HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2003.09.04 - 27359REPORT (MISC. /03219) September 4, 2003
BY: General Government Committee, William R. Patterson, Chairperson
IN RE: MR #03219— BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — OPPOSING HOUSE BILL NO.
4919
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having reviewed Miscellaneous Resolution
#03219 on August 25, 2003, reports with a recommendation 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 on a roll call vote with Coulter voting no and Hatchett abstaining.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION 103219
BY: BILL BULLARD, JR. DISTRICT #2
RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — OPPOSING HOUSE BILL NO. 4919
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS on July 2, 2003, Representatives Hoogendyk, Shulman and Sheen
introduced House Bill 4919 (HB4919); and
WHEREAS HB 4919 would target townships in Oakland, Wayne and Macomb
Counties, superseding local zoning; and
WHEREAS HB 4919 would allow residential development at a maximum density
of 8 units per acre if public water and sewer service is or could be made available; and
WHEREAS HB 4919 would also allow mixed use and cluster development at the
choice of the developer.
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners has examined HB
4919 and makes the following findings and observations:
1. HB 4919 unfairly targets townships for unprecedented high-density
residential development and high intensity mixed use development.
2. HB 4919 would disregard the longstanding efforts of townships to plan for
orderly growth, having a devastating impact on the townships' Master
Plan.
3. Rather than preventing sprawl, HB 4919 would likely draw people out of
the developed communities, causing the further exodus from built-up cities
and suburbs, and result in leapfrog development into counties located
beyond Oakland, Wayne and Macomb counties.
4. HB 4919 does not take into consideration the infrastructure (such as
adequate roads and storm water drainage facilities) and lack of public
services (such as recreation services, schools, and library facilities) to
service high-density development.
5. HB 4919 would likely result in unplanned, scattered commercial
development within mixed use developments, resulting in a modern
version of strip commercial development.
6. HB 4919 fails to recognize the complexity of land use planning and
development and the difficulties of providing public infrastructure and
services.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners hereby goes on record as being strongly opposed to HB 4919 in its
entirety, and encourages State legislators to defeat the Bill.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
encourages legislators to consider more comprehensive, well researched, and
reasoned efforts to reform land use legislation.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
encoura ges other townships, cities, villages and counties to go on record in opposition
to HB 4919. -
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this adopted resolution be sent to
Governor Granholm, the Michi gan Delegation to the State Leg islature, the Michi gan
Senate Committee on Judiciar y, the Michi g an Association of Counties and Oakland
County's Legislative Lobbyists.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing Resolution.
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The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no
objections.
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Resolution #03219 September 4, 2003
Moved by Patterson supported by Bullard the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Patterson supported by Bullard the General Government Committee Report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefore, the report was accepted.
Discussion followed.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Jamian, Knollenberg, KowaII, Law, Long, McMillin, Middleton, Moffitt, Moss, Palmer,
Patterson, Potter, Rogers, Scott, Webster, Wilson, Zack, Bullard, Crawford, Douglas, Gregory.
(21)
NAYS: Suarez, Coulter, Hatchett. (3)
A sufficient majority having voted therefore, 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
September 4, 2003, with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the s9al of th, County of Oakland at
Pontiac, Michigan this 4th day of September, 2003.