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D
E
Good
evening,
everyone,
if
you
can
bow
your
heads,
please
prayer,
Heavenly
Father.
We
come
to
you
today
asking
for
your
guidance,
wisdom
and
support.
As
we
begin.
This
meeting
help
us
engage
in
meaningful
discussion,
allow
us
to
grow
closer
as
a
group
and
nurture
the
bonds
of
the
community,
amen,
I,
pledge
allegiance
to
the
flag
of
United
States
of
America
and
to
the
Republic
for
which
it
stands.
F
D
Thank
you,
commissioner.
Next
up,
we
got
approval
of
the
minutes.
The
July
19th
minutes.
Is
there
a
motion
moved
by
commissioner
mcgilvery
seconded
by
commissioner
Lubes
any
discussion
seeing
none
all
in
favor
of
approving
the
minute
say:
aye
aye
opposed,
say,
nay,
let
the
record
reflect
on
the
minutes
are
adopted
unanimously.
It
brings
us
to
approval
of
the
agenda
moved
by
commissioner
mcgilvery
seconded
by
commissioner
Joliet.
Any
discussion
see
none
all
in
favor
of
approving
the
agenda
say
aye.
D
Say,
nay,
the
record
reflected
the
approval
of
the
agendas
was
passed
unanimously
and
that
will
bring
us
to
Communications
we're
very
fortunate
this
evening
on
a
regular
basis.
We
get
visitors
from
our
friends
from
the
Detroit
Institute
of
Arts
and,
and
today
is
a
a
revisit
to
give
updates
of
what's
happening
at
the
Museum
as
an
institution
that
Oakland
County
as
well
as
voters,
I
mean
Macomb
and
Wayne
County
continue
to
support.
D
I
want
to
call
up
Salvador,
so
Lord
pawns
to
come
up
and
introduce
his
team
I,
don't
know
if
you
want
to
bring
up
the
whole
team
or
you
wanna,
okay.
Okay,
absolutely,
please
all
right
welcome!
So
if
everyone
can
give
the
attention
and
if
staff
can
make
certain
that
the
presentation
is
up,
is
an
opportunity
to
see
all
the
great
work-
that's
happening
not
only
in
Oakland
County
but
around
the
area
and
build
on
this
incredible
partnership
that
we
have.
D
That
has
really
brought
the
DIA
from
inside
a
building
off
of
Woodward
to
I
mean
really
into
our
communities
and
into
our
hearts
and
homes
all
across
Oakland
County,
so
Salvador.
The.
E
Floor
is
yours.
Thank
you.
So
much
chair,
Woodward,
it's
an
honor
for
us
to
be
here.
According
on
the
work
of
the
museum,
we
are
very
interested
team,
making
sure
that
you
know
everything
that
we're
doing
for
the
residents
of
Oakland
County,
with
the
most
transparency
possible
I
have
today
here
a
number
of
my
team
members.
Julie
McFarland
is
going
to
do
a
review
of
the
recent
work
that
we've
done.
Judith
Docker,
the
deputy
director,
will
speak
about
upcoming
exhibitions
with
the
most
amazing
Van.
E
B
D
You
so
much
after
I
just
wanted
to
say
very
briefly,
you
know.
Thank
you.
I'm
I'm
excited
to
be
a
part
of
this
amazing
team
at
the
DIA
and
even
more
excited
to
bring
to
you
with
our
Arts
education
programs
and
our
community
programs
to
the
residents
of
Oakland
County
and
if
I
can
be
of
any
assistance
and
the
work
that
we're
doing
with
the
schools
and
then
the
community.
Please,
let
me
know
I'm
here,
for
you,
that's
it.
Thank
you.
E
G
Thank
you
Salvador
and
thank
you
for
giving
us
time
on
the
agenda
tonight.
G
So
we
appreciate
this
opportunity
to
come
and
share
everything,
that's
happening
in
the
museum
and
the
many
ways
that
we
bring
Dia
experiences
to
the
community.
In
this
brief
presentation,
I'm
going
to
walk
through
the
four
categories
of
services
that
the
DIA
provides
to
Oakland
County
residents
and
then
Judith
Dole
Carter,
our
deputy
director
of
art,
education
and
programs,
we'll
highlight
some
of
the
special
exhibitions
on
view
and
upcoming
at
the
Museum.
G
So
this
slide
just
provides
the
structure
of
benefits
for
Oakland
County
residents
through
the
millage
service
agreement.
Participation
and
investment
goals
are
detailed
to
help
us
measure.
Our
engagement
on
a
yearly
basis
benefits
in
programs
fall
into
the
categories
of
pre-admission
school
programs,
senior
programs
and
Community
Partnership
programs.
So
in
this
short
presentation,
I'm
going
to
go
into
a
little
bit
of
detail
on
each
of
these,
so
the
first
category
is
free
admission.
As
Oakland
County
residents,
residents
are
entitled
to
free,
unlimited
general
admission
to
the
museum.
G
G
G
Moving
on
to
the
school
program,
the
DIA
provides
free
field
trips
through
for
K-12
students,
and
that
includes
the
cost
of
bus
transportation.
It
also
includes
a
guided
tour
of
the
museum
when
making
a
field
trip
reservation.
Teachers
can
select
from
a
variety
of
topics,
tour
topics
that
connect
directly
to
classroom
learning,
making
their
students
Museum
their
time
at
the
Museum
extend
far
beyond
that
visit.
G
A
little
silver
lining
of
the
pandemic
is
that
it
helped
us
expand
our
school
program
by
adding
virtual
tour
options
for
use
right
in
the
classroom.
The
same
tour
options
available
for
an
in-museum
tour
are
provided
in
an
online
platform
with
Dia
Gallery
teachers,
interacting
with
students
live.
This
has
really
helped
us
to
reach
out
to
schools
that
are
further
away
from
the
museum
and
to
develop
relationships
with
these
teachers.
In
the
first
half
of
2022,
we
did
43
virtual
tours
and
86
tours
in
the
museum
serving
almost
6
000
to
Oakland
County
K-12
students.
G
We
also
host
several
educator
events.
These
events
help
teachers
learn
more
about
the
DIA
as
a
partner
resource,
and
it
helps
to
extend
the
field
trip
experience
into
their
classrooms.
Private
workshops
on
a
number
of
topics
are
available
as
well
and
can
be
customized
to
support
specific
learning
outcomes
desired
by
a
school
or
a
school
district.
G
Yeah,
so
the
third
area
of
the
service
agreement
is
our
senior
program,
so
we
welcome
senior
group
trips
back
to
the
museum.
Last
fall
groups
can
make
a
reservation
for
a
docent
guided
visit
and
we
provide
free
transportation
for
groups
of
25
or
more.
We
had
28
group
trips
to
the
museum
in
the
first
half
of
22.
groups
from
South
Lyon
Birmingham,
Bloomfield,
Township,
Commerce,
Farmington,
Hills,
Lake,
Orion,
Madison,
Heights,
Pontiac,
Oak,
Park,
Rochester,
Troy,
Waterford
Novi.
If
you
didn't
hear
your
community's
name,
we
need
to
talk.
G
We
continue
to
offer
behind
the
scenes.
Art
talks
at
Community
locations
with
over
a
dozen
topics
to
choose
from
and
again
the
pandemic,
spurred
the
creation
of
virtual
engagement
for
our
seniors,
like
our
Thursdays
at
the
Museum
program,
so
every
Thursday
at
1
pm.
This
online
program
provides
music
films,
Studio
visits,
art
bucks
and
it
helps
to
bring
the
DIA
right
into
the
homes
of
our
seniors
in
Oakland,
County.
G
There's
this
is
the
list
of
communities
that
you
can
see
a
little
bit
of
the
DIA
in
those
communities
right
now,
we're
all
over
communities,
Parks
and
and
every
Oakland
Community
College
campus
this
summer.
G
The
summer
is
full
of
activity
as
our
partners
activate
their
installations
through
bike
and
walking
tours
and
Community
visits
to
the
museum
to
see
the
real
Vision
real
versions
of
their
artwork
installed
in
their
neighborhoods.
The
application
for
summer
of
2023
has
just
closed,
so
we're
looking
forward
to
connecting
with
a
whole
new
roster
of
communities
next
year,
so
Inside
Out
is
really
just
one
example
of
how
the
DIA
co-creates
Community
programs
in
Oakland
County
other
projects
include
the
studio
group
program.
