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�9Metropolitan Agencies <br /> 4-A Goals and Principles for Regional Governance <br /> The Twin Cities metropolitan region is home to the majority of our state's population and <br /> businesses and is poised for significant growth in the next two decades. At the same time, <br /> our metropolitan region faces significant challenges and opportunities. The responses to <br /> these opportunities and challenges will determine the future success of the region and its <br /> competitiveness in our state, national and world economies. <br /> The Metropolitan Council was created to manage the growth of the metropolitan region, <br /> and cities are responsible for adhering to regional plans as they plan for local growth and <br /> service delivery. <br /> The region's cities are the Metropolitan Council's primary constituency, with regional <br /> and local growth being primarily managed through city comprehensive planning and <br /> implementation, and the delivery of a wide range of public services. To function <br /> successfully, the Metropolitan Council must be accountable to and work in collaboration <br /> with city governments. <br /> The role of the Metropolitan Council is to set broad regional goals and to provide cities <br /> with technical assistance and incentives to achieve those goals. City governments are <br /> responsible and best suited to provide local zoning, land use planning, development and <br /> service delivery. Any additional roles or responsibilities for the Metropolitan Council <br /> should be limited to specific statutory assignments or grants or authorization, and should <br /> not usurp or conflict with local roles or processes, unless such changes have the consent <br /> of the region's cities. <br /> • Metro Cities supports an economically strong and vibrant region, and the <br /> effective, efficient and equitable provision of regional infrastructure, services <br /> and planning throughout the metropolitan area. <br /> • Metro Cities supports the provision of approved regional systems and planning <br /> that can be provided more effectively, efficiently or equitably on a regional level <br /> than at the local level by individual local units of government. <br /> • The Metropolitan Council must involve cities in the delivery of regional services <br /> and planning and be responsive to local perspectives on regional issues, and be <br /> required to provide opportunities for city participation on Council advisory <br /> committees and task forces. <br /> 2017 Legislative Policies 39 <br />