Regular Meeting
March 25, 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 March 11, 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.
Joint reports
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2026-48 JT: 2026 Budget Amendment - 1st Quarter and Carry Forward (Stewart McMullan, Budget Director) (Roll Call)
Consent business
- 2026-61 SW: Streamlined 2026-2029 TIP Amendment Request – I-394 Lighting Systems Replacement (Joe Barbeau, 651-602-1750)
- 2026-71 SW: Streamlined 2026-2029 TIP Amendment Request – Cost Decrease for MnDOT’s MN 77 Bridge Rehabilitation (Joe Barbeau, 651-602-1750)
Non-consent business – Reports of standing committees
Community Development
- No reports.
Environment
- No reports.
Management
- 2026-63: METRO Green Line Extension LRT Project: Amendment No. 7 to Light Rail Vehicle Contract 15P148 with Siemens (Jim Alexander, Green Line Project Director)
Transportation
- 2026-43: Authorization to Hold Public Hearings on Proposed Fare Policy Changes (Tom Randall, 612-349-7624; Dustin Cresini, 612-349-7718)
Other business
- 2026-72: Appointments to the Equity Advisory Committee (Chair Robin Hutcheson)
Information
- 2026 Renew the Blue Project and Outreach Briefing (Bob Westgate, Wyatt Jackson, Tonya Norine)
- Development Trends Along Transit (Ames Yoder)
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