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 8, 2025, Special Transportation Committee minutes
Employee recognition – Metro Transit
- Metro Transit General Manager
Reports
- Metropolitan Transportation Services Executive Director
- Metro Transit General Manager
- Transportation Advisory Board (TAB)
Consent business
- There are no consent items.
Non-consent business
- 2025-224: Joint Powers Agreement with the City of Edina (Edina Police Department) and the Metro Transit Police Department (MTPD), Contract #25I094 (Interim Chief of Police Joseph Dotseth 612-349-7200, Acting Lieutenant Kadra Mohamed 612-349-7200)
- 2025-226: Joint Powers Agreement with Ramsey County (Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office) and the Metro Transit Police Department (MTPD), Contract #25I089 (Joe Reichstadt 612-349-7181, Captain Erin Dietz 612-349-7200)
- 2025-229: Transportation Policy Plan Amendment 1: Blue Line Extension and Gold Line Extension Public Comment Report and Adoption Consideration (Bradley Bobbitt 651-602-1724)
- 2025-237: Transit Control Center Motorola Radio Upgrade, Contract 25P187 (Carri Sampson 612-349-7311, Chad LeVasseur 612-349-7594)
- Presentation: Transit Control Center Motorola Radio Upgrade, Contract 25P187
- 2025-238 SW: Airport Employee Dial-a-Ride Service, Contract 23P201 – Amendment 1 (John Harper 651-602-1744)
Information
- Minnesota GO Vision Update (Steve Peterson 651-602-1819, Whitney Mason MnDOT)
- Electric Vehicle Public Charging Needs Analysis (Tony Fischer 651-602-1703)
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