Appropriations Requests

Appropriations Requests FY2011

Phytophthora Research Project
Request Amount: $500,000
Recipient: Michigan State University
109 Agriculture Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: Researchers at Michigan State University are leaders in the fight to control Phytophthora capsici, a fungal-like pathogen causing a major disease affecting cucumber, pumpkin, squash, melon, zucchini, bean, tomato, and pepper.  Phytophthora capsici is fungal-like and inhabits soil causing plant death and fruit rot.  The spreading of this fungus has the potential to cripple agriculture making the research to fight it essential.

FY2011 Commerce Justice Science Appropriations Requests

Bay City Law Enforcement Technology Infrastructure Upgrades
Request Amount: $306,220
Recipient: City of Bay City, MI
301 Washington Avenue
Bay City, MI 48708
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: Funding will be used to purchase in-car camera systems, automatic license plate readers, digital vandalism deterrent systems to combat graffiti and other property destruction within identified areas.

Bay County Neighborhood Resource Center
Request Amount: $300,000
Recipient: Bay County Neighborhood Resource Center/Bay Regional Medical Center                
709-Ninth Street           
Bay City, MI
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: Description: Funding would be used for substance abuse prevention program.

Buena Vista Law Enforcement Vehicles and Equipment
Request Amount: $85,943
Recipient: Buena Vista Police Department
3438 Genei Ave
Saginaw, MI  48601      
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: For the acquisition of a surveillance camera system for enhanced traffic management and criminal investigative capability.

The City of Flint Interoperable Communications Project
Request Amount: $5,000,000
Recipient: City of Flint Police Department
210 East Fifth Street
Flint, MI 48502
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: This project would allow the Flint Police Department to joint in State and County efforts to obtain an interoperable platform of voice communications, specifically an 800 Mhz dispatching system. 

City of Fenton Public Service Answering Point (P.S.A.P) Equipment Upgrade/Replacement
Request Amount: $315,671
Recipient: City of Fenton Police Department
311 S. Leroy St
Fenton, Mi.  48430        
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: The purpose of this project is to replace the outdated equipment necessary to provide 911 Emergency Services Dispatch to the City of Fenton and Tyrone Township. 

City of Saginaw Police - Gunshot Location System Acquisition    
Request Amount: $500,000
Recipient: City of Saginaw Police Department
1315 South Washington Avenue
Saginaw, MI 48601
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: Since the City installed phase I of the ShotSpotter system in March of 2009, there has been a reduction in shooting incidents of 33%, a decline in homicides of 43%, and an overall reduction in the violent crime index of 18.3%.  The City of Saginaw is hopeful that the expansion of the program will facilitate further reductions in gun violence and homicide in the

Generations – Human Development Commission (Tuscola County)
Request Amount: $100,000
Recipient: Human Development Commission
429 Montague Avenue  
Caro, MI  48723
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: Program assists in keeping youth in grades K-5 off the streets, safe and improves educational and social outcomes by bringing together seniors and teens to work with them.

Hurley Medical Center - Sexual Assault Assistance Forensic Nurse Examiner Program
Request Amount: $625,000
Recipient: Hurley Medical Center
One Hurley Plaza
Flint, MI 48503
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: This program will provide specialized care to sexual assault victims, assist law enforcement personnel through the collection of evidence and increase awareness of violent crime through ongoing professional and community education.

Lutheran Social Services - Neighborhood After school Tutoring and Summer Program
Request Amount: $250,000
Recipient: Lutheran Social Services of Michigan (LSSM)
8131 E. Jefferson
Detroit, MI 48214         
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: Funding would allow neighborhood house to provide a staff to youth ratio of 1:12; 4 existing staff would become full time and would hire 4 additional mentors/teachers and 1 resource/volunteer coordinator to expand volunteer base and strengthen our relationships and support within the Saginaw community.

YWCA Bay County -- Empowerment Initiative for At-Risk Youth and Women
Request Amount: $750,000
Recipient: YWCA Bay County
909 Washington Avenue
Bay City, MI  48708
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: Empowerment Initiative for At-Risk Youth and Women to provide case management for women and outreach for girls. 

