Chair: Irene Fernando, District 2  
Vice-Chair: Debbie Goettel, District 5  
Members: Jeff Lunde, District 1  
Marion Greene, District 3  
BOARD MINUTES  
BOARD OF HENNEPIN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS  
TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2024  
1:30 PM  
Angela Conley, District 4  
Vacant, District 6  
Kevin Anderson, District 7  
Commissioner Irene Fernando, Chair, called the meeting of the Hennepin County  
Board of Commissioners for Tuesday, March 19, 2024 to order at 1:31 p.m.  
Commissioner Irene Fernando, Commissioner Marion Greene, Commissioner Jeff  
Lunde, Commissioner Debbie Goettel, and Commissioner Kevin Anderson  
Commissioner Angela Conley  
Present:  
Absent:  
1.  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Commissioner Irene Fernando led the Pledge of Allegiance.  
2.  
Approval of Agenda  
APPROVE  
Commissioner Jeff Lunde moved, seconded by Commissioner Kevin Anderson,  
to approve the Agenda.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Lunde,  
Aye:  
Commissioner Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson  
Commissioner Conley  
Absent:  
3.  
4.  
Hennepin Highlights  
Minutes from Previous Meeting  
4.A. March 5, 2024 Minutes  
APPROVE  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Jeff  
Lunde, to approve the Minutes.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Lunde, Commissioner Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Conley  
Absent:  
5.  
Referral of Correspondence and Department Communications  
Correspondence  
CORRESPONDENCE REFERRED AS RECOMMENDED  
Commissioner Jeff Lunde moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion Greene, to  
refer as recommended.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Lunde,  
Commissioner Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Conley  
Absent:  
5.A.  
24N-0008  
Professional and Personal Service Agmts/Amds of $100,000 or less which have been  
approved by Department Director, Assistant/County Administrator. Report Number:  
24RAA-02  
CORRESPONDENCE REFERRED AS RECOMMENDED  
5.B.  
24N-0009  
Summons - 1. Andrew Gibbons vs. MN-DHS Hennepin County Municipal Liability  
et al; 2. Bremer Bank vs. Hennepin County HRA et al; 3. Fatima Ali vs. Hennepin  
Healthcare System, Inc.  
CORRESPONDENCE REFERRED AS RECOMMENDED  
5.C.  
24N-0010  
Letter - 1. MCWD Public Notice County Road 6 Pond Retrofit  
CORRESPONDENCE REFERRED AS RECOMMENDED  
Department Communications  
5.D.  
24-0135  
Claims Register for the period ending March 22, 2024  
REFER AS RECOMMENDED  
Commissioner Jeff Lunde moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion  
Greene, to refer as recommended.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Aye:  
Lunde, Commissioner Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson  
Commissioner Conley  
Absent:  
24-0136  
5.E.  
Claims Register for the period ending March 29, 2024  
REFER AS RECOMMENDED  
Commissioner Jeff Lunde moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion  
Greene, to refer as recommended.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Aye:  
Lunde, Commissioner Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson  
Commissioner Conley  
Absent:  
24-0137  
5.F.  
Claims Register for the period ending April 5, 2024  
REFER AS RECOMMENDED  
Commissioner Jeff Lunde moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion  
Greene, to refer as recommended.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Aye:  
Lunde, Commissioner Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson  
Commissioner Conley  
Absent:  
24-0138  
5.G.  
Claims Register for the period ending April 12, 2024  
REFER AS RECOMMENDED  
Commissioner Jeff Lunde moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion  
Greene, to refer as recommended.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Aye:  
Lunde, Commissioner Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson  
Commissioner Conley  
Absent:  
Referred to Administration, Operations and Budget Committee  
Commissioner Jeff Lunde moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion Greene, to  
refer to Committee.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Lunde,  
Commissioner Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Conley  
Absent:  
5.H.  
