TAB Technical Advisory Committee 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. Approval of the agenda (Agenda is approved without vote unless amended)
2. Approval of December 3, 2025, TAB Technical Advisory Committee Minutes– roll call

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TAB Report

 

Committee Reports and Business

1. Executive Committee (Joe MacPherson, Chair)
   1. 2026-12: Streamlined 2026-2029 TIP Amendment Request – Three Project Adjustments (Joe Barbeau, MTS Planning)
   2. 2026-13: Streamlined 2026-2029 TIP Amendment Request: Minneapolis Safe Streets for All  (Joe Barbeau, MTS Planning)
2. TAC Bicycle-Pedestrian Planning Technical Working Group (Steve Elmer and Heidi Schallberg, MTS Planning)
3. Planning Committee (Gina Mitteco, Chair)
4. Funding & Programming Committee (Jim Kosluchar, Chair) Slides highlighting recommended motions for below actions  

   1. 2026-02: 2026 Regional Solicitation Qualifying Requirements (Steve Peterson, MTS Planning) 
      -Attachment  (Accepted Changes)
      -Attachment (Tracked Changes)

   2. 2026-03: 2026 Active Transportation Solicitation Qualifying Requirements (Joe Widing, MTS Planning) 
      -Attachment  (Accepted Changes)
      -Attachment (Tracked Changes)

   3. 2026-04: 2026 Active Transportation Solicitation Match Requirement (Steve Peterson, MTS Planning) 

   4. 2026-05: 2026 Regional Solicitation Criteria, Measures, and Scoring Guidance (Steve Peterson, MTS Planning) 
      -Attachment for 2026-05 and 2026-07 (Accepted Changes)
      -Attachment for 2026-05 and 2026-07 (Tracked Changes)

   5. 2026-06: 2026 Active Transportation Solicitation Criteria, Measures, and Scoring Guidance (Joe Widing, MTS Planning) 
      -Attachment for 2026-06 and 2026-08 (Accepted Changes)
      -Attachment for 2026-06 and 2026-08 (Tracked Changes)

   6. 2026-07: 2026 Regional Solicitation Scoring Criteria and Measure Weighting (Steve Peterson, MTS Planning) 

   7. 2026-08: 2026 Active Transportation Solicitation Scoring Criteria and Measure Weighting (Joe Widing, MTS Planning) 

   8. 2026-09: 2026 Regional Solicitation Release for Public Comment (Steve Peterson, MTS Planning) 
      -Attachment (Accepted Changes)
      -Attachment (Tracked Changes)

   9. 2026-10: 2026 Active Transportation Solicitation Release for Public Comment (Joe Widing, MTS Planning) 
      -Attachment (Accepted Changes)
      -Attachment (Tracked Changes)

   10. 2026-11: 2026 Highway Safety Improvement Solicitation Release for Public Comment (Steve Peterson, MTS Planning)  
       -Attachment (Accepted Changes)
       -Attachment (Tracked Changes)

Information

Other Business

 

Adjournment

Full Packet

Committee information

TAB Technical Advisory Committee

Committee contact:

Joe Barbeau
[email protected]
651-602-1705