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 February 26, 2025, joint meeting of the Metro Area Water Supply Advisory Committee and Water Supply Technical Advisory Committee minutes.
Information items and committee work
- TAC involvement discussion (Jen Kostrzewski)
- Bylaws update (Jen Kostrzewski)
- System Statements update and minimum requirements (Steve Christopher and Jen Kostrzewski)
- Local Planning Handbook update (Steve Christopher and Jen Kostrzewski)
- 2025–2027 projects to support the Water Policy Plan (Greg Johnson)
- Government affairs and legislative update (Judy Sventek)
- TAC Chair Updates (Scott Anderson)
Next Steps
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Next meetings:
- MAWSAC – June 18, 2025
- All-subregion workshop – TBD (November, 2025)
- Joint meeting of MAWSAC and TAC – December 10, 2025
Adjournment