Metropolitan Council Meeting

Regular Meeting
March 27, 2019 | 4:00 p.m.
Minutes (PDF)

Agenda

I.          CALL TO ORDER

 

II.         APPROVAL OF AGENDA

 

III.        APPROVAL OF MINUTES

March 13, 2019 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

 

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. 2019-49:  Type 2 Light Rail Vehicle Motor Truck and Axle Sets (Chris Royston, 612-341-5698)
  2. 2019-51:  Lebanon Hills Regional Park Utility Change, Dakota County (Tracey Kinney, 651-602-1029)
  3. 2018-334:  Update Bylaws of the Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission (Emmett Mullin, 651-602-1360)
 

VII.      REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES


A. Community Development
  1. 2019-28:    Park Acquisition Opportunity Fund Grant for Robert Piram Regional Trail, Various Easements, City of Saint Paul (Deb Jensen, 651-602-1544)
  2. 2019-59:    Project Based Voucher Award Recommendations (Terri Smith, 651-602-1187)
B. Environment – No Reports
 
C. Management
  1. 2019-53:    Labor Agreement with the Law Enforcement Labor Services (LELS) Local #432 (Full-Time Police) (Marcy Cordes, 651-602-1582)
  2. 2019-57:    Southwest Light Rail Transit (Green Line Extension) Legal Services Contract Sole Source 2nd Amendment with Kennedy and Graven (17P225) (Ann Bloodhart, 651-602-1105)
  3. 2019-58:    Southwest Light Rail Transit (Green Line Extension) Legal Services Contract Sole Source 3rd Amendment with Best & Flanagan (16P296) (Ann Bloodhart, 651-602-1105) 
D. Transportation
  1. 2019-56:    Mall of America Curve Replacement (Tom McGannon, 612-349-7540)                    

VIII.     OTHER BUSINESS

  1. Information Item: Transit Project Status Update (MarySue Abel 612-373-5376, Charles Carlson 612-349-7639, Nick Thompson 651-602-1754) Presentation
  2. Information Item: TPP Amendment #2 (Amy Vennewitz, 651-602-1058) Presentation

IX.       REPORTS               

  1. Council Members               
  2. Regional Administrator    
  3. General Counsel

X.        ADJOURNMENT
 

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
*               Additional materials included for items on published agenda
**             Additional business items added following publication of agenda
***            Backup materials available at the meeting  
 

Committee information

Metropolitan Council

Committee contact:

Ryan O'Connor, Regional Administrator
[email protected]