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Northstar Corridor Development Regular Meeting Minutes June 4, 1998 Page 3 PLEASE NOTE; THIS REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE IS IN "DRAFT" FORM AND ARE NOT TO BE PUBLISHED 1N ANY MANNER, UNTIL THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE REVIEWED AND APPROVED THEM 10. BRW and the Project Management Team is recommending that a City/County/Township Planning Forum be held at the Sherburne County Government Center on June 26, 1998 (8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon) to introduce and review the project and to obtain input on potential station locations for the system. A speaker familiar with implementation of a transit system will be invited to speak at the Forum. BRW will mail invitations within the next two weeks. A motion was made by LeRoy Pauley, seconded by Gerry Donlin to approve the City/County/Township Planning Forum be held at the Sherburne County Government Center on June 26, 1998 (8:00 a.m. to noon). 12:00 A motion was made by Richard Turch, seconded by Duane Grandy and'carried unanimously to approve the City of Rice's request to be a member of the Northstar Corridor Development Authority with Mr. Patrick Cairns appointment as Member and Mr. Joe Voight as Alternate. Mary Richardson, legal council for the Northstar Corridor Development Authority, will provide the City of Rice with a copy of the Joint Powers Agreement. Tim Yantos provided an update on a meeting with Burlington Northern Santa Fe representatives. Mike Christenson, MnDot, provided a report on Hiawatha Light Rail Transit (LRT) Corridor projectd and the possible connection to the Northstar Corridor. A motion was made by Tim Yantos, seconded by Sonya Hayden Berg to request that the Executive Committee review the technical analysis and send a letter to Minneapolis offering comments on the preferred alignment. Brian Roper, representing the St. Cloud Area Planning Organization (APO), and Sonya Hayden Berg, an APO member, requested that the Area Planning Organization be included as an ex-officio member of the Project Management Team. The request will be reviewed by the Executive Committee. It was the consensus of the Authority that the APO is welcome and is encouraged to attend the monthly NCDA meetings and the City/County/Township Forum. The APO has held a key position in transportation and transit planning in the St. Cloud area and that information is vital fo the Northstar project.