Regular Meeting
October 14, 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 September 23, 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
- 2026-163: 2026 Policy Update: Government-to-Government Tribal Relationship Policy (Sam O'Connell, Allison Waukau, Gillian Greenberg)
- 2026-168: Adoption of Utility Allowance Schedule for Metro HRA Rent Assistance Programs (Steve Victorey)
- 2026-170: Bloomington, Edina, and Roseville Area Fixed Bus Transportation Service, Contract 21P290 – Amendment 3 (John Harper)
- 2026-172: METRO Green Line Extension Cooperative Construction Agreement Amendment No. 4 – Contract 20I052 (Jim Alexander)
- 2026-174: Authorization to Hold Public Hearing on Draft Facility Plan for the 1-MH-401 River Crossing, Project Number 809526 (Chad Davison)
- 2026-175: Authorization to Hold Public Hearing on Draft Facility Plan for the Maple Plain 8352 Forcemain Improvements, Project Number 802803 (Chris Remus)
- 2026-176: Chanhassen Interceptor 8253-327 Improvements - Real Estate Property Acquisition and Condemnation (Dan Fick)
- 2026-177: Forest Lake 7029 Rehabilitation, Contract 25P345 (Paul Herubin)
- 2026-179: Joint Powers Agreement with the City of Hopkins (Hopkins Police Department), Eden Prairie (Eden Prairie Police Department), and St. Louis Park (St. Louis Park Police Department) and the Metro Transit Police Department (MTPD)-Contract # 26I057, 26I058 and 26I059 (Captain Erin Dietz)
Non-consent business – Reports of standing committees
Community Development
- No reports.
Environment
- No reports.
Management
- No reports.
Transportation
- 2026-162: METRO Blue Line Extension – Kimley-Horn Amendment 2, Contract 22P103A (Ryan Kronzer)
- 2026-180: Contracted Transit Electronic Equipment Maintenance, 25P038 (Ben Bradley)
Joint reports
- No reports.
Other business
- No reports.
Information
- Public Comment Budget Update and 2027-2032 Capital Program (Ned Smith, Stewart McMullan)
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
RAOffice@metc.state.mn.us
651-602-1222