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 November 24, 2025, Special Transportation Committee minutes
Employee recognition – Metro Transit
- Metro Transit General Manager
Reports
- Metropolitan Transportation Services Executive Director
- Metro Transit General Manager
- Transportation Accessibility Advisory Committee (TAAC)
- Joint Labor Management Safety Committee (JLMSC)
Consent business
- There are no consent items.
Non-consent business
- 2025-277 JT: Loan Agreement with MnDOT for Coordinated Corridor Projects, Contract 25R012 (Katie Roth 612-349-7772, Kristin Prescott 612-373-3812)
- Presentation: 2025-277 JT: Loan Agreement with MnDOT for Coordinated Corridor Projects, Contract 25R012
- 2025-307: Voestalpine LVT Block Procurement, Contract 25P323 (Wyatt Jackson 605-359-4436)
- Presentation: 2025-307: Voestalpine LVT Block Procurement, Contract 25P323
- 2025-309: 2026-2028 Title VI Program (Shirin Edwin 651-602-1713)
- 2025-316: Right-of-Way Acquisition Loan Fund Repayment from City of Ramsey and Write-off (Tony Fischer 651-602-1703) *
Information
- Regional Solicitation Evaluation (Steve Peterson 651-602-1819)
- Customer Issue Tracking & Reporting (CITR) Project (Ben Rajkowski 612-349-7397, Dexter Thomas, Kelly Morrell 612-349-7563)
- Presentation: Customer Issue Tracking & Reporting (CITR) Project
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