METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEETING
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
390 North Robert Street
4:00PM
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES     
March 27, 2013 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:  The Council always attempts to honor requests by the public to move individual items earlier on the agenda when appropriate. Requests can be made through Emily Getty, Council Recording Secretary, prior to the meeting at (651) 602-1390.
VI. JOINT REPORTS
  A. Community Development, Transportation, Environment, and Management Committees
    1. 2013-79 SW  Authorization to Amend the 2013 Unified Operating Budget (Paul Conery 651-602-1374, Ed Petrie 612-349-7624) Roll Call
  B. Community Development, Transportation, and Management Committees
    1. 2013-80 SW  Authorization to Amend the 2013 Unified Capital Program (Paul Conery 651-602-1374, Ed Petrie 612-349-7624) Roll Call
VII. 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. 2013-96  Approval of the Award of a Purchase Order for Magnetic Transfer Tickets for GFI TriM Units Recommendation, Contract No. 13P036 (Tom Randall 612-349-7364)
  2. 2013-101  Authorization to Award and Execute a Construction Contract for Wayzata Area Improvements—Phase 3, MCES Project No. 802845, Contract No. 12P267 (Karen Keenan 651-602-4561)
  3. 2013-102  Authorization to Award and Execute a Contract for Construction of the Golden Valley 1-GV-461 Relief Force Main, Project 805720, Contract 13P003 (Karen Keenan 651-602-4561)
  4. 2013-106  City of St. Louis Park Eliot Park Apartments Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Review No. 20619-5 (Freya Thamman 651-602-1750)
VIII. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
  A. Community Development—Report on Consent List
  B. Environment
    1. 2013-103  Authorization to Hold a Public Hearing on the Draft Facility Plan for Empire Wastewater Treatment Plant Solids Processing Improvements, MCES Project No. 807400 (Bill Cook 651-602-1811, Bryce Pickart 651-602-1091)
    2. 2013-117 SW  Authorization to Award and Execute Construction Contract 12P079 for East Bethel Reclaimed Water Distribution System, Project No. 801623 (Jason Peterson 651-602-1614, Bryce Pickart 651-602-1091)
  C. Management—No Report
  D. Transportation
    1. 2013-68  Approval of Northstar Commuter Rail Fares and Tokens Permanent Fare Change (Ed Petrie 612-349-7624, Ed Byers 612-349-7080)
    2. 2013-107 SW  Central Corridor Light Rail Transit (Green Line): Agreement with Metro Park East Property Owner, LLC for Fountain Residential (Mark Fuhrmann 651-602-1942)
    3. 2013-108 SW  Relocation of Tenant at 677 Transfer Road, St. Paul (Marilyn Porter 612-349-7689, Cathleen Nordin 612-349-7638)
    4. 2013-109 SW  2013-2016 TIP Amendment for the 2015-2016 Regional Solicitation Projects and Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Safety Improvement Program Projects (Heidi Schallberg 651-602-1721, Mark Filipi 651-602-1725)
    5. 2013-110 SW  Request Authorization to Execute a Grant Agreement with Prior Lake and Shakopee for Marschall Road Transit Station (Sean Pfeiffer 651-602-1887, Amy Vennewitz 651-602-1058)
    6. 2013-111 SW  Procurement of Metro Mobility Buses—2013 (Paul Colton 651-602-1668, Gerri Sutton 651-602-1672)
    7. 2013-114 SW  Red Line Bus Rapid Transit Grant Agreement Amendments with Dakota County Regional Rail Authority (Pat Jones 612-349-7606, Claudius Toussaint 612-349-7770)
    8. 2013-115 SW  Anoka Ramp—Authorization to Negotiate and Execute an Amended Ground Lease Agreement and a Master Cooperative Agreement (Marilyn Porter 612-349-7689, Ed Byers 612-349-7080)
IX. OTHER BUSINESS
  1. 2013-118  Appointments to 2040 TPP Policymaker Task Force (Susan Haigh 651-602-1453)
X. INFORMATION
  1. 2040 Transportation Policy Plan Kickoff (Connie Kozlak 651-602-1720)
XI. REPORTS
  A. Chair
  B. Council Members
  C. Regional Administrator
  D. General Counsel
XII. 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