Chair:  
Debbie Goettel, District 5  
COMMITTEE MINUTES  
Vice Chair: Kevin Anderson, District 7  
Members: Jeff Lunde, District 1  
Irene Fernando, District 2  
ADMINISTRATION, OPERATIONS AND  
BUDGET COMMITTEE  
TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2026  
1:30 PM  
Marion Greene, District 3  
Angela Conley, District 4  
Heather Edelson, District 6  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel, Chair, called the meeting of the Administration, Operations and  
Budget Committee for Tuesday, June 2, 2026 to order at 1:31 p.m.  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel, Commissioner Kevin Anderson, Commissioner Jeff  
Lunde, Commissioner Irene Fernando, and Commissioner Heather Edelson  
Commissioner Marion Greene, and Commissioner Angela Conley  
Present  
Absent  
1.  
2026 Budget Update  
1.A. April Presentation  
County Administrator Jodi Wentland gave a brief overview and handed the floor to Joe  
Mathews, Chief Finance Officer. Mr. Mathews presented on the April 2026 budget  
update.  
2.  
Minutes from Previous Meeting  
May 12, 2026 Meeting Minutes  
2.A.  
APPROVE  
Commissioner Heather Edelson moved, seconded by Commissioner Irene  
Fernando, to approve the Minutes.  
Commissioner Goettel Commissioner Anderson Commissioner Lunde  
Commissioner Fernando CommissionerandEdelson  
Aye  
Commissioner Greene CommissionerandConley  
Absent  
3.  
New Business  
Routine Items  
3.A.  
26-0192  
Submission of HC Consortium HOME-ARP Allocation Plan and substantial amendment  
to the 2021 HUD Annual Action Plan; neg 1 HOME-ARP award Agmt,  
05/12/26-05/12/81, NTE $1,000,000  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Kevin  
Anderson, to approve the Resolution.  
Commissioner Goettel Commissioner Anderson Commissioner Lunde  
Commissioner Fernando CommissionerandEdelson  
Aye  
Commissioner Greene CommissionerandConley  
Absent  
26-0193  
3.B.  
Neg Amd 1 to Agmt A2613452 with Tasks Unlimited Lodges, add three properties,  
amend and restate related documents, ext end date to 12/31/36, incr NTE to $588,000  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Kevin  
Anderson, to approve the Resolution.  
Commissioner Goettel Commissioner Anderson Commissioner Lunde  
Commissioner Fernando CommissionerandEdelson  
Aye  
Commissioner Greene CommissionerandConley  
Absent  
Items for Discussion and Action  
3.C.  
26-0194  
Neg Agmts with Microsoft Corporation for Microsoft volume licensing,  
01/01/27-12/31/29; Agmt M57026 with Insight Public Sector, Inc. for the purchase of  
Microsoft products and services, 06/11/26-02/20/30, NTE $42,000,000  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Kevin  
Anderson, to approve the Resolution.  
Commissioner Goettel Commissioner Anderson Commissioner Lunde  
Commissioner Fernando CommissionerandEdelson  
Aye  
Commissioner Greene CommissionerandConley  
Absent  
26-0195  
3.D.  
Authorize the County Assessor to consider impact of conservation easements on  
property values  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Kevin  
Anderson, to approve the Resolution.  
Commissioner Goettel Commissioner Anderson Commissioner Lunde  
Commissioner Fernando CommissionerandEdelson  
Aye  
Commissioner Greene CommissionerandConley  
Absent  
26-0196  
3.E.  
Resolution Directing Exploration of a Metro County Public Impact Summit in Partnership  
with the University of Minnesota Humphrey School of Public Affairs - offered by  
Commissioners Edelson and Anderson  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Heather Edelson moved, seconded by Commissioner Kevin  
Anderson, to approve the Resolution.  
Commissioner Goettel Commissioner Anderson Commissioner Lunde  
Commissioner Fernando CommissionerandEdelson  
Aye  
Commissioner Greene CommissionerandConley  
Absent  
Addendum  
3.F.  
26-0216  
Directing County Administrator to identify and retain a consultant to assist with  
recruiting and vetting candidates for reconstituted Hennepin Healthcare System  
board; and to engage the County’s consultant for finalizing a long-term capital  
planning strategy for county-owned real estate leased to Hennepin Healthcare  
System.  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Jeff  
Lunde, to approve the Resolution.  
Commissioner Goettel Commissioner Anderson Commissioner Lunde  
Commissioner Fernando CommissionerandEdelson  
Aye  
Commissioner Greene CommissionerandConley  
Absent  
There being no further business, the Administration, Operations and Budget Committee for  
Tuesday, June 2, 2026 was declared adjourned at 2:47 p.m.  
Sheri Selton  
Deputy Clerk to the County Board