Chair:  
Vice Chair:  
Members:  
Debbie Goettel, District 5  
Heather Edelson, District 6  
Jeff Lunde, District 1  
Irene Fernando, District 2  
Marion Greene, District 3  
Angela Conley, District 4  
Kevin Anderson, District 7  
COMMITTEE MINUTES  
ADMINISTRATION, OPERATIONS AND  
BUDGET COMMITTEE  
TUESDAY, MAY 13, 2025  
1:30 PM  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel, Chair, called the meeting of the Administration,  
Operations and Budget Committee for Tuesday, May 13, 2025 to order at 1:41 p.m.  
Commissioner Irene Fernando, Commissioner Marion Greene, Commissioner  
Angela Conley, Commissioner Debbie Goettel, Commissioner Heather Edelson,  
Commissioner Jeff Lunde and Commissioner Kevin Anderson  
Present:  
1.  
Minutes from Previous Meeting  
April 29, 2025 Meeting Minutes  
1.A.  
APPROVE  
Commissioner Jeff Lunde moved, seconded by Commissioner Heather  
Edelson, to approve the Minutes.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
2.  
3.  
Public Hearing  
Public comment on the HUD 2023 Annual Action Plan  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel opened the public hearing at 1:42 pm. No individuals  
came forth to provide comment. On a motion from Commissioner Jeff Lunde, seconded  
by Commissioner Irene Fernando, the public hearing was closed at 1:45 p.m.  
New Business  
Routine Items  
3.A.  
25-0188  
Agmt PR00007289 with the MN Historical Society and the St. Anthony Falls Heritage  
Board for calendar years 2025-2027 to support St. Anthony Falls Heritage Interpretive  
Zone, 01/01/25-12/31/27, NTE $93,000  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela  
Conley, to approve the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Aye:  
Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
3.B.  
25-0189  
Amd 4 to AgmtꢀPR00003259 with Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., for the provision  
of actuarial,ꢀadvisoryꢀandꢀcomplianceꢀservicesꢀinꢀsupportꢀofꢀtheꢀdesign and administration  
of employee benefit plansꢀsponsoredꢀbyꢀHennepinꢀCounty, ext end date to 12/31/25, incr  
NTE by $20,000 for a new total NTE of $1,620,000  
REVISE  
Commissioner Angela Conley moved, seconded by Commissioner Kevin  
Anderson, to revise the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
25-0189 R1  
Amd 4 to AgmtꢀPR00003259 with Mercer Health & Benefits, LLC, for the provision of  
actuarial,ꢀadvisoryꢀandꢀcomplianceꢀservicesꢀinꢀsupportꢀofꢀtheꢀdesign and administration of  
employee benefit plansꢀsponsoredꢀbyꢀHennepinꢀCounty, ext end date to 12/31/25, incr  
NTE by $20,000 for a new total NTE of $1,620,000  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Angela Conley moved, seconded by Commissioner Kevin  
Anderson, to approve the Resolution.  
3.C.  
25-0190  
Neg Agmts to provide lead hazard reduction and healthy homes remediation services,  
06/15/25-06/30/27, neg Amds to provide lead hazard reduction and healthy homes  
remediation services, 01/01/23-06/30/27, total combined NTE $3,150,000  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela  
Conley, to approve the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
3.D.  
25-0191  
Authorize the issuance and sale of one or more tax-exempt multifamily housing revenue  
bonds by the Hennepin County Housing and Redevelopment Authority for an affordable  
housing preservation and expansion project at 828 Spring Street NE and 809 Spring  
Street NE in Minneapolis  
PROGRESS  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela  
Conley, to progress the Resolution to the May 20th Board meeting.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
3.E.  
25-0192  
Submission of HUD 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan and the HUD 2025 Action Plan; neg  
Agmts A2512857, A2512858, A2512859 with HUD for 2025 CDBG, HOME, ESG  
Pgrms, 07/01/25-06/30/30, recv $4,673,805; neg 16 CDBG agmts, 07/01/25-06/30/30,  
NTE $2,515,731; neg 5 HOME agmts, 07/01/25-06/30/70, NTE $1,775,074  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Kevin Anderson moved, seconded by Commissioner Jeff  
Lunde, to approve the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Items for Discussion and Action  
3.F.  
25-0187  
Establishing a Countywide Art Contest for middle- and high-school students in  
partnership with the Minneapolis Institute of Art to promote health, well-being, and  
community expression through art, the 2025 theme: “Belonging Begins Here: Our  
Stories, Our County, and Our Pride” - offered by Commissioners Edelson and Anderson  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Heather Edelson moved, seconded by Commissioner Kevin  
Anderson, to approve the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
3.G.  
25-0193  
Authorize supplemental appropriations and contingency transfers to amend the 2024  
budget  
REVISE  
Commissioner Jeff Lunde moved, seconded by Commissioner Kevin  
Anderson, to revise the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
25-0193 R1  
Authorize supplemental appropriations and contingency transfers to amend the 2024  
budget  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Jeff Lunde moved, