Sponsor: Public Works
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Appointments to the METRO Purple Line Bus Rapid Transit Corridor Management Committee
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Recommendation
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Appoint Commissioner Mai Chong Xiong as member and Vice-Chair and Commissioner Kelly Miller as member to the METRO Purple Line Bus Rapid Transit Corridor Management Committee for the year 2025.
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Background and Rationale
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The METRO Purple Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Corridor Management Committee (CMC) will advise the Metropolitan Council, the federal grantee and eventual owner and operator, and Ramsey County, the local funding partner, on the design and construction of the project. The CMC will utilize technical and community input to address issues relating to project development, engineering, final design, and construction.
The appointments to the METRO Purple Line Bus Rapid Transit Corridor Management Committee are as follows:
• Mai Chong Xiong, member and Vice-Chair
• Kelly Miller, member
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County Goals (Check those advanced by Action)
☒ Well-being ☒ Prosperity ☒ Opportunity ☒ Accountability
Racial Equity Impact
Appointments to outside committees is an annual administrative organizational action. These committees represent formal entities and partnerships that respond to modes of transportation. Regional Railroad Authority Commissioners will seek opportunities to advance racial equity through the work of these committees.
Community Participation Level and Impact
Informing the community of this action provides transparency about committees in which the Regional Railroad Authority Commissioners participate. The appointments will provide opportunities for the Ramsey County Commissioners to build relationships, consults and collaborate with community in supporting and responding to issues important to the community through the works of these committees.
☒ Inform ☐ Consult ☐ Involve ☐ Collaborate ☐ Empower
Fiscal Impact
There is no fiscal impact associated with this request for board action.
Last Previous Action
On February 1, 2022, the Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority approved appointments to the METRO Purple Line Bus Rapid Transit Project Corridor Management Committee for the year 2022 (Resolution R2022-006).
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