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The next section of the matrix covers support from the local planning agency for the area. For this section, only letters of support are needed not resolutions. The letters can be from either the Chair of the Planning Agency or its lead staff member. However if a project impacts more than just one regional planning agency, it will need a letter from each planning agency to get the points. Otherwise it will not receive any points. The last section of the Community Consensus matrix requests a single letter of support from any chamber of commerce. This section was added to help reflect the economic impact nature of the Corridors of Commerce program. There is no requirement that the chamber of commerce letter come from a chamber in the project’s geography, just that a single letter of support be received for the project. The resolutions and letters of support are not needed for the projects until 60-days after the closing of the on-line recommendation process. MnDOT will contact all the municipalities and counties impacted by a recommended project by letter to request they consider providing a resolution of support for the project. Within that letter, MnDOT will note that if the local government does not provide a support resolution it will impact the projects scoring within the Corridors of Commerce program. MnDOT will likewise notify the regional planning agencies of projects that will need letters of support from them. The project submitter is responsible for contacting a local chamber of commerce and have them send a letter of support. All resolutions and letters should be sent by mail or electronically to Patrick Weidemann at MnDOT (See Section VI for contact information). Table 4 Type of Support What is Needed Points Resolutions of Support from Resolutions supporting the 45 –points (If all jurisdictions Impacted Jurisdictions project from each municipality provide a resolution, otherwise and county that is touched by no points.) the project limits. Letter of Support A letter of support for the 45 – points (If more than one project from the metropolitan planning agency touched by the planning organization, regional project, must have all provide development commission, or letters of support or no points regional planning agency awarded) Letter of Support A single letter of support for the 10-points project from any chamber of commerce Project Deliverability. (NEW for 2022) This criteria was added during the 2021 Legislative Session. The criteria is designed to award points for those projects which are further along in the project development process and thus have a higher likelihood to be delivered within the funding timeframe for the program. One of the best lead measures for being able to deliver a project within a reasonable time