SUBSTITUTE ADOPTED - July 22, 2003

Agenda Item 22

Introduced by the County Services and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION BY INGHAM COUNTY ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF EAST LANSING FOR FUNDING A DOWNTOWN MARKETING STUDY

RESOLUTION #03-178

WHEREAS, the City of East Lansing is a Core Community based on specific population and income criteria as described under Act 146 of P.A. 2000; and

WHEREAS, the downtown area of the City of East Lansing faces new competition for commercial and retail business; and

WHEREAS, the rules of the Community Development Block Grant program permit the County unit of government to apply for a grant on behalf of an entitlement community; and

WHEREAS, the City of East Lansing has prepared a grant application request for funding a downtown marketing study utilizing this provision of the CDBG rules; and

WHEREAS, the City of East Lansing will provide the entire local match for the grant.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Economic Development Corporation acknowledges the necessity and importance of the proposed marketing study.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Ingham County Economic Development Corporation recommends the approval by the Ingham County Board of Commissioners of the submission of the grant application by Ingham County on behalf of the City of East Lansing.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Commissioners hereby approves the submission of the grant application and authorizes the Board Chairperson and County Clerk to sign the necessary documents after approval as to form by the County Attorney.

COUNTY SERVICES: Yeas: Celentino, Holman De Leon, Schor

Nays: None Absent: Severino, Nevin Approved 7/15/03

FINANCE: Yeas: Grebner, Hertel, Thomas, Minter

Nays: None Absent: Swope, Dedden Approved 7/16/03