SPECIAL MEETING OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Wednesday | July 22, 2020
Virtual 1A | 2:00 PM
 
NOTICE:  Governor Walz has declared a peacetime emergency (Emergency Executive Order 20-01) in response to COVID-19 and the Metropolitan Council Chair has determined it is not practical or prudent to conduct an in-person Management Committee meeting for reasons stated in the Governor’s Emergency Executive Order. Accordingly, Management Committee members will participate in this meeting via telephone or other electronic means and the Management Committee meeting will be conducted under Minnesota Statutes section 13D.021 at the location, date, and time stated above. Members of the public may monitor this meeting by using this call-in number (888) 742-5095 and Passcode 3066463134. If you have comments about a matter on the agenda, please submit via email to [email protected].

AGENDA

I.

CALL TO ORDER

II.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

III.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES (Roll Call)

July 8, 2020 of the special meeting of the Management Committee

IV.

BUSINESS

  1. 2020-195: Metropolitan Council Triennial FTA and EPA DBE Program Goal (Elaine Ogilvie, Small Business Unit Supervisor, 651-602-1163; Ashanti Payne, OEO Assistant Director, 651-602-7660) (Roll Call) Attachment 1; Attachment 2; Presentation
  2. 2020-207: Ratification of Declaration of Emergency for COVID-19 (Marie Henderson, Deputy CFO, 651-602-1387, Jody Jacoby, Director, Contracts and Procurement (651-602-1144) (Roll Call)

V.

INFORMATION

  1. 2021 Operating Budget Development - Regional Administration/General Fund/Levies (Marie Henderson, Deputy CFO, 651-602-1387)
  2. Labor Strategy (Marcy Cordes, Chief Labor Relations Officer, 651-602-1582) (closed session)
  3. Discussion of Attorney-Client Privileged matters and Litigation issues (Ann Bloodhart, General Counsel, 651-602-1105) (closed session)
 
D&T Eden Prairie, LLC v. Metropolitan Council
WPG Northtown Venture, LLC v. Metropolitan Council 
Trackworks LLC. v. Metropolitan Council
Barry Segal v. Metropolitan Council
Betty Sturm and Darlene Smith v. Metropolitan Council
Stephanie Sims v. Met Council
Thomas Ruffenach v. Metropolitan Council
Marlon Carter and Jeffrey Bailey v. First Transit and Metropolitan Council
Jurand Enterprises, LLC and American Furniture Liquidation Center, Inc. v Metropolitan Council, Hennepin County, Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority, State of Minnesota by its Commissioner of Transportation, and City of Brooklyn Park
 

VI.

ADJOURNMENT

 
 
JT            Joint business item; presented at two or more committees prior to being presented at Council
SW          Action taken by Committee and Council the same week
*               Additional materials included for items on published agenda
**             Additional business item added following publication of agenda
***            Backup materials available at the meeting
 
NOTICE
A portion of this meeting may be closed to the public pursuant to Minnesota Statutes section 13D.03, subdivision 1(b) to consider strategy for labor negotiations, including negotiation strategies or developments or discussion and review of labor negotiation proposals.
 
NOTICE
A portion of this meeting may be closed to the public pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 13D.05, subdivision 3(b); Minneapolis Star and Tribune Co. v. Housing and Redevelopment Authority for the City of Minneapolis, 310 Minn. 313, 251 N.W.2d 620 (Minn. 1976); and Star Tribune v. Board of Education, Special School District No. 1, 507 N.W.2d 869 (Minn. Ct. App. 1993) which permit public bodies to close meetings to discuss attorney-client privileged matters.