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OAKLAND COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MINUTES
August 4, 2010
Meeting called to order by Chairperson Bill Bullard, Jr. at 7:06 p.m. in the Courthouse Auditorium, 1200 N.
Telegraph Road, Pontiac, Michigan.
Roll called.
PRESENT: Bullard, Burns, Coleman, Coulter, Douglas, Gershenson, Gosselin, Greimel,
Hatchett, Jackson, Jacobsen, Long, McGillivray, Middleton, Nash, Potts, Runestad, Schwartz,
Scott, Taub, Woodward, Zack. (22)
EXCUSED ABSENCE WITH NOTICE: Capello, Gingell. (2)
Quorum present.
Invocation given by Sue Ann Douglas.
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
Moved by Long supported by Coleman the minutes of the July 22, 2010 Board Meeting be approved.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the minutes were approved as printed.
Moved by Jacobsen supported by Coulter the agenda be approved as presented.
AYES: Bullard, Burns, Coleman, Coulter, Douglas, Gershenson, Gosselin, Greimel, Hatchett,
Jackson, Jacobsen, Long, McGillivray, Middleton, Nash, Potts, Runestad, Schwartz, Scott, Taub,
Woodward, Zack. (22)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the agenda was approved as presented.
Chairperson Bill Bullard, Jr. made the following statement: “A Public Hearing is now called on the
Issuance of EDC Bonds for Lawrence Technological University Project. Is there anyone present who
wishes to speak?” No one requested to speak and the Chairperson declared the Public Hearing closed.
Commissioners Tim Burns, Mattie Hatchett and Tim Greimel presented a Proclamation to Betty A.
Wroubel, honoring her for her achievement as the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s Allen W.
Bush Award for 2010 and thanked her for her years of tremendous work. Betty Wroubel addressed the
Board.
No one addressed the Board during public comment.
Commissioners Minutes Continued. August 4, 2010
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Moved by Middleton supported by Jackson the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent
Agenda be adopted. The vote for this motion appears on page 910. The resolutions on the Consent
Agenda follow (annotated by an asterisk {*}):
*MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10183
BY: Commissioner Bradford C. Jacobsen, District #1
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – TRI-PARTY ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FISCAL
YEAR 2010 APPROPRIATION – GROVELAND TOWNSHIP GRAVEL ROAD PROGRAM PROJECT
NO. 50502
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS since the 1970s, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners has authorized the
discretionary Tri-Party Road Improvement Program to assist Oakland County’s cities, villages and
townships (CVTs) with the construction, maintenance and repair of roads located within the boundaries of
an Oakland County CVT and under the supervision, direction and control of the Road Commission for
Oakland County; and
WHEREAS Miscellaneous Resolution #09221 established the revised Tri-Party Road Improvement
Program – Funding and Project Approval Process; and
WHEREAS Miscellaneous Resolution #09221, as amended by Miscellaneous Resolution #10045,
provides that any discretionary Oakland County appropriation in support of the Tri-Party Road
Improvement Program shall be distributed only from the designated General Fund Tri-Party Program fund
balance and may be made only after completion of all of the following:
1. The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) and an individual city, village, or township
(CVT) have identified a specific project and said project is ready to be undertaken immediately;
and
2. The RCOC has appropriated its 1/3 share of the funding for the project and transferred said
appropriation to a specific project account; and
3. The CVT has authorized its 1/3 share of the funding for the project and has executed a written
contract for payment with the RCOC; and
4. The Commissioner(s) representing the CVT requesting the project submits to the Board of
Commissioners Finance Committee a resolution authorizing the appropriation of the County’s
1/3 share of the project from the General Fund Designated Fund Balance for Tri-Party Program.
The resolution shall be approved by the Finance Committee and the full Board before any funds
may be released from the Tri-Party Program designation account; and
WHEREAS Groveland Township, along with the Road Commissioner for Oakland County has identified a
specific project and said project is ready to be undertaken immediately; and
WHEREAS the Road Commission for Oakland County has appropriated its one-third (1/3) share of the
funding for the identified project in Groveland Township and said appropriation has been transferred to a
specific project account; and
WHEREAS Groveland Township has demonstrated that it has authorized its one-third (1/3) share of the
funding for the specified project and has executed a written contract for payment with the Road
Commission for Oakland County; and
WHEREAS Oakland County’s one-third (1/3) share of the Fiscal Year 2010 authorized amount of Tri-
Party Road Improvement funding for Groveland Township $14,299.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
approves the project submitted by Groveland Township as eligible for appropriation and authorizes the
release of the specified Tri-Party Road Improvement Program funds from the Oakland County General
Fund Designated Fund Balance.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk is requested to forward copies of this
adopted resolution to the Road Commission for Oakland County, Oakland County Fiscal Services and
Groveland Township.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
BRADFORD JACOBSEN
Commissioners Minutes Continued. August 4, 2010
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Copy of Correspondence from Patricia Z. Wierzbicki, Deputy-Secretary/Clerk of the Board regarding
Groveland Township 2010 Gravel Road Program Project No. 50502 and Cost Participation Agreement on
file in County Clerk’s office.
FISCAL NOTE (MISC. #10183)
BY: Finance Committee, Tom Middleton, Chairperson
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – TRI-PARTY ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FISCAL
YEAR 2010 APPROPRIATION – GROVELAND TOWNSHIP PROJECT NO. 50502
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule XII-C of this Board, the Finance Committee has reviewed the above referenced
resolution and finds:
1. On December 9, 2009, the Board of Commissioners approved Miscellaneous Resolution #09290
which designated $1,000,000 in fund balance for the 2010 Tri-Party program for projects
managed by the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC).
2. Unused Tri-Party funding of $3,928,942 accumulated from Oakland County appropriations from
FY 2009 and prior was returned from RCOC and is designated in the County General Fund
(account #371509).
3. Funding of $3,958 is available in the General Fund Designated Fund Balance for Tri-Party 2009
and prior funding (account #371509) for project 50502 for spreading and chloride of various
gravel roads.
4. Funding of $10,341 is available in the General Fund Designated Fund Balance for Tri-Party 2010
funding (account #371510) for the balance of the above mentioned project.
5. The FY 2010 budget be amended as follows:
GENERAL FUND #10100
Revenue FY 2010
10100 9010101-196030-665882 Planned Use of Fund Balance $14,299
Total Revenues $14,299
Expenditures
10100-9010101-153010-740135 Tri-Party $14,299
Total Expenditures $14,299
FINANCE COMMITTEE
(The vote for this motion appears on page 910.)
*MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10185
BY: Finance Committee, Tom Middleton, Chairperson
IN RE: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - WIRELESS OAKLAND INITIATIVE TO PROVIDE TRAINING:
RETOOLING AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS IN PREPARATION FOR DEFENSE ENGINEERING
POSITIONS - GRANT ACCEPTANCE
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Information Technology applied to the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and
Training Administration, for $190,000 in grant funding to provide training for retooling automotive
engineers; and
WHEREAS the grant funding period for this grant is from June 1, 2010 through May 31, 2012; and
WHEREAS the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration has awarded Oakland
County with a grant in the amount of $190,000; and
WHEREAS grant funding will be used for twenty-five displaced workers, who are residents of Oakland
County to enroll in Lawrence Technological Graduate Certificate Program. The workers will receive a
certificate in Defense Manufacturing Engineering upon completion of the program. The primary partners
will be Oakland County Workforce Development Board, Michigan Works and Lawrence Tech; and
WHEREAS no County grant matching funds are required to accept this grant nor to purchase the
equipment; and
WHEREAS the acceptance of this grant does not obligate the County to any future commitment; and
WHEREAS the continuation of this program is contingent upon future levels of grant funding.
