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Home My WebLink About7A, Regional Council of Mayors Meeting� • � EN HII,LS Request for Council Action Prepared By: Patrick Klaers, City Administrator Council Meeting Date: May 9, 2011 Regional Council of Mayors Meeting Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: N/A N/A N/A Recommendation: Discussion only. No action required. Suuportin� Documents: l. Memorandum dated May 9, 2011, from Patrick Klaers, City Administrator. 2. Agenda for May 9 Regional Council of Mayors Meeting 3. Resolution on Transportation Funding. � �J � .� EN HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: May 9, 2011 TO: Honorabte Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Patrick Klaers, City Administrator �� SUBJECT: Regional Council of Mayors Meetin Background Mayor Grant has been receiving material from the Regional Council of Mayors on transportation funding. Attached is the agenda for the May 9 Regional Council of Mayors meeting and the Resolution on Transportation Funding. Mayor Grant requested that this item be placed on this City Council agenda for discussion. i City Council Meeting �� P_�Admin\Council�Agendas & Packet Information12011\5-9-11 Regular�Packet Information\7A, Regional Council of Mayors Meeting.doc Page 1 of 1 Patrick Klaers �rom: Natasha Kimmet [Natasha.Kimmet@ULl.org] ent: Tuesday, May 03, 2091 4:40 PM To: Natasha Kimmet Subject: RCM May 9th Meeting: AT tEAGUE OF MN CITIES!!!! Attachments: RCM Business Climate Follow up.doc; RCMTransportationResolution[1] Revised 4-26-11.pdf; RCM_Key Action Strategies_May9_2011.doc; Navigating the New Normal.doc importance: Nigh Dear Guests of the Regional Council of Mayors, Some of our mayors have a meeting with Governor Dayton at 1 pm. To accommodate this opportunity, we are holding our RCM meeting at the l�a�ues;offices a�d s�artin� 3{3 ini�ettes�ear�ier. Please note several items of importance: 1. As a follow up to our discussion with the chamber regarding a Business Climate Demonstration Project, an invite from Mayor Rybak to participate is attached. 2. Our transportation resolution is attached — please let us know what your time frame for adoption is, so that we include all cities that have an interest in supporting this. 3. Our meeting will focus on our Housing Initiative. Thanks to Mayor Mike Maguire for his willingness to co-chair the advisory committee that oversees this work. 4_ We are offering a new work shop for cities: Navigating the New Normal, supported by Minnesota Housing. Your feedback will help shape this outreach effort. 5. We are pleased to host Chair Sue Haigh and Commissioner Mary Tingerthal. �e hope to see you next Monday. Please remember to rsvp to Natasha so that we can plan for lunch and parking. hank you! Best, c ��,� � � °�",� �ti��s � ;�. . ��, � �.' � �+' rAa. '�% r�,� , �r `�`.' � � e ��"� � 3 5 � �fxi� f� �t .. � . :r�� o� 3.,4*t:+'; Regional Council of Mayors Meeting Monday, May 9, 2013 11:U0 a.m. —12:45 p.m. Please RSVP yes or no to Natasha.kimmet@uli.or� ➢ PLEASE NOTE MEETING LOCATION and TIME CHANGE!! league of MN Cities — St. Croix Room 145 University Avenue West St. Paul, MN 55103 �:00 LUNCH AND NETWORKING 11:15 Welcome and Introductions: Mayors Sandy Martin and Jim Hovland • Mayor Elizabeth Kautz Appreciation Executive Directors Report: Caren pewar • RCM/Chamber Business Climate Demonstration Project (attached) . Metro Watch • RCM Transportation Resolution (attached) UPDATES and Discussion 11:30 Housing Initiative: Mayor Maguire • Housing Trends: Cathy Bennett, Housing initiative Director • Key Strategies: Dewar/Bennett (attached) Navigating the New Normal: Gordon Hughes (attached) Special Guests: Chair Sue Haigh and Commissioner Mary Tingerthal 12:45 ADJOURN June 13 Meeting: Cross Jurisdictional Collaboration: Accenture TIF — Capturing Value: 1ay Undgren Regional Cluster Initiative: Mayor Gene Winstead � Caren Dewar, Executive Director ULI Minnesota &1 South 9`h Street, Suite 310 Minneapolis, MN 55402 Tef: 612.759.1D16 caren.dewar@uli.or� www.minnesoia.uii.or� www.uli.orQ The Urban tand lnstitute provides responsible leadership in the use of land nnd in the creation of thriving communities worldwide. Register Now! www.ulisprin .q orq for the 2011 ULI Real Estate Summit at the Spring Council Forum, May 18-20, Phoenix, Arizona. Save the Date: 2011 ULI Fall Meeting and Urban Land Expo, October 25-28, Los Angeles, California r� LJ 2 • Regional Council of Mayors w„� � �i�A4 � e�,� ° :.