RETURN TO COUNCIL MEETINGS

METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEETING

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

390 North Robert Street Council Chambers

4:00 P.M.

 

AGENDA

 

 

I.

CALL TO ORDER

 

 

II.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

 

 

III.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 

 

 

June 25, 2008 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 Lists

 

1.

2008-174

Authorization to Negotiate and Execute Contracts 07P156A and 07P156B for Full Service Interceptor Architectural/Engineering Services (Bill Moeller 651-602-4504)

 

 

2.

2008-175

Authorization to Award and Execute a Contract for Construction of the 1-MN-302 Relocation – Miscellaneous Connections, Project 800334, Contract 08P049 (Bryce Pickart 651-602-1091)

 

 

3.

2008-178

Contract Award for Drain Cleaning and Disposal Services (Wayne Schafer 612-349-7340)

 

 

4.

2008-179

2008-2011 TIP Amendment – Add HPP Project SP #6284-141, I-35W from I-694 to Lexington Avenue – Study for future investments (TAB Action 2008-17)  Carl Ohrn 651-602-1719)

 

 

5.

2008-180

2008-2011 TIP Amendment –Add HPP Project SP 6215-93 to study intersection redesign on Snelling Avenue at University Avenue in St. Paul (TAB Action 2008-18)  Carl Ohrn 651-602-1719)

 

 

6.

2008-183

Authorization to Apply for JARC Funding from MnDOT (Resolution 2008- 14 (John Harper 651-602-1748)

 

 

7.

2008-186

 Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) Publication and Comment (Mark Fuhrmann 651-602-1942)

 

 

8.

2008-188

 Subrecipient Agreements with Minnesota Valley Transit Authority and Dakota County (Arlene McCarthy 651-602-1754, Craig Lamothe 612-349-7690)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B.

Joint Report of Management and  Community Development Committees

Roll

Call

1.

2008-153

2008 Unified Operating Budget Amendment (Mary Bogie  651-602-1359)

 

 

C.

Report of Transportation Committee          Items on the Consent Report

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D.

Report of the Environment Committee 

SW

1.

2008-194

Approval of Changes to Service Availability Charge (SAC) Rules to Allow SAC Credit Transfers in Certain Economic Development Circumstances   (Jason Willett 651-602-1196)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E.

Report of Community Development Committee

SW

1.

2008-155

Central Corridor Comprehensive Plan Amendment – City of St. Paul (Denise Engen 651-602-1513)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F.

Report of the Management Committee             Item listed as Joint Report

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VI.

OTHER BUSINESS

 

1.

2008-189

 

Metropolitan Council Member Committee Assignments (Peter Bell 651-602-1453)

 

 

2.

 

Update on Regional Water Supply Plan (William G. Moore 651-602-1162)

 

 

3.

 

Preliminary Unified Operating Budgets, Rates and Levies (Tom Weaver  651-602-1723)

 

 

 

 

 

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

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Backup materials available at the meeting