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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2011.03.15 - 36518 March 15, 2011 The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Potts at 9:34 a.m. in Committee Room A, Auditorium Wing, County Service Center, Pontiac, Michigan. PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: David Potts, Philip Weipert, Jim Nash, Robert Gosselin, Jim Runestad, Kathy Crawford, Beth Nuccio, Janet Jackson, Dave Woodward, Gary McGillivray PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT WITH NOTICE: None OTHERS PRESENT: CORPORATION COUNSEL Jody Hall, Assistant Corporation Counsel COUNTY EXECUTIVE Phil Bertolini, Deputy County Executive FACILITIES MANAGEMENT & OPERATIONS Art Holdsworth, Director Mike Hughson, Property Management Specialist AGREE REALTY CORPORATION Jared Gell, Director Lowell Salesin, Attorney DETROIT FREE PRESS Kathy Gray, Reporter BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Harvey Wedell, Senior Analyst Sheryl Mitchell, Senior Analyst Pamela Worthington, Committee Coordinator PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PUBLIC COMMENT None APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES Jackson moved approval of the minutes of March 1, 2011, as printed. Supported by Crawford. 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 Robert Gosselin Jim Runestad Kathy Crawford Beth Nuccio Janet Jackson Dave Woodward Gary McGillivray DAVID POTTS Chairperson PHILIP WEIPERT Vice Chairperson JIM NASH Minority Vice Chairperson Planning & Building Committee Page 2 March 15, 2011 AGENDA Chairperson Potts explained that an Enbridge representative is not available to c ome before the Planning and Building Committee; therefore, he has requested the answers to his questions in writing. He moved that Item #3 Parks and Recreation Commission – Enbridge Energy Donation Agreement – Rose Oaks County Park be postponed until the April 12, 2011 Planning and Building Committee meeting to allow more time for Enbridge to respond to his questions. Supported by Weipert. Motion carried on a voice vote. AGENDA ITEMS 1. DEPARTMENTS OF FACILITIES MANAGEMENT AND THE WATER RESOURCES COMMISSIONER – APPROVAL AND ACCEPTANCE OF LEASE AGREEMENT WITH D’ANCO PROPERTIES, LLC FOR USE OF INDUSTRIAL BUILDING AND STORAGE YARD AT 30750 W. 8 MILE ROAD, FARMINGTON HILLS, MICHIGAN The Water Resources Commissioner’s staff provides water main maintenan ce services to numerous communities in southern Oakland County. Due to the fact that the County does not ha ve a facility in that area to house its maintenance and material storage operations , the Water Resources Commissioner and Facilities Management is requesting approval of a three -year lease between the County of Oakland and D’ANCO Properties, LLC to allow the Water Resources Commissioner’s staff to continue to occupy the industrial building and the north 150 -ft of the storage yard located at 30750 W. 8 Mile Road in the City of Farmington Hills for three years with the option to extend the lease for an additional three years. The lease may be terminated by the County upon 90 days written notice. Nash moved approval of the attached suggested resolution . Supported by Runestad. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote . 2. DEPARTMENT OF FACILITIES MANAGEMENT – APPROVAL AND ACCEPTANCE OF PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR SALE OF WEST OAKLAND BUILDING, 1010 WEST MAPLE ROAD, WALLED LAKE, MICHIGAN Facilities Management is seeking approval of a purchase agreement for the sale of the West Oakland Office Building property to Agree Development, LLC. Currently this facility houses personnel from the Health Department, Probate Court Probation, Circuit Court Family Division and an Information Technology hub. It is estimated that this would be a cost savings of $135,000/year in Facilities Management and Operations and utility costs. The estimated cost of relocating County staff and the I.T. hub is $500,000. Commissioners expressed concerns about relocating the Health Department staff, which may make it difficult for some consumers to access services. Jackson moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Crawford. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: Gosselin, Runestad, Crawford, Nuccio, Potts (5) NAYS: Weipert, Nash, Jackson, Woodward, McGillivray (5) Planning & Building Committee Page 3 March 15, 2011 Motion failed for lack of a majority vote. Weipert moved to reconsider Item #2, Department of Facilities Management – Approval and Acceptance of Purchase Agreement for Sale of West Oakland Building, 1010 West Maple Road, Walled Lake, Michigan. Supported by Gosselin. Motion to reconsider carried unanimously on a roll call vote. Nash moved to postpone Item #2 until the April 12 Planning and Bu ilding Committee meeting, in order to have County administ ration gather information relative to commissioners’ questions, such as how many people are currently utilizing the Health Department services; what the County is planning on doing with those services; what the ongoing costs are to maintain this building; and if the building was renovated for multiple use instead of being sold, what would th at cost be. Supported by Gosselin. Motion to postpone carried unanimously on a roll call vote. 4. MR #11031 – BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – REGIONAL WATER COLLABORATION The resolution reflects that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners urges the elected leaders of Wayne, Oakland and Macomb Counties and the State of Michigan to work with the elected lead ers of the City of Detroit to seek common solutions relative to issues facing the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department. It further reflects that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners urges the Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner to withdraw t he Federal Court motion and instead seek resolution to critical regional issues through regional collaboration as opposed to divisive measures such as litigation. This item was postponed from the March 1, 2011, meeting to invite the Water Resources Commis sioner to the meeting to respond to this resolution and to provide information to the committee with regards to the motion that was filed in federal court, including the history of it, what the status is presently and to get a perspective from him about the potential of a future resolution of the issues that led to this motion being filed. The commissioners had asked the Committee Coordinator to contact Mr. McCulloch in order to find out who he had appointed to represent Oakland County on the Detroit Water Board and share it with the Planning and Building Committee by e -mail. Since Mr. McCulloch was not present at today’s meeting, Potts moved to postpone Item #4 MR #11031 – Board of Commissioners – Regional Water Collaboration until the April 12, 2011, Planning and Building Committee meeting. Supported by Gosselin. Motion to postpone carried unanimously on a roll call vote. CONSENT AGENDA – INFORMATIONAL ITEMS A. Oakland County Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes of February 2, 2011 B. Study Group for Vendor Cart Services Meeting Minutes – February 8, 2011 Runestad moved to receive and file the items on the Consent Agenda. Supported by Nash. Planning & Building Committee Page 4 March 15, 2011 Motion carried on a voice vote. OTHER BUSINESS/ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come b efore the Committee, the meeting adjourned at 10:35 a.m. _________________________________ __________________________________ Pamela L. Worthington Helen Hanger Committee Coordinator Senior Committee Coordinator NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee approval.