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approves the
Fiscal Year 2010 Wireless Oakland Initiative to Provide Training: Retooling Automotive Engineers in
Preparation for Defense Engineering Positions Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and
Training Administration in the amount of $190,000 and that the Board Chairperson, on behalf of the
County of Oakland, is authorized to execute said agreement as attached.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the FY 2010 Budget is amended as follows:
FUND#29230 GR#0000000516
FY 2010
Revenue
1080101-152000-610314 Grants-Federal $190,000
Total Revenue $190,000
Expenditures
1080101-152000-731941 Training $190,000
Total Expenditures $190,000
Chairperson, on behalf of the Finance Committee, I move adoption of the foregoing resolution.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Copy of Grant Review Sign Off – Information Technology, Grant Modification/Notice of Obligation, Budget
Information and Assurances/Certifications on file in County Clerk’s office.
(The vote for this motion appears on page 910.)
*MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10181
BY: Human Resources Committee, Sue Ann Douglas, Chairperson
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – JURY BOARD PER DIEM
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Public Act 236 of 1961 provides for the creation of Jury Boards and “in counties having a
population of less than 2,000,000, the jury board consists of 3 qualified electors of the county appointed
by the county board of commissioners on recommendation of the circuit judges of the judicial circuit in
which the county is situated, not more than 2 of whom shall be members of the same political party. The
appointments shall be for 6-year terms”; and
WHEREAS MCL 600.1302 provides that, “The jury board shall elect annually from its members a
president and secretary. The members of the board shall be paid an annual salary in an amount fixed by
the board of commissioners or, instead of an annual salary, be paid an amount fixed by the board of
commissioners for each day of service”; and
WHEREAS Oakland County’s compensation for Jury Board members is currently a flat annual rate of
$4,454; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Human Resources Department conducted a survey of Jury Boards within
seven large counties. All of the counties surveyed compensate their Jury Board members on either a
“per day” or “per meeting” basis; and
WHEREAS it is recommended that the compensation for the Oakland County Jury Board members be
amended from a flat annual rate of $4,454 to a per diem of $75.00 per day of service.
WHEREAS compensation can not be changed during a Jury Board member’s six-year term. Therefore,
the new per diem of $75 per day of service will go into effect upon the appointment or re-appointment.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
establishes a per diem rate of $75.00 per day of service for the Oakland County Jury Board members.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners establishes that the new
per diem rate of $75 per day of service will be reflected in the Salary Schedule and go into effect upon the
appointment or re-appointment.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that as Jury Board members convert to per diem status the positions will
be deleted accordingly.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk is requested to forward copies of this
adopted resolution to Oakland County’s Circuit Court Judges and the currently serving members of the
Oakland County Jury Board.
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Chairperson, on behalf of the Human Resources Committee, we move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE
FISCAL NOTE (MISC. #10181)
BY: Finance Committee, Tom Middleton, Chairperson
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – JURY BOARD PER DIEM
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule XII-C of this Board, the Finance Committee, has reviewed the above referenced
resolution, and finds:
1. Currently the three (3) members of the Oakland County Jury Board receive a rate of $4,454
annually for a six (6) year term. Compensation cannot be changed during a Jury Board
member’s six-year term.
2. The resolution establishes a new per diem of $75 per day of service, which will go into effect
upon the appointment or re-appointment of a Jury Board member.
3. The elimination of the Jury Board positions and addition of funding for Per Diem expenses at a
reduced rate is included in the FY 2011 - FY 2013 County Executive Recommended Budget and,
therefore no budget amendment is required.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
(The vote for this motion appears on page 910.)
*MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10186
BY: Planning and Building Committee, John Scott, Chairperson
IN RE: PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION – RECEIPT OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF
NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT LANDOWNER INCENTIVE PROGRAM GRANT -
ROSE OAKS AND INDEPENDENCE OAKS
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Oakland County Parks and Recreation Commission has identified and established
priorities for the stewardship and maintenance of park natural resources within the adopted Recreation
Master Plan; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Parks and Recreation Commission recommends the acceptance of the
following grant award from the Department of Natural Resources and Environment for prescribed burns at
Rose Oaks and Independence Oaks County Parks to control invasive species and improve wildlife
habitat.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners accepts the
Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment Grant contract in the amount of $12,000
(60% of total project costs) with a local match of $8,000 (40%).
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Parks and Recreation Commission hereby
requests the Board of Commissioners direct its Chairperson or designee to execute said grant agreement
on behalf of the County of Oakland.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning and Building Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE
Copy of Grant Review Sign Off – Parks and Recreation, Correspondence from Julie Oakes, Wildlife
Division of Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Project Description, Grant Acceptance
Form and Landowner Incentive Program – Wildlife Habitat Management Agreement on file in County
Clerk’s office.
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FISCAL NOTE (MISC. #10186)
BY: Finance Committee, Tom Middleton, Chairperson
IN RE: PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION – RECEIPT OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF
NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT LANDOWNER INCENTIVE PROGRAM GRANT –
ROSE OAKS AND INDEPENDENCE OAKS COUNTY PARKS
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule XII-C of this Board, the Finance Committee has reviewed the above referenced
Miscellaneous Resolution and finds:
1. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment – Wildlife Division has
approved the Oakland County Parks and Recreation application for financial reimbursement in
the amount not to exceed $12,000 (60% of total project costs) from the Landowner Incentive
Program – Wildlife Habitat Management for prescribed burns to control invasive species and
improve wildlife habitat on approximately 54 acres at Independence Oaks County Park and
approximately 71 acres at Rose Oaks County Park.
2. The total program cost is $20,000.
3. The Oakland County Parks and Recreation Commission has sufficient funds available for the
forty percent (40%) local match co-pay which amounts to $8,000.
4. The Oakland County Parks and Recreation Commission approved acceptance of this grant on
July 7, 2010.
5. The grant period begins once the contract is signed and must be completed by September 30,
2011.
6. The prescribed burns will be conducted in the spring of 2011.
7. Sufficient funding is available in the Oakland County Parks and Recreation Commission’s Fiscal
Year 2011 Operating Budget. No budget amendment is recommended.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
(The vote for this motion appears on page 910.)
*MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10187
BY: Planning and Building Committee, John Scott, Chairperson
IN RE: DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS – COMMUNITY &
HOME IMPROVEMENT DIVISION – FY 2010 MICHIGAN STATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY HOMEOWNERSHIP COUNSELING PROGRAM AGREEMENT FOR COUNSELING
SERVICES – ACCEPTANCE
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies, and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) administers a Homeownership
Counseling Program which is a network of counselors who provide counseling on foreclosure prevention,
budgeting, credit repair, homeownership and related matters; and
WHEREAS the Authority seeks the services of the Oakland County Community & Home Improvement
Division’s Housing Counseling and Homeless Services Unit to perform group and/or individualized
homebuyer education, mortgage delinquency & default, and other housing counseling for Oakland County
families; and
WHEREAS housing counseling services shall be performed in accordance with adopted National Industry
Standards for Homeownership Education and Counseling; and
WHEREAS the Authority shall pay the Oakland County Community & Home Improvement Division for
various billable units of housing counseling service as defined by MSHDA in Exhibit I of the contract; and
WHEREAS the terms of the agreement shall cover work performed by the Community & Home
Improvement Division during the period of time beginning August 1, 2010 through September 30, 2010
and thereafter through automatic successive one year term contract extensions ending September 30,
2014; and
WHEREAS the Division estimates providing 560 billable units of counseling services averaging $150 per
household totaling $84,000 annually; and
WHEREAS the Division shall use the revenue to supplement federal Community Development Block
Grant and Housing Counseling Grant funds allocated for housing counselor salaries; and
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WHEREAS this agreement has been reviewed and approved through the County Executive’s Grant
Acceptance Review Process.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners accepts the FY
2010 Michigan State Housing Development Authority Homeownership Counseling Program Agreement
totaling approximately $84,000 for providing approximately 560 billable units of group and/or
individualized homebuyer education, foreclosure prevention or other eligible counseling services annually
for Oakland County families.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that housing counseling services will be performed in accordance with
National Industry Standards for Homeownership Education and Counseling.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the acceptance of this contract does not obligate the County to any
future commitment.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning and Building Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE
Copy of Grant Review Sign Off – Community & Home Improvement Division and Michigan State Housing
Development Authority MSHDA’s Homeownership Counseling Program Agreement for Counseling
Services on file in County Clerk’s office.
FISCAL NOTE (MISC. #10187)
BY: Finance Committee, Tom Middleton, Chairperson
IN RE: DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS – COMMUNITY &
HOME IMPROVEMENT DIVISION – FY 2010 MICHIGAN STATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY HOMEOWNERSHIP COUNSELING PROGRAM AGREEMENT FOR COUNSELING
SERVICES - ACCEPTANCE
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule XII-C of this Board, the Finance Committee has reviewed the above referenced
resolution and finds:
1. The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) is seeking the services of the
Oakland County Community & Home Improvement (CH&I) Division’s Housing Counseling and
Homeless Services Unit to perform group and/or individualized homebuyer education, mortgage
delinquency and default, and other housing counseling for Oakland County families.
2. The resolution accepts the FY 2010 MSHDA Homeownership Counseling Program Agreement
totaling $84,000 to provide approximately 560 billable units of group and/or individualized
homebuyer education, foreclosure prevention or other eligible counseling services annually.
3. The Division will use the contract revenue to supplement federal Community Development Block
Grant and Housing Counseling Grant funds allocated for housing counselor salaries.
4. Terms of the agreement will cover work performed by the Community & Home Improvement
Division beginning August 1, 2010 through September 30, 2010 and thereafter through automatic
successive one-year term contract extensions ending September 30, 2014.
5. No County match is required for this contract.
6. The FY 2010 Special Revenue Fund Budgets for the MSHDA Counseling Grant and the
Community Development Block Grant are amended as follows:
MSHDA COUNSELING GRANT
Revenue
29725-1090680-132210-615571 State Operating Grants $84,000
Expenditure
29725-1090680-132210-702240 Salary Adjustments $53,333
29725-1090680-132210-722900 Fringe Benefit Adjust. $30,667
$84,000
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
Revenue
29701-1090680-132210-610313 Federal Operating Grants ($84,000)
Expenditure
29701-1090680-132210-702240 Salary Adjustments ($53,333)
29701-1090680-132210-722900 Fringe Benefit Adjust. ($30,667)
($84,000)
7. Amendments for the grants for FY 2011-2013 will be recommended with the budget process.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
(The vote for this motion appears on page 910.)
*MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10188
BY: Planning and Building Committee, John Scott, Chairperson
IN RE: PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIVISION RESOLUTION
APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF LIMITED OBLIGATION REVENUE BONDS BY THE EDC
(LAWRENCE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY PROJECT) - CITY OF SOUTHFIELD
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Economic Development Corporation of the County of Oakland (the "EDC") has
preliminarily approved the issuance of limited obligation revenue bonds (the “Bonds”) in the maximum
principal amount of $11,500,000 for the benefit of Lawrence Technological University (the “University”) for
the purpose of refinancing indebtedness incurred in 1998 for the purpose of constructing and improving
educational facilities on the University’s campus in Southfield, Michigan, having concluded that the
issuance of such Bonds for such purpose constituted a “public purpose”; and
WHEREAS before the EDC can issue the Bonds, the Internal Revenue Code requires that the Board of
Commissioners hold a public hearing and approve the issuance of the Bonds by the EDC; and
WHEREAS the Board of Commissioners has held a public hearing to consider the issuance of the Bonds
by the EDC for the benefit of the University; and
WHEREAS the Board of Commissioners, following such public hearing; and hereby agrees with the EDC
that there is a public purpose in issuing the Bonds.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
approves the issuance of the Bonds by the EDC.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the EDC is hereby authorized to take such steps as are necessary to
implement the proposed financing by the issuance of its limited obligation revenue bonds.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Clerk is hereby directed to provide four certified copies of
this resolution to the Assistant Secretary of the Board of the EDC.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning and Building Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE
Copy of Lawrence Technological University City of Southfield EDC No. 10-04 on file in County Clerk’s
office.
(The vote for this motion appears on page 910.)
*MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10189
BY: Public Services Committee, Jim Runestad, Vice Chairperson
IN RE: SHERIFF'S OFFICE – 2010 MARINE SAFETY PROGRAM GRANT ACCEPTANCE
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Sheriff’s Office applied to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources for $251,886 in
grant funding from Public Act 451 to conduct Marine Safety activities for the period January 1, 2010
through December 30, 2010; and
WHEREAS the Michigan Department of Natural Resources awarded Oakland County with a grant in the
amount of $240,090, which is an increase of $10,090 compared to the Calendar Year 2009 award; and
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WHEREAS a 25% County match is required and is available within the Sheriff’s Department Budget; and
WHEREAS program funding of $240,090 is awarded to reimburse Marine Safety operating expenses;
and
WHEREAS no additional positions are requested; the Marine Safety Unit has been significantly reduced;
and
WHEREAS the acceptance of this grant does not obligate the County to any future commitment; and
WHEREAS the continuation of this program is contingent upon future levels of grant funding; and
contractual agreements with requesting cities, villages, and townships.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approves the
Calendar Year 2010 Marine Safety Grant Award from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources in
the amount of $240,090 and that the Board Chairperson, on behalf of the County of Oakland, is
authorized to execute said agreement as attached.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Public Services Committee, I move adoption of the foregoing resolution.
PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE
Copy of Grant Review Sign Off – Sheriff’s Office, Correspondence from Christie Bayus, Grants Payment
Officer of the Department of Natural Resources & Environment and 2010 Marine Safety Program (Federal
and State Funding) Grant Agreement on file in County Clerk’s office.
