I.

CALL TO ORDER

II.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

III.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

August 22, 2007 Metropolitan Council Meeting

IV.

PUBLIC INVITATION

Invitation to interested persons to address the Council on matters not on the agenda.  Public comment on the agenda items has occurred in the respective committees (each speaker is limited to a three-minute presentation).

V.

BUSINESS

Note:  The Council always attempts to honor requests by the public to move individual items earlier on the agenda when appropriate.  Requests can be made through Pat Curtiss, Council Recording Secretary, prior to the meeting at (651) 602-1390.

A.

Consent List

1.

2007-9

City of Orono Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Myrtlewood, Review File 18392-5 (Jim Uttley 651-602-1361)

2.

2007-14

Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA) Implementation Guidelines (Phyllis Hanson 651-602-1566)

3.

2007-237

Tony Schmidt Regional Park Master Plan, Ramsey County (Jan Youngquist 651-602-1029)

4.

2007-238

City of Jordan 2020 Comprehensive Plan Update, Review File 19840-1 (Tom Caswell 651-602-1319)

5.

2007-244

Amending the Administrative Review Guidelines for Minor Forecast Changes (Mark Vander Schaaf 651-602-1441 and Phyllis Hanson 651-602-1566)

6.

2007-250

Change in Scope of Grant SG-06-106 to Include Funding for Trail Project in Como Regional Park and Request for Reimbursement Consideration in Future Regional Parks CIP for Portion of Trail Project Funding, City of St. Paul (Arne Stefferud - 651-602-1360)

7.

2007-251

Authorization to Purchase Office Supplies (Chris Gran, 612-349-5060)

8.

2007-278

Authorization to Execute Contracts for SouthWest Transit garage expansion and the Northstar Corridor Development Authority coach lease (Amy Vennewitz 651-602-1058)

9.

2007-280

Amendment to Legal Services Agreement (Nils Grossman, 651-602-1463) 

10.

2007-282

Metropolitan Council Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program FFY 2008 Goal (Wanda Kirkpatrick, 651-602-1085)   

11.

2007-287

Authorization to Adopt Direct Connection Application Fee (Jason Willett 651-602-1196)

12.

2007-289

Authorization to Award a Construction Contract for Dayton-Champlin Lift Station (Bryce Pickart 651-602-1091)

13.

2007-290

Authorization to Acquire Fee Title, Permanent and Temporary Easements and to File Condemnation Petitions for the Lake Minnetonka Area Project, MCES Project 802800, Resolution No. 2007-27  (Bill Cook 651-602-1811)

B.

Joint Report of Community Development, Environment, Management, and Transportation Committees

1.

2007-253

2007 Unified Operating Budget Amendment (Paul Conery, 651-602-1374)

2.

2007-254

2007 Capital Program Budget Amendment (Alan Morris 651-602-1446)

C.

Joint Report of Management and Transportation Committee

SW

1.

2007-293

 Authorization for Sole Source Procurement of AutoCAD Software and Other Specialized Engineering and Project Management Software  (Brian  Lamb 612-349-7510, Mark Fuhrmann 612-349-7513)

D.

Report of Environment Committee

1.

2007-288

Authorization to Negotiate and Execute a Construction Cooperation Agreement with the MN Department of Transportation for Relocation of Existing Interceptor 1-RF-491 and Construction of a New Interceptor Parallel to 1-RF-491, Project No. 805400 (Bryce Pickart 651-602-1091) (Bryce Pickart 651-602-1091)

E.

Report of the Community Development Committee      Items on Consent List or Joint Report

F.

Report of Management Committee         

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1.

2007-304

Authorization of PFA Transit Loan and Certification of Anticipatory Debt Service Levy, Resolution 2007-28      (Beth Widstrom-Anderson, 651-602-1567)    

G.

Report of the Transportation Committee

1.

2007-263

Subordinate Funding Agreement #1 with the Minnesota Department of Transportation for the Central Corridor Light Rail Project (Brian Lamb 612-349-7510, Mark Fuhrmann 612-349-7513)

2.

2007-270

Disposition of the 38th Street Property, Hiawatha Corridor (Brian Lamb 612-349-7510,  Guy Peterson 651-602-1418)

3.

2007-276

Adoption of the 2008-2011 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area (Arlene McCarthy 651-602-1754, Carl Ohrn 651-602-1719)

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4.

2007-299

Controlled Access Approval for the I-35W Bridge in Minneapolis    (M.C. Review No. 20087-1)  (Arlene McCarthy 651-602-1754, Amy Vennewitz 651-602-1508, Connie Kozlak 651-602-1720) 

VI.

OTHER BUSINESS

Livable Communities Advisory Committee Appointment (Peter Bell)

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2.

Urban Partnership Agreement (UPA)  Overview (Brian Lamb 623-349-7510, Arlene McCarthy 651-602-1754)    No Materials

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3.

State Fair Ridership  (Brian Lamb 612-349-7510)       No Materials

VII.

REPORTS

Chair

Council Members

Regional Administrator

General Counsel

VIII.

ADJOURNMENT

SW

Action taken by the Council and Committee the Same Week

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Additional materials included for items on published agenda

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Additional business items added following publication of agenda