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<br />d. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Members were urged to contact Legislators urging support for the Study <br />and future NCDA funding. Members were asked to notify Mary <br />Richardson, (651/222-7227) of legislators they contact. <br /> <br />7. Dick Wolsfeld, BRW, Inc., provided a summary of the Draft Report on <br />Commuter Rail Technical Feasibility and Phase II steps as presented by BRW, <br />Inc. dated December, 1998. <br /> <br />8. A motion was made by Dan Erhart, seconded by Jerry Newton and carried <br />unanimously to approve the recommendation of the Executive Committee to <br />approve Resolution #99-1 finding that the Northstar Corridor Commuter Rail <br />service to be a technically feasible component of the transportation solution and <br />authorizing the Northstar Corridor Development Authority to proceed to the next <br />phase of work on the Corridor and directing the Project Management Team to <br />develop a scope of work for the completion of the Major Investment Study, the <br />environmental review and preliminary engineering for commuter rail service, and <br />negotiations with BNSF. <br /> <br />9. Tim Yantos, Anoka County, and Dick Wolsfeld, BRW, Inc. discussed the <br />Northstar Corridor Phase 2 Work Program key technical elements including: <br /> <br /> a. <br />. b. <br /> c. <br /> d. <br /> e. <br /> f. <br /> <br />Complete next steps for commuter rail element common to all build <br />alternatives <br />Complete Major Investment Study/select Locally Preferred Investment <br />Strategy <br />Determine institutional responsibility for connection to Hiawatha LRT <br />Prepare request to begin Preliminary Engineering addressing FT A New <br />Starts Criteria <br />Public Involvement <br />Develop funding plan for Locally Preferred Investment Study <br /> <br />10. A request was made for a copy of the Project Update mailing list. Stephanie <br />Eiler, Anoka County, indicated that the list will be distributed with the next <br />Northstar Corridor Development Authority. <br /> <br />11. A copy of the proposed 1999 meeting schedule was distributed. It was the <br />consensus of the Committee to continue NCDA meetings on the first Thursday of <br />each month at 4:30 p.m. at the Sherburne County Government Center. The 1999 <br />NCDA and Executive Committee meeting schedules were distributed. <br /> <br />12. Mary Richardson reviewed the status of Fourth Quarter, 1998 activities and <br />funding. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />13. <br /> <br />1J1e next meeting ofthe Northstar Corridor Development Authority is scheduled <br />