 The agreement was executed under a 1984 Minnesota statute that allowed suburban communities in the metropolitan area to create their own transit agencies independent of Metro Transit, the region's primary public transit provider.MVTA was one of several suburban transit agencies (also known as "opt-outs") that were formed as a result.MVTA is governed by an eight-member board, each member representing the governing body of a member jurisdiction, plus one at-large member and several "ex officio" members.