Chair: Irene Fernando, District 2  
ViceChair: Debbie Goettel, District 5  
FINAL BOARD AGENDA  
Members:  
Jeff Lunde, District 1  
Marion Greene, District 3  
Angela Conley, District 4  
BOARD OF HENNEPIN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS  
TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 2023  
1:30 PM  
Chris LaTondresse, District 6  
Kevin Anderson, District 7  
1.  
2.  
3.  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Approval of Agenda  
Hennepin Highlights  
SHAPE Survey - Introduced by Commissioner Fernando; Presented by Amy  
Leite Bennett, Public Health  
4.  
5.  
Minutes from Previous Meeting  
4.A. June 6, 2023 Board meeting minutes  
Attachments:  
Referral of Correspondence and Department Communications  
Correspondence  
A.  
Professional and Personal Service Agmts/Amds of $100,000 or less which have  
been approved by Department Director, Assistant/County Administrator. Report  
Number: 23RAA-03  
Attachments:  
B.  
Claim/Summons - 1. Thomas H. Scott - RE: Motor vehicle damage. - 2. Matthew  
J. Schumacher, Attorney - RE: Jay Anderson as POA for Sandra Isham vs.  
Harry J. Campbell, III et al. - 3. JNR Adjustment Company - RE: Lumen  
Technologies property damage. - 4. Stephanie J. Hernandez - RE: Motor vehicle  
damage. - 5. Rob A. Stefonowicz - RE: State of Minnesota, by its Commissioner  
of Transportation, v. Evergreen Properties, LLC, et al. - 6. Paul J. Bosman - RE:  
Toshira Garraway Allen, and Community United Against Policy Brutality v. City  
of St. Paul, Hennepin County. - 7. Caroline Rinker - RE: Property damage. - 8.  
Gregory G. Brooker, Assistant U.S. Attorney - RE: State of Minnesota, by its  
Commissioner of Transportation, v. County of Hennepin.  
Attachments:  
C.  
Letters - 1. 6/13/23 - Katie Smith, Director, Division of Ecological and Water  
Resources - RE: Harrison Bay of Lake Minnetonka City of Mound Name change.  
Attachments:  
Department Communications  
D.  
Claims Register for the period ending June 30, 2023  
Attachments:  
E.  
Claims Register for the period ending July 7, 2023  
F.  
Claims Register for the period ending July 14, 2023  
Referred to Administration, Operations and Budget Committee  
G.  
Neg Lease Agmt LS00000030 with Regents of the University of Minnesota for  
rental space to be temporarily utilized by Hennepin County Library at 2001  
Plymouth Ave., Mpls, 09/01/23-08/31/24, NTE $21,000 first year gross rent  
Attachments:  
H.  
Convey surplus property to the City of Minneapolis  
Attachments:  
Referred to Health and Human Services Committee  
I.  
Human Services & Public Health resolution, including contracts and  
amendments to contracts with provider - 2309  
J.  
Amd 1 to Agmt A2311580 with the Federal Health Resources Services  
Administration for expanding COVID-19 Vaccinations for the Hennepin County  
Health Care for the Homeless program, 12/01/22-12/31/23, $27,500 (recv), supp  
appr $109,269  
K.  
Agmt A2311804 with Substance and Mental Health Services Administration  
accepting a federal grant for Community Crisis Response Partnerships,  
09/30/23-09/29/24, $735,353 (recv)  
Referred to Law, Safety and Justice Committee  
L.  
Agmt A2311785 with the Lake Minnetonka Conservation District accepting grant  
funding for law enforcement and boating safety patrol services,  
05/01/23-12/31/23, $87,000 (recv)  
M.  
Agmts PR00005161, PR00005162, PR00005163, PR00005165, and  
PR00005166 with the U.S. Dept of Justice accepting $613,369 in 2022 Justice  
Assistance Grant (JAG) funding, 10/01/21-09/30/25; Agmts with five cities for  
funding and administration, 10/01/21-09/30/25  
N.  
Agmt A2311814 with the MN Dept of Commerce accepting grant funding for  
enhanced auto theft prosecution efforts, 07/01/23-06/30/25, $210,308 (recv);  
supp appr of $49,800 and 0.5 FTE to 2023 dept budget of the Hennepin County  
Attorney  
Referred to Public Works Committee  
O.  
Authorization to amend budget and establish a reduced speed limit of 30mph in  
school zone along CSAH50 (Rebecca Park Trail); CP 2191700 (county recv  
$117,435)  
Attachments:  
Referred to Resident Services Committee  
P.  
Request a final determination on naming an unnamed waterbody in Mound  
Q.  
Joint Powers Agreements with the City of Orono for assessment services to be  
performed by Hennepin County, 08/01/23-07/31/24, $254,000 (est recv)  
6.  
7.  
8.  
Commendations  
Commissioner Communications/Updates  
Claims Register  
8.A.  
Claims Register for the period ending June 2, 2023  
8.B.  
Claims Register for the period ending June 9, 2023  
9.  
Consent  
9.A.  
