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<br />#2006-16 <br />2007-2011 METRO TRANSIT PLAN <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Cass County Board of Commissioners is the duly elected governing body for <br />Cass County and is responsible for the allocation of resources that allow for a safe and functional <br />public transportation system; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Council of Governments (Metro COG) has <br />updated the current Metropolitan Transit Development Plan, which makes public transit projects <br />eligible for future Federal funding; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the 2007-2011 Metro Transit Plan was developed in consultation with a cross <br />section of interests including: elected leaders, transit staff, transit users, the general commuting <br />public, human service agencies, senior citizens, business and industry representatives, private <br />transit providers, bus drivers, and technical staff, and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the 2007-2011 Metro Transit Plan outlines a five-year Program of Activities that <br />will improve transit service in the Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Statistical Area. <br /> <br />WHEREAS. the 2007-2011 Metro Transit Plan prioritizes service improvements that will help <br />enhance and coordinate the areas transit systems to make them a more convenient and <br />competitive mode of transportation; <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the 2007-2011 Metro Transit Plan contains a Specialized Transportation component <br />which meets and in many areas exceeds recent Federal mandates to provide a blueprint for the <br />coordination of human service transportation programs funded with non-Department of <br />Transportation funds; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the 2007-2011 Metro Transit Plan establishes a framework for the continued <br />coordination of the metropolitan transit system, provided independently by the Cities of Fargo <br />and Moorhead and know as Metro Area Transit, to ensure a realistic evolution towards a more <br />uniform transit entity. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cass County Board of Commissioners does <br />hereby adopt the 2007-2011 Metro Transit Plan, and agrees to use it as a tool to implement transit <br />goals and objectives, which will complement the overall development of the metropolitan <br />transportation system. <br /> <br />Approved and adopted this 18th day of December, 2006, at Cass County, North Dakota. <br /> <br />BY: <br /> <br />Scott Wagner, Chairman <br />Cass County Commission <br /> <br />ATfEST: <br /> <br />Michael Montplaisir <br />Cass County Auditor <br /> <br />M:\MINUTES\Comm2006\#2006-16 METRO TRANSIT PLAN.doc <br />