Metropolitan Council Meeting

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

1. Dakota Land, Water, and People Acknowledgment
2. Approval of the agenda
3. Approval of July 23, 2025, 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.
 

Public Hearing on 2050 Transportation Policy Plan Amendment

 

Consent business

1. 2025-164: Building Controls Specialist: 24P204 (Greg Kaslow, 612-207-9586)
2. 2025-176: Long Term Disability Insurance (Michelle Murray, 651-602-1390)
3. 2025-177: On-Call Track Maintenance, Contract 25P060 (Tony Klinger 612-341-5681)
4. 2025-181: City of Prior Lake Removal of Annexation Areas Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Review File 22282-6 (Shawn James, 651-602-1233) 
5. 2025-182: Approval of 2026 Regional Parks and Trails System Visitor Study, Contract No. 25P041 (Ismael Ramirez 651-602-1831)
6. 2025-183: Local forecast changes prior to System Statements issuance (Todd Graham 651-602-1322)
7. 2025-184: Student Pass Amendment between Metropolitan Council and Saint Paul Public Schools, Contract No. 23R009-11 (Blia Xiong 612-349-7713)
8. 2025-186: AIMRail SCADA System Updates, Contract 23M005G (Tyler Susienka 612-349-7756)
9. 2025-188: Streamlined 2025-2028 TIP Amendment Request – MnDOT’s I-494 Sign Replacement (Joe Barbeau, 651-602-1750)
10. 2025-189: Streamlined 2025-2028 TIP Amendment Request – Two MnDOT Signal Replacement Cost Increases (Joe Barbeau, 651-602-1750)
11. 2025-193: City of Eden Prairie Danfoss Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Review File 21978-17 (Shawn James 651-602-1233)

Non-consent business – Reports of standing committees

Community Development

1. No reports.

Environment

1. No reports.

Management

1. No reports.

Transportation

1. No reports.

Joint reports

1. No reports.

Other business

1. 2025-197: Appointment of new Equity Advisory Co-Chair (Chair Zelle)
2. 2025-204: Livable Communities Advisory Committee Appointments for 2025-2027 (Chair Zelle)

Information

1. Divisional Level Operating Budget - (Ned Smith, Chief Financial Officer, 651-602-1162)
   • Presentation
   • Additional materials

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:
*           Agenda item changed following initial publication

Council contact:
Ginger Fride, Recording Secretary
[email protected]
651-602-1842
 

Committee information

Metropolitan Council

Committee contact:

Ryan O'Connor, Regional Administrator
[email protected]