This
program
engages
residents
through
Partnerships
with
social
service
agencies.
G
G
Of
free
admission,
School
senior
and
Community
Partnership
program
benefits
for
Oakland
County
residents.
Please
help
us
spread
the
word
to
your
friends:
families,
co-workers,
neighborhood,
recreation,
centers
senior,
centers
schools.
Our
group
reservations
department
is
ready
to
make
arrangements
for
your
school
communities
field
trips,
for
your
senior
groups
to
come
to
the
museum
and
don't
hesitate
to
reach
directly
out
to
me
Salvador
Tony
Judith
or
our
art
Authority,
chair,
Tom
gustello.
If
you
have
any
questions
or
ideas
about
how
we
can
make
more
art,
you
know
more
relevant
and
available
to
your
residents.
H
Okay,
so
right
now
we
have
on
view
an
exhibition
called
conscious
response
photographers
changing
the
way
we
see
this
show
opened
just
a
few
weeks
ago
and
it
will
run
until
January
8th.
This
is
an
exhibition
that
really
explores
the
way
contemporary
photographers
look
through
the
lens
and
capture
what
they
see
every
day.
The
work
includes
black
and
white
photography,
color
photography
and
a
number
of
these
works
are
brand
new
acquisitions
to
the
collection,
many
of
which
are
by
photographers
from
right
here
in
southeast
Michigan.
H
So
it's
really
exciting
to
see
familiar
landmarks
among
them,
perhaps
even
people.
You
know
in
some
of
these
photographs
it's
a
really
Lively
and
colorful
show
so
I
hope,
you'll
come
and
see
that
and
then,
in
anticipation
of
our
great
Van
Gogh
show
that
is
opening
in
October.
We
have
up
right
now:
Van
Gogh's
artistic
Roots,
The
Hague
school
in
French
realism.
H
This
gives
visitors
a
little
bit
of
an
insight
into
the
kinds
of
works
that
van
Gogh
himself
was
looking
at
and
that
would
have
influenced
him
in
terms
of
subject
matter
palette
and
other
things.
The
Hague
school
was
a
group
of
Dutch
painters
who
were
working
around
1870
and
Van.
Gogh
got
to
know
some
of
them
personally,
including
Anton,
move
and
Joseph
Israel's,
and
then
also
French
artists
like
Leon
lermeet,
here,
the
Harvest
from
1886
and
Mia
and
other
artists.
There
are
about
12
works
in
the
show
all
drawn
from
The
Collection.
H
Many
of
them
are
works
on
paper,
so
they'll
be
on
rotation
through
the
exhibition
come
more
than
once,
because
you'll
see
different
Works
each
time
and
we're
really
excited
to
give
you
a
flavor
of
what
Van
Gogh
was
looking
at
before
we
get
to
the
extra
avaganza
of
the
fall,
and
that
is
Van
Gogh
in
America
fewer
than
60
days
away
very
exciting.
This
show,
you
may
remember,
was
going
to
open
in
the
summer
of
2020,
but
the
pandemic
foiled
our
plans.
H
However,
it
gave
us
an
opportunity
to
make
the
show
even
better
than
what
we
anticipated.
The
show
now
will
celebrate
the
100th
anniversary
of
the
Museum's
acquisition
of
Van
Gogh's
self-portrait,
the
first
to
enter
an
American
public
collection,
very
exciting,
Detroit,
leading
the
way,
and
in
this
time,
in
the
two
years
since
the
show
was
supposed
to
open
Salvador
and
Jill
Shaw,
the
curator
of
the
show
and
I,
we
have
been
blazing
up
the
phone
lines
trying
to
get
even
more
pictures
for
the
show.
So
there
were
going
to
be
60
65.
H
Now
there
will
be
70
van
goghs
Under
One
Roof.
That
is
an
amazing
sight
to
behold,
and
the
show
tells
the
very
particular
story
of
how
Detroit
again
led
the
way
in
creating
an
American
taste
for
Van
Gogh
and
looks
at
other
Midwestern
museums
that
followed
and
how
Van
Gogh
became
a
household
name
in
America.
So
it
promises
to
be
exceptional.
H
What
you
see
on
the
screen
is
a
version
of
Van
Gogh's
starry
night,
this
one
from
the
musee
dose
in
Paris
it's
coming
and
it's
this
show
is
going
to
be
spectacular,
I'm,
even
just
getting
like
little
abuse
bombs.
Talking
about
it
because
we've
been
working
on
it
for
so
long
and
we
want
to
make
sure
this
is
a
really
special
experience
for
all
visitors.
We've
been
meeting
weekly
to
talk
about
it
to
prepare
Julie
and
I
stand
by
also
to
take
questions
about
it.
E
Thank
you,
Julie.
Thank
you.
Julie
and
I'd
like
to
open
the
floor
for
any
questions
with
the
permission
of
our
sure.
E
G
Don't
you
start
okay,
so
you
know
the
senior
program.
You
know
we
don't
do
we
do.
We
have
a
very
big
list
of
senior
centers
and
Senior
Senior
Living
centers
senior
rec
centers
in
the
Tri-County,
so
we
do
a
lot
of
just
one-on-one
I'm
reaching
out
to
them
helping
them
book
their
trips,
letting
them
know
when
we
have
something
special
going
on
in
the
museum,
so
I
think
the
senior
programs
primarily
marketed
that
way.
We
do
some
postcard
mailings
too
I
think
we
do
about
four
of
those
a
year
and
we've
really.
G
In
the
last
couple
years,
we've
really
focused
the
postcard
mailings
on
creating
awareness
around
the
virtual
program,
we'll
now
pivot
that
and
start
promoting
the
in-person
program.
Again
now
that
we're
back
in
the
museum
and
I
think
Judith
probably
can
speak
a
little
bit
more
fully
to
how
we
promote
the
K-12.
H
So
we
want
to
see
the
museum
filled
with
students,
and
happily
that
has
been
the
case
and
since
October
of
2021
schools
have
been
coming
back,
which
has
been
exciting
for
us.
We
work
with
schools
in
a
variety
of
ways.
We
first
of
all
contact
teachers
through
a
newsletter
that
we
have
called
edu
news
and
if
you
know
a
teacher,
ask
them
if
they're
on
our
mailing
list,
we're
happy
to
put
them
on
I'm
happy
to
get
receive.
Those
names
put
them
on
the
list.
B
I
just
want
to
say,
I
appreciate
you
guys
pushing
for
this
for
The
Comebacks
I
know
how
rare
it
is
for
it
to
come
around,
so
we
lost
it
in
2020,
because
the
pandemic,
but
I'm
a
huge
Van
Gogh
fan.
That
was
my
first
introduction
to
Art
and
then
went
into
MCS
share
Salvador
Dali
right,
so
this
is
actually
really
inspirational
for
me.
I
can't
wait
to
see
it.
Thank.
E
You
thank
you,
we're
so
proud
to
bring
it
here
and
I
know
it's
going
to
be
very,
very
well
received
in
the
community
and
it's
very
fitting
because
we
were
the
first
ones
as
Judith
was
mentioning
to
buy
a
painting
by
Van
Gogh.
So
we
have
the
responsibility
to
tell
the
story
of
collecting
mangoes
in
America
100
years.
Let's
do
it
and
it's
going
to
be
all
over
the
press
in
the
world,
so.
B
D
That's
right:
are
there,
commissioner,
Charles.
J
Hi,
thank
you
for
your
presentation.
I
was
curious
about
I'm,
a
big
fan
of
inside
out.
We
have
that
at
Southwest,
Public
Schools
some
years
ago
and
community
members
are
in
the
Uproar.
You
know,
what's
all
this
stuff
on
our
sidewalks
and
buildings,
but
you
know
they
requested
it
back
in
year
after
year
after
year.
So
my
question
is
about
other
communities.
It
says
2022
locations
are
there?
Is
there
a
gateway
to
include
other
communities.
G
G
What
we
do
is
we
try
to
you
know
if
a
community's
had
it
within
three
years,
we
put
them
on
hold
and
we
tee
them
up
for
the
next
year.
So
it's
basically
most
communities
that
are
eligible
if
they
haven't
had
it
in
three
years,
typically
were
able
to
say
yes,
so
these
the
communities
that
you
saw
on
the
slide
they
all
applied
last
summer,
we'll
have
a
new
roster
coming
up
for
2023..
