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OTHER METROPOLITAN LOBBYING GROUPS <br /> The Task Force met with Minnetonka City Manager Jim Miller, regarding the Muni- <br /> cipal Legislative Commission, and Brooklyn Park Mayor Jim Krautkramer repre • <br /> - <br /> senting the Northern Mayors' Association. The Task Force observation is that <br /> the AMM has been able to form effective and cooperative relationships with these <br /> specialized groups, and that they should not be seen as a threat to the AMM. <br /> As indicated in the introduction, an additional splinter group which existed in <br /> 1984, the Municipal Caucus, has since gone out of existence. <br /> RECOMMENDATIONS <br /> 1. We recommend that the AMM strive to be the organization seen as the legiti- <br /> mate voice to speak on behalf of all cities in the seven-county metropoli- <br /> tan area, while recognizing the legitimate need of some breakoff groups for <br /> special purposes. <br /> 2. The AMM should not perceive existing specialized groups as a threat, but <br /> attempt to maintain a cooperative and mutually supportive relationship. <br /> 3. We recommend that the AMM maintain its openness to all cities in the seven- <br /> county metropolitan area, resisting any impetus to limit membership to a <br /> more limited group (i .e. suburban caucus). <br /> • <br /> i <br /> - 9 - <br />