Metropolitan Council Meeting

Regular Meeting
November 8, 2023 | 4:00 p.m.
Location: Robert Street Council Chambers - Directions
Minutes (PDF)


Agenda

Call to order

  1. Approval of the agenda
  2. Approval of October 25, 2023, 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

  1. 2023-198: METRO Green Line Extension Light Rail Transit Project Subordinate Funding Agreement No.17 (12I021Q) with MnDOT for 2024 Staffing (Nick Thompson, 612-349-7507)
  2. 2023-199: METRO Blue Line Extension Light Rail Transit Project Subordinate Funding Agreement No.9 (Contract #14I044I) with MnDOT for 2024 Staffing (Nick Thompson, 612-349-7507)
  3. 2023-200: METRO Gold Line Bus Rapid Transit Subordinate Funding Agreement No.10 (17I024J) with MnDOT for 2024 Staffing Support (Nick Thompson, 612-349-7507)
  4. 2023-201: METRO Purple Line Bus Rapid Transit Subordinate Funding Agreement No.3 (21I147C) with MnDOT for 2024 Staffing Support (Nick Thompson, 612-349-7507)
  5. 2023-240: Contract for Trench and Sump Cleaning, Contract 23P078 (Mike Maddio, 612-349-7637)
  6. 2023-249: Systemwide JACE Replacement for Building Automation Upgrades (Robert Rimstad, 612-349-7768)
  7. 2023-250: Joint Powers Agreement with the City of St. Paul, (St. Paul Police Department) Contract 23I002 (Captain Richard Grates, 612-349-7246)

Non-consent business – Reports of standing committees

Community Development

  1. 2023-260 SW: West Mississippi River Regional Trail Park Acquisition Opportunity Fund (Coutolenc), Three Rivers Park District (Jessica Lee, 651-602-1621)  
  2. 2023-261 SW: Battle Creek Regional Park Long-Range Plan Amendment, Ramsey County (Colin Kelly, 651-602-1361)
  3. 2023-265 SW: City of Victoria Amira Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Review File 21975-6 (Raya Esmaeili, 651-602-1616)
  4. 2023-270 SW: Application to the US Department of Transportation’s Thriving Communities Grant Program (LisaBeth Barajas, 651-602-1895)

Environment

  1. 2023-248: Seneca Polymer Contract 22P297 (Joeseph Ward 651-602-8302, Rebecca Hurley 651-602-8386)

Management

  1. 2023-255: Information Technology Professional Services Staff Augmentation, Master Contracts (Craig Bantz, 651-602-1443)

Transportation

  1. 2023-262: Transit Service Intervention Project, Contract 23P116 (Celina Martina 612-349-7582)

Reports

  1. Chair
  2. Council Members
  3. Regional Administrator
  4. 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

Committee information

Metropolitan Council

Committee contact:

Ryan O'Connor, Regional Administrator
[email protected]