Regular Meeting
March 26, 2025 | 4:00 p.m.
Location: Metropolitan Council Chambers, 390 Robert St. N., Saint Paul, MN 55101 – Directions
Minutes (PDF)
Dakota Land, Water, and People Acknowledgment - Short Statement
The Metropolitan Council acknowledges that the land we currently call Minnesota and specifically the seven-county region is the ancestral homeland of the Dakota Oyate who are present and active contributors to our thriving region. As part of the Metropolitan Council’s commitment to address the unresolved legacy of genocide, dispossession, and settler colonialism and the fact that government institutions, including the Metropolitan Council, benefitted economically, politically, and institutionally after the forceable removal of the Dakota Oyate, the Metropolitan Council is dedicated to instilling Land, Water, and People Commitments in regional policy. These commitments support the Dakota Oyate, the eleven federally recognized Tribes in Minnesota, Ho-Chunk Nation, and the American Indian Communities representing over 150 diverse Tribal Nations that call the seven-county region home.
Call to Order
- Dakota Land, Water, and People Acknowledgement
- Approval of the agenda
- Approval of March 12, 2025, 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.
Consent business
- 2025-40: Ratification of Declaration of Emergency Repair for Interceptor 11-MH-401C Lilydale Siphon (Jeff Schwarz, 651-325-6378)
- 2025-58: METRO Gold Line Bus Rapid Transit, Contract 20P073A – Amendment 2 (Alicia Vap, 612-349-7079)
- 2025-69: Midtown Greenway Regional Trail Long-Range Plan, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) (Colin Kelly, 651-602-1361; Zoey Mauck, 651-602-1398)
- 2025-72: Odor Control Media, Contract 24P174 (Wayde Schroeder, 651-602-4551; Carol Blommel Johnson, 651-602-4525)
- 2025-76: Microsoft Unified Support, Contract 23P027 - Amendment 2 (Gretchen White, Chief Information Officer, 651-602-1443)
- 2025-77: City of Coon Rapids Low Density Residential and Very Low Density Residential Text Amendment Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Review File 21880-9 (Eric Wojchik, 651-602-1330)
- 2025-78: Scott County Lydia Properties Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Review File 21936-6 (MacKenzie Young-Walters, 651-602-1373)
- 2025-79: City of Eagan Metcalf Park Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Review File 22062-22 (Patrick Boylan, 651-602-1438)
Non-consent business – Reports of standing committees
Community Development
No reports.
Environment
No reports.
Management
- 2025-50 JT*: 2025 Budget Amendment - 1st Quarter/ Carryforward (Stewart McMullan, Director of Budget 651-602-1374) Roll Call
- 2025-74: Enterprise Asset Management System (EAMS) Software and Implementation, Contact 23P221 (Sue Hauge, Deputy Chief Information Officer, RA, 651-602-1136; Sam Paske, Assistant General Manager, ES, 651-602-1015; Kristin Thompson, Director, Asset Management, MT, 612-349-7782)
- 2025-75: Microsoft Enterprise Licensing and Cloud Renewal, Contract 25P051 (Gretchen White, Chief Information Officer, 651-602-1443)
Transportation
- 2025-30: Discontinue Suspended Bus Routes and Endorse the Network Now Framework (Adam Harrington 612-349-7797)
Joint reports
No report.
Information
- Public Art in Transit (Mark Granlund 612-349-7499)
Reports
- Chair
- Council Members
- Regional Administrator
- 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
Council contact:
Mindy Shipman, Recording Secretary
[email protected]
651-602-1370