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I COUNTY OF ANOKA Othce of County Board of Commissioners ! NAIALIE A. HAAS ~.ounl¥ Board o! £ommi~ion',rs The Honorable Gary Heitman I Mayor, City of Ramsey 16~c)0 Uranium Street N.W. Anoka, Minnesota 55303 I Dear Mayor Heitman: I I I I ! I I I I ! I On December 13, 1~)83 the Anoko County Board of Commissioners passed Resolution //83-115 (attached) establishing the Anoka County Tronsportation Advisory Committee. The charge to the Committee was to: Identify existing transportation resources for older adults and handicapped individuals and to determine those creas of Anoka County where such resources are most needed. Assist Anoka County in determining the most appropriate strategies and means for developing economical, effective and accessible transportation systems for older adults and handicapped individuals which will allow them to maintain a maximum level of independent living. Establish working relationships with transportation providers, concerned organizations and consumer groups m order to better coordinate services and maximize the availability of transportation resources throughout the County. As o result of the Committee's recommendation, Anoka County is proceeding to develop a transportation coordination program which is designed to: expand the availability of transportation services for elderly and elderly handicapped residents in Anoka County; and promote the coordination of transportation services through efficient and effective delivery methods to elderly and elderly handicapped residents of Anoka County. In an effort to begin addressing the general transportation needs of all Anoka County residents, the County Board of Commissioners passed Resolution tt8h- !17 (attached) on December 18, 198h expanding the scope of the Transportation Advisory Committee to identify transportation needs of and resources for the general populace of Anoka County.