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
- Approval of the agenda
- Approval of July 23, 2025, Management Committee minutes
Non-consent business – Reports of standing committees
- 2025-191: Oracle Annual Renewal (Brandt Vettel, Chief Data Officer, 651-602-1810)
- 2025-190: Labor Arbitration Advocacy and Consulting Services; Contracts 25P226A and 25P226B (Valerie Darling, Labor Relations Program Manager, 651-602-1431)
- 2025-199: Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Drug and Alcohol Policy (Melissa Haas, she/her/hers, Senior Manager – Occupational Health, Human Resources, 651-602-1795)
- 2025-200: Federal Railroad Authority (FTA) Drug and Alcohol Policy (Melissa Haas, she/her/hers, Senior Manager – Occupational Health, Human Resources, 651-602-1795)
Information
- Quarterly Financial Report (Ned Smith, Chief Financial Officer, 651-602-1162)
- Recommend 2026 Health and Dental Premium Rates (Ned Smith, Chief Financial Officer, 651-602-1162; Michelle Murry, Senior Manager, HR, 651-602-1390)
- Quarterly Investment Review Advisory Committee Report (Mark Thompson, Director, Treasury, 651-602-1629)
- Labor Strategy (closed session)
Adjournment
Additional notes:
Notice: A portion of this meeting may be closed to the public pursuant to Minnesota Statutes section 13D.03, subdivision 1(b) to consider strategy for labor negotiations, including negotiation strategies or developments or discussion and review of labor negotiation proposals.
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