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Council okays $650,000 increase to airport employee dial‑a‑ride contract while alternatives are explored
Summary
The Metropolitan Council authorized an amendment to contract 23P201 with Transportation Plus Inc., increasing the contract by $650,000 to a total not to exceed $4,131,500 to fund airport employee dial‑a‑ride service through December 2024 while staff coordinates alternatives with the Metropolitan Airports Commission and Metro Transit Service.
The Metropolitan Council voted to authorize an amendment to contract 23P201 with Transportation Plus Inc., increasing the contract value by $650,000, for a total contract not to exceed $4,131,500. The amendment funds the airport employee dial‑a‑ride service through December 2024 to allow a transition while Metropolitan Transportation Services coordinates with the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) and Metro Transit Service Development on alternatives.
Council Member Chambliss, reporting the transportation committee item, described the program as "a shared ride public transportation service for employees of airport related employers located at or adjacent to the Minneapolis Saint Paul International Airport," and said the service was competitively procured and began in February 2024. Chambliss said the council plans to discontinue the program in light of unsustainable cost increases and that the amendment provides interim funding while staff pursues other options.
Chambliss moved the authorization; Council Member Johnson seconded. The motion carried by voice vote. Staff said the amendment will fund operations through December 2024 and that Metropolitan Transportation Services will continue coordination with MAC and Metro Transit Service Development on transition options.
The action does not change service eligibility (the program is not open to the general public) and was described as a bridge to transition planning rather than a long‑term policy change. Staff recorded no roll‑call vote in the meeting transcript; the motion passed by voice vote.
