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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2008.11.10 - 36313 November 10, 2008 The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Douglas at 1:03 p.m. in Committee Room A, Auditorium Wing, County Service Center, Pontiac, Michigan. PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: Sue Ann Douglas, David Potts, Jim Nash, Bradford Jacobsen, Michael Gingell, Robert Gosselin, Tim Burns PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT WITH NOTICE: Marcia Gershenson and Dave Woodward OTHERS PRESENT: COMMUNITY AND HOME IMPROVEMENT Gordon Lambert, Chief of Operation Kathy Williams, Housing Counseling Carla Spradlin, Planner FACILITIES MANAGEMENT & OPERATIONS Bob Larkin, Manager Dick Johnston, Transition Manager RISK MANAGEMENT Julie Secontine, Risk Manager INDEPENDENCE TWP. FIRE DEPT. Steve Ronk, Fire Chief TROY FIRE DEPT. William Nelson, Fire Chief BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Sheryl Mitchell, Senior Analyst Pamela Worthington, Committee Coordinator PUBLIC COMMENT None APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES Gosselin moved approval of the minutes of October 28, 2008, as printed. Supported by Burns. Motion carried on a voice vote. OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 1200 NORTH TELEGRAPH ROAD, PONTIAC, MICHIGAN 48341-0470 Telephone: (248) 858-0100 FAX: (248) 858-1572 PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE Bradford Jacobsen Michael Gingell Robert Gosselin Marcia Gershenson Dave Woodward Tim Burns SUE ANN DOUGLAS Chairperson DAVID POTTS Vice Chairperson JIM NASH Minority Vice Chairperson Planning & Building Committee Page 2 November 10, 2008 AGENDA ITEMS 1. THE DEPARTMENT OF FACILITIES MANAGEMENT/THE OAKLAND COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT – REQUEST TO GRANT EASEMENT FOR UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE DETROIT EDISON COMPANY – OAKLAND COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT The Department of Facilities Management and the Oakland County International Airport are requesting approval of a ten-foot wide easement to Detroit Edison Company to provide electrical services to a new hangar that was built at the Oakland County International Airport. The resolution authorizes and approves the granting of an easement for underground electric service and related appurtenances to the Detroit Edison Company for the sum of one dollar. Potts moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Gosselin. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Jacobsen, Gingell, Gershenson and Woodward absent. 2. DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS – COMMUNITY AND HOME IMPROVEMENT DIVISION – FY 2008 HOUSING COUNSELING GRANT ACCEPTANCE The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded the Department of Economic Development and Community Affairs/Division of Community and Home Improvement federal housing counseling grant funding in the amount of $25,000.00 for the period of October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009. This is the 14 th year of grant funding for this program. The funds would be used for housing counseling services and provide various information and assistance to housing consumers to improve their housing conditions and meet the responsibilities of home ownership and tenancy, including information for first-time homebuyers. There is no County match required for this grant. The resolution a uthorizes the acceptance of the FY 2008 Housing Counseling Grant in the amount of $25,000. Nash moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Potts. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Gingell, Gershenson and Woodward absent. 3. DEPARTMENTS OF FACILITIES MANAGEMENT AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS – APPROVAL AND ACCEPTANCE OF LEASE AGREEMENT FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS STORAGE FACILITY 5764 TEREX AVENUE, CLARKSTON MICHIGAN The Departments of Facilities Management and Emergency Response and Preparedness are requesting approval of a lease agreement for a storage facility located at 5764 Terex Avenue, Clarkston, Michigan. The storage facility would be used to store various pieces of specialized search and rescue equipment and vehicles for the Oakland County Emergency Response and Preparedness Department. County Administration has negotiated the terms of the lease Planning & Building Committee Page 3 November 10, 2008 agreement at $2,520.00 per month, and it would be paid from monies obtained from the FY06 Urban Area Security Initiative Grant. The County Administration and Facilities Management have reviewed and approved the lease agreement. The resolution reflects that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approves and authorizes the lease agree ment for use of 5764 Terex Ave. in Clarkston, Michigan between the County of Oakland and David Blower. The Board Rules will need to be suspended on this item as it did not come before the Planning and Building Committee prior to negotiations, per Board Ru le XI.D.7 Appendix C. Jacobsen moved approval of the attached suggested resolution and to amend the resolution by adding a BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED paragraph, as follows: BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution was directly referred to the Finance Committee from the Planning and Building Committee pursuant to Board Rule IX.E. Supported by Potts. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Gingell, Gershenson and Woodward absent. 4. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT – COMMUNITY & HOME IMPROVEMENT DIVISION – 2008 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) ANNUAL ACTION PLAN – APPLICATION FOR AMENDMENT FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION PROGRAM (NSP) The Economic Development & Community Affairs Department is applying for a 2008 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) amendment for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP). Chairperson Douglas invited the Economic Development & Community Affairs Department to today’s Planning and Building Committee to do a presentation on the Neighborhood Stabilization Program. Carla Spradlin and Gordon Lambert conducted a PowerPoint presentation for the committee. The Neighborhood Stabilization Program is a program that was implemented under the Housing & Economic Recovery Act of 2008 that was signed by President Bush on July 30, 2008. Under Section 2301 it provides $4 billion for Emergency Assistance for the Redevelopment of Abandoned and Foreclosed Homes , and $3.92 billion of that money is issued through the CDBG for the NSP. The goals of the Housing & Economic Recovery Act of 2008 are to diminish housing vacancy rates, reverse the decline of neighborhood housing values, stabilize neighborhoods negatively impacted by foreclosure and abandonment and reduce blighted housing and other build ings in neighborhoods hardest hit by foreclosure and abandonment. The Economic Development & Community Affairs Department is applying for a one -time emergency funding supplement in the amount of $17,383,776, which includes $4,998,467 for county-level program allocation; $9,996,932 for Community Allocation; $1,738,377 for Administration and $650,000 for Housing Counseling, to be used for the redevelopm ent of abandoned and foreclosed-upon residences. These funds, if awarded, would be used to purchase foreclosed homes at a discount and rehabilitate or redevelop the homes to stabilize neighborhoods and stop significant losses in home values of neighboring homes. Oakland Planning & Building Committee Page 4 November 10, 2008 County must target funds to areas with the greatest need. Jacobsen moved to receive and file the application and the PowerPoint presentation document that was handed out. Supported by Gingell. Motion carried on a voice vote. CONSENT AGENDA – INFORMATIONAL ITEMS A. Facilities Inspection Report of Central Services Building and Children’s Village School Jacobsen moved to receive and file the item on the Consent Agenda. Supported by Gosselin. Motion carried on a voice vote. OTHER BUSINESS/ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Commi ttee, the meeting adjourned at 2:03 p.m. ___________________________________ __________________________________ Pamela L. Worthington Lawrence Doyle Committee Coordinator Administrative Director NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee appro val.