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GVIETRO CITIES Association of Metropolitan Municipalities We Urge Your City to Send a Delegate to Vote for Your GEARS Committee Representative!!! Dear Mayor and Council Members: In April, a letter was sent from Metro Cities to each of your communities with preliminary information on an election process to till positions on the Grant Evaluation and Ranking System (GEARS) Committee for cities in Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey and Washington Counties. The following packet is the follow -up information to that letter outlining the finalized elections process. Election Date: July 21" Applications for the GEARS Committee Due: July 14th Location/Time: League of Minnesota Cities Building - Screening Board from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. State Capitol - General Election 1:30 p.m. —3:00 p.m. Background: The 2008 Transportation Finance Bill, Chapter 152, grants authority to Metro Area Counties to form ajoint powers board and implement a quarter cent sales tax for transit purposes in the seven county Metropolitan Area. Five of the seven counties have entered into ajoint powers board agreement and levied the tax. These Live counties have formed the Counties Transit Improvement Board (CTIB). In accordance with the new law, a Grant Evaluation and Ranking System (GEARS) Committee, consisting of eight elected city officials, five county commissioners and the chair of the Met Council Transportation Committee is to be created for the purpose of ranking and evaluating eligible transit projects for submission to the C'TIB. Metro Cities was assigned, by statute, the task of conducting an election to select the city representatives on the GEARS committee. Elections Process: The informational packet includes the following: • An outline of the rules and elections process (Light Yellow) • An application for the GEARS Committee (Blue) • An RSVP card (Gold) • A letter from the CTIB requesting the city appointments to the GEARS committee, including: (White) o An outline of the GEARS committee members responsibilities as found in law (Green) o An outline of anticipated time commitment for GEARS participants (Pink) o Eligible expenditures for the quarter cent sales tax and a letter from the Department of Revenue outlining projected revenues (Purple) Metro Cities appreciates your city's willingness to participate and we look forward to working with everyone on July 21s1. If you have any questions please contact Sarah Erickson at 651- 215 -4003 or sarah(amm 145.o•g Sincerely, anis Cal lison Mayor, City of Minnetonka President, Metro Cities RECEI JUG! `, <> (1103 GP;`!OPi.IT ?1..i: GANApe 145 University Ave W • St. Paul, MN 55103 -2044 c Phone (651) 215 -4000 • Fax (651) 281 -1299 • www.amnil45.og 2