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<br />. <br /> <br />~ <br />~LLS <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />August 9, 2005 <br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM 2.D <br /> <br />TO: Mayor and City Council <br />FROM: Michelle Wolfe, City Administrator~ <br /> <br />SUBJECT: I-35W Solutions Task Force and I-35W Corridor Coalition <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />Over the past year or so we have had some discussions regarding our membership in the I35W <br />Corridor Coalition. We withdrew our membership effective in 2004 and did not join in 2005, <br />There have been numerous discussions amongst the cities regarding the future of the Coalition, <br />Most would agree that some regional efforts and discussions need to take place in order to pursue <br />our common transportation goals, However, some cities have withdrawn from the Coalition due <br />. to various concerns with the organization such as cost of membership, <br /> <br />In response to these concerns, remaining member cities and Strauss Management Company have <br />worked to decrease tbe costs ofthc organization. If we had maintained our membership in 2004, <br />our fees would have been as follows: <br /> <br />Base membership = $6,138 <br />Housing Rcsource Center = $3,831 <br />GIS = $1,625 <br />TOTAL: $ 11,594 <br /> <br />In September 2004 we were a~ked to reconsider membership in the Coalition, At that time, the <br />Board had developed a reduced scope of services to decrease costs, The immediate goal that was <br />identified was highway system improvements, specifically support for thc 1-35W Solutions Task <br />force. Our fee to join for 2005 membership was proposed to be $3,445,12, At the time this was <br />discussed last fall, Council was comfortable with paying our share of costs relating to work for <br />the I-35W Solutions Task Force, but there was not a consensus to join the organization. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />In late June, Mayor Aplikowski attended a meeting to discuss collaboration in the 1-35W <br />transportation corridor. Materials prepared for that meeting indicate that if we were to join the <br />Coalition in 2006, the proposed fee would be $4,038. As we prepare the 2006 budget it would <br />be helpful to know if the Council is interested in possible membership in the Coalition. If you <br />