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Commission Minutes--August 17, 1998 1853 RESOLUTION #1998-15 WHEREAS, the Cass County Commission is the duly elected governing body for Cass County and is responsible for the planning and development of a safe and functional transportation system; and WHEREAS, the Fargo-Moorhead Council of Governments (Metro COG), as the metropolitan planning organization, is designated by the Governors of North Dakota and Minnesota to maintain the metropolitan area's transportation planning process in accordance with federal regulations; and WHEREAS, the Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Council of Governments has undertaken the task of updating the Metropolitan Transportation Plan, which is a vital element of this planning process, and which documents transportation projects' eligibility for future federal funding; and WHEREAS, the metropolitan transportation planning process was guided by the Metropolitan Transportation Technical Committee (TTC) composed of a wide cross-section of local multi-modal technical experts including engineers, planners, transit directors, and state and federal transportation officials; and WHEREAS, public and private organizations representing numerous transportation interests, as well as groups and individuals from socially disadvantaged groups were invited, encouraged, and involved in this Plan's preparation, in full compliance with Metro COG's Public Participation Plan; and WHEREAS, the 1998 Metropolitan Transportation Plan was prepared using an extensive intermodal planning process; and projects proposed in the short-range program were reviewed utilizing a stringent screening process that considered technical soundness, financial feasibility, environmental sensitivity, and social acceptability; and WHEREAS, the 1998 Metropolitan Transportation Plan provides a comprehensive, coordinated program of projects and strategies that will improve the urban and extraterritorial transportation system of the Fargo-Moorhead area. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Cass County Commission does hereby adopt the 1998 Metropolitan Transportation Plan, and agreed to use it as a tool to implement metropolitan transportation goals and objectives, which will complement overall development of the metropolitan transportation system. Approved and adopted this 17th day of August, 1998. 11. VOUCHERS, Approved MOTION, passed Mr. Koenig moved and Mrs. Quick seconded to approve Vouchers No. 118,412 through No. 118,951. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously.