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i THE SOLUTION: Metro Relations , Inc . has been established to provide an ongoing MWCC oversight , analysis and advocacy service for your city and other cities . It will assure the presence of the interests of cities at Commission discussions and deliberations . It will provide analyses of Commission issues from the municipal perspective , and will advocate , when appropriate , the interests of your city and others with the Commission. No city can afford on its own to provide such service consistently and in depth. But by joint action, an on-going professional monitoring , analysis and advocacy service can be provided for a very low individual municipal investment . What are the BENEFITS? A major focus will be on keeping MWCC budget increases to absolute necessary levels . . Success in keeping an MWCC budget increase down just 1 percent would save the cities over a million dollars in one year , and would multiply many times over the small investment in Metro Relations , Inc . For the first time your city and the other cities will have an on-going professional presence with the Commission, someone who • knows the system and knows the process . The investment in Metro Relations , Inc . is not competitive with other general fund priorities , or such memberships as the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities or the League of Minnesota Cities. Because the focus of Metro Relations , Inc . is exclusively on the MWCC , the city ' s subscription fee can , and appropriately should , be a part of the municipal sewer service enterprise budget . To assure effective coordination Metro Relations Inc . will meet regularly with the appropriate Board committee of the the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities . I will be the program ' s principal staff person . I have the qualifications and capabilities to make the program work effectively . I was Executive Director and Department Director for the Metropolitan Council . I know well the operations of the MWCC from these several years of oversight responsibilities and other more recent studies. I also understand the needs and concerns of cities. This stems from my term as Executive Director of the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities. I know the system. I am skilled at working in the process . I will represent the participating cities well .