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Metropolitan Council releases 2025 regional economic framework update for public comment

Metropolitan Council · November 13, 2025

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Summary

Council approved release of the 2025 Regional Economic Framework (REF) update for public comment from Nov. 13–Dec. 22, 2025 and scheduled a public hearing at 4 p.m. on Dec. 3, 2025. Staff said the update aligns with Imagine 2050 and incorporates stakeholder feedback.

The Metropolitan Council voted Nov. 12 to release the 2025 Regional Economic Framework (REF) update for public comment.

Planning analyst Barushka Mishtaz told the council the REF update is a staff-led implementation task under the Imagine 2050 regional plan, developed using a 2024 study and stakeholder convenings between April and September 2025. Staff recommended a public comment period from Nov. 13 to Dec. 22, 2025 and a public hearing at 4 p.m. on Dec. 3, 2025 during the regularly scheduled council meeting.

Mishtaz said the draft incorporates revisions requested by the council at the Oct. 15 committee meeting and that it emphasizes workforce development, alignment of skills with employer needs, the economic impacts of racial disparities and the role of immigrants in the labor market. Staff also incorporated suggestions to integrate existing council initiatives—such as LCA grants and TOD work—into implementation items and to place council commitments in the document’s body.

Councilmember Chambliss moved to approve Business Item 2025-89; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. Staff will collect public comments and return a report for council review in early to mid-January, with adoption anticipated in early February 2026.

Sources: Presentation by Barushka Mishtaz, Metropolitan Council meeting Nov. 12, 2025.