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<br />. <br /> <br />4. Paul McCarron provided an update on legislative issues. <br /> <br />5. A motion was made by Steve Billings, seconded by Louis Stark and carried <br />unanimously to authorize the Executive Committee to continue with Public <br />Involvement Consultant interviews and recommend a Consultant at the next <br />NCDA meeting on May 6, 1999, with a contract amount not to exceed $200,000, <br />for the term May 10, 1999 to December 31, 2000. <br /> <br />6. MIS Phase I Update: <br /> <br />a. Dick Wolsfeld, BRW, reviewed the Northstar Commuter Rail Feasibility <br />Study-Financial Analysis prepared by Wilbur Smith Associates and <br />Richardson, Richter and Associates, Inc. dated March 23, 1999. The <br />report was distributed at the meeting. <br /> <br />b. <br /> <br />Dick Wolsfeld, BRW, distributed the Northstar Commuter Rail Feasibility <br />Study, Initial Social and Environmental Impact Assessment prepared by <br />BRW. Inc., dated March 24, 1999. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />c. <br /> <br />A Phase I Major Investment Study progress report was given to the <br />Authority indicating that the Purpose and Need and Conceptual Definition <br />of Alternatives have been completed and approved. Commuter rail and <br />feeder bus operations & maintenance, social & environmental impacts. <br />and financial analysis technical memoranda have also been completed and <br />approved. Work has been submitted to the Project Management Team on <br />the Public Information Summary. <br /> <br />In addition, a progress report was given on the Commuter Rail Feasibility <br />Study indicating that the following is still in progress: freight & commuter <br />rail capacity modeling, commuter rail capital costs. <br /> <br />7. David Mahle, BRW, reviewed the Commuter Rail Capacity Modeling Update <br />discussing the recommended upgrades required for operation in the year 2003 and <br />year 2020. Mr. Mahle suggested the NCDA conduct its own Commuter Rail <br />Capacity Modeling study. <br />8. Paul McCarron provided an update on the March 22-24, 1999 FT A Chicago <br />Meeting. <br /> <br />9. <br /> <br />A motion was made by Steve Billings, seconded by Gerry Donlin and carried <br />unanimously to receive the letter of March 16, 1999, from the Ramsey County <br /> <br />. <br />