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 June 23, 2025 Transportation Committee minutes
Employee recognition – Metro Transit
- Metro Transit General Manager
Reports
- Metropolitan Transportation Services Executive Director
- Metro Transit General Manager
- Transportation Accessibility Advisory Committee (TAAC)
Consent business
- 2025-166: Authorize Grant Agreement with the City of Plymouth for Local Match to the City’s Federal RAISE Grant (Arin Knutson 612-349-7643)
Non-consent business
- 2025-154: Blue Line Lake Street/Midtown Renovation Design Contract Amendment, Contract 23P050 (Derek Berube 612-349-7560)
- Presentation: 2025-154: Blue Line Lake Street/Midtown Renovation Design Contract Amendment, Contract 23P050
- 2025-155: Blue Line Franklin Ave Renovation Design, Contract 25P213 (Liz Morice 612-474-4353)
- Presentation: 2025-155: Blue Line Franklin Ave Renovation Design, Contract 25P213
- 2025-171: Free Regular Route Rides for Certified Metro Mobility Customers (Gerri Sutton 651-602-1672)
- 2025-179: St Paul and Anoka County (SPaAC) Transit Service, Contract 25P010 (John Harper 651-602-1744)
Information
- Zero Emissions Bus Transition Plan Annual Report (Carrie Desmond 612-349-7798, Jeremiah Riter 612-349-5005)
- Presentation: Zero Emissions Bus Transition Plan Annual Report
- August Service and State Fair Update (Adam Harrington 612-349-7797, Amy Ferman 612-349-7310, Jessica Cross 612-349-7362)
- Transit Funding Allocation Policy Update (Charles Carlson 651-602-1761)
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