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The radio board consists of 17 members: one elected rcprcicntativc from each of the seven counties, Minneapolis, Sl Paul and Bloomington; five governor appointees (based on recommendations by various organizations including two suburban elected officials by AMM, one elected city official by LMC, one metro sheriiT anl one metro police chief); one Met Council member; and Mn/Dot ’s director of Eleciror ic Communications. The board sunsets July 1.1999. The Legislature will determine if the activity is to be transferred to the Met Council or a state agency. Tic primary ptupose of the shared radio system is to coordinate usage of a dwindling supply of radio channels in the metro region, at a time when demand is growing rapidly. The act is effective Aug. 1,1995. Ail of AMM’s primary concerns were met: • Qdes will not be forced to modify current systems, purchase new equipment prematurely or become part of the metro sysxm untU they voluntarily choose. • The system will provide a phased transition so that uninterrupted service is guaranteed • The system will be flexible to allow various local coordinated dispatch and service arrangements. • Governance will be representative of entida and users who will uldmately bear the cost but not dominated by any single user group. (VIII) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & HOUSING FINANCE (Laws 1995, Chapter 224) The Legislature enacted several pieces of legisladon relating to economic development The legisladon includes the appropriadons bill as well as secdons of the bond allocadon, state departments, omnibus tax and the public finance bills. The following is a summary of the major components of the various inidatives: Development of Trade/Economic Development (DTED): Budget The agency’s budget for the 1995-1997 biennium totals $58.1 million. Of the total, the following appropriadons were identified: # # Six million for economic recovery grants. This is a one-year appropriadon. The program’s future will be, in part, determine by a legisladve auditor's report that is due during the 1996 session. The appropriation is below the governor’s recommendations of $14.0 million in new funds and the agency base level funding. About $379,000 each year for the small dues federal match. Approximately $1.9 million each year for the jobs skills partnership program. About $7.8 million for the biennium for the pollution clean-up program authorized under secdons 116J.551 to 116J.558. 1995 Policy Narrative