Award funding for the Hennepin County Youth Activities Grants program Spring  
2023 Equipment and Playground Grants  
9.B.  
Work Order PR00005374 under Principal Cooperative Agreement No.  
18-0274/A188951 with the U of M for joint funding of the Hennepin-University  
Partnership program, 01/01/24-12/31/25, NTE $257,202  
9.C.  
9.D.  
9.E.  
Sale of approximately $100,000,000 of general obligation bonds for capital  
improvements; fixing the form and specifications thereof, and providing for their  
execution, delivery, and payment  
Amd 5 to Agmt PR00000539 with Captx, Inc. to provide temporary staff in  
administration of workers’ compensation claims at the direction of the County,  
ext end date to 07/31/25, incr NTE to $825,000  
Authorize Additional Charges to Departments for 2023 Health Insurance  
Premiums  
Attachments:  
9.F.  
Human Services & Public Health resolution, including contracts and  
amendments to contracts with provider - 2308  
Attachments:  
9.G.  
9.H.  
9.I.  
Amd 2 to Agmt A199673 with the MN Dept of Human Services accepting grant  
funding for the Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness,  
revising contract terms, incr recv by $7,925  
Amd 6 to Agmt A199498 with the MN Dept of Human Services for Ryan White  
Program Part B HIV/AIDS services, 04/01/19-03/31/24, decrease recv by  
$2,309,002 for funds not spent  
Agmt PR00005375 with HealthEdge Software, Inc. to provide cloud-based  
software and core health plan functionality including utilization management,  
transportation authorization, care management, population health, appeals and  
grievances, analytics and reporting services, 07/01/23-06/30/28, with two  
optional one-year extensions through 2030, NTE $2,708,552.  
9.J.  
Authorization to receive funds from the Pohlad Family Foundation to purchase  
system modifications for a software tool used to process rent assistance  
9.K.  
9.L.  
9.M.  
Two new agmts with MN District Court for Drug Court and Mental Health Court  
Services, 07/01/23-06/30/25, $580,000 (recv); supp appr of $60,000 to DOCCR  
2023 dept budget  
Neg Amd 10 to Agmt PR00000689 with Met Council and HCRRA for HC  
Southwest Light Rail Transit (“METRO Green Line Extension”) Project (CP  
1005876), extend end date to 01/31/24 with no incr to the NTE  
Neg Agmts PW 40-85-23 and PW 39-85-23 with Canadian Pacific Railway for  
replacement of the railroad crossing surfaces on Douglas Drive in Crystal (CP  
2183500) and Arrowhead Drive (CR 118) in Medina (CP 2183500), (est county  
cost: $55,000 State Aid, $65,000 County Bonds)  
Attachments:  
9.N.  
9.O.  
Neg Agmt PW 38-20-23 with Minneapolis for traffic signal upgrades and  
accessibility improvements on Broadway St NE (CP 2183300); (est county cost:  
$285,000 State Aid)  
Attachments:  
Approve revised business recycling incentive program policy; Approve revised  
school recycling grant eligibility guidelines; Approve Agmt PR00005330 with  
Osseo Area Schools for school recycling grant, 06/28/23-07/01/25, NTE $1,400  
9.P.  
9.Q.  
9.R.  
Approve Agmt PR00005401 with Padilla to develop and implement a broad food  
waste prevention campaign, 07/01/23-07/31/25, NTE $600,000  
Amd 3 to Agmt PR00003112 with Hive Blaine, LLC for the provision of academic  
tutoring services, 01/01/21-12/31/23  
Amd 2 to Agmt PR00003724 with Alpha Human Services, implementing  
intensive outpatient program services to replace the residential program, no  
change to contract dates, incr NTE by $285,000  
10.  
Non-Consent  
11.  
Progressed  
11.A.  
2023 Community Advisory Board Applications and Appointments - Adult Mental  
Health Local Advisory Council  
Attachments:  
11.B.  
11.C.  
2023 Watershed Board Appointments - Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed  
District  
Amd 1 to Be@School Agmts PR00004399, PR00004405, and PR00004408  
12.  
13.  
Old Business  
Immediate Approvals  
13.A.  
Claims Register for the period ending June 16, 2023  
Attachments:  
13.B.  
Claims Register for the period ending June 23, 2023  
Attachments:  
13.C.  
13.D.  
Establish closed labor meetings on Tuesday, July 18, 2023 and Tuesday,  
August 8, 2023 at 10:30AM to discuss matters related to labor strategies  
Establish 2024 premium rates for self-insured dental care program applicable to  
employees, eligible dependents and retirees and delegate authority to County  
Administrator to negotiate and finalize contract with selected vendor  
Attachments:  
13.E.  
Award Contract FC00000074 to The Retrofit Companies, Inc. dba Retrofit  
Electric for the Public Safety Facility Lighting Upgrades project, $1,650,000  
13.F.  
11 Agmts with local agencies to provide services to children at risk for truancy  
and/or educational neglect, 07/01/23-06/30/24, combined NTE of $915,000