METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEETING
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
390 Robert Street North | Council Chambers | 4:00 PM

 

AGENDA  amended

I.

CALL TO ORDER

II.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

III.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES    

June 25, 2014 Metropolitan Council Meeting

IV.

PUBLIC INVITATION

Invitation to interested persons to address the Council on matters not on the agenda. Public comment on the agenda items has occurred in the respective committees (each speaker is limited to a three-minute presentation).

V.

BUSINESS

Note: 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 will be removed from the Consent Agenda for separate consideration.

VI.

CONSENT AGENDA

Note: 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 will be removed from the Consent Agenda for separate consideration.
  1. 2014-137  Purchase Motorola Voice Communications Console Hardware, Software, and Installation Services (Dana Rude 651-602-1663, Andrew Krueger 651-602-1689)
  2. 2014-146  Recommend Adoption of the Revised Orange Line Project Plan Update (Christina Morrison 612-349-7690, Charles Carlson 612-349-7639)
  3. 2014-147  Approve Recommended Plan for A Line BRT Project Scope (Katie Roth 612-349-7772, Charles Carlson 612-349-7639)
  4. 2014-148  Central Corridor Light Rail Transit (Green Line): Siemens LRV Contract Amendment for Spare Parts, Special Tools, Engineering, and Vehicle Modifications (Rick Carey 612-349-5628)
  5. 2014-150  2014 Transit Capital Improvement State GO Bonds Allocation (Judd Schetnan 651-602-1142, Amy Vennewitz 651-602-1058)
  6. 2014-152  2014-2017 TIP Amendment for I-94 Westbound Exit Ramp to 5th St. S. in Minneapolis (Heidi Schallberg 651-602-1721, Mark Filipi 651-602-1725)

VII.

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

  A. Community Development—No reports
  B. Environment
    2014-167 SW Authorization to Reject All Bids for Construction of 1-GV-461 Relief Lift Station L-81 Project 805730, Contract 13P258 (Karen Keenan 651-602-4561)**
  C. Management—No reports
  D. Transportation
    1. 2014-149 Authorization to Award and Execute a Contract for Construction of the OHB Facility Renovations and Addition Project (Jim Harwood 612-349-7339)

VIII.

OTHER BUSINESS

  1. Information Item: Overview of 2013 Population Estimates (Libby Starling 651-602-1135) presentation
  2. Information Item: Overview of 2040 Housing Policy Plan (Libby Starling 651-602-1135, Tara Beard 651-602-1051, Jonathan Stanley 651-602-1555) presentation
  3. Information Item: Rail~Volution 2014 Conference Update (Arlene McCarthy 651-602-1754)
  4. Information Item: Metro Transit Equity Initiatives (Adam Harrington 612-349-7797)
  5. 2014-161 Southwest Light Rail Transit (Green Line Extension): Minneapolis Municipal Consent (Pat Born 651-602-1723, Brian Lamb 612-349-7510, Mark Fuhrmann 651-602-1942)**
  6. 2014-162 Southwest Light Rail Transit (Green Line Extension): Kenilworth Corridor Public Ownership Memorandum of Understanding (Pat Born 651-602-1723, Brian Lamb 612-349-7510, Mark Fuhrmann 651-602-1942)**

IX.

REPORTS

  A. Chair
  B. Council Members
  C. Regional Administrator
  D. General Counsel

X.

ADJOURNMENT

           
 
 
 
SW      Action taken by the Council and Committee the same week
*           Additional materials included for items on published agenda
**         Additional business items added following publication of agenda
***        Backup materials available at the meeting