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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2007.03.08 - 9345Miscellaneous Resolution # 07043 BY: Commissioner Robert M. Ciosselin, District#13 RE: Board of Commissioners- Require further reduction of Cobo Hall expansion costs TO: Oakland County Board of Commissioners Chairman, Ladies, and Gentlemen: Whereas Oakland County taxpayers receive $0.73 back from the State of Michigan for every tax dollar they send to Lansing (per the State Senate Fiscal Report) but Wayne County taxpayers receive $2.48 back from the State of Michigan for every tax dollar they send to Lansing (per the State Senate Fiscal Report); and Whereas Oakland County taxpayers have already increased hotel and liquor taxes and have in turn given $157,245,417.00 to Detroit to help support Cobo Hall costs; and Whereas the S0.04 cigarette tax increase that is levied for the sake of eliminating the Detroit Medical Center budget deficit, which deficit will be eliminated in 2010, and which tax will continue to be collected thereafter and should then be assigned to building costs resulting from the Cobo Hall expansion; and Whereas the projected cost of a 270,000 square foot expansion at Cobo Hall was initially projected to cost $1,500,000,000.00 and more recent cost projections for the same expansion have been reduced S532,000,000.00 to $968,000,000.00; and Whereas the Rock Showplace in the city of Novi in Oakland County is also a convention center and meeting place, and is 50,000 square feet larger than the projected 270,000 square foot eKpansion at Cobo Hall, was built at a cost of $18,000,000.00; and Whereas there is no acceptable reason for the taxpayers of Oakland County to pay for construction costs which are excessive: Rock Showplace construction equals $56.25/square foot compared to current projected construction costs for Cobo Hall expansion that equal $3585.00/square foot. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners does not support the $968,000,000.00 plan set forth and is requesting that the cost of the Cob() Hall expansion be significantly reduced from the proposed $968,000,000.00 price tag and alternative funding sources that include the private sector be found. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners requests Oakland County Clerk, Ruth Johnson, to forward copies of this adopted resolution to Governor Jennifer Granholm, Senate Majority Leader Michael Bishop and other Oakland and Wayne County Senators, Speaker of the House Andy Dillon and other Oakland and Wayne County State Representatives, Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano, and Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. Chairperson, we move the ado of the foregoing Resolutio L CoMmissioner Robert M. G District #13 gai2 Commissioner Bill Bullard, Jr., Drgirict #2 Chairperson C'offirni toner Hugh D.trawford, District #9 Vice I1airperson Commissioner Eric Coleman Dis 'lot #23 Commissioner Sue Ann Douglas District #12 Commissione District #3 MichaptrGingell Commissioner Tim Greimel District #11 CornmissioAer Bradford C. Jacobsen District Commissioner Christine I,origr District #7 (-elA ? issiaer Jeff Potter Distfict #8 Commissioner Jim Nash District #15 Commissione District avid W.-Potts 'missioner John A. Scott istrict #5 Commissioner Dave Woodward District #18 Commissioner Helaine Zack District #22 Commissioner Tim Burns District #19 Commissioner David Coulter District #25 Commissioner Marcia Gershenson District #17 Commissioner Vincent Gregory District #21 Commissioner Mattie Hatchett District #10 CAJ Commissioner Eileen T. Kbwall District #6 Commissioner Thomas F. Middleton District #4 Commi sioner Mike Rogers '- District #14 Commissioner Karen Spector District #16 Commissioner George W. Suarez District #24 Resolution #07043 March 8. 2007 The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no objections.