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Paul Ostrow noted that it is necessary that the NCDA share its concerns with the Commissioner of Transportation about plans being finalized by Mn/DOT without NCDA being updated or given a chance to comment. Paul ©strow noted that there should have been an opportunity for input from the NCDA prior to the submittal to the FTA. Next Meeting: Chair Wergin noted that the NCDA will have a November meeting and an Executive Committee and CRCCC meetings, and that Mn/DOT is always welcome at these meeting. Chair Wergin asked if Mn/DOT could better spell out the funding scenarios at the November 1 NCDA meeting. Consideration of Establishment of an Inter-Governmental Coordinating Committee: Chair Wergin at Paul McCarron's request regarding the need for the NCDA to speak out at the Legislature, gave an overview of Paul McCarron's suggestion that the NCDA form an Intergovernmental Coordinating Committee. Chair Wergin asked who should be on the Intergovernmental Coordinating Committee. Steve Billings made a motion that an Intergovernmental Coordinating Committee be established by the NCDA and that Paul McCarron, Betsy Wergin, and Rick Speak be named to serve as members. Mr. Billings further moved that membership of this committee shall be reviewed annually beginning at the NCDA Executive Committee meeting in January 2002. Renee Zeleny questioned why a nonelected person was on this committee. Paul McCarron noted that Rick Speak will bring the flavor of professional administration to this policy making body. Tom Gamec asked what this committee would be doing and whether a fourth person could be added to the committee, someone from St. Cloud perhaps. Chair Wergin noted that the committee will be forming strategies, the strategies will then go out to NCDA members for them to use in notifying their respective legislators. Mark Stenglein noted that this will be a valuable committee. Steve Billings asked if it was the consensus of the body, that a fourth person from St. Cloud be added to the committee. Renee Zeleny noted that she is not questioning Mr. Speak's commitment to serve the NCDA, but that she would rather there be an elected official named to the committee. Paul McCarron noted that Mr. Speak has been around the political arena a long time and that in January the NCDA can review its decision about who should be on the committee. Ewald Petersen made a motion to add John Ellenbecker as the fourth member of the Intergovernmental Coordinating Committee. The motion passed on a voice vote, with one member voting nay. Steve Novak, Anoka County Lobbyist, noted that he had teamed with Mn/DOT over the last few years and that Mn/DOT's new plan is going to make lobbying at the State Legislature harder. He noted that the Northstar project is seeking federal/state and local funding. Mr. Novak asked Commissioner Tinklenberg if, as he worked through this project with Congressman Oberstar to create MOS funding areas, do the other pots of funds have a 50% funding match. Commissioner Tinklenberg noted that it is his assumption that it is going to be the same match that is currently proposed. Commissioner Tinklenberg noted that in