At its Oct. 9 meeting the Metropolitan Council approved a large consent agenda that included numerous resolutions the council clerk read into the record and then approved collectively. Several standalone measures were removed from the consent agenda by members for separate consideration. The council also advanced many land‑use bills on second reading and passed multiple ordinances on third and final reading.

Key outcomes

- Consent agenda: The council approved the consent agenda, which the vice mayor read to include resolutions labeled in the meeting transcript as Resolution 20‑25‑1511 through Resolution 20‑25‑1555 (specific item numbers read into the record). Individual council members removed items 37, 70, 73, 77, and 78 (by agenda number) for separate consideration; after debate the remainder were adopted as a block.

- Confirmations: The council confirmed multiple appointments that night, including the reappointment of Michael Cousin to the Metro Action Commission, the appointment of Megan Godby to the Action Commission, the appointment of Van Pinnick to the Auditorium Commission, and the reappointments of Weston Eiler and Morgan Miller Wallace to the Board of Mechanical, Plumbing and Electrical Examiners and Appeals. Caitlin Jones was confirmed to both the Historical Commission and the Historic Zoning Commission.

- Public‑hearing items advanced or acted on second reading: The council advanced many zoning items on second reading (transcript notes include multiple companion ordinances such as 703/704 deferred to December; several SP and RM zoning amendments including ordinances 1020/1021, 1022/1023, 1024/1025, 1026/1027, 1028, 1029, 1030/1031, 1032, 1033, 1034/1035, 1036/1037, 1038/1039, 1040, 1041/1042, 1043/1044, 1045, 1046, among others). The meeting record indicates many of those items passed their second of three readings as noted by the presiding officer.

- Items deferred: Per committee reports and council actions, several items were deferred one meeting per rule 8.1: notably the Homeland Security GRAMA grant application (Resolution 20‑25‑1533) and the UASI grant application (Resolution 20‑25‑1534), as well as a lease/contract matter (BL2025‑1050) that the budget and arts committees asked to defer.

- Third‑reading final approvals: The council passed several ordinances on third and final reading, including (as recorded in the roll calls) BL2025‑862 (PUD/SP amendment advanced to final passage with an amendment — roll call: 27 yes, 0 no, 1 abstention recorded in the clerk’s tally), BL2025‑954 (regulation of seated sightseeing/entertainment vehicles — final vote recorded as 27 yes, 1 no, 0 abstain), BL2025‑1009 (lease agreement with KIPP Nashville — final vote recorded 26 yes, 2 no, 0 abstain), and BL2025‑1011 (two lease agreements with PNH Properties LLC — final vote recorded 26 yes, 1 no, 1 abstention). Several other third‑reading items listed in the agenda also passed final reading that night.

- Withdrawn items: Sponsor Zoë Welsh withdrew Resolution 15‑47 (denouncing stated actions by U.S. and Israel) after public comment; no council vote occurred on that resolution.

What to expect next

Most zoning ordinances that passed second reading will return for a third reading where amendments are still possible; items deferred by rule require public hearings or a further committee report before the next council vote. Members removed several consent items for separate consideration; those items will appear on the next regular agenda or be resubmitted per committee direction.

The council clerk’s official minutes and roll‑call record provide the definitive vote tallies and the formal ordinance/resolution text. This article summarizes actions as announced during the Oct. 9 session; specific item language and full vote records should be consulted for legal or procedural detail.