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4MDIFpublic hearing <br />planned for April 14 <br />Qty officials have the opportunity to comment on <br />proposed changes to the the Metropolitan Council's <br />Metropolitan Envelopment and Investment Framework <br />(MDIF) dufirtg a public hearing April 14 from 4 to 6 p.m. <br />in the Metropolitan Council Ch^bers in St. Paul. <br />In Options pr Change, the Council suggested two possible <br />alternatives regardiitg the role govern ment may play in <br />guidirtg growth in the regfoa ^e option would respond <br />to market trends while the other would challenge market <br />trends when the Council bdieves challenge is necessary. <br />Both options seek a stronger role for govenunent than is <br />embodM in the current MDIF. During work sessions and <br />in presentations to the AMM's Metropolitan Agencies <br />Cbmmittee, Council staff indicated that the Council <br />probably would seek a bleiui of the two optkms. <br />The AMM Metropolitan Agencies CcmmUttee met <br />several times with representative? from the Metrop<^>litan <br />Council. Because of the hectic legislative schedule, how* <br />ever, the oonunittee has been uiuible to develop a position <br />statement regarding the direction the Council has taken <br />regarding the MDIF. Qty officials should feel free to offer <br />ootrunents on the MDIF themselves, rather than wait for a <br />oonuTient from the Metropolitan Agertdes Committee, or <br />assume that because the Metropolitan Agencies Commit ­ <br />tee has not conunented on the MDQF revision, the process <br />arid alternatives fall within AMM policy. <br />People wanting more iifformation may call Donna <br />Mattson at the Courdl, 291-0904. <br />'Recycle Roundtable' planned for <br />June at Mall of America <br />Local govenunent officials will have a chance to meet <br />face-to-face with vendors of products with recycled <br />content and recycling services during a halfway informa ­ <br />tion exchange June 14. <br />“Buy ReqMed Roundtable" wiU run from 8 a.m. to noon <br />in the Minnesota Room of the Mall of America in <br />riooirtington. From 8 to 10 a.n\. local government officials <br />may meet %vith about 20 vendors who offer recycled <br />prcduct« or recycling services for such things as oil, <br />solveitt, tires, paper and carpet, as well as the traditional <br />materials. From 10 a.m. to rwon two concurrent panels %rill <br />be conducted: "Chlorofluorocarbons - CFCs" and "Life <br />Cycle Analysis in Purchasing.'' <br />The event is open to local officials at no cost, courtesy of <br />a grant from the Metropolitan Council awarded to DPRA <br />Inc. of St. Paul. <br />Pre-registration is required. Registration will be on a first <br />call, first served basis. <br />People wanting more infonrtation about the roundtable <br />or to register may call Katy Boone. DPRA Inc., 227-6500. <br />Option would clarify Metro <br />HRA, Met Council duties <br />The Metropolitan HRA Advisory Conurtittee has <br />adopted a modified MetropoUtan CouncU HRA, which <br />would, among other things, call for a clearer division of <br />duties regarding Metro FRA business, and would expand <br />the Metro HRA Advisory Committee membership. <br />The AMM Housing and Economic Development Com ­ <br />mittee, and the AMM Board of Directors adopted lan ­ <br />guage that recommertded the AMM take i» position about <br />this because it was viewed as a nutter between the Metro <br />HRA and the Metropolitar. Council. <br />The Metro HRA staff believed the modified Metropolitan <br />Coundl FiRA alternative would strengthen the Council's <br />focus on its role as an FiRA authority, improve account ­ <br />ability to users by broadening FiRA Advisory GonurUttee <br />membership., and improve effectiveness by reducing <br />operating costs and using Section 8 opening reserves to <br />fund additiorul housing programs arul activities. <br />Reganling the operation and thrust of the Metro FiRA <br />and the Metropolitan Council, the AMM Housing arul <br />Economic Development Cbmmittee and the AMM Board <br />voted to support the foIIo%ving actions: <br />1. The Metropolitan Council should carefully consider <br />whether a portion of Metro FiRA reserve funds should be <br />used to support area-wide housing prograiru. The AMM <br />committee was coiKemed about high durges incurred <br />the Metro FiRA for Council-provided services. <br />2. The Metropolitan Council should assume a greater <br />coirunitn^t to resolving metro area housing ittiiri <br />3. The Met Courtdl and the Metro FiRA Advisory <br />Committee should seek consistency of rules between and <br />among housing agencies, arul work to devdop a better <br />relatioiuhip arul spirit of cooperation among the Metro ­ <br />politan Coimdl, the Metro FiRA Advisory Committee arul <br />local authorities, and among local authorities themselves. <br />4. The AMM would like to work with the Metropolitan <br />Council to assure that the Metro FiRA frmctiotw most <br />effectively. The AMM would like to participate In the ' <br />development of proposals for any division of autfrority <br />between the MefropoUtan Council and the Metro FiRA <br />Advisory Committee, and any proposed changes in the <br />Metro FiRA Advisory Committee make-up. <br />Fee survey responses <br />due April 14 <br />The AMM's bieruUal Municipal License arul Permit <br />Survey is under way. <br />The survey of municipal lists zees, by category, for <br />alcoholic beverages, amuserrif nt artd coctunerdal <br />recreation, building-construction/utilities, business <br />and iruscellaneous, planning and sorting park aiu! <br />recreation user fees and police fees. <br />People with questiorts about the survey may call <br />Carol Williams at the AMM office. 490-3301.