HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2022.08.10 - 37519BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
August 10, 2022
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #22-279
Sponsored By: David Woodward
Board of Commissioners - Resolution Approving Language for an Oakland County Public
Transportation 'Tillage to appear on the November 8.2022, Ballot
Chairperson and Members of the Board:
1WIIERE AS there is growing need to provide safe. affordable, and reliable public transport for workers to reach
jobs. for patients to access health care, for students to connect to colleges and universities. and for the general
public to have more transportation options: and
WHEREAS an Oakland County public transportation millage will support operating, maintaining, improving,
and expanding transit ser- ices across Oakland County: and
WHEREAS fielding from an Oakland County public transportation millage will support current public
transportation services in Oakland County, create and extend new routes to connect local comtmunities. and
increase transportation service for seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities: and
'WHEREAS an Oakland County public transportation millage will replace the current local public
transportation millage for the Suburban 1-lobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART), and provide
a level of funding no less than $2.0 million for the North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA ). $1.0
million for the Older Person's Commission (OPC) Transportation, and $2.0 million for the NVestern Oaldand
Transportation Authority (WOTA) and would provide additional finding to expand public transportation
services across Oakland County: and
11HEREAS revenue generated from an Oakland County public transportation millage would be disbursed only,
to the County of Oakland to be used solely for the purpose of funding transportation services to improve public
transit for Oakland County. with external audits and oversight from the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners: and
WHEREAS Oakland County Corporation Counsel has reviewed and approved the proposed ballot language.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Conurrissioners. approves and
places the following ballot question on the November 8. 2022 election ballot:
OAKLAND COUNTY PUBLIC' TRANSPORT ATION MILLAGE
A proposal to authorize Oakland County to levy a rnillage for the purpose of funding public transportation
services in Oakland County. including operating. maintaining. improving, and expanding transit services.
creating and expanding new fixed routes for bus service connecting local conmmnities, expanding
transportation services for seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities. and providing transportation to get
employees to jobs. patients to healthcare. students to colleges and universities. for the general public to have
more transportation options, and for related purposes authorized by laiv.
This rnillage would be levied at a maximum rate of .95 mills (9� cents per S 1,000 in taxable value) for a period
of 10 years beginning in 2022 and ending in 2031.
This niillage would replace an expiring millage levied by the Oakland County Public Transportation Authority
supporting the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART), and fund replacement of
other local public transportation inillages.
If this new niillage is approved and levied. revenue will be distributed to Oakland County. SNLNRT. North
Oakland Transportation Authorit), (NOTA). Older Persons Couunission (OPC), and the Western Oakland
Transportation Authority (NVOTA). It is estimated that S66.163.000 will be collected in the first year.
Expenditure of revenue froin the millage will be subject to oversight by the Oakland County Board of
Conunissioners and to independent audits.
Should this proposal be adopted?
Yes
No
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk's Office is directed to perform all action
required for the placing of this question on the ballot as required by law.
Chairperson, the following Commissioners are sponsoring the foregoing Resolution: David Woodward,
Q—f d- Date: August 10, 2022
David Woodward. Commissioner
Date: August 10, 2022
David Coulter. Oakland County Executive
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r
Date. August 11, 2022
Lisa Brown, County Clerk! Register of Deeds
COS-IMITTEE TRACKING
202?-08-04 Full Board - refer to Legislative Affairs K Govenunent Operations Conmiittee
2022-08-09 Legislative Affairs & Govennnent Operations - reconiniend to Full Board
2022-08-10 Full Board
VOTE TRACKING
Motioned by Coimnissioner Kristen Nelson seconded by Conmiissioner Penny Luebs to adopt the attached
Resolution: Approving Lang age for an Oakland County Public Transportation Miliage to Appear on the
November 8, 2022. Ballot.
Yes: David Woodward, Michael Gineell. Kiren Johat. Kristen Nelson. Gwen Markliani. Angela Powell,
Marcia Gershenson. William Miller IIL Yolanda Smith Charles. Charles Cavell. Pemty Luebs. Janet Jackson.
