METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEETING
Wednesday, October 28 2015
390 Robert Street North | Council Chambers | 4:00 PM

 

AGENDA           amended


I.          CALL TO ORDER  


II.         APPROVAL OF AGENDA


III.        APPROVAL OF MINUTES

October 14, 2015 Metropolitan Council Meeting

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: 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.

Joint Report of the Management, Transportation, and Community Development Committees
1.    2015-231   Authorization to Amend the 2015 Unified Budget – Fourth Quarter Amendment (Paul Conery 651-602-1374) Roll Call

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.    2015-232   Authorization to Execute Loan Agreement with The Minnesota Public Facilities Authority (PFA) and Issuance of a General Obligation Sewer Note Included in Parameters, Resolution 2015-24 (Rich Koop 651-602-1629, Jim Chang 651-602-1366)                  
2.    2015-233   Maple Grove Service Agreement (Ed Petrie 612-349-7624)                                     
3.    2015-240   Approval of Metropolitan Area 5310 Grant Awards (Gerri Sutton 651-602-1672)   
4.    2015-241   2016 MTS Small Bus Procurement (Paul Colton 651-602-1668)     
5.    2015-245   Park Acquisition Opportunity Fund Grant for Rice Creek North Regional Trail – TCAAP Property, Ramsey County (Jan Youngquist 651-602-1029)                                            
6.    2015-246   Release of Restrictive Covenant, Sale of Land, Consent to Easement, and Reimbursement Consideration, Lake Waconia Regional Park, Carver County (Jan Youngquist 651-602-1029)                                          
7.    2015-247   Park Acquisition Opportunity Fund Grant for Lake Elmo Park Reserve, 1446 Lake Elmo Avenue North, Washington County (Tori Dupre 651-602-1621)                                        
8.    2015-248   Park Acquisition Opportunity Fund Grant for Above the Falls Regional Park, 1822 Marshall Street NE, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (Tori Dupre 651-602-1621)
9.    2015-249   Approval of Amendments Changing the Scope of Work for Two Three Rivers Park District Grants in Scott County, SG2013-054 and SG2013-055, for Cleary Lake Regional Park (Deb Jensen 651-602-1554)

VII.      REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

A. Community Development
1.    2015-251   City of Arden Hills Rice Creek Commons (TCAAP) Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Review File No. 20476-1 (Lisa Barajas 651-602-1895)      
                                                                          
B. Environment
1.    2015-262 SW   Authorization to Amend a Contract for Assessment of Reliability and Sustainability of Water Supply in Metropolian Region (Sam Paske 651-602-1015, Ali Elhassan 651-602-1066)
           
C. Management—No Reports
                 
D. Transportation              
1.    2015-238   Green Line Rail Signal System – Additional Functionality (Dan Soler 612-373-5371, Mark Benedict 612-341-5627)                                        
2.    2015-260 SW   MOA Architectural/Engineering Contract (Jeff Freeman 612-349-7527)    
 
E. Joint Report of Community Development and Environment Committees
1.    2015-250 SW   City of Landfall Village Comprehensive Plan Update, Review File No. 20781-1 Tier II Comprehensive Sewer Plan (Lisa   Barajas 651-602-1895, Kyle Colvin 651-602-1151, Michael Larson 651-602-1407)

VIII.     OTHER BUSINESS

1.    2015-261   Adoption of the Metropolitan Council’s Public Comment Draft of the 2016 Unified Budget (Mary Bogie 651-602-1359) Roll Call
2.    2015-268**   Appointment to the Land Use Advisory Committee
3.    Information Item: 2015 EQB Water Policy Report (Judy Sventek 651-602-1156, Anna Henderson and Eric Dahl from EQB)

IX.       REPORTS


A.    Council Members                                    
B.    Chair                      
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