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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2011.05.10 - 36533 May 10, 2011 The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Potts at 9:31 a.m. in Committee Room A, Auditorium Wing, County Service Center, Pontiac , Michigan COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: David Potts, Philip Weipert, Jim Nash, Jim Runestad, Beth Nuccio, Janet Jackson, Dave Woodward, Gary McGillivray COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT WITH NOTICE: Robert Gosselin and Kathy Crawford OTHERS PRESENT: CENTRAL SERVICES David VanderVeen, Director Karl Randall, Manager, Aviation CORPORATION COUNSEL Jody Hall, Asst. Corporation Counsel Arnold Reed, Student FACILITIES MANAGEMENT Art Holdsworth, Director INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Patricia Coates, CLEMIS Administrator PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION Melissa Prowse, Business Development Rep. PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Dan Hunter, Manager Bob Donohue, Main Street Program Coord. Mary Langhauser, Supervisor BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Jim VerPloeg, Administrative Director Harvey Wedell, Senior Analy st Sheryl Mitchell, Senior Analyst Pamela Worthington, Committee Coordinator PUBLIC COMMENT Jody Hall, from Corporation Counsel introduced Arnold Reed who is a senior at Detroit Country Day. He is interning with Judy Cunningham in Corporation Coun sel. 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 May 10, 2011 APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES McGillivray moved approval of the minutes of May 4, 2011, as printed. Supported by Jackson. Motion carried on a voice vote. AGENDA ITEMS 1. DEPARTMENT OF CENTRAL SERVICES – OAKLAND COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT – 2011 GRANT PROGRAM ACCEPTANCE RECONSTRUCTION OF TERMINAL PARKING LOT (PHASE I) AND REHABILITATION OF TAXIWAY G The Michigan Department of Transportation awarded Oakland County $475,579 in grant funding, which includes $11,889 in State funds and a required Co unty match of $11,890, which is available in the Airport Fund. The funds would be used to reconstruct the terminal parking lot (Phase I) and resurface the taxiways. Mr. VanderVeen indicated that the airport terminal will be lead certified, which would make it the first lead certified terminal building in the State of Michigan. It will have solar panels and a wind turbin e. He mentioned that they will have a dedication ceremony in the middle of August, and the Commissioners will be invited to that. Woodward moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Nash. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Gosselin and Crawford absent. 2. PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION – ACCEPTANCE OF DONATION FROM NORTH OAKLAND HEADWATERS LAND CONSERVANCY FOR THE ACQUISITION OF INDEPENDENCE OAKS – NORTH (UPPER BUSHMAN LAKE) In 2008, the County received a grant from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Trust Fund to reimburse Oakland County 42% of the acquisition cost of the Upper B ushman Lake property to expand the Independence Oaks County Park. A donation of $16,000 from the North Oakland Headwaters Land Conservancy (NOHLC) was pledged as a partial match to the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund grant for the stewardship of the Upper Bushman Lake property. This resolution approves and accepts the terms and conditions of a donation agreement between the County of Oakland and the NOHLC. Nash moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Nuccio. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Gosselin and Crawford absent. 3. PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIVISION RESOLUTION APPROVING PROJECT PLAN (IBC NORTH AMERICA, INC. PROJECT) – CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF SPRINGFIELD The Planning and Economic Development Services Division is seeking approval of the IBC North America, Inc. Project Plan in the Charter Township of Springfield. The project consists of the acquisition and installation of machinery and equipment at 4701 White Lake Road, Clarkston, Planning & Building Committee Page 3 May 10, 2011 Michigan. The total cost of this project is $2,350,000 of which a letter of credit will be issued by Comerica Securities. There is expected to be 20 to 25 new jobs created, and 30 existing jobs will be retained. Chairperson Potts set a public hearing for t his project plan for Thursday, May 19, 2011, at 9:40 a.m. Weipert moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Woodward. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Gosselin and Crawford absent. 