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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2011.11.08 - 36584 November 8, 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 COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRE SENT: David Potts, Philip Weipert, Jim Nash, Robert Gosselin, Kathy Crawford, Dave Woodward, Gary McGillivray COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT WITH NOTICE: Jim Runestad OTHERS PRESENT: FACILITIES MANAGEMENT Art Holdsworth, Director Mike Hughson, Property Ma nager PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION Phil Castonia, Supervisor PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Dan Hunter, Manager TREASURER’S OFFICE Andy Meisner, Treasurer WATER RESOURCES COMMISSIONER Steven Korth, Manager BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Jim VerPloeg, Administrative Director Sheryl Mitchell, Senior Analyst Pamela Worthington, Committee Coordinator PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Chairperson Potts led the Committee in the Pledge of Allegiance. PUBLIC COMMENT None. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES Gosselin moved approval of the minutes of October 25, 2011, as printed. Supported by McGillivray. 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 November 8, 2011 AGENDA Agenda, as printed, was approved on a voice vote. AGENDA ITEMS 1. FACILITIES MANAGEMENT/PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION – HIGHLAND OAKS – PODINA LEASE Facilities Management and the Parks and Recreation Commission are seeking approval of a five-year lease agreement between the County of Oakland and John and Carolyn Podina. The house to be leased is located on the grounds of Highland Oaks County Park and is at 6555 North Milford Road, Holly, Michigan. The lease period is from March 1, 2012 through February 28, 2017, and the rent for the first year will be $595 per month, with a 2% increase each year. McGillivray moved approval of the a ttached suggested resolution. Supported by Nuccio. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Runestad and Woodward absent. 2. WATER RESOURCES COMMISSIONER – REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH BEN LEWIS, P.E., FORMER COU NTY EMPLOYEE The Water Resources Commissioner is requesting approval of a professional services contract between the County of Oakland and Ben Lewis, P.E., a former County employee. Under the contract Mr. Lewis would provide professional engineering serv ices on a temporary basis for two years. The period of the contract would be from December 15, 2011 , through November 15, 2013 , and would not exceed $291,200. Mr. Lewis’ services would ease the burden on current Oakland County senior professional enginee ring staff assigned to the Oakland-Macomb Interceptor project. Mr. Lewis had previously worked for the Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner from 1994 through 2000; therefore, he has extensive experience and expertise in civil engineering . Commissioners inquired as to why Request for Proposals were not submitted to the public for this position. Mr. Korth explained that since Mr. Lewis is familiar with the work at the Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner department, they felt that he was a go od candidate for this job. Jackson moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Weipert. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: Weipert, Crawford, McGillivray, Potts (4) NAYS: Nash, Gosselin, Nuccio, Jackson, Woodward (5) Motion failed for lack of a majority vote. Chairperson Potts indicated that he would submit a memo to Mr. McCulloch indicating that this resolution failed in committee and that the members of the Planning and Building Committee have requested that the Water Resources Co mmissioner staff see k to obtain contractual professional engineering services through a competitive Request for Proposals bidding process that is in Planning & Building Committee Page 3 November 8, 2011 accordance with the County’s purchasing procedures. 3. WASTE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT UNIT – RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PROVISIONS OF A BROWNFIELD PLAN FOR THE FORD WIXOM PROJECT The Waste Resource Management Unit is requesting approval of the provisions of a Brownfield Plan for the Ford Wixom Site Redevelopment Project. The property is located at 28601 S. Wixom Road in the City of Wixom. The property consists of two parcels that comprise approximately 317 acres. Environmental Investigations of the property revealed the presence of volatile organic compounds, semi-volatile compounds, polychlorinated biphenyls, metal s and chloride at concentrations in excess of Part 201 Generic Residential and Commercial Cleanup Criteria, which makes the property eligible property as defined by Act 381 of 1996, as amended. The estimated cost of this project is $12.4 million. A portion of the property will be redeveloped into an Industrial Park as part of an adaptive reuse of the manufacturing buildings located at the Property. The costs of the plan will be financed by Ford or a subsequent developer/tenant. Chairperson Potts set a public hearing on Wednesday, November 30, at 7:10 p.m. for the Ford Wixom Project. Weipert moved approval of the attached suggested res olution. Supported by Nash. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Runestad absent. 4. DEPARTMENT OF FACILITIES MANAGEMENT – REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF PARCEL EXCHANGE WITH THE CITY OF WALLED LAKE, MICHIGAN, FOR OAKNET FIBER HUB RELOCATION The Department of Facilities Management is seeking approval of a parcel exchange with the City of Walled Lake, Michiga n for the relocation of the OakNet fiber hub. Since the County is moving its operations out of its West Oakland Office Building at 1010 East West Maple the OakNet fiber hub needs to be relocated to a place in the same general vicinity. The hub is a compo nent of the County Law Enforcement Management Information System (CLEMIS), which serves Walled Lake and the surrounding communities. The County is requesting that the City of Walled Lake Council allow the transfer of ownership of #17 -26-307-035 to the City in exchange for the City’s Lot 66, part of parcel number 17 -26-307-025, which is located on Pontiac Trail and has an access driveway. The fiber optic hub would consist of roughly a 10 foot by 10 foot structure with access to electric and natural gas utilities, from which the County would tap into the OakNet fiber line. Weipert moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by McGillivray. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Runestad absent. CONSENT AGENDA – INFORMATIONAL ITEMS A. Facility Inspection Tour – Sheriff’s Trustee Camp, Greenan Facility and Main Jail – Commissioner McGillivray B. Facility Inspection Tour – Sheriff’s Administration Building and East Annex – Commissioner Runestad Planning & Building Committee Page 4 November 8, 2011 Nuccio moved to receive and f ile the items 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 10:27 a.m. ______________________________________ ________________________________ Pamela Worthington, Committee Coordinator Jim VerPloeg, Administrative Directo r NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee approval.