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C
A
D
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
just
ask
that
we'd
all
bow
our
heads
as
we
pray
dear
heavenly
father.
We
thank
you
for
this
day
and
for
your
grace
and
mercy,
and
we
just
thank
you
for
the
way
that
you
love
us
and
provide
for
us.
We
thank
you
for
oakland
county
and
all
the
blessings
that
you
bestowed
on
us
here
and
lord.
I
just
pray
tonight
that
you
would
give
us
your
favor
and
wisdom
as
we
decide
the
people's
business
and
lord.
D
I
also
pray
that
you
give
us
open
minds
and
help
us
to
understand
that
we're
individuals
with
individual
opinions
and
if
someone
doesn't
agree
with
me,
that's
fine.
They
can
have
their
own
opinion
and
I
don't
have
to
attack
them
or
or
or
be
malicious.
Lord
help
us
to
be
reasonable
people
and
help
us
to
be
wise.
As
we
go
about
the
matters
before
us
this
evening
and
we
pray
this
in
jesus
name
amen.
A
A
D
D
B
So
do
you
want
these
together
or
separate
so
in
addition
to
removing
item
f
under
the
consent
agenda
to
our
regular
agenda,
I'm
also
moving
to
remove
item.
A
B
16,
a
which
is
neighborhood
housing
and
development,
grant
acceptance
with
the
us
department
of
housing
and
urban
development
for
the
program
year
of
2021
home
investment
partner
partnership.
A
Thank
you
kay,
so
I
need
a
motion
to
approve
the
agenda
as
presented
then,
and
I
would
say,
that's
moved
by
commissioner
nelson
and
seconded
by
commissioner
co-op
any
discussion
any
further
discussion,
seeing
none
all
those
in
favor
of
approving
the
agenda
as
presented,
say
aye
aye
opposed.
I
let
the
record
reflect
that
the
agenda
is
presented
has
been
approved
that
moves
us
on
to
communications
and
an
exciting
first
time
event.
For
us,
we
have
some
wonderful
honorees
in
the
audience
to
to
honor
women's
history
month.
E
Hello,
everyone
again,
I'm
commissioner
angela
powell
and
I
serve
district
10
and
the
women's
history
month.
E
So
here
at
the
county
commission,
we
passed
a
lot
of
resolutions
in
honor
of
different
things
on
a
monthly
basis,
and
it
was
charged
to
our
caucus
by
my
colleague,
commissioner,
charles,
that
we
should
try
to
tie
in
doing
something
in
connection
with.
You
know
the
different
monthly
things
that
go
on,
and
so
for
this
month.
E
I'm
real,
I'm
real
big
on
honoring
citizens
who
do
the
work,
do
things
and
I
love
to
hear
about
them.
So
I
thought
I
would
share
the
idea,
our
staff.
I
want
to
thank
sarah
and
our
staff
chief
of
staff
patty,
who
jumped
right
on
it,
put
it
together
for
me
and
our
colleagues
to
be
able
to
honor
you,
wonderful
individuals
who
are
here
with
us
this
evening.
So
I'm
going
to
kick
it
off
with
my
first
with
the
person
that
I
nominated
for
my
district.
E
Her
name
is
portia
fields,
anderson
and
what
we're
going
to
do
is
each
commissioner
was
charged
to
write
up
a
brief
description
of
their
individual
honoree
and
they'll
read
their
own
when
they
come
up
so
I'll
start
with
ms
anders
fields:
anderson,
porsche,
phil
anderson
has
a
reputation
of
being
selfless,
energetic
and
passionate
about
individuals
from
all
walks
of
life.
E
A
B
E
E
A
A
Jennifer,
graham,
is
committed
to
ensuring
that
youth
and
adult
voices
are
communicated
and
represented
in
meaningful
ways.
She's
an
advocate
for
the
development
and
advancement
of
youth
inside
and
outside
the
classroom.
As
an
elementary
school
teacher,
jennifer
has
mentored
colleagues,
parents
and
students
on
leadership
and
purposeful
participation
outside
the
classroom.
She
is
a
dedicated
community
volunteer,
serving
on
the
juneteenth
and
united.
We
walk
committees.
She
served
as
chairperson
for
united.
A
F
Thank
you.
My
honoree
could
not
be
here
this
evening,
but
I
did
nominate
and
were
honoring
barb
allison
tonight,
she's
committed
to
the
history
and
unique
heritage
of
white
lake.
She
served
as
president
of
the
white
lake
historical
society
for
six
years
and
is
currently
the
organization's
director
of
communications.
F
F
Her
work
as
a
local
historian
also
led
to
the
creation
of
a
white
lake
driving
history
tour
along
with
a
companion
booklet,
she
volunteers
for
the
fisk
farm
festival
and
all
open
house
events
at
the
property
she's,
currently
working
on
a
book,
chronicling
the
history
of
white
lakes,
police
and
fire,
and
she
has
another
book
planned
on
the
history
of
veterans
in
white
lake.
She
has
been
vital
in
educating
the
public
and
preserving
the
knowledge
related
to
the
community's
past
and
on
behalf
of
chairman
woodward
and
myself,
we
present
her
with
this
honor
and
tribute.