FISCAL NOTE (MISC. #10189)
BY: Finance Committee, Tom Middleton, Chairperson
IN RE: SHERIFF’S OFFICE - 2010 MARINE SAFETY PROGRAM GRANT ACCEPTANCE
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule XII-C of this Board, the Finance Committee has reviewed the above referenced
resolution and finds:
1. The Sheriff’s Office applied for $251,886 in total funding for the FY 2010 Marine Safety Program.
2. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) awarded the Sheriff’s Office $186,766
for Marine Safety activities, consisting $86,766 in Federal funding and $100,000 in State funding.
3. The State requires a twenty-five percent (25%) County match, which equates to $53,324, and
recognizes the Sheriff’s Marine Safety expenses in the General Fund as grant match.
4. Sufficient funds for the grant match portion are currently budgeted in the Sheriff’s Office budget
for FY 2010.
5. The total program cost for FY 2010 is $240,090 (Federal Funds - $100,000; State Funds -
$86,766; County Match - $53,324), which is $10,090 more than the prior year’s total funding of
$230,000.
6. No additional positions are required.
7. The grant period is January 1, 2010 through December 30, 2010 for the State and January 1,
2010 through September 30, 2010 for the Federal.
8. The FY 2010 Adopted Budget currently reflects anticipated revenue of $200,000 in
reimbursement for the Marine Safety Program.
9. The FY 2010 Budget is amended to reflect the grant award as follows:
GENERAL FUND (#10100) FY 2010
Revenue
4030601-116200-626619 Grants - State ($13,234)
Total General Fund Revenue ($13,234)
Expenditures
9090101-196030-730359 Contingency ($13,234)
Total General Fund Expenditures ($13,234)
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Vote on Consent Agenda:
AYES: Coleman, Coulter, Douglas, Gershenson, Gosselin, Greimel, Hatchett, Jackson,
Jacobsen, Long, McGillivray, Middleton, Nash, Potts, Runestad, Schwartz, Scott, Taub,
Woodward, Zack, Bullard, Burns. (22)
NAYS: None. (0)
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A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent
Agenda were adopted.
REPORT (MISC. #10184)
BY: Finance Committee, Thomas Middleton, Chairperson
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – TRI-PARTY ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FISCAL
YEAR 2010 APPROPRIATION – GROVELAND TOWNSHIP GRAVEL ROAD PROGRAM PROJECT
NO. 50532
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Finance Committee, having reviewed the above referenced resolution on July 29, 2010, reports with
the recommendation that the resolution be amended to strike all references to “Groveland Township” and
instead insert “Oakland Township”.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Finance Committee, I move acceptance of the foregoing report.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10184
BY: Commissioner Bradford C. Jacobsen, District #1
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – TRI-PARTY ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FISCAL
YEAR 2010 APPROPRIATION – GROVELAND TOWNSHIP GRAVEL ROAD PROGRAM PROJECT NO.
50532
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS since the 1970s, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners has authorized the
discretionary Tri-Party Road Improvement Program to assist Oakland County’s cities, villages and
townships (CVTs) with the construction, maintenance and repair of roads located within the boundaries of
an Oakland County CVT and under the supervision, direction and control of the Road Commission for
Oakland County; and
WHEREAS Miscellaneous Resolution #09221 established the revised Tri-Party Road Improvement
Program – Funding and Project Approval Process; and
WHEREAS Miscellaneous Resolution #09221, as amended by Miscellaneous Resolution #10045,
provides that any discretionary Oakland County appropriation in support of the Tri-Party Road
Improvement Program shall be distributed only from the designated General Fund Tri-Party Program fund
balance and may be made only after completion of all of the following:
1. The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) and an individual city, village, or township
(CVT) have identified a specific project and said project is ready to be undertaken immediately;
and
2. The RCOC has appropriated its 1/3 share of the funding for the project and transferred said
appropriation to a specific project account; and
3. The CVT has authorized its 1/3 share of the funding for the project and has executed a written
contract for payment with the RCOC; and
4. The Commissioner(s) representing the CVT requesting the project submits to the Board of
Commissioners Finance Committee a resolution authorizing the appropriation of the County’s
1/3 share of the project from the General Fund Designated Fund Balance for Tri-Party Program.
The resolution shall be approved by the Finance Committee and the full Board before any funds
may be released from the Tri-Party Program designation account; and
WHEREAS Groveland Township, along with the Road Commissioner for Oakland County has identified a
specific project and said project is ready to be undertaken immediately; and
WHEREAS the Road Commission for Oakland County has appropriated its one-third (1/3) share of the
funding for the identified project in Groveland Township and said appropriation has been transferred to a
specific project account; and
WHEREAS Groveland Township has demonstrated that it has authorized its one-third (1/3) share of the
funding for the specified project and has executed a written contract for payment with the Road
Commission for Oakland County; and
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WHEREAS Oakland County’s one-third (1/3) share of the Fiscal Year 2010 authorized amount of Tri-
Party Road Improvement funding for Groveland Township $19,833.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
approves the project submitted by Groveland Township as eligible for appropriation and authorizes the
release of the specified Tri-Party Road Improvement Program funds from the Oakland County General
Fund Designated Fund Balance.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk is requested to forward copies of this
adopted resolution to the Road Commission for Oakland County, Oakland County Fiscal Services and
Groveland Township.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
BRADFORD JACOBSEN
Copy of Correspondence from Patricia Wierzbicki, Deputy-Secretary/Clerk of the Board of the Road
Commission for Oakland County and Cost Participation Agreement on file in County Clerk’s office.
FISCAL NOTE (MISC. #10184)
BY: Finance Committee, Tom Middleton, Chairperson
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – TRI-PARTY ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FISCAL
YEAR 2010 APPROPRIATION – OAKLAND TOWNSHIP PROJECT NO. 50532
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule XII-C of this Board, the Finance Committee has reviewed the above referenced
resolution and finds:
1. On December 9, 2009, the Board of Commissioners approved Miscellaneous Resolution #09290
which designated $1,000,000 in fund balance for the 2010 Tri-Party program for projects
managed by the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC).
2. Funding of $19,833 is available in the General Fund Designated Fund Balance for Tri-Party 2010
and prior funding (account #371510) for project 50532, spreading and chloride of limestone for
various roads within the township.
3. The FY 2010 budget be amended as follows:
GENERAL FUND #10100
Revenue FY 2010
10100-9010101-196030-665882 Planned Use of Fund Balance $19,833
Total Revenues $19,833
Expenditures
10100-9010101-153010-740135 Tri-Party $19,833
Total Expenditures $19,833
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Moved by Middleton supported by Jacobsen the resolution (with fiscal note attached) be adopted.
Moved by Middleton supported by Jacobsen the Finance Committee Report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the report was accepted.
Moved by Middleton supported by Jacobsen the resolution be amended to coincide with the
recommendations in the Finance Committee Report.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the amendment carried.
Vote on resolution, as amended:
AYES: Coulter, Douglas, Gershenson, Gosselin, Greimel, Hatchett, Jackson, Jacobsen, Long,
McGillivray, Middleton, Nash, Potts, Runestad, Schwartz, Scott, Taub, Woodward, Zack, Bullard,
Burns, Coleman. (22)
NAYS: None. (0)
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A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution (with fiscal note attached), as amended, was
adopted.
