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<br /> I ~ <br /> I. CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> I <br /> DATE: November 21,1996 <br /> I TO: M,y.' ,.d City C.mil ~ <br /> I FROM: Brian Fritsinger, City Administrat r ~ <br /> SUBJECT: I-35W Corridor Coalition <br /> I Backl!round <br /> I Enclosed, the City Council will find a variety of documents related to the North Metro 1-35W <br /> Corridor Coalition (Coalition). Over the past several months, a steering committee comprising <br /> of the Mayors and Managers/Administrators from the participating communities have been <br /> I meeting and discussing a formalized structure for this organization. <br /> The Arden Hills City Council initially supported the cooperative participation in the North Metro <br /> I 1-35W Corridor Coalition by adopting Resolution #96-30 (Exhibit 4) in May of this year. At that <br /> time, the Coalition had no specific organizational structure, and included the cities of Arden <br /> Hills, Mounds View, New Brighton, Roseville and Shoreview. <br /> .. The initial issues which brought the communities together were the need for marketing and <br /> I development of the corridor cities. These related to transportation, housing, polluted site clean <br /> up, infrastructure improvements, GIS, funding opportunities, and commercial/industrial <br /> development. <br /> I The Council most recently discussed the Coalition at its November 18, 1996 Council meeting, <br /> where it expressed support for the formalization of the Joint Powers Agreement. <br /> I Joint Powers Agreement <br /> Based on the direction given by the steering committee, staff was encouraged to investigate and <br /> I reeommend a method offormalizing the organizational structure of the Coalition. The attached <br /> Joint Powers Agreement (Exhibit 1) was presented to the mayors at a meeting on November 13 <br /> and was well-received and recommended to be provided to each Council for action. <br /> I The Joint Powers Agreement formalizes the organization, but also addresses the following <br /> issues: <br /> I 1. Organizational Goals (pages 2 -3) <br /> These goals are essentially the same goals identified and discussed when the <br /> I Council adopted Resolution #96-30. An additional goal (#7) will be added <br /> allowing the organization to work on other collaborative projects which benefit <br /> the participating communities. The purpose ofthis goal is to act as a catch-all for <br /> it any other joint efforts. <br /> I <br />