F
G
This
is
my
friend
tia
marie
sanders.
Tia
marie
is
an
activist
working
toward
financially
equitable
access
and
inclusion
for
black
americans,
women
and
children.
She
founded
the
tia
marie
sanders
foundation,
which
provides
grants,
training
and
capacity
building
for
small
non-profits,
focused
on
ending
racial,
social
and
economic
disparities.
G
H
I
I
would
like,
commissioner,
up
here
also
so
thank
you
all
right,
commissioner,
my
friend
and
I
both
represent
troy.
I
also
represent
claussen
and
part
of
royal
oak.
They
want
to
introduce
you
to
char
larson
who
lives
in
troy,
but
she
spends
most
of
her
time
in
clausen.
That's
where
her
heart
is.
I
met
char
many
many
many
years
ago
and
walking
around
talking
to
people.
I
H
And
after
she
retired
from
the
credit
union,
she
started
her
own
business
larson
consulting
what
that
really
means
to
me
is
she
consults
with
businesses
and
residents
in
clausen
and
assist
them
with
marketing
and
and
how
to
get
services
in
class
and
she's?
Also,
the
president
of
our
chamber
of
commerce
board
of
directors
and
spent
countless
hours
fundraising
at
charity,
poker
at
auction
dinners,
claws
and
paws
an
animal
event,
farmer,
market
events,
the
class
and
troy
optimist
club
president
and
much
much
more
so
when
I
was
able
to
think
of
one
person.
H
J
Right
now
we
are
proud,
as
the
two
commissioners
that
represent
the
city
of
southfield
michigan
in
oakland
county,
this
beautiful
woman
in
red
behind
us
on
the
screen.
Mrs
barbara
talley.
J
It
is
our
honor,
it
is
our
honor
and
privilege
today
to
present
you
with
this
women's
history
month
award
as
barbara
talley.
We
know
that
you
are
fondly
known
as
the
mother
of
southfield
and
the
mother
of
southfield
politics
and
because
she
was
elected
in
1983
as
southfield's
first
african-american
city
councilwoman,
where
she
implemented
an
affirmative
action
plan.
J
She
was
also
the
first
african-american
to
run
for
the
mayor
of
southfield,
nearly
beating
out
an
incumbent
of
29
years
in
1986,
barbara
founded,
the
dr
martin
luther
king
jr
task
force
and
organized
the
first
peace
walk
in
michigan,
which
continues
to
be
the
biggest
in
the
state.
In
addition,
she
led
a
delegation
to
mexico
annually
to
participate
in
a
peace
celebration.
J
She
currently
serves
as
the
project
director
for
for
a
traveling
exhibit
called
pathways
to
freedom
in
the
americas.
Shared
experiences
between
michigan,
usa
and
guerrero
mexico,
presented
on
this
march,
24
2022
in
pontiac,
michigan
dave,
woodward,
janet
jackson,
county
commissioner
district
21..
We
are
so
proud
of
barbara
tallin.
J
Can
you
hear
me?
Yes,
we
hear
you,
okay,
I
want
to
thank
you
for
this
distinguished
award
and
I
certainly
will
place
it
in
my
home
in
a
special
place
where
it
can't
be
seen.
I
want
to
just
say
that
I
was
the
first
african-american
senior
financial
analysts
here
at
oakland
county
government
between
1980
and
1989,
under
county
executive,
daniel
murphy,
one
of
the
founding
fathers
of
the
county
government.
D
I
am
honored
to
be
here
today
to
present
this
award
to
constant
constance
miller,
better
known
to
me
as
connie,
and
if
you
noticed
she
adjusts
the
mic
for
me,
because
I
sit
on
the
oxford
township
planning
commission
and
she
sometimes
films
them
and
I'm
one
of
the
troublemakers
with
the
microphone.
So
she's
always
having
to
correct
me
so
yeah.
Surprise.
Surprise.
D
Constance
mill,
constant
miller,
has
been
generously
helping
others
and
working
hard
to
better
the
oxford
community
for
decades
in
the
1990s
she
campaigned
vigorously
for
various
community
issues,
including
proposals
to
build
a
new
public
library
and
fund
police
and
fire
services
from
1997
to
2005
constance
was
an
active
member
and
leader
of
the
public
library,
finance,
public,
oxford
public
library,
friends
and
was
named
friend
of
the
year
in
2005..
D
Yes,
she
also
leads
the
free
meals
program
at
emmanuel,
congressional
united
church
of
christ
and
congregation
sorry,
congregational
united
church
of
christ
always
corrected
me
and
when
she's
not
busy
volunteering,
she
is
also
an
employee
of
the
award-winning
host
and
award-winning
host
for
oxford
community
television,
which
films,
the
oxford
township
planning
commission,
which
she
gets
the
opportunity
to
correct
me
all
the
time.
So
with
this,
I
am
proud
to
present
this
award
to
you
and
thank
you
for
everything
you've
done
for
the
community
of
oxford
oxford
and
I'm
honored
to
call
you
a
friend.
B
C
C
She
is
a
university
of
michigan
assistant,
professor
emerita
of
nursing
and
black
studies.
