ADOPTED - APRIL 25, 2006

Agenda Item No. 13

 

Introduced by the County Services Committee of the:

 

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

 

 RESOLUTION ENDORSING AND SUPPORTING THE TRI-COUNTY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION=S AREGIONAL GROWTH: CHOICES FOR OUR FUTURE@ PROJECT=S REGIONAL LAND USE VISION POLICY MAP, THEMES, AND PRINCIPLES

 

RESOLUTION #06-101

 

WHEREAS, on December 28, 1973, the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission was designated by the Governor of Michigan as the Metropolitan Planning Organization for the Lansing Urbanized Area; and

 

WHEREAS, the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission conducted an analysis of current regional trends in land use, growth, development, environmental impacts, the efficiency and effectiveness of the transportation system, obtained substantial public input and gave careful consideration to alternative regional land use patterns; and

 

WHEREAS, the Regional 2030 Transportation Plan adopted by the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission on October 26, 2005 re-endorses results from the ARegional Growth: Choices for Our Future@ project=s AWise Growth@ alternative as directed by the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission on March 27, 2002, confirmed by the Regional Growth Steering Committee on April 5, 2002 and as adopted by the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission on March 26, 2003 in the Regional 2025 Transportation Plan; and

 

WHEREAS, the adopted Regional 2030 Transportation Plan is based on regional socioeconomic forecasts approved by the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission in December, 2001 with consideration being given to long term reallocation of these forecasts to be more consistent with the adopted AWise Growth@ land use alternative from the ARegional Growth: Choices for Our Future@ project; and

 

WHEREAS, the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission recognized regional development, land use and implementing the adopted AWise Growth@ scenario is the region=s highest priority issue in order to reduce congestion, maintain and improve air quality, protect environmentally sensitive or agricultural lands, continue to maintain and expand the regional economy, improve global competitiveness, sustain quality of life of the region=s residents and is part of their fiduciary responsibility to taxpayers in order to protect public health, safety and welfare of the region=s residents; and

 

WHEREAS, the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission has adopted policies to evaluate all proposed future expenditures of federal funds and to establish project priorities for use of federal funds based on the adopted alternative for land use as shown on the AWise Growth@ policy map and which are consistent with the adopted themes and principles as shown in the ARegional Growth: Choices for Our Future@ Summary Report for the Lansing Metropolitan Region dated September, 2005 and on it=s accompanying Poster Plan as transmitted on January 20, 2006; and

 

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners is the duly constituted local governmental policy making body for Ingham County and desires to endorse and support the ARegional Growth: Choices for Our Future@ themes, principles and policy map which constitute the agreed on regional land use vision in order to guide future regional growth and development; and

 

 

ADOPTED - APRIL 25, 2006

Agenda Item No. 13

 

RESOLUTION #06-101

 

WHEREAS, the Regional Growth project=s themes, principles and policy map are intended to provide a compatible generalized regional framework to guide local government land use plans and other decisions in order to preserve and protect the public health, safety and welfare of the region=s residents consistent with Ingham County=s fiduciary responsibility to our citizens.

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that it is the finding of the Ingham County Board of Commissioners that endorsement and support of ARegional Growth: Choices for Our Future@ themes, principles, and policy map as depicted in A Summary Report for the Lansing Metropolitan Area and on its accompanying Poster Plan are necessary to protect public health, safety and welfare and are consistent with our fiduciary responsibility to our taxpayers of Ingham County.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners does hereby endorse and support said themes, principles, and policy map as policies for Ingham County.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that it is the policy of Ingham County that these endorsed and supported themes, principles, and policy map be referred to staff and/or the Planning Commission for use in considering consistency of future development, development decisions and other actions in local decision making.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that it shall be the policy of Ingham County to support and actively work with other local governments, agencies and the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission to fully participate in considering implementation of the ARegional Growth: Choices for Our Future@ action plan and in hosting related training and other activities as may be appropriate to fully integrate our policies endorsing and supporting the regional land use vision into the fabric of regional life.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board Chairperson is authorized to sign this resolution and that it be transmitted to the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission, adjacent governmental jurisdictions and other local, state, and federal agencies and representatives as appropriate.

 

 

                                                                                                                                                           

Attest                                                                           Victor G. Celentino

 

                                                                                                                                                           

Date                                                                            Chairperson, Ingham County Board of Commissioners

                                                                              

                                                                       

Date

 

 

COUNTY SERVICES:  Yeas:  De Leon, Holman, Copedge, Severino, Vickers

    Nays:  None        Absent:  Schor            Approved 4/18/06