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Council narrows rule changes, passes consent agenda and several resolutions; school safety resolution advances
Summary
Council members on Feb. 18 rejected one proposed rule change, approved two others, confirmed several appointees, and adopted a consolidated consent agenda and a set of standalone resolutions, including grants and contracts.
The Metropolitan Council debated and voted on a set of rule changes, confirmed appointees, and advanced several resolutions at its Feb. 18 meeting.
Rule changes: Council considered three proposed amendments to the rules of procedure. A proposed amendment to Rule 12 (moving honorary and memorial resolutions to proclamations) failed to gain the 27 votes required, with the machine showing 14 in favor, 23 opposed and 1 abstention. A separate change requiring a mandatory one‑meeting deferral on rule changes (Rule 53.2) passed; a third change removing automatic committee reports for items on the consent agenda (Rule 40.1) passed and will take effect after a 30‑day waiting period in early April.
Appointment and nominations: The Rules, Confirmations and Public Elections Committee reported several confirmations and deferrals. The council confirmed Frank Stephenson to the Metro Development and Housing Agency Board, Katie Varney to the Public Library Board, Catherine Armwood to the Sustainability Advisory Committee and Christina Karpenick to the Zoning Appeals Board. The committee deferred the Hospital Authority appointment of Dr. Chike Nazare for one meeting.
Consent agenda and committee reports: The council adopted a consolidated consent agenda that included a long list of resolutions and second- and third‑reading ordinances recommended unanimously by committee. Committee chairs reported their votes in the record; the consent motion was approved by voice and the items were adopted.
Votes at a glance (selected items explicitly recorded in the meeting transcript): - RS2025-1015 (contract with My Goat Inc. for robotic mowers): Adopted, 32 in favor, 3 against, 0 abstentions. - RS2025-1039 (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas grant for MNPD): Adopted; one member recorded as abstaining. - RS2025-1054 (request that MNPD evaluate safety plans for Metro Schools): Adopted, 27 in favor, 8 against, 2 abstentions. - RS2025-1057 (resolution supporting a WNBA franchise bid for Nashville): Adopted (voice vote); sponsors requested that affirmative votes be listed as cosponsors under Rule 12.3. - Consolidated consent agenda: adopted by voice; multiple resolutions and ordinances on second and third reading were advanced as recorded in the committee reports.
What comes next: Rule changes that passed will take effect after the stated waiting period; items that were deferred will return at the next meeting. Several confirmations and the large consent agenda items will be reflected in the official minutes and the clerk's record.
