Dakota Land, Water, and People Acknowledgment
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 Acknowledgment
- Approval of the agenda
- Approval of July 1, 2025, Special Meeting of the Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission minutes
Public invitation
Invitation to interested persons to address the Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission. Pre-register at
[email protected]. Each speaker is limited to a three-minute presentation.
Business
- 2025-195, West Mississippi River Regional Trail, Park Acquisition Opportunity Fund Award (Steinke), Three Rivers Park District (Jessica Lee, 651-602-1621)
- 2025-196, West Mississippi River Regional Trail, Park Acquisition Opportunity Fund Award (Lennander), Three Rivers Park District (Jessica Lee, 651-602-1621)
Information
- Baylor Regional Park Long-Range Planning Process, Carver County (Marty Walsh and Sam Pertz, Carver County Staff)
Reports
- Chair
- Committee Members
- Council Liaison
- Staff
Adjournment
5:00pm – Tour of Baylor Regional Park
- Visit the Minnesota Astronomical Society Eagle Lake Observatory - Minnesota Astronomical Society within the park
- Visit beach facility within the park
- Visit the campground within the park
- Visit potential park expansion are adjacent to the current boundary (might be conducted within the park- TBD)
Key:
* Agenda item changed following initial publication