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I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />i <br />I <br /> <br />Provide timely written notice of Council meetings and public hearings <br />to local governments by mailing a weekly list of coming meettng~ with <br />agenda items to a designated key contact person. <br /> <br />6. Hold more of the Council's public hearings and public meetings in <br /> appropriate communities around the region. <br /> <br />Provide local governments with more information about the kinds of <br />technical assistance the Council offers them by giving them a <br />brochure with descriptions and staff members to contact for help. <br /> <br />8. Send summaries of more Council plans, reports and data to local <br /> governments. <br /> <br />g. Continue to use the Council's major publications and events to alert <br /> local officials to major regional issues and problems. <br /> <br />OBJECTIVE 2:' Increase understanding among citizens of regional public <br /> issues and the Metropolitan Council's role in addressing <br /> them; and encourage more citizens to become involved in <br /> planning for the region's future by informing them of <br /> ways to have input into Council decisions. <br /> <br />STRATEGIES: <br /> <br />Continue to use Council publications, and increase use of audio- <br />visuals and video tapes to infor~ citizens about emerging regional <br />issues. <br /> <br />2. Increase the use of educational materials bn regional issues and the <br /> Council in the region's classrooms. <br /> <br />Prepare public information materials on citizen participation that <br />highlight the opportunities for citizen input, e.g., serving on <br />Council advisory committees, commission or task forces; appearing at <br />public hearings; receiving Council mailings, etc. <br /> <br />Achieve broader representation of the metropolitan community when <br />appointing members of metropolitan commissions (parks and open space, <br />waste control and regional transit) by: i) widely publicizing <br />vacancies and selection criteria; and 2) having an appointments <br />committee of Council members that conducts one or more public <br />hearings where candidates may state their qualifications and views, <br />and that recommends a list of nominees to the full Council. <br /> <br />OBJECTIVE 3: <br /> <br />Involve special con~nunities in setting regional policies <br />and making decisions about regional problems, especially <br />business, labor and protected classes {minorities, women <br />and handicapped people) and low-income persons. <br /> <br />STRATEGIES: <br /> <br />Develop a community outreach strategy to identify and work with <br />special communities to increase their participation in Council <br />decision-making. ~ <br /> <br /> <br />