Regular Meeting
May 14, 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
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 April 23, 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
- 2025-87: Three Rivers Park District, Baker Park Reserve Long-Range Plan (Colin Kelly, 651-602-1361; Kevin Phan, 651-602-1333; Crystal Diaz, 612-504-4420)
- 2025-98: METRO Green Line Extension Legal Services Contract 21I041 – Amendment No. 3 (Jim Alexander, 612-373-3880)
- 2025-101 SW: Streamlined 2025-2028 TIP Amendment Request – CSAH 34 Sidewalk, Curb Ramp, and Signal Project (Joe Barbeau, 651-602-1750)
- 2025-102 SW: Streamlined 2025-2028 TIP Amendment Request – MnDOT’s 5310 Bus Purchases (Joe Barbeau, 651-602-1750)
- 2025-103 SW: Streamlined 2025-2028 TIP Amendment Request - Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Grant Program (Joe Barbeau, 651-602-1750)
- 2025-113: Implementation of Imagine 2050 in the Review of Local Comprehensive Plans and Plan Amendments (Angela Torres, 651-602-1566; Sarah Berke, 651-602-1198; Joel Huting, 612-272-5384)
- 2025-116 SW: Approval of Awards for Equity-Focused Water Efficiency Grant Pilot Program (Jennifer Kostrewski, 651-602-1078; Henry McCarthy, 651-602-1946)
- 2025-118 SW: Seneca Site & Pipe Restoration, Project No. 807864, Contract 24P242 (Jason Peterson, 651-602-1614)
Non-consent business – Reports of standing committees
Community Development
- 2025-88: City of Farmington: Farmington Technology Park Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Review File 22086-7 (Patrick Boylan, 651-602-1438)
Environment
No reports.
Management
No reports.
Transportation
- 2025-109 SW: Purchase of Vontas Transit Master (OnRoute) Systems (Jodi Janssen, 651-602-1103; Paul Colton, 651-602-1668)
- 2025-114 SW: Northstar Equipment Lease Agreements with DART and Amtrak, Contract 25M036 (Bruce Cardon, 612-349-7516)
- 2025-115 SW: METRO Green Line Extension Railcar Mover, Contract 24P298R (Jim Alexander, 612-373-3880)
Joint reports
No reports.
Other business
No reports.
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