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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 1971.07.13 - 7592195 OAKLAND COUNTY Jc.iurd Of Commissioner MEETING July 13, 1971 Meeting called to order by Chairman William M. Richards at 9:38 A. M. in the Court House Auditorium, 1200 North Telegraph Road, Pontiac, Michigan. Invocation given by Marguerite Simson. Roll called. PRESENT: Aaron, Barakat, Bawden, Brennan, Burley, Coy, Daly, Edwards, Gabler, Hamlin, Harrison, Horton, Houghten, Kasper, Lennon, Mainland, Mathews, Olson, Patnales, Perinoff, Pernick, Powell, Richards, Richardson, Simson, Szabo. (27) ABSENT: None. (0) Quorum present. Moved by Daly supported by Lennon the minutes of the previous meeting be approved as printed. A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried. • Clerk read resolution from the Oak Park Board of Education opposing the use of any public funds for a Stadium. (Referred to the Chairman of the Board for response.) Clerk read report on Flood Control, Major Drainage on the Red Run Drain and Lower Clinton River, from the Department of the Army Corps of Engineers. (Referred to Public Works Committee.) Miscellaneous Resolution No. 5763 Recommended by the Board of Public Works IN REL OXFORD VILLAGE WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM Submitted by Mr, Lennon Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: I offer the following resolution which was approved by the Board of Public Works at their meeting of May 24, 1971. WHEREAS the County of Oakland by resolution of its Board of Supervisors has established a Department of Public Works for the administration of the powers conferred upon the county by Act No. 185, Michigan Public Acts of 1957, as amended, which Department is administered by a Board of Public Works under the general control of said Board of Supervisors, and WHEREAS it is necessary to improve the existing water supply system in the Village of Oxford by the acquisition and construction of improvements as shown on Exhibit "A" attached to the resolution of the Village Council of the Village of Oxford herein set forth, and WHEREAS the Village Council of the Village of Oxford on May 11, 1971, adopted the following resolution: At a regular meeting of the Village Council of the Village of Oxford, Oakland County, Michigan, held in said village on the 11th day of May, 1971; PRESENT: Allen, Lamb, Ruch, Schaible, Tripp ABSENT: None The following resolution was offered by Lamb and seconded by Tripp: WHEREAS it has become necessary to improve the existing water supply system of the Village of Oxford, and WHEREAS it appears most practical and desirable for the County of Oakland acting through its Department of Public Works under Act 185 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1957, as amended, to acquire and construct the necessary improvements to the existing village water supply system and to finance the cost of the same by the issuance of bonds in anticipation of the collection of amounts to become due under a contract between said Oakland County and said Village of Oxford, whereby said village will agree to pay the cost of the acquisition and construction of said improvements to the existing village water supply system and whereby said improvements will be developed, acquired, constructed, operated and maintained as provided in said contract; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF OXFORD, OAKLAND COUNTY, MICHIGAN, as follows: 1. That the County of Oakland is hereby requested to establish a county water supply system to improve the existing Village of Oxford water supply system and to finance the acquisition and con- struction of improvements to the existing water supply system, all pursuant to the provisions of Act No. 185, Michigan Public Acts of 1957, as amended. The improvements to be so acquired and constructed are described on Exhibit "A" which is attached hereto and by this reference is made a part hereof. 2. That the County of Oakland acting through its Board of Public Works, and the Village of Oxford shall al the appropriate times hereafter enter into a contract or contracts with respect to the payment by this village over a period not exceeding 40 years of the cost of the acquisition, location, construction and financing of improvements to the said existing water supply system, and with respect to the use, operation, and maintenance of said system. 