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
- Approval of the agenda
- Approval of May 14, 2026, TAC Planning minutes (PDF) – roll call
Public comment on committee business
- If you have comments, we encourage members of the public to email us at [email protected]. You may pre-register to speak at a virtual public meeting of the TAC Planning Committee by emailing us at [email protected].
Business
- 2026-34 (PDF): Release 2027 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) for public comment and recommend its adoption (Amy Vennewitz, Transportation Planning) – roll call
Information
- Research Report: Integration of Travel Demand Management (TDM) for Highway Projects (Jonathan Ehrlich, Transportation Planning; Kaitlyn Denten, University of Minnesota)
- Integrating TDM into Highway Planning Process (Cole Hiniker, Transportation Planning)
- Forecast Accuracy and Reasonableness (Charles Gorugantula, Transportation Planning)
Other business
Adjournment