INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

WHEREAS, a representative of the County was an original incorporator of the Capital Area Rail Council, which was incorporated on February 1, 1974 for the purpose of A acquiring, operating, maintaining and updating rail passenger facilities in the Greater Lansing area and to be responsible for the coordinating of activities by local governmental units in providing and encouraging the use of such facilities@ ; and

WHEREAS, the County has participated with and been represented on the Capital Area Rail Council and has contributed to its operation and the provision of passenger rail services to the Greater Lansing area since 1974; and

WHEREAS, by a resolution dated September 6, 2000, the members of the Capital Area Rail Council, including those members representing this County on the Council, unanimously recommended that the Council= s duties and responsibilities be transferred to the Capital Area Transportation Authority (CATA); and

WHEREAS, CATA has indicated its willingness to accept the duties and responsibilities of the Capital Area Rail Council and has set forth a proposal for assuming those duties and responsibilities, which includes continued County participation on a standing advisory committee of CATA; and

WHEREAS, upon the transfer of the duties and responsibilities of the Capital Area Rail Council to CATA and the assignment of all of its leases, subleases, contracts, obligations, accounts, assets and liabilities to CATA, the Capital Area Rail Council proposes that it be dissolved; and

WHEREAS, the proposed transfer and assignment will promote intermodal transportation in the Greater Lansing area and will continue to meet the purposes for which the Capital Area Rail Council was originally incorporated.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby consents to the transfer of the duties and responsibilities of the Capital Area Rail Council to CATA and the assignment of all of its leases, subleases, contracts, obligations, accounts, assets and liabilities to CATA as proposed by CATA and the Capital Area Rail Council.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board hereby consents to the dissolution of the Capital Area Rail Council upon such transfer and assignment to CATA.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board expresses its thanks and appreciation to those members of the Capital Area Rail Council, both past and present, who have volunteered their time and energies to ensure that passenger rail service is available to the people of the Greater Lansing area.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that all prior resolutions in whole or part inconsistent with this resolution are hereby rescinded.

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES/PERSONNEL: Yeas: McDonald, Lynch, Pratt, Severino

Nays: None Absent: Minter Approved 10/3/00