Gate McGillivray (1 ; )
No: Michael Spisz. Eileen Kowall, Christine Long. Philip )A eipert. Chuck Moss. Robert Hoffman. Adam
Koehenderfer (7)
Abstain: None (0)
Absent: Thomas Kuhn (1)
Passed
ATTACHMENTS
Oakland County Public Transit Mitlage Summary FINAL
CO hrtroEssentials FINAL
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I. Lisa Brown, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a tote and
accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland Cowry Board of Commissioners on August 10. 2022,
with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimonv Whereof. I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Circuit Court at Pontiac.
h,liclugan on Wednesday. Augttst 10, 2022.
Lisa Brown, Ooklmid Comm Clerk. Regkrer qj Deeds
MOAKLANUF�-�
COUNTY MICHIGAN
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
AMENDMENT
IN RE: Amendment 41
WHEREAS there is growing need to provide safe, affordable, and reliable public transport for workers to reach
jobs, for patients to access health care, for students to connect to colleges and universities, and for the general
public to have more transportation options; and
WHEREAS an Oakland County public transportation millage will support operating, maintaining, improving,
and expanding transit services across Oakland County; and
WHEREAS funding from an Oakland County public transportation millage will support current public
transportation services in Oakland County, create and extend new routes to connect local communities, and
increase transportation service for seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities; and
WHEREAS an Oakland County public transportation millage will replace the current local public transportation
millage for the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART), and provide a level of
funding no less than $1.6 million for the North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA), $1.0 million for the
Older Person's Commission (OPC) Transportation, and $2.0 million for the Western Oakland Transportation
Authority (WOTA) and would provide additional funding to expand public transportation services across
Oakland County; and
WHEREAS revenue generated from an Oakland County public transportation millage would be disbursed only
to the County of Oakland to be used solely for the purpose of funding transportation services to improve public
transit for Oakland County, with external audits and oversight from the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners; and
WHEREAS Oakland County Corporation Counsel has reviewed and approved the proposed ballot language.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, approves and
places the following ballot question on the November 8, 2022 election ballot:
OAK -LAND COUNTY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION MILLAGE
A proposal to authorize Oakland County to levy a millage for the purpose of funding public transportation
services in Oakland County, including operating, maintaining, improving, and expanding transit services,
creating and expanding new fixed routes for bus service connecting local communities, expanding
transportation services for seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities, and providing transportation to get
employees to jobs, patients to healthcare, students to colleges and universities, and for the general public to
have more transportation options, and for related purposes authorized by law.
This millage would be levied at a maximum rate of .95 mills (95 cents per $1,000 in taxable value) for a period
of 10 years beginning in 2022 and ending in 2031.
This millage would replace an expiring millage levied by the Oakland County Public Transportation Authority
supporting the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART), and fund replacement of
other local public transportation millages.
If this new millage is approved and levied, revenue will be distributed to Oakland County, SMART, North
Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA), Older Persons' Commission (OPC), and the Western Oakland
Transportation Authority (WOTA). It is estimated that $66,163,000 will be collected in the first year.
Expenditure of revenue from the millage will be subject to oversight by the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners and to independent audits.
Should this proposal be adopted?
Yes
No
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk's Office is directed to perform all action
required for the placing of this question on the ballot as required by law.
VOTE TRACKING - Board of Commissioners
Motioned by:
Seconded by: None
Yes: None (0)
No: None (0)
Abstain: None (0)
Absent: (0)
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
AMENDMENT
IN RE: Amendment #2
WHEREAS there is growing need to provide safe, affordable, and reliable public transport for workers to reach
jobs, for patients to access health care, for students to connect to colleges and universities, and for the general
public to have more transportation options; and
WHEREAS an Oakland County public transportation millage will support operating, maintaining, improving,
and expanding transit services across Oakland County; and
WHEREAS funding from an Oakland County public transportation millage will support current public
transportation services in Oakland County, create and extend new routes to connect local communities, and
increase transportation service for seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities; and
WHEREAS an Oakland County public transportation millage will replace the current local public transportation
millage for the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART), and provide a level of
funding no less than $1,6 millio $2 million for the North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA), $1.0
million for the Older Person's Commission (OPC) Transportation, and $2.0 million for the West Oakland
Transportation Authority (WOTA) and would provide additional funding to expand public transportation
services across Oakland County; and
WHEREAS revenue generated from an Oakland County public transportation millage would be disbursed only
to the County of Oakland to be used solely for the purpose of funding transportation services to improve public
transit for Oakland County, with external audits and oversight from the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners; and
WHEREAS Oakland County Corporation Counsel has reviewed and approved the proposed ballot language.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, approves and
places the following ballot question on the November 8, 2022 election ballot:
OAKLAND COUNTY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION MILLAGE
A proposal to authorize Oakland County to levy a millage for the purpose of funding public transportation
services in Oakland County, including operating, maintaining, improving, and expanding transit services,
creating and expanding new fixed routes for bus service connecting local corrummities, expanding
transportation services for seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities, and providing transportation to get
employees to jobs, patients to healthcare, students to colleges and universities, for the general public to have
more transportation options, and for related purposes authorized by law.
