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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Ms. Anne McLaughlin started working as Executive Director of the Metropolitan
Planning Organization (MPO) in January 2016; and
WHEREAS, in September 2016, the Federal Transportation Management Area Certification
Review Team recommended that Ms. McLaughlin develop a Tribal Outreach Policy
based on her experience with the New Mexico State Tribal Collaboration Act of
2009; and
WHEREAS, in October 2016, the federally recognized Miccosukee Tribe advised the MPO that
its input on an MPO-funded project had been ignored; which prompted Ms.
McLaughlin to begin work immediately on a Tribal Outreach Policy for the MPO; and
WHEREAS, in June 2017, the MPO Board adopted a Government to Government Public
Involvement Policy with the purpose of promoting Tribal involvement in the MPO
planning process; initiating and maintaining a positive working relationship between
the MPO and Tribal governments; and promoting effective collaboration and
communication between the MPO and Tribes; and
WHEREAS, as part of this policy, goals were established to create durable relationships
between the Tribes and the MPO based on mutual respect that promotes
coordinated transportation partnerships and for the MPO to take a proactive
approach to consultation by ensuring Tribal participation in MPO planning processes
that may affect Tribal governments, programs and citizens; and
WHEREAS, in February 2021, Ms. Stacie Blizzard, Federal Highway Administration,
Transportation Planner, reporting on "Noteworthy Practices" highlighted that the
MPO Executive Director worked with the tribes to develop a policy document and
began regular communication recognizing tribal protocols. The relationship between
the Tribe and the MPO is now a productive growing partnership. Ms. Blizzard
recognized Ms. McLaughlin as a national expert on tribal outreach for MPOs;
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed that the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County,
Florida congratulates Ms. Anne McLaughlin for her collaborative initiative and for
being recognized as a national expert on tribal outreach for MPOs.
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 13th Day of April, 2021.
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