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Commission Minutes-December 18, 2006 3158 #2006-16 2007 -2011 METRO TRANSIT PLAN WHEREAS, the Cass County Board of Commissioners is the duly elected governing body for Cass County and is responsible for the allocation of resources that allow for a safe and functional public transportation system; and WHEREAS, the Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Council of Governments (Metro COG) has updated the current Metropolitan Transit Development Plan, which makes public transit projects eligible for future Federal funding; and WHEREAS, the 2007-2011 Metro Transit Plan was developed in consultation with a cross section of interests including: elected leaders, transit staff, transit users, the general commuting public, human service agencies, senior citizens, business and industry representatives, private transit providers, bus drivers, and technical staff, and WHEREAS, the 2007-2011 Metro Transit Plan outlines a five-year Program of Activities that will improve transit service in the Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Statistical Area. WHEREAS, the 2007-2011 Metro Transit Plan prioritizes service improvements that will help enhance and coordinate the areas transit systems to make them a more convenient and competitive mode of transportation; WHEREAS, the 2007-2011 Metro Transit Plan contains a Specialized Transportation component which meets and in many areas exceeds recent Federal mandates to provide a blueprint for the coordination of human service transportation programs funded with non- Department of Transportation funds; and WHEREAS, the 2007-2011 Metro Transit Plan establishes a framework for the continued coordination of the metropolitan transit system, provided independently by the Cities of Fargo and Moorhead and know as Metro Area Transit, to ensure a realistic evolution towards a more uniform transit entity. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cass County Board of Commissioners does hereby adopt the 2007-2011 Metro Transit Plan, and agrees to use it as a tool to implement transit goals and objectives, which will complement the overall development of the metropolitan transportation system. Approved and adopted this 18th day of December, 2006, at Cass County, North Dakota. 10. GREATER FARGO MOORHEAD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Tax exemption schedule adopted Brian Walters, President of the Greater Fargo Moorhead Economic Development Corporation (GFMEDC), was present to discuss a uniform tax exemption policy for new businesses. He said the intent is for political subdivisions to use the same schedule to promote consistency when handling all projects and to ensure Cass County will be competitive with other communities while protecting the best interest of taxpayers and public schools. The goal is to attract and expand companies, increase the county's population base and tax revenue and create nign paying JObS Tor citizens. He submittea two schedules and is recommending the second draft as the better option.