Chair: Irene Fernando, District 2

Vice-Chair: Debbie Goettel, District 5

BOARD MINUTES

Members:

Jeff Lunde, District 1

Marion Greene, District 3

Angela Conley, District 4

Heather Edelson, District 6

Kevin Anderson, District 7

BOARD OF HENNEPIN COUNTY

COMMISSIONERS

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2025

1:30 PM

Commissioner Irene Fernando, Chair, called the meeting of the Board of Hennepin

County Commissioners for Thursday, December 11, 2025 to order at 1:30 p.m.

Commissioner Irene Fernando, Commissioner Marion Greene, Commissioner

Angela Conley, Commissioner Jeff Lunde, Commissioner Heather Edelson,

Commissioner Kevin Anderson, and Commissioner Debbie Goettel

Present:

Pledge of Allegiance

Commissioner Irene Fernando led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Approval of Agenda

APPROVE

Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Jeff Lunde, to

approve the Agenda.

Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley,

Aye:

Commissioner Lunde, Commissioner Edelson, Commissioner Anderson,

and Commissioner Goettel

Hennepin Highlights

Commissioner Irene Fernando introduced the 2025 Year in Review, followed by all

Commissioners highlighting achievements from the past year.

Minutes from Previous Meeting

November 18, 2025 Meeting Minutes

4.A.

APPROVE

Commissioner Jeff Lunde moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion

Greene, to approve the Minutes.

Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner

Conley, Commissioner Lunde, Commissioner Edelson, Commissioner

Anderson, and Commissioner Goettel

Aye:

Referral of Correspondence and Department Communications

Correspondence

CORRESPONDENCE REFERRED AS RECOMMENDED

Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Heather

Edelson, to refer as recommended.

Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley,

Commissioner Lunde, Commissioner Edelson, Commissioner Anderson,

and Commissioner Goettel

Aye:

5.A.

25N-0058

Letters - 1. Kevin Griebenow, Regional Engineer, FERC - RE: St. Anthony Falls

Hydroelectric Project. - 2. Mayor Jacob Frey, City of Minneapolis - RE: Hennepin

County Energy Recovery Center (HERC) Request Letter.

5.B.

25N-0059

Claim/Summons - 1. Hilary Winkworth - RE: Hilary Winkworth Motor Vehicle

Claim. - 2. Alia Sutor - RE: Alia Sutor Person injury Claim.

CORRESPONDENCE REFERRED AS RECOMMENDED

5.C.

25N-0056

Professional and Personal Service Agmts/Amds of $100,000 or less which have been

approved by Department Director, Assistant/County Administrator. Report Number:

25RAA-16

CORRESPONDENCE REFERRED AS RECOMMENDED

5.D.

25N-0057

County Receivable contracts approved by the County Administrator during the fourth

quarter of 2025. Report Number 25RAA - 4th Qtr Rec.

CORRESPONDENCE REFERRED AS RECOMMENDED

Department Communications

Commendations

Commissioner Communications/Updates

Claims Register

8.A.

25-0481

Claims Register for the period ending November 21, 2025

APPROVE/RATIFY

Commissioner Marion Greene moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela

Conley, to approve/ratify the Resolution.

Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner

Conley, Commissioner Lunde, Commissioner Edelson, Commissioner

Anderson, and Commissioner Goettel

Aye:

8.B.

25-0482

Claims Register for the period ending November 28, 2025

APPROVE/RATIFY

Commissioner Marion Greene moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela

Conley, to approve/ratify the Resolution.

Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner

Aye:

Conley, Commissioner Lunde, Commissioner Edelson, Commissioner

Anderson, and Commissioner Goettel

8.C.

25-0483

Claims Register for the period ending December 5, 2025

APPROVE/RATIFY

Commissioner Marion Greene moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela

Conley, to approve/ratify the Resolution.

Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner

Aye:

Conley, Commissioner Lunde, Commissioner Edelson, Commissioner

Anderson, and Commissioner Goettel

Consent

Commissioner Kevin Anderson highlighted item 9E. Commissioner Angela

Conley highlighted Items 9U and 9B. Commissioner Jeff Lunde highlighted item

9T. Commissioner Marion Greene highlighted items 9T and 9U. Commissioner

Kevin Anderson moved, seconded by Commissioner Heather Edelson, to adopt

the items in the consent agenda including an R2 for item 25-0487.

Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley,

Commissioner Lunde, Commissioner Edelson, Commissioner Anderson,

and Commissioner Goettel

Aye:

9.A.

