Chair: Kevin Anderson, District 7  
ViceChair: Marion Greene, District 3  
COMMITTEE MINUTES  
Members:  
Jeff Lunde, District 1  
Irene Fernando, District 2  
Angela Conley, District 4  
Debbie Goettel, District 5  
Heather Edelson, District 6  
PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE  
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2025  
1:30 PM  
Commissioner Kevin Anderson, Chair, called the meeting of the Public Works Committee for  
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 to order at 2:30 p.m.  
Commissioner Marion Greene, Commissioner Irene Fernando, Commissioner  
Angela Conley, Commissioner Heather Edelson, Commissioner Debbie Goettel,  
Commissioner Jeff Lunde and Commissioner Kevin Anderson  
Present:  
1.  
Minutes from Previous Meeting  
September 30, 2025 Meeting Minutes  
1.A.  
APPROVE  
Commissioner Angela Conley moved, seconded by Commissioner Heather  
Edelson, to approve the Minutes.  
Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Edelson, Commissioner Goettel,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
2.  
New Business  
Routine Items  
2.A.  
25-0409  
Amd 1 to Agmt PR00005904 with Better Futures Minnesota to provide deconstruction  
services, ext term through 12/31/26, incr NTE by $100,000 for a new total NTE of  
$500,000  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela  
Conley, to approve the Resolution.  
Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Edelson, Commissioner Goettel,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
25-0411R1  
Neg three agmts with various cities for organics drop-off grants, 11/06/25-11/05/27,  
combined total NTE $26,100  
2.B.  
25-0410  
Neg waste delivery agmts with licensed waste haulers, period 01/01/26-12/31/27;  
identify market price for waste management services  
PROGRESS  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela  
Conley. A R1 was introduced by Commissioner Irene Fernando. After  
discussion the R1 was tabled and a progress of the original item was  
requested. Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel, to progress the Resolution to the next  
Hennepin County Board of Commissioner meeting on Thursday November  
6, 2025.  
Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Edelson, Commissioner Goettel,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
2.C.  
25-0411  
Neg four agmts with various cities for organics drop-off grants, 11/06/25-11/05/27,  
combined total NTE $29,500  
25-0411R1  
Neg three agmts with various cities for organics drop-off grants, 11/06/25-11/05/27,  
combined total NTE $26,100  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Kevin Anderson introduced a R1. Commissioner Debbie  
Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela Conley, to approve the  
R1 Resolution.  
Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Edelson, Commissioner Goettel,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
2.D.  
25-0412  
Neg Subordinate Funding Agmt A2513129 with Metropolitan Council for project staff  
services for the METRO Blue Line Extension Light Rail Transit Project,  
01/01/26-12/31/26, (est recv $1,417,368)  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion  
Greene, to approve the Resolution.  
Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Edelson, Commissioner Goettel,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
2.E.  
25-0413  
Neg Subordinate Funding Agmt A2513130 with Metropolitan Council for project staff  
services for the METRO Green Line Extension Light Rail Transit Project,  
01/01/26-12/31/26, (est rcv $231,277)  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion  
Greene, to approve the Resolution.  
Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Edelson, Commissioner Goettel,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Items for Discussion and Action  
2.F.  
25-0414  
Approve Residential Waste Reduction and Recycling Funding Policy, negotiate SCORE  
grant agmts  
PROGRESS  
Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela  
Conley, to progress the Resolution to the next Hennepin County Board of  
Commissioner meeting on Thursday November 6, 2025.  
Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Edelson, Commissioner Goettel,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
There being no further business, the Public Works Committee for Tuesday, October 21, 2025  
was declared adjourned at 3:08 p.m.  
Sheri Selton  
Deputy Clerk to the County Board