RETURN TO COUNCIL MEETINGS

METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEETING

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

390 North Robert Street Council Chambers

4:00 P.M.

 

AGENDA - Amended

 

I.

CALL TO ORDER

 

 

II.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

 

 

III.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 

 

 

August 24, 2011 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 Laurie Nistl, Council Recording Secretary, prior to the meeting at (651) 602-1390.

 

 

 

 

 

A.

Joint Report of the Community Development, Transportation and Management Committees

 

Roll Call

2011-205

2011 Unified Budget Amendment (Paul Conery 651 602-1374)

 

 

 

 

 

B.

Joint Report of the Community Development, Transportation and Management Committees

 

Roll Call

2011-206

Unified Capital Program Amendment (Paul Conery 651-602-1374)

 

 

 

 

C.

Consent List

 

1.

2011-219

Central Corridor Light Rail Transit: Subordinate Funding Agreement with the City of Minneapolis (Mark Fuhrmann 651-602-1942)

 

2.

2011-220

Authorization to Execute Grant Agreement with Minnesota Valley Transit Authority for Cedar Avenue BRT Station Construction  (Cole Hiniker 651-602-1748)

 

3.

2011-221

Authorization to Purchase 46 Option 40-Foot Gillig 41 Forty-foot Replacement Buses (Jan Homan 612-349-5000)

 

4.

2011-225

Authorization to Hold Public Hearing on Draft Facility Plan for Minneapolis Interceptor Rehabilitation, MCES Project No. 809040 (Deborah Manning 651-602-1114; Bryce Pickart 651-6702-1091)

 

5.

2011-231

Copier RFP (Pancho Henderson, 651-602-1627)

 

6.

2011-232

Authorization to Amend Supplemental Funding Grant Agreement with Minnesota Valley Transit Authority (Sean Pfeiffer 651-602-1887, Amy Vennewitz 651-602-1058)

 

 

7.

2011-234

Amendment of Business Item 2010-201, Northstar Locomotive Purchase (Ed Byers 612-349-7080)

 

 

 

 

 

D.  

Report of the Management CommitteeItems in Joint Report and Consent List

 

 

 

 

 

E.

Report of the Transportation Committee 

 

1.

2011-233

Approval of the  Draft Transitway Guidelines for Public Comment (Cole Hiniker 651-602-1748, Arlene McCarthy 651-602-1754)

 

 

 

 

 

 

F.

Report of Community Development Committee – Items in Joint Report

 

 

 

 

 

G.

Report of the Environment Committee   - Item on Consent List

 

 

 

 

VI.

OTHER BUSINESS

 

1.

Info

Results of the GANs sale – no discussion needed; handout only (Allen Hoppe, 651-602-1629; Mercy Ndungu, 651-602-1436)

 

2.

Info

Regional Benchmarks (Libby Starling 602-651-1135)

 

3.

Info

Corridors of Opportunity Update/Status report (Mark Vander Schaaf 651 602-1441; Allison Brummel 651 602-1363)

 

 

 

 

VII.

REPORTS

 

 

 

 

 

Chair

 

 

 

 

 

Council Members

 

 

 

 

 

Regional Administrator

 

 

 

 

 

General Counsel

 

 

 

VIII.

ADJOURNMENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

SW

Action taken by the Council and Committee the same week

*

Additional materials included for items on published agenda

**

Additional business items added following publication of agenda

***

Backup materials available at the meeting