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AGENDA ITEM: Purchase of Property at 70 E. Silverdome Industrial Park Pontiac, Michigan
DEPARTMENT: Facilities Management
MEETING: Board of Commissioners
DATE: Thursday, February 19, 2026 9:30 AM - Click to View Agenda
ITEM SUMMARY SHEET
COMMITTEE REPORT TO BOARD
Resolution #2026-6247 _ 26-4
Motion to adopt the attached suggested resolution.
ITEM CATEGORY SPONSORED BY
Purchase Yolanda Smith Charles
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
Oakland County currently leases a 28,500 square foot storage warehouse at 112 W Pike Street in
Pontiac for storage and operations for Emergency Management and Homeland Security, which
lease will end on April 30, 2026. The County has identified a building at 70 E. Silverdome Industrial
Park which is approximately 31,000 square feet of warehouse and office space on 2.32 acres (the
“Property”) and will give adequate room for operations and storage, replacing the need for the space
at 112 W Pike Street.
The Department of Facilities Management requests that the Board of Commissioners approve the
attached Purchase Agreement to purchase the Property.
FISCAL IMPACT: Budget Amendment Attached
Committee members can contact Barbara Winter, Policy and Fiscal Analysis Supervisor at
248.821.3065 or winterb@oakgov.com or the department contact persons listed for additional
information.
CONTACT
Brian Lefler, Chief Financial Officer
Ed Joss
Paul Zachos, Property Management Specialist
Steve Foster
Thom Hardesty, Director Emergency Management & Homeland Security
Rob Seeley
Harrison Yaldoo
ITEM REVIEW TRACKING
Aaron Snover, Board of Commissioners Created/Initiated - 2/19/2026
David Woodward, Board of Commissioners Approved - 2/19/2026
Walt Herzig, Executive's Office Approved - 2/23/2026
Lisa Brown, Clerk/Register of Deeds Final Approval - 2/24/2026
AGENDA DEADLINE: 02/05/2026 4:30 PM
ATTACHMENTS
1. FY 2026 EMHS Warehouse Acquisiton - Schedule A
2. Purchase Agreement_70 East Silverdome_Pontiac (Final Version - signed by Seller)_021826
3. Pontiac_70 E Silverdome Industrial Park - Pontiac70 E Silverdome Industrial Park
COMMITTEE TRACKING
2026-02-11 Economic Development & Infrastructure - Forward to Finance
2026-02-11 Finance - Recommend to Board
2026-02-19 Full Board - Adopt
Motioned by: Commissioner Yolanda Smith Charles
Seconded by: Commissioner Angela Powell
Yes: Ann Erickson Gault, Marcia Gershenson, Brendan Johnson, Penny Luebs, Gwen Markham,
William Miller III, Angela Powell, Robert Smiley, Yolanda Smith Charles, Linnie Taylor, Philip
Weipert, David Woodward (12)
No: Charles Cavell, Robert Hoffman, Karen Joliat, Christine Long, Kristen Nelson (5)
Abstain: None (0)
Absent: Michael Spisz (1)
Passed
February 19, 2026
RESOLUTION #2026-6247 _ 26-4
Sponsored By: Yolanda Smith Charles
Facilities Management - Purchase of Property at 70 E. Silverdome Industrial Park Pontiac,
Michigan
Chair and Members of the Board:
WHEREAS Oakland County currently leases a 28,500 square foot storage warehouse at 112 W Pike
Street in Pontiac for storage and operations for Emergency Management and Homeland Security,
which lease will end on April 30, 2026; and
WHEREAS the Department of Facilities Management with the assistance of Corporation Counsel has
negotiated the terms and conditions of the attached Purchase Agreement; and
WHEREAS the building at 70 E. Silverdome Industrial Park is approximately 31,000 square feet of
warehouse and office space on 2.32 acres (the “Property”) and will give adequate room for operations
and storage, replacing the need for the space at 112 W Pike Street; and
WHEREAS the Departments of Facilities Management and Corporation Counsel have reviewed
and/or prepared all necessary documents related to the attached Purchase Agreement and
recommend its approval; and
WHEREAS the Department of Facilities Management recommends that the Board of Commissioners
approve the attached Purchase Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approves
the attached Purchase Agreement and directs its Chair to execute such Purchase Agreement and
further authorizes the County’s Property Manager to sign the closing documents and all other
documents needed to effectuate the purchase by and transfer of the Property to Oakland County.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners authorizes the
purchase of 70 E. Silverdome Industrial Park in an amount of Three Million Nine Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($3,900,000) plus the costs associated with the closing on the purchase of the Property.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners authorizes an
appropriation not to exceed Four Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,300,000) from the
Strategic Investment Plan (GL383554) to the County Improvement Projects Fund (FND42120).
