GOVERNOR’S BLUE RIBBON COMMITTEE

November 9, 2020
WebEx | 2:00-3:30 PM

This meeting will be streamed and recorded. Watch the meeting online.

AGENDA

I.        CALL TO ORDER – Roll call

II.       APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Roll call

            October 26, 2020 meeting of the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Committee

III.      BUSINESS

1. Metropolitan Council Metropolitan MPO Compliance (Dave Theisen, Deputy General Counsel, Metropolitan Council) [response to testimony] [talking points]
2. Metropolitan Area and Greater Minnesota Paratransit Service Delivery and Funding Discussion (Nick Thompson, Director, Metropolitan Transportation Services) [powerpoint]
3. Committee Discussion on Executive Order Direction:
   • The role of elected versus appointed Metropolitan Council members 
   • The Metropolitan Council’s role as a Metropolitan Planning Organization, and identify and evaluate the ways this federal designation may complement and/or conflict with the Met Council’s responsibilities under Minnesota law
   • The effectiveness of the delivery of regional transit service

 

IV.      ADJOURNMENT