Thank.
C
D
And
again,
just
for
folks
in
the
audience
and
anyone
watching
at
home,
that
I
mean
all
of
these
things.
I
mean
the
exhibits.
The
I
mean
the
dollars
and
the
the
voters
approve
to
support
the
DIA,
but
also
built
in
a
partnership
agreement
through
the
leadership
of
Tom
and
the
art
authority,
to
make
certain
that
we're
bringing
the
museum
out
and
in
the
communities
I
mean
I
mean
the
community
support
the
education,
the
the
tours.
D
It
is
a
model
that
I
know
that
your
your
competitor
well
now
competitive
your
peers,
I
guess
around
the
world
are
genuinely
envious
of
because
it
I
mean
it
is.
It
is
a
regular
part
of
their
their
daily
lives
and
we
are
so
glad
to
have
this
partnership
I
think
it's
a
model
in
how
art,
institutions
and
institutions
any
way
that
it
may
have
public
support
work
together
to
really
enhance
the
quality
of
life
in
our
community.
D
D
See
everyone
at
the
van
Gogh
all
right
next
up,
I
think
we
have
one
communication
or
do
we
have
a
couple
others
some
other
Communications
I'll
ask
the
clerk
to
read.
A
Did
August
4th
2022
to
the
Oakland
County
Board
of
Commissioners?
Please
accept
this
letter
as
notification
that
I
have
exercised
the
authority
granted
to
the
chairperson
of
the
board
to
approve
Grant
applications
in
excess
of
fifty
thousand
dollars
for
the
purposes
of
meeting
a
submission
deadline
due
to
the
grantor
deadlines
and
the
boards
Grant
submission
process
and
calendar.
It
is
not
possible
to
submit
the
application
for
full
board
consideration
in
accordance
with
our
normal
procedures.
A
I
have
authorized
the
submission
of
the
following
Grant
applications
number
one:
the
2022-2023
Child
Nutrition
programs
coordinated
application
for
the
Children's
Village
in
the
amount
of
one
hundred
and
eighty
thousand
dollars.
The
Grant
application
deadline
was
June
30th
2022.
number
two
fiscal
year:
2022
2022
anti-terrorism
emergency
assistance
grant
for
the
prosecuting
attorney
in
the
amount
of
175
thousand
dollars.
The
Grant
application
deadline
was
July
22nd
2022.
number
three
fiscal
year:
2023
victims
rights
grant
for
the
prosecutor
attorney
in
the
amount
of
799
521.
A
The
Grant
application
deadline
was
August,
1st
2022
and
finally
number
four:
the
fiscal
year:
2023
Edward
Byrne
Memorial
Justice
assistance
grant
program
for
the
sheriff's
office
in
the
amount
of
521
648.
The
Grant
application
deadline
was
July
29
2022.
This
application
was
considered
with
an
affirmative
vote
by
the
public
health
and
safety
and
finance
committees.
Sincerely
David
T
Woodward,
chairman
Oakland
County
Board
of
Commissioners.
D
Thank
you
very
much,
a
motion
to
receive
and
file
those
Communications
moved
by
commissioner
Miller
seconded
by
commissioner
long
any
discussion.
This
was
a
few
more
than
usual
the
deadline
just
kind
of
worked
out
in
such
a
way.
We
try
to
make
every
attempt
to
have
these
things
go
through
our
committee
process
and
when
they
they
can,
they
did
even
if
the
the
deadline
for
the
board
to
approve
these
applications,
but
no
one
wants
to
leave
resources
on
the
table
that
feeds
kids
protects
victims
and
keeps
our
community
safe.
B
D
Aye
aye
opposed,
say,
nay,
that
the
record
reflect
that
these
applications
are
I
mean
that
and
the
grant
exceptions
are
adopted
unanimously
this
next
we
move
this
to
public
comment.
That's
the
first
public
comment
of
tonight's
meeting
expect
the
meeting
to
be
fairly
short,
so
the
second
public
comment
will
probably
come
pretty
quickly.
D
This
is
an
opportunity
to
speak
on
items
on
the
agenda.
We
just
asked
that
if
you're
speaking
about
things
that
are
not
on
today's
agenda,
if
you
could
wait
for
the
second
public
comments
so
that
we
can
get
through
the
business
and
then
get
to
that
second
public
comment,
so
I'm
going
to
take
people
who
signed
up
here
and
those
who.
D
So
if
you
signed
up
to
speak
on
something,
that's
not
on
the
agenda,
just
ask
just
like
pass
and
I
will
put
you
first
on
the
list
for
the
second
public
comment
again,
I.
Don't
expect
our
meeting
to
be
very
long
this
evening,
I'm
going
to
call
First
on
Larry.
Is
it
Gilroy,
I'm
sorry
I
signed
up
on
the
wrong?
Second,
okay,
that's
right!
You're!
First
on
the
list:
Diane
ashib,
Schneider,
okay,
perfect
Mr,
Don,
green
second,
okay,
Connie,
Johnson,.
D
What
Edition,
if
you
want,
if
you
came
here
to
talk
about
Transit
second
public
comment.
Thank
you.
Okay!
Thank
you.
Kim
same
thing:
okay,
anybody
to
speak
on
the
items
on
the
agenda.
K
Hello,
my
name
is
Chris
Meister
I'm
in
Royal,
Oak
and
I'd
like
to
speak
on
item
11a
regarding
the
grant
for
the
election
security
and
in
all
the
controversies
surrounding
the
2020
election.
It
seems
that
there
is
General
consensus
that
there
is
ample
fraud
in
the
system
of
the
America
of
the
Michigan
electoral
process.
The
only
question
is
is
how
widespread
it
is
and
did
it.
What
does
it
affect?
K
But
obviously
there
are
problems
claims
that
the
election
was
the
most
secure
and
transparent
in
the
state's
history
are
laughable
and
in
an
era
where
definitions
of
words,
such
as
recession
and
woman
have
been
Twisted
into
the
point
of
being
meaningless,
I
am
very
fearful
of
what
the
phrase
election
security
means
in
Lansing
these
days.
The
security
of
our
elections
is
core
to
our
system
of
government,
but
it
seems
that
the
meaning
of
security
has
been
Twisted
into
equating
to
voter
suppression.
Somehow
adult
Minds
need
to
find
the
right
balance
between
meaningful
security
and
convenience.
K
D
B
B
Kennedy
from
Lake
Orion
I
appreciate
the
DIA,
but
I'm
a
little
puzzled.
Why
we
still
are
paying
taxes
for
it
that
was
supposed
to
be
a
temporary
property
tax,
and
the
last
report
I
saw
appeared
to
have
44
million
in
the
bank
and
the
spending
from
March
21
to
22.
Almost
all
of
it
was
on
either
legal
or
accounting.
So
I'm
really
puzzled
as
to
why
we
would
continue
to
fund
that,
through
our
taxes,
I
also
have
a
little
puzzled.
B
The
item
11b
this
was
actually
listed
as
11b
on
the
consent,
gender
on
July
19th
as
well,
and
I
thought
it
was
approved
unless
something's
modified
on
that
clerk
registered
Deeds
resolution
opposing
Michigan
house
bills
4729
through
4732,
as
it
seems
to
be
on
again
this
month
and
I
hope
that
you
have
a
process
to
ensure
that
the
HUD
money
that
is
given
from
the
federal
government
that
the
Federal
Register
at
least
indicates
is
requires
citizenship
as
a
prerequisite
that
we
have
some
way
to
verify.
Our
sub-grantees
are
following
those
rules.
Thank
you.
D
Nope
nobody
else,
Oh
I
thought
someone
was
coming
tonight
all
right
see
nobody
else
for
the
first
public
comment.
I
will
close
public
comment
to
the
people
who
signed
up
will
start
there
and
if
other
people
want
to
sign
up,
we
will
add
people
to
that
I'll,
bring
it
back
to
this
side,
which
brings
us
to
reports
of
standing
committees.
First
up
we
have
the
consent
agenda.
Is
there
a
motion
to
approve
the
consent.
L
D
B
D
Agenda
is
adopted,
it
moves
us
to
our
regular
agenda
and
there's
nothing
under
Economic,
Development
and
infrastructure
and
I
will
call
and
finance
and
I'll
recognize
the
vice
chair
of
Finance,
commissioner
Charlie
Cabell.
