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ews etween Association of Metropolitan Municipalities April 1993 Awards, election highlight evening Annual Meeting May 26 in Minnetonka Mark your calendars for May 26, the evening tcheduled for Ihe AMM Annual Meeting. The Minnetonka Community Center U the site of the Annual Meeting, which begins with a reception/^al hour at 5:30 pan., vrith dinner and the business meeting to follow. Activities include election of officers aiui board members and the presenting of fi>e AMM Innovative Qty and Peacemaker awards. Before the reception, tours of Minnetonka's police and }ail fadii- lies %vill be conducted, beginning at 4:30 p m. Hie three-year-old facility, constructed as part of an overall oommurdty Qvic Center project, was a $3.1 million project funded uritiiout a tax inoease by interest earned on investments by the dty. The police building occupies about 23,000 square feet, and the dty hall, fire station walkways and firearm range are in the remain ing 7,922. The detention fadlity has six individual cell uiuts and one mul tiple cell unit. To help reduce a detainee's anxiety, the department selected colors for their subliminal eifect. Also, the facility has a 24- hour, 7-day-a-%veek language line available for interpretation and a day room for recreation purposes. People wanting to tour the fadlity may make arrangements with Carol Williams at the AMM ^fice, 49O-3301. AMM awards competition under way Nominations are being accepted for dte AMM's second annual Innovative Oty Award, which will be presented during the AMM Annual Meeting May 26. Also, the AMM will present its first Peacerroker Award to the dty that has reserved a difficult or urUque situation by meaits other than die court system. The Innovative City Award recognizes die dty duit has undertaken an activity or program that, among other things, stimulates creativity, demonstrates efficiency, promotes economic viability, develops an awareness among reddents and fosters a sense of coiiununity. Last year, Richfield's Adaptive Recreation Program and Minneapolis' CA Jt.E. program were co-wirmers. Odes truly enter as many activities and/or projects as they %vish. However, each entry must be submit^ separately. Judging %vill be conducted by a five-member pand of elected ai^ appointed dty offidals. in initiating its Peacemaker Award, die AMM board possibilities of alternative dispute resolution methods and whether they suit a dty’s nee^. The application deadline for both awards is April 23. People wanting more information about cither die Iruiovative Qty Award or the Peacemaker Award may call Nicole Debevec St the AMM office, 490-3301. Office, board nominations sought The Association of Metropolitan Munidpalities is seeking nominations for officers and merrhen of die board of directors. Members of the Nominating Committee are Bob Long, Chair, AMM Past President, St. Paul COundl; Tom Egan, Eagan Mayor; Kevin Frazell, Cottage Grove Administra tor; J. Diann Goetten, Orono COundl; Nancy Jorgensoa Fridley Council, and Jim Prosser, Richfiel'1 Manager. Oty officials who would like to be considered for nomination should forward their names and brief resumes wanted to recognize a city's efforts to resolve a dispute by to the AMM Office, attention Vem Peterson no lata dian alternative methods, not the court system. This award was April 14. developed from a recommendation made by the AMM's Dispute Resolution Committee, chaired by New Brighton Coundl member Roger Williams, director of the sUte The AMM board is responsible for the overall manage ment and administration of the AMM staff and activities. The board normally meets monthly on the first Thursday Office of Dispute Resolution. The committee believed that at 7 p.m honoring a city for resolving a dispute by non-tradibonal means could eiKOurage other communities to explore the People may call Vem Peterson in the AMM office, 490- 3301, for more information about board duties.