FY2011 DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS REQUESTS

Hurley Medical Center - Information Technology & Fluid Management In Thermally Injured Patients 
Request Amount: $4,600,000
Recipient: Hurley Medical Center
One Hurley Plaza
Flint, MI  48503
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: This initiative is aimed at assessing if the addition of computerized information systems could help adjust the fluid management in major burn patients using the calculated fluid balances and patient weight changes to provide the most effective care.

Kettering University – Chemical Warfare Agent Fate Appropriate Response Tool
Request Amount: $4,500,000
Recipient: Kettering University           
1700 University Ave
Flint, MI 48504
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds:
Description: The purpose of this project is to utilize the models developed in the DoD Agent Fate Program in building an operational tool. This tool will provide the operational user with a prediction of the environment he faces when chemical agents, biological agents, and toxic industrial chemicals are employed by an enemy and also recommend the most appropriate response to mitigate the hazard and provide safety to troops and civilians.

Mott Community College - Intelligent Orthopedic Fracture Implant Program
Request Amount: $3,500,000
Recipient: Mott Community College
1401 East Court St.
Flint, MI 48503
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: FY 2011 funds will be used to implement clinical testing.  This phase will require final design improvements to the intermedullary rod-scaffold, the surgical protocol and tools, and manufacturing production of finished rod-scaffolds.

UM-Flint – Simulation Laboratory
Request Amount: $2,000,000
Recipient: University of Michigan-Flint
School of Health Professions and Studies
303 E. Kearsley Street  
Flint, MI  48502
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: This project includes a state-of-the-art trans-disciplinary, multi-program simulation lab for nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, nurse anesthesiology, radiation therapy, and health educators.  The role of the simulation lab is to replicate a clinical, disaster-like settings to allow the learner the opportunity to apply theory and practice in a non-threatening safe environment, while eliminating the serious risks inherent in practicing health care skills on live patients, members of the military, and in disaster zones.

FY2011 ENERGY AND WATER APPROPRIATIONS REQUESTS

Bay City -- Saginaw River Shoreline Restoration
Request Amount: $1,820,000
Recipient: City of Bay City, MI
301 Washington Avenue
Bay City, MI 48708
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: Bay City seeks Army Corps support to study, design, engineer and construct a restoration of the Saginaw River shoreline for navigational use, including dredging, shoreline grading, installation of sheet piling, shoreline restoration, marina infrastructure and associated activities necessary for a new large ships commercial and recreational marina and Maritime Heritage Center in the downtown redevelopment area.

Bay Regional Medical Center Energy Conservation
Request Amount: $100,000
Recipient: Bay Regional Medical Center
1900 Columbus Ave. 
Bay City, MI  48708
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: To replace an Air handler unit (AHU) located at Bay Regional Medical Center West Campus.  This unit has exceeded its useful life and has experienced consistent damper failures and burst coils.  In addition, this funding would provide the installation of motion sensor lighting around the center in an ongoing effort to promote the conservation of energy across the medical center. 

City of Flint – Hamilton Dam
Request Amount: $700,000
Recipient: City of Flint
1101 S. Saginaw Street
Flint, Michigan  48502
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: The Hamilton Dam is owned by the City of Flint Michigan and has been classified by the State of Michigan dam safety inspection team as a “high hazard potential dam”. Only two of the six gates are currently functional, and failure may be imminent resulting in a loss of life and property.

City of Frankenmuth – Section 216 Army Corps Study
Request Amount: $100,000
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District
477 Michigan Ave.
Detroit, MI 48226
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: The Army Corps will conduct a section 216 study on raising the height of the flood control levee in downtown Frankenmuth.  A section 216 study is required to gain authorization for construction on such a project.

Hurley Medical Center - Hurley Medical Center Green Energy Enhancement  Program
Request Amount: $1,250,000
Recipient: Hurley Medical Center
One Hurley Plaza
Flint, MI  48503
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: The scope of the project is wide ranging and includes upgrading equipment with energy-efficient and Energy Star rated technology. The project includes a comprehensive energy management systems upgrade, which will optimize the operations for all air handling units, heating and chiller plants, emergency generators and critical equipment.