Dr
coleman
burns
has
been
a
blessing
in
the
coordinating
with
the
beloved
community
initiative
of
farmington
and
leeds
a
policy
pro
excuse
me
project
on
truth
and
reconciliation
when
she's
not
doing
that.
She
also
co-chairs
of
the
she's,
the
co-chair
of
the
farmington
hills,
multicultural,
multi-racial
council.
So
I
present
this
to
you.
Thank
you
for
being
a
blessing
to
our
community.
J
Whoever
thought
of
this,
this
is
an
amazing
idea,
because,
yes,
because
as
a
community,
we
want
to
make
sure
our
voices
are
heard
that
the
people
that
we
elect-
that's
that
represent
us,
hear
us,
see
us
and
respect
us,
and
so
all
of
these
that
are
up
here.
I
am
so
glad
to
be
in
your
presence,
and
I
just
want
to
point
out
this
young
man.
You
know
you
know
your
work
does
well
when
he
was
13
years
old.
J
K
Thank
you
very
much
chuck
moss
12th
district
in
the
city
of
birmingham.
You
know
there
may
be
some
famous
people
there
that
the
best
known
person
is
a
woman
from
about
a
hundred
years
ago
named
martha
baldwin
and
there's
a
baldwin
park,
a
baldwin
street,
a
baldwin
house
of
baldwin
library
in
our
generation.
K
Dorothy
conrad
is
our
generation's,
martha
baldwin.
She
could
not
make
it
tonight,
but
in
a
long
career
as
a
she's,
not
a
community
activist
she's,
the
community
activist,
you
can
get
mad
at
the
chamber,
the
mayor
whatever,
but
don't
ever
get
dorothy
conrad
angry
with
you
and
she's
done
just
about
everything
she
is
hopefully
listening
tonight.
K
She
has
long
stood
up
for
clean
government,
citizen
involvement
and
most
of
all
women
in
government.
It's
my
distinct
honor
and
believe
me,
I've
gotten
enough
phone
calls
from
dorothy
mad
at
me.
So
it's
my
distinct
pleasure
to
nominate.
We
have
a
first
citizen
award
and,
of
course,
she's
won
it,
but
our
real
first
citizen
for
the
city
of
birmingham
is
dorothy
conrad.
It's
my
honor
to
nominate
her.
J
J
B
E
E
If
you
do
have
to
leave,
that's
fine,
we
just
really
wanted
you
to
come
and
receive
your
award
and
then
I
also
want
to
give
an
extra
appreciation
to
every
commissioner
who
participated
because
I
didn't
know
the
number,
but
I
just
thought
I'd
just
throw
it
out
there
and
see
who
will
participate.
So
thank
you.
I
truly
appreciate
it.
Thank
you.
A
A
Thank
you
and
we
need
well.
We
don't
need
emotion
to
receive
and
file
because
there
weren't
any
okay,
very
good.
So
now
we
come
to
the
part
of
our
meeting
where
we
have
the
first
public
comment,
which
is
limited
only
to
items
on
the
consent
and
regular
agendas.
A
L
L
She
had
to
step
out
early
tonight,
but
I
would
like
to
honor
catherine
kennedy
from
lake
orion
a
sad
omission
in
the
presentation
she
volunteers
here
at
oakland
county.
She
continually
serves
reach
searches,
a
lengthy
oakland,
county
packets
of
agendas
on
behalf
of
the
tax
paying
public
she's,
a
true
citizen
patriot.
L
She
comes
here
without
awards,
or
applause
salaries,
gas
money
or
approval.
She
loves
her
country
and
her
county.
No
one
takes
her
picture
and
she
rarely
gets
a
pack
on
pat
on
the
back.
I
call
her
county
commissioner's
conscience.
Her
knowledge
of
budget
items
amazes
me
and
likely
irritates
you
she's
here
more
than
many
of
the
commissioners.
L
A
Thank
you,
miss
carr.
Is
it
carolyn
carolyn?
Is
there
anyone
else
that
didn't
get
a
chance
to
sign
up?
That
would
like
to
speak
in
the
first
public
comment.
A
Okay,
so
seeing
none
I'd
like
to
close
the
first
public
comment
and
we
will
we
will
move
on
to
reports
of
standing
committees.
A
A
G
A
K
Chair,
I'm
going
to
be
voting
no
on
this,
as
I
voted
in
committee,
not
because
of
any
particular
defect
in
the
document
itself,
it's
internally
consistent
and
and
balanced,
but
I
believe
that
unfortunately,
it's
kind
of
out
of
touch
in
some
ways:
the
reality
we
have
inflation
running
now
it's
been
clocked
in
at
7.9
percent.
Looking
at
the
fed
figures,
every
dollar
that
we
had
is
now
92
cents,
and
I
think
that
now
now
is
the
time
to
start
realizing
we're
in
for
one
heck
of
a
wild
ride.
