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association ofmeTropolitanmunicipalities BULLETIN DATE:April 4.1995 TO:Mayors, Managers/Administrators FROM:AMM Staff R£:Twin Cities Urban Summit Update The AMM Boani of Directors at its last meeting determined that in the best interest of the metropolitan area, a representative group of metro leaders should come together to develop a cohesive position on the growing problem of urban decay before divisivencss made the effort impossible. To that end. a small board subcommittee developed a Ust of representative officials from each of the metro subregions. Fifteen of these municipal officials plus nine board members attended the Twin Cities Urban Summit held March 30 at the AMM. They reached three main conclusions: (1) Action must be taken this year to begin addressing the problems of the concentration of poverty. (2) There must be bi-partisan legislative support for this action (3) The best elements of S.F. 1019/H.F. 1156 (Mondale/Long) and S.F. 1482/H.F. 1627 (OliverA^an Dellen) should be combined. The group basically agrees with the proposed strategy for action in both bills, but feels the Legislature must seek a viable funding mechanism that’s fair for all metro cities. A letter outlining the groups conclusions was sent to the main bill authors, the caucus leaders and the governor. The Urban Summit group will meet again at the AMM (3490 Lexington Avenue North) Thursday. April 13 at 7 p.m. to continue their discussion and to review the Legislature’s progress. Enclosed is the invitation list to the initial meeting and the letter sent to the legislators. You arc all welcome to attend the April 13 meeting. We will contact again as this issue unfolds. 3490 lexington avenue north, st. paul, minnesota 55126 (612) 490-3301