D
B
D
The
report
in
confirmation
is
adopted
and
I
believe
that
concluded
all
the
business
before
the
finance
committee.
Everything
else
was
taken
up
under
the
consent
agenda
that
moves
us
to
legislative
affairs
and
government
operations,
but
there's
no
business,
no
business
under
public
health
and
safety
bring
us
to
reports
of
special
committees.
There's
none
special
order,
business,
none
unfinished
business,
none
they'll,
move
us
to
new
and
miscellaneous
business.
D
Almost
hand
the
gavel
over
to
commissioner
gershenson
and
I'm
going
to
introduce
a
resolution,
a
proving
language
for
an
Oakland
County
public
transportation
Village
to
appear
on
the
November
8
2022
ballot.
Refer
that
to
Lago
what.
O
You
Mr,
chair,
I,
have
a
miscellaneous
resolution
opposing
the
Biden
administration's.
I
D
D
One
one
announcement
that
I
want
to
make
is
that
we
are
number
one
among
our
number
one
responsibilities.
I
guess
is
budget
hearings
are
gonna
be
starting
next
week,
and
so,
if
the
Commissioners,
who
are
not
on
finance,
want
to
participate,
you
can
watch
it
online
or
reach
out
to
the
leadership
to
make
sure
your
questions.
If
you
have
for
any
departments,
all
the
Departments
are
going
to
be
coming
through,
and
so
I
want
to
make
sure
that
everyone
is
aware
of
that.
Next
up,
commissioner
Powell.
J
J
So
that
is
basically
going
to
be
a
discussion
regarding
water,
affordability,
with
Community
leaders
and
partners,
Partnerships
with
organizations
and
Community
leaders
to
discuss
this
with
the
community
and
let
them
know
of
the
options
we
have
created
for
them
under
this
water
for
water
affordability
plan
and
then
my
second
announcement
is
that
on
next
Wednesday,
August
10th
from
six
to
eight,
my
councilman
Michael
Goodman
councilman
of
District
3
from
the
city
of
Pontiac,
is
co-hosting.
J
I
mean
it's
hosting
a
transit
town
hall
and
it's
going
to
be
at
Crawford
Ballroom,
which
is
downtown
Pontiac
from
six
to
eight.
The
address
is
one
South
Saginaw
Street,
Pontiac,
Michigan,
48342
and
also
our
chair.
David
Woodward
is
one
of
the
speakers
as
well,
and
this
event
was
sponsored
by
Oakland
for
Oakland
County,
organizing
collaborative
and
Transit
Riders
United.
If
you
have
any
questions
in
regards
to
the
transit
town
hall,
you
can
contact
City
Hall
at
248-758-3300.
Thank
you.
Thank.
E
C
P
D
J
Thank
you,
Mr
chair
on
Oakland,
County,
International,
Airport's,
open
house
and
Air
Show,
which
will
feature
for
the
first
time
in
all
women's
skydiving
team
is
happening.
I
just
had
the
date,
August
14th,
thank
you
and
there
will
be
parking
and
admission,
which
is
Free,
World,
War,
II
aircraft
and
military
vehicles
will
be
on
display.
The
part
that
really
got
me
excited
is
that
there
will
be
aircraft
and
helicopter
rides
available
for
a
nominal
fee
of
45
per
person.
So
if
you're
interested
go
to
oakgov.com
forward,
slash
Aviation
for
more
that's
all
I
got.
B
You
chairman,
I'd,
like
to
invite
through
Todd
Lipa
to
the
he
works
for
cares
they
service
over
500
families,
60
of
them
come
from
Oakland
County.
He
would
like
to
invite
the
Commissioners
for
a
tour
so
get
with
me
if
anybody's
interested
and
we'll
get
a
date
locked
in
and
give
a
tour
of
that
and
what
they
provide.
Excellent.
Thank.
B
H
Will
be
Monday
August,
15th.
B
D
B
D
K
K
Should
have
been
a
doctor,
yeah,
Larry
gray,
Commerce
Township
supervisor
here
to
speak
about
the
public
transportation
military
you're,
looking
to
put
on
I'm
speaking
on
behalf
of
our
board
that
we
are
not
in
favor
of
this
we
would
like
to
currently
right
now
we
provide
our
residents
transportation
at
zero
taxpayer
dollars.
We
have.
We
have
our
costs
at
about
140
000.
We
are
taking
seniors
to
medical
appointments.
K
We
are
taking
people
shopping,
we
are
taking
people
to
work,
we
have
a
well
working
system
in
Commerce,
Township
and
we've
got
to
see
the
benefit
of
expanding
or
our
tax,
our
tax
folks
paying
taxes
for
a
system
that
will
not
work
in
a
semi-rural
area.
I,
don't
know
if
many
of
you
are
from
Commerce
or
come
out
to
Commerce,
but
does
anybody
know
where
Commerce
and
commerce
is
no
well
okay?
K
But
as
you
go
out
there,
it's
a
very
difficult
area
for
advanced
transit
system,
so
the
system
we
currently
have.
We
pick
up
residents
right
from
home,
take
them
directly
where
they
need
to
go
pick
them
up
and
bring
them
right
back
home
and
they're.
Not
we
can
take
them
out
to
any
surrounding
hospitals
in
the
surrounding
areas
for
what
they
need.
I
guess,
the
one
question
I
have
and
I
run
men.
K
So
you
probably
won't
answer
this
question,
but
what's
your
plan
I
I
see
that
we're
gonna
raise
our
tax
dollars
but
where's
the
plan
at
we're
going
to
start
collecting
money
in
December
where's
your
plan
I
mean.
If
you
come
to
a
plan,
then
yeah.
Maybe
we
can
talk
about
it
and
make
some
of
the
work
that
worked
for
everybody
as
well
as
you
can
move
forward
on
this.
Are
we
going
to
have
the
option
to
opt
out,
or
are
you
going
to
force
us
down
everybody's
tax
base?
K
So
that's
something
that
I
think
you
guys
should
think
about
as
well.
The
other
question
is
is
when
we
have
this
millage
I
see
we're
putting
it
at
potentially
0.95.
But
what
are
we
going
to
do
for
the
dollars
when
the
housing
market
goes
down?
Are
we
going
to
race
that
millage?
Is
that
going
to
be
part
of
it,
because
we
all
know
that
sooner
or
later,
this
Market's
going
to
take
a
hit?
Just
like
it
did
back
in
previous
times,
that's
all
I
got
to
say.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
L
B
I'd
like
to
speak
about
the
resolution
approving
the
language
for
the
Oakland
County
public
transportation
millage
to
appear
on
the
November
8th,
2022
ballot,
I'm
Diane
scheidznyder
I
am
the
rose,
Township
supervisor
and
I'm
concerned,
because
we
don't
have
any
millage
for
transportation
in
our
Township
we're
very
rural.
We
have
a
really
low
population.
We
have
large
Parcels
spread
out
and
I
would
like
to
see
on
this
ballot
language
option
for
the
rose
Township
residents
to
be
able
to
opt
out
well.
Thank
you
very
much.
D
Thank
you,
Superior
Don,
green.
B
M
M
You
don't
have
an
opt
out
clause
in
there.
We
opted
out
years
ago
because
we're
very
rural-
and
he
didn't
even
know
where
the
streets
were
just
like
was
mentioned,
and
it's
still
the
same
way
and
the
ballot
language
doesn't
match
the
resolution
language
here.
The
last
part
is
get
employees
to
jobs,
patients
to
health
care
and
students
to
college.
M
M
D
Thank
you,
sir
Connie
Johnson.
F
Connie
Johnson
Milford
Township
I'd
like
to
Echo
what
Don
just
said
being
part
of
a
rural
community,
that
there
is
no
mass
transit
as
smart
as
indicating
that
it
wants
to
expand
and
revolutionize
doesn't
make
sense
for
our
rural
areas.
This
is
part
of
a
plan
to
urbanize
our
rural
communities.
You
can't
take
an
urban
plan
that
was
meant
for
dense
populations
and
retrofit
it
to
an
ER,
a
non-urban
or
Suburban
or
rural
area.
It
doesn't
make
sense,
it
will
never
make
Financial
or
fiscal
sense.
F
It
doesn't
make
any
sense
not
to
mention
when
you
introduced
it.
Currently,
we
don't
have
a
active
contract
with
the
Oakland
County
Public
Transportation
Authority.
