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File #: 25-0455    Version: 1
Type: Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 10/31/2025 In control: Board of Hennepin County Commissioners
On agenda: Final action: 11/18/2025
Title: JPA A2513167 between Hennepin County, the State of MN, and the cities of Brooklyn Park, Champlin, and New Hope for the provision of an After-Action Review of the response to a public safety incident by responding law enforcement agencies, period 12/01/25-10/30/26, NTE $165,000
Attachments: 1. RESOLUTION
Item Description:
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JPA A2513167 between Hennepin County, the State of MN, and the cities of Brooklyn Park, Champlin, and New Hope for the provision of an After-Action Review of the response to a public safety incident by responding law enforcement agencies, period 12/01/25-10/30/26, NTE $165,000
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Resolution:
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BE IT RESOLVED, that Joint Powers Agreement between Hennepin County, the State of Minnesota, and the cities of Brooklyn Park, Champlin, and New Hope for the provision of an After-Action Review of the response to a public safety incident by responding law enforcement agencies, during the period of December 1, 2025 through October 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $165,000 be approved; and that the Chair of the Board be authorized to sign the Joint Powers Agreement on behalf of the County; and that the Controller be authorized to disburse funds as directed.
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Background:
On June 14, 2025, multiple law enforcement agencies responded to a series of targeted shootings involving Minnesota state legislators. These incidents resulted in serious injuries to State Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette Hoffman, and the deaths of State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman. On June 15, 2025, the individual suspected of the shootings was apprehended by the responding law enforcement agencies.

Following this public safety incident, the City of Brooklyn Park initiated the procurement of an independent and qualified third-party vendor to conduct an After-Action Review (AAR) of the law enforcement response. The vendor selected to perform the AAR is the International Association of Chiefs of Police ("IACP"). The participating parties to the AAR include the following:

* the State of Minnesota, acting through its Commissioner of Public Safety on behalf of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the Minnesota State Patrol (MN State)
* Hennepin County, on behalf of the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office (County),
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