Sponsor: Public Works
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Correct Purple Line Task Force and Appointments to Rush Line Task Force
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Recommendation
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1. Change the name of the Purple Line Task Force to Rush Line Task Force.
2. Appoint Commissioner Xiong as member and Commissioner Miller as alternate, to the Rush Line Task Force beginning January 15, 2025 and ending on January 14, 2026.
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Background and Rationale
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The Purple Line Task Force name needs to be corrected to the Rush Line Task Force as Rush Line is an entity that covers a larger geographical area - from Duluth to Saint Paul, than the Purple Line, and is insured under the Rush Line Corridor Task Force.
The Rush Line Task Force intends to work collaboratively with Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Metropolitan Council for the planning and development of commuter rail or other rail or rail beneficial related transit modes in the Rush Line Corridor. The Rush Line Corridor is defined as the transitway corridor originating in Saint Paul in Ramsey County and extending north from Ramsey County through Washington County, Chisago County, Pine County, and Carlton County to Duluth in St. Louis County.
The appointments to the Rush Line Corridor Task Force for January 15, 2025 to January 14, 2026, are as follows:
• Mai Chong Xiong, member
• Kelly Miller, alternate
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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 work 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 January 2, 2024, the Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority approved and appointed Commissioner Victoria Reinhardt and Commissioner Mai Chong Xiong (alternate) to the Purple Line Task Force (Resolution R2024-004).
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