It's
expired,
June
22nd,
where,
where
is
that
at
where's
the
transparency
with
all
the
discussions
that
have
gone
on
for
the
last
several
months,
and
why
hasn't
any
of
this
been
introduced
into
the
public
up
until
this
point?
As
far
as
the
language
goes,
why
is
it
being
Ram
rotted
through
in
the
next
week.
F
F
Also,
the
last
question
that
I
have
more
than
comment
is:
if
this
millage
goes
into
effect,
how
is
it
going
to
be
kept
in
just
Oakland
County,
because
we
have,
we
know
we
pay
for
a
lot
of
things
in
other
communities,
Macomb
and
Wayne
Counties,
so
there's
just
a
lot
that
needs
to
be
figured
out.
This
is
not
a
good
idea.
You're
not
going
to
be
able
to
serve
my
community
with
your
plan
and
your
agenda.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
your
time.
D
Thank
you,
Kim
wiener,.
I
Transportation
Authority
this
this
plan,
whether
it
will
work
or
fail.
You
really
need
to
get
out
there
and
you
need
to
talk
to
us.
You
need
to
talk
to
NoDa,
you
need
to
talk
to
wody,
you
need
to
talk
to
OPC.
You
need
to
talk
to
somebody
other
than
smart,
because
smart
doesn't
handle
rural
and
in
case
any
of
you
have
forgotten.
One-Third
of
your
county
is
rural.
I
So,
let's
all
take
a
little
trip
out
there
and
see
what
it's
like
to
run
transportation
out
there,
because
what
you're
proposing
with
this
0.25
of
a
0.95
mil
to
come
back
to
us.
That's
not
going
to
do
anything
for
us.
That's
not
going
to
be
able
to
expand
on
what
we
currently
have.
It's
not
even
going
to
repair
what
we
currently
have
provided
from
smart.
I
We
are
making
things
meet
on
very
little
money
and
it
works.
We
don't
need
a
one
mil
millage
to
make
what
currently
Works
work.
But
what
you
need
to
do
is
you
need
to
come
out
and
you
need
to
talk
to
us
and
you
need
to
find
out
what
we
really
do
need
and
what
it's
going
to
cost,
because
I
can
tell
you
right
now:
it
costs
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
to
run
one
connector
bus
or
one
commuter
one
of
our
community
buses.
I
I
I
B
Hello,
my
name
is
Angelina
Maher
from
Troy
I'm,
a
student
at
Wayne,
State,
University
and
I'm,
one
of
the
many
students
and
instructors
who
take
the
Woodward
461
bus
every
day
from
Troy
to
get
Twain's
campus
smart
service
is
limited.
I'm
grateful
that
I
am
able
to
use
it.
B
I
talk
to
a
lot
of
people
who
want
to
be
able
to
commute
using
public
transit
like
me
and
aren't
able
to
because
their
cities
don't
have
service
the
opportunity
I
see
in
county-wide
funding
is
making
a
service
I
use
every
day
better
and
making
it
available
and
more
accessible
to
everyone.
Thank
you.
D
Thank
you
very
much.
Please
refrain
from
public
displays.
We
want
to
welcome
everybody
to
come
up
here
and
and
so
I'm
going
to
move
on
to
Pat
hammerfall
by
Ryan.
B
O
Thank
you,
I'm
Pat,
Hammer
I'm,
a
resident
of
Birmingham
I've,
been
a
Transit
advocate
in
metro
Detroit
for
a
long
time
it
seems,
but
I
grew
up
on
Long
Island,
where
there
was
any
number
of
ways
to
get
in
town
and
around
the
city
and
public
transportation.
That
variety
and
complexity
has
always
been
about
the
model
for
me
for
an
urban
environment
that
is
vibrant,
more
Equitable
and
sustainable.
Increasingly
so
now,
as
we
Face
climate
change
challenges.
So
from
my
perspective,
the
most
exciting
development
around
around
here
in
recent
years
has
been
the
fast
bus.
O
We
need
more
of
it,
along
with
expanded
local
bus
routes
and
Innovative
Transit
trans
transit
services
in
development
for
the
whole
County.
According
to
the
needs
of
the
diverse
urban
and
rural
areas
in
which
we
live.
The
opt-out
system
that
Oakland
County
has
operated
under
has
been
an
impediment
to
forward
progress.
It
has
resulted
in
an
inefficient
Patchwork
of
services,
underfunded
with
limited
tax
base.
O
My
church
sits
on
Woodward
Avenue
in
Bloomfield
Hills,
an
opt-out
Community.
For
decades
we
have
had
members
who
would
love
to
take
the
bus
up,
Woodward
Avenue
to
church,
but
can't
get
off
the
bus
in
Bloomfield
Hills.
We
have
another
contingent
of
members
in
the
Rochester
area,
transit
supporters
who
cannot
vote
in
the
smart
millage.
So
in
this
little
Church
community
we
have
the
worst
of
Both
Worlds
residents
of
opt-in
communities
who
can't
get
to
where
they
want
to
go,
opt
out.
Community
residents
who
want
to
stay
in
the
system.
O
R
Good
evening,
I'm
Ryan
dinkrave
from
Royal
Oak
I've
lived
there
for
15
years
and
for
about
the
same
time,
I've
worked
in
Detroit
area,
community-based
non-profits
and
in
those
roles,
I've
seen
the
real
impact
that
reliable
Transit
can
have,
but
also
more
often
when
it
doesn't,
when
rival,
Transit,
isn't
there
when
it
means
that
you
can't
get
to
job
training,
internships
or
Workforce
agencies,
and
even
if
you
can,
you
can
go
out
and
get
a
job,
but
you
can't
get
there
reliably
if
you
don't
have
access
to
a
good
car.
R
R
You
can't
enjoy
arts
and
culture
like
the
DIA
personally
I
love
to
travel
to
U.S
cities
and
see
what
their
Regional
Transit
is
like,
find
it
a
great
way
to
experience
a
place
and
I
often
end
up
explaining
why
we
don't
have
the
same
reach
into
our
region,
with
reliable,
Equitable,
Transit,
accessible,
Transit
and
I
just
fully
support
any
effort
to
advance
exactly
that
Equitable
and
accessible
Regional
Transit.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
your
time.
N
Good
evening
everybody
Mike
is
Matt.
There
we
go.
My
name
is
Thomas
yazweg
I
am
a
resident
of
Rochester
Hills
Michigan.
My
community
is
a
city.
It
is
not
a
Township,
it
stopped
being
Avon
Township
40
years
ago.
In
that
time
the
population
has
grown
by
several
tens
of
thousands
we're
not
a
rural
community
anymore,
but
yet
we
don't
have
mass
transit
when
I
go
to
a
city
and
I
on
vacation.
N
It's
usually
I
didn't
bring
my
car
with
me
and
frankly,
I
meet
a
lot
of
people
who
come
here
and
they're
surprised
we're
at
the
bus
stops.
I
know
not
everyone
Rides,
the
Bus
most
of
the
people
in
this
room
have
never
been
on
a
SMART
Bus,
but
that's
okay,
because
you
know
somebody
whether
you'd
actually
know
their
name
or
not.
Who
depends
on
it
and
there
are
lots
of
people
who
are
walking
miles
miles
to
get
to
jobs
in
places
like
Rochester
Hills,
Novi
Waterford,
which
are
dense.
N
They
have
many
tens
of
thousands
of
residents.
They
are
not
rural
in
any
way,
shape
or
form,
and
yet
they
do
not
have
public
transportation
options
that
people
that
aren't
seniors
or
disabled
can
use.
It
is
not
right
that
I,
an
able-bodied
young
person
cannot
just
get
on
a
bus
that
comes
by
every
half
hour
and
go
where
I
need
to
go.
If
I
were
to
somehow
get
disabled
I
could
call
the
OPC
they
could
take
me
within
a
maybe
four
day
reservation
and
I
could
maybe
get
to
somewhere
Within.
N
You
know
my
36
square
mile
Township,
but
people's
lives
do
not
end
at
City
boundaries
when
I
cross,
South
Boulevard
in
Detroit
I,
don't
feel
like
I've
suddenly
been
transferred
into
a
portal
to
a
new
community.
No
these
communities
in
Oakland
County
have
a
lot
in
common
with
each
other.
I
understand
that
rural
communities
May
balk
at
the
cost
that
may
be
imposed
on
them.
