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Whik its consotuencies encompass the fnctropHiLin area j’opulaoon. the hulk ot the deljvers oi services is hMdled by local units of govenunem. Toe Council s ctteciiveness m uJenutvinji. and responding to tfv of T of metrop of«*an stgmficance wosild be determined significantly bv the effecovencss of kvaJ units of govenunem vtth which it works CowKil members need to evaluate how c1<k to the memipclitan residents (or customersi the level of servKC delivery should be The Task Force believes the Coun».il should acovely work to get ckies and other orgamzauoas involved as much as possible in the delivery If a local avenue vest not availabk. then a metro i^ency could provide the service in whole or in pmt as necessary. If the issue is regional, then a regional answer is needed If not. then a subregional ffiMt of government should address the matter The Council needs to remain informed about what its constituents think about services and who delivers them. The Task Force recommends that Council members and staff meet and work with city officials and oi^iloytes to provide assistance as needed and to get a kxai per^iective on issues In addition to rocetvtaf mote mformanon on a particular matter, the face-io-f;u;e meetings would build good will and siqipon that Council may need on other matters Aaolhcr metho d of learning about subregional concerns would be a 'swap* of personnel for a designated lUBC. For esanple. Council planners could work for cutes and vice versa. Once the exchange ts completed, the affected personnel would bring a different perspective bac k to the Council and back to the citiea. allowuig for better undentanding between the two bodies IV. Metropolitan Govp»-nancc: Who Does What? !- - V.; One <rf the nujor problems that the Task Force sees as h.unpenng the current governance system is involvement by everyone possible in every issue area Thercfvirc, it is difficult to determine who is taking the lead on regional issues. The Task Force suggests these parameters for the following units of government: T he L kcksla TUEE: The Legislature has the responsibility of coordinating the state's education system for K-12 Mid higher education, human services, state tax policy, statewide transportation, and those leiswe services of statewide impact The Legislature has a cntical role in creating an atmosphere within which the metropo litan area can function, e.g.. whether to add mother regional system or modify the geofnfitucal area under the Council's mfluence. Once an operating decision is made, however, the Legislaiure needs to step back and allow its decision to be implemented. •liiinl ill*atlon: Reviv Housa Matropolltan Affairs Committee The Task Force recommends the House of Representatives reconstitute its Metropolitan Affairs Committee of the late 1980s as a counterpart to the Metropolitan Affairs Committee in the ScttMe. Membership on these committees would be predominantly metropolitan legislators. The Task Force b:lieves that such a committee should address the current lack of a sufTicient legislative forum for consideration of public policy issues of unique metropolitan significance. Metbopoutan Council : As stated previously, the Metropolitan Council has the responsibility of envisioning opportunities, tkvelt^ing strategies for meeting those opportunities and oversight of the regional agency or commission that implements the strategies. By "oversight,* the Task Force means Council would state the purpose of regional commissions and agencies, review long-iange