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March 8, 2007
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION if 07039
BY: Public Services Committee, Jeff Potter, Chaircerson
IN RE: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICES/COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS - TRANSFER
OF REVENUE TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION OF THE
GREENHOUSE AT THE COMMUNITY SERVICE GARDEN AT SPRINGFIELD OAKS
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Community Corrections Division in conjunction with
Oakland County Parks and Recreation, Clarkston 52-2 District Court, and
several other partners has been operating the Community Service Garden
at Springfield Oaks since 2004; and
WHEREAS Bordine's Narsery donated a commercial greenhouse to
Parks and Recreation in 2000 to be used at the .ilarden; and
WHEREAS the greenhouse presents the opportunity to offer unique
programming for seniors, those with limited mobility, and those with
special needs; and
WHEREAS the greenhouse also presents the oPportunity for Oakland
County to grow flowers and native plants for distribution throughout
the parks system, as well as trees to replace those devastated by the
Emerald Ash Borer and;
WHEREAS the greenhouse will allow for veleta:cies and other plants
to be started early in the spring thereby boosting production of
produce harvested for done:tech to the Oak-lane. County Foodbank and;
WHEREAS Parks and Recreation developed a Master Plan for the
garden area including a gravel road and smale parking lot for easy
access to the greenhouse and;
WHEREAS full implementation of the greee'buse requires start up
costs for a gas line, water, electrical and a storage shed and;
WHEREAS the Oakland County Parks and Recreation Division has
already absorbed over $17,30C in cost for the gravel road and
electrical installateon and;
WHEREAS there have been other donations from the Road Commission
for Oakland County, DTE energy, the Clarkston Rotary and Oakland County
4-H and;
WHEREAS the outside of the greenhouse nae been erected by
offenders in the WWAY program with guidance ano direction from Barks
and Recreation and;
WHEREAS WWAM should generate revenue abee the amount budgeted to
FY 2007 and FY 2008 that sn tie used to enhance the Community Service
Garden project;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners
authorizes additional WWAY revenue estimated riot to exceed $8,000.30 to
cover and support the ongoing operation of the greenhouse at the
Community Service Garden in the Springfield Oaks County Park.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Public Services Committee, I move
adoption of the foregoing resolution
P700= SERVICES COMMITTEE
Public Services Committee Vote:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll cal_ vote
Resolution #07039 March 8, 2007
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There were no objections.
FISCAL NOTE (MISC. #07039) March 22, 2007
BY: Finance Committee, Mike Rogers, Chairperson
IN RE: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICES/COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS - TRANSFER
OF REVENUE TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION OF THE
GREENHOUSE AT THE COMMUNITY SERVICE GARDEN AT SPRINGFIELD OAKS
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 Community Corrections division in conjunction with
Oakland County Parks and Recreation, Clarkston 52-1
District Court, and several other partners has been
operating the Community Service Garden at Springfield Oaks
since 2004.
2. Bordine's Nursery donated a commercial greenhouse to
Oakland County Parks and Recreation in 2005 to be used at
the Community Service Garden at Springfield Oaks.
3. The greenhouse presents the opportunity to offer unique
programming for seniors, those with ._jmited mobility, those
with special needs and an opportunity for Oakland County to
grow flowers and native plants for distribution throughout
the parks system, as well as trees, which will replace
those that have been devastated by the Emerald Ash Borer.
4. Full implementation of the greenhouse requires start up
costs for a gas line, water, electrical and storage shed.
5. Oakland County Parks and Recreation has already absorbed
over $17,000 in cost for the gravel road and electrical
installation and there have been other donations from the
road Commission for Oakland County, DTE Energy, Clarkston
Rotary and Oakland County 4-E.
6. The outside of the greenhouse has been erected by offenders
in the WWAM program with guidance and direction from Parks
and Recreation.
7. The WWAM program has collected 122,337 for each of the
three (3) months of FY 2007, giving projected yearly
revenue of $260,000.
8. $8,000 of WWAM revenue will be used to cover and support
the ongoing operation of the greenhouse at the Community
Service Garden in the Springfield Oaks County Park.
9. The following budget amendment is recommended for FY 2007
and FY 2008.
GENERAL FUND (#10100)
Revenue
1070401-113060-625109
Expenditure
1070401-113061-750224
Comm Corrections
Grounds Supplies $8,000
-0-
FY 2008
$8,000
$8,000
$ -0 -
FY 2007
$8,000
FINANCE COMMITTEE
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Middleton and
Woodward absent.
Resolution #07039 March 22, 2007
Moved by Rogers supported by Zack the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) be adopted (with
accompanying reports being accepted).
AYES: Burns, Coleman, Coulter, Crawford, Douglas, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin, Gregory,
Greimel, Hatchett, Jacobsen, KowaII, Long, Middleton, Nash, Potter, Potts, Rogers, Scott,
Spector, Suarez, Woodward, Zack, Bullard. (25)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) were adopted (with
accompanying reports being accepted).
I IEREBY APPROVE TI f FOREGOING RESOLUTION
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Ruth Johnson, 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 March 22, 2007,
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 March, 2007.
RuTh Johnson, County Cleflit