4. DEPARTMENT OF FACILITIES MANAGEMENT – REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF COMMUNICATION LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH ADDISON TOWNSHIP FOR PLACEMENT OF RADIO COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT ON RADIO TOWERS AND REAL ESTATE OWNED BY OAKLAND COUNTY IN ADDISON TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN Addison Township is requesting authorization from Oakland County to relocate its existing communication equipment to available space on a radio communication tower owned by Oakland County in Addison Township. They need this space to enhance their fire department communication system. Therefore, the Department of Facilities Management is seeking approval of a license agreement between the County of Oakland and Addison Township for placement of the radio communication equipment. Under the terms and conditions of this agreement Addison To wnship will cover the costs of installing, repairing , operating and maintaining the communication equipment , which includes the antennae, related equipment on existing radio towers, equipment shelters and real estate owned by Oakland County that is located in Addison Township. There will be no rent al or license fee charged to Addison Township. Nuccio moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by McGillivray. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Gosselin and Crawford absent. 5. DEPARTMENT OF FACILITIES MANAGEMENT/FACILITIES MAINTENANCE & OPERATIONS – APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF ROCHESTER HILLS AND OAKLAND COUNTY TO MONITOR SCADA UNITS The City of Rochester wishes to have Oakland County, through the Depart ment of Facilities Management-Building Safety Division, monitor the City’s Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System (SCADA), which collects data in real time and alerts the County when a problem exists, such as a leak, spill, overflow or broken conn ection in the City’s water and waste water system. Currently , the Oakland County Department of Facilities Management monitors 210 sites for the Water Resources Commissioner; 22 sites for West Bloomfield and 22 sites for Orion Township. The resolution approves an agreement between the City of Rochester Hills and the County of Oakland for the County to provide 24/7 monitoring of 57 specific alarms for the SCADA System in Rochester Hills. Under this agreement, the City of Rochester Hills will pay the County $18.00 per alarm point per month for 57 alarm points, which totals $12,312 per year. The agreement would remain in effect from the time of execution until December 31, 2013. McGillivray, moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Nash. Planning & Building Committee Page 4 May 10, 2011 Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Gosselin and Crawford absent. 6. MAIN STREET OAKLAND COUNTY PROGRAM UPDATE Bob Donohue, Main Street Program Coordinator, gave a brief update on Oakland County’s Main Street Program. There are 11 participating communities in Oakland County, and six of those communities (Farmington, Ferndale, Lake Orion, Ortonville, Oxford and Rochester) are going to be honored by Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson on Wednesday, May 12, 2011, for their accreditation by the National Main Street Center in Washington D.C. These communities achieved a score of 10 out of 10. Mr. Hunter invited the commissioners to come out to the event. There are seven communities in Oakland County that participate in the me ntoring program. It’s for communities that are interested in joining the Oakland County Main Street Program. It’s a two or three year process in which Oakland County Planning and Economic Development staff help communities build their competitiveness and readiness for the Main Street Program. Mr. Donohue shared some statistics from 2010 of the Main Street Program with the commissioners . There are currently 11 communities that participate in the MSOC Program, and they are Rochester, Walled Lake, Holly, Lake Orion, Ferndale, Farmington, Pontiac, Oxford, Ortonville, Highland and Franklin. There has been a total of $22,306,054 in Total New Public & Private Investment in the MSOC Downtowns, and 990 new full -time jobs created out of this program. There were 239 new businesses established within these communities, and 72,156 square feet of new floor space was constructed. There were 246 buildings that were rehabilitated, and there were over 23,000 volunteer hours invested in 2010. There were 351 special even ts held, including festivals and retail events, and there were $495,350 in Cash Sponsorship received by the MSOC downtowns. Runestad moved to receive and file the MSOC Reinvestment Success Statistics – 2010 document and the document titled, “A Self Evalu ation Challenge – An Effective Main Street Program”. Supported by Nuccio. Motion carried on a voice vote. CONSENT AGENDA – INFORMATIONAL ITEMS A. Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes of April 6, 2011 B. Oakland County Building Authority Min utes of March 9, 2011 McGillivray moved to receive and file the items on the Consent Agenda. Supported by Runestad . Motion carried on a voice vote. OTHER BUSINESS/ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Commi ttee, the meeting adjourned at 10:18 a.m. _________________________________ __________________________________ Pamela L. Worthington Jim VerPloeg Committee Coordinator Administrative Directo r Planning & Building Committee Page 5 May 10, 2011 NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee approval.