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Several items were forwarded with unanimous committee support. The committee received and forwarded the circuit court community corrections grant for 2025, accepted the Region 2 Planning Commission semiannual report, approved last month’s committee minutes, received the monthly JC DOT report, confirmed updates to JDOT policy 8160, and forwarded a renewal of the sheriff’s Concord Township and village contract. The committee also moved to pay claims; that motion passed unanimously.

The committee approved a midyear JC DOT budget amendment that projects a planned use of fund balance for 2025. JC DOT staff said both revenues and expenditures in the amended midyear budget are lower than before, and estimated the fund balance at year-end at approximately $4.2–$4.3 million. Commissioner Bair asked for clarification about the gap between projected revenues and expenditures; staff replied that the difference is a planned use of fund balance.

Committee members also forwarded an MDOT safety contract covering multiple local projects (South Jackson Road, Atkinson Lake Road and Hart Road) that requires a $52,720 local match and otherwise uses MDOT grant funding. Committee members noted an error in the draft resolution title—listed as MDOT contract 25-5350 for an unrelated Moscow Road overlay—and asked staff to correct the title before the full board. An amendment adding a corrected title was offered and supported; the committee then approved the item by roll call.

Other actions taken or received during the meeting:
- Minutes from the prior meeting were approved unanimously.
- Circuit court/community corrections grant (grant ID referenced as 02/1926 in packet) was forwarded to the full board with a recommendation of approval (unanimous).
- The Region 2 Planning Commission semiannual report (through June) was received by the committee; staff highlighted transportation improvement program amendments and an EDA partnership planning grant awarded June 10, 2025.
- JC DOT midyear budget amendment was forwarded to the full board with a recommendation of approval (unanimous); staff indicated the amendment increases projected fund balance by about $1.1 million for the fiscal period shown.
- MDOT safety contract (local match $52,720) was forwarded with the corrected resolution title; amendment passed on roll call.
- Monthly JC DOT operational report was received (routine updates on chip seal, paving, pothole requests, patching quantities, and permits).
- JDOT policy 8160 updates were forwarded to the full board for reconfirmation (unanimous).
- Sheriff Concord Township and village renewal was forwarded to the full board (unanimous).
- Motion to pay claims was approved (unanimous).

Most committee votes were unanimous; the Mead & Hunt airport contract referral passed 4-1. The motions forwarded are referrals to the full Board of Commissioners; final approvals or contract executions will depend on subsequent full-board action.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Jackson County Board of Commissioners Public Safety and Transportation Committee 7/14/2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its July 14 meeting, the Jackson County Public Safety and Transportation Committee approved or forwarded multiple items to the full Board of Commissioners, including a midyear JC DOT budget amendment, a MDOT safety contract and several routine reports and policy confirmations. Most motions passed unanimously; one referral passed 4-1.","taxTitle","Jackson County, Michigan","taxId",4002,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6655470,"Committee forwards Mead & Hunt contract for Airport Parcel 29 after questions about missing grant pages",710,400000,1110000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5394398-d43f276c42343e33f3a0c0984eee089d&start=400&end=1110","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5394398-d43f276c42343e33f3a0c0984eee089d/thumbnail_400000.jpg","/articles/6655470/Jackson-County/Michigan/Committee-forwards-Mead-Hunt-contract-for-Airport-Parcel-29-after-questions-about-missing-grant-pages","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6655470-6ae25681806610c80a4e1ccc4054d62c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770951467&Signature=AqY80igSmcDT5TWLhQUlrDowaigeabD90ng~-8mcjpuyEAoWhJYSm32rnNdgSzP3Zxj56jP9bQqJbb~bGPNXyGqMF6EJVwVaEWLcUls6MNt4she5pHMu7om86~0g7TsOOm8Ry1Jad9RcmNPEkXvnpaIf9dfVdcTVVHJwxtQOdpeW4BQ1KPXBFtgBcA7EcxOKk5kjs3857ytkN72YdrCo4H36vUQD0G0mXCVfLfPEk4GhkvZEPWWkNTfqgzkkgZb1TLJxND1EhVpB7nNrkDaiXMVww1ULulpgSP-tCi~6k-ESlxz5CrosPAaphB0dSDu9oihX2wgfsYvs7I3eY-Lpzw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Jackson County Public Safety and Transportation Committee voted 4-1 on July 14 to forward a contract with engineering firm Mead & Hunt to the full Board of Commissioners with a recommendation of approval for an Airport Parcel 29 land release and associated work.

Commissioners debated the paperwork backing a $19,213 reimbursement related to the project after Commissioner Bair said the copy of the subgrant agreement he received was missing pages and lacked detail tying Mead & Hunt’s scope to what the airport had directed the firm to perform. Committee members were told the funding originates from the Michigan Strategic Fund and is being funneled through Ann Arbor SPARK to Accelerate Jackson, which will reimburse the county for the local advance.

The matter mattered because the county will contract directly with Mead & Hunt and temporarily front the payment; staff said Accelerate Jackson will reimburse the county from a Strategic Fund grant administered through Ann Arbor SPARK and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Committee members requested the missing pages be supplied before the full board meeting and stressed the need for complete documentation.

During discussion, Commissioner Bair asked for a document that would allow cross-referencing the scope the airport provided to Mead & Hunt with the scope shown in the contract. Staff said the airport and Mead & Hunt will prepare the materials the county must submit to the Federal Aviation Administration for a land release, and that the county will be the contracting party with Mead & Hunt. Committee members also asked how Accelerate Jackson and Ann Arbor SPARK were connected to the reimbursement; staff explained Accelerate Jackson is the local economic development partner that applied for and will administer the Michigan Strategic Fund award, with Ann Arbor SPARK acting as an intermediary in the subgrant paperwork.

Committee members flagged a scanned copy of the agreement that omitted multiple pages; staff acknowledged the error, said the missing pages would be provided to commissioners that afternoon, and accepted a request to correct any inconsistent titles or missing content prior to the full board meeting.

Duckham moved and Williams supported forwarding the Mead & Hunt contract to the full board with a recommendation of approval. The committee recorded four votes in favor and one opposed. The staff member present said they would distribute the complete agreement pages to commissioners as requested.

The committee’s action is a referral to the full board; it does not constitute final county approval of the contract or any FAA land-release paperwork. Any final contract execution or FAA submittal remains subject to later board action and to any conditions or paperwork the FAA requires.","Jackson County Public Safety and Transportation Committee voted 4-1 to forward a contract with engineering firm Mead & Hunt to the full board with a recommendation of approval, after commissioners raised concerns about missing pages in a related grant agreement and sought written documentation of the grant/reimbursement arrangement.","actionData","errors"]

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