REPORT
BY: General Government Committee, Christine Long, Chairperson
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – APPOINTMENT TO THE JURY BOARD
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, following receipt of the required recommendation from the Circuit
Court and considering this appointment May 24, 2010, hereby recommends that Arlene Schell be
appointed to the Jury Board for a six-year term to begin May 1, 2010 and end April 30, 2016.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the acceptance of the foregoing
report.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Copy of Correspondence from Kevin M. Oeffner, Court Administrator, Circuit Court, on file in County
Clerk’s office.
Moved by Long supported by Douglas the General Government Committee Report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the report was accepted.
Chairperson Bill Bullard, Jr. asked if there were any other nominations. There were none.
Moved by Long supported by Douglas the appointment of Arlene Schell to the Jury Board for a Six Year
Term ending April 30, 2016 be confirmed.
Vote on appointment:
AYES: Douglas, Gershenson, Gosselin, Greimel, Hatchett, Jackson, Jacobsen, Long,
McGillivray, Middleton, Nash, Potts, Runestad, Schwartz, Scott, Taub, Woodward, Zack, Bullard,
Burns, Coleman, Coulter. (22)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the appointment of Arlene Schell to the Jury Board for a Six
Year Term ending April 30, 2016 was confirmed.
Commissioner Douglas stated there were no items to report on the Regular Agenda for the Human
Resources Committee.
Commissioner Scott stated there were no items to report on the Regular Agenda for the Planning and
Building Committee.
Commissioner Runestad stated there were no items to report on the Regular Agenda for the Public
Services Committee.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #09129
BY: Commissioner David Coulter, District #25
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - AUTHORIZING INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFER TO
EXPAND ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE FOR OAKLAND COUNTY RESIDENTS, AND CONTRACTING
ADMINISTRATION OF COUNTY’S INDIGENT HOSPITALIZATION PROGRAM WITH OAKLAND
HEALTH PLAN, INC.
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Oakland County is committed to supporting programs that provide access to appropriate
health care services for low-income residents of Oakland County; and
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WHEREAS the Federal government has approved Michigan’s Medicaid State Plan Amendment TN No.
05-13, effective June 1, 2006, which creates an “Indigent Care Agreements Pool” for hospitals qualifying
for Medicaid Disproportionate Share (“DSH”) payments to receive DSH payments under the Indigent Care
Agreements Pool so long as: (a) the hospital has an Indigent Care Agreement with a local health care
entity, such as Oakland Health Plan, Inc.; and (b) the Indigent Care Agreement stipulates that direct or
indirect health care services be provided to low-income patients with special needs who are not covered
under other public or private health care programs; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County of Commissioners endorsed the creation of Oakland Health Plan, Inc.
with Miscellaneous Resolution #07157; and
WHEREAS Oakland Health Plan, Inc. purposes include promoting, organizing, managing and
administering programs to create a system for providing or arranging and paying for health care services
in a cost effective manner for persons unable to pay for such health care services; and
WHEREAS Oakland Health Plan, Inc. has entered into an Indigent Care Agreement with William
Beaumont Hospital, requiring Oakland Health Plan, Inc. to directly or indirectly operate a program of
arranging and paying for health care to low-income individuals with special needs who are not covered
under other public or private health care programs and who are unable to pay for such services; and
WHEREAS both the Federal government and the State of Michigan participate in the financing of the
Indigent Care Agreements Pool, with the Federal government matching the State’s portion pursuant to
the Federal medical assistance percentage formula; and
WHEREAS certain intergovernmental transfers of public funds from the Oakland County Health Division
may be made to the State of Michigan to be used as the State’s share in claiming the Federal match.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
authorizes the intergovernmental transfers in an amount of $695,274 to the State of Michigan for the
purpose of participating in the financing of the non-federal share of DSH payments made under the
Indigent Care Agreements Pool to William Beaumont Hospital so long as Oakland Health Plan maintains
a current Indigent Care Agreement with William Beaumont Hospital.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the
Chairman of the Board and the Oakland Health Division to enter into an agreement with Oakland Health
Plan, Inc., not to exceed $304,726, for the purposes of Oakland Health Plan, Inc. administering the
Indigent Hospitalization Program for Oakland County.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
DAVID COULTER, MARCIA GERSHENSON,
JIM NASH, MATTIE HATCHETT, ERIC
COLEMAN, TIM BURNS, HELAINE ZACK,
JANET JACKSON, GARY McGILLIVRAY, TIM
GREIMEL
Copy of State of Michigan – Department of Community Health and County of Oakland Memorandum of
Understanding Concerning Indigent Hospitalization Costs and William Beaumont Hospital – Oakland
County Release Agreement on file in County Clerk’s office.
Moved by Coulter supported by Woodward to discharge the resolution from the General Government
Committee and the Finance Committee.
AYES: Gershenson, Gosselin, Greimel, Hatchett, Jackson, Jacobsen, Long, McGillivray,
Middleton, Nash, Potts, Runestad, Schwartz, Scott, Taub, Woodward, Zack, Bullard, Burns,
Coleman, Coulter, Douglas. (22)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was discharged.
Moved by Coulter supported by Woodward the resolution be adopted.
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Moved by Taub supported by Coulter the resolution be amended to substitute the wording in the
resolution to read:
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #09129
BY: Commissioner David Coulter, District #25
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - AUTHORIZING INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFER TO
EXPAND ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE FOR OAKLAND COUNTY RESIDENTS
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Oakland County is committed to supporting programs that provide access to appropriate
health care services for low-income residents of Oakland County; and
WHEREAS the Federal government has approved Michigan’s Medicaid State Plan Amendment TN
No. 05-13, effective June 1, 2006, which creates an “Indigent Care Agreements Pool” for hospitals
qualifying for Medicaid Disproportionate Share (“DSH”) payments to receive DSH payments under the
Indigent Care Agreements Pool so long as: (a) the hospital has an Indigent Care Agreement with a
local health care entity, such as Oakland Health Plan, Inc.; and (b) the Indigent Care Agreement
stipulates that direct or indirect health care services be provided to low-income patients with special
needs who are not covered under other public or private health care programs; and
WHEREAS both the Federal government and the State of Michigan participate in the financing of the
Indigent Care Agreements Pool, with the Federal government matching the State’s portion pursuant
to the Federal medical assistance percentage formula; and
WHEREAS certain intergovernmental transfers of public funds from local governments may be made
to the State of Michigan to be used as the State’s share in claiming the Federal match.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
authorizes an Intergovernmental Transfer (IGT) in an amount of $347,720 to the State of Michigan for
the purpose of participating in the financing of the non-federal share of DSH payments made under
the Indigent Care Agreements Pool to William Beaumont Hospital so long as the Attached
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) governing the Intergovernmental Transfer (IGT) has been
signed by the County and the State of Michigan, and furthermore the attached Release Agreement
has been signed by William Beaumont Hospital.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
DAVID COULTER, MARCIA GERSHENSON,
JIM NASH, MATTIE HATCHETT, ERIC
COLEMAN, TIM BURNS, HELAINE ZACK,
JANET JACKSON, GARY McGILLIVRAY, TIM
GREIMEL
Discussion followed.
Vote on amendment:
AYES: Greimel, Hatchett, Jackson, Jacobsen, Long, McGillivray, Middleton, Nash, Potts,
Runestad, Schwartz, Scott, Taub, Woodward, Zack, Bullard, Burns, Coleman, Coulter, Douglas,
Gershenson. (21)
NAYS: Gosselin. (1)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the amendment carried.