24-0121  
Amd 2 to Agmt PR00004679 with OptumRx, the county’s self-insured pharmacy benefit  
plan’s third-party administrator, to include reporting service for Centers for Medicare and  
Medicaid Services required by the Consolidated Appropriations Act Prescription Drug  
Data Collection filing  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
Referred to Health and Human Services Committee  
Commissioner Jeff Lunde moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion Greene, to  
adopt the items in the consent agenda.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Lunde,  
Commissioner Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Conley  
Absent:  
5.I.  
24-0123  
Human Services & Public Health resolution, including contracts and amendments to  
contracts with provider - 2405  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.J.  
24-0124  
Amd 4 to Agmt A177727 with the MN Dept of Human Services to receive a direct  
allocation from the Housing Support fund for culturally specific housing services focused  
on the needs of the Native American community, particularly relating to severe  
substance use disorder and homelessness, ext end date to 06/30/24, incr recv by  
$1,304,951  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.K.  
24-0125  
Amd 2 to Agmt A177729 with the MN Dept of Human Services to receive a direct  
allocation from the Housing Support fund for emergency shelter and tenancy supports  
for people with disabling conditions experiencing homelessness, ext end date to  
06/30/24, incr recv by $2,972,675  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
Referred to Law, Safety and Justice Committee  
Commissioner Jeff Lunde moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion Greene, to  
adopt the items in the consent agenda.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Lunde,  
Commissioner Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Conley  
Absent:  
5.L.  
24-0126  
Three Agmts with local agencies to provide transitional housing, housing case  
management and day reporting services for Community Corrections clients,  
05/01/24-12/31/26, total combined NTE $4,550,866  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.M.  
24-0127  
Agmt PR00005859 with Alpha Service Industries to provide outpatient sexual health  
treatment services for Community Corrections clients, 05/01/24-12/31/24, NTE  
$235,000  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
Referred to Public Works Committee  
Commissioner Jeff Lunde moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion Greene, to  
adopt the items in the consent agenda.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Lunde,  
Commissioner Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Conley  
Absent:  
5.N.  
24-0128  
Neg Amd 1 to Work Order PR00005922 with the U of M for a collaborative natural  
resource planning project, no change to dates, incr NTE by $25,000  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.O.  
24-0129  
Neg Agmt PW 19-84-24 with BNSF Railway relating to Shoreline Drive (CSAH 15)  
Bridge No. 27565 Rehabilitation Project in Wayzata, CP 2183400 (est county cost:  
$31,000 Property Tax)  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
6. Commendations  
6.A.  
24-0130  
Commendation of Dr. Susan Palchick, PhD, MPH upon her retirement - offered by  
Commissioner Conley  
ADOPT  
Commissioner Kevin Anderson moved, seconded by Commissioner Irene  
Fernando, to adopt the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Lunde, Commissioner Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Conley  
Absent:  
7.  
8.  
Commissioner Communications/Updates  
Commissioner Fernando: Invited the public to the State of the County event  
coming up.  
Claims Register  
8.A.  
24-0086  
Claims Register for the period ending March 8, 2024  
APPROVE/RATIFY  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Kevin  
Anderson, to approve/ratify the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Lunde, Commissioner Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Conley  
Absent:  
24-0087  
8.B.  
Claims Register for the period ending March 15, 2024  
APPROVE/RATIFY  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Kevin  
Anderson, to approve/ratify the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Lunde, Commissioner Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Conley  
Absent:  
9.  
Consent  
Commissioner Kevin Anderson moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion  
Greene, to adopt the items in the consent agenda.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Lunde,  
Commissioner Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Conley  
24-0079  
Absent:  
9.A.  
Approve modification to minimum assessment agreement between the Bloomington  
Port Authority and Ardor apartment development project pursuant to Minn. Stat. §  
469.177, subd. 8  
ADOPT  
9.B.  
24-0088  
Establish a public hearing on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 1:30 pm during the County  
Administration, Operations and Budget Committee for the purpose of issuing debt under  
the county’s 2024-2028 Capital Improvement Program  
ADOPT  
9.C.  
24-0089  
Establish a public hearing on the Hennepin County Consortium 2024 HUD Annual  
Action Plan on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 1:30 p.m.  
ADOPT  
9.D.  
