Regular Meeting
April 22, 2026 | 4:00 p.m.
Location: Metropolitan Council Chambers, 390 Robert St. N., Saint Paul, MN 55101 – Directions
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 March 25, 2026, Metropolitan Council minutes
Public invitation
Interested persons may address the Council on matters not on the agenda. Pre-register at
public.info@metc.state.mn.us. Each speaker is limited to a three-minute presentation.
Consent business
- 2026-15: Metro Freeway Project Approval: Highway 610 and East River Road (Bethany Brandt-Sargent 651-602-1725)
- 2026-66: Authorize Grant Agreements with Minnesota Valley Transit Authority and SouthWest Transit for the Disbursement of federal Section 5307 earnings (Heather Giesel 651-602-1715)
- 2026-67: 2050 Transportation Policy Plan Administrative Modification for Environmental Mitigation and Performance Trends (Cole Hiniker 651-602-1748, David Burns 651-602-1887)
- Additional Materials: Imagine 2050 Transportation Policy Plan - Environmental Assessment and Mitigation Resources
- Additional Materials: Imagine 2050 Transportation Policy Plan - Evaluation and Performance
- 2026-69: Joint Powers Agreement with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension/Minnesota Fusion Center (Contract #26I001) (Chief of Police Joseph Dotseth, Captain Richard Raymond, Acting Lieutenant Kadra Mohamed 612-349-7200)
- 2026-73: Master Contract for Stray Current Rail Engineering Services, Contract 25P033 (Steve Hamilton 612-474-3087)
Non-consent business – Reports of standing committees
Community Development
- No reports.
Environment
- No reports.
Management
- No reports.
Transportation
- 2026-68: Release of 2026 Regional Solicitation, Active Transportation, and Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Solicitations (Steve Peterson 651-602-1819)
Joint reports
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No reports.
Other business
- No reports.
Information
- Better Bus Stops Program Update (Berry Farrington, Jenny Ackerson, Paul Lamb)
- Public Art Update (Mark Granlund)
Reports
- Chair
- Council Members
- Regional Administrator
- 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:
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
Council contact:
Mee Cheng, Recording Secretary
Mee.Cheng@metc.state.mn.us
651-602-1222