K
Now
for
the
next,
for,
however
long
it's
lasts
and
we
should
start
planning
now
and
we
should
start
working
on
what
are
we
going
to
cut
and
what
lines
are
we
going
to
hold
and
when
are
we
going
to
really
kind
of
dig
in
because
believe
me
we
are,
we
are
going
to
be
in
for
some
very
bumpy
times,
so
I'm
gonna
be
voting
no
on
this,
not
because
you
know
there's
any
prejudice
against
the
document
itself,
but
because
of
what
it
doesn't
have
and
what
it
should
have.
So.
K
Thank
you
very
much.
That's
that's
why
I
voted
no
in
committee
and
why
I'm
going
to
vote
now.
A
B
A
A
B
Thank
you,
madam
vice
chair.
I
have
one
item
under
the
legislative
affairs
government
operations
committee:
it's
item
a
declaring
oakland
county
support,
respect
and
appreciation
of
our
law
enforcement
officers.
A
B
M
B
A
A
H
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
I
have
a
miscellaneous
resolution.
Appropriating
american
rescue
plan
act;
local
fiscal
recovery
funds
to
increase,
license
mental
health
professionals
in
all
28
local
school
districts
and
the
public
school
academies
in
oakland
county
in
partnership
with
the
oakland
schools
and
I'd
like
to
refer
to
the
public
health
and
safety
committee.
A
B
I
A
Thank
you,
commissioner.
Kochendorfer.
Without
objection
it
will
be
referred
to
the
lago
committee
said
okay,
and
I
also
have
a
resolution
appropriating
funds
for
the
child
care
tuition,
assistance
program
for
oakland,
county
families,
in
partnership
with
oakland
livingston
human
service
agency,
and
I'm
going
to
refer
this
to
the
economic
development
and
infrastructure
committee.
G
A
Without
objection,
it
shall
be
referred,
and
I
forgot
to
say
that
for
mine,
so
without
objection,
mine
shall
be
referred
as
well.
Is
there
any
other
special
order
of
business
or
new
or
miscellaneous
business?
C
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
I
did
not
give
you
one
of
these
papers.
I
do
apologize.
I
will
give
you
one.
So
I
hand
it
out
to
all
the
commissioners
so
this
year,
after
two
years
of
being
in
covid
michigan
construction
career
days,
is
back
on
in
person
where
it's
hosted
at
the
opera
engineers
training
center.
But
all
the
trades
are
there.
C
You
have
the
carpenters,
electricians,
pipefitters,
plumbers,
boilermakers,
ironworkers,
anybody,
that's
a
tradesperson's
there
and
it's
an
opportunity
for
students
from
middle
school
to
high
school,
to
have
an
opportunity
to
just
get
introduced
to
a
trade
they
can
get
on
equipment.
They
can
dig
a
hole,
swing,
a
crane,
well
weld
the
weld
build
up,
build
a
little
tin
box.
We
also
have
the
sheet
metal
workers
out
there.
We
get
3
000
students
from
across
michigan
right
and
then
so.
I
asked
if
you
could
send
this
to
your
superintendents
at
schools.
C
C
It's
an
hollow
at
the
operating
engineers,
training
site.
A
Event
we're
commissioner.
F
Thank
you,
madam
chair
I'd,
just
like
to
comment
on.
We
had
a
great
mac
legislative
conference,
monday,
tuesday
and
early
wednesday
that
covered
lots
of
topics
from
our
spending
to
the
broadband
connectivity.
F
Cyber
security,
which
was
really
kind
of
pretty
scary,
gave
everybody
a
really
big
heads
up
there,
but
I'd
urge
everybody
who,
when
you
can
to
please
attend
these
conferences,
you
do
learn
a
lot.
You
network
a
lot,
but
for
those
who
can't
make
it
please
look
at
the
mac
website
because
they
will
be
posting
all
these
breakout
sessions
and
the
plenary
sessions
that
they
had.
So
I
just
urge
everybody
to
do
that
and
also
to
support
matt
peck.
Thank
you.
C
Yeah
just
to
add
so,
commissioner
call
did
a
great
job
as
a
second
vice
president
for
mack
and
I'll
ask
her.
Like.
Are
you
ever
going
to
log
on
to
somebody
else's
internet
that
cyber
security
was
scary?
C
It
just
makes
you
think
about
how
people
could
steal
your
information,
but
it
is
a
good
thing.
I
just
wanted
to
comment
on
that
and
said
she
did
a
good
job
and
they
had
her
up
there
doing
a
lot
of
speaking
and
it
was
there's
a
lot
of
people
there
a
lot,
a
lot
of
good
connections
there
and
learning
different
things
from
different
communities,
so
that
was.
E
I
just
want
to
take
this
time
to
thank
the
oakland
county,
sheriff's
department.
I
know
you
all
have
heard
about
the
recent
shooting
we
had
with
the
little
girl
that
got
killed
in
the
drive-by.
I
just
want
to
say
our
sheriff
department
aggressively
stepped
they're.
They
just
aggressively
handle
making
sure
we
apprehend
these
two
individuals.
I
got
some
good
news.
We
got
one
of
the
two.
They
just
told
me
that
and
again
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
and
just
keep
praying
for
the
city
of
pontiac.
Thank
you.
A
D
I'd
like
to
take
this
opportunity,
not
really
an
announcement,
but
I'd
like
to
thank
commissioner
powell
for
putting
this
entire
thing
together
for
women's
history
month.