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED thatOakland County intends to issue bonds to reimburse Oakland
County for or pay a portion of the costs of acquiring the Property or equipment and making necessary
capital improvements, and makes the following declarations for the purpose of complying with the
reimbursement rules of Treas. Reg. § 1.150-2 pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended:
a. Oakland County reasonably expects to reimburse itself with proceeds of the bonds for certain
costs of the Property and related capital improvements to the Property, including eligible soft
costs, which were paid or will be paid from funds of Oakland County subsequent to sixty (60)
days prior to today.
b. The maximum principal amount of debt expected to be issued for the acquisition of the
Properties, including issuance costs, is $4,300,000.
c. A reimbursement allocation of the capital expenditures described above with the proceeds of
the bonds will occur not later than 18 months after the later of (i) the date on which the
expenditure is paid, or (ii) the date the renovated project is placed in service or abandoned, but
in no event more than three (3) years after the original expenditure is paid. A reimbursement
allocation is an allocation in writing that evidences Oakland County’s use of the proceeds of
the bonds to reimburse Oakland County for a capital expenditure made pursuant to this
resolution.
Chair, the following Commissioners are sponsoring the foregoing Resolution: Yolanda Smith
Charles.
Date: February 19, 2026
David Woodward, Commissioner
Date: February 23, 2026
Walt Herzig, Chief Deputy County Executive
Date: February 24, 2026
Lisa Brown, County Clerk / Register of Deeds
COMMITTEE TRACKING
2026-02-11 Economic Development & Infrastructure - Forward to Finance
2026-02-11 Finance - Recommend to Board
2026-02-19 Full Board - Adopt
Motioned by Commissioner Yolanda Smith Charles seconded by Commissioner Angela Powell to
adopt the attached Purchase: Purchase of Property at 70 E. Silverdome Industrial Park Pontiac,
Michigan.
Yes: Ann Erickson Gault, Marcia Gershenson, Brendan Johnson, Penny Luebs, Gwen Markham,
William Miller III, Angela Powell, Robert Smiley, Yolanda Smith Charles, Linnie Taylor, Philip
Weipert, David Woodward (12)
No: Charles Cavell, Robert Hoffman, Karen Joliat, Christine Long, Kristen Nelson (5)
Abstain: None (0)
Absent: Michael Spisz (1)
Passed
ATTACHMENTS
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lisa Brown, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true
and accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on
February 19, 2026, with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Circuit Court at
Pontiac, Michigan on Thursday, February 19, 2026.
Lisa Brown, Oakland County Clerk / Register of Deeds
Oakland County, Michigan
Management & Budget - FY2026 Emergency Management and Homeland Security Warehouse Acquisition - Schedule A
Schedule "A" DETAIL
R/E Fund Name Division Name
Fund #
(FND)Cost Center (CCN) #
Account #
(RC/SC)
Program #
(PRG)Grant ID (GRN) #
Project ID
# (PROJ)
Region
(REG)
Budget
Fund
Affiliate
(BFA)
Ledger
Account
Summary Account Title
FY 2026
Amendment
FY 2027
Amendment
FY 2028
Amendment
R General Fund Non Departmental Operations FND10100 CCN9010101 RC665882 PRG196030 665882 Planned Use of Fund Balance $4,300,000 $-$-
Total Revenues $4,300,000 $-$-
E General Fund Non Departmental Operations FND10100 CCN9010101 SC788001 PRG196030 BFA42120 788001 Transfers Out $4,300,000 $-$-
Total Expenditures $4,300,000 $-$-
R County Improvement Projects Non Departmental Operations FND42120 CCN9010101 RC695500 PRG196030 BFA10100 695500 Transfers In $4,300,000 $-$-
Total Revenues $4,300,000 $-$-
E County Improvement Projects Non Departmental Operations FND42120 CCN9010101 SC760056 PRG196030 760000 Building Acquisitions $4,300,000
Total Expenditures $4,300,000 $-$-