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March 21, 2017 l Ed Noyola Denise Donohue County Road Association of Michigan

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Wh What at is is a C a County

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Road ad Ag Agen ency? y?

78 78 county road commissions …

… and 5 county road departments. P.A. 283 (1909) created county road commissions to:

• Maintain high-quality, cost-efficient

roads and bridges for Michigan residents.

• Develop county-wide seamle

amless ss systems stems of roads, bridges across the state under local control.

• Manage rights-of-way (ROW) to ensure road

ad inte tegrity grity, safety. ety.

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Michigan County Road Agencies are …

Responsible for 75% of Michigan’s road ad mi miles. es. = = 90,21 210 0 miles es of roads. ads.

(124,001 total)

27,277 miles of primary roads. 62,933 miles of local roads.

= = 5,724 24 br bridges dges

(11,061 total)

= = and thousands of culverts. Quick ck Fact: ct: Mi Mich chigan igan has 4th larg rgest est system stem of loca cal l roads ads in US. S.

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Michigan County Road Agencies …

Maintain ntain hi highw hways ays in n 64

64 count

nties es und nder er 5-year ear cont ntract racts s with h MDOT. T.

• Winter

ter Mainte intena nanc nce e = = Snow clearing … salting … pot hole patching … replacing guardrails.

• Summer

er Maint intena enance ce = = … mowing … vegetation control … pot hole patching… roadside clean-up … tree removal … ditching … etc.

• Som
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ties es subco contract ntract mowing, other tasks.

• “Whole ball of wax.”

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Michigan County Road Workers are …

Public employees …

• On the job by 7 a.m.;
• On-call 24/7,

, 365 days;

• First

rst respond sponders ers in severe weather conditions. We are publ blic ic serv rvants ants with h a bu business ness attitude. tude.

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Wh What at ar are e County

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Road ad Commis

• mmissioners?

sioners?

Boards of Directors for county road commissions are …

• 3 or 5 members (51 are 3s; 27 are 5s )
• Appointed or elected …

44 boa

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rds appoi

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nted d by county government (56%) 34 boa

• ards

rds electe ted d in countywide elections (44%)

• Salary, benefits set by county board of commissioners.
• Responsive to needs of community.

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Collaborat llaboratio ion n is Core re Val alue fo for r County unty Ro Road ad Age genci ncies. es.

83 83 counties

unties – grass assroo roots ts, , commu munit nity y connections, nnections, media ia oversight rsight.

9 peer-to-peer councils – quarterly.

14 14 standing committees.

4 regional associations – biannual meetings.

Multiple neighborhood groups – “frugal 5.”

1 statewide

atewide associat sociation ion.

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What t is the e County unty Road ad As Associat

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ion of Michig igan? an?

Since 1918 … 83 county members; Highway Conference meetings => 750+ attendees; 4 special-focus conferences; 6 staff, contracted engineer. CRA’s mission:

“To help our members promote and maintain a safe, eff fficient nt local road d system em in rural l and u d urba ban Michiga gan n including ding appropriate te stewardship of the public’s right-of

• f-way.”

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Pr Prot

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ecting g the e Ro Road ad Ri Right ght-of

• f-Way.

Way.

An emphasis on roadbeds and bridges leaves out an important part

• f the road instructure: Th

The right ght-of

• f-way

way (ROW).

W).

• ROW created to enhance dr

driver er sa safe fety ty and…

• To enhance H2O

2O manag agemen ment t (ditches) to pr prote tect ct roads ds.

• Public utilities added in mid-1930s.
• Increa

creasing sing: Private business pressure!

ROW has maint ntenan nance ce costs: sts: Brushing, ditching/re-grading, tree removal.

• Used by ORVs, snowmobiles.

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Ro Road ad Ri Righ ght-of

• f-Way

Way Il Illus lustrated. trated.

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In Inno novation ation is a Co a Core re Val alue ue for r Count nty y Road ad Agen encie cies. s.

Special ial-focus focus task sk fo forces: ces:

• Rural Task Force – regional planning.
• Regional/statewide purchasing.
• CRA se

seasonal sonal wei eight ht res estric riction tion web ebsi site. te.

• Equipment sharing.

Shared ed eng ngineering ineering specialist: cialist:

MDOT grant funds. CRA/MML benefits.

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Ef Effi ficienc ciency y is a a Core re Val alue ue for r Count nty y Road ad Agencie encies. s.

County unty road d agencies ncies are model dels s of f eff fficiency. ciency.

• Fiscally-constrained culture.
• Debt and bonds are rare.
• Must have local $ to match

federal funds.

• By

By law, >50 50% matc tch h from locals for any local road improvements.

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Ef Effi ficie iency ncy is is a Co a Core re Va Value. ue.