Moved by Coulter supported by Woodward the resolution, as amended, be adopted.
AYES: Greimel, Hatchett, Jackson, Jacobsen, Long, McGillivray, Middleton, Nash, Potts,
Runestad, Schwartz, Scott, Taub, Woodward, Zack, Bullard, Burns, Coleman, Coulter, Douglas,
Gershenson. (21)
NAYS: Gosselin. (1)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution, as amended, was adopted.
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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #09128
BY: Commissioners David Woodward, District #18; Tim Greimel, District #11
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - INCORPORATING "BUY OAKLAND; BUY LOCAL FIRST"
POLICY IN PURCHASING PROCEDURES
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS a commitment to reinvesting in our local economy is an essential element to the ongoing
stability and growth of local businesses based in Oakland County and the State of Michigan; and
WHEREAS in 1992, with the adoption of Miscellaneous Resolution #92057, entitled Made in the USA, the
Oakland County Board of Commissioners affirmed "that it was in the best interest of the United States
and the County of Oakland to promote the purchase and use of goods and services manufactured and/or
originating in the United States; and
WHEREAS MR #92057 is incorporated into Section 2400.1 of the Oakland County Purchasing Policies
and Procedures - providing that when Oakland County makes a purchase of $10,000 or more, the County
of Oakland shall give preference to products manufactured in the United States when they are available
at competitive prices and are of equal, superior, or similar quality; and
WHEREAS a recent study in West Michigan concluded that for every $100 spent at a local independent
business in the local Greater Grand Rapids region, $73 circulated within the local economy contrasted to
only $43 when the same amount was spent at a non-local business; and
WHEREAS Oakland County has a compelling interest in economically strengthening county-based
enterprises; and
WHEREAS economically strengthening small and county-based enterprises would improve the region's
economy and aid in the reduction of the unemployment rate.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby affirms
that Oakland County has a responsibility to create and maintain job opportunities for residents of the
county and to ensure that county-based and Michigan-based enterprises have a reasonable share of the
contracts awarded by Oakland County.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners establishes a
purchasing preference policy for products manufactured locally and services provided by businesses
based in the County of Oakland, the State of Michigan and/or the United States.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that bids received for goods manufactured or services provided by
businesses located in the County of Oakland shall be deemed reasonable and competitive if they are five
(5%) percent or less above the cost of goods manufactured and/or services provided by businesses not
located in the County of Oakland.
Chairperson, I move the foregoing resolution.
DAVID WOODWARD, TIM GREIMEL, JIM
NASH, ERIC COLEMAN, MARCIA
GERSHENSON, MATTIE HATCHETT, DAVID
COULTER, TIM BURNS, GARY McGILLIVRAY,
HELAINE ZACK, STEVEN SCHWARTZ, JANET
JACKSON
Moved by Greimel supported by Schwartz to discharge the resolution from the Finance Committee.
Discussion followed.
AYES: Jackson, McGillivray, Nash, Schwartz, Woodward, Zack, Burns, Coleman, Coulter,
Gershenson, Greimel, Hatchett. (12)
NAYS: Jacobsen, Long, Middleton, Potts, Runestad, Scott, Taub, Bullard, Douglas,
Gosselin. (10)
A sufficient majority not having voted in favor, the motion to discharge failed.
Commissioner Greimel gave notice that he plans to discharge the resolution at the next regular Board
meeting on August 19, 2010.
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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10190
BY: Commissioners Shelley Taub, District #16, David Woodward, District #18, Bill Bullard, District #2
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – DESIGNATING SEPTEMBER 11 – 17, 2010, AS MICHIGAN
PATRIOT WEEK IN OAKLAND COUNTY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the year 2009, marked the inaugural observation of Michigan Patriot Week in Oakland County
as a celebration to “Reinvigorate the American Spirit and Constitution”; and
WHEREAS the history and the founding principles of the United States of America should serve as the
cornerstone of civic education. In great reverence to the victims of the 9/11 attacks, we acknowledge that
American citizens must take time to honor the principles and events that led to the creation of our nation,
its founders, documents, and symbols of our history; and
WHEREAS the events that led to the signing of The Constitution of the United States of America by the
delegates of the Constitutional Convention on September 17, 1787, have significance for every American
and are honored in public schools across the nation on September 17 as Constitution Day; and
WHEREAS our nation was founded on the principles outlined in the Declaration of Independence, which
include:
1. All men are created equal.
2. They are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights.
3. These basic rights are: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
4. Governments are to be instituted among men to secure these rights.
5. Governments derive their just power from the consent of the governed.
6. The people may alter or abolish the government if it destroys these stated principles; and
WHEREAS exceptional, visionary, and indispensable Americans such as Thomas Paine, Patrick Henry,
John Adams, John Marshall, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther
King, Jr., Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan Anthony, Thomas Jefferson, Cesar Chavez and James Madison
founded and advanced the United States; and
WHEREAS the Bennington Flag, work of Betsy Ross, American Flag, Suffragist Flag, Union Flag,
Gadsden Flag, and the Flag of the State of Michigan are key physical symbols of American history that
should be studied and remembered by each American citizen.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
designate September 11-17, 2010, as Michigan Patriot Week, in Oakland County - symbolically beginning
this celebration on September 11 and concluding on Constitution Day.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners urges the citizens,
government agencies, municipalities, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and schools of the State of
Michigan to recognize and participate in this extended holiday by honoring and celebrating the First
Principles, key historical figures, founding documents, and symbols of America so that they may offer the
reverence that is due to our free republic.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds is requested to forward
copies of this adopted resolution to the Michigan Council for Social Studies, Michigan Center for Civic
Education, State Board of Education, Oakland Schools, State Bar of Michigan, Oakland County Bar
Association, Oakland County Circuit Court, Speaker of the House Andy Dillon, Senator Michael Bishop,
and Governor Jennifer M. Granholm.
Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
SHELLEY TAUB, DAVID WOODWARD, BILL
BULLARD, THOMAS MIDDLETON, JIM
RUNESTAD, ROBERT GOSSELIN,
BRADFORD JACOBSEN, DAVID POTTS,
CHRISTINE LONG, JIM NASH, JOHN SCOTT,
GARY McGILLIVRAY, MARCIA
GERSHENSON, TIM GREIMEL, TIM BURNS,
HELAINE ZACK, MATTIE HATCHETT, SUE
ANN DOUGLAS
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no
objections.
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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10191
BY: Commissioner Bradford C. Jacobsen, District 1
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – TRI-PARTY ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FISCAL
YEAR 2010 APPROPRIATION – BRANDON TOWNSHIP GRAVEL ROAD PROGRAM PROJECT NO.
