Metropolitan Council Meeting

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

1. Dakota Land, Water, and People Acknowledgment

2. Approval of the agenda

3. Approval of December 17, 2025, 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

1. ​2025-320: Authorization for Internal Loan for Environmental Services Capital Fund (Mark Thompson, 651-602-1629)​
2. 2026-5 SW: Streamlined 2026-2029 TIP Amendment Request – Saint Paul Safe Streets for All (Joe Barbeau, 651-602-1750)
3. 2026-6 SW: Streamlined 2026-2029 TIP Amendment Request – Four Project Adjustments (Joe Barbeau, 651-602-1750)

Non-consent business – Reports of standing committees

 

Community Development

1. 2025-318: Funding Recommendation for 2025 Round Two Livable Communities Tax Base Revitalization Account Grants (Marcus Martin 651-602-1054)
2. 2025-319: Funding Recommendation for 2025 Livable Communities Local Housing Incentives Account Grants (Emily Seddon 651-602-1023)

Environment

1. No reports.

Management

1. No reports.

Transportation

1. No reports.

Joint reports

1. No reports.

Other business

1. 2025-317: Appointment to Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission – District B (Emmett Mullin 651-602-1360)
2. 2026-3: Appointments to Transportation Advisory Board (Chair Robin Hutcheson)
3. 2026-4: Accept the Public Comment Report and Adopt the Imagine 2050 Outcomes Measurement Program Amendment (Krysten Ryba-Tures 651-601-1821; Sarah Nelson 651-602-1396)*
   • Presentation

Information

1. No reports.

Reports

1. Chair
2. Council Members
3. Regional Administrator
4. 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
 

Committee information

Metropolitan Council

Committee contact:

Ryan O'Connor, Regional Administrator
[email protected]