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 (12:30)
- Approval of the Agenda
Public Invitation
Invitation to interested persons to address the Transportation Advisory Board. Pre-register at
[email protected]. Each speaker is limited to a three-minute presentation.
Reports (12:35-1:00)
- TAB Chair’s Report – Jim Hovland, Chair
- Agency Reports – MnDOT, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Metropolitan Airports Commission, Metropolitan Council, Suburban Transit Association (2 minutes per report)
- TAC Report (Joe MacPherson, TAC Chair)
Approval of Minutes (1:00-1:05)
- Approval of December 17, 2025, Transportation Advisory Board minutes
Consent Business (1:05-1:10)
- 2026-12: Streamlined 2026-2029 TIP Amendment Request – Three Project Adjustments
- 2026-13: Streamlined 2026-2029 TIP Amendment Request: Minneapolis Safe Streets for All
Non-Consent Business (1:10-2:30)
- 2026-01: TAB Executive Committee (Jim Hovland, TAB Chair)
- 2026-02: 2026 Regional Solicitation Qualifying Requirements (Joe MacPherson, TAC Chair)
- 2026-03: 2026 Active Transportation Solicitation Qualifying Requirements (Joe MacPherson, TAC Chair)
- Attachment 2: 2026 Active Transportation Qualifying Requirements (Accepted Changes)
- Attachment 2: 2026 Active Transportation Qualifying Requirements (Tracked Changes)
- 2026-04: 2026 Active Transportation Solicitation Match Requirement (Joe MacPherson, TAC Chair)
- 2026-05: 2026 Regional Solicitation Criteria, Measures, and Scoring Guidance (Joe MacPherson, TAC Chair)
- Attachment 3: 2026 RS Criteria, Measures, and Scoring Guidance (Accepted Changes)
- Attachment 3: 2026 RS Criteria, Measures, and Scoring Guidance (Tracked Changes)
- 2026-06: 2026 Active Transportation Solicitation Criteria, Measures, and Scoring Guidance (Joe MacPherson, TAC Chair)
- Attachment 4: 2026 Active Transportation Criteria, Measures, and Scoring Guidance (Accepted Changes)
- Attachment 4: 2026 Active Transportation Criteria, Measures, and Scoring Guidance (Tracked Changes)
- 2026-07: 2026 Regional Solicitation Scoring Criteria and Measure Weighting (Joe MacPherson, TAC Chair)
- 2026-08: 2026 Active Transportation Solicitation Scoring Criteria and Measure Weighting (Joe MacPherson, TAC Chair)
- 2026-09: 2026 Regional Solicitation Release for Public Comment (Joe MacPherson, TAC Chair)
- Attachment 9: 2026 Regional Solicitation Packet (Accepted Changes)
- Attachment 9: 2026 Regional Solicitation Packet (Tracked Changes)
- 2026-10: 2026 Active Transportation Solicitation Release for Public Comment (Joe MacPherson, TAC Chair)
- Attachment 10: 2026 Active Transportation Solicitation Packet (Accepted Changes)
- Attachment 10: 2026 Active Transportation Solicitation Packet (Tracked Changes)
- 2026-11: 2026 Highway Safety Improvement Solicitation Release for Public Comment (Joe MacPherson, TAC Chair)
Items of TAB members
Other Business
Adjournment
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* Agenda item changed following initial publication