Agenda 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 October 8, 2025, Metropolitan Council minutes Public invitation Interested persons may address the Council on matters not on the agenda. Pre-register at public.info@metc.state.mn.us. Each speaker is limited to a three-minute presentation. Other business 2025-239: Metropolitan Council Public Comment Draft of the 2026 Unified Budget (Ned Smith, Chief Financial Officer, 651-602-1162) non-consent, roll call Additional materials Consent business 2025-242: West Mississippi River Regional Trail, Park Acquisition Opportunity Fund Award (Meyer), Three Rivers Park District (Jessica Lee 651-602-1621) 2025-243: Minnesota River Bluffs Regional Trail, Park Acquisition Opportunity Fund Award (CCRRA Phase 2), Carver County (Jessica Lee 651-602-1621) 2025-247: METRO G Line – Joint Powers Agreement (25I038) with City of Saint Paul (Reed Sherlock 612-349-7455) 2025-248: METRO G Line – Joint Powers Agreement (25I048) with City of Little Canada (Reed Sherlock 612-349-7455) 2025-249: METRO G Line – Joint Powers Agreement (25I049) with Ramsey County (Reed Sherlock 612-349-7455) 2025-250: METRO G Line – Joint Powers Agreement (25I050) with Dakota County (Reed Sherlock 612-349-7455) 2025-251: METRO G Line – Joint Powers Agreement (25I066) with City of West Saint Paul (Reed Sherlock 612-349-7455) 2025-254: Authorize Grant Agreement with Plymouth for their NW Greenway Park and Ride Transit Facility Improvements (Arin Knutson 612-349-7643) 2025-255: Solid Waste and Recycling Contract 24P267 (Jeff Freeman 612-349-7527) 2025-265: Programmable Logic Controller Procurement – 25P004 (Mark Lundgren, 651-602-1868) 2025-266: High Strength Waste Hauling, Contract 25P064 (Heidi Hutter, 651-602-1026) Non-consent business – Reports of standing committees Community Development 2025-267: Small Communities Planning Program and 2050 Planning Assistance Grant Program Eligibility Criteria Recommendations (Merritt Clapp Smith 651-602-1567) Environment No reports. Management 2025-126 SW: Labor Agreement with the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, District Council 82 AFL-CIO (Alexis Baker, Labor Relations Program Manager, 651-602-1437) 2025-252 SW: 2025 Policy Update: FM 14-1 (Jody Jacoby, Chief Procurement Officer, 651-602-1144; Ned Smith, Chief Financial Officer, Finance, 651-602-1162; Ashanti Payne, Assist. Director, Equity & Equal Opportunity, 612-349-766) 2025-263 SW: 2025 Policy Update: OEEO 5-1 (Jody Jacoby, 651-602-1144; Ned Smith, 651-602-1162; Ashanti Payne, 612-349-7660) Transportation 2025-246: METRO G Line – Real Estate Acquisition and Condemnation, Resolution 2025-23 (Adam Smith 612-349-7160) Additional materials 2025-256: Northstar Replacement Service - Big Lake and Elk River, Contract 25I100 (Adam Harrington 612-349-7797) Joint reports No reports. Other business 2025-274: Release the draft amendment to Imagine 2050, Imagine 2050 Outcomes Measurement Program, for public comment and set public hearing date (Krysten Ryba-Tures 651-602-1821) Presentation Additional materials Additional materials Information Regional Indicators Presentation (Greater MSP - Nathan Arnosti and Julia Silvis) Presentation Reports Chair Council Members Regional Administrator General Counsel Adjournment
