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Date: 10/�71p5 <br />Item 2. <br />Association of Metropolitan <br />Municipalities <br />Association of Metropolitan Municipalities <br />Ten Good Reasons to be an AMM Member <br />• 73 Metropolitan Area member cities means we deliver a comprehensive and <br />uniquely Metro area message to the legislature, the Governor's Office and the <br />Metropolitan Council. <br />• AMM covers a comprehensive list of Metro issues from transportation lo levy <br />limits to housing to wastewater treatment — 60 issues in all. That means greater <br />influence on a wider variety of issues. <br />• Committee members from the core cities, developed suburbs and developing <br />cities, create .AMM's advocacy positions through an inclusive consensus process. <br />• Created in 1974, AMM is the only municipal advocacy organization to monitor <br />and influence Metropolitan Council issues before the Council makes final <br />decisions. <br />. A 19 member Board comprised of a mix of elected officials and professional <br />managers means balance between important political and practical management <br />solutions to Metro Area problems. <br />. Ten TAB and eight TAC appointments means influence on regional transportation <br />spending exceeding $100 million per year. <br />. Close ties with LMC means coordinated and cooperative legislative platforms and <br />lobbying efforts. <br />• Low overhead means affordable dues, full attention to important member issues <br />and concerns. and maximum return on investment. <br />• Important services including the License & Permit Fee Survey, Elected Official <br />Salary Survey and the Stan�on Salary Survey means added value for your <br />membership dues. <br />. Laurie, Patty, Sarah and Louie have over 70 years of combined legislative, local <br />government, community development, and association management experience <br />and are loyal, tmstworthy, courteous, kind, cheerful and thrifty. <br />