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COUNTY MICHIGAN
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
May 12, 2022
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #22-149 ,
Sponsored By: William Miller III
Water Resources Commissioner - Resolution Declaring Oakland County as a Designated WaterTown
Chairperson and Members of the Board:
WHEREAS WaterTownsOO are a collection of municipalities dedicated to assisting other cities, villages, and
townships within the Clinton River Watershed to advance watershed management, the blue economy, tourism,
and green infrastructure within the watershed; and
WHEREAS the Watertown® initiative is managed by the Clinton River Watershed Council, a nonprofit
organization dedicated to protecting, enhancing and celebrating the Clinton River, its watershed, and Lake St.
Clair for the benefit of communities within the watershed; and
WHEREAS the Clinton River Watershed includes the counties of Oakland, Macomb, St. Clair, Lapeer, and
Wayne; and
WHEREAS Oakland County recognizes and appreciates the recreational and economic potential of this critical
water resource and the importance of preserving the assets of the Clinton River and Lake St. Clair while
protecting and improving water quality; and
WHEREAS Oakland County desires to incorporate environmental best management practices as an integral
part of its community planning and development; and
WHEREAS Oakland County is located within the Clinton River Watershed, and is a member of the Clinton
River Watershed Council; and
WHEREAS there is no financial commitment required to participate in the WaterTown® initiative; and
WHEREAS Oakland County desires to collaborate with the Clinton River Watershed Council to develop and
implement a local Watertown® strategy.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners by this
resolution declares Oakland County to be a participant in this initiative and to become a designated
WaterTownOO .
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that no budget amendment is required.
Chairperson, the following Commissioners are sponsoring the foregoing Resolution: William Miller III.
6z"" d Date: May 12, 2022
David Woodward, Commissioner
au Date: May 18, 2022
Hilarie Chambers, Deputy County Executive II
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Date: May 18 2022
Lisa Brown, County Clerk / Register of Deeds
COMMITTEE TRACKING
2022-05-04 Economic Development & Infrastructure - recommend to Board
2022-05-13 Full Board
VOTE TRACKING
Motioned by Commissioner Kristen Nelson seconded by Commissioner Michael Gingell to adopt the attached
Resolution: Declaring Oakland County as a Designated WaterTown.
Yes: David Woodward, Michael Gingell, Michael Spisz, Karen Joliat, Kristen Nelson, Eileen Kowall,
Christine Long, Philip Weipert, Gwen Markham, Angela Powell, Thomas Kuhn, Charles Moss, Marcia
Gershenson, William Miller III, Yolanda Smith Charles, Charles Cavell, Penny Luebs, Janet Jackson, Gary
McGillivray, Robert Hoffman, Adam Kochenderfer (21)
No: None (0)
Abstain: None (0)
Absent: (0)
Passed
ATTACHMENTS
2022-05-04 WaterTown Memo to the EDI Committee
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lisa Brown, 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 May 12, 2022, 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 Circuit Court at Pontiac,
Michigan on Thursday, May 12, 2022.
Lisa Brown, Oaliland County Clerk / Register o f Deeds
Form DC-001
OAKLAND COUNTY MEMORANDUM
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WATER RESOURCES COMMISSIONER IY EM Imo/'- N M
TO: Commissioner William Miller, Chairperson
Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee
FROM: Lynne Seymour, P.E., WRC Chief Engineer and Erin Quetell, Oakland County
Sustainability Officer
SUBJECT: Oakland County desires to become a designated WaterTown® to demonstrate its
continued commitment to the Clinton River Watershed while preserving and
improving water quality.
DATE: May 4, 2022
Oakland County has been invited by the Clinton River Watershed Council, a non-profit organization
dedicated to the protection and preservation of the Clinton River and its watershed, to become a
designated WaterTown®. Of the 28 Oakland County municipalities within the Clinton River Watershed, 15
have already become a WaterTown®. Before Oakland County can receive such a title, it must first
demonstrate support of the designation in the form of a formal resolution.
A WaterTown® is a community -based place -making municipality designed to help other municipalities in
the Clinton River Watershed leverage assets to help improve water quality and alleviate climate change
impacts by promoting and implementing green'infrastructure and advancing water -oriented community
and recreation opportunities. Oakland County would be the first county to receive the WaterTown®
designation in the Clinton River Watershed.
Funding for the WaterTown® program is provided to the Clinton River Watershed Council by the Fred A.
and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation. The program will assist Oakland County in selecting one or more
sites for conceptual design support to incorporate green infrastructure and place -making opportunities.
There is no cost to Oakland County for becoming a WaterTown® designee and having a conceptual site
design developed.
A watershed is an area of land where water naturally collects and drains to a common outlet such as the
outflow of a reservoir, mouth of a bay, or any point along a stream channel. The 760-square mile Clinton
River Watershed includes land located in Oakland, Macomb, Lapeer, St. Clair, and Wayne counties.
Requested Action: Recommend adoption of the attached Resolution.
Presenters: Lynne Seymour, P.E. Erin Quetell
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OAKLAND COUNTY WATER RESOURCES COMMISSIONER
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