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 January 20, 2026, Community Development Committee minutes
Non-consent business
- 2026-40 2026 Livable Communities Funding Availability (Emily Seddon 651-602-1023)
- 2026-19 Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA) Implementation Guidelines Update (MacKenzie Young-Walters 651-602-1373)
Information
- 2040 Comprehensive Plan Amendment and Environmental Reviews Annual Report (MacKenzie Young-Walters 651-602-1373; Gaby Olvera 651-602-1832)
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