Metropolitan Council Meeting

Regular Meeting
March 27, 2024 | 4:00 p.m.
Location: Robert Street Council Chambers - Directions
Minutes (PDF)

Agenda

Call to order

  1. Approval of the agenda
  2. Approval of March 13, 2024, Metropolitan Council minutes

Public invitation

Interested persons may address the Council on matters not on the agenda. Pre-register at [email protected]. Each speaker is limited to a three-minute presentation.

Joint reports

  1. 2024-15 JT: 1st Quarter/Carryforward Budget Amendment (Stewart McMullan, 651-602-1374) roll call  (Amended 3/26/2024)

Consent business

  1. 2024-23: Contract 22P305 & 22P372 Hoglund Bus - Amendment #1 (Paul Colton 651-602-1668)
  2. 2024-24: Contract 22P373 North Central Bus - Amendment #1 (Paul Colton 651-602-1668)
  3. 2024-51: Master Contracts for Metro Transit A/E Design Services, Contract 23P112 (Julie Brenny 612-349-7444)
  4. 2024-52: Rush Creek Regional Trail, Park Acquisition Opportunity Fund Award (McCartney), Three Rivers Park District (Jessica Lee, 651-602-1621)
  5. 2024-53: Big Marine Park Reserve, Park Acquisition Opportunity Fund Award (Kelley), Washington County (Jessica Lee, 651-602-1621)
  6. 2024-57: City of Arden hills TCAAP Land Use and Text Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Review File 21914-7 (Eric Wojchik 651-602-1330)
  7. 2024-74: METRO Purple Line Bus Rapid Transit Rights of Entry, Resolution 2024-4 (Meghan Litsey 651-602-1982)
  8. 2024-83 SW: TIP Amendment Request – MnDOT Robert Street Jurisdictional Transfer (Robbie King 651-602-1380)
  9. 2024-84 SW: TIP Amendment Request – Three Project Adjustments (Robbie King 651-602-1380)

Non-consent business – Reports of standing committees

Community Development

  1. No Reports

Environment

  1. No Reports

Management

  1. 2024-64: Award Wastewater Bonds within established financial parameters: Resolution 2024-3 (Mark Thompson, 651-602-1629)
  2. 2024-72 SW: Labor Agreement with the Law Enforcement Labor Services (LELS) Local #432 (Full-Time Police) (Marcy Cordes, 651-602-1582)

Transportation

  1. 2024-45: METRO Purple Line Bus Rapid Transit Contract Amendment No. 3 to Contract 22P031 with HNTB (Mike Ulmer 651-602-1957)
  2. 2024-58: Designation of Potential TOD Sites (Michael Krantz 612-349-7392)
  3. 2024-67: Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport 2040 Long Term Comprehensive Plan (LTCP) (Joe Widing 651-602-1822)
  4. 2024-68 SW: METRO E Line – Authorization to Award Construction Contract 23P210 (Evan Owens-Ambrogio 612-349-7605) (Amended 3/26/2024)

Other business

  • No Other Business

Information

  1. Scenario Planning Consolidated Findings and Connections to Policy (Baris Gumus-Dawes 651-602-1331) PPT
  2. Quarterly Transitway Update (Nick Thompson, 612-349-7507; Jim Alexander, 612-373-3880; Alicia Vap, 612-349-7079; Craig Lamothe, 651-602-1978)

Reports

  1. Chair
  2. Council Members
  3. Regional Administrator
  4. General Counsel

Adjournment


Additional notes:
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 could be removed from the Consent Agenda for separate consideration.

Key:
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
*           Agenda item changed following initial publication

Committee information

Metropolitan Council

Committee contact:

Ryan O'Connor, Regional Administrator
[email protected]