Thank
you
because
it's
good,
it's
good,
to
see
us
actually
do
something
other
than
put
a
piece
of
paper
through
and
all
us
all
vote
on
it
and
it's
something
I've
been
pushing
chairman
woodward
for
to
do
more
of
so,
commissioner
powell
has
set
the
bar
for
all
of
us
going
forward.
So
if
we
have
any
resolutions
going
forward,
we
need
to
compete
with
that.
Thank
you,
commissioner
powell.
A
I
Greetings
my
brothers
and
sisters
good
to
see
you
again
from
my
last
comment
several
months
ago
before
we
had
the
disruptions
of
the
maskless
people
here
I
ended
my
last
comments
with
how
we
treat
the
poor
and
the
needy,
and
those
who
are
not
as
economically
prospective
prosperous
as
some
of
us
are,
is
the
way
we're
going
to
be
looked
at
in
history.
I
I
I
I
A
Thank
you,
brother
sarafa.
Next
is
thomas
yazbeck,
followed
by
andrew
sapolis.
N
Hi,
can
everyone
hear
me?
My
name
is
thomas
yezbeck.
I
live
in
rochester
hills,
so
I
am
a
member
of
transportation,
riders.
United.
We
are
a
transportation
advocacy
group.
I
went
to
michigan
state
university,
as
you
can
see
by
my
hat.
Go
green
when
I
was
at
msu.
The
cata
bus
system
was
a
lifeline
for
me,
especially
during
my
freshman
year.
Freshmen
aren't
allowed
to
have
cars.
N
N
So
you
know,
as
I
moved
on
in
school,
I
use
the
bus
for
different
purposes
when
I
I'm
back
here
in
oakland
county,
where
I
grew
up
and
I
often
visit
the
campus
of
oakland
university
oakland
university
students
are
not
as
lucky
as
msu.
Students
are
or
not
as
blessed
with
great
transportation
options.
There's
one
smart
bus
route
that
serves
oakland
university
and
the
recent
vote
in
auburn
hills
put
that
in
jeopardy.
N
You
know
oakland
university
students
that
don't
have
a
car
a
lot
of
times
they're
out
of
luck.
They
can't
get
to
rochester,
which
is
where
the
nearest
shopping
is.
They
can't
get
to
even
the
nearest
meijer
stores
not
accessible
to
them.
The
buyer
that
they
can
go
to
to
go
get
groceries
is
not
easy
for
them
to
get
to.
You
know
people
that
use
public
transportation
don't
fit
in
one
mold.
You
have
some
people
that
ride
the
bus
all
the
time
for
every
time,
every
trip
they
make.
N
If
some
people
just
write
it
to
get
to
work,
you
have
other
people
who
ride
it.
Occasionally
for
things
like
football
games
or
concerts
right,
our
transportation
system
has
to
serve
everybody,
and
you
know
it's
not
fair.
That
oakland
county
is
this
patchwork
system
where
individual
communities
decide
to
eliminate
service,
because
the
cities
that
don't
have
transit
did
have
it
back
in
the
day.
That's
a
very
important
thing
to
talk
about
it's
a
political
decision.
N
Now,
smart
I've
been
a
smart
bus
rider
for
years
now.
I
actually
rode
the
bus
on
the
way
here
and
we
have
an
opportunity
to
expand
smart
county
wide
we're
not
asking
for
much
we're
just
asking
for
buses
to
go
to
new
places
that
they
haven't
been
going
for
30
years.
We
want
to
see
a
transportation
system
that
everybody
can
use
right,
that
there's
no
limits
on
I
mean
I
live
in
rochester
hills.
The
nearest
bus
stop
is
only
a
couple
miles
away.
N
It's
an
annoying
distance
because
it's
too
long
for
me
to
walk,
but
it's
a
very
short
car
ride.
I
don't
want
to
have
to
drive
to
get
to
the
nearest
bus
stop
and
I
I
want.
I
want
to
be
able
to
walk
there.
That's
the
big
thing
that
I
want,
and
it's
just
frustrating
that
we're
not
even
given
the
opportunity
to
vote
on
it,
because
our
city
councils
won't
entertain
the
idea
and
it's
up
to
them.
N
I
think
that
the
county
should
give
everybody
in
oakland
county
a
choice
on
this,
and
if
people
don't
want
it,
that's
okay,
but
we
need
to
vote.
We
need
to
have
a
chance
to
vote
on
a
county-wide,
smart
millage
that
includes
every
municipality.
Thank
you.
A
O
Let's
see,
can
you
hear
me?
Okay,
great
greetings.
Commissioners.
My
name
is
andrew
sarapolis.
I
am
here
today
to
speak
on
the
issue
of
public
transportation,
particularly
with
regard
to
the
expansion
of
this
smart
system.
I
am
one
of
the
leaders
and
co-founders
of
a
movement
known
as
turn
oakland
county
green
and
in
the
past
we
have
had
the
privilege
of
addressing
this
body
before
on
a
number
of
issues,
including
native
plants,
climate
change
and
many
other
environmental
topics.
O
I
consider
many
on
the
commission
to
be
deeply
committed.
