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Way S'z' Wanala <br />MAYOR <br />Bill Blesener <br />COUNCIL <br />Rick Montour <br />Barbara Allan <br />John Keis <br />Michael McGraw <br />515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 ADMINISTRATOR <br />(651) 766 -4029 / FAX: (651) 766 -4048 Joel R. Hanson <br />www. ci.little- canada. mn. us <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Mayor Blesener & Members of the City Council <br />FROM: Joel R. Hanson, City Administrator <br />DATE: September 7, 2007 <br />RE: Membership in Association of Metropolitan Municipalities <br />Mr. Louis Jambois, Executive Director of AMM, visited me the other day and asked that we consider <br />becoming a member of AMM. AMM is an advocacy association focused on issues that affect the <br />metro area. They are actively involved in lobbying the legislature, working with the Metropolitan <br />Council, and assisting with other issues of Metro focus. Dues would cost us $3,754 for 2008. <br />Little Canada has not been a member of this association during my tenure here. I would say this has <br />been largely due to budget pressures, our satisfaction with the League of Minnesota Cities advocacy <br />programs, and our limited involvement in the State policy process. Other Ramsey County cities that <br />are not members include Roseville, Vadnais Heights, Gem Lake, Mounds View, and North Oaks. <br />(Note: Roseville was a longtime member until they ended it a few years ago during the State Budget <br />crisis.) <br />I'm attaching some of the information Mr. Jambois left for us to consider. My recommendation <br />regarding membership is that we do benefit from their advocacy whether we are members of not. <br />Added value could be achieved if we were active in the association. If we join only to pay our dues, <br />then we will not be achieving the most value possible from the expenditure. <br />