ADOPTED - FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Agenda Item No. 7

Introduced by the County Services and the Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION AMENDING 2009 GRANT AGREEMENT WITH MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND ECONOMIC GROWTH AND AMEND CONTRACTS WITH RONNIE M. LESTER AS COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE AND WOLVERINE ENGINEERS AND SURVEYORS, INC. AS REMONUMENTATION SURVEYOR

RESOLUTION #09-043

WHEREAS, on December 9, 2008, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners agreed to enter into an agreement with the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth for the purposes of receiving $93,903 in grant funds for the Ingham County Monumentation and Remonumentation Project, Resolution #08-350; and

WHEREAS, on December 9, 2008, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners agreed to contract with Ronnie M. Lester as County Representative and with Wolverine Engineers & Surveyors, Inc. as County Remonumentation Surveyor, for the Ingham County Monumentation and Remonumentation Project, Resolution #08-351; and

WHEREAS, on January 20, 2009, we received notification from Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth, Office of Land Survey and Remonumentation that the State of Michigan has reduced the grant funds available to Ingham County to $84,797 for 2009.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby amends and authorizes entering into the 2009 Grant Agreement between the State of Michigan and Ingham County for the purposes of receiving $84,797 in grant funds.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby amends its authorization to contract with Ronnie M. Lester as County Representative, at a cost not to exceed $12,600 and amends its authorization to contract with Wolverine Engineers and Surveyors, Inc, as Project Surveyor, at a cost not to exceed $64,347 for 2009.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board Chairperson, County Clerk and County Grant Administrator have the authority to sign said grant contract documents after approval as to form by the County Attorney.

COUNTY SERVICES:  Yeas:  Celentino, Koenig, Holman, Copedge, Grebner, Vickers

     Nays:  None            Absent:  None        Approved  2/17/09

FINANCE:  Yeas:  Grebner, Nolan, Bahar-Cook, Tennis, Davis, Dougan

      Nays:  None           Absent:  None          Approved 2/18/09