Environmentalists
and
I
know
I
have
shared
with
a
number
of
the
members,
the
tremendously
difficult
situation
we
find
ourselves
in
with
regards
to
the
environment
in
the
21st
century.
As
someone
who
grew
up
in
oakland
county
in
the
oakland
county
area,
who
has
lived
here
for
a
vast
majority
of
my
life,
I
see
the
changes
the
precipitation
patterns
are
shifting
species
are
migrating
and
we're
experiencing
a
gradual
shift
in
our
average
temperature
globally.
We
see
wildfires
droughts
and
displacement.
O
Public
transportation
is
a
critical
transit
option
for
our
residents
and
for
fighting
climate
change.
It
is
strongly
associated
in
many
studies
with
upward
social
mobility,
giving
people
a
hand
to
get
out
of
poverty
and
to
live
the
american
dream.
It
releases
less
emissions
like
ground
level,
ozone
and
sulfur
dioxide
that
are
harmful,
asthma,
triggers
it
eliminates
our
dependence
on
oil
from
dictatorships
like
russia
who
try
to
use
their
energy
energy
reserves
as
a
piggy
bank
to
undermine
our
elections
and
attack
independent
nations.
O
But,
most
importantly,
it
reduces
our
transportation
emissions,
which
is
about
30
percent
of
our
climate
puzzle
and
curbs
those
emissions
more
than
any
other
motorized
options
and
it's
accessible
to
everybody.
We
cannot
afford
to
enter
this
next
decade
with
our
current
system
under
invested,
spotty
and
inaccessible
to
the
places
that
need
it.
I
have
a
car,
but
I
like
to
ride
the
bus
when
I
can-
and
I
ride
it,
because
I
want
to
have
kids
soon
and
I
don't
want
to
leave
them
a
planet
that
is
in
worse
shape
than
how
I
found
it.
O
I
appreciate
the
work
of
this
commission
and
I
think
we
have
many
advocates
here
for
better
transportation
options,
but
I
asked
tonight
for
consideration
on
what
we're
leaving
behind.
If
we
allow
a
chance
to
advance
to
a
chance
to
advance
our
region
to
slip
through
our
fingers
for
a
number
of
years,
when
time
is
so
critical,
how
will
we
meet
the
intergovernmental
panel
on
climate
change's,
45
percent
reduction
target
by
2030?
If
we
don't
start
fixing
our
system
until
2024
or
2026?
O
P
P
I
listen
to
dozens
of
people
who
life
who
live
and
work
here
about
the
challenges
of
maintaining
independence
and
good
health
without
access
to
the
transportation
services.
They
need
people
with
disabilities
who
live
or
work
in
smart
opt-out
areas
are
excluded
from
reaching
their
full
potential
and
leading
full
inclusive
lives.
P
Remember
the
worst
parts
of
the
pandemic
when
everyone
was
enlarged
on
for
many
who
live
in
transit
voids
day-to-day
life
already
looked
like
that.
Is
it
right
to
continue
to
hold
bad
people?
Who
can't
drive
or
can't
afford
to
the
solution
is
simple.
We
need
to
expand
smart
to
be
a
county-wide
service.
Q
Good
evening
my
name
is
elizabeth
sadowsky
and
I
am
a
family
law
attorney
in
rochester,
I'm
speaking
in
support
of
public
transportation
too.
From
a
perspective
you
all
might
not
have
considered
in
the
30-some
years.
I've
been
in
practice.
Domestic
violence
has
been
part
and
parcel
of
my
practice,
but
in
recent
years
it's
been
getting
worse,
much
much
worse
and
any
family
law
practitioner
will
tell
you
that's
true.
Q
We
know
as
I
I
hope
you
all
recognize.
Domestic
violence
is
not
limited
to
any
particular
economic
strata
that
affects
all
people
of
all
economic
areas,
but
for
domestic
violence,
victims
who
have
limited
economic
means
they
are
particularly
victimized
because
they
have
no
escape,
except
maybe
their
shoe
leather.
Okay,
you
can
make
it
maybe
to
a
shelter,
but
then
what
you
have
no
money.
Q
You
have
been
dependent
financially
on
your
abuser,
you're
trapped,
you're,
really
really
trapped,
and
the
only
way
you
can
make
it
is
by
trying
to
get
a
grip
on
what
whatever
small
amount
of
social
help
you
can
find.
But
if
you
don't
have
a
car
or
if
you
have
a
car-
and
you
can't
afford
to
keep
it,
you
can't
get
a
job.
You
can't
go
to
school
to
get
an
education
because
you
don't
have
a
way
to
get
there.
Q
You
are
trapped
in
a
in
a
particular
and
and-
and
I
tell
you,
domestic
violence
is
a
generational
thing.
You
can
trace
it
on
down
the
line,
women,
especially
women,
but
it's
it's.
It's
also
men,
but
it's
okay.
It's
mainly
women
cannot
who
cannot
escape
this
trap,
have
no
other
resources
and
they
keep
delivering
the
same
message
to
their
children.
Q
Q
M
Good
evening,
commissioners,
my
name
is
stephen
hammantry
from
east
point.
