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JOHN E.DERus PHONE 348-3086 Agenda Item: Reports-4b 4, NE�`P Status: Informational BOARD OF HENNEPIN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 2400 GOVERNMENT CENTER MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55487 December 7, 1984 Hon. Robert Sundland Mayor of St. Anthony 3301 Silver Lake Road Northeast St. Anthony, MN 55418 Dear Mayor Sundland: On September 25 the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a Structure and Composition Plan for a Hennepin County Community Action Agency and resolved that the Hennepin County Office of Planning and Development assemble and file the necessary papers requesting official designation from the state of Minnesota. This resolution culminates several years of discussion about the possibility of initiating a CAA for suburban and rural Hennepin County and will allow access to funding for services to • County residents that had previously been unavailable. The Office of Planning and Development has been working with the suburban human services councils, the County Attorney's Office, and the State to assemble the package of materials required for recognition. This package includes Articles of Incorporation for this private nonprofit agency, start up plan for the organization , demographic material describing the service area , and a description of the process used in developing the structure. The package requesting designation has been submitted, and it is my expecta- tion that the State will respond to this request early in 1985. The plan originally proposed for the CAA was reviewed in detail by the Board and a major effort was made to ensure public accountability of the new organization. The Board of Directors will consist of nine public officials (three Hennepin County Commissioners and six elected suburban officials) , nine representatives from the private sector, and nine members of the low-income population. The County's open appointment process will be used to appoint the six suburban elected officials who will serve .on the Board of Directors. Following the State's recognition of-the CAA, the County and the human services councils will begin the important process of recruitment and selection of the initial Board of Directors and other start up activities.