METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEETING
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
390 Robert Street North | Council Chambers | 4:00 PM

AGENDA

I.          CALL TO ORDER
 

II.         APPROVAL OF AGENDA

 

III.        APPROVAL OF MINUTES

August 10, 2016 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.    2016-136   Final Annual Metropolitan Regional Parks Operations and Maintenance Allocation to the Regional Park Implementing Agencies (Deb Jensen 651-602-1554)
2.    2016-157   Southwest Regional Trail Master Plan Amendment, Carver County (Michael Peterka 651-602-1361)                               
3.    2016-158   Grant Agreement for Lebanon Hills Regional Park, Dakota County (Tori Dupre 651-602-1621)                                      
4.    2016-159   Park Acquisition Opportunity Fund Grant for Rush Creek Regional Trail (Becklin), Three Rivers Park District (Deb Jensen 651-602-1554)                         
5.    2016-161   Park Acquisition Opportunity Fund Grant for Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail (Edina Manor), Three Rivers Park District (Deb Jensen 651-602-1554)                                                
6.    2016-162   Park Acquisition Opportunity Fund Grant for Big Marine Park Reserve (Frogner), Washington County (Deb Jensen 651-602-1554)                                                
 

VII.      REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

A. Community Development—Reports on Consent Agenda
                                                                   
B. Environment—No Reports
                                
C. Management
1.    2016-165   Labor Agreement with the International Union of Pipefitters Union, Local Union No. 455 AFL-CIO (Marcy Cordes 651-602-1582)       
2.    2016-166   Labor Agreement with the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, District Council 82 and Local No. 61 AFL-CIO (Marcy Cordes 651-602-1582) 
                 
D. Transportation              
1.    2016-149   Authorization for Execution of the Blue Line LRT Extension Project’s Section 106 Memorandum of Agreement (Dan Soler 612-373-5371)                                   
2.    2016-156   Approve Transit Service Center 9 Month Lease Extension (Nick Eull 612-349-7364)     
 

VIII.     OTHER BUSINESS

1.    2016-163   Resolutions for the Metropolitan Council’s Preliminary 2017 Unified Operating Budget and the Proposed 2016, Payable 2017 Tax Levies (Mary Bogie 651-602-1359) Roll Call       
 

IX.       REPORTS

A.Council Members                                   
B.Chair                      
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