Committees

Co-Chair: Don Brown, Deputy Commissioner for Macomb County Public Work

Co-Chair: Tim Woolley, Mayor of the City of Taylor

SEMCOG is convening a Flooding Task Force to identify strategies and projects for building resilience in the region’s transportation, water, and green infrastructure networks. The task force is co-chaired by Don Brown, Deputy Commissioner for Macomb County Public Works and Tim Woolley, Mayor for City of Taylor. The Flooding Task Force will guide the development of a comprehensive Flooding & Resilience Plan, that frames flood mitigation priorities into the future for southeast Michigan. Data, studies, tools, planning and projects will feed into this plan to elevate priorities for future funding opportunities. For more information on this task force, including meeting agendas, please visit SEMCOG’s Flooding and Infrastructure Resilience webpage.

The goals of the Southeast Michigan Communicators Network are to share experiences and best practices; build relationships among government communicators and community relations officials; and discuss opportunities to collaborate on regional initiatives. The Communicators Network is a peer exchange among local government officials and staff focused on community relations, communications, and community promotion/marketing.

Meetings are quarterly.

The purpose of the Southeast Michigan GIS Users Group is to highlight and support GIS initiatives, foster regional collaboration, and identify and encourage data-sharing opportunities. Members of the GIS Users Group include individuals and organizations interested in the use and applications of geospatial technology.

Meetings are quarterly.

The GREEN Implementation Team works collaboratively to advance the region’s Strategic Framework for Growing our Resilience, Equity, and Economy with Nature. It aims to coordinate and support local efforts to reach regional targets for green stormwater infrastructure, tree canopy, wetlands, land conservation, and access to nature. Topics include funding opportunities, best practices from local and regional initiatives, brainstorming, troubleshooting, and consensus-building. Team meetings are open to all SEMCOG member communities, along with partner organizations that manage land and implement green infrastructure in Southeast Michigan.

Meetings are quarterly.

The purpose of the Southeast Michigan Partners for Clean Water group is to align regional and local stormwater planning activities, facilitate information sharing, coordinate public education, and leverage resources on water quality, stormwater management, and green infrastructure implementation. The group is comprised of SEMCOG members and representatives from watershed councils and water resource professionals. The members of this group are responsible for or are involved with stormwater and other water infrastructure compliance activities.

Meetings are quarterly.

SEMI WILD is a collaborative network of organizations with the shared vision that all people in Southeast Michigan have access to, and actively steward nature, and promote ecosystem sustainability. Resources and updates are shared regularly via email and a committee structure is in place for network partners to collaborate as needed on outdoor recreation, natural resources, and youth career pathways in conservation.

Meetings are twice per year.

The Southeast Michigan Active Transportation Committee is an interagency group responsible for monitoring and helping implement SEMCOG and MDOT’s joint Bicycle and Pedestrian Mobility Plan. The committee includes representatives from SEMCOG, local and statewide MDOT Offices, county planning, recreation, and road agencies, interested local governments, bicycle and pedestrian advocacy organizations, and other professionals.

Meetings are four times per year.

The Transportation Choices group shares best practices, resources, and works collaboratively to solve transportation challenges and promote transportation options in Southeast Michigan. This group includes transportation providers, health and human services, and other organizations involved in transportation work.

Meetings are on the fourth Thursday each month.

The purpose of the Transportation Safety Action Committee is to exchange information on transportation safety efforts in the region and monitor the implementation of the Southeast Michigan Transportation Safety Plan. The group shares information about crash data analysis, grants, infrastructure projects, best practices, new technologies, and more. Committee members include local government representatives, road agencies, law enforcement, safety and nonmotorized experts, mobility advocates, and other stakeholders working to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries in Southeast Michigan.

Meetings are quarterly.

The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Development and Prioritization Committee is a working group that reviews changes in federal rules regarding project development and federal funding. It is also used to share best practices within federal aid delivery across the region. Local input to project selection and prioritization processes for the TIP are facilitated by federal aid committees in each county and Detroit. The working group is comprised of chairpersons and staff of the federal aid committees and SEMCOG staff.

Meetings are bimonthly during TIP development and then biannually.