This millage would be levied at a maximum rate of .95 mills (95 cents per $1,000 in taxable value) for a period
of 10 years begimiing in 2022 and ending in 2031.
This millage would replace an expiring millage levied by the Oakland County Public Transportation Authority
supporting the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART), and fund replacement of
other local public transportation millages.
if this new millage is approved and levied, revenue will be distributed to Oakland County, SMART, North
Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA), Older Persons' Commission (OPC), and the West Oakland
Transportation Authority (WOTA). It is estimated that $66,163,000 will be collected in the first year.
Expenditure of revenue from the millage will be subject to oversight by the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners and to independent audits.
Should this proposal be adopted?
Yes
No
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk's Office is directed to perform all action
required for the placing of this question on the ballot as required by law.
VOTE TRACKING - Board of Commissioners
Motioned by:
Seconded by: None
Yes: None (0)
No: None (0)
Abstain: None (0)
Absent: (0)
L'-L�7G:� • •uu •�
AMENDMENT
IN RE: Amendment #3
WHEREAS there is growing need to provide safe, affordable, and reliable public transport for workers to reach
jobs, for patients to access health care, for students to connect to colleges and universities, and for the general
public to have more transportation options; and
WHEREAS an Oakland County public transportation millage will support operating, maintaining, improving,
and expanding transit services across Oakland County; and
WHEREAS funding from an Oakland County public transportation millage will support current public
transportation services in Oakland County, create and extend new routes to connect local communities, and
increase transportation service for seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities; and
WHEREAS an Oakland County public transportation millage will replace the current local public transportation
millage for the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART), and provide a level of
funding no less than $2 million for the North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA), $1.0 million for the
Older Person's Commission (OPC) Transportation, and $2.0 million for the West Oakland Transportation
Authority (WOTA) and 1.0 million for the Peoples Express and would provide additional funding to expand
public transportation services across Oakland County; and
WHEREAS revenue generated from an Oakland County public transportation millage would be disbursed only
to the County of Oakland to be used solely for the purpose of funding transportation services to improve public
transit for Oakland County, with external audits and oversight from the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners; and
WHEREAS Oakland County Corporation Counsel has reviewed and approved the proposed ballot language.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, approves and
places the following ballot question on the November 8, 2022 election ballot:
OAKLAND COUNTY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION MILLAGE
A proposal to authorize Oakland County to levy a millage for the purpose of funding public transportation
services in Oakland County, including operating, maintaining, improving, and expanding transit services,
creating and expanding new fixed routes for bus service connecting local conummities, expanding
transportation services for seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities, and providing transportation to get
employees to jobs, patients to healthcare, students to colleges and universities, for the general public to have
more transportation options, and for related purposes authorized by law.
This millage would be levied at a maxinmm rate of .95 mills (95 cents per $1,000 in taxable value) for a period
of 10 years beginning in 2022 and ending in 2031.
This millage would replace an expiring millage levied by the Oakland County Public Transportation Authority
supporting the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART), and fund replacement of
other local public transportation millages.
If this new millage is approved and levied, revenue will be distributed to Oakland County, SMART, North
Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA), Older Persons' Commission (OPC), The Peoples Express and the
West Oakland Transportation Authority (WOTA). It is estimated that $66,163,000 will be collected in the first
year. Expenditure of revenue from the millage will be subject to oversight by the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners and to independent audits.
