METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEETING
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
390 Robert Street North | Council Chambers | 4:00 PM

 

AGENDA                                        amended

I.          CALL TO ORDER  

 

II.         APPROVAL OF AGENDA

 

III.        APPROVAL OF MINUTES

January 11, 2017 Metropolitan Council Meeting
 

IV.       PUBLIC INVITATION

Invitation to interested persons to address the Council on matters not on the agenda. Public comment on the agenda items has occurred in the respective committees (each speaker is limited to a three-minute presentation).
 

V.        BUSINESS

Note: Items listed under the Consent Agenda will be enacted by one motion with no separate discussion. If discussion on an item is desired, the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda for separate consideration.
 

VI.       CONSENT AGENDA

Note: Items listed under the Consent Agenda will be enacted by one motion with no separate discussion. If discussion on an item is desired, the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda for separate consideration.

1.    2017-1       Blue Line Extension LRT Project – Updated Station Name (Alicia Vap 612-373-5375)                                        
2.    2017-7       Internal Cash Flow Loan for Capital Funds (Rich Koop 651-602-1629)
3.    2017-15     Large Diameter Interceptor Cleaning (Scott Dentz 651-602-4503)
4.    2017-16     North Area Interceptor Phase 9 Rehabilitation Project (Karen Keenan 651-602-4561)                                          
5.    2017-17     Plant Engineering Master Contracts (Rene Heflin 651-602-1077)
6.    2017-21     City of Richfield Cedar Avenue Corridor Plan Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Review File No. 20472-11 (Michael Larson 651-602-1407)
7.    2017-22     Amend Parks Grant SG2013-121, Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail, Three Rivers Park District (Tori Dupre 651-602-1621)
8.    2017-23     Amend Parks Grant SG2014-052, Point Douglas Regional Trail, Washington County (Tori Dupre 651-602-1621)
9.    2017-25     Metro HRA Administrative Plan Revision (Terri Smith 651-602-1187)
10.  2017-29     Strategic Land Acquisition for Affordable Housing; Joint Powers Agreement Amendment (Beth Reetz 651-602-1060)
 

VII.      REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

A. Community Development—Reports on Consent Agenda
                                                                   
B. Environment—Reports on Consent Agenda  
     
C. Management
1.    2017-9       Labor Agreement with the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local No. 49 (Marcy Cordes 651-602-1582)    
                                  
D. Transportation              
1.    2017-5       Authorize Orange Line MnDOT Design Partnership Agreement (Jim Harwood 612-349-7339)                                           
2.    2017-11     Southwest Light Rail Transit (Green Line Extension) Authorization to Execute Canadian Pacific (CP) Bass Lake Spur (BLS) Real Estate Purchase Agreement (Mark Fuhrmann 612-373-3810, Jim Alexander 612-373-3880) presentation    
 

VIII.     OTHER BUSINESS

1.    2017-37     Appointments to the Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission (Chair Adam Duininck 651-602-1390)
2.    Information Item: Legislative Update (Judd Schetnan 651-602-1142)**
 

IX.       REPORTS

A.Council Members                                     
B.Chair        
C.Regional Administrator    
D.General Counsel
 

X.        ADJOURNMENT
 

JT            Joint business item; presented at two or more committees prior to being presented at Council
SW          Action taken by the Council and Committee the same week
*               Additional materials included for items on published agenda
**             Additional business items added following publication of agenda
***            Backup materials available at the meeting