24-0091  
Agmt A2412204 with Ramsey County Housing and Redevelopment Authority,  
03/20/24-12/31/24, total (recv $46,000); Amd 1 to PR00004899 with Interise, Inc.,  
11/01/22-12/31/24, NTE $320,000, for CEO Now programming  
ADOPT  
9.E.  
24-0092  
Amd 8 to Agmt A102233 with Sirius Computer Solutions Inc. for managed mainframe  
services, ext end date to 03/21/27 with two additional one-year extension options  
through 03/31/29, incr NTE by $3,151,485  
ADOPT  
9.F.  
24-0093  
Amd 1 to Agmt PR00005559 with RBA, Inc. for web migration services, ext end date to  
06/01/25, incr NTE by $182,000  
ADOPT  
9.G.  
24-0094  
Agmt PR00005981 with The Network for Better Futures dba Better Futures Minnesota  
to provide janitorial services at East Lake Library, Nokomis Library, Northeast Library  
and Pierre Bottineau Library, 04/01/24-03/31/27, NTE $450,000  
ADOPT  
9.H.  
24-0095  
Approve two agmts to provide deconstruction services, 03/05/24-12/31/25, combined  
total NTE $650,000  
ADOPT  
9.I.  
24-0096  
Agmts with Avivo and HIRED for the provision of services under the Workforce  
Innovation and Opportunity Act Youth Program, 04/01/24-03/31/27, combined NTE  
$820,000  
ADOPT  
9.J.  
24-0097  
Human Services & Public Health resolution, including contracts and amendments to  
contracts with provider - 2404  
ADOPT  
9.K.  
24-0098  
Amd 3 to Agmt A199560 with MN Dept of Human Services to extend grant funding date  
for the MFIP Innovations Teen Parent Project, 01/01/19-12/31/24, accept funds for an  
additional year, (recv $58,000)  
ADOPT  
9.L.  
24-0099  
Amd 2 to Agmt A2110666 with MN DHS to receive Federal Financial Participation  
funding for administration of NEMT, ext end date to 12/31/25, incr recv amt by  
$6,825,000  
ADOPT  
9.M.  
24-0100  
Amd 1 to 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, ext. end date to 03/31/29, incr. NTE by  
$337,655  
ADOPT  
9.N.  
24-0101  
Amd 1 to Agmt A2211212 Joint Powers Agreement with the City of Bloomington to  
expand the Restorative Court program, 06/01/22-12/31/26  
ADOPT  
9.O.  
24-0102  
Agmt PR00006021 with the Barbara Schneider Foundation to provide Crisis Intervention  
Training, 04/15/24-04/15/26, NTE $63,000  
ADOPT  
9.P.  
24-0103  
Neg Agmt PR00005972 with Three Rivers Park District for a project to improve habitat  
and water quality, from date of execution through 12/31/25, NTE $12,600  
ADOPT  
9.Q.  
24-0104  
Amd 6 to Agmt A111206 with The NetWork for Better Futures to recycle appliances, ext  
period to 04/30/29, incr NTE by $450,000, total NTE $1,302,000  
ADOPT  
9.R.  
24-0105  
Amd 1 to Agmt PR00004488 with City of Minneapolis for organics processing, ext to  
03/31/25 and incr rate by up to 3% annually, est annual expenditure $181,500  
ADOPT  
9.S.  
24-0106  
Amd 1 to Agmt PW 25-34-22 with City of Maple Grove for CSAH 101 rehabilitation, incr  
NTE $1,200,000 (county bonds); transfer from CP 2183500 to CP 2174900; incr budget  
for CP 2174900  
ADOPT  
9.T.  
24-0107  
Neg Agmt PW 15-40-24 with MnDOT and City of Hopkins for signal and accessibility  
upgrades on CSAH 3 at Trunk Highway 169 (CP 2183500); est county cost $460,000  
county bonds and $60,584 property tax  
ADOPT  
9.U.  
24-0108  
Support City of Bloomington’s applications for Safe Routes to School Infrastructure  
Program  
ADOPT  
9.V.  
24-0109  
Neg grant agmts for aquatic invasive species prevention projects, various periods, total  
combined NTE $158,788  
ADOPT  
9.W.  
