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File #: 23-0476    Version: 1
Type: Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 11/17/2023 In control: Administration, Operations and Budget Committee
On agenda: 11/28/2023 Final action: 12/12/2023
Title: Joint Powers Agmt A2312021 with the Minneapolis Youth Coordinating Board restating partnership through December 31, 2028, annual dues of $89,427
Attachments: 1. RESOLUTION
Item Description:
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Joint Powers Agmt A2312021 with the Minneapolis Youth Coordinating Board restating partnership through December 31, 2028, annual dues of $89,427
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Resolution:
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BE IT RESOLVED, that Joint Powers Agreement A2312021 with the Minneapolis Youth Coordinating Board restating the partnership between the Minneapolis City Council, Minneapolis School District, Minneapolis Park District Board and Hennepin County, extending the agreement through December 31, 2028 with dues for Hennepin County in the annual amount of $89,427 be approved; that the Chair of the Board be authorized to sign the Agreement on behalf of the county; and that the Controller be authorized to disburse funds as directed.
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Background:
In 1985, Hennepin County entered into a Joint Powers Agreement with the City of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Public School Board, Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board, and at the time, the Minneapolis Public Library Board, establishing the Minneapolis Youth Coordinating Board. The purpose of the Youth Coordinating Board is to improve the ability of public agencies to promote health, safety, education and development of the community's youth. The Board has created an organizational structure to improve coordination among the agencies that serve youth by providing a means to identify and remedy conditions which hinder or prevent community youth from becoming healthy, productive members of society.

This amended and restated Joint Powers Agreement:

* Extends the term for a period of 5 years, ending December 31, 2028.
* Increases the annual dues applicable to the four participating parties by 20% beginning in 2023.
* Allows each board member to assign a designee annually to represent them and vote on their behalf when the board member is not present.

Current Request:
Joint Powers Agreement A2312021 restates the agreement between Youth Coordinating Board members for a term through December 31, 2028, unless terminated sooner by written agreem...

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