Kettering University - 21st Century Renewable Fuels, Energy, and Materials Initiative
Request Amount: $5,000,000
Recipient: Kettering University           
1700 University Ave
Flint, MI 48504
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: To solve important problems to improve power generation efficiency through advanced renewable bio-fuels for 21st Century high temperature PEM fuel cells & advanced Li-Air battery energy storage.

Kettering University - Digestion of Biomass for Sustainable Energy Generation and Waste Minimization
Request Amount: $2,000,000
Recipient: Kettering University           
1700 University Ave
Flint, MI 48504
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: The Biogas Center of Energy Excellence at Kettering University pushes the forefront of anaerobic digestion through partnerships with municipalities and industry.

Kettering University - Control Enabled High Efficiency Low Cost Wind Turbine Drive Train
Request Amount: $2,900,000
Recipient: Kettering University           
1700 University Ave
Flint, MI 48504 
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: This project would propose a novel gear train variable speed transmission with low cost fixed speed generators, cascaded planetary gears, power converters, motor-generator sets and proprietary controls technology that will improve energy yield by 20-30% at lower cost. 

McLaren Health - Great Lakes Cancer Institute Proton Beam Research & Therapy Center
Request Amount: $5,000,000
Recipient: Great Lakes Cancer Institute Proton Beam Research & Therapy Center
401 S. Ballenger Hwy.
Flint, MI 48532
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: This project would create an epidemiology research unit for the Proton Beam program. All patients receiving PBT will be on research protocol and tracked for outcomes. In addition, GLCI plans to establish contact and collaboration with with other PBT programs in the US for comparative studies.

Saginaw River Dredging
Request Amount: $3,170,000
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District
477 Michigan Ave
Detroit MI 48226
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: To deep draft commercial harbor, consisting of 26 miles of maintained channels and two confined disposal facilities.

Township of Grand Blanc -- Plug-In Charger Center for Electric/Hybrid Vehicles
Request Amount: $200,000
Recipient: Charter Township of Grand Blanc
G-5371 South Saginaw Street 
Grand Blanc, MI  48480-0057
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: Funding would be used for the purchase and installation of plug-in chargers for electric and hybrid vehicles. The purpose and goals of the project are to decrease the use of fossil fuels through the implementation of renewable energy systems.  The charging stations will be easily assessable while traveling I-75 and will be located off exit 108.

FY2011 FINANCIAL SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS REQUESTS

Genesee County -- Web-Based Geographic Information System for Economic Development
Request Amount: $985,000
Recipient: Genesee County Board of Commissioners
Room 312
1101 Beach Street
Flint, MI 48502-1470
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: Project would allow for the development of a web-based countywide Geographic Information System (GIS) as a tool for economic development activities.  Economic development professionals require 24/7 access to parcel information such as zoning, building attributes, and available electrical, water, sewer services on site when working with companies to locate in Genesee County.  Having 24/7 access to this type of information is an essential tool for economic development activities and a web-based countywide GIS would fill this need. 

Tuscola County Enterprise Facilitation Program
Request Amount: $250,000
Recipient: Tuscola County, Michigan
207 E. Grant Street
Caro, MI. 48723
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: With these funds Tuscola County will continue the activities of the Enterprise Facilitation Entrepreneurship Program, which provides support for entrepreneurial endeavors and small businesses. 

Tuscola County Operating Expenses
Request Amount: $250,000
Recipient: Tuscola County, Michigan
207 E. Grant Street
Caro, MI. 48723
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: Presently, the Tuscola County EDC is not able to meet the current demand for this project and for the many other projects that may be open for consideration now and in the future.  This funding would provide capital through a revolving loan fund for small businesses and entrepreneurs and help businesses and individuals in all economic segments of the economy and in all geographic areas of the County.