196 Commissioners Minutes Continued. July 13, 1971 3. That this village hereby agree,. to reimburse the said County of Oakland for all reasonable engineering and administrative costs hereafter actually incurred by its Department of Public Works in connection with the planning, location, acquisition, construction and financing of said improvements, in the event that, for reasons beyond the control of said county, the said improvements are not completed or paid for or the bonds to finance the same are not sold. ADOPTED. YEAS: Allen, Lamb, Ruch, Schaible, Tripp. (5) NAYS: None. (0) STATE OF MICHIGAN)ss COUNTY OF OAKLAND) 1, the undersigned, the duly qualified and acting Village Clerk of the Village of Oxford, Oakland County, Michigan, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of a resolution adopted by the Village Council at a regular meeting held on the 11th day of May, 1971, the original of which is on file in my office. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my official signature this 11th day of May, 1971. Doris Corey, Village Clerk WHEREAS the establishment of said water supply system will protect the public health and welfare of the citizens to be served by said system; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners of Oakland County, Michigan, does hereby establish, pursuant to said Act No. 185 of the Michigan public Acts of 1957, as amended, a county water supply system consisting of improvements to the existing village water supply system to be acquired and constructed as shown on Exhibit "A" to the resolution adopted by the Village Council of the Village of Oxford as above set forth; RESOLVED FURTHER that the County Board of Public Works is hereby directed to obtain and to submit to this Board, for approval, plans and specifications and estimates of cost and period of usefulness for the said system and also a contract with the Village of Oxford with respect to the construction, operation and financing of said system, RESOLVED FURTHER that said water supply system shall be known as the "Oxford Village Water Supply System" and that the district to be served thereby shall be known as the "Oxford Village Water Supply District", and that said district shall consist of all lands in said Village, RESOLVED FURTHER that all resolutions or parts thereof, insofar as the same may be in conflict herewith, be and the same are hereby rescinded. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE Bernard F. Lennon, Chairman It was moved by Mr. Lennon, seconded by Mr. Daly that the foregoing resolution be adopted. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows: YEAS: Mainland, Olson, Perinoff, Pernick, Powell, Richards, Richardson, Simson, Szabo, Aaron, Barakat, Bawden, Brennan, Burley, Coy, Daly, Edwards, Gabler, Hamlin, Horton, Houghten, Lennon. (22) NAYS: None. (0) Misc. 5764 By Mr. Lennon IN RE: ROUGE RIVER POLLUTION CONTROL STUDY To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: WHEREAS there presently exists pollution and flooding problems in the Rouge River, and WHEREAS a portion of the County of Oakland is in the Rouge River watershed and contributes to the problems of pollution and flooding, and WHEREAS the County of Oakland has been requested to pay 515,000.00 of a total cost of $35,000.00 for the purpose of collecting data and conducting studies by an engineering firm to analyze and recommend procedures to control pollution and flooding in the Rouge River, and WHEREAS the $15,000.00 represents 40% of the cost of the preliminary study; it does not indicate any responsibility for 40% of the cost of any project in the furtherance of said study. The cost that is borne by each county will be determined pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 21 of Act 40 of the Public Acts of 1956, as amended. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the County of Oakland agrees to contribute $15,000,00 toward the cost of an engineering study and survey to determine and recommend controls for pollution and flooding of the Rouge River, The Public Works Committee, by Mr. Bernard F. Lennon, Chairman, moves the adoption of the foregoing resolution. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE Bernard F. Lennon, Chairman The Chairman referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There were no objections. REPORT By Mr. Mainland IN RE: MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION g5756, ADDITIONAL STAFF FOR THE OFFICE OF PROSECUTING ATTORNEY To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: The Personnel Practices Committee, by Mr. William L. Mainland, Chairman, reports Resolution /6756 with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. 