La Law per ermit its s 10% % ad admin min co cost sts s fo for CRC CRCs; s; we e ar are e unde der r that. hat.

Locals have “skin in the game”

• 29

29 co county ty-wide ide road millages;

• 100s of township millages; and
• Special assessments for

specific road, bridge projects.

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Deta etail il on Lo n Local al Co Contr ntributio ibutions ns to to Ro Roads. ads.

CRCs get state, federal, local $. No taxing, debt-bonding authority.

Source: PA 51 Report. County data only. (2014)

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Deta etail il on Lo n Local al Co Contr ntributio ibutions ns to to Ro Roads. ads.

CRC’s PA 51 Local Funds

$1 $192 92 milli llion

• n from counties, cities, villages, townships.

Additional Local Funds:

$4 $46 6 milli llion

• n from townships.

$2 $235 35 milli llion

• n from municipalities.

TOTAL AL LOCA CAL L CO CONTRIBU RIBUTION TION = = $4 $473 73 million lion

(2015)

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County unty Road ad Ag Agen encies ies are re tru ruste ted d pro roble blem m solvers ers.

Pu Publ blic su supp ppor

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ts the he work of local road d commissi issions

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August 2014, primary results:

• 153 local road millages on ballot.
• 92% passed.

ed.

• 72% mean rate of passage.

August 2016, primary results:

• 83 local road millages on ballot.
• 93% passed.

ed. Since 2008, 100% of county-wide millages have been renewed. Shared ared De Decisi sion

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king: County road agencies use asset management principles (85%+) and col

• llaborate

borate with townships, cities, villages, counties on project and millage decisions. CRCs also col

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abor

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ate with th businesse sinesses, s, uti tili litie ties s and others.

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Cou

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nty Ro Road ad Ag Agen encies ies ar are e trust usted. ed.

Local al government vernment partners rtners sup upport

• rt county

unty road d agencies. ncies.

University of Michigan CLOSUP Michigan Public Policy Survey in 2015.

• 78% of local governments have “good”

relationsh lationships ips with county road agencies;

• 76% say CRCs provide timely

mely response sponse;

• 68% say CRC decisions are “fair;” and
• 68% app

ppro rove e ov

• veral

rall l of their county road agency.

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NEW EW! Local

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Road ad Wa Warranti anties. es.

Re Required ired by 2015 5 Tran ansportation sportation Package. ckage.

• Committee working for 1+ year;
• CRCs,

Cs, MD MDOT, , ci cities/vill es/villages ages at table;

• Collaborating with industry;
• Will cover concrete, asphalt projects

with $2 million lion pavin ving g component;

• Every CRC will adopt same

e warranty rranty w/in year of language completion.

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NEW EW! Standardized andardized Pe Permits mits Re Revi vised. sed.

CRA’s Permit Subcommittee revised 10 recommended permits in 10 months, including standardized fees. Spring ring Ca Categor tegory

• Seasonal Ag Transportation

• Seasonal Public Utility Transpo.

Stan andard dard Tran ansp sportati

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Categor tegory

• Single Move Transportation

• Mobile Home Single Move

One permit remaining: ROW NEW EW: Regional adoption underway.

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‘15 Transportation Funding: What’s Happening?

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‘15 Transportation Funding: What’s Happening?

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‘15 Transportation Funding: What’s Happening?

CRA’s 2016 survey of county road agencies:

• 95% of CRCs have a 3-5

5 year ar project

• ject imp

mprovemen rovement t plan an list st anticipating new funds and are sharing it with their local communities.

• 1/3 of CRCs plan to inc

ncrea rease se thei heir r local cal matchi tching ng $ to townships.

• Seven CRCs did “advance construct” projects in 2016.

How long ng will l it take ke to get t to good

• d roads?

ads?

• 20% of road agencies said 2026.

Most said much longer.

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‘15 Transportation Funding: What’s Happening?

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‘15 Transportation Funding: What’s happening?

Currently 18% “Good” rating on local federal-aid aid syst ystem.

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no non-eligi eligible le local al roads: ads: Worse. rse.

• 17% of CRCs have weight-restricted bridges.

45 bridge idges s currently closed.

• New $ in 2019 will slow the

deterioration of local roads, and we will begin some improvements.

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Cou

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Michigan’s 83 county road agencies maintain the majority of Michigan’s loca cal l and d prim imary ary roads, ads, and d mo most t MD MDOT T roads. ads. ROW’s original purpose is to ensure sure safet fety, y, road ad integrit egrity. y.

County road agencies defined by:

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Collaborati llaboration;

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Inno novati vation;

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Efficie iciency; ncy;

• Fiscal

scal respons sponsibi ibility. lity.

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Denise Donohue, Director Ed Noyola, Deputy Director

417 Seymour Ave., Ste. 1, Lansing, MI 48933

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