FY2011 INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS REQUESTS

Buena Vista Charter Township - Green Stormwater Infrastructure Project
Request Amount: $150,000
Recipient: Buena Vista Charter Township
1160 S. Outer Drive
Saginaw, MI 48601
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: Buena Vista Township is underway with an important effort to revitalize a long-blighted mall in the center of the downtown with a new mixed-use development and Town Center. This request seeks funding to install green infrastructure including raingardens, bioswales, green roofs and other innovative approaches to manage stormwater.

Genesee County Drain Commissioner - Lake Huron Water Supply
Request Amount: $4,000,000
Recipient: Genesee County Drain Commissioner
G-4610 Beecher Street
Flint, MI 48532
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: The Karegnondi Water Authority (KWA) is pursuing the construction of a regional water supply system which will serve the regional area consisting of Genesee County, Lapeer County and Sanilac County.  The project will construct 85 miles of water pipeline from Lake Huron and pumping stations to replace the deficient water supply system that now exists. This funding request is for the construction of the proposed new pipeline by the KWA.

Genesee County Drain Commissioner– Water Treatment Plant
Request Amount: $2,500,000
Recipient: Genesee County Drain Commissioner
G-4610 Beecher Street
Flint, MI 48532
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: Genesee County is pursuing the construction of a water treatment plant and the necessary appurtenances.  This 75 million gallon/day water treatment plant will serve 350,000 people in Genesee County and will act as a reliable backup to the City of Flint Water Treatment Plant (serving an additional 100,000 people) and Lapeer County Water Treatment Plant (serving an additional 50,000 people).  The water treatment plant will assist in the replacement of a currently deficient water supply.

FY2011 LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS REQUESTS

American Red Cross Genesee-Lapeer Chapter – Nurse Assistant Training Program
Request Amount: $206,000
Recipient: American Red Cross Genesee-Lapeer Chapter
1401 S. Grand Traverse St
Flint, MI  48503
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: Funds would provide occupational based training to assist persons enter / re-enter the workforce. Training will focus on the direct care worker, home health aide and nurse assistant to provide skills required to enter the healthcare workforce at various levels.

Bay Regional Medical Center -- PT Wellness Center in collaboration with Family YMCA
Request Amount: $300,000
Recipient: Bay Regional Medical Center
1900 Columbus Avenue
Bay City Michigan  48708         
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: Requesting to add a PT Wellness Center in the new YMCA that is to be built in downtown Bay City. The money will be used for equipment, facilities, & community education.

Buena Vista high school -math online tutoring program and technology
Request Amount: $419,000
Recipient: Buena Vista Schools
705 N. Towerline Rd.   
Saginaw, MI 48601
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: Funding would provide for an online database for students to expand their math and computer skills.

Crim Fitness Foundation -- Youth Program To Combat Obesity in Flint Schools
Request Amount: $950,000
Recipient: The Crim Fitness Foundation
452 S. Saginaw Street, Suite 1
Flint, Michigan 48502
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: The Crim Fitness Foundation will use program funding to continue the Crim Youth Program in all Flint Public Elementary Schools an expand programming to Flint Public Junior High and High Schools.

Crim Fitness Foundation -  Adult Program To Combat Obesity
Request Amount: $950,000
Recipient: The Crim Fitness Foundation
452 S. Saginaw Street, Suite 1
Flint, Michigan 48502
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: The Crim Fitness Foundation would expand the Crim Training program to increase impact of program from 15 weeks to year round, offer free and reduced fee programming to low income participants and partner with Hurley Medical Center Staff and UM Flint to evaluate the efficacy in terms of health impact, productivity, and absenteeism.

Genesys Health Electronic Health Records System Component
Request Amount: $1,500,000
Recipient: Genesys Health System
One Genesys Parkway
Grand Blanc, Michigan 48439    
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: The project will implement portions of Genesys Health’s Electronic Health Record (EHR) system across the hospital, ambulatory clinics, physician offices, diagnostic and treatment centers, home healthcare sites, and other facilities that collectively make up Genesys Health System. 