I
may
not
be
pres.
I
may
not
presently
be
an
oakland
county
resident,
but
I
am.
It
has
very
strong
ties
to
my
heart
growing
up.
I
lived
with
my
parents
in
rochester,
troy
and
nova
and,
as
I
started,
to
get
independent
and
go
places
for
myself.
I
lived
with
my
dad
in
wixom.
M
My
first
school
was
in
troy.
My
first
job
was
in
hazel
park
and
while
it
might
be
a
little
later
than
I
was
expecting
earlier
in
my
life
may
21st
of
this
year,
I
will
be
at
oakland
university's
arena
as
part
of
oakland
community
college's
commencement
ceremony.
We
went
to
thank
you.
We
went
to
concerts
at
pine
knob
in
independence.
Township
we
had
yearly
trips
to
the
renaissance
festival
in
holly
and
mom
would
even
take
me
to
the
yates
cider
mill
in
rochester
hills.
M
Imagine
my
and
my
mom's
chalk,
then,
when
a
sudden
stroke
took
away
her
ability
to
drive
six
years
ago.
I
I
never
liked
driving.
So
I
didn't
even
have
my
license
at
the
time
it
took
me
another
three
years
to
get
it
and
my
dad
was
long
since
gone.
He
and
mom
are
still
good
friends,
but
they
don't
live
together
anymore.
M
So
suddenly,
all
of
these
yearly
traditions
aren't
possible
anymore.
All
the
places
I
like
to
see
as
a
kid
and
still
like
going
to
every
so
often
not
accessible.
The
friends
I
used
to
visit.
We
grew
apart.
I
couldn't
I
couldn't
get
over
to
them
anymore,
mom
and
I
are
fortunate
that
we
live
in
a
part
of
macomb
county
that
does
have
public
transit
which,
to
be
fair,
is
all
parts
of
macomb
county,
but
the
south,
more
so
than
the
north
mom
registered
through
for
the
ada
paratransit.
M
M
We
can
also
visit
southeast
oakland
or
northeast
wayne,
but
only
those
portions
of
those
counties
and
the
all-in
recently
gave
us
a
chance
to
experience
the
cider
mill
trips
again,
not
quite
yates,
because
that's
rochester
hills,
but
there's
one
in
our
maida
township
known
as
blake's
way
deep
in
rural
macomb
county,
but
it's
still
macomb
county.
So
it's
still
accessible
by
bus,
and
it
was
our
first
time
there
since
the
stroke
last
year,
and
it
was
amazing
to
both
of
us
getting
to
be
there
again.
A
Thank
you,
mr
hammetry,
for
sharing
your
story.
Next
is
michael
coswith,
followed
by
kaylee
wang.
R
Hello,
my
name
is
michael
kasouth.
I
live
in
1151
rochester,
1151
ironwood
court
in
rochester
michigan
right
across
from
the
park.
I'd
like
to
take
a
moment
to
recognize.
Today
is
one
month
since
russia
invaded
ukraine
and
over
a
thousand
civilians
have
been
killed,
including
over
100
children
like
to
take
a
moment
to
think
for
the
people
over
there
who
are
literally
fighting
for
their
democracy.
R
R
There
might
be
many
of
you
that
see
yourselves
as
defenders
of
liberty
for
your
purpose
in
public
service.
What
about
my
liberty
to
choose
not
to
own
a
car,
my
liberty
to
choose
to
take
a
bus,
please
fight
for
that
seems
like
I
watch
the
news
a
lot.
I
read
the
news
a
lot.
I
love
reading
the
detroit
free
press.
It
seems
like
everybody
now
is
talking
about
gas
prices
and
how
they're
out
of
control-
and
it's
just
panic.
R
I
rarely
see
people
putting
two
and
two
together
to
say
why
don't
we
have
other
options
other
than
driving
a
car?
Why
don't
we?
Why
do
we
have
to
drive
cars
everywhere?
Why
does
everybody
need
to
own
a
car
in
many
parts
of
oakland
county?
Why
do
you
have
to?
Why
do
you
implicitly
need
to
own
a
car
in
order
to
live
there?
If
I
want
to
go
grocery
shopping,
I
either
have
to
walk
for
10
minutes
or
more,
that's
not
possible
for
so
many
people.
R
I
want
the
option.
Please
fight
for
my
option
need
to
schedule
an
opt-in
vote
soon.
Let
the
people
decide.
I
promise
there
are
many
of
us
out
there.
There
are
many
more
people
than
the
ones
here.
We
are
all
over
the
place.
When
I
talk
to
people
about
this,
that
I'm
doing
this
people
get
excited,
they
want
buses,
they
want
the
option.
Please.
Thank
you.
Have
a
great
night.
A
Thank
you
very
much.
Kaylee
wang.
S
Hello,
commissioners,
my
name
is
callie
wang,
I'm
a
public
transportation
advocate
with
motor
city,
freedom,
writers,
and
I'm
also
an
automotive
engineer
and
former
royal
oak
resident
actually
moved
to
royal
oak
to
begin
my
job
and
when
I
began,
I
didn't
have
a
car.
So
for
those
first
couple
days
and
weeks,
I
commuted
by
bus
but
a
smart
bus.
