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in the extended area that are to be included in the MPO's fiscally constrained plan, and will also discuss and agree upon any "illustrative projects" in the extended area that could be reflected in the plan as projects that could be built if additional resources are secured within the plan timeframe. The Council will coordinate with the Region 7W TPB if plan amendments that impact the extended area are needed prior to the usual four year plan update cycle; 5. TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMMING. A primary responsibility of the MPO is to prepare a short range Transportation Improvement Program to cover a four year period. The Council and its Transportation Advisory Board (TAB) will work cooperatively with the extended area participants, and the Region 7W TPB, the Central Minnesota ATP, and MnDOT District 3 to develop the Transportation Improvement Program for the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, adopt it and transmit it to MnDOT for incorporation into the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) by October 1 of each year. The TAB will continue to select projects for the seven- county area through its regional solicitation process. Projects to be funded with federal money in the extended area will be selected through the existing District 3/7W ATP process, and transmitted to the Council for inclusion in the MPO's TIP. If a TIP amendment that impacts the extended area is needed prior to the usual annual TIP update cycle, MnDOT District 3 and the Region 7W TPB will submit the amendment to the Metropolitan Council for inclusion in the MPO's TIP and subsequently the STIP; 6. METROPOLITAN PLANNING FUNDING. The parties agree that the Council will utilize PL and Section 5303 funds from the US DOT to carry out this planning work and will not request additional funding from the other parties; 7. AIR QUALITY CONFORMITY. The MPO must assure that its transportation plan and TIP are in conformity with the federal Clean Air Act. This will continue to be accomplished under the process described in the "Transportation Conformity Procedures for Minnesota." Portions of Wright County, as well as portions of the original seven county MPO area, have been included in the air quality maintenance area for the region since the maintenance area was designated by US EPA in 1999; 8. COMMUNICATION. Provision of a forum for interaction among local jurisdictions, between local jurisdictions and state agencies, and between state/local agencies and the public is a key responsibility of MPOs. In order to maintain open communication on transportation planning issues, the Council will coordinate at least one meeting each year between the chair of the Council, the chair of the Council's transportation committee, the chair of the Council's Transportation Advisory Board, and local elected officials of the affected communities in the extended area. At a staff level, each of the two counties (Sherburne and Wright) will be invited to send a representative to the MPO's Technical Advisory Committee (TAC). The TAC reviews and recommends for approval the long-range transportation plan, the TIP, UPWP and other studies and plans undertaken by the Council; MOU to Conduct Federally-Required Metropolitan Planning Activities Page 3 of 13