Genesee Intermediate School District – Engineers and Educators Program
Request Amount: $1,000,000
Recipient: Genesee Intermediate School District
2413 West Maple Avenue,
Flint, Michigan  48507-3493
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: This two-year project will prepare displaced engineers to reenter the workplace as K-12 mathematics, science, and technology teachers.  Engineers with at least a bachelor’s degree in a related content area will be able to enter into a teacher certification program at the University of Michigan-Flint. 

Greater Flint Health Coalition -- Healthcare Employment Opportunities (FHEO) Program
Request Amount: $500,000
Recipient: Greater Flint Health Coalition
519 South Saginaw Street, Suite 306
Flint, MI 48502 
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: The FHEO Program offers healthcare career planning, training, and education to four subsets of community residents:  dislocated workers who have been displaced from previous employment and are seeking a career in the healthcare field; residents with little to no work experience seeking entry-level healthcare job training; low-skill incumbent workers with some healthcare experience who are seeking to move up the “career ladder” to a position of greater responsibility and increased wage; and youth ages 18 to 24 interested in summer healthcare employment opportunities.

Hamilton Community Health Network – Main Facility Construction and Renovation
Request Amount: $3,000,000
Recipient: Hamilton Community Health Network, Inc.
225 E. Fifth Street, Flint, MI 48502        
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds:
Description: This project consists of a complete replacement of Hamilton's oldest 8,500 square foot facility located at 4001 N Saginaw in Flint, Michigan

Janes St. Academic Community Health Center – Mammography Equipment
Request Amount: $300,000
Recipient: Health Delivery, INC
501 Lapeer Avenue
Saginaw, MI 48607
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: For the funding and purchase of new mammography equipment at the health center.

St. Mary's of Michigan Computerized Provider Order Entry 
Request Amount: $3,000,000
Recipient: St. Mary’s of Michigan
800 S. Washington
Saginaw, Michigan 48601          
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: The Computerized Provider Order Entry (“CPOE”) project provides evidence-based order sets to clinicians through the healthcare system’s Electronic Health Records system.  CPOEs have documented evidence of improving overall care by encouraging physicians to treat according to evidence-based clinical research, providing alerts and reminders throughout the care process, ensuring that clinical documentation is legible and available to all caregivers and providing clear treatment history for the patient that can be accessed at any future encounter.

FY2011 TRANSPORTATION-HUD APPROPRIATIONS REQUESTS

Bay City – RiversEdge Project
Request Amount: $500,000
Recipient: City of Bay City, MI           
301 Washington Avenue
Bay City, MI 48708
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: The requested funding will be used for design, engineering and construction of the site, public infrastructure, and building development.  The RiversEdge Project will transform 40+ acres of brownfields in Downtown Bay City into a vibrant mixed-use development that combines commercial, retail, residential, public spaces and other improvements along the Bay City waterfront.

Bay City Heritage Trolley Study
Request Amount: $500,000
Recipient: City of Bay City, MI           
301 Washington Avenue
Bay City, MI 48708
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: The requested funding will be used to conduct a preliminary study and design for a circulating trolley system that will connect the RiversEdge development with downtown Bay City.

Bay City – Rivers Edge Roadway Infrastructure and Streetscape Initiative
Request Amount: $4,000,000
Recipient: City of Bay City, MI
301 Washington Avenue
Bay City, MI 48708
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: The proposed Roadway Infrastructure and Streetscape Initiative will extend existing street and block patterns to connect this new development with the remainder of Bay City, enhancing access to the area while opening more land to reuse. In addition, this project contains a comprehensive streetscaping component, which includes the relocation of electric transmission infrastructure crossing the river, to encourage investment and business relocation to the Rivers Edge development.

Bay Metropolitan Transportation Authority – Bus Replacement
Request Amount: $1,168,000
Recipient: Bay Metropolitan Transportation Authority
1510 N. Johnson Street, Bay City MI 48708
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: For the replacement of 3 1994 buses and 5 2007 lift vans.  This outdated equipment needs replacement for the Transportation Authority to operate a full capacity.

