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decisions about Ihese critical issues, however, will be made by the Task Force and not by Urban Institute personnel, 2. As soon as [he representatives are chosen, an initial meeting will be scheduled for the purpose of deciding organizatlonal Issues. At this meeting, a convener of the Task Force will be selected from Ihs group, meeting time and frequency will be determlned, a meeting place or places selected, and the agenda for the group will be reviewed. 3. My understanding Is that the primar/objectives to be accomplished by the Task Fome are Ihs following: o Mission of Transportation Task Force or related organizational entity. o Goals of Task Force er related organlzalional entity. o Organizational options o Funding opiions Regarding these objeclives, we will emphasize the need to make the mission and goals slatemenls 'as simple and straighlfonvard as pOssible. For example, the mission of the group should be limited to transportation and within that conlext limited to Interregi~)na] transportation issues. Goal slatemenls should reflect such purposes as the development of a regional transportation plan that would address thoroughfare planning, the role transit, an outer, ouler belt road, city-to-city connections wilhin the region, etc. The mission and goal slatements ideally would slrongly suggest a program of work for the next few years. Funding and organizalional issues are not easily separated. To promote the discussion of Ihese issues, the Urban Institute is prepared to write short white papers on each of these topics outlining the models currently in use in the United Slates. We would undertake these elforts at lbo request of Ihs Task Force. We would indicate to the group Ihs need to provide Ihs respective counties a recommendation on funding in time Io have that factored into budget discussions (target date will be mid-May). 4. Consequently, an agenda for the group might look like Ihs following: o First meeting (First week of Februa~) -organizational matters. o Second meeling (First week of March) -mission statement o Third meeting (First week of April) -goal statements o Fourth meeting (Firsl week o! May) -funding options o Fifth meeting (First week of :June) -organizational options o Sixth meeting (First week of July) -approval of report Depending on the efficiency of the group, additional meelings may require scheduling. We can easily move to a two-week or Ihree-week sequence. Persons chosen to serve o~ the group should understand from the outset that substantial time demands will occur. 5. Urban Inslitule personnel will prepare draft documents as requested by Ihs Task Force and will prepare the Final Report based on the Task Force's recommendations. Urban Inslilute personnel ','/ill gather inlormation about other regional Iransportation entities when requested lo do so by the Task Force.