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SEMCOG Records Part 1 THE SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS (SEMCOG) COLLECTION .. Papers, 1947-70 7t Linear Feet Accession Number 1008 L.C. Number MS The files and records of the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) and its predecessor agencies were transferred to the Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs in October 1980 by Paul E. Tait, Director of Administrative Services, SEMCOG. The first fifteen boxes of this col­ lection contain the files of the Detroit Metropolitan Area Regional Planning Commission (DRPC), which became the Planning Division of SEMCOG in 1968. The DRPC was established in 1947 by an act of the Michigan State Legisla­ ture and received financial support from the state and participating counties. Members counties included Wayne, Macomb and Oakland, with Monroe County participating from 1955-61 and Washtenaw County after 1961. The DRPC was directed by an Advisory Commission, whose members were appointed by the governor, and an Executive Committee. The function bf the DRPC was the coordination of planning programs in the area. It encouraged and assisted local planning programs, collected area planning data and provided a channel through which area planning programs could meet requirements for federal aid programs. In 1965, a special Transportation and Land Use Study (TALUS) was insti­ tuted to develop a comprehensive 1990 regional plan. This branch of the DRPC operated almost as an independent unit and received separate funding. It was phased out in 1969. In the mid-1960's, studies were conducted on means by which the various regional planning agencies, primarily the DRPC and another predecessor agency, the Supervisors Inter-County Committee (SICC), could coalesce into one regional agency to avoid duplication of programs and services. In 1968, the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) was created and the DRPC became the Planning Division of that agency. The,operations and programs of the DRPC did not change in any signifi­ cant manner following the changeover. Paul M. Reid, the Executive Director of the DRPC became the Director of the Planning Division of SEMCOG, and various technical committees continued their assignments. Part 1 SEMCOG 2 The papers in this collection are from the office of Mr. Reid and contain information related to the organization and operations of the DRPC, and the findings of various planning projects and studies conducted by the DRPG and Planning Division of SEMCOG. Important subjects covered in this collection are: Conservation-Environmental Concerns Demographics of the Detroit Metropolitan Area Development of Regional Planning Agencies Economic and Industrial Development in the Detroit Metropolitan Area Housing Land and Water Use Recreational Facilities/Leisure Activities of Residents Urban Planning Among the important correspondents are: R.J. Alexander William S. Broomfield Jerome P. Cavanagh John D. Dingell Charles C. Diggs, Jr. Martha Griffiths Philip Hart Orville Hub bard Louis C. Miriani Edmund S. Muskie Patrick V. McNamara Roy Reuther George Romney Mel Ravitz John B. Swainson G. Mennen Williams Part 1 SEMCOG 3 Contents 15 manuscript boxes Series I, DRPC Division Minutes, 1953-71; Boxes 1-7, p. 4 Minutes of Detroit Metropolitan Regional Planning Commission (DRPC) committee meetings, including early SEMCOG material. Some agendas, rosters of members and attached reports and correspondence related to meetings. Series II, DRPCDivision Office Files, 1947-70; Boxes 8-11, p. 6 Reports, charts, maps, surveys, correspondence, contracts and related state and national legislation. Contains DRPC organiza­ tional information, some items on the changeover to SEMCOG and detailed reports and surveys on area planning studies. Series III, DRPC Division Correspo.:ndence, .1960'-65; Boxes 12-15, p. 8 Daily files of outgoing correspondence, primarily from Paul M. Reid. Contains information regarding DRPC operations, projects and planning goals. Some correspondence to prominent legislators and political figures regarding DRPC goals. Part 1 SEMCOG 4 Series I DRPC Division, Minutes, 1953-71 . "Boxes 1-7" Minutes of committee meetings of the Detroit Metropolitan Regional Planning Commission (DRPC), including early SEMCOG material. Contains information regarding theel.administrative, operational and technical activities of the organization. Also included are some agendas, attached correspondence and reports, and committee member rosters. Files are arranged according to the hierarchy of the organization and secondarily by date. Minutes of the Quarterly Commission Meetings and Executive Committee Meetings are in bound volumes. This series also contains minutes of the Transportation Land Use Study (TALUS) meetings. Box 1 1-3 Quarterly Commission