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 September 15, 2025, Community Development Committee minutes
Consent business
- 2025-242 West Mississippi River Regional Trail, Park Acquisition Opportunity Fund Award (Meyer), Three Rivers Park District (Jessica Lee 651-602-1621) (to be posted Friday)
- 2025-243 Minnesota River Bluffs Regional Trail, Park Acquisition Opportunity Fund Award (CCRRA Phase 2), Carver County (Jessica Lee 651-602-1621) (to be posted Friday)
Non-Consent business
- 2025-267 Small Communities Planning Program and 2050 Planning Assistance Grant Program Eligibility Criteria Recommendations (Merritt Clapp Smith 651-602-1567)
Information
- Community Choice Demonstration Update (Renae Pereira-Webb 651-602-1231)
- 2024 Affordable Housing Production Trends and Opportunities (Matt Schroeder 651-602-1513; Maia Guerrero-Combs 651-602-1060)
Adjournment
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:
Michele Wenner, Recording Secretary
[email protected]
651-602-1456