25-0446

Human Services & Public Health resolution, including contracts and

amendments to contracts with provider - 2517

ADOPT

9.B.

25-0484

Ratification of permits, leases, lease amendments, and related property agreements

approved by the County Administrator, period 07/01/25-09/30/25

ADOPT

9.C.

25-0485

Negotiate Amd to Agmt PR00002683 with USA Swimming Foundation, ext term to

12/31/27, incr NTE by $150,000 for a new total NTE of $400,000

ADOPT

9.D.

25-0486

Negotiate Amd to Agmt PR00006948 with V3 Sports, ext term to 12/31/26, incr NTE by

$125,000 for a new total NTE of $250,000

ADOPT

9.E.

25-0487 R1

Hennepin County Youth Activities Grants (HCYAG) Program - Fall 2025 Play Area

Grants, Equipment Grants, Lifeguard Services Grants, and Arts & Music Grants totaling

$1,301,924

REVISE

25-0487 R2

Hennepin County Youth Activities Grants (HCYAG) Program - Fall 2025 Play Area

Grants, Equipment Grants, Lifeguard Services Grants, and Arts & Music Grants totaling

$1,301,924

ADOPT

9.F.

25-0489

Amd 4 to Agmt PR00004769 with Cotiviti, Inc., to provide CMS interoperability and

patient access services to Hennepin Health, ext end date to 12/15/30, incr NTE by

$2,841,231 for a new total NTE of $3,616,919

ADOPT

9.G.

25-0490

Nine Agmts with local government agencies to provide work crews from the Sentencing

to Service Program, various contract dates, total recv $1,027,481.76

ADOPT

9.H.

25-0492

Amd 5 to Agmt PR00002848 with CornerHouse Interagency Child Abuse Evaluation

Center for assessments of child sexual abuse victims and expert witness testimony, ext

end date 06/30/26 and incr NTE by $133,055 for new total NTE of $1,346,319

ADOPT

9.I.

25-0493

Amds to six Agmts with local agencies to provide victim advocacy, legal representation,

and intervention and prevention services for cases handled by the Domestic Abuse

Service Center in the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office, ext end dates to 12/31/26 and

incr combined NTE to $2,326,274

ADOPT

9.J.

25-0494

Amds to two Agmts with local agencies to provide adult diversion services to the

Hennepin County Attorney’s Office, ext end dates to 06/30/26 and incr combined NTE to

$2,411,307

ADOPT

9.K.

25-0495

Neg Agmt PW 22-19-25 with Richfield for reconstruction of Nicollet Avenue (CP

2120800), (est county cost $32,410 - State Aid, est recv $7,913,370)

ADOPT

9.L.

25-0499

Amd 3 to Agmt A2111071 with the MN Dept of Human Services for grant funding for the

administration of support services in permanent housing programs for long-term

homeless, incr recv by $4,251,451 for a new total recv of $15,588,657, ext term to

06/30/27

ADOPT

9.M.

25-0500

Amd 2 to Agmt A2311975 with the MN Dept of Human Services to extend an

Emergency Services Program (ESP) grant for family emergency overflow shelters

amending to incorporate language in changes in Clause 3 for the period of

07/01/25-06/30/25, no change to recv NTE of $7,000,000

ADOPT

9.N.

25-0501

Amendments and Agreements with ten (10) cities for services of the Hennepin County

Embedded Social Worker Program

ADOPT

9.O.

25-0502

Amendments to Agreements to continue participation in the alternative mental

health response team, ext end dates to 12/31/26, incr each recv by $88,431

ADOPT

9.P.

25-0503

Amendments and Agreements with eight (8) Adult Representation Services (ARS) legal

representation contracts for 2026

ADOPT

9.Q.

25-0504

Amd 1 to Agmts A140783 and A140791 with the Metropolitan Emergency Services

Board, Allina Health Systems, Hennepin Healthcare System, City of Edina, City of

Minneapolis and Hennepin County establishing the relationship between and among the

Parties for the procurement of components to support shared emergency

communications services

ADOPT

9.R.

25-0506

Amd 1 to Agmt PR00006401 with NeighborWorks Home Partners for homebuyer

assistance program, extend term to 04/01/26, no change to NTE

ADOPT

9.S.

25-0507

Approval of the 2025 Community Health Needs Assessment and Health

Services Plan and adoption of the 2026-2028 Community Health Needs

Assessment Implementation Plan as submitted by Hennepin Healthcare System,

Inc.

ADOPT

9.T.

25-0508

Approval of the 2026 Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc. Financial Plan

ADOPT

9.U.