S
S
I
think
now
is
a
good
time
to
make
the
plans
public
to
engage
with
the
public
and
put
it
on
the
ballot
and
let
the
people
of
all
of
oakland
county
decide.
Transit
is
an
essential
service,
just
like
roads
or
water.
It
doesn't
care
about
boundary
lines,
it
doesn't
care
about
political
boundaries.
It's
something
that
people
in
every
community
need
life
doesn't
end
at
city
limits.
S
A
Thank
you
very
much,
mr
wang.
That
is
the
end
of
the
people
that
have
signed
up
for
the
second
public
comment.
Is
there
someone
else
that
didn't
get
a
chance
to
sign
up?
T
I
did
I
did
thank
you
nick
shrek
from
bloomfield
township
and
I've
lived
in
oakland
county
for
about
37
of
my
my
42
years.
I
was
born
in
rochester
nice
to
hear
a
lot
of
rochester
people
here.
Tonight
was
a
homeowner
in
royal
oak
for
a
number
of
years,
and
then
my
wife
and
I
purchased
our
home
in
bloomfield
township
in
2010
in
part
because
of
the
transit
opportunities
that
I
had
right
along
maple
to
go
to
maple
to
woodward
and
downtown.
T
I
work
in
the
city
of
detroit,
a
law
professor
at
detroit
mercy,
law,
school
and
so
for
the
last
12
years.
We've
been
a
one
car
household
and
it's
been
wonderful.
We've
saved
tens
of
thousands
of
dollars
in
just
having
one
vehicle
rather
than
two
vehicles,
my
wife's,
a
public
school
teacher
up
in
rochester.
She
drives
up
there.
I
take
the
bus,
downtown
and
return
home,
and
it's
so
wonderful
to
have
that
opportunity,
and
it
does
pay
me
listening
to
folks
that
they
want
that
same
opportunity
for
themselves.
T
You
know
the
money
that
we
can
save
by
having
one
car
instead
of
two
goes
into.
Maintaining
our
home
goes
into
improving
our
home,
helping
helping
beautify
the
neighborhood.
You
know
continuing
to
be
good
citizens
having
a
little
bit
of
extra
money
at
the
end
of
the
month.
To
give
back,
I
mean
these
are
things
that
having
the
freedom
of
not
having
to
have
automobiles
can
can
provide
for
us
now.
I
ride
the
bus
because
it's
convenient
for
me.
T
I
can
read
the
paper.
I
can
listen
to
the
radio
drink,
my
coffee
and
peace
without
worrying
about
other
drivers
on
the
road.
That's
the
bus
driver's
responsibility
and
it's
also,
like
I
said,
very
affordable.
We've
heard
about
gas
prices.
That's
another
thing
that
certainly
isn't
at
the
top
of
people's
minds.
But
for
me
it's
a
convenience
on
the
bus.
I
see
people
from
all
walks
of
life.
T
I've
run
into
doctors
at
13
in
woodward
people
getting
on
from
beaumont
hospital
there,
doctors,
nurses,
cleaners,
you
name
it
getting
on
going
home
back
and
forth
to
work.
Bill
gets
on
the
bus
in
birmingham
he's
an
engineer
down
at
gm
right
there
on
the
riverfront.
You
talk
to
these
people,
you
meet
them.
I
mean
these
are
folks
that
are
using
this
as
either
a
lifeline
to
get
to
work
to
get
to
school
or
because
it's
convenient,
and
so
you
know,
like
I
said,
I've
lived
in
oakland
county,
almost
all
my
life.
T
I
really
enjoy
it
here.
It's
a
it's
a
community
that
I
very
much
value,
but
when
I
think
long
term,
when
I
look
at
my
neighbors
on
either
side
of
me
that
are
both
in
their
80s,
it's
a
struggle
for
them
to
get
to
the
grocery
store.
You
know
they
have.
They
have
food
delivery
brought
in
there.
There
isn't
a
transit
option
for
them
to
get.
You
know
easily
to
the
corner,
to
to
catch
a
bus
and
that's
true,
all
over
oakland
county.
T
So
when
I
think
about
aging
in
place
and
wanting
to
be
here,
I'm
thinking
long
and
hard
about
communities
that
provide
those
transit
options
and
the
ability
for
me
to
have
dignity
and
to
have
some
some
agency
and
the
ability
to
continue
to
live
a
full
life
as
an
elder.
When
perhaps
I
might
not
be
able
to
drive
anymore
so
like
many
here
tonight,
I
encourage
you
to
please
let
the
people
vote
put
it
on
the
ballot.
T
A
A
I
just
would
like
to
take
a
moment
of
personal
privilege
and
thank
the
gentleman
who
brought
the
the
events
of
ukraine
back
into
this
meeting
and
keeping
us
with
their
their
struggle.
Is
there
anyone
else
that
would
like
to
make
an
announcement?
J
J
A
You,
I
admit
it's
exciting,
so
if
there's
nothing
else,
no
more
business.
To
conclude,
I
will
adjourn
this
meeting
to
april
14th,
2022
or
call
of
the
chair
good
night.
Everyone.