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r AMM Urban Strategies Task Force Draft Report for AMM Member CoiIf 1 M In September 1993 the AMM Board of Directors fonned the Urban Strategies Task Force in response to ccmcems raised about problems facing the central cities and inner ring suburbs. The task force was asked to define problems facing the region and to respond to them through all cities working together. The task force was asked to examine Icmg-term and short-term answers to these problems and make recommendations to the board, the Legislature, and others about what can be done to deal with the troubles at the core. Using data from the 1990 census and other surveys, concerns about the troubles at the core and the impact of those problems on the region as a whole have been raised by legislators and other organizations. The legislature has debated alternative solutions to these problems in the last two sessions. In 1993 the AMM Metropolitan Issues Task F<Mce made recommendations to the Board regarding housing and development controls. This task force agreed that government action is necessary to arrest deterioration m the metropolitan area. The Metropolitan Council issued the report, “Trouble at the Core,** in 1992 and prepared a plan to address these problems in 1994. A Governor’s Task Force on Metropolitan Housing Policy and the Citizens’ League have also recently coixlucted studies and prepared reports related to these problems. AMM recognizes the need for cities to forge consensus in order to support legislative mandates or other recommendations, and for cities to devetc^ their own capacity to deal with the issues raised by these studies. By providing a broad-based forum to discuss these issues, AMM can be proactive in addressing problems and preparing recommendations. The Urban Strategies Task Force has gathered information in a variety of ways over the last 10 months: - Members have toured distressed areas of the central cities and the first ring suburb of Richfield. - Expert speakers, including Dr. John Adams of the University of Minnesota, Search Institute, and neighborhood and planning groups, have addressed the task force. - A task force meeting was held with suburban legislators regarding proposed legislation. Members have shared books and articles on related topics. The Task Force now presents a draft of its principles, findings, and recommendations for review and comment by AMM members. This draft will serve as the basis for discussions at Outreach Breakfast meetings with members. The task force will review the comments from the membership before a final report is submitted to the AMM Board of Directors. AMM Urban Strategies Task Force - Discussion Draft Page I >-