DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Accept Invitation To Join Minnesota Valley Transit Authority Board And Adopt Resolution To Terms Of Third Amended And Restated Joint Powers Agreement Of Minnesota Valley Transit Authority
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Accept the invitation to join the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority (MVTA) Board and adopt resolution agreeing to the terms of the Third Amended and Restated joint powers agreement of the MVTA (JPA) with Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, Rosemount, Prior Lake, Savage, Shakopee, and Scott County.
SUMMARY
To provide a safe and efficient multimodal transportation system, Dakota County supports a variety of transportation modes, including transit. During the February 11, 2025, Physical Development Committee (PDC) meeting of the whole, the Committee discussed a draft Transit Workplan developed by staff. The Workplan was based on Board priorities identified at two previous County Board Transit Workshops (held on October 29, 2024, and November 12, 2024). The Transit Workplan identified becoming a member of the MVTA Board as a potential task for consideration.
MVTA was formed in 1990 to provide transit services to member suburbs, including the Dakota County cities of Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, and Rosemount. Scott County and the cities of Prior Lake, Savage, and Shakopee are also current members of MVTA. The governing body of MVTA is the Board, which consists of one commissioner, one alternate commissioner, and one staff member from each party of the JPA. The commissioner from each party must be a member of that party's governing body.
Dakota County had representation on the MVTA Board between 1990 and 2021. The County was an official member of the MVTA Board from 2012 to 2021. By Resolution No. 21-076 (February 2, 2021), the Dakota County Board voted to withdraw from the MVTA Board, noting concerns regarding County Board representation for an organization that do...
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