Chair: Irene Fernando, District 2  
Vice-Chair: Debbie Goettel, District 5  
FINAL BOARD AGENDA  
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  
TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2026  
1:30 PM  
1.  
2.  
3.  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Approval of Agenda  
2026 Board Organization  
3.A.  
26-0028  
2026 Hennepin County Board of Commissioners Organizational Structure  
4.  
5.  
Hennepin Highlights  
Minutes from Previous Meeting  
5.A. December 2, 2025 Truth in Taxation Meeting Minutes  
TNT-BOARDMINUTES-02-Dec-2025  
Attachments:  
5.B. December 11, 2025 Meeting Minutes  
BOARDMINUTES-11-Dec-2025  
Attachments:  
6.  
Referral of Correspondence and Department Communications  
Correspondence  
6.A.  
26N-0001  
Claim/Summons - 1. Jonathan J. Fischer, Attorney - RE: Jovon Hopper Personal  
Injury Claim. - 2. Jason Herbert Small - RE: Jason Herbert Small Claim. - 3.  
Jeannie Fort, SubroIQ - RE: Sarah Becher Property Damage Claim. - 4. James  
A. Heuer Jr., Attorney - RE: Keenan Hopkins Personal Injury Claim. - 5.  
Oluwaseyi Craig - RE: Oluwaseyi Craig Vehicle Claim. - 6. Misty Giese, Desk  
Adjuster, American Family Insurance Company - RE: Mulki Kassim Vehicle  
Damage Claim. - 7. Rebeca Thomsen, Claim Associate, State Farm - RE:  
Dakota Akhaphong Vehicle Claim.  
J.Hopper-Personal-Injury-Claim-12.12.25  
J.H.Small-Tort-Claim-12.12.25  
Attachments:  
SubroIQ-Property-Damage-Claim-12.12.25  
K.Hopkins-Personal-Injury-Claim-12.12.25  
O.Craig-Vehicle-Claim-1.2.26  
M.Kassim-Vehicle-Claim-1.2.26  
D.Akhaphong-Vehicle-Claim-1.2.26  
Department Communications  
6.B.  
6.C.  
6.D.  
26-0025  
Claims Register for the period ending January 9, 2026  
26-0026  
Claims Register for the period ending January 16, 2026  
26-0027  
Claims Register for the period ending January 23, 2026  
Referred to Administration, Operations and Budget Committee  
6.E.  
6.F.  
6.G.  
26-0007  
2026 Watershed Board Applicants and Appointments - Minnehaha Creek  
Watershed District Board  
26-0008  
2026 Community Advisory Board Applicants and Appointments - Capital  
Budgeting Task Force (CBTF)  
26-0009  
2026 Community Advisory Board Applicants and Appointments - County  
Extension Committee (University of Minnesota Extension)  
6.H.  
6.I.  
26-0010  
2026 Community Advisory Board Applicants and Appointments - Human  
Resources Board  
26-0011  
2026 Community Advisory Board Applicants and Appointments - Adult Mental  
Health Local Advisory Council (LAC)  
6.J.  
26-0012  
2026 Community Advisory Board Applicants and Appointments - Library Board  
6.K.  
26-0013  
2026 Community Advisory Board Applicants and Appointments - Race Equity  
Advisory Council (REAC)  
6.L.  
6.M.  
6.N.  
6.O.  
26-0014  
2026 Community Advisory Board Applicants and Appointments - Workforce  
Innovation and Opportunity Act Board (WIOA)  
26-0015  
2026 Community Advisory Board Applicants and Appointments - Birth Justice  
Community Advisory Board  
26-0016  
Neg various agmts for IGNITE contracts for periods between 01/01/26-12/31/26  
and total NTE $51,600  
26-0017  
Agmt PR00007919 with Three Rivers Park District to purchase law enforcement  
and terrorism prevention equipment, 01/28/26-06/30/26, NTE $9,990  
FFY2024-UASI-Three Rivers Police Department-COMPETITIVE  
Attachments:  
6.P.  
26-0018  
Designating Gun Violence as a Public Health Priority in Hennepin County -  
offered by Commissioner Edelson  
Referred to Law, Safety and Justice Committee  
6.Q.  
26-0019  
Amd 1 to Agmt PR00005845 with Children’s Law Center of Minnesota to provide  
legal representation to Hennepin County legacy youths - children whose parents’  
rights have been terminated due to abandonment, abuse or neglect, ages 10-21  
- amending the term of the Agmt to 03/01/24-02/29/28, and the not to exceed  
amount to $701,868  
6.R.  
26-0020  
Amd 1 to Agmt PR00004614 with CornerHouse Interagency Child Abuse  
Evaluation Center to conduct interviews of children and vulnerable adults  
involved in or witnessed abuse or maltreatment, ext end date 12/31/26 and incr  
NTE by $15,140 for new total NTE of $40,647  
Referred to Public Works Committee  
6.S.  
6.T.  
6.U.  
6.V.  
26-0021  
Agmt PW 52-49-25 with Eden Prairie and A2513039 with the Hennepin County  
Regional Railroad Authority for Bridge No. 27542 replacement along Pioneer  
Trail in Eden Prairie, CP 2181200 (est recv $85,000)  
Map of CSAH 1 Bridge 27542 Replacement  
Attachments:  
26-0022  
Neg Agmt PW 61-40-25 with MnDOT for signal and accessibility upgrades on  
CSAH 61, project 2201123, a subproject of 2201100 (est county cost $260,000  
county bonds)  
Map of CP 2201123 in Minnetonka  
Attachments:  
26-0023  
Neg Amd 1 to Agmt PW 19-40-25 with MnDOT for signal and accessibility  
upgrades on CSAH 73, CP 2201118, a subproject of 2201100, incr est county  
cost to $320,296  
Map CP 2201118 in Minnetonka  
Attachments:  
26-0024  
Hennepin County’s 2025 Prioritized Bridge Replacement List (no county cost)  
Map of 2025 Prioritization Bridge Replacement List  
Attachments:  
7.  
Commendations  
8.  
Commissioner Communications/Updates  
9.  
Claims Register  
Consent  
10.  
11.  
12.  
Non-Consent  
Progressed  
13.  
14.  
Old Business  
Immediate Approvals  
14.A.  
14.B.  
14.C.  
14.D.  
14.E.  
26-0001  
Claims Register for the period ending December 12, 2025  
26-0002  
Claims Register for the period ending December 19, 2025  
26-0003  
Claims Register for the period ending December 26, 2025  
26-0004  
Claims Register for the period ending January 2, 2026  
26-0005  
Establish a public hearing for comment on the staffing requirement (Section VII,  
Subsection 1) of Ordinance 9 - Emergency Medical Services on February 5,  
2026  
14.F.  
26-0006  
Direct periodical updates related to 2026 budget during Hennepin County  
committee meetings - offered by Commissioner Fernando