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Accepting a $750 stipend for air transportation and lodging from the Gateway Corridor Commission for Mark Finken to attend an Orange Line Bus Rapid Transit Tour in Los Angeles, California, June 25 - 27, 2014.
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WHEREAS, Gateway Corridor Commission is hosting a Tour of the Orange Line in Los Angeles, California on June 25 - 27, 2014; and
WHEREAS, Mark Finken, Public Works Transportation Planner and Gateway Corridor Technical Advisory Committee Member, has been invited to represent the City of Saint Paul; and
WHEREAS, this conference is attended by officials and committee members along the Gateway Transit Corridor to view and share lessons learned from staff of the newly constructed Orange Line Bus Rapid Transit Line; and
WHEREAS, Gateway Corridor Commission has offered a $750.00 stipend to pay expenses incurred while attending this tour; and
WHEREAS, Mark Finken's attendance at this conference will serve a public purpose in allowing him to meet with other people in his field to discuss lessons learned during construction and operation of a fixed guideway bus rapid transit line; and transit oriented development that is occurring along this line; so
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council on behalf of the citizens of Saint Paul, accepts the gift of a $750.00 stipend for lodging and travel for the Orange Line Tour and appropriates it to the intended use for Mark Finken to attend this tour, and thanks the Gateway Corridor Commission for their generous gift.