But
really
this
is
I
mean
there
are
communities
where
there
are
malls.
There
are
communities
where
there
are
factories.
N
There
are
communities
where
there
are
large
apartment
buildings
and
people
can't
use
public
transit.
That
seems
wild
to
me
that
this
that
we've
gone
30
years
with
this
scenario,
I
want
my
community
to
have
public
transit.
I
know
it
is.
It
is
possible
to
do
this
and
I
applaud
the
County
Commission
for
for
allowing
us
to
decide
this.
If
voters
don't
want
it,
they
can
reject
it,
but
I
think
almost
30
years,
when
we
haven't
had
the
chance
to
even
decide
this
in
my
community
I,
don't
think
that's
right.
N
D
You,
sir
Mike.
P
P
P
P
My
kids
kicked
around
the
dirty
streets
of
the
Middle
East,
with
a
couple
of
empty
guns
on
their
backs
and
120
degree
weather
in
full
battle,
dress
and
the
government
paid
their
way
through
college
and
they
gave
them
money
to
live
and
they
had
enough
money
for
cars
too.
That's
only
one
solution,
there's
a
lot
of
solutions
and
kids
got
to
start
thinking
about
how
do
I
get
around
this
instead
of
just
saying,
Help
Me
government
and
these
people
that
have
paid
for
their
houses.
Let
them
pay
more
taxes.
P
B
Good
evening
my
name
is
Alex
selsley
I'm,
a
resident
of
Hazel
Park
many
people
in
Oakland
County,
including
many
of
my
neighbors,
cannot
afford
a
car
or
are
unable
to
drive
I
traveled,
primarily
by
bus
and
bicycle.
Luckily,
for
me,
that's
by
choice
but,
as
I
said
for
many
of
my
neighbors
and
people
in
my
community,
it
is
not
and
making
this
Choice
has
made
me
acutely
aware
of
the
challenges
that
these
people
face.
B
Investing
in
transit
and
expanding
coverage
will
allow
those
people
to
reach
their
jobs
and
their
Medical
Treatments.
It
will
also
allow
them
to
reach
places.
They
may
want
to
go
that
were
previously
inaccessible,
such
as
the
eight
Cider
Mill,
and
it
will
do
that
without
adding
to
traffic
or
increasing
pollution
as
much
as
if
they
all
drove
expanded.
B
Transit
access
will
help
Oakland
County
be
more
Equitable
by
allowing
the
poor
and
disabled
who
are
members
of
the
general
public
to
get
to
these
places.
It
will
have
economic
benefits
by
increasing
the
pool
of
potential
customers
and
employees
for
businesses
that
were
previously
inaccessible,
and
it
will
will
help
members
of
the
general
public
who
want
to
save
on
gas.
B
R
R
I
find
it
stunning
at
what
has
been
the
norm
for
hundreds
of
years
is
now
far
right.
If
you
think
believing
in
the
Bible,
honest
government,
the
Constitution,
the
right
to
life,
liberty
and
freedom
is
far
right.
It
causes
me
to
wonder
the
reason
we
may
appear
so
far
right.
It's
because
the
left
has
gone
so
far
left
if
you
think
we're
extreme
how
about
the
left,
presenting
legislation
for
pro-abortion
all
the
way
up
to
the
time
of
birth
and
even
up
to
28
days
after
birth
and
then
killing
the
baby
and
we're
extreme?
R
If
you
think
about
extreme,
how
about
unlawful
president,
who
in
one
and
a
half
years,
has
brought
this
country
to
its
knees
and
is
aligning
himself
with
the
globalist
the
new
world
order,
the
world
economic
Forum,
which
is
a
group
of
elitist
International,
Bankers
luciferians
that
want
World
Dominion?
This
group
of
people
want
to
reduce
the
earth
population
to
500
million
people.
Their
plan
control
agriculture.
R
R
I
understand
compromise
in
politics
over
certain
things,
but
there
are
issues
that
definitely
can't
be
compromised
with.
Remember
our
history,
only
one-third
the
colonists
actually
wanted
to
separate
from
the
tyrannical
King
in
only
three
percent
actually
fought
in
the
War
of
the
American
Revolution.
It's
amazing
what
God
can
do
with
a
remnant.
R
Even
though
some
of
the
quote
Dream
Team
did
not
win
a
huge
message
was
sent.
There
is
a
group
of
conservative,
Freedom,
loving
Americans,
that
believe
a
Godly
righteous
government
built
on
we,
the
people
in
the
Constitution
can
survive,
and
many
are
not
happy
the
way
the
Republicans
are
going
about.
This
I
just
want
to
State
again.
God
is
raising
up
his
righteous
government.
C
Can
you
hear
me
I
can
hear
it
awesome.
So
I
just
first
want
to
say:
Oakland
County
has
always
been
the
greatest
county.
We
never
had
the
corruption
weighing
in
Macomb
County
have
and
when
people
say
this
Transit
proposal
is
subsidizing.
Wayne
County,
that's
100
fossils,
and
it
really
infuriates
me
when,
as
a
completely
separate
Transit
Authority
with
their
own
opt-in
and
opt
out
policy
which
they
are
keeping
in
a
county-wide
millage
for
Oakland
has
nothing
to
do
with
Wayne,
County
or
McComb.
C
None
of
the
current
communities
even
and
I'm,
talking
about
Novi
even
connect
with
opting
communities
and
Paratransit
and
opt
out,
is
limited
and
I'm
talking
about
ones
that
are
more
urban
and
they
can
only
get
so
much
funds
which
can
limit
how
many
vehicles
they
have.
The
Republican
chair
of
the
Macomb
County
Commission,
said:
Israel
Community
gets
unlimited
free
maintenance
and
nine
free
vehicles
and
same-day
service
and
even
service
all
the
way
to
the
airport
for
being
part
of
smart.
C
The
bottom
line
is
this:
isn't
wanting
to
send
40-foot
buses
to
Oxford
or
Rose
Township?
This
is
improving.
The
overall
mobility
of
Oakland
County
I
mean
one
thing:
I,
never
understood
many
Republicans
say
they
are
pro-business,
but
as
a
small
business
owner
I've
seen
the
Staffing
shortage
devastate
small
businesses
and
more
Transit
options
are
needed.
More
than
ever,
I
mean
when
my
friend
Tommy
said:
I
mean
people's
lives
should
never
end
at
City
deep
order.
Then
it's
not
time
to
change
that.
D
L
I'll
be
glad
if
this
passes
and
I'll
have
service
to
Growing
suburbs
that
are
currently
opted
out
of
smart,
particularly
Novi,
because
that's
just
down
the
road
from
me
if
I
want
to
get
to
12
Oaks,
which
I've
done
this
before
by
bus
I,
would
have
to
take
it
to
the
Farmington
Hills
City
Line
get
off
and
walk
two
and
a
half
miles,
a
lot
of
which
doesn't
even
have
sidewalks,
which
is
concerning,
and
the
opt-out
system
is
grades
more
problems.
L
What
I
like
to
call
the
Swiss
cheese
problem
or
small
opt-out
communities,
black
routes
between
larger
communities
and
that
impacted
my
route
here
today,
if
Sylvan,
Lake
and
kego,
harbor
and
Company
were
part
of
the
system.
I
could
take
a
bus
up,
Orchard
Lake
and
be
here
at
Pontiac
and
half
the
time.
L
It
would
take
me
to
take
a
regular
smart
route
across
three
different
buses
to
get
to
the
courthouse
so
for
places
like
Rochester
Novi
Waterford
that
are
urbanizing
more
and
more
have
more
population
and
are
going
to
have
more
young
people
like
me
who
are
going
to
want
to
take
transit
instead
of
having
to
drive
everywhere.
That's
going
to
be
really
nice.
L
I
support
car
free
Mobility
for
all,
not
just
students
going
to
school
or
seniors,
going
to
doctor's
appointments
in
Kroger,
because
I'm
17
years
old
and
I
like
getting
around
without
a
car
too
I
think
the
county
as
a
whole
will
support
this
and
and
I
think
it's
right
to
let
the
voters
decide
in
November,
and
you
know,
exercise
some
direct
democracy
here.
As
best
we
can
so
I'd
like
to
thank
commissioner
Woodward
again.
I
hope
the
commission
will
support
this
proposal.
Have
a
nice
night
thank.