Meetings; minutes, 15 Apr 1953- 7 Dec 1967 Box 2 1-3 Executive Committee Meetings; minutes, 9 Apr 1952- 11 Nov 1958 Box 3 1-3 Executive Committee Meetings; minutes, 9 Dec 1958- 11 Dec 1963 Box 4 1-3 Executive Committee Meetings; minutes, 9 Jan 1964- 9 Jan 1968 Box 5 1-4 Technical Coordinating Council; notes and minutes, Apr 1963-0ct 1969 5 First Advisory Council; minutes, May 1968-Dec 1969 6 Second Advisory Council; minutes, Jun 1970-Nov 1971 7 Advisory Council; agendas, resolutions, rosters, Jun-Aug 1970 8 Operations Committee; minutes, Jun 1970-Jul 1971 9 Airport EnviJ30nsr,Cemmittee; -minfltes;",Sep1960-Jund962 10-12 0utdoor Recreational Lands Committee; minutes, Mar 1965- Sep 1971 Part 1 SEMCOG 5 Box 6 1 Population and Housing Committee; minutes, Jan 1968- Jan 1970 2 Rain Gage and Stream Gage Committee; minutes, Jan 1960- Oct 1968 3 Technical Advisory Team (TAT); chart, rosters, agendas, Mar-Sep 1970 4-5 TAT; minutes, Mar 1970-Dec 1971 6 TAT Transportation Subcommittee; agendas and minutes, Apr 1970-Jun 1971 7 TAT Land Use Subcommittee; minutes, Jul-Oct 1970 \38 TAT Southeastern Michigan Transportation Authority (SEMTA) Subcommittee; .correspondence, recommendations, 1970 9 Transportation and Land Use Study (TALUS), Interim Policy Committee; minutes, Apr 1964-Nov 1965 10 TALUS Policy (Administrative) Committee; minutes, OOct 1965-Dec 1966 11-14 TALUS Administrative Committee; minutes, Mar 1967- Nov 1969 Box 7 1-7 TALUS, Technical Study Team; minutes, 31 Jan 1964- Feb 1970 Part 1 SEMCOG 6 Series II DRPC Division Office Files, 1947-70 (1?red~minantly 1960-68) Boxes 8-11 Reports, charts, maps, surveys, correspondence, contracts and related state and national legislation. Contains information concerning organi­ zational formation, procedures, budgets, services'l.and projects of the DRPC, including much statistical data and analysis about the Detroit metropolitan region. Includes information on the changeover from DRPC to SEMCOG and TALUS Director's reports. Files are arranged by subject groupings; general office files precede project completion reports and project surveys. Topics covered in Michigan Project Completion Reports are outlined on page 9. Box 8 1 Audits; 1956-63 2 Budget Allocations and Requests; 1966-68 3 Resolutions, Legislation re: Formation; 1947-52, 1967 4 Procedures, By-Laws; 1963-69 5 DRPC-SEMCOG Changeover Information; 1968 6 Related State Legislation; 1966 7 Federal Planning Assistance Laws; 1959-65 8 DRPC-State-U.S. Conservation Agencies; correspondence, reports, charts, 1960-67 9 Services to Counties; 1961-68 10 Planning Reports; 1966-68 Box 9 1 Conference Papers; 19.67-68 2 SEMCOG Newsletters; 1967-68 3 Maps; 1967-68 4 TALUS Director's Reports; 14 Apr 1965-11 Nov 1969 5 Michigan P-l(G) Project Completion Report; 1955-56 6 Michigan P-2 P~oject Completion Report; (c. 1958J 7 Michigan p-8 Project Completion Report; 1962 Box 10 1 Michigan p-65 Project Completion Report; 1967 2 Michigan p-88 Project Completion Report; 1964-67 3 Michigan p-88 Project Completion Report; 1965-67 4 Michigan P-129 Project Completion Report; 1969 5 Huron-Clinton Metropark Authority (HCMA); survey, maps, [c. 1968J 6 HCMA; financial data, 1962-67 7 DRPC-HCMA Agreement; 1963 8 HCMA; user surveys, Jul-Dec 1965 9 St. Clair County; recreational survey, 1963 1]0 Wayne County; recreational survey, 1963 11 Wayne County; recreational survey, 1963, 1965 12 Park Improvement Survey; 1967 Part 1 SEMCOG 7 Box 11 1 Monroe County Recreational Survey; chart, t c. 1969-70] 2 Monroe County Recreational Survey, Airport Community Schools; [c~1969-70] 3 Monroe County Recreational Survey, Bedford Schools; [c. 1969-70J 4 Monroe County Recreational Survey, Dundee Schools; [p. 1969-70J 5 Monroe County Recreational Survey, Ida Schools; ~. 1969-7CU 6 Monroe County Recreational Survey, Jefferson Schools; [e. 1969-7cU 7 Monroe County Recreational Survey, Mason Schools; @. 1969-70] 8 Monroe County Recreational. Survey, Summerfield SChoolsl 19. 1969-70J 9 Monroe County Recreational Survey, Whiteford Agricultural Schools; [c. 1969-76) 10 Monroe County Recreational Survey, Milan Schools, [c. 1969-76J 11 Monroe County Recreational Survey, Monroe Public Schools; [c. 1969-70) 12 Gray Haven Marina Project; 1970 13 Mill Creek Study; ,1964 14 Mill Creek Study; 1964 15 Land and Water Use Data; 1957, 1959 Part 1 SEMCOG 8 Series III DRPC Division Correspondence, 1960-65 Boxes 12-1.5 Daily files of outgoing correspondence, primarily from Paul M. Reid. Contains information regarding DRPC operations and planning objectives; letters to legislators and other prominent political figures primarily request support and explain planning programs and DRPC objectives. Files are arranged alphabetically and secondarily by date. Box 12 1 Correspondence; A, 1960-64 2-4 Correspondence; B, 1960-6.5 .5-7
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