50572
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS since the 1970s, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners has authorized the
discretionary Tri-Party Road Improvement Program to assist Oakland County’s cities, villages and
townships (CVTs) with the construction, maintenance and repair of roads located within the boundaries of
an Oakland County CVT and under the supervision, direction and control of the Road Commission for
Oakland County; and
WHEREAS Miscellaneous Resolution #09221 established the revised Tri-Party Road Improvement
Program – Funding and Project Approval Process; and
WHEREAS Miscellaneous Resolution #09221, as amended by Miscellaneous Resolution #10045,
provides that any discretionary Oakland County appropriation in support of the Tri-Party Road
Improvement Program shall be distributed only from the designated General Fund Tri-Party Program fund
balance and may be made only after completion of all of the following:
1. The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) and an individual city, village, or township
(CVT) have identified a specific project and said project is ready to be undertaken immediately;
and
2. The RCOC has appropriated its 1/3 share of the funding for the project and transferred said
appropriation to a specific project account; and
3. The CVT has authorized its 1/3 share of the funding for the project and has executed a written
contract for payment with the RCOC; and
4. The Commissioner(s) representing the CVT requesting the project submits to the Board of
Commissioners Finance Committee a resolution authorizing the appropriation of the County’s
1/3 share of the project from the General Fund Designated Fund Balance for Tri-Party Program.
The resolution shall be approved by the Finance Committee and the full Board before any funds
may be released from the Tri-Party Program designation account; and
WHEREAS the Township of Brandon, along with the Road Commissioner for Oakland County has
identified a specific project and said project is ready to be undertaken immediately; and
WHEREAS the Road Commission for Oakland County has appropriated its one-third (1/3) share of the
funding for the identified project in the Township of Brandon and said appropriation has been transferred
to a specific project account; and
WHEREAS the Township of Brandon has demonstrated that it has authorized its one-third (1/3) share of
the funding for the specified project and has executed a written contract for payment with the Road
Commission for Oakland County; and
WHEREAS Oakland County’s one-third (1/3) share of the Fiscal Year 2010 authorized amount of Tri-
Party Road Improvement funding for the Township of Brandon is $67,606.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
approves the project submitted by the Township of Brandon as eligible for appropriation and authorizes
the release of the specified Tri-Party Road Improvement Program funds from the Oakland County
General Fund Designated Fund Balance.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk is requested to forward copies of this
adopted resolution to the Road Commission for Oakland County, Oakland County Fiscal Services and the
Township of Brandon.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
BRADFORD JACOBSEN
Copy of Correspondence from Patricia Z. Wierzbicki, Deputy-Secretary/Clerk of the Board regarding
Project #50572 Brandon Township Gravel Road Improvement Program Local Cost Participation and Cost
Participation Agreement on file in County Clerk’s office.
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There were no objections.
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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10192
BY: Commissioner Bradford C. Jacobsen, District #1
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – TRI-PARTY ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FISCAL
YEAR 2010 APPROPRIATION – ADDISON TOWNSHIP GRAVEL ROAD PROGRAM PROJECT NO.
50542
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS since the 1970s, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners has authorized the
discretionary Tri-Party Road Improvement Program to assist Oakland County’s cities, villages and
townships (CVTs) with the construction, maintenance and repair of roads located within the boundaries of
an Oakland County CVT and under the supervision, direction and control of the Road Commission for
Oakland County; and
WHEREAS Miscellaneous Resolution #09221 established the revised Tri-Party Road Improvement
Program – Funding and Project Approval Process; and
WHEREAS Miscellaneous Resolution #09221, as amended by Miscellaneous Resolution #10045,
provides that any discretionary Oakland County appropriation in support of the Tri-Party Road
Improvement Program shall be distributed only from the designated General Fund Tri-Party Program fund
balance and may be made only after completion of all of the following:
1. The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) and an individual city, village, or township
(CVT) have identified a specific project and said project is ready to be undertaken immediately;
and
2. The RCOC has appropriated its 1/3 share of the funding for the project and transferred said
appropriation to a specific project account; and
3. The CVT has authorized its 1/3 share of the funding for the project and has executed a written
contract for payment with the RCOC; and
4. The Commissioner(s) representing the CVT requesting the project submits to the Board of
Commissioners Finance Committee a resolution authorizing the appropriation of the County’s
1/3 share of the project from the General Fund Designated Fund Balance for Tri-Party Program.
The resolution shall be approved by the Finance Committee and the full Board before any funds
may be released from the Tri-Party Program designation account; and
WHEREAS the Township of Addison, along with the Road Commissioner for Oakland County has
identified a specific project and said project is ready to be undertaken immediately; and
WHEREAS the Road Commission for Oakland County has appropriated its one-third (1/3) share of the
funding for the identified project in the Township of Addison and said appropriation has been transferred
to a specific project account; and
WHEREAS the Township of Addison has demonstrated that it has authorized its one-third (1/3) share of
the funding for the specified project and has executed a written contract for payment with the Road
Commission for Oakland County; and
WHEREAS Oakland County’s one-third (1/3) share of the Fiscal Year 2010 authorized amount of Tri-
Party Road Improvement funding for the Township of Addison is $42,462.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
approves the project submitted by the Township of Addison as eligible for appropriation and authorizes
the release of the specified Tri-Party Road Improvement Program funds from the Oakland County
General Fund Designated Fund Balance.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk is requested to forward copies of this
adopted resolution to the Road Commission for Oakland County, Oakland County Fiscal Services and the
Township of Addison.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
BRADFORD JACOBSEN
Copy of Correspondence from Patricia Z. Wierzbicki, Deputy-Secretary/Clerk of the Board for the Road
Commission for Oakland County regarding Project #50542 Addison Township 2010 Gravel Road
Program Local Cost Participation Agreement and Cost Participation Agreement on file in County Clerk’s
office.
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There were no objections.
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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10193
BY: Commissioners Thomas Middleton, District #4; John Scott, District #5; Jim Runestad, District #6
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – TRI-PARTY ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FISCAL
YEAR 2010 APPROPRIATION – CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF WATERFORD OVERLAY PROGRAM
PROJECT NO. 50521
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS since the 1970s, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners has authorized the
discretionary Tri-Party Road Improvement Program to assist Oakland County’s cities, villages and
townships (CVTs) with the construction, maintenance and repair of roads located within the boundaries of
an Oakland County CVT and under the supervision, direction and control of the Road Commission for
Oakland County; and
WHEREAS Miscellaneous Resolution #09221 established the revised Tri-Party Road Improvement
Program – Funding and Project Approval Process; and
WHEREAS Miscellaneous Resolution #09221, as amended by Miscellaneous Resolution #10045,
provides that any discretionary Oakland County appropriation in support of the Tri-Party Road
Improvement Program shall be distributed only from the designated General Fund Tri-Party Program fund
balance and may be made only after completion of all of the following:
1. The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) and an individual city, village, or township
(CVT) have identified a specific project and said project is ready to be undertaken immediately;
and
2. The RCOC has appropriated its 1/3 share of the funding for the project and transferred said
appropriation to a specific project account; and
3. The CVT has authorized its 1/3 share of the funding for the project and has executed a written
contract for payment with the RCOC; and
4. The Commissioner(s) representing the CVT requesting the project submits to the Board of
Commissioners Finance Committee a resolution authorizing the appropriation of the County’s
1/3 share of the project from the General Fund Designated Fund Balance for Tri-Party Program.
