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Staff updates: Metro Gold Line opening, Metro Micro service, PFAS RFP and public‑works campus progress
Summary
City staff reported Metro Gold Line BRT service begins March 22, Metro Micro shared-ride service now serves parts of Oakdale, a DNR PFAS RFP opened, and construction of the new Public Works campus is progressing with walls going up.
City staff provided several short updates to the Environmental Management Commission, including transit service changes, grant opportunities and local infrastructure progress.
Hannah, community development staff liaison, told the commission that the Metro Gold Line bus rapid transit service begins March 22 and that the city will share opening‑day information for commissioners who want to participate. She also summarized a new shared‑ride service, Metro Micro, describing it as an ADA‑accessible on‑demand minibus operating now in parts of Woodbury, Oakdale and Lake Elmo and showing coverage of nearby schools, clinics and retail areas on the Metro Micro web page.
On environmental funding, Hannah said the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) opened an RFP for PFAS‑priority settlement money; city staff will review prior EMC discussions to identify relevant project ideas. She did not provide a timeline during the meeting but noted the RFP had been expected for months.
Mayor Zabel provided an update on city projects: the first walls went up at the new Public Works campus and the city expects construction to be on track for completion this fall. He said the site’s environmental and landscaping plans were prepared during design, that PFAS cleanup work on the site preceded construction, and that the new campus design includes covered salt storage and space for resident brush drop‑off.
The mayor also summarized the park‑system master plan process, noting public engagement has informed a draft plan and the council is beginning to set the budget to implement park updates over coming years.
