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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2011.09.27 - 36570 September 27, 2011 The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Potts at 9:37 a.m. in Committee Room A, Auditorium Wing, County Service Center, Pontiac , Michigan COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: David Potts, Philip Weipert, Jim Nash, Robert Gosselin, Jim Runestad, Kathy Crawford, Beth Nuccio, Janet Jackson, Dave Woodward, Gary McGillivray COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT WITH NOTICE: None OTHERS PRESENT: CENTRAL SERVICES David VanderVeen, Director FACILITIES MANAGEMENT Art Holdsworth, Director COMMUNITY & HOME IMPROVEMENT Karry Rieth, Manager Carla Spradlin, Principal Planner Kathy Williams, Special Projects BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Jim VerPloeg, Administrative Director Sheryl Mitchell, Senior Analyst Nancy Wenzel, Committee Coordinator PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Chairperson Potts led the Committee in the Pledge of Allegiance. PUBLIC COMMENT None. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES McGillivray moved approval of the minutes of September 13, 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 September 27, 2011 AGENDA Chairperson Potts announced amendments to the agenda: 1. Removal of Item #2 at the request of Lynda Earhart - Department of Economic Development & Community Affairs – Support for Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) Designated Renaissance Zone of the Property at the Former Site of the Ford Wixom Assembly Plant. 2. Addition of Item # 4 Facilities Management and Central Services/Farmer’s Market – MEDC Grant Proposal Approval. Runestad moved the Agenda be amended as requested. Supported by Weipert. Motion carried on a voice vote. AGENDA ITEMS 1. DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & COMMU NITY AFFAIRS – COMMUNITY & HOME IMPROVEMENT DIVISION – COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH THE VILLAGE OF HOLLY Oakland County has qualified to receive federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) entitlement funds annually as an urban county with participating community population of 200,000 or more. The Village of Holly has requested to participate in the CDBG Entitlement pro gram for the three year qualification period, program year 2012 through 2014, automatically re newing for participation in successive three year qualifi cation periods. The Cooperation Agreement doe s not have any financial implications. Runestad moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Crawford. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. 2. DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS – SUPPORT FOR MICHIGAN STRATEGIC FUND (MSF) DESIGNATED RENAISSANCE ZONE OF THE PROPERTY AT THE FORMER SITE OF THE FORD WIXOM ASSEMBLY PLANT Removed from the Agenda. 3. DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY A FFAIRS – COMMUNITY AND HOME IMPROVEMENT DIVISION – FY 2010 MORTGAGE MODIFICATION AND MORTGAGE SCAMS ASSISTANCE (MMMSA) HOUSING CO UNSELING GRANT (FY 2010 REALLOCATED HOUSING COUNSELING FUNDING – NATIONAL COMPETITIVE) ACCEPTANCE The U.S . Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded Oakland County funds totaling $23,075.36 for the fiscal period October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012 . This award represents an 80% variance from the application of $113,847. The grant supports counseling services to homeowners to prevent or resolve mortgage delinquenc y, default and foreclosure with the pri mary Planning & Building Committee Page 3 September 27, 2011 objective to preserve homeow nership. One SR FTE Housing Counseling and Homeless Service supervisor position will be supplemented by HUD funding. Acceptance of this grant does not obligate the County to any future commitment and continuation of the special revenue positions in the grant is contingent upon continued future levels of grant fu nding. Nash moved approval of the attached suggested res olution. Supported by McGillivray. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. 4. FACILITIES MANAGEMENT AND CENTRAL SERVICES/FARMER’S MARKET - MEDC GRANT PROPOSAL APPROVAL Oakland County was recently made aware of a Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MDEC) $50,000 grant opportunity for the Farmer’s market and subsequently submitted a proposal for the grant on September 24, 2011. The funds will be devoted to repainting the Market’s main building and can opy and providing data/power line infrastructure to numerous farmers’ stalls and purchasing numerous wireless POS devices for EBT transaction processing. In-kind support may include re -frosting/filming the Market’s main building windows, conducting a traffic flow/parking lot/signage study , providing shopping carts and promoting the Market to senior centers. There are no inter-local agreement or contractual obligation requirements. The proposal is still being processed thro ugh the County Executive Contract Review Process and Board of Commissioners Grant Appli cation Procedures. This grant proposal serves as a grant application and does not obligate the County to any future commitment unless a contract is issu ed and app roved by the Board of Commissio ners. Weipert moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by McGillivray. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. Weipert moved to refer this item directly to the Finance Committee. Supported by Gosselin. Motion carried on a voice vote. CONSENT AGENDA – INFORMATIONAL ITEMS Weipert moved to approve Consent Agenda Item A subject to completion by the Building Authority. Supported by Gosselin. A. Oakland County Building Authority Minutes of September 14, 2011. Motion carried on a voice vote. OTHER BUSINESS/ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Committee, the meeting adjourned at 10:05 a.m. _____________________________ ________________________________ Nancy Wenzel, Committee Coordinator Jim VerPloeg, Administrative Directo r Planning & Building Committee Page 4 September 27, 2011 NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee approval.