RETURN TO COUNCIL MEETINGS

METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEETING

Wednesday June 27, 2007

Robert Street Council Chambers

4:00 P.M.

 

AGENDA

 

I.

CALL TO ORDER

 

 

              ADMINISTER OATH OF OFFICE –METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEMBERS

 

II.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

 

 

III.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 

 

 

June 13, 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.

2007-64

Central Corridor Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Strategic Plan (Wanda Kirkpatrick 651-602-1085)

 

 

2.

2007-120

Metropolitan Agricultural Preserves Program – 2006 Status Report (Victoria Dupre 651-602-1621)

 

 

3.

2007-146

Authorization to Purchase 347 Hospital Beds (Chris Gran 612-349-5060)

 

 

4.

2007-186

Distributing State FiscalYear 2008 Appropriations for Metropolitan Regional Parks System Operations & Maintenance Fund (Arne Stefferud 651-602-1360)

 

 

5.

2007-192

City of Waconia Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Interlaken, Review File 16946-14 (Jim Uttley 651-602-1361)

 

 

6.

2007-198

Request for Reimbursement Consideration of Dakota County Share of Funding for Lebanon Hills Regional Park Surface Water Management Capital Costs (Arne Stefferud 651-602-1360)

 

 

7.

2007-201

City of Watertown Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Woodfield, Review File 16483-11 (Jim Uttley 651-602-1361)

 

 

8.

2007-207

Evaluating Land Acquisition Opportunity Fund Distribution Rules (Arne Stefferud 651-602-1360)

 

 

9.

2007-211

Authorization to Purchase Digital Recording Systems (Chris Gran 62-349-5060)

 

 

10.

2007-212

City of Maplewood Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Gladstone Neighborhood Redevelopment Plan, Review File 18153-3 (Bob Mazanec 651-602-1330)

 

 

11.

2007-213

Authorization to Negotiate and Execute an On-Call Engineering Services Contract for Hiawatha Light Rail Transit (Chris Gran 612-349-5060)

 

 

 

 

 

12.

2007-215

Authorization to Make College Pass Program Permanent (Ed Petrie 612-349-7624, Bruce Howard 612-349-7689)

 

 

13.

2007-217

Ratification of Declaration of Emergency to Extend Contracts With Senior Community Services (Gerri Sutton 651-602-1672)

 

 

14.

2007-218

City of Columbus Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Sewer Service Staging Change, Review File 19078-5 (Bob Mazanec 651-602-1330)

 

 

 

 

 

 

B.

Report of Community Development Committee

 

1.

2007-07

City of Oak Grove Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Swan Lake Preserve, Review File 17096-23, Resolution 2007-15(Victoria Dupre 651-602-1621)

 

 

2.

2007-169

City of East Bethel Comprehensive Plan Update, Review File 19744-2 (Patrick Boylan 651-602-1438)

 

 

3.

2007-185

TBRA Funding Recommendations (Marcus Martin 651-602-1054)

 

 

 

 

 

 

C.

Report of the Management Committee               There is no Report

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D.

Report of Transportation Committee                    Items on the Consent List

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E.

Report of the Environment Committee               There is no Report

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VI.

OTHER BUSINESS

 

1.

 

Regional Benchmarks Annual Update (Todd Graham 651-602-1322)

 

 

2.

 

Issuance of RFP for Northstar Commuter Coach Procurement   (Mark Fuhrmann 612-349-7513, Chris Gran 612-349-5060)

 

 

 

 

 

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