�y'��;s� h7 }_��t';{.s� i;=$"°4 � �-;�. f-rxe£+t t?.� �T � �� ,., � �� E � . ' * �,��"✓�i . �� ; r a� �; u eY. . Resolution on Transportation Funding r� U • Whereas, the Regional Council of Mayors ("RCM"), is composed of the mayors of Minneapolis, St. Paul and approximately 45 municipalities in the developed and developing suburbs. The collaborative partnership provides a non-partisan platform focused on building action strategies to raise overall economic competitiveness, accelerate innovation and improve the quality of life in the MSP region; and Whereas, our present levels of congestion and our unsafe roads hinder our economic prosperity, erode our quality of life, and complicate numerous aspects of living and doing business in Minnesota; and Whereas, one million additional people are expected to move to the MSP metropolitan region in the next two decades, further exacerbating our already unacceptable traffic congestion; and Whereas, solving our region's transportation problem is a complex and long-term challenge that will require various strategies; and Whereas, Minnesota needs to adequately and strategically expand both its transit and road systems with predictable, adequate, and long-term sources of funding; and Whereas, transportation funding must prioritize public transit within a comprehensive, multi- modal, interconnected transportation system that serves the 11-county metro area; and that our planned light rail and commuter rail lines, along with expanded bus service, both regular route and BRT, must be expanded to support the population and businesses in our fast- growing region; and Whereas, courageous and visionary legislative leadership is vital to forging a sustainable, long-term transportation plan for our state and region. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that as elected leaders representing cities in Minnesota's fast-growing 11-county metropolitan region, we hereby declare our belief that transportation has become one of the most vexing problems facing our communities and state. We call upon the leade�s in the legislature to create a long-term solution to our transportation needs and, in the short-term, in order to keep our metropolitan area economy vital and flourishing, we call upon the legislature to exercise good judgment and provide adequate funding for Metro Transit as well as all suburban transit providers, namely Minnesota Valley Transit Authority (MVTA), SouthWest Transit, Plymouth Metrolink, Maple 4.26.05 Regional Council of Mayors e: y : a'P £ 4 +, f y �� E ., _ . � � � + � : �t �n+ y,"�,�*°' � � t ��7.A�tllil i � • . �,�"'�' � k'�! �, .. s �.. � �. Resolution on Transportation Funding Grove Transit, Prior Lakes Laker Line, DARTS and Shakopee Transit, so as not to adversely affect the ability of all of our transit providers, whether urban or suburban, to move workers, students and the thousands of other residents who use those services on a daily basis to get to their jobs, to school or otherwise engage in important economic activity that benefits the region and the State of Minnesota; to not halt or otherwise defer or delay progress on transit projects, including the Central Corridor and the Southwest LRT; to do nothing legislatively that will impede planning for other rail and bus rapid transit projects presently underway; to be mindful that adequately funding our existing transportation system and having the foresight to continue the commitment to both plan and build out our future transit system is critical to the well being of our state and we urge the legislature to provide the kind of leadership and stewardship necessary to accomplish those goals. Name of Mayor {Print) Signature Name of City � • • 4.26.05