25-0509

Exploring Ordinance 18 amendments as a funding source to further accelerate

zero-waste implementation - offered by Commissioner Conley

ADOPT

9.V.

25-0510

Establish Hennepin County’s Reparative Justice Research Task Force - offered by

Commissioner Conley and Commissioner Greene

ADOPT

9.W.

25-0511

Neg Lease Agmt LS00000045 with Simpson Properties, LLC for family safe space at

128 W 33rd St, Mpls, 01/01/26-12/31/30, $200,000 first year base rent, plus ordinary

operating costs

ADOPT

9.X.

25-0512

Agmt PR00007704 with Alliant Insurance Services, Inc, for actuarial, advisory and

compliance services in support of the design, administration and communication of

employee benefit plans sponsored by Hennepin County, 01/01/26-12/31/28, NTE

$975,000

ADOPT

9.Y.

25-0514

Joint Powers Agreement PR00007940 with the City of Golden Valley Golden Valley

Civic Campus Master Planning, 01/01/26-12/31/26, NTE $175,000

ADOPT

10. Non-Consent

10.A.

25-0491

Amd 2 to Agmt PR00006706 with Wren Collective to provide complex legal

communication services, ext end date 12/31/26 and incr NTE by $60,000 for a new total

NTE of $210,000

RETURN TO AUTHOR

Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Debbie

Goettel, to return to author the Resolution.

Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner

Conley, Commissioner Lunde, Commissioner Edelson, Commissioner

Anderson, and Commissioner Goettel

Aye:

11.

Progressed

11.A.

25-0505

Agmt A2513181 with the City of Minneapolis for waste delivery during the period

01/01/26-12/31/27

REVISE

Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion

Greene, to revise the Resolution.

Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner

Conley, Commissioner Lunde, Commissioner Edelson, Commissioner

Anderson, and Commissioner Goettel

Aye:

25-0505 R1

Agmt A2513181 with the City of Minneapolis for waste delivery during the period

01/01/26-12/31/26

ADOPT

Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion

Greene, to adopt the Resolution with a verbal amendment to include "by

resolution on December 11, 2025" in the 3rd whereas clause.

Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner

Conley, Commissioner Lunde, Commissioner Edelson, Commissioner

Anderson, and Commissioner Goettel

Aye:

11.B.

25-0513

Direct comprehensive study of Hennepin Healthcare Systems, Inc. governance -

offered by Commissioner Fernando

ADOPT

Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Debbie

Goettel, to adopt the Resolution.

Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner

Conley, Commissioner Lunde, Commissioner Edelson, Commissioner

Anderson, and Commissioner Goettel

Aye:

11.C.

25-0364

2026 Proposed Operating and Capital Budgets

REVISE

Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Debbie

Goettel, to revise the Resolution.

Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner

Conley, Commissioner Lunde, Commissioner Edelson, Commissioner

Anderson, and Commissioner Goettel

Aye:

25-0364 R1

2026 Proposed Operating and Capital Budgets

ADOPT

Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion

Greene, to adopt the Resolution.

Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner

Conley, Commissioner Lunde, Commissioner Edelson, Commissioner

Anderson, and Commissioner Goettel

Aye:

12.

13.

Old Business

Immediate Approvals

13.A.

25-0515

Award Contract FC00000197 to Donlar Construction for the Juvenile Detention Center

Day Room Safety Upgrades project, $2,085,000

RETURN TO AUTHOR

Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela

Conley, to return to author the Resolution.

Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner

Conley, Commissioner Lunde, Commissioner Edelson, Commissioner

Anderson, and Commissioner Goettel

Aye:

13.B.

25-0516

Agmt A2513300 with the MN Dept of Health for funding of NorthPoint Health Grant for

Safe Recovery Site Award, 10/01/25-06/30/29, $1,625,000 (recv)

ADOPT

Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Jeff

Lunde, to adopt the Resolution.

Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner

Conley, Commissioner Lunde, Commissioner Edelson, Commissioner

Anderson, and Commissioner Goettel

Aye:

13.C.

25-0517

2026 Hennepin County Board/Committee meeting calendar

ADOPT

Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Debbie

Goettel, to adopt the Resolution.

Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner

Conley, Commissioner Lunde, Commissioner Edelson, Commissioner

Anderson, and Commissioner Goettel

Aye:

On a motion by Commissioner Angela Conley, seconded by Commissioner Debbie

Goettel, the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners meeting was declared

adjourned at 2:55 p.m. until Tuesday, January 6, 2026.

Maria Rose

Clerk to the County Board

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