METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEETING
Wednesday, July 8, 2015
390 Robert Street North | Council Chambers | 4:00 PM

 

AGENDA   

I.          CALL TO ORDER  

II.         APPROVAL OF AGENDA

III.        APPROVAL OF MINUTES

June 24, 2015 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.    2014-303   Authorization to Enter into a Sole Source Agreement with ARINC (Brian Funk 612-341-5680)                                        
2.    2015-120   Red Line Cedar Grove Transit Station: Professional Services Contract with SEH (Claudius Toussaint 612-349-7770)                    
3.    2015-122   Authorize Northstar Corridor Funding Agreement with the State of Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), Resolution 2015-7 (Ed Petrie 612-349-7624)
4.    2015-149   Authorization to Amend First Transit Demand Contract (Andrew Krueger 651-602-1689)                                  
5.    2015-152   Authorization to Award and Execute Construction Contract for North Area Interceptor (NAI) Rehabilitation Phase 7, Project 808670, Contract 15P047 (Karen Keenan 651-602-4561)                                      
6.    2015-153   Ratification of Emergency Declaration for Repair of Metro Plan Flotation Thickening Building (Rene Heflin 651-602-1077)                                
7.    2015-154   Final Ratification of Declaration of Emergency for Repair of the Middle Beltline Interceptor 85-66-370 (Scott Dentz 651-602-4503)                                        
 

VII.      REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

A. Community Development
1.    2015-138   Accept the Public Comment Report and Adopt the Amendment to the 2040 Housing Policy Plan (Libby Starling 651-602-1135)                                            
2.    2015-143   Adopt the 2015 Update to Local Forecasts of Population, Households, and Employment (Dennis Farmer 651-602-1552)
3.    2015-144   Adopt the Update to the Guidelines for Priority Funding for Housing Performance (Libby Starling 651-602-1135)
                                                             
B. Environment—Reports on Consent Agenda  
                                                                 
C. Management—No Reports
 
D. Transportation—Reports on Consent Agenda               
 

VIII.     OTHER BUSINESS

1.   2015-156  Southwest Corridor Light Rail Transit (Green Line Extension) Revised Scope and Budget, Resolution 2015-9 (Brian Lamb 612-349-7510, Mark Fuhrmann 612-373-3810)          
2.   2015-160  Authorization to Enter into a Construction and Transit Operations and Maintenance Interface Agreement with the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority and the Minnesota Vikings with New Negotiated Terms (Brian Lamb 612-349-7510)
3.   Information Item: Thrive Implementation - Division Updates (Meredith Vadis 651-602-1518)
 

IX.       REPORTS

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

X.        ADJOURNMENT
 

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