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DEPARTMENT RESULTS
Metropolitan Council  


“The Metropolitan Council is focused on working collaboratively with local communities, ensuring the efficient use of our regional systems and being accountable for results. In addition to these performance indicators for our agency, the Council has benchmarks to measure the progress of our region in achieving the goals of our 2030 Regional Development Framework. We recognize that our success hinges upon achieving the cooperation of our regional partners and allowing market forces to respond to changing needs.”

-Peter Bell,
Council Chair
 

 
Department Results
Office of Governor
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Metropolitan Council
Mission: To plan and coordinate the orderly, economical development of the seven-county metropolitan area and ensure the efficient use of our regional systems for transportation, aviation, wastewater collection and treatment, and regional parks and open space.
Learn more about the Metropolitan Council by visiting its Website or reading its agency profiles: Metropolitan Council (Transit) and Metropolitan Council (Parks).
Goal: Accommodate growth within the metropolitan area by working collaboratively with our partners
     Number of housing units produced per year
     Percentage of housing units built by location
    Acres of contaminated land cleaned up and returned to productive use
    Investment required per job created or retained
    Expected increase in net tax capacity per dollar invested
Goal: Maximize the effectiveness and value of regional services, infrastructure investments and incentives
    Efficient use of federal housing rental assistance dollars
    Annual regional park visits
    Expected private investment leveraged by Livable Communities grants
    Transit passengers per revenue hour
    Wastewater operation and maintenance cost per capita
Goal: Enhance transportation choices and improve the ability of Minnesotans to travel safely and efficiently throughout the region
    Peak-hour transit capacity
    Annual transit ridership
    Metro Mobility ride denial rate
Goal: Preserve vital natural areas and resources for future generations
    Wastewater treatment plant compliance with Clean Water standards
    Amount of mercury removed from wastewater system
    Acres of park land added to regional park system