Q
Good
evening,
I'd
like
to
thank
the
Commissioners
for
putting
us
on
the
docket
in
Mr
Woodward
for
putting
up
the
resolution
I'm
coming
from
etis
from
a
little
bit
different
position,
I'm,
not
happy
about
thinking
about
my
constituents
paying
0.95
Mills
right
now,
our
taxpayers
pay
.6
bills
for
our
operations.
Q
It's
kind
of
hard
to
look
at
a
bus
program.
That's
going
to
cost.
You
know
more
money
than
what
they're
doing
to
pay
for
our
operations.
So
in
that
light,
I
look
at
it
and
I
say
well
we're
also
paying
out
of
our
general
fund
185
000
a
year
in
in
conjunction
with
Waterford
White
Lake,
the
three
of
us
got
together
to
form
woda.
We
also
have
in
the
opt-in
community,
which
is
Walled
Lake,
and
basically
the
concept
was
if
we've
got
these
buses
floating
around.
This
is
prior
to
you
know.
Q
This
is
when
smart
dropped
all
these
buses
onto
the
opt-out
communities,
let's
manage
them
and
make
them
work
for
the
community.
Now
the
problem
is,
it's
all
done
pretty
much
been
done
with
grant
money.
You
know
so
you're
out
there
trying
to
chase
grant
money
constantly.
It's
pretty
hard
to
keep
that
going
now.
You
you
heard
from
my
director
our
director
of
the
water
board,
she's,
not
happy
with
that
thought.
Process
of
of
the
millage,
but
I
look
at
it
from
a
different
perspective.
Q
We
need
Transportation,
ours
is
senior
and
disabled
and
it
is
highly
effective.
It's
door
to
door,
and
there
were
comments
made
about
you
know
it's,
it's
not
not
the
right
thing.
For
now.
We
don't
know
what
100
what
the
future
is
going
to
bring,
but
if
we
don't
start
doing
things
to
create
what
the
future
is
going
to
be
we'll
never
get
there.
Q
It's
going
to
take
a
lot
more
money
than
185
000
a
year
out
of
each
of
our
general
funds
and
a
whole
bunch
of
work
from
our
director
to
to
go
beg
for
money
to
keep
this
operation
going
so
I'm
in
favor
of
this
proposal
with
a
lot
of
caveats-
and
the
caveats
are
that
you
know
you
need
to
talk
to
us
about
this,
you
need
to
look
from
the
bottom
up
and
one
of
the
things
that
I've
learned
is
that
we
have
this
you've
heard.
Q
Q
Okay
anyways?
They
asked
that
individual.
What
is
you
got?
What's
the
plan
the
and
the
answer
was,
while
we've
got
the
millage,
we've
got
18
months
to
figure
it
out.
What
I
want
to
see
is:
let's
look
at
moving
forward.
I
understand
it
takes
a
resolution
to
say:
let's
move
forward
and
I
heard
the
comment
earlier
from
Michael
Engel,
it's
gonna
morph.
Q
Let
us
help
you
make
it
more.
Let
know
to
help
you
make
it
more.
If
you're
going
to
follow
Smart's
plan
and
and
I've
I've
supported
smart
for
a
long
time,
I
didn't
support
I,
don't
support
the
way
that
the
the
money's
being
spent,
but
you
can
look
from
the
bottom
up,
don't
take
the
money
from
the
top
and
say
well
0.95
mils.
Now
what
we're
going
to
do
with
it?
Look
at
what
costs
are
and
figure
out
what
you
really
need
in
numbers.
Q
You
might
find
it's
only
0.5
mils,
so
I'm
in
favor
of
moving
this
thing
forward.
I!
Don't
like
that,
putting
our
constituents
in
a
bind,
but
if
they
say
yes
to
it,
then
they
said
yes
to
it.
It
wasn't
just
Rick
Hamel,
putting
it
out
there
as
a
millage
for
our
local
community.
This
is
a
broader
thing.
There
are
ways
to
make
it
work.
Let's
talk
about
it.
Thank.
D
You
thank
you,
sir
brother
Thomas
zarafa,
followed
by
Sherry
Wells.
B
S
S
S
I'm
fortunate
that
I
have
people
that
can
drive
me,
but
that's
not
always
going
to
be
a
hundred
percent
guarantee
so
I.
Thank
you
for
at
least
allowing
this
ballot
to
come.
You
know
before
the
voters
and
let
let
people
decide
this
should
not
be
the
whims
of
people
who
are
against
a
millage.
Raise
I,
mean
I,
know
people
that
own
homes
too,
that
are
glad
to
pay
that
extra
dollar
or
100
a
year.
S
O
Sherry
Wells
I
live
in
Ferndale.
My
daughter
lives
in
Novi
when
I
asked
her
about
Transit,
she
said
hell.
Yes,
I
want
Transit
out
here
in
Novi
I'm,
a
member
of
the
green
party,
which
is
not
only
about
the
environment,
it's
also
social
justice.
It's
also
how
people
can
get
to
work,
but
what's
appalling
to
me,
is
when
I
wanted
to
go
to
events
at
Oakland,
University
I
can't
take
the
butt.
O
I
can
take
the
bus
there,
but
if
it's
an
evening
event
I
can't
take
the
bus
home
and
when
I
take
my
car
there's
no
parking
places
up
there
anymore
I
was
just
appalled
to
see
how
many,
how
filled
those
parking
lots
are
up
there,
and
one
of
my
favorite
ads
has
40
cars
on
page
one
and
one
bus
on
page
two
in
the
same
route,
and
this
is
something
that
we
can't
ignore
is
just
how
much
we
are
ruining
our
own
Homeland
called
planet.
Earth
foreign.
D
I
United
I
was
on
the
Oakland
County
public
transit
authority
for
about
15
years
and
have
worked
in
the
public
transit
field
for
for
more
than
that
and
I
am
a
resident
of
Detroit
but
I
care
a
lot
about
this
whole
region,
and
this
this
public
comment
has
been
really
interesting
and
I
think
has
brought
up
reminded
me
just
how
diverse
this
county
is,
and
this
region
is
and
I
think
that's
one
of
the
beautiful
things
about
it
and
I
I
think
there's
a
lack
of
understanding
of
what
public
transportation
can
really
mean.
I
Yes,
sometimes
it's
the
big
buses
and
there's
a
lot
of
people
who
really
enjoy
being
able
to
take
the
fast
bus
to
go
down
to
a
ball
game
and
not
have
to
spend
40
bucks
on
parking
or
who
are
able
to
use
it
to
commute,
and
it
would
be
great
if
we
can
extend
extend
those
into
new
areas,
but
smart
has
been
recognizing
and
the
public
transit
industry
in
general
has
been
recognizing
that
there's
a
lot
more
solutions.
The
mobility
is
a
lot
more
than
just
big
buses.
I
I
I
They're
they're
still
working
out
all
the
details,
but
it's
has
been
extremely
popular
and
the
more
people
find
out
about
it.
The
more
excited
they
are,
especially
because
a
lot
of
people
can't
afford
the
The,
Surge
pricing
or
the
unpredictability
of
of
whether
Uber
or
Lyft
may
be
out
there.
So
I'm
excited
about
the
opportunity
for
Oakland
County
to
really
explore
what
are
the
right.
Mobility
needs.
I
What
are
the
mobility
needs
of
different
parts
of
this
County
and
how
can
an
investment
by
the
entire
County
together
ensure
that
everybody
across
the
county
has
Transit
options,
has
ways
to
get
around
whether
it's
because
you
you're
a
senior
and
can
no
longer
safely
drive
as
many
of
them
us
will
be
actually
lucky
to
become
or
if
your
car
breaks
down,
and
you
need
to
get
to
work
for
a
couple
more
days
while
it's
in
the
shop
so
or
even
if
you
never
personally
use
it,
but
your
community
needs
to
have
options.
I
So
thank
you
for
for
the
opportunity
to
make
this
comment
and
thank
you
for
putting
this
forward.
D
Thank
you
very
much,
sir
yeah
and
then
gentleman
in
the
yellow
and
then
yeah.
If
you
can
state
your
name
and
Community
residents,.
M
Good
evening,
can
you
hear
me
my
name
is
Joseph
Valdez
I
live
in
Ferndale
I've
been
living
in
Oakland
County
for
about,
like
maybe
12
years
now,
I
love
the
county.
