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MEMO TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUN FROM: CLERK-ADMINISTRATO DATE: FEBRUARY 28, 1985 SUBJECT: SUBURBAN AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE I recently met with Mr. Jim Block, Public Relations and Marketing Director for the Suburban Area Chamber of Commerce who was requesting that the City become a member of this organization. To provide you with a little historical perspective on our membership in this organization, in 1980 when I started with the City, the City was a member of the Suburban Area Chamber of Commerce, however, due to the fact that the then Executive Director of the Chamber assumed a very strong lobbying position on behalf of member businesses, even when they were in conflict with the City of Mounds View, the City rescinded its membership from that organization. Mr. Block advised me that the new Executive Director of the Chamber, who is the former director of the St. Paul Winter Carnival Association, has caused for a change in the operational philosophy of the organization to occur and the organization currently takes a mediator's role in any situations where members find themselves in conflict with another member of the organization. A number of Chamber activities which Mr. Block felt would be advantageous to the City of Mounds View were: 1. Being the member of a Chamber servicing nearly all of suburban Ramsey County and a few suburbs in Anoka and Washington Counties. 2. The Chamber's Public Education Program which would make available workshops to all employees of all members of the Chamber on such issues as time management, Marketing In The 80's, and seminars on building partnerships between government and private business. 3. Community business shows held after normal working hours allowing members to become familiar with other members businesses. 4. Product service shows held throughout the Chamber area at various shopping centers and malls. 5. Participation in a variety of committees as out- lined in the attached flyer.