Metropolitan Council Meeting

Regular Meeting
February 28, 2024 | 4:00 p.m.
Location: Robert Street Council Chambers - Directions
Minutes (PDF)


Agenda

Call to order

  1. Approval of the agenda
  2. Approval of February 14, 2024, 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. 2024-31: METRO Gold Line Bus Rapid Transit – Amendment 1 to Subordinate Funding Agreement No. 19I034G with the City of Woodbury (Mike Ullmer 651-602-1957)
  2. 2024-33: System-wide, Regional Parks and Trails System Administrative Process for Minor Long-Range Plan Amendments (Emmett Mullin 651-602-1360; Tracey Kinney 651-602-1029)
  3. 2024-40: METRO Green Line Extension Amendment No. 5 to the TCWR Services Agreement for Flagging Services During Project Construction (Jim Alexander 612-373-3880)
  4. 2024-42: Minnesota Public Facilities Authority (PFA) Loan Agreement and General Obligation Wastewater Revenue Note (Mark Thompson 651-602-1629)
  5. 2024-44: METRO E Line – Cooperative Construction Agreement with Hennepin County for University Avenue / 4th Street SE (Adam Smith 612-349-7160)
  6. 2024-46: Trapeze Software Maintenance Agreement, Contract 22P150 (Sue Hauge 651-602-1136, Gretchen White 651-602-1443)
  7. 2024-48 SW: 2024-2027 TIP Amendment Request – Four Project Adjustments (Joe Barbeau 651-602-1705)

Non-consent business – Reports of standing committees

Community Development

  1. No Reports

Environment

  1. No Reports

Management

  1. 2024-60 SW: Labor Agreement with the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), Local 1005 (Marcy Cordes 651-602-1582)  

Transportation

  1. 2024-47: Cubic Regional Fare Collection System Upgrade Agreement #24P004 (Ed Petrie 612-349-7624, Dennis Dworshak 612-349-7364, Sue Hauge 651-602-1136)
  2. 2024-50 SW: Metro Transit Agency Safety Plans (Andrew Brody 651-602-1671) (Amended 2/27/24)
  3. 2024-59 SW: Metropolitan Transportation Services (MTS) Agency Safety Plan (ASP) (Andrew Brody 651-602-1671) (Amended 2/27/24)

Joint reports

  1. No Reports

Other business

  1. 2024-61: Appointment to District D, Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission (Chair Zelle)

Information

  1. Preliminary Local Forecasts to 2050: Todd Graham

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]