Purple Line project committees
Three committees will be formed to advise the project: the Corridor Management Committee, the Community and Business Advisory Committee, and the Technical Advisory Committee. Meeting agendas and materials will be available in the Project Library.
Corridor Management Committee (CMC)
The Corridor Management Committee (CMC) will include elected officials and community leaders who are appointed by the Chair of the Metropolitan Council to advise the Metropolitan Council and Ramsey County on the design and construction of the Purple Line. The CMC will use technical, community and business input to leverage opportunities and address issues throughout each stage of the proposed project including preliminary design, final design and construction.
The CMC will meet on a monthly, quarterly or as-needed basis. All CMC meetings will be open to the public. Agenda will be posted to the website before each meeting and meeting minutes will be posted following the next CMC meeting, once approved. Meetings will be held virtually and live-streamed for the public to join. The livestream video links will be posted below with the meeting materials. Due to technical difficulties, the 9/16/22 meeting was not livestreamed or recorded.
Please contact Liz Jones at: [email protected] or 651-602-1977 with any questions.
2024 meetings and materials
| Meeting date |
Materials |
| April 4, 2024 |
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| March 7, 2024 |
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| February - Canceled |
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| January 10, 1:00-2:30 pm |
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2023 meetings and materials
| Meeting date |
Materials |
| December - Canceled |
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| October 11, 1:00-2:30 pm |
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| September 13, 1:00 - 2:30 pm |
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| June 29, 10:30 am-noon |
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| April 6, 1:00 - 2:30 pm |
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| March 15 - Canceled |
2022 meetings and materials
| Meeting Date |
Materials |
| Sept. 16, 12:30-2 pm |
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| Aug. 24 - CANCELED |
| June 17, 12:30-2 pm |
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| April 29, 10:30 am-noon (in-person) |
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CMC members
| Name |
Organization |
| Charlie Zelle, CMC Chair |
Metropolitan Council, Chair |
| Victoria Reinhardt, CMC Vice Chair |
Ramsey County, Commissioner |
| Chai Lee, District 13 |
Metropolitan Council, Councilmember |
| Mai Chong Xiong |
Ramsey County, Commissioner |
| Nelsie Yang |
City of St. Paul, Councilmember |
| Nikki Villavicencio |
City of Maplewood, Councilmember |
| Erik Goebel |
City of Vadnais Heights, Councilmember |
| Bill Walsh |
City of White Bear Lake, Councilmember |
| Len Cacioppo |
City of Gem Lake, Councilmember |
| Scott McCune |
White Bear Township, Supervisor |
| Luke Schlegel |
City of Mahtomedi, Councilmember |
| Lesley Kandaras |
Metro Transit, Interim General Manager |
| Sheila Kauppi |
Minnesota Department of Transportation, District Engineer |
| Laurie Malone |
CBAC - Resident Representative |
| Ianni Houmas |
CBAC - Business Representative |
Community and Business Advisory Committee
The Community and Business Advisory Committee (CBAC) will be comprised of local residents and businesses representatives along the Purple Line to advise the Metropolitan Council on how stations can best serve the neighborhoods and businesses where they are located. The committee will provide the community perspective on the overall project design. Participation on the committee will extend through the duration of the project. The committee will be led by co-chairs, one resident and one business community representative. CBAC members will be selected through an application process and represent community and business perspectives at each of the project's station areas. Committee members were selected by elected and appointed officials from along the Purple Line corridor. There will be approximately four – six meetings per year at a time that works best for most participants, with opportunities for additional neighborhood-specific involvement.
Please contact Liz Jones at: [email protected] or 651-602-1977 with questions or for virtual meeting information.
2024 meetings and materials
| Meeting Date |
Materials |
| March 29, 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM |
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| February 23, 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM |
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2023 meetings and materials
| Meeting Date |
Materials |
| December 6, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
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| September 11, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
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| June 21, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
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| May 22, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
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2022 meetings and materials
Meeting Date Materials September 13, 11:30 am-1 pm
July 7, 5-6:30 pm
CBAC members
| Name |
CBAC Seat |
| Shari Wilson |
At-large Ramsey County |
| John H. Perlich |
At-large Ramsey County |
| Jack Byers |
At-large Ramsey County |
| Rebecca Nelson |
At-large Ramsey County |
| John Slade |
At-large Ramsey County |
| Don Mullin |
At-large Ramsey County |
| Ianni Houmas |
At-large Ramsey County |
| Debra Canfield |
Maplewood business |
| Laurie Malone |
Maplewood resident |
| Steve Heckler |
Maplewood resident |
| Patrick Horan |
Maplewood resident |
| Torin Gustafson |
Maplewood resident |
| Zachary Mensinger |
St. Paul business |
| Brent Peterson |
St. Paul business |
| Ian R. Buck |
St. Paul business |
| Joan Ballanger |
St. Paul resident |
| Felicia Anderson |
St. Paul resident |
| Leah Gayle |
St. Paul resident |
| Nengshy Vang |
St. Paul business |
| Alberto Bertomeu |
St. Paul business |
| Jeanette Jones |
St. Paul resident |
| Abby Alldaffer |
St. Paul resident |
| Darrell Paulsen |
TAAC Representative |
| Mary Buerkle |
Vadnais Heights business |
| Kevin Whelan |
Vadnais Heights business |
| David B. Monsour |
White Bear Lake business |
| Carol McFarlane |
White Bear Lake resident |
| Katherine T. Knudsen |
White Bear Lake resident |
| Paul Bolstad |
White Bear Lake resident |
| Shelly Hauge |
White Bear Township business |
Technical Advisory Committee
The Technical Advisory Committee will be formed in Spring of 2022 and will convene monthly to advise the Purple Line Project team and Corridor Management Committee from a technical perspective. Staff will include planners and engineers from public agencies involved in planning the Purple Line project.
The TAC will include staff representatives from:
- Metro Transit
- Minnesota Department of Transportation
- Ramsey County
- Ramsey County Public Works
- Ramsey County Community Economic Development
- Ramsey County Parks and Recreation
- City of St. Paul
- City of Maplewood
- City of Vadnais Heights
- White Bear Township
- City of White Bear Lake
- Capitol Area Architecture and Planning Board