.). Assembly Public Education Committee Support. Rouge Project Personnel will attend four to six meetings of the Rouge River Public Education Planning Committee. These meetings will continue to be held to improve overall public education coordination, support public education initiatives of the Subwatershed Advisory Groups, and assist permittees with the identification, development and sustainability of Public Education "Essential Services". These activities will ensure that public education activities in the Rouge River watershed are not duplicated and that communities in the watershed receive essential public education services at a minimal cost. Rouge River Assembly Manager and Executive Assistant. The Rouge River Assembly manager and executive assistant are expected to be part-time positions. The specific qualifications and assignments for each position will be finalized by the Rouge River Assembly. The estimate assumes the manager would be 10-13 hours per week and the executive assistant would be 24-30 hours per week. . -.1 - cAitIve<14tItnv le 24.91r, "i• APPENDIX C October 2002 Organization Chart of the Rouge River Watershed Local Management Assembly John P_ mrcullorh Name 24A-R5A-09sR Phone # Drain Commissioner 1 Publir Wnrkg nrivp Address Waterford, MI 48328-1907 The alternate representative of the agency is: • APPENDIX D Signatures of Those Communities and Counties Endorsing and Conditionally Accepting This Agreement The following Rouge River public agency endorses the purposes, and conditionally approves the provisions of this Agrement. By it signature, the public agency is indicating its intent to formally accept the terms of the Agreement if at a future meeting it determines all of the following: • A sufficient number of other communities have conditionally approved the Agreement to assure that the proposed watershed organization can function effectively within the proposed first year budget, • Community cost assessment for operating funds for the first year's budget have not changed significantly, and • Based upon all other information available at the time, entering into this Agreement is in the best interest of its citizens. Signature 111.00,§_4_,_lakz,cluir_pgraan_aakiansi_Lounty Board of Commissioners Printed or Typed Name and Title County of Oakland Printed or Typed Name of Public Agency The designated representative of the agency is: Dat Forward copy of this signed page . of the Agreenzent to: Kelly Cave, Director Watershed Management Division Wayne County Department of Environment 415 Clifford Street, 7 th Floor Detroit, MI 48226 Philip Sanzica or Joseph W. Colaianne Name Phone # 248-858-0958 RAMP Address December 19, 2002 • 11 Resolution #03163 July 17, 2003 The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There were no objections. r i • 1 -4 • Page 1 of 1 Nancy Wenzel From: Keith J. Lerminiaux [lerminiauxk@co.oakland.mi.us ] Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 5:19 PM To: Joe Colaianne; Nancy Wenzel Cc: VanLeuven, Jim; Phil Sanzica; Lynn Sonkiss; Cunningham, Judy Subject: RE: Resolution - Rouge Watershed Assembly - Approval Of Memorandum of Agreement Nancy - could you please advise Commissioner Palmer that the Memorandum of Agreement looks OK to me? I will be on vacation on next week (this is on the agenda for 7/8). Should Commissioner Palmer have any questions, I am in the rest of this week, and can be reached via pager while I am away. thanks for your assistance, KJL Original Message From: Joe Colaianne [mailto:colaiannej©co.oakland.mi.us ] Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 1:54 PM To: Nancy Wenzel Cc: Phil Sanzica; Keith Lerminiaux; Lynn Sonkiss Subject: Resolution - Rouge Watershed Assembly - Approval Of Memorandum of Agreement Nancy, Please place on the P & B Committee agenda for July 8 the attached resolution. Attached is a background memorandum. The actual agreement will come via interdepartmental mail with 15 copies. If you have any questions, please call. The presenter at the P & B committee meeting with be Phil Sanzica, Chief Engineer (ext 8-1031) [Keith - I am sending a complete copy in the inter departmental mail for your review as well. If you have any any questions please call.] Joseph W. Colaianne Insurance Administrator Oakland County Drain Commissioner's Office One Public Works Drive Waterford, MI 48328 Office (248) 452-2027 Fax (248) 858-1066 The information contained in this e-mail is confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, and is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity named above. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you received this e-mail in error, please disregard it and destroy it immediately. 07/01/2003 THOMAS A. LAW Chairman 1200 N. Telegraph Rd. Pontiac, MI 48341-0470 Phone: (248) 858-0100 Pax: (248) 858-1572 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS July 24, 2003 Commissioner Charles Palmer, Chairperson Planning & Building Committee Oakland County Board of Commissioners 1200 N. Telegraph Pontiac, MI 48341 RE: MR #03163 Drain Commissioner — Rouge River Watershed Local Management Assembly — Memorandum of Agreement Dear Chuck: Per the Planning & Building Committee request this is to inform you that I have no objection to the Drain Commissioner or his designated representative serving as the County's representative on the Rouge River Watershed Local Management Assembly. Sincerely, Thomas A. Law, Chairperson Oakland County Board of Commissioners TAL/nw * “., W's ? p FISCAL NOTE (M.R. 403163) July 31, 2003 BY: FINANCE COMMITTEE, CHUCK MOSS, CHAIRPERSON IN RE: DRAIN COMMISSIONER - ROUGE RIVER WATERSHED LOCAL MANAGEMENT ASSEMBLY - MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: Pursuant to Rule XII-C of this Board, the Finance Committee has reviewed the above referenced resolution and finds: 1. The Memorandum of Agreement establishes the Rouge River Watershed Local Management Assembly to build the foundation of an interim watershed organization of local community representatives within the Rouge River Watershed for long- term planning and funding to support the required storm water management activities. 2. For the period of July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004, there is no financial obligation for Oakland County to join and participate other than in-kind administrative services. 3. No County funds shall be appropriated or designated; in the event of financial appropriation the Drain Commissioner must seek subsequent approval from the Board of Commissioners. 4. No budget amendment is required at this time. FINANCE COMMITTEE S/1//,&• • elerf‘il FINANCE COMMITTEE Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Suarez and Zack absent. FAA 4 11 .0. • A p111 Resolution #03163 July 31, 2003 Moved by Palmer supported by Coulter the resolution be adopted. Moved by Palmer supported by Potter the Finance Committee Report be accepted. A sufficient majority having voted therefore, the report was accepted. Moved by Palmer supported by Kowall the Planning and Building Committee Report be accepted. A sufficient majority having voted therefore, the report was accepted. Moved by Palmer supported by Knollenberg the resolution be amended to coincide with the recommendation in the Finance Committee Report. A sufficient majority having voted therefore, the motion carried. Vote on resolution, as amended: AYES: Jamian, Knollenberg, Kowall, Law, Long, McMillin, Middleton, Moffitt, Palmer, Potter, Rogers, Scott, Webster, Wilson, Zack, Bullard, Coleman, Coulter, Crawford, Douglas, Gregory, Hatchett. (22) NAYS: None. (0) A sufficient majority having voted therefore, the resolution, as amended, was adopted. OW. 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 July 31, 2003, 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 31st day of July, 2003. G. William Caddell, County Clerk