1 II 1 .. : I , , I 1 7.0011.687.16 474 4-744'77.1 ,t/ name ai • Ow Oa. caws pass. ps. tgel FES 1 5 ':;7 1. VILLAGE OF OXFORD 7 JOHNSON a ANDERSON JOB NO.. 4506 FEE. 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STAFF FOR THE OFFICE OF PROSECUTING ATTORNEY To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: WHEREAS the present method of issuing warrants during County working hours by the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney creates approximately $9,000.00 in overtime payment to midnight shift Sheriff's Deputies, and WHEREAS this method also results in overtime payment to midnight shift police officers from other law enforcement agencies in the County, and WHEREAS the lack of trial attorneys for the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney has resulted in delays and inconvenience for other attorneys and the Circuit Court Bench, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney be granted one additional Assistant Prosecutor 1 position to be employed in the issuance of warrants before the normal starting time of the office, and one additional Senior Trial Lawyer position for assignment to Circuit Court work. The Personnel Practices Committee, by Mr. William L. Mainland, Chairman, moves the adoption of the foregoing resolution. PERSONNEL PRACTICES COMMITTEE William L. Mainland, Chairman' Moved by Mainland supported by Coy that Resolution #5756 be adopted. Discussion followed. AYES: Mathews, Olson, Perinoff, Pernick, Powell, Richards, Richardson, Simson, Szabo, Wilcox, Aaron, Barakat, Brennan, Burley, Coy, Daly, Edwards, Gabler, Hamlin, Harrison, Horton, Lennon,Mainland. (23) NAYS: Bawden, Houghten, Kasper. (3) A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted. FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT By Mr. Brennan IN RE: ADDITIONAL STAFF FOR OFFICE OF PROSECUTING ATTORNEY To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: Pursuant to Rule Xl. C. of this Board, the Finance Committee finds the sum of S11,133.00 available as follows: $9,000.00 to be transferred from the Overtime Reserve to Prosecuting Attorney Salaries Budget and S2, 33.00 from Unappropriated Surplus to Prosecuting Attorney Salaries Budget. FINANCE COMMITTEE James M. Brennan, Chairman Moved by Brennan supported by Perinoff the report be approved. AYES: Olson, Perinoff, Pernick, Powell, Richards, Richardson, Simson, Szabo, Wilcox, Aaron, Berakat, Bawden, Brennan, Coy, Daly, Edwards, Gabler, Hamlin, Harrison, Horton, Kasper, Lennon, Mainland, Mathews. (24) NAYS: Houghten. (1) A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried. Mr. Powell requested that the Corporation Counsel present to the Board, an opinion relative to the vote required on the purchase of, and acquisition of site, of the former General Motors Administration Building, and a supplement to the opinion regarding the acting position of a member of the Board as an employee or director of a department of the County at the time the vote was taken. Discussion followed. The Chairman directed the Corporation Counsel to present an opinion on this matter. Mr. Richardson requested that the resolution from the Oakland Township Board, presented at the previous meeting, also be referred to the Planning and Building Committee; and the letter From the Grand Trunk Commuters Association, presented at the July 1, 1971 meeting, also be referred to the Transportation and Aviation Committee. (The resolution and letter were referred. There were no objections.) The Board recessed at 10:21 A. M. and reconvened at 10:58 A. M. Roll called. PRESENT: Aaron, Barakat, Bawden, Burley, Coy, Daly, Edwards, Gabler, Hamlin, Harrison, Horton, Houghten, Kasper, Lennon, Mainland, Mathews, Patnales, Perinoff, Pernick, Powell, Richards, Richardson, Simson, Wilcox. (24) ABSENT: Brennan, Olson, Szabo. (3) Quorum present. 198 Commissioners Minutes Continued, July 13, 1971 The Chairman vacated the Chair and requested that Mr. Burley, Chairman of the Health Committee, take the Chair. Mr. Burley took the Chair and introduced E. D. Rosenfeld, M. D., President of E. D. Rosenfeld Associates, Inc. Dr. Rosenfeld and his associates presented a report on the Health Care Needs of Oakland County. At the conclusion of the presentation, Mr. Burley vacated the Chair and the Chairman took the Chair. Moved by Barakat supported by Coy the Board adjourn until August 5, 1971 at 9:30 A. M. A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried. The Board adjourned at 12:50 P. M. Lynn D. Allen William M. Richards Clerk Chairman