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Metropolitan Council Members <br />Saundra Spigner - District 1 <br />Todd Paulson - District 2 <br />Mary Hill Smith - District 3 <br />Julius C. Smith - District 4 <br />Phil Riveness - District 5 <br />Caren Dewar - District 6 <br />Matthew Ramadan - District 7 <br />Carol A. Kummer - District 8 <br />Ted M <br />ondale, Chair <br />Natalie Haas Steffen - District 9 <br />Jim Nelson - District 10 <br />Roger Williams - District 11 <br />Marc Hugunin - District 12 <br />Fred Perez - District 13 <br />Lee Pao Xiong - District 14 <br />Carolyn Rodriguez - District 15 <br />John Conzemius - District 16 <br />The mission of the Metropolitan Council is to improve regional competitiveness in the global economy so <br />that this is one of the best places to live. work, raise a family and grow a business. <br />The Metropolitan Council coordinates regional planning and guides development in the seven -county area <br />through joint action with the public and private sectors. The Council also operates regional services, <br />including wastewater collection and treatment, transit and the Metro HRA - an affordable - housing service <br />that provides assistance to low- income families in the region. Created by the legislature in 1967, the <br />Council establishes policies for airports. regional parks, highways and transit. sewers, air and water quality, <br />land use and affordable housing, and provides planning and technical assistance to communities in the <br />Twin Cities region. <br />Publication no. 35 -00 -008 <br />page 242 <br />