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AGENDA ITEM 6 E STAFF ORIGINATOR: Jeff Smyser C. C. MEETING DATE: June 28, 2004 TOPIC: Resolution 04 -92: Approving Joint Powers Agreement, I 35 W/E Coalition VOTE: BACKGROUND For over a year, several jurisdictions have been discussing the planning of the I 35 E corridor transportation infrastructure. The group began as the "Tri- Cities Coalition ". At the May 20, 2004 meeting in Hugo, the coalition members agreed to a new name: "I 35 W/E Coalition ". The new name reflects that the group includes four cities, one township, and two counties. Members include Lino Lakes, Hugo, Centerville, Forest Lake, Columbus Township, Anoka County, and Washington County. The interstate freeways and state highways are vital elements of the transportation system. The group invited the Minnesota Department of Transportation and Metropolitan Council to participate in the discussions because these entities are the regional planning agencies with primary jurisdiction and funding authority over those roads. The coalition members also agreed to the mission/purpose statement in the joint powers agreement as well as the draft agreement. Resolution 04 -92 is Lino Lakes' commitment to participate in the joint planning effort. ANALYSIS The joint powers agreement is a recognition by the local governments of the area that planning the transportation infrastructure in the area will best be accomplished through coordinated effort. Traffic is generated by development. Transportation infrastructure needs are thereby determined by land use. Development in one community generates traffic that uses roads that go through other communities. We are all in this together. The goal of the joint planning effort is to avoid separate, isolated land use planning by the local governments that ignores the impacts on roadways and thus on other communities. The joint powers agreement is an agreement to work together to study the area and develop a transportation system plan. Possibilities for what this plan might include will be developed through the planning process. The joint powers agreement does not commit any of the signatories to any specific development action, prohibition on development, or