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\ <br />Staff coordinators: Joanne Barron (291- <br />6305) and Guy Peterson (291-6418). <br />Economic Strategy Group — Patrick <br />Leung and Barbara Butts Williams, co ­ <br />chairs; Susan Anderson. Keven Howe, <br />and Sondra Simonson. Staff <br />coordinators: Bill Byers (291-6322) and <br />Hal Freshley (291-6467) <br />Reglonai Investment Group — Kevin <br />Howe and Roger Scherer, co-chairs; <br />Steve Wellington. Barbara Butts <br />Williams and Dede WoHson Staff <br />coordinators: Richard Johnson (291- <br />6549) and Pat Pahl (291-6392). <br />■ CLEARER PICTURE <br />NEEDED <br />The Urban Service Area Group is <br />working toward a ciearer picture of <br />how housing markets, transportation <br />routes and other factors affect the <br />development of the region. <br />The group has discussed <br />background trends and has begun <br />touring different parts of the region <br />to see developing areas first hand. <br />It has also met with local officials <br />tind others to find out what issues <br />they’re concerned about. <br />Discussions so far have raised <br />questions about some of the <br />assumptions the current framework <br />ntSon. For example, the <br />current framework <br />categorms diffel’ent-parts' of-the <br />region and sets c''-responding <br />development policies. These <br />categories may not fully reflect <br />important differences among areas. <br />Another example: The Council ’s <br />data shows that the urban service <br />area — where regional services <br />support urban development — has <br />enough suitable, vacant land to the <br />year 2015 and beyond. However, <br />builders and public officials have <br />questioned how ’available* the land <br />is if it's not located near areas <br />where demand is greatest. <br />bear, the dollars needed to pay for <br />the region's infrastructure needs <br />over the next several years, and the <br />gap between the two. <br />It will determine how this will affect <br />the Council's decisions about <br />capital investment in the future. <br />The group will also consider other <br />investment issues as time permits <br />— such as the Council's role in <br />determining the level of public <br />subsidy for major projecis like the <br />Mall of America. <br />■ ADVISORY COMMITTEE <br />MEMBERS NAMED TO <br />ISSUE GROUPS <br />Several members of the Council's <br />advisory committees have joined the <br />issue groups working on the <br />Regional Blueprint. The new group <br />members are: <br />Urban Service Area Group — Elsa <br />Batica, Minority Issues Advisory <br />Committee <br />RedevelopmentIReinvestment Group . <br />— Kevin Mulloy, Saulala Mafi <br />(alternate), Minority Issues Advisory <br />Committee; Larry Blackstad, Metro <br />HRA Advisory Committee ^ <br />Economic Strategy Group — Lou <br />Fuller, Lester Collins (alternate), <br />kMinortty Issues Advisory Comrrittee; <br />Terry Sctineider, Transportation <br />Advisory Board. <br />MEETING CALENDAR <br />You're cordially invited to attend any of <br />the meetings of interest to you in the <br />calendar. Discussion topics are listed <br />for each rreeting. <br />All meetings will be held at the Council <br />offices unless otherwise noted. Meeting <br />times and agendas are occasionally <br />changed, so please call to conliim <br />(291-6363) <br />JULY <br />July 14, 4-0:30 p.m., <br />Urban Service Area Group — tour of <br />northwest metro area and meeting with <br />local officials. <br />July 20, 7:30-9 a.m., <br />Regional Inveatment Group — <br />discussion of a'unified capital program <br />and allocation plan for regional <br />expenditures. ^ <br />July 20, 4-6 p.m.t <br />Urban Service Area Group — land <br />use and services; jdevelopment issues <br />in the southwest metro area. <br />July 21, 12-2 p.m.^ <br />Redevelopment/Reinvesiment Group <br />— discussion of trends and <br />disparities among cities In the region. <br />July 22, 2-4 p.m,. <br />Economic Strata^ Group — current <br />economic strategies in metro area <br />4f <br />July 27. 4-6:30 p.m., <br />MetropolHanjbouncll Committee of <br />the Whole — progress reports of the <br />issue groups; general Blueprint Issues. <br />July 28,4-8:30 p.m,, <br />Urban Service Area Group — tour of <br />southwest metro area and meeting with <br />local officials. <br />AUGUST <br />August 4,12-2 p.m. <br />RedevelopmenVReinveatment Group <br />— discussion of results of July 14 <br />focus group sessions. <br />August 10, 8 a.m.-noon. <br />Economic Strategy Group — <br />potential economic strategies. <br />August 10, 4-7 p.m.. <br />Urban Service Area Group <br />potential urban service area' <br />August 11,1-4 p.m.i <br />Redevelopment/ReInveetnK <br />— public forum on aoluilons <br />reduce barrfera to rodeveiopi <br />reinvestment <br />:' ^ ' T.'-Af 4 <br />tmeaTliai mAiMd <br />HOW MUCH CAN THE <br />July 13, 7:30-9 a m.. <br />Regional Investment Group —