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Item #2c <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />Januaw 27,2000 <br /> <br />To: <br /> <br />Northstar Corridor Development Authority <br /> <br />From: <br /> <br />Executive Committee <br /> <br />Subject: Ridership .Forecasting Refinement Process <br /> <br />At its December 16, 1999 meeting, the Executive Committee directed staff to <br />work with BRW, Inc. to reassess the Northstar commuter rail ridership <br />forecasting by considering St. Cloud State University student ridership and a <br />possible linkage to the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. In additiOn, the <br />Executive Committee requested that a determination be made regarding the use <br />of the St. Cloud APO 1997 Origin and Destination survey data in forecasting <br />Northstar commuter rail ridership. <br /> <br />In response to the Executive Committee's requests, BRW has developed a work <br />program, attached for your review, outlining the tasks necessary for re-evaluating <br />potential ridership. The tasks to be performed fall outside the Scope of Work and <br />budget in Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement for Professional Services between <br />the NCDA and BRW, Inc. However, this budget has a contingency fund in the <br />amount of $250,500.00. At its January 20, 2000 meeting, the Executive <br />Committee authorized the expenditure of funds from the BRW contingency fund <br />noted above, in the amount of $43,067.00 for the purposes described above. <br /> <br />Action Requested: Information <br /> <br /> <br />