To: Dr. Beverly Brown, Community & Economic Development Committee Chairperson
From: Derek Bradshaw, Director
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RE: Approval of the Master Agreement between the Genesee County Metropolitan Planning Commission (GCMPC) and the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT)
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BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Staff is requesting approval of the master agreement between the Genesee County Metropolitan Planning Commission (GCMPC) and the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). Staff is also requesting approval for Genesee County Metropolitan Planning Commission Director, Derek Bradshaw, to sign the agreement.
BACKGROUND:
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has provided an updated agreement between MDOT and the Genesee County Metropolitan Planning Commission (GCMPC), as the current MDOT agreement expires September 30, 2026. The new MDOT agreement will be in place until September 30, 2029.
DISCUSSION:
An agreement between MDOT and GCMPC outlining the roles and responsibilities of each agency in the metropolitan transportation process. This is required to be in place in order for GCMPC to receive federal funds for planning work completed.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
This agreement will have no impact on human resources.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
This agreement will have no impact on budget.
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
This agreement will have no impact on facilities.
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
This agreement will have no impact on technology.
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
This agreement serves Genesee County’s priorities of Community & Economic Growth, Long-Term Financial Stability, and Healthy, Livable, & Safe Communities through infrastructure, recreation, and safety investments. These investments promote public health, safe communities, and long-term viability of our community’s infrastructure.
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TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
BE IT RESOLVED, by this Board of County Commissioners of Genesee County, Michigan, that the request by the Director of Planning to authorize entering into the Master Agreement between the Genesee County Metropolitan Planning Commission and the Michigan Department of Transportation, for the period commencing October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2029, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request and supporting documentation being on file with the official records of the September 16, 2026 meeting of the Community and Economic Development Committee of this Board), and the Director of Planning is authorized to execute the agreement on behalf of Genesee County.