Should this proposal be adopted?
Yes
No
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk's Office is directed to perform all action
required for the placing of this question on the ballot as required by law.
VOTE TRACKING - Board of Commissioners
Motioned by:
Seconded by: None
Yes: None (0)
No: None (0)
Abstain: None (0)
Absent: (0)
4FOAKLANM
COUNTY MICHIGAN
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
AMENDMENT
IN RE: Amendment #4
WHEREAS there is growing need to provide safe, affordable, and reliable public transport for workers to reach
jobs, for patients to access health care, for students to connect to colleges and universities, and for the general
public to have more transportation options; and
WHEREAS an Oakland County public transportation millage will support operating, maintaining, improving,
and expanding transit services across Oakland County; and
WHEREAS funding from an Oakland County public transportation millage will support current public
transportation services in Oakland County, create and extend new routes to connect local communities, and
increase transportation service for seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities; and
WHEREAS an Oakland County public transportation millage will replace the current local public transportation
millage for the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART), and provide a level of
funding no less than $2 million for the North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA), $1.0 million for the
Older Person's Commission (OPC) Transportation, and $2.0 million for the West Oakland Transportation
Authority (WOTA) and would provide additional funding to expand public transportation services across
Oakland County; and
WHEREAS revenue generated from an Oakland County public transportation millage would be disbursed only
to the County of Oakland to be used solely for the purpose of tending transportation services to improve public
transit for Oakland County, with external audits and oversight from the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners; and
WHEREAS Oakland County Corporation Counsel has reviewed and approved the proposed ballot language.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, approves and
places the following ballot question on the November 8, 2022 election ballot:
OAKLAND COUNTY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION MILLAGE
A proposal to authorize Oakland County to levy a millage for the purpose of funding public transportation
services in Oakland County, including operating, maintaining, improving, and expanding transit services,
creating and expanding new fixed routes for bus service connecting local conummities, expanding
transportation services for seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities, and providing transportation to get
employees to jobs, patients to healthcare, students to colleges and universities, for the general public to have
more transportation options, and for related purposes authorized by law.
This millage would be levied at a maximum rate of .95 mills (95 cents per $1,000 in taxable value) for a period
of 10 years beginning in 2022 and ending in 2031.
This millage would replace an expiring millage levied by the Oakland County Public Transportation Authority
supporting the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART), and fund replacement of
other local public transportation millages.
Only those Cities, Villages, and Townships (CVT's) that approved by the vote of the people sball he levied
the .95 mills. Those CVT's that do not approve by (lie vote of the people shall not be levied the .95 mils. if
this new millage is by all CVT''s approved and levied, revenue will be distributed to Oakland County, SMART,
North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA), Older Persons' Commission (OPC), and the West Oakland
Transportation Authority (WOTA). It is estimated that $66,163,000 will be collected in the first year.
Expenditure of revenue from the millage will be subject to oversight by the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners and to independent audits.
Should this proposal be adopted?
Yes
No
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk's Office is directed to perform all action
required for the placing of this question on the ballot as required by law.
VOTE TRACKING - Board of Commissioners
Motioned by:
Seconded by: None
Yes: None (0)
No: None (0)
Abstain: None (0)
Absent: (0)
C
fro,AKLANDIF
C O U NTY M I C H I G AN
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
AMENDMENT
IN RE: Amendment #5
WHEREAS there is growing need to provide safe, affordable, and reliable public transport for workers to reach
jobs, for patients to access health care, for students to connect to colleges and universities, and for the general
public to have more transportation options; and
WHEREAS an Oakland County public transportation millage will support operating, maintaining, improving,
and expanding transit services across Oakland County; and
WHEREAS funding from an Oakland County public transportation millage will support current public
transportation services in Oakland County, create and extend new routes to connect local communities, and
increase transportation service for seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities; and
WHEREAS an Oakland County public transportation millage will replace the current local public transportation
millage for the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART), and provide a level of
funding no less than $2 million for the North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA), $1.0 million for the
Older Person's Commission (OPC) Transportation, and $2.0 million for the West Oakland Transportation
Authority (WOTA) and would provide additional funding to expand public transportation services across
Oakland County; and
WHEREAS revenue generated from an Oakland County public transportation millage would be disbursed only
to the County of Oakland to be used solely for the purpose of funding transportation services to improve public
transit for Oakland County, with external audits and oversight from the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners; and
WHEREAS Oakland County Corporation Counsel has reviewed and approved the proposed ballot language.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, approves and
places the following ballot question on the November 8, 2022 election ballot:
OAKLAND COUNTY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION MILLAGE
A proposal to authorize Oakland County to levy a millage for the purpose of funding public transportation
services in Oakland County, including operating, maintaining, improving, and expanding transit services,
creating and expanding new fixed routes for bus service connecting local communities, expanding
transportation services for seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities, and providing transportation to get
employees to jobs, patients to healthcare, students to colleges and universities, for the general public to have
more transportation options, and for related purposes authorized by law.