The resolution shall be approved by the Finance Committee and the full Board before any funds
may be released from the Tri-Party Program designation account; and
WHEREAS the Charter Township of Waterford, along with the Road Commissioner for Oakland County
has identified a specific project and said project is ready to be undertaken immediately; and
WHEREAS the Road Commission for Oakland County has appropriated its one-third (1/3) share of the
funding for the identified project in the Charter Township of Waterford and said appropriation has been
transferred to a specific project account; and
WHEREAS the Charter Township of Waterford has demonstrated that it has authorized its one-third (1/3)
share of the funding for the specified project and has executed a written contract for payment with the
Road Commission for Oakland County; and
WHEREAS Oakland County’s one-third (1/3) share of the Fiscal Year 2010 authorized amount of Tri-
Party Road Improvement funding for the Charter Township of Waterford is $131,448.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
approves the project submitted by the Charter Township of Waterford as eligible for appropriation and
authorizes the release of the specified Tri-Party Road Improvement Program funds from the Oakland
County General Fund Designated Fund Balance.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk is requested to forward copies of this
adopted resolution to the Road Commission for Oakland County, Oakland County Fiscal Services and the
Charter Township of Waterford.
Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
THOMAS MIDDLETON, JOHN SCOTT, JIM
RUNESTAD
Copy of Correspondence from Patricia Z. Wierzbicki, Deputy-Secretary/Clerk of the Board for the Road
Commission for Oakland County regarding Project #50521 Waterford Township 2010 Overlay Project
Program Local Cost Participation and Cost Participation Agreement on file in County Clerk’s office.
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There were no objections.
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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10194
BY: Commissioner Helaine Zack, District #22
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – TRI-PARTY ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FISCAL
YEAR 2010 APPROPRIATION – CITY OF OAK PARK PROJECT NO 50491, 10 MILE ROAD FROM
GREENFIELD TO EAST CITY LIMITS
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS since the 1970s, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners has authorized the
discretionary Tri-Party Road Improvement Program to assist Oakland County’s cities, villages and
townships (CVTs) with the construction, maintenance and repair of roads located within the boundaries of
an Oakland County CVT and under the supervision, direction and control of the Road Commission for
Oakland County; and
WHEREAS Miscellaneous Resolution #09221 established the revised Tri-Party Road Improvement
Program – Funding and Project Approval Process; and
WHEREAS Miscellaneous Resolution #09221, as amended by Miscellaneous Resolution #10045,
provides that any discretionary Oakland County appropriation in support of the Tri-Party Road
Improvement Program shall be distributed only from the designated General Fund Tri-Party Program fund
balance and may be made only after completion of all of the following:
1. The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) and an individual city, village, or township
(CVT) have identified a specific project and said project is ready to be undertaken immediately;
and
2. The RCOC has appropriated its 1/3 share of the funding for the project and transferred said
appropriation to a specific project account; and
3. The CVT has authorized its 1/3 share of the funding for the project and has executed a written
contract for payment with the RCOC; and
4. The Commissioner(s) representing the CVT requesting the project submits to the Board of
Commissioners Finance Committee a resolution authorizing the appropriation of the County’s
1/3 share of the project from the General Fund Designated Fund Balance for Tri-Party Program.
The resolution shall be approved by the Finance Committee and the full Board before any funds
may be released from the Tri-Party Program designation account; and
WHEREAS the City of Oak Park, along with the Road Commissioner for Oakland County has identified a
specific project and said project is ready to be undertaken immediately; and
WHEREAS the Road Commission for Oakland County has appropriated its one-third (1/3) share of the
funding for the identified project in the City of Oak Park and said appropriation has been transferred to a
specific project account; and
WHEREAS the City of Oak Park has demonstrated that it has authorized its one-third (1/3) share of the
funding for the specified project and has executed a written contract for payment with the Road
Commission for Oakland County; and
WHEREAS Oakland County’s one-third (1/3) share of the Fiscal Year 2010 authorized amount of Tri-
Party Road Improvement funding for the City of Oak Park is $9,290.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
approves the project submitted by the City of Oak Park as eligible for appropriation and authorizes the
release of the specified Tri-Party Road Improvement Program funds from the Oakland County General
Fund Designated Fund Balance.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk is requested to forward copies of this
adopted resolution to the Road Commission for Oakland County, Oakland County Fiscal Services and the
City of Oak Park.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
HELAINE ZACK
Copy of Correspondence from Patricia Z. Wierzbicki, Deputy-Secretary/Clerk of the Board for the Road
Commission for Oakland County regarding Project #50491, 10 Mile Road Greenfield Road to East City
Limits Local Cost Participation Agreement and Cost Participation Agreement on file in County Clerk’s
office.
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There were no objections.
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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10195
BY: Commissioner Tim Greimel, District #11; Jim Nash, District #15; Janet Jackson, District #21; Gary
McGillivray, District #24; Eric Coleman, District #23; Tim Burns, District #19
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF HB 4580 TO REQUIRE
SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ADOPT A COMPREHENSIVE ANTI-BULLYING POLICY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS many school children suffer serious physical and emotional harm as a result of bullying; and
WHEREAS the adoption and enforcement of comprehensive anti-bullying policies by Michigan school
districts would help to reduce the incidence of bullying in schools; and
WHEREAS Michigan House Bill 4580 would require all Michigan school districts to adopt a
comprehensive anti-bullying policy.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
supports Michigan House Bill 4580, encourages the state Senate to approve it, and encourages Governor
Jennifer Granholm to sign it into law.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners requests that the
Oakland County Clerk send copies of this resolution to all members of the Michigan Legislature and to
Governor Jennifer Granholm.
Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
TIM GREIMEL, TIM BURNS, ERIC COLEMAN,
MATTIE HATCHETT, JANET JACKSON,
HELAINE ZACK, JIM NASH, GARY
McGILLIVRAY
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no
objections.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10196
BY: Commissioner Tim Greimel, District #11; Tim Burns, District #19; Eric Coleman, District #23; Janet
Jackson, District #21; Gary McGillivray, District #24; Jim Nash, District #15
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF HR 5297 TO ENSURE THAT
SMALL BUSINESSES HAVE ACCESS TO CAPITAL
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the worldwide meltdown of the financial services sector that occurred in the fall of 2008 has
created an economic climate in which it is extremely difficult for small businesses to obtain loans; and
WHEREAS obtaining loans is critically important to the survival, viability, and growth of small businesses;
and
WHEREAS the survival, viability, and growth of small businesses is critically important to the creation of
jobs; and
WHEREAS Congressman Gary Peters introduced the Small Business Lending Fund Act of 2010 (HR
5297); and
WHEREAS HR 5297 would allow small businesses to access capital from a small business lending fund
that must eventually be paid back, with interest; and
WHEREAS HR 5297 would greatly assist small businesses as they work to survive and grow during these
difficult economic times; and
WHEREAS HR 5297 would empower small businesses to create jobs; and
WHEREAS HR 5297 was approved by the United States House of Representatives with bipartisan
support.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
supports HR 5297, encourages the United States Senate to approve it, and encourages President Barack
Obama to sign it into law.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners requests that the
Oakland County Clerk send copies of this resolution to all members of the United States Congress and to
President Barack Obama.
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Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
TIM GREIMEL, TIM BURNS, ERIC COLEMAN,
MATTIE HATCHETT, JANET JACKSON, JIM
NASH, HELAINE ZACK, GARY McGILLIVRAY
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no
objections.
The Board adjourned at 7:45 p.m. to the call of the Chair or August 19, 2010, at 9:30 a.m.
RUTH JOHNSON BILL BULLARD, JR.
Clerk Chairperson