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Dom Holtz, director of economic development, told the committee the tool will index grants, loan programs and other publicly available support so county staff can rapidly match resources to a business or community need. He said the county will not house proprietary or private personal information in the tool and that the county will retain intellectual property rights.

\"The goal of this project is to leverage the power of AI to help us, inventory available resources, for our internal teams,\" Dom Holtz said during his presentation.

Staff described the budget as about $114,000 in total: roughly $99,000 to Oakland University (including two PhD students and faculty time) and roughly $15,000 for county IT server support and initial maintenance. Staff said the tool is intended for internal use by county teams (economic development, planning, veteran services and others) and is not designed as a public-facing product at this time.

Commissioners asked about overlap with existing services such as Thrive; staff said the resource link is broader and intended as a shared catalog that multiple county teams can query. Commissioners also raised the county's developing AI policy and the need to coordinate with IT; presenters said county IT and Oakland University have already begun early coordination.

After discussion, the committee moved and approved the appropriation and recommendation to finance. The motion was moved by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Weyford (also referred to as Whitford during the motion); the roll call vote was 5 yays, 0 nays.

Votes at a glance:
- Approval of minutes dated 04/23/2025 — voice vote carried (recorded as carried).
- Agenda approval — carried (voice/roll call noted as carried).
- Communications receiving file (7a MEDC grant amendment, 7b local road improvement program, 7c Thrive monthly report) — moved by Commissioner Taylor, seconded by Commissioner Johnson; vote: 5 yays, 0 nays (receiving file approved).
- Consent agenda (items 8a-e, local tri-party road improvement appropriations) — moved by Commissioner Weyford, seconded by Commissioner Markham; vote: 5 yays, 0 nays (approved).
- Local Road Improvement Program FY2025 appropriation (item 10a) and public hearing set for 05/22/2025 at 6:00 PM — vote: 5 yays, 0 nays (motion carries).
- Closed session to consider purchase or lease of property — committee voted to enter closed session by roll call (5 yays, 0 nays); post-closed-session motion to authorize department to proceed in accordance with closed-session directives: 5 yays, 0 nays.

Ending: Staff said the project could begin in June with an anticipated nine-month development timeline and that the county may pursue cost recovery/licensing opportunities in the future because the county will retain IP.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee Meeting 05-14-25","oneSentenceSummary","The committee approved a roughly $114,000 county project with Oakland University to build an internal AI-based inventory of public resources for businesses and communities; the item passed 5-0 and staff said the tool will be internal and retain county IP.","taxTitle","Oakland County, Michigan","taxId",2835,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_32":75,"_34":35,"_36":37,"_38":76,"_40":77,"_42":78,"_44":79,"_46":80,"_48":81,"_50":82,"_52":83,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":84,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":85,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6557393,"Oakland County committee backs $31 Judson and 51111 Woodward renovations, authorizes finance review",2382,620000,3002000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3296714-13acfbc32ab6fe32a281b99b1b5ae947&start=620&end=3002","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3296714-13acfbc32ab6fe32a281b99b1b5ae947/thumbnail_620000.jpg","/articles/6557393/Oakland-County/Michigan/Oakland-County-committee-backs-31-Judson-and-51111-Woodward-renovations-authorizes-finance-review","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6557393-22a912a7109c845edbabaa4098e145ba/orig.mp4?Expires=1769748951&Signature=MkJ4s7g2jTctpRMsYEx03TgJZwXx-Dy6BKKuhA4pnAdCilj77DWw-t9FXo5Hfxcy41Y-kU~bOIharRRAG-7Nat31XCUECDiEA9JErR~ZEWEzAfoMkEEdIcCR2rSktFJ4mVxw5KajiOs60pPJdYtXvpLffEcj5ytQwNYSqZ2YLnrIIeyBV~Oc0zhPSV5oNAaEXFGmeM8AG3C7cS~AiOsFXfzy~YZbGbfvDmgwbPgmpiifQMlOcq36o~tXVdBj-KNmNVro1gX~EMQOzEZ4edri5wAmt3zOPEBhoBYep3bPpprSUTHEMSsmcGPItJ9deaK3r1aznW3Bxce96VHORhtkQw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Oakland County Economic Development & Infrastructure Committee voted to recommend that the county's finance department consider an appropriation and allocation of funding for renovation of 31 East Judson and the vacant floors at 51111 Woodward Avenue in Pontiac. The committee moved the item to finance after staff presentations and discussion of financing, sustainability features and community engagement.

Committee members were presented a schematic plan for 31 East Judson that showed a conference/convening space, office buildout for roughly 700 county employees and schematic locations for two parking garages. County staff described the project scope for 31 Judson and the 51111 building and said the $174 million figure under discussion covers the building renovations (not the parking garages).

The county has secured a $50 million state grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) for the Pontiac Redevelop, Revitalize, Reconnect project and has committed $50 million of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, staff said. County presenters described an amendment the county negotiated with the MEDC to allow periodic draws on the second $25 million tranche: rather than submitting a single final reimbursement request, the amendment allows quarterly reimbursement requests so long as each request is at least $100,000. A county staff member summarized that approach as using state funds to cash-flow the project and avoid borrowing for interim costs.

\"So it's really, using the state as our, a tool to cash flow this project,\" a staff member said while explaining the grant amendment.

County staff and the committee discussed financing mechanics and bond timing. The county's finance advisor urged a staged borrowing strategy, issuing debt in phases (a construction-loan style draw) rather than borrowing the full authorization upfront to limit interest carrying costs. The advisor said the county's legal debt margin and current outstanding obligations make staged borrowing practical and that the issuer's AAA credit rating should not be jeopardized by the plan.

\"If taxes are your thing and you don't want to have higher taxes, this has nothing to do with taxes. Your taxes are not going up with this project at all,\" a county official said while arguing the project would not increase county property taxes. Another staff member described economic-development modeling that predicts a multi-fold local economic impact from the public investment.

The committee also examined sustainability options for the project. Staff said they are targeting LEED Silver, considered geothermal and found upfront costs and site constraints made full geothermal infeasible, and described placing solar panels on the tower penthouse; staff estimated rooftop solar might cover roughly 2\u00105% of campus power needs but stressed the county currently buys solar energy under contract for the campus.

Committee members pressed for an intensive, early community-engagement plan. Staff reported early coordination with SEMCOG and a potential $45,000 SEMCOG planning grant to support placemaking and neighborhood connections; presenters recommended dozens of focused community meetings and partnering with Pontiac city leaders so the project would be developed \"with Pontiac, not to Pontiac.\"

After extended discussion and questions about cost, community engagement and bond timing, the committee voted to recommend the appropriation and forwarding to finance. The motion passed by roll call, 4 yays and 1 nay.

Ending note: staff indicated further board votes will be required for any bond authorizations and for final contracting. Presenters said the north and south parking garages and some development parcels remain the subject of separate development agreements and future actions.","The county\u0000Economic Development & Infrastructure Committee voted to recommend finance review of an appropriation to renovate 31 East Judson and vacant floors at 51111 Woodward in Pontiac, discussed state grant reimbursement, financing approach and community engagement; motion passed 4-1.","actionData","errors"]

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Oakland County funds AI "resource link" with Oakland University to inventory public business and community supports

Oakland County committee backs $31 Judson and 51111 Woodward renovations, authorizes finance review