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 December 8, 2025, Transportation Committee minutes
Employee recognition – Metro Transit
- Metro Transit General Manager
Reports
- Metropolitan Transportation Services Director
- Metro Transit General Manager
- Transportation Accessibility Advisory Committee (TAAC)
Consent business
- 2026-5: SW: Streamlined 2026-2029 TIP Amendment Request – Saint Paul Safe Streets for All (Joe Barbeau, 651-602-1750)
- 2026-6: SW: Streamlined 2026-2029 TIP Amendment Request – Four Project Adjustments (Joe Barbeau, 651-602-1750)
Non-consent business
- 2026-1 JT: January Special Budget Amendment (Heather Giesel 651-602-1715, Ruth Crowe-Lane 612-349-7602)
- 2026-7: Review of Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) 2026-2032 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) (Joe Widing 651-602-1822)
- 2026-8: Transportation Policy Plan Amendment 2: Update to the 2050 Aviation System Plan (Joe Widing 651-602-1822)
- 2026-9: Adoption of 2026 Roadway Safety Performance Targets (Jed Hanson 651-602-1716)
- 2026-13: Procurement of Replacement Articulated New Flyer Buses for Maple Grove, Contract 25P339 (Jodi Janssen, 651-602-1103)
- 2026-14: Procurement of Nineteen Heavy Duty Gillig Buses for MTS, MVTA and Plymouth, Contract 25P341 (Jodi Janssen, 651-602-1103)
Information
- Household Travel Survey (Dennis Farmer 651-602-1552)
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