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Public Hearing and Request for Adoption of the 2024-2029 Capital Improvement Plan
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Whereas, the Michigan Planning Enabling Act, Act 33, of Public Acts of 2008, as amended, requires the Rochester Hills Planning Commission to annually accept a Capital Improvement Plan for the benefit of the health, safety and welfare of the community as those criteria relate to the physical development of Rochester Hills; and
Whereas, the Rochester Hills Fiscal Office has consulted with the City's professional staff who carry out the business of planning for and providing for the present and future needs and desires of the citizens of Rochester Hills; and
Whereas, the Capital Improvement Plan is meant to consider the immediate and future needs and goals of Rochester Hills, as identified by the public, City Boards and Commissions, and the Mayor's staff, in light of existing projects and plans and anticipated resources; and
Whereas, the Capital Improvement Plan is a flexible document, necessarily meant to be reevaluated and amended each year, to project into the six succeeding years, and further amended as needed to address practical realities as they relate to policies and philosophies of relevant Boards, the City Council and the Mayor's office; and
Whereas, the Capital Improvement Plan is a guide and forum to aid the Rochester Hills Mayor's Office and the Rochester Hills City Council in making decisions regarding the physical development and infrastructure maintenance of the City and determining what, if any, resources can or should be available to carry out City Council's policies and budgetary decisions; and
Whereas, the components of the Capital Improvement Plan have been subject to a public hearing, public review, and committee reviews over the course of several years and a duly noticed full public hearing held on April 18, 2023 and
Whereas, the components of the Capital Improvement Plan were arrived at through a point system using variables that included, among other things, whether the project has begun, funds committed, sources of funds, prior City Council decisions, Planning Commission or administrative recommendations and decisions; and
Resolved, that the Capital Improvement Plan presented for review on April 18, 2023, is adopted by the Rochester Hills Planning Commission on April 18, 2023 and
Be It Further Resolved, that this Plan should be published and attested to according to law.