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<br />rei ----'\) <br />( ); <br />tit< <br /> <br /> <br />Item # 4 . 3 . <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: Mayor and City Council <br />FROM: Scott Harlicker, Planning Assistan~ <br />DATE: May 17, 1999 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Northstar Corridor Update <br /> <br />At the May 6th meeting of the Northstar Corridor Development Authority the <br />Authority selected a consultant to provide services relating to public <br />involvement and public information and selected a firm to provide legal <br />services to assist in the negotiations with Burlington Northern. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Other actions included a legislative update. Commuter rail will be considered <br />as a separate issue from light rail. Legislation is also moving forward <br />regarding developing comprehensive plans for commuter rail in the state and <br />MNDOT is proposed to be in charge of operations. All in allJcommuter rail is <br />in a good position at the state level. At the federal level no final decisions are <br />expected until this fall. <br /> <br />The issue that will have the most direct effect on Elk River is station area <br />planning. A station area planning team has been set up and will begin <br />meeting with communities to discuss station design, land use and traffic <br />issues. Meetings will begin this month and continue through the summer. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330 · TDD & Phone: (612) 441-7420. Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br />