ADOPTED - OCTOBER 8, 2002

AGENDA ITEM NO. 6



Introduced by the Administrative Services/Personnel and Finance Committees of the:



INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS



RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN INGHAM COUNTY AND THE REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM (RED TEAM) TO FULFILL THE LINKMICHIGAN REGIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANNING GRANT



RESOLUTION #02-236



WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners adopted Resolution #02-42, which authorized Ingham County to apply for funding under the LINKMICHIGAN Regional Telecommunications Planning Project on behalf of the Regional Economic Development Team (RED Team); and



WHEREAS, Ingham County, on behalf of itself, Eaton and Clinton Counties, and the Eaton and Ingham County Intermediate School Districts, Clinton RESA, and the RED Team, has been granted a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) under the provisions of LINKMICHIGAN Regional Telecommunications Planning Project; and



WHEREAS, Ingham County accepted the grant by Resolution #02-166; and



WHEREAS, the Project will study the need and means of facilitating private investment in advanced telecommunications in the Region and develop a plan; and



WHEREAS, the Regional Economic Development Team (RED Team) has provided the following service in furtherance of the LINKMICHIGAN Telecommunications Planning Project Grant as follows:



REDT has written a Notice of Intent to apply for a LINKMICHIGAN Telecommunications Grant.



REDT has convened a Technical Committee;



REDT has written the application for a LINKMICHIGAN Grant, including the collection of the letters of support;



REDT has written the Request for Proposal;



REDT has issued the Request for Proposal and has selected the preferred vendor.



THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes an administrative services agreement between Ingham County and the Regional Economic Development Team.

















ADOPTED - OCTOBER 8, 2002

AGENDA ITEM NO. 6



RESOLUTION #02-236



BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board Chairperson and County Clerk are authorized to sign any necessary documents after review by the County Attorney.



ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES/PERSONNEL: Yeas: Swope, Lynch, De Leon, Celentino

Nays: None Absent: Severino Approved 10/1/02



FINANCE COMMITTEE: Yeas: Grebner, Stid, Swope, Krause, Hertel, Schafer, Minter

Nays: None Absent: None Approved 10/2/02