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 23, 2026, Transportation Committee minutes
Employee recognition – Metro Transit
- Metro Transit General Manager
Reports
- Metropolitan Transportation Services Director
- Metro Transit General Manager
- Transportation Accessibility Advisory Committee (TAAC)
Consent business
- There are no items on the consent agenda.
Non-consent business
- 2026-66: Authorize Grant Agreements with Minnesota Valley Transit Authority and SouthWest Transit for the Disbursement of Federal Section 5307 Earnings (Heather Giesel 651-602-1715)
- 2026-67: 2050 Transportation Policy Plan Administrative Modification for Environmental Mitigation and Performance Trends (Cole Hiniker 651-602-1748, David Burns, 651-602-1887)
- 2026-68: Approve and Release the Regional Solicitation, Active Transportation, and Highway Safety Improvement Program Application Materials (Steve Peterson 651-602-1819)
- 2026-73: Master Contract for Stray Current Rail Engineering Services, Contract 25P033 (Steve Hamilton 612-474-3087)
- 2026-79: 2026 Transportation Committee Workplan (Lesley Kandaras 612-649-7513, Charles Carlson 651-602-1761)
Information
- There are no items on the information agenda.
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