Now
the
only
thing
we
need.
We
need
better
transportation,
service
and
I
just
want
to
see
this
on
a
ballot,
because
you
know
what
I'm
saying
the
other
day:
I
did
a
state
what
they
call
staycation
and
no
viral
I
couldn't
get
to
know.
M
Vinyls
I
had
to
get
off
a
12
Mile
in
Hagerty
and
if
I
ever
want
to
go
to
South
Line
I
can't
get
the
bus
there
right
now.
I
have
to
take
Uber
by
not
even
take
me
there
all
right-
and
you
know
these
some
of
these
people
don't
want
to
never
see
any
of
people
that
take
the
bus
to
come
out
there.
They're
gonna
have
to
realize
change
is
coming
and
it's
gonna
come
very
soon.
M
Transportation
is
a
right
like
brother
here
said:
oh
I,
don't
want
to
fire
I
fired
because
am
I
I,
don't
have
a
fire.
Transportation
is
a
human
right.
You
can
look
at
MaComb
County,
they
got
where
I
was
out
there
at
26,
Mile
Road,
and
that
Myers
out
there
I
took
the
smart
Flex
I
had
to
get
the
Sinclair
accounts.
I
had
to
take
a
a
uber
to
get
out
there
and
there's
Farmland
there
where
people
are
calling
smart,
Flex
right
and
left,
and
they
have
their
own
like
little
Community,
trans
and
stuff.
M
T
Doug
flurry
Madison,
Heights,
World
economic
Forum,
part
two,
so
this
Transit
talk
here,
it's
so
funny
because
it
lines
up
perfectly
with
Agenda
21
and
agenda
2030
right,
yeah,
I'm
serious.
You
guys
need
to
do
some
research.
Just
like
you
guys
need
to
do
some
research.
Okay,
I
have
the
time
to
do
the
research
you
do
too.
Okay,
so
there's
two
things:
either
you
knew
what
you
were
getting
into,
or
you
don't
know
what
you're
getting
into
either
way.
T
You
have
failed
your
commissions
and
you
should
resign
because
of
it.
You
are
incompetent
of
your
offices.
Okay,
if
I
can
find
out
this
stuff,
you
certainly
can
and
you're
spending
my
money
and
giving
it
to
a
bunch
of
psychopaths
that
want
to
Clump
everybody
into
Mass
mega
cities
and
leave
all
the
rural
areas
with
no
people
in
them.
Okay,
these
are
documented
agendas
that
have
been
in
place
for
decades.
Okay,
commissioner
spizz
you
work
for
a
Chinese
company
that
bought
Takata
airbags
right.
They
stand
to
make
a
whole
lot
of
money
from
automation.
T
Alley
contracts
seems
to
me
you
should
follow
the
money
and
that's
where
it
ends
up.
Every
time
and
you
find
the
truth
every
time-
okay,
another
thing
with
the
world
economic
Forum-
that-
maybe
you
guys
don't
know
about
Davos
in
Switzerland-
is
their
annual
meeting
this
year
in
March
Stefan
bansell.
He
is
the
modernist
CEO
right.
We
all
know
about
moderna
during
his
time
on
stage.
He
said
to
the
effect
we
had
a
goal
to
reduce
the
world's
population
by
50
percent
by
2023.
He
said,
I
think
we're
well
on
our
way
to
achieving
that.
T
Okay,
people
talking
like
that,
don't
just
off
the
cuff
riff
right.
These
are
Global
Elites,
Bankers
businessmen,
certainly
industry,
Commissioners,
right
heads
of
state.
They
all
meet
together
to
decide
the
fate
of
the
world
they're
unelected
generally
right
and
the
money
is
what
dictates
policy?
Okay,
so
I'm,
calling
all
of
you
out
do
better
research.
This
is
my
life.
This
is
my
family's
life,
my
kids,
everybody
here,
you're
involved
too.
T
Okay,
you
think
the
world
economic
Forum
cares
about
you,
you're,
just
stepping
stones
to
taking
all
the
money
and
all
the
control
you'll
be
dead,
just
like
the
rest
of
us.
If
you
don't
stand
up
for
it
right
now
like
we
are,
that's
why
we're
here?
Okay,
we're
tired
of
this!
All
of
you
guys,
commissioner
Bob
commissioner
Mike.
Thanks
for
coming
out
to
Oxford,
you
thought
we'd
beat
you
up
pretty
good
right.
D
T
B
O
Good
evening
my
name
is
Rebecca
lasaki
and
I
live
in
Farmington
Hills,
and
this
is
you
know,
kind
of
graduation
party
season
everybody's
going
to
graduation
parties.
Again,
we
didn't
do
that
for
a
couple
of
years
and
the
other
day,
I
I
just
thought
about
this
experience.
I
had
the
other
day
as
I
was
sitting
here
and
I
wanted
to
kind
of
tell
you
about
it.
O
O
O
He
can't
drive
can't
get
a
driver's
license
because
he
can't
demonstrate
that
he's
gone
a
certain
amount
of
time,
seizure,
free
and
he
takes
medication
and
that
sort
of
thing.
So
this
is
a
guy
he's.
18
years
old
he's
got
his
whole
life
ahead
of
him,
but
he
can't
drive
to
get
there
can't
drive
to
school,
can't
drive
to
go
out
with
buddies.
O
O
Somebody
who's
got
a
lot
of
potential,
but
just
can't
get
there
to
realize
that
potential.
So
just
a
little
food
for
thought
and
I
I
want
to
make
sure
that
I
understand.
O
I
was
reading
the
resolution
that
it
says
that
it
will
Levy
up
to
a
maximum
of
0.95
mils,
which
means
it
could
be
any
number
lower
than
that,
depending
on
what
the
commission
decides
is
is
reasonable
to
put
on
the
ballot
and
then
also
I
saw
that
the
the
money
would
be
allocated
to
Oakland,
County
and
other
organizations,
and
that
makes
me
think
that
maybe
there
would
be
grant
money
and
that
sort
of
thing
that
would
come
from
the
county
that
would
be
dispersed
to
various
or
communities
to
support
public
transportation.
O
O
Hopefully,
when
this
is
put
on
the
ballot,
if
it
passes
those
buses
going
down,
Grand
River
through
Farmington
will
be
a
lot
more
full
of
people,
because
they'll
be
able
to
cross
that
Novi
City
Line
and
go
into
the
far
reaches
of
Western
Oakland
County,
because
I
know
I
would
love
to
take
that
bus
down
Grand
River
to
the
mall
and
kick
around
the
mall
a
little
bit
and
then
take
the
bus
home
so
appreciate
all
the
work
that
you
do
and
thank
you
for
this
opportunity.
Thank.
D
F
D
F
F
It
comes
from
you
guys
too,
and
I'm
tired
of
spending
my
money
on
things
that
what
what's
the
pers
I
guess
I
should
ask
this
question:
what
is
the
percentage
of
people
in
the
community
that
use
the
public
transportation
I'm
not
saying
public
transportation
isn't
important,
but
seriously
we've
got
to
find
a
balance
because
I'm
I'm,
tired
of
my
taxpayer,
money
going
up
for
all
of
these
grants
and
programs
and
all
of
this
stuff
Oakland
county
is
becoming
financially
not
sustainable
for
people
to
live
in
anymore,
with
our
taxes
that
go
up
like
this.
F
Let's
see
hang
on
for
one
second
I
do
I
am
curious
too.
How
did
all
the
transit
Pro
the
pro-transit
people
know
to
come
tonight
and
give
public
comment?
Were
they
given
a
heads
up?
Was
there
something
that
they
were
informed
of
because
were
they
invited
by
somebody?
I
wasn't
aware
of
it?
I'm
just
here
because,
as
you
know,
I'm
here
at
almost
every
commissioner's
meeting
but
I
find
it
very
interesting
that
Megan
and
her
crew
come
at
very
specific
times,
and
it
just
seems
like
they've,
maybe
given
information
that
the
public
isn't.
So.
D
Thank
you
very
much
Tasha
anybody
else
who
hasn't
spoken
during
public
comment,
seeing
none.
We
are
going
to
close
public
comment
and
we
will
adjourn
until
August
10th
at
4
30
pm.
Thank
you.
Everyone
drive
safe,
enjoy
this
well.
Has
it
stopped
raining
the
rest
of
the
summer
day?
Thank
you
very
much.