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January 3, 1985 <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: Metropolitan Area Citizens <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Public Meetings on Citizen Participation Plan for the <br /> Metropolitan Council <br /> <br /> Metropolitan Council <br />300 Metro Square Building <br />Seventh and Robert Streets <br /> St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 <br /> <br />Telephone (612) 291~35§ <br /> <br />The Metropolitan Council's Metropolitan and Comunity Development Co~nittee is <br />holding two public meetings to receive coments on its proposed Citizen <br />Participation Plan for the Metropolitan Counci:l~ The first meeting will be on <br />Thurs'da~ J~nuary 24, 1985, at I:30 p.m. in the'-Counoi~offices, 300 Metro - <br />Square Building, Seventh and Robert Streets, 'St': Paul.. The second meeting will <br />be on Tuesday, January 29, 1985, at 7:30 p.m. at Burnsville Senior High School,-- <br />600 East Highway 13, Burnsville. A copy of the proposed plan is enclosed. <br /> <br />The Citizen Participation Plan provides a basis for monitoring the effective- <br />ness of the Council's citizen participation efforts by identifying goals, <br />objectives and strategies for citizen participation. It represents a <br />strengthened comitment to increasing the level of public participation in <br />program development and implementation. Specifically, the plan identifies four <br />objectives: <br /> <br />Strengthen the working relationship between the Metropolitan Council and <br />local governments to give them more opportunities to participate in setting <br />regional policies and solving regional problems. <br /> <br />m <br /> <br />Increase understanding among citizens of regional public issues and the <br />Metropolitan Council's role in addressing them; and encourage more citizens <br />to become involved in planning for the region's future by informing them of <br />ways to have input into Council decisions. <br /> <br />Involve special comunities in setting regional policies and making <br />decisions about regional.problems, especially business, labor and protected <br />classes (minorities, women and handicapped people). <br /> <br />Enhance opportunities for input by public interest groups {e.g., Citizens <br />League, League of Women Voters, Government Training Service, Humphrey <br />Institute) in setting regional policies and solving regional problems. <br /> <br />An Equal Opportunity Employer <br /> <br /> <br />