24-0110  
Neg grant agmts for Good Steward natural resource projects, various periods, total  
combined NTE $146,969; Amd 1 to PR00005065 with Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center,  
incr NTE to $19,722  
ADOPT  
9.X.  
24-0111  
Neg Agmt PR00005776 with DMT Solutions Global Corporation d/b/a BlueCrest  
for absentee ballot mailing system software, equipment, and services; 5-year  
agreement, NTE $1.6 million  
ADOPT  
9.Y.  
24-0119  
Allocate $9,600,000 additional funding for the provision of family emergency  
shelter and services, 04/01/24-12/31/24; supp appr of $9,600,000 to the 2024  
HSPH dept budget, authorize 14 FTEs  
ADOPT  
9.Z.  
24-0120  
Amend the 2024 Capital Budget to include CP 1010846 Reuse and Recycling Recovery  
Facility; supplemental budget appropriation of $5,000,000 from the Solid Waste  
Enterprise Fund balance, direct Administrator to include additional funding in the 2025  
Capital Budget  
ADOPT  
10.  
11.  
Non-Consent  
Progressed  
11.A.  
24-0090  
Authorize the issuance and sale of one or more tax-exempt multifamily housing revenue  
bonds by the HCHRA for an affordable housing project at 505, 507, 525, 527, 560  
Humboldt Avenue and 1315 Olson Memorial Highway, Mpls  
ADOPT  
Commissioner Marion Greene moved, seconded by Commissioner Jeff  
Lunde, to adopt the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Lunde, Commissioner Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Conley  
Absent:  
12.  
13.  
Old Business  
Immediate Approvals  
13.A.  
24-0131  
Recognizing the Fourth Judicial District Court’s appointment of Alison Schubring  
as Hennepin County Examiner of Titles  
ADOPT  
Commissioner Jeff Lunde moved, seconded by Commissioner Kevin  
Anderson, to adopt the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Lunde, Commissioner Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Conley  
Absent:  
24-0132  
13.B.  
Compensation adjustment for County Administrator job class; Authorization for new  
employment agreement with David J. Hough for continued employment as County  
Administrator  
ADOPT  
Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion  
Greene, to adopt the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Lunde, Commissioner Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Conley  
Absent:  
24-0133  
13.C.  
Contract award to Ti-Zack Concrete, Inc. for accessibility improvements at various  
county roads (2023 ADA Program Phase 3, CP 2183300) (county cost $726,001 State  
Aid)  
ADOPT  
Commissioner Kevin Anderson moved, seconded by Commissioner Debbie  
Goettel, to adopt the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Lunde, Commissioner Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Conley  
Absent:  
24-0134  
13.D.  
Contract award to Ti-Zack Concrete, Inc. for accessibility improvements at various  
county roads (2024 ADA Program Phase 3, CP 2201000), (county cost $373,094 State  
Aid, $225,440 Wheelage Tax, $40,282 Operating)  
ADOPT  
Commissioner Kevin Anderson moved, seconded by Commissioner Debbie  
Goettel, to adopt the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Lunde, Commissioner Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Conley  
Absent:  
24-0122  
13.E.  
Authorize the expenditure of $8,815,000 for 41 Agmts with providers for prevention,  
treatment, and other strategies to support the Hennepin County Opioid Framework;  
supp appr to 2024 Opioid Special Revenue fund  
ADOPT  
Commissioner Jeff Lunde moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion  
Greene, to adopt the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Lunde, Commissioner Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Conley  
Absent:  
24-0139  
13.F.  
Recognizing March 31, 2024 as Transgender Day of Visibility in Hennepin County -  
offered by Commissioner Fernando  
ADOPT  
Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Debbie  
Goettel, to adopt the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Lunde, Commissioner Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Conley  
Absent:  
On a motion by Commissioner Kevin Anderson, Seconded by Commissioner Debbie  
Goettel, the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners meeting was declared  
adjourned at 2:27 p.m. until Tuesday, April 16, 2024.  
Maria Rose  
Clerk to the County Board  
Contracting opportunities can be found on the Hennepin County website:  
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