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
- Dakota Land, Water, and People Acknowledgment
- Approval of the agenda
- Approval of September 21, 2026, Community Development Committee minutes
Consent business
- 2026-173: City of Chaska Big Woods Business Park Phase 1 Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Review File 21937-3 (MacKenzie Young Walters, 651-602-1373)
- 2026-184: City of Minnetrista Gothmann/Segner Property Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Review File 21758-9 (Shawn James, 651-602-1233)
Non-consent business
- None.
Information
- Discussion of Payment Standards for Metro HRA Rent Assistance Programs (Terri Smith, 651-602-1187 and Caitlin Hamrock, 651-602-1041)
- Flexible Rural Development Standards Update (MacKenzie Young-Walters, 651-602-1373 and Freya Thamman, 651-602-1750)
Adjournment
Key:
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
* Agenda item changed following initial publication