Buena Vista Township – Brownfields Redevelopment Project
Request Amount: $510,400
Recipient: Buena Vista Charter Township       
1160 S. Outer Drive
Saginaw, MI 48601
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: This project will revitalize the heart of Buena Vista Township where a 36 acre dead mall has sat blighted and empty for many years. Buena Vista funded planning and market feasibility studies and reached settlement with the prior site owner for sale and transfer of the property to Buena Vista Township. The main mall structure was demolished, but environmental remediation work still remains. The project will create a new town center with 240,000 square feet of retail & commercial businesses, 80 affordable homes, and new community facilities & public spaces at the intersection of two major roadways.

Buena Vista Township -- Roadway & Streetscape Improvements
Request Amount: $2,800,000
Recipient: Buena Vista Charter Township       
1160 S. Outer Drive
Saginaw, MI 48601
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: Buena Vista Charter Township seeks federal transportation resources for new roadway and streetscape improvements needed on M-46 and S. Outer Drive for the economic revitalization of a long-blighted mall in the heart of the downtown.

City of Flint – Oak Business Center Facility Upgrades
Request Amount: $1,200,512
Recipient: City of Flint
1101 S. Saginaw Street N102
Flint, MI 48502
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: The goal of the project is facility upgrades necessary to support micro-enterprise businesses to create jobs that address Flint’s 26% unemployment rate.  Between 2000 and 2005, 4.5 million new jobs were created nationwide by micro-enterprises.  When the nation was at 5.8% unemployment in 2002, micro enterprises created nearly 1 million new jobs.  The Oak Business Center, serving as a business incubator, supports technology based growth as identified for this region of the United States, through its major universities and colleges, funding sources, decision support technology, and business planning and counseling.

Crim Foundation -- Redevelopment of Flint Riverfront Convention Center
Request Amount: $1,450,000
Recipient: The Crim Fitness Foundation
452 S. Saginaw Street, Suite 1
Flint, MI 48502
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: For the renovation, build out, and equipping of a new education and training facility – The Crim National Fitness Institute.  The new Crim facility will be designed to support an active living streetscape while contributing to the revitalization of Flint.

Flint MTA - Conversion of MTA para-transit facilities to CNG
Request Amount: $5,000,000
Recipient: Mass Transportation Authority
1401 S. Dort Highway
Flint, MI  48503
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: The project consists of converting MTA para-transit service centers located in Mt. Morris, Grand Blanc, Fenton, Flint, Flushing and Swartz Creek, Michigan for fueling and storage of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles.   The MTA will phase out diesel and phase in CNG vehicles to the para-transit fleet once appropriate support infrastructure is in place. 

Flint MTA - Purchase of CNG Hybrid Medium Duty Buses for Transit Service in Genesee County
Request Amount: $4,875,000
Recipient: Mass Transportation Authority
1401 S. Dort Highway
Flint, MI  48503
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: The project involves the purchase of 15 34’ CNG hybrid buses as replacement for mid-size Bluebird buses that have been in the MTA fleet since 1997.  

Flint MTA - Purchase CNG powered small buses for paratransit service in Genesee County, MI
Request Amount: $3,200,000
Recipient: Mass Transportation Authority
1401 S. Dort Highway
Flint, MI  48503
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds:
Description:  The project is the purchase of thirty two (32) CNG (compressed natural gas) powered para-transit vehicles to replace vans from model year 1995 and 1997.  The existing fleet averages over 364,000 life miles per vehicle.  Para-transit vehicles are used to provide demand response service to persons who can't access regular primary route buses.  MTA proposes to purchase cutaway buses with a standard gasoline engine and convert them to CNG power.

Genesee County Needs and Space Study
Request Amount: $100,000
Recipient: Genesee County Board of Commissioners
Room 312
1101 Beach Street
Flint, MI 48502-1470
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: The Genesee County Needs and Space study proposes to evaluate the county government’s current resources and office space used for the delivery of county related services and will include recommendations for improving the efficiency of providing these services. 

