METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEETING
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
390 North Robert Street Council Chambers
4:00 PM
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES     
  October 16 and October 23, 2013 Metropolitan Council Meetings
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. 2013-278  Central Corridor Light Rail Transit (Green Line): AECOM Engineering Services Amendment for Staffing (Mark Fuhrmann 651-602-1942)
  2. 2013-279  Central Corridor Light Rail Transit (Green Line): Subordinate Funding Agreement No. 10 to the Master Funding Agreement with the Minnesota Department of Transportation for Staffing (Mark Fuhrmann 651-602-1942)
  3. 2013-289  Southwest Light Rail Transit (Green Line Extension): Subordinate Funding Agreement (SFA) No. 3 to the Master Funding Agreement with the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) for Staffing (Mark Fuhrmann 651-602-1942)
  4. 2013-290  Contract Amendment, Overhaul Base Facility Renovations and Expansion, Contract No. 11P208 (Jim Harwood 612-349-7339)
  5. 2013-291  Authorize Counties Transit Improvement Board (CTIB) Master Funding Agreement for Transitway Service (Ed Petrie 612-349-7624)
  6. 2013-292  Authorization to Negotiate and Execute an Intergovernmental Agreement with Hennepin County (Karen Keenan 651-602-4561)
  7. 2013-293  Authorization to Cancel the Independent Peer Review Consultant Contract Procrement 12P224 for Southwest Light Rail Transit (Green Line Extension) (Mark Fuhrmann 651-602-1942)
  8. 2013-294  Authorization to Execute Grant Agreement with SouthWest Transit (SWT) (Paul Colton 651-602-1668)
  9. 2013-296  2014-2017 TIP Amendment for CSAH 60 (185th St) & 50 (Kenwood Trail) in the City of Lakeville (Heidi Schallberg 651-602-1721, Mark Filipi 651-602-1725)
  10. 2013-297  Concur with TAB Action to Evaluate Regional Solicitation Projects Using Modal Evaluation Categories and Defining Eligibility (Heidi Schallberg 651-602-1721)
  11. 2013-298  Authorization to Execute Grant Agreements with Minnesota Valley Transit Authority (MVTA) (Paul Colton 651-602-1668)
VII. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
  A. Community Development—No Reports
  B. Environment—Report on Consent List
  C. Management—No Reports
  D. Transportation
    1. 2013-295  Adoption of the Transit Oriented Development Policy (Allison Bell 651-602-1363)
VIII. OTHER BUSINESS
  1. 2013-299  Adopting the Metropolitan Council’s Public Comment Draft of the 2014 Unified Budget (Mary Bogie 651-602-1567, Paul Conery 651-602-1374)
  2. Information Item: SWLRT Update (Mark Fuhrmann 651-602-1942)
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