HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2008.06.12 - 9499REPORT (misc. #08059) June 12, 2008
BY: General Government Committee, Christine Long, Chairperson
IN RE: MR #08059 — BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — SUPPOR I FOK 1HE ENERGY
EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM
To: The Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having reviewed the above-referenced
resolution on June 2, 2008. reports with the recommendation that the resolution be
amended, as follows:
1. Amend the 9th WHEREAS paragraph, as follows:
WHEREAS the United States Conference of Mayors and National League of
Cities are urging the U. S. House Ways and Means and Senate Appropriations
Committees....
2. Amend the 1 st BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED paragraph, as follows:
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
joins in urging the U.S. House Ways and Means and Senate Appropriations
Committees to support
3. Amend the last BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED paragraph, as follows:
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk is requested to
forward copies of this adopted resolution to the President of the United States,
the U.S. House Approp-rations Ways and Means Committee, the U.S. Senate
Appropriations Committee
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move acceptance
of the foregoing report.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Hatchett, Suarez and Greimel absent.
Miscellaneous Resolution # 08059
BY: Commissioners Jim Nash, David Woodward, Dave Coulter, Tim Greimel, Karen Spector,
Marcia Gershenson, Vincent Gregory, Helaine Zack
RE: Board of Commissioners — Support for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block
Grant Program
TO: Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen
WHEREAS the nation's energy crisis is placing a heavy burden on our economy, businesses and
residents; and
WHEREAS it is imperative that national, state and local leaders work to chart a clear course towards
increased energy indepei ide i id greater energy efficiency: and
WHEREAS the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program, as authorized
in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. is a key component to responding to this
crisis by making our county more energy efficient and energy independent, and strengthening our
economy; and
WHEREAS the EECBG program will help form a new partnership between cities, counties, and
states to address our energy challenges, including: reducing energy use, increasing energy
efficiency and curbing greenhouse gas emissions; and
WHEREAS the EECBG provides a unique opportunity to expand on the success of local initiatives
to increase energy efficiency, expand renewable energy supplies, and facilitate new employment
opportunities; and
WHEREAS the EECBG will assist local government units in implementing energy and conservation
strategies to: (a) reduce fossil fuel emissions created as a result of activities within their jurisdiction;
(b) reduce energy use; (c) improve energy efficiency in the transportation, building and other
appropriate sectors; and (d) provide long-term cost savings to government, business and residents;
and
WHEREAS the EECBG will be helpful to Oakland County in developing and implementing an energy
efficiency and conservation strategy and in retaining technical consultant services to assist in the
development of such a strategy; and
WHEREAS a strong commitment to this newly authorized EECBG program is critical, especially
now, at a time when the national and local economic growth is slowing, and local revenues are
declining due to weakening real estate markets; and
WHEREAS the United States Conference of Mayors and National League of Cities are urging the
U.S. House and Senate Appropriations Committees to support supplemental appropriations during
Fiscal Year 2008 to promptly launch the EECBG program and to include in the Fiscal Year 2009
appropriation the authorized $2 billion funding level for this critical program initiative; and
WHEREAS the law ensures that these resources are results-oriented, with recipients being required
to report each year to the Department of Energy Secretary on the implementation of the Energy
Efficiency and Conservation Strategy and on their local energy efficiency gains.
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
supports funding for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program, as
authorized in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, which will provide funding to
support community-based, grass-roots actions to reduce our overdependence on foreign energy
sources and further ongoing local climate protection efforts.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners joins in urging the
U. S. House and Senate Appropriations Committees to support supplemental appropriations during
Fiscal Year 2008 to promptly launch the EECBG program and to include in the Fiscal Year 2009
appropriation the authorized $2 billion funding level for this critical program initiative.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk is requested to forward copies of this
adopted resolution to the President of the United States, the U.S. House Appropriations Committee,
the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee. the Oakland County delegation to the U.S. House and
Senate, the U.S. Conference of Mayors, the National League of Cities, the Michigan Association of
Counties, the National Association of Counties and Oakland Counts legislative lobbyists.
irperson, we move the adoption of the for: i oi g Resoluti • . /
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Resolution #08059 March 20, 2008
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no objections,
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Resolution #08059 June 12, 2008
Moved by Long supported by Nash the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Long supported by Nash the General Government Committee Report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the report was accepted,
Moved by Long supported by Nash the resolution be amended to coincide with the recommendation in the
General Government Committee Report.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the amendment carried.
Vote on resolution, as amended:
AYES: Gingell, Gosselin, Gregory, Greimel, Hatchett, Jacobsen, KowaII, Long, Middleton, Nash,
Potter, Potts, Rogers, Scott, Spector, Woodward, Zack, Bullard, Burns, Coulter, Crawford, Douglas,
Gershenson. (23)
NAYS: None, (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution, as amended, was adopted.
I If/EBY APPROVEyE FORMA RESOLUTION
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Ruth Johnson, Clerk of the County of OaKland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true and
accurate copy of a resolution adopted by tne Oakland County Board of Commissioners on June 12, 2008, 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 County of Oakland at Pontiac,
Michigan this 12th day of June. 2008.
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Ruth Johnson, County Clerk