Genesee County -- Holly Road/I-75 Interchange Reconstruction
Request Amount: $1,600,000
Recipient: Michigan Department of Transportation
9495 E. Potter Roads
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: Grand Blanc Township is proposing the design and reconstruction of the Holly Road and I-75 interchange at exit number 108.  This project will improve traffic flow and reduce congestion along the immensely traveled I-75 corridor ultimately making travel safer and lessening environmental impacts in this area.  Funding would be used for a design of this project.

Genesee Valley Regional Center – Green Building Upgrades
Request Amount: $1,500,000
Recipient: Genesee County Board of Commissioners
Room 312
1101 Beach Street
Flint, MI 48502-1470
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: Genesee County is proposing to retrofit the GVRC with green, energy efficient, safe, and sustainable elements.  The facility consists of 3 buildings with a total square footage of 60,000.  Improvements include energy efficient windows, reconfiguration of the electrical, communication, lighting and heating systems to optimize them and make the systems more energy efficient.

Genesee County Green Parking Structure
Request Amount: $1,500,000
Recipient: Genesee County Board of Commissioners
Room 312
1101 Beach Street
Flint, MI 48502-1470
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: This project includes the demolition of the county owned McCree parking structure located in the City of Flint and the engineering and construction of a new energy efficient structure.  The current facility is an unsightly & energy inefficient structure that has high maintenance and liability costs for the County.

Lutheran Social Services – Neighborhood House Renovations (South Saginaw)
Request Amount: $610,000
Recipient: Lutheran Social Services of Michigan (LSSM)
8131 E. Jefferson, Detroit, MI, 48214    
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: Funding would allow renovations the facility to increase energy efficiency, improve functionality and address potential safety concerns. 

McLaren Health - Great Lakes Cancer Institute Proton Beam Research & Therapy Center
Request Amount: $1,000,000
Recipient: Great Lakes Cancer Institute Proton Beam Research & Therapy Center
401 S. Ballenger Hwy. Flint, MI 48532
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: The Great Lakes Cancer Center in Flint, MI has received Certificate of Need approval to construct a Proton Beam Therapy Center, adjacent to the McLaren Regional Cancer Center in Flint.  This funding would be used for land acquisition.

Saginaw Transit Authority Regional Services (STARS) – Replacement Vehicles
Request Amount: $4,000,000
Recipient: Saginaw Transit Authority Regional Services
615 Johnson Street  Saginaw, MI 
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: The STARS Vehicle Replacement Project consists of 41 vehicles (77% of the Authority’s revenue vehicle fleet) which have surpassed their useful lives of 7-10 years, depending on the vehicle.  The request also includes one non-revenue vehicle for use in emergency situations.

Saginaw Transit Authority Regional Services (STARS) – Equipment Upgrade Project
Request Amount: $1,000,000
Recipient: Saginaw Transit Authority Regional Services
615 Johnson Street 
Saginaw, MI  48607
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: The STARS Equipment Upgrade Project consists of upgrading fareboxes, bus security equipment, accounting/vehicle maintenance software, and various aging maintenance equipment at the facility.

Saginaw County – Saginaw Parking Structure Improvements
Request Amount: $3,400,000
Recipient: County of Saginaw
111 S. Michigan Avenue, Saginaw, MI  48602
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds: This request is for critical improvements needed at the Downtown Saginaw Parking Structure.  This structure provides parking primarily for the Downtown Event Center, Temple Theatre and several downtown businesses. 

Saginaw Transit Authority Regional Services (STARS) – Facility Improvements
Request Amount: $500,000
Recipient: Saginaw Transit Authority Regional Services
615 Johnson Street 
Saginaw, MI  48607
Why Project is a Valuable Use of Taxpayer Funds:
Description:  Renovations to the bus garage area, to include replacement of aging garage doors, and improvements/replacement of the facility’s lighting system and boiler/HVAC unit.  The purpose of the request is to improve/replace these items in order to eliminate costly operation expenses and utilize newer technology in these areas to improve the Authority’s energy efficiency.

Appropriations Requests FY2010