Rochester Hills Legistar System

FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE:

Donald Atkinson, Bryan Barnett, David Byrne, John Dalton, Kurt Dawson, Melinda Hill,

Julie Jenuwine, Jillian Rataj, Lee Zendel

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & VIABILITY COMMITTEE:

Ed Anzek, Bryan Barnett, Scott Cope, Frank Cosenza, Barbara Holder, Jim Duistermars,

Michael Kaszubski, Erin Mozer, Roger Rousse, Katie Talbert, Mark Witte

CDV Non-Voting Members Present: Ed Anzek, Scott Cope, Roger Rousse, Katie

Talbert and Mark Witte

CDV Non-Voting Members Absent: Erin Mozer

FS Non-Voting Members Present: Kurt Dawson, Julie Jenuwine

FS Non-Voting Members Absent: David Byrne and Jillian Rataj

Others Present: None

A motion was made by Cosenza, seconded by Holder, that this matter be

Approved.

Resolved that the Community Development & Viability and Financial Services

Committee hereby approves the Minutes of the Joint Meeting of July 22, 2004, as

presented.

The motion carried by the following vote:

Chairperson Bryan Barnett briefly mentioned the Roadside Stand issue; which

will be discussed at the next regular CDV Committee meeting noting the following

* Considered it necessary for CDV Committee members to be aware of this item prior to

the meeting.

* Ordinance amendments are approved by City Council.

* Purpose of CDV Committee is to listen without debate.

Committee members continued discussion including the following:

* Papa Joe's Grocery Market is displeased with the current Ordinance.

* Ordinance allows individuals to open Roadside Stands.

* City Council amended Ordinance to allow greater latitude.

Committee requested Council office provide information regarding a brief history

of Roadside Stand issues pertaining to the Ordinance and changes made to the

Ordinance.

Residential Street Funding Millage Initiative

081804 Agenda Summary.pdf; Local Street Millage Ballot Language.pdf;

071404 Agenda Summary.pdf; RR Public Education Inititiative Outline &

sample timeline 052704.pdf; 3.2 Mils - 10 yr w/o MRF transfer.pdf; 3.08

Mils - 10 yr w/o MRF transfer.pdf; Residenti

Ed Anzek, Director of Planning, provided an update regarding Residential Street

Funding Millage Initiative as follows:

* Eccentric editorial and article are very positive.

* Oakland Press editorial and articles are very negative, noting the City's overstatement

of need.

* Expressed need to begin writing letters to the editors.

* Letters for the Eccentric must be received by Monday to make Thursday's edition.

* Ask Cumberland Hills, Shadow Woods, Brookdale Woods residents to write letters.

* Letter should include key points: General routine maintenance, snow plowing and

salting.

Committee summarized town hall meetings as follows:

* Reiterated firm and concise facts.

* Presentation showed numbers accurately.

* Allotted time for Questions and Answers.

* Local residential testimony given.

* Special Assessment Districts vs. Millage basically triples the cost to the resident.

* Mr. Staran approved Town Hall meeting video and the tape is currently running on

channel 55.

Other informational distributions:

* Distributed 1200 fact sheets.

* Ordered additional 1500 copies of fact sheet.

* Requests received from subdivisions to provide fact sheets.

* Cumberland Hills Homeowners Association Board representing 516 homes is

endorsing the millage.

* Cumberland Hills will provide a massive mail out of flyers.

* Cumberland Hills is seeking signs to post throughout neighborhood.

* Shadowoods Homeowners Association is in support of millage.

* Additional distribution of 1500 summary maps on local street network.

* An information meeting is schedule for Brookdale Woods Subdivision.

* Committee members were requested to call the Oakland Press regarding the "Sound

Off" column indicating that you are a Rochester Hills resident and you support the

millage.

Committee members discussed possibility of failed millage.

* Confirmed a Joint CDV and Financial Services Committee meeting will be needed in

November.

* Youth members will be participating in the Rochester Christmas parade, the theme is "

Magic of the Holidays", and the parade will be held December 5, 2004.

* Youths secured a building to build float and invited Council to help.

* Youth meeting is November 13, 2004, from 12:00 - 5:00 PM.

October 21, 2004, Joint Community Development & Viability Committee Meeting

Minutes were approved as presented at the February 17, 2005, Financial Services

Committee Meeting and the March 24, 2005, CDV Committee Meeting.

Minutes were prepared by Sue Busam