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Commission Minutes--November 16, 1998 1897 The ITS plan provides a coordinated program of advanced technology in order to improve the safety and efficiency of the area transportation system. Mr. Shorten talked about electronic message signs informing motorists of traffic congestion, trains, adverse road conditions and flood warning systems to indicate that an underpass or bridge is impassible due to high water. Motorists could also be notified of travel conditions in the non-metropolitan area by utilizing additional information sources for the existing highway advisory radio. MOTION, passed Mr. Wieland moved and Mr. Koenig seconded to adopt Resolution #1998-18 as follows: On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. 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; WHEREAS, the Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Council of Governments (Metro COG), as the metropolitan planning organization (MPO), is designated by the Governors of North Dakota and Minnesota to maintain the metropolitan area's transportation planning process in accordance with federal regulations; WHEREAS, the USDOT earlier strongly encouraged, and now requires all MPOs to consider intelligent transportation systems (ITS) as part of the possible solutions to their metropolitan transportation issues; WHEREAS, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) is the application of advanced sensor, computer, electronics, and communication technologies, provided in an integrated manner to improve the safety and efficiency of an area transportation system; WHEREAS, the Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Council of Governments has undertaken the task of preparing the Metropolitan Comprehensive ITS Plan, which is a vital element of this planning process and which documents that potential ITS solutions do exist in the F-M area; WHEREAS, the Metro COG proposes to incorporate this Metropolitan ITS Comprehensive Plan into its Metropolitan Transportation Plan as a critical sub- element; WHEREAS, the metropolitan ITS planning process was guided by the Metropolitan ITS Steering Committee composed of a wide cross-section of public/private sector, multi-modal technical experts; WHEREAS, public and private organizations representing numerous transportation interests, as well as groups and individuals from socially disadvantaged groups, were invited and encouraged to participate in the Plan's preparation, in compliance with Metro COG's Public Participation Plan; WHEREAS, the 1998 Metropolitan ITS Comprehensive Plan was prepared using an intermodal planning process; and proposed "smart" ITS projects will address