Regular Meeting
May 13, 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
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Dakota Land, Water, and People Acknowledgment
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Approval of the agenda
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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
- 2026-75: Virtualization Platform Renewal, Contract 26P087 (Gretchen White, Chief Information Officer, 651-602-1443)
- 2026-76: Master Contract for Crow River Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF) and Other Design and Construction Phase Support (Mark Lundgren, 651-602-1868)
- 2026-80: Electrical Maintenance Services for all Metropolitan Council Environmental Services Water Resource Recovery Facilities, Contract 25P283 (Charles LaPierre, 651-602-8214)
- 2026-83: Declaration of Emergency Repair of Interceptor 1-MH-401C Lilydale Siphon (Jeff Schwarz, 651-325-6378)
- 2026-95 SW: Awards for the 2026-2028 Water Efficiency Grant Program (Henry McCarthy 651-602-1946, Judy Sventek 651-602-1156)
Non-consent business – Reports of standing committees
Community Development
- No reports.
Environment
- No reports.
Management
- No reports.
Transportation
- No reports.
Joint reports
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No reports.
Other business
- 2026-90: Amendment to Metropolitan Council Member Committee Assignments (Chair Robin Hutcheson)
- 2026-97: Appointment to Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission, District F (Chair Robin Hutcheson, Emmett Mullin)
Information
- Regional Transit Governance & Finance (Charles Carlson, Executive Director - Metropolitan Transportation Services)
- Metropolitan Council Small Business Opportunities Spend Plan (Ashanti Payne, Director - Office of Civil Rights and Small Business Programs; Thomas Mebrahtu, Manager – Office of Civil Rights and Small Business Programs)
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
Mee.Cheng@metc.state.mn.us
651-602-1222