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Metropolitan Council Meeting of March 28, 2001 "That the Metropolitan Council authorize its Regional Administrator to execute a contract amendment with Laidlaw Transit Services to provide services in the St. Croix Valley area, (Routes 245 & 246) from April 2, 2001, to March 31, 2003, in an amount not to exceed $802,855, plus marketing costs of $5,000 per year." Motion carried. Other Business Update Riverview Corridor Appointments Rich Rovang introduced Molly Grove, Metro Transit's Community Outreach Coordinator working on the Riverview Corridor. He explained that the in January the Council approved a contract with the consultant URS BRW to prepare the environmental impact statement for this project and conduct the preliminary design for the corridor. He explained the key alternatives that were discussed. At that time, the Council directed the staff to develop a strong and adequate public involvement process that represents the primary activity that will be conducted through the study and would include three advisory committees. Molly Grove explained that the three committees that make up the backbone of the public involvement process include 1) a Corridor Management Committee, chaired by Chair Mondale, that will provide study oversight; 2) a Technical Advisory Group that will be delving into the technical issues and questions; and 3) a Riverview Citizens Workgroup that will begin meeting very soon. Staff was directed to be proactive in making sure that the public had ample opportunities to participate in the discussions surrounding the Riverview Corridor. A list of the 22 members and 5 alternates of the Riverview Citizen Workgroup was distributed to Council members. The committee will be chaired by Council Member Hornstein and will report back to the Corridor Management Committee and the Metropolitan Council Transportation Committee directly. She noted that there are high expectations that members of the workgroup will be very active on the workgroup and within the community talking with the authorities and community organizations that appointed them and city council members to exchange information and feedback on this project. She noted that the public involvement plan includes a website that should be ready next week to keep the public informed, a hotline and numerous letters. There will be surveys and focus groups, along with a number of public hearings. She reported that the first orientation meeting for the citizen workgroup is scheduled for this Saturday, March 31, from 9:30 to noon at the West Seventh Community Center in St. Paul. Hornstein reported that he has had some preliminary meetings with the staff and he felt it was going to be a good process that will bring about good outcomes in and for the community. Hugunin asked if staff had followed -up with those individuals who appeared before the Transportation Committee and Council to ensure that they had an opportunity to be involved in the appointment process and be represented on the committees. Staff responded that each community council within the corridor has two representatives on the committee and the various city council wards (2, 3 & 7) also have both a citizen appointment and a key employer appointment. She explained that she had also been out talking with all the community councils with one of the individuals who had appeared at several meetings so that they would be well aware of the process. Discussion of Whether or not to Close the Meeting to Discuss Attorney - Client Privileged Matters and Litigation Issues Relating to Metropolitan Council v. Lake and Hennepin Associates L.L.P. et al, Regarding Condemnation Action 5