This millage would be levied at a maximum rate of .95.55 mills (95 55 cents per $1,000 in taxable value) for a
period of 10 years beginning in 2022 and ending in 2031.
This millage would replace an expiring millage levied by the Oakland County Public Transportation Authority
supporting the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART), and fund replacement of
other local public transportation millages.
If this new millage is approved and levied, revenue will be distributed to Oakland County, SMART, North
Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA), Older Persons' Commission (OPC), and the West Oakland
Transportation Authority (WOTA). It is estimated that $66,163000 $38,304,894 will be collected in the fast
year. Expenditure of revenue from the millage will be subject to oversight by the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners and to independent audits.
Should this proposal be adopted?
Yes
No
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk's Office is directed to perform all action
required for the placing of this question on the ballot as required by law.
VOTE TRACKING - Board of Commissioners
Motioned by:
Seconded by: None
Yes: None (0)
No: None (0)
Abstain: None (0)
Absent: (0)
•
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
AMENDMENT
IN RE: Amendment #6
WHEREAS there is growing need to provide safe, affordable, and reliable public transport for workers to reach
jobs, for patients to access health care, for students to connect to colleges and universities, and for the general
public to have more transportation options; and
WHEREAS an Oakland County public transportation millage will support operating, maintaining, improving,
and expanding transit services across Oakland County; and
WHEREAS funding from an Oakland County public transportation millage will support current public
transportation services in Oakland County, create and extend new routes to connect local conununities, and
increase transportation service for seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities; and
WHEREAS an Oakland County public transportation millage will replace the current local public transportation
millage for the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART), and provide a level of
funding no less than $2 million for the North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA), $1.0 million for the
Older Person's Commission (OPC) Transportation, and $2.0 million for the West Oakland Transportation
Authority (WOTA) and would provide additional funding to expand public transportation services across
Oakland County; and
WHEREAS revenue generated from an Oakland County public transportation millage would be disbursed only
to the County of Oakland to be used solely for the purpose of funding transportation services to improve public
transit for Oakland County, with external audits and oversight from the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners; and
WHEREAS Oakland County Corporation Counsel has reviewed and approved the proposed ballot language.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, approves and
places the following ballot question on the November 8, 2022 election ballot:
OAKLAND COUNTY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION MILLAGE
A proposal to authorize Oakland County to levy a millage for the purpose of funding public transportation
services in Oakland County, including operating, maintaining, improving, and expanding transit services,
creating and expanding new fixed routes for bus service connecting local cormnunities, expanding
transportation services for seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities, and providing transportation to get
employees to jobs, patients to healthcare, students to colleges and universities, for the general public to have
more transportation options, and for related purposes authorized by law.
This millage would be levied at a maximum rate of .95.7E mills (93.75 cents per $1,000 in taxable value) for a
period of 10 years beginning in 2022 and ending in 2031.
This millage would replace an expiring millage levied by the Oakland County Public Transportation Authority
supporting the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART), and fund replacement of
other local public transportation millages.
If this new millage is approved and levied, revenue will be distributed to Oakland County, SMART, North
Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA), Older Persons' Commission (OPC), and the West Oakland
Transportation Authority (WOTA). it is estimated that S66;463,000 $52,233,947 will be collected in the first
year. Expenditure of revenue from the millage will be subject to oversight by the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners and to independent audits.
