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i, -2- 3. MWCC - INDEPENDENT MANAGEMENT STUDY IN PROCESS: As called for- by- th'e AMM..Board of Directors in March, the process for an independent management study of the internal operations and functions of the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission is underway. (The need for such a study was one of the major recommendations of the so called Boland Commission and the AMM Board thrsoits support behind this recommendation) . Members of the Board and Staff coordinated a major lobby effort to assure that this study became a reality and as suggested by the AMM, an independent Advisory Task Force consisting of representatives of the interested organizations and agencies was established to manage and monitor this study. The MWCC approved the RFP, developed by the Task Force, and proposals from the private sector are now being solicited. Proposals are to be submitted to the MWCC office by August 31, 1984 and the Advisory Task Force will meet in early September to review said proposals. While the AMM Board has been critical, at times, of the MWCC operations, we do commend the MWCC Commissioners and Staff for their decision to proceed with the study and to provide the funding. Three members of the AMM Board (Ron Backes, Jim Miller and Jim Spore) and Vern Peterson, AMM Executive Director, are members of the Advisory Independent Management Study Task Force. We will keep you informed as this study progresses. 4. CABLE TV - REGIONAL CHANNEL SIX UPDATE: Through primarily AMM efforts, the State Cable Board has designated a working group to resolve issues concerning funding for channel 6, the controlling entity, and how the entity board of directors is to be appointed. Members of the working • group include the AMM, the Metropolitan Council, MACTA (Minnesota Association of Cable Television Administrators) , the Joint Powers Interconnection Group, the State Cable Board, and various persons representing Cable Companies, potential channel six users, operators such as KTCA and private cable consultants. The State Cable Board received only two responses by its July 2, 1984 deadline for consideration as the entity to control the regional channel. One was a letter from the groups above requesting designation as a working/planning group and the second was a letter from KTCA expressing interest as the operator of channel 6 conditioned upon appropriate funds being made available. The Metropolitar, Council choose to participate in the working group rather than make its own application. This group will begin meeting in mid August and provide recommendation• by the end of the year. It is probable that legislation will be required, at least where funding is concerned. In the meantime, the AMM General Legislation Committee will be reviewing this issue and developing policy recommendations for the Board and Membership- 5. HOUSING GUIDE/POLICY PLAN REVISION. The Metropolitan Council is in the process of revising the Housing Guide Chapter of the Metropolitan Development Guide. Since the Council's Housing Policy has tended to be somewhat "sensitive" from a local government perspective, the AMM will monitor this process and proposed revisions very carefully. The AMM Housing Committee, Chaired by Bill Barnhart, has already provided preliminary input at a Metropolitan Council public meeting in July. It is expected that a public hearing for final adoption of the revised Housing Policy Plan will be held in early November. The AMM Housing Committee and Board of Directors will be • working very closely with the Metropolitan Council during the next couple of months. ACTION REQUESTED: If you would like to provide input through the AMM process, please contact Vern or Roger at the AMM Office.