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RELEVANT LINKS: <br />Upper Minnesota Valley <br />Regional Development <br />Commission. <br />East Central Regional <br />Development Commission. <br />Southwest Regional <br />Development Commission. <br />Region Nine Development <br />Commission. <br />Metropolitan Council. <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.39, subds. <br />4, 5. <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.391, subd. <br />1 a. <br />LMCIT Land Use Resources. <br />Government Training <br />Services. American Planning <br />Association. <br />Region 6W: Big Stone, Swift, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, and Yellow <br />Medicine. <br />Region 7E: Mille Lacs, Kanabec, Pine, Isanti, and Chisago. <br />Region 8: Lincoln, Lyon, Redwood, Pipestone, Murray, Cottonwood, Rock, <br />Nobles, and Jackson. <br />Region 9: Sibley, Nicollet, LeSueur, Brown, Blue Earth, Waseca, <br />Watonwan, Martin, and Faribault. <br />Region 10: Rice, Goodhue, Wabasha, Steele, Dodge, Olmsted, Winona, <br />Freeborn, Mower, Fillmore, and Houston. <br />Region 11: Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, Carver, Scott, and <br />Dakota. <br />The creation of a regional development commission does not affect the <br />rights of counties or cities to conduct their own planning activities. Instead, <br />regional development commissions are designed to support planning for <br />cities. Cities may request that a regional commission review, comment, and <br />provide advisory recommendations on local plans or development proposals. <br />VII. Training and resources for planning <br />commission members <br />Planning commission members perform a vital role for their community. <br />Training materials and seminars can increase the effectiveness of city <br />planning commissioners and are essential for protecting the city's legal <br />interests. <br />The League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust has a Land Use Loss <br />Control Program to assist members through phone consultations and online <br />training In addition, the Land Use Loss Control Program has extensive <br />written materials available at no cost to members. <br />Additional training and materials may also be obtained from private vendors <br />such as: <br />• Government Training Services (GTS). <br />• The American Planning Association. <br />League of Minnesota Cities Information Memo: 8/3/2018 <br />Planning Commission Guide Page 27 <br />