Should this proposal be adopted?
Yes
No
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk's Office is directed to perform all action
required for the placing of this question on the ballot as required by law.
VOTE TRACKING - Board of Commissioners
Motioned by:
Seconded by: None
Yes: None (0)
No: None (0)
Abstain: None (0)
Absent: (0)
Summary
Should the voters in Oakland County approve .95 mills for Oakland County
Public Transportation this November, several efforts will be put in place to benefit
residents and local communities in Oakland County. These include:
1. Keep and maintain current public transit service in place across
Oakland County
2. Improve and expand transit by creating and extending routes, and
expanding rural transit to improve mobility across all of Oakland County
3. Fund capital improvements and seize new opportunities to match
federal, state, and other funding opportunities as a result of the recently
adopted Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
The 10-year millage on the November 2022 ballot is estimated to generate
$66,163,000 in the first year. Proposal provides funding to replace three existing
millages supporting current public transit service in Oakland County.
Millage Breakdown
Keep and maintain current public transit service
$37.9 M
across Oakland County
Improve and expand transit service across Oakland
$20.4 M
County
Capital Improvements
$7.0 M
Administration by County
$0.8 M
TOTAL
$66.1 M
MUM
1. Keep and maintain current public transportation services
at current levels.
Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional
Transportation (SMART) current service $33.3M
North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA) $1.61VI
West Oakland Transportation Authority (WOTA) $2.OM
Older Persons Commission (OPC) $1 M
TOTAL: $37.9 M
2. Improve and expand transit across Oakland County
Oakland County Transportation Millage builds on the success of existing
transit and provides funding for new routes, paratransit, and microtransit
service across county.
New Paratransit Coverage $3.2 M
New Microtransit Areas $3.5 M
New Routes to High -Demand Areas $12.0 M
Service Improvements on Existing Routes $1.7 M
TOTAL: $20AM
All transit entities in Oakland County are eligible to operate any type of new
service, as determined by geography, continuity and capacity.
Potential New Routes:
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3. Fund capital improvement to support Oakland County
Public Transportation
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Capital investments will be needed to maintain and expand transit across
Oakland County. Over the next five years, Michigan is in line to receive $308
million over the previous five-year period in public transit funding due to the
adoption of the federal bipartisan infrastructure law, also known as the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. To access these new federal
resources, local match funding will be required.
Locally funded Infrastructure improvements $2 M
Local Match for Other Capital Projects $5 M
TOTAL: $7M
Conclusions
• The Oakland County Public Transit Millage keeps and maintains the
current transit services available in Oakland County
• The millage provides new funding to improve access to transit services
across all of Oakland County
• Millage proceeds can be used to access matching funds to support
operation and capital costs for Oakland County transit services
• New funds provide an opportunity to improve mobility for seniors, people
with disabilities, those without ready access to a car, and those seeking
options beyond driving. It helps connect employees to jobs, patients to
health care, students to colleges and universities, and the general public
to everyday destinations.
CONNECT Connectoaklandis aproposed u.,
OAKLAND 'mill community
ConnectOakland would be administered by Oakland County. It would extend transit
options across the county. Proceeds from the measure would go to existing transit
providers. The funding would also enable new access to healthcare, education,
employment, and shopping destinations beyond the reach of current transit service.
ConnectOakland would support a variety of community -oriented transit services, including:
Paratransit Microtransit
Reservation -based service for
essential trips, such as medical
appointments and grocery
shopping. Paratransit promotes
independence for seniors and
persons with disabilities.
Goals of ConnectOakland:
Small vehicles providing flexible,
on -demand service open to all.
Requested through a mobile app
or a phone call, microtransit links
lower -density suburban areas
into the full transit system.
Regularly scheduled service
on major corridors connecting
key locations. Fixed -route is fast
and efficient for longer trips; it's
practical in denser areas with
sidewalks and mixed land uses.
Replace three existing millages with one funding measure,
Build on the success of local transit providers.
Fill the holes and eliminate the gaps in transit access.
Establish a basic level of transit service throughout Oakland County.
Leverage new technologies for modern, efficient transit.
Focus on access to everyday destinations and vital resources.
Increase awareness of transit options for residents and businesses.