SPECIAL METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEETING
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
390 North Robert Street Council Chambers
3:00 PM
AGENDA                  AMENDED
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES     
September 25, 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. 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. 2013-267  Maplewood Mall Parking Structure Design Contract Amendment, Contract No. 09P202 (Mark Leemon 612-349-7674)
  2. 2013-269  Authorization to Enter into a Labor Agreement with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 110 (Sandi Blaeser 651-602-1582)
  3. 2013-271  CTIB 2013 Project Grant Applications Consistency with the 2030 TPP (Amy Vennewitz 651-602-1058)
  4. 2013-272  Nicollet Garage Transportation Area Renovation Contract Amendment, Contract No. 12P203 (Joe Edwards 612-349-7676)
  5. 2013-280  Mendota-Lebanon Hills Greenway Regional Trail Master Plan, Dakota County (Jan Youngquist 651-602-1029)
  6. 2013-281  Lake Marion Greenway Regional Trail Master Plan, Dakota County (Jan Youngquist 651-602-1029)
  7. 2013-282  Amend Scope and Duration of Four Regional Park and Trail Grants to Dakota County (Tori Dupre 651-602-1621)
  8. 2013-283  Request for Reimbursement Consideration of Five Dakota County Regional Park and Trails Projects (Tori Dupre 651-602-1621)
VII. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
  A. Community Development—Reports on Consent List
  B. Environment—No reports
  C. Management
    1. 2013-268  Authorize Changes to the Council’s Expenditures Policy—Raise the Micro Purchase Procurement Level and Increase the Regional Administrator’s Delegated Signature Authority (Micky Gutzmann 651-602-1741)
  D. Transportation
    1. 2013-286 SW  Southwest Light Rail Transit (Green Line Extension): Project Scope and Budget (Mark Fuhrmann 651-612-1942, Jim Alexander 612-373-3880)
VIII. OTHER BUSINESS
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