Metropolitan Council Meeting

Regular Meeting
April 24, 2024 | 4:00 p.m.
Location: Robert Street Council Chambers - Directions
Minutes (PDF)


Agenda

Call to order

  1. Approval of the agenda
  2. Approval of April 10, 2024, Metropolitan Council minutes

Public invitation

Interested persons may address the Council on matters not on the agenda. Pre-register at [email protected]. Each speaker is limited to a three-minute presentation.

Consent business

  1. 2024-63: Right-of-Way Acquisition Loan repayment from City of Shoreview and write-off for Parcel at I-694 and Rice Street. (Tony Fischer 651-602-1703)
  2. 2024-89: Cottage Grove Ravine Regional Park, Park Acquisition Opportunity Fund Award (Stu-Mac), Washington County (Jessica Lee 651-602-1621)
  3. 2024-90: Blakeley Bluffs Park Reserve, Park Acquisition Opportunity Fund Award (Barbarawi), Scott County (Jessica Lee 651-602-1621)
  4. 2024-97: Contract 20P040, Solid Waste and Recycling Material Removal – Amendment Three (Jeff Freeman 612-349-7527)
  5. 2024-100 SW: TIP Amendment Request – Two Project Adjustments (Joe Barbeau 612-414-0875)
  6. 2024-107: Approval of the 2024 Public Housing Agency Plan Modification (Terri Smith 651-602-1187)

Non-consent business – Reports of standing committees

Community Development

  1. 2024-91: Regional Parks and Trails System Competitive Equity Grant Program Funding Recommendations (Jessica Lee 651-602-1621)

Environment

  1. 2024-80: Master Contract 23P092 for Wastewater Treatment Plant Environmental Permitting Assistance (Rene Heflin, 651-602-1077)
  2. 2024-81: Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Minneapolis (Tim Wedin, 651-602-4571)

Management

  1. No Reports

Transportation

  1. 2024-95: Contract – Electric Bus and Charger Purchase Low/No Grant 2021, Contract 24P077 (Jeremiah Riter 612-349-5005, Carrie Desmond 612-349-7798)
  2. 2024-98: Contract – Electric Bus and Charger Purchase Low/No Grant 2023, Contract 24P077 (Jeremiah Riter 612-349-5005, Carrie Desmond 612-349-7798)

Joint reports

  1. No Joint Reports

Other business

  • 2024-111: Appointment of New Equity Advisory Committee Members (Charles Zelle, 651-602-1453)

Information

  1. No Information Items

Reports

  1. Chair
  2. Council Members
  3. Regional Administrator
  4. General Counsel

Adjournment

Additional notes:
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 could be removed from the Consent Agenda for separate consideration.
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

Committee information

Metropolitan Council

Committee contact:

Ryan O'Connor, Regional Administrator
[email protected]