PLANNING AGENCY: CRITICAL ISSUES DIVISION:

An Inventory of Its Division Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Minnesota Planning (Agency). Critical Issues Division.
Title:Division Records.
Dates:1972-2006 (bulk 1991-2006).
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Records of this division, whose duties included identifying issues to use in evaluation of the state, particularly in the areas of the economy, politics, education, and energy.
Quantity:5.3 cubic feet (6 boxes).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

Expand/CollapseSCOPE AND CONTENTS

Topics covered include local government, housing, long range planning, sustainable/smart buildings, hydrogen economy, K12 education, and privatization. Includes some files created under its predecessor, the State Planning Agency (pre-1991).


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota Planning (Agency). Critical Issues Division. Division Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 2013-23

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 007694243


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Location
104.F.3.8FAdvisory Council on Economic Future, 1997-1998. 2 folders.
Includes final report and report to the legislature.
Advisory Council on Intergovernmental Relations, 2000-2001.
Advisory Council on Local Government:
Files, 1988-1989. 2 folders.
Includes minutes and notes.
Correspondence, 1997-1998.
Growth Knows No Boundaries, 1998-1999.
Handouts, 1997-1999.
Inventory, 1997-1998.
Legislation, 1999.
Statements/testimony, undated.
Steering/planning group, 1998.
Report of the Advisory Council on Local Government, August 1998.
Ring County meeting, 1998-1999.
Worksheets, 1997.
Task Force on Affordable Rental Housing, May 1999-December 2000.
Task Force on School Governance and Finance (site based management subgroup), 2000.
Task Force on Making Minnesota the Nation's Best Managed State, 1998.
Task Force on Transportation minutes, 1972.
Long Range Planning:
CORE Team, 1993-1994.
Issues project ideas, 1989-1995.
Strategic and Long Term Planning Team, 1991-1992. 2 folders.
Evaluation study, 1991.
Newsletter: Perspectives, 2000-2002.
Issue Scanning:
Scanning, 1987-1993.
Trend analysis, 1990-1991.
Work plan, 1998-1999.
State Issues Board, 1991.
Issues, 1992-1994.
Scanning process, 1995.
Location
104.F.3.9BIssue ID, 2000. 2 folders.
Issue agenda proposal, 2001.
Future Scans:
Future Scan was one report produced about topical issues.
Futures Committee, 1985-1987, 1990. 2 folders.
General, 1986-1987.
Future Scans, 1987-1990.
Reader survey, 1991.
Trend Reports, 1986-1990. 2 folders.
Monthly Scanning Reports, 1995.
Pre-Issue Watch Memos, 1995-1996.
Issue Watch, 1996-2003. 8 folders.
An issues reporting method.
Minnesota Milestones:
Program related to measuring how Minnesota ranked on topical issues.
Draft goals and indicators, 1992.
Manual, 1991. 3 folders.
Manual, 1997.
Minnesota Milestones, 1991-1992.
Newsletter.
Reports, 1992-1998.
Published reports and report cards about the program.
Master Indicator List, 1996.
Criteria for indicators, 1998.
Future Indicators, 1998-1999.
Milestones team, 1992-1992.
General, 1991-2004.
Includes general documentation, history, surveys, update notes, and department results.
1 folder.
Location
104.F.3.10F 15 folders.
Milestone meetings:
Series of public meetings held to discuss the program.
Meeting information, 1991.
Schedules, 1991-1992.
Public meetings (general), 1991-1992. 2 folders.
Advisory Committee meeting, July 16, 1991.
Public meetings, 1991. 16 folders.
Includes agenda and other notes for each meeting.
Regional Dialog, August 20, 1992.
Presentations, 1997.
Brazil, 2003.
Location
104.F.3.11Listening Posts:
Regional sessions held to solicit information on how Minnesota's regions could change by choice, not chance.
2000 notes, 1999-2000.
2000 meetings, 2000. 10 folders.
2002 notes, 2002-2003. 3 folders.
2002 reports, 2002.
2002 meetings, 2002. 9 folders.
Subject files:
Alphabetical.
Boundaries Project (government structure and reorganization), 1996. 2 folders.
Budget: Work plan, 1999.
Budget: Capital budget reform, 2001.
Click and Vote, 2001.
Competition Council Report, 2001-2002.
Customer satisfaction survey, 2001.
Decentralization of state government, 2001.
Governor's Working Group: Minority Business Development, 2001.
Location
104.F.3.12FHigh Performance Buildings (sustainable/smart buildings):
Meetings, 1999-2000. 3 folders.
Executive Order and Legislation, 1999.
Bonding criteria, 2000.
Smart Schools, Smart Kids (Sustainable Schools Model), 2000-2001.
Sustainable buildings guidelines, 2001-2002.
High performance buildings, 2002.
B3 Project, Sustainable Building Guidelines, 2002-2006.
Sustainable buildings, 2002-2003.
Sustainable building guidelines, 2003.
Hydrogen Economy (H2):
General, 2002-2003. 2 folders.
Iceland, 2002.
LCMR Energy, 2002.
K12 Education:
K12/School Accountability, 1999-2001. 3 folders.
K12 Policy Project, 1999-2001. 4 folders.
Steering Group, 1999-2000. 3 folders.
Student Leveling Support, 1999.
Correspondence, 2000-2001.
Excess levies, 2001.
Finance, 1999-2001. 3 folders.
Fiscal Futures, A Guide to Minnesota K12 Spending, 2003.
Governance, 1999.
Location
104.F.3.13BPolicy papers, 2000.
Priorities, 2002.
Reform work plans, 1999.
Site Based management, 2000.
Staff coordination team, 1999-2000.
Lt. Governor Rural Workshops, 2002.
Pass Through Grand Evaluation Process, 2000.
Privatization:
Final Report, 2003.
Issues Brief, 2003.
Competition Council, 2001.
Proper location of state agencies, 2001-2002.
Race and Ethnicity, 1993.
Data book on Minnesota Government Customers and Employment by Race and Ethnicity, State of Diversity Project.
Teen courts, 1997.
Voice Over Internet Protocol, 2003.
Voting (Governors Turnout Group), 2000.

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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Buildings -- Energy conservation -- Minnesota.
Educational planning -- Minnesota.
Energy policy -- Minnesota.
Environmental policy -- Minnesota.
Housing policy -- Minnesota.
Local government -- Minnesota.
Privatization -- Minnesota.
Organizations:
Minnesota State Planning Agency.
Minnesota. Department of Energy, Planning, and Development.
Places:
Minnesota -- Economic policy.
Minnesota -- Politics and government.

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