HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
REP. JACK O'MALLEY
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
3:31 PM
Room 327, House Office Building
The House Standing Committee on Transportation was called to order by the Chair O'Malley.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. O'Malley, Eisen, Cole, Sheppard, Alexander, Bellino, Howell, Sneller,
Clemente, Haadsma, Shannon.
Absent/Excused: Reps. Afendoulis, Yancey.
Representative Bellino moved to adopt the meeting minutes from May 14, 2019. There being no
objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
Director Denise Donohue, Deputy Director Ed Noyola, and Steve Purri P.E., all representing the
County Road Association of Michigan, provided a presentation regarding County Road Agency
Maintenance Practices and reviewed the following topics: Road Maintenance Service Levels;
Internal Challenges; External Challenges; County Road Maintenance Activity Determinations;
and Overview of Road Maintenance Decision-Makers in the County. Questions and discussion
followed.
Manager Mark Christensen, representing the Montcalm County Road Commission, and Director
of Highway Maintenance Darryl Heid, representing the Road Commission for Oakland County,
approached to answer questions from committee members.
Vice-President Eric Morris, P.E., representing HNTB Corporation, provided a presentation
regarding Transportation Funding Options and reviewed the following topics: Other States’
Approach to Gas Tax; Other States’ Approach to Funding Local Roads; Other States’ Approach
to Fuel Tax; Additional Funding Methods; Interstate Tolling; Tolling Today; Factors Driving
Growth in Tolling Nationally; Benefits of Tolling; States Evaluating New Tolling Programs;
Tolling in Michigan; Federal Programs to Advance Interstate Tolling; Programmatic
Considerations; and Potential Next Steps for Michigan. Questions and discussion followed.
John LaMacchia, representing the Michigan Municipal League, provided a presentation
regarding Transportation Funding and reviewed the following topics: Funding vs Financing;
Local Funding; Local Needs for Grosse Pointe, Michigan; and What’s Next. Questions and
discussion followed.
Representative Sheppard moved to excuse Representatives Afendoulis and Yancey from the
meeting. There being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Rep. Jack O'Malley adjourned the meeting
at 5:08 PM.
Representative Jack O'Malley, Chair
Dakota Soda
Committee Clerk
dsoda@house.mi.gov