OAKLAND BROWNFIELD INITIATIVE

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OAKLANDBROWNFIELD INITIATIVE

• Presentation to the City of Novi City Council and
  Economic Development Corporation
• June 4, 2007

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PUBLIC ACT 381 of 1996

• A County can operate an Authority on behalf of a
  municipality as long as the local unit concurs
  with the provisions of the Brownfield plan for an
  eligible property
• Tax Capture provisions
• Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Local and State
• Approval from MDEQ is required if capturing
  school taxes
• School taxes captured are revenue neutral
• How captured taxes can be used
• Eligible Property Core communities and non-core
  communities
• Eligible Activities BEA, Due Care requirements
  and Remediation
• Single Business Tax (SBT) Credit

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OAKLAND BROWNFIELD INITIATIVE OVERVIEW

• Establishment of the Oakland County Brownfield
  Redevelopment Authority in November of 2001
• Projects
• Former Sanicem Landfill, Charter Township of
  Orion
• Downtown Wixom Retail, City of Wixom
• Pleasant Ridge Condominium project, City of
  Pleasant Ridge
• 4700 Lapeer Road, Charter Township of Orion
• Assessment Grants USEPA
• 2001 - Oakland County was awarded 250,000 of
  which 175,000 was spent for environmental
  investigations on 18 projects
• 2005 - Oakland County was awarded 400,000 of
  which 210,000 has been spent to date for
  environmental investigations on 22 projects

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OAKLAND BROWNFIELD INITIATIVE OVERVIEW

• Assessment Eligibility
• Six reputable environmental consultants were
  selected and qualified to perform the
  environmental investigations
• Preliminary Brownfield site information form
• Brownfield Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund (BCRLF)
• 2002 - Oakland County was awarded 1,000,000 of
  which 700,000 was loaned to the Dutton Corporate
  Centre to help finance their methane collection
  system for the Former Sanicem Landfill
• 2004 - Oakland County was awarded 395,000 which
  when combined with the first BCRLF grant created
  an additional loan for 440,000 that may be
  awarded to a local CVT and/or a private developer

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FORMER SANICEM LANDFILL

• 140 Acre former landfill located in both the
  Charter Township of Orion and the City of Auburn
  Hills
• 10 Million clean-up
• Debris removal
• Leachate collection system
• Methane collection system
• 700,000 OBI BCRLF loan
• 6,000 OBI Assessment grant
• 150-200 Million overall investment
• Atlas Copco (pictured bottom left) opened in 2004
  (Auburn Hills)
• The Charter Township of Orion just approved site
  plans for a 4 story hotel, 2 restaurants and a
  bank for a portion of the 40 acres located within
  their Township

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DOWNTOWN WIXOM RETAIL

• Historic Rail line dating back to 1800s
• Gas station from 1960 to 1988
• 500,000 clean-up
• 15,000 OBI Assessment grant
• Contaminated soil removal
• Geotechnical vapor barrier
• Water Monitoring
• 17,000 Square Foot multi-tenant retail
  redevelopment
• 2.2 Million overall investment
• Current tenants include s coffee shop, a pizzeria
  and a restaurant

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PLEASANT RIDGE CONDOS

• Old gas station
• City sold the land to the developer
• 230,000 Single Business Tax (SBT) credit
• 50,000 from Pleasant Ridge DDA
• 10,500 OBI Assessment grant
• 2 Million overall investment
• 12 attached brownstone residential condominiums
• 1,300 to 1,930 square feet floor plans
• 225,000 to 245,000 price range

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Oakland Brownfield Initiative Brownfield Project
Flow Chart
Local Host Committee is created. The committee
shall consist of a minimum of one or more of the
Directors of the OCBRA, as well as one elected
official, or his/her designee from the affected
city.

• Submission of the Projects Brownfield Plan, as
  well as all environmental investigation work
  completed.
• One Week before OCBRA meeting.

OCBRA meeting to discuss, and vote on the
Projects Brownfield plan.

• Local City Meeting to Discuss and Vote on
  Projects Brownfield Plan
• Must occur before the Oakland County Planning
  Building Vote.

Oakland County Planning Building committee
Meeting to recommend a Public hearing by the
Oakland County Board of Commissioners

• Oakland County Board of Commissioners meeting to
  establish a Public Hearing for the Brownfield
  project.
• Publish notices of Public hearing no less than 20
  days before hearing

Planning Building committee meeting to
discuss, and vote on the Projects Brownfield plan.
Board of Commissioners meeting to refer the
Brownfield plan to the Oakland County Finance
Committee.
Oakland County Finance Committee meets to
discuss Project, and to create a fiscal note.
Board of Commissioners meeting to discuss, and
vote on the Projects Brownfield plan.
Projects Brownfield plan is forwarded to the
State for their approval.
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CONTACT INFORMATION

• Thomas A. Law
• Manager
• Oakland County Waste Resource Management
• 2100 Pontiac Lake Road
• Waterford, MI 48328-0409
• 248.858.1352
• 248.858.7998
• lawt_at_oakgov.com

• Bradley J. Hansen
• Environmental Program Coordinator
• Oakland County Waste Resource Management
• 2100 Pontiac Lake Road
• Waterford, MI 48328-0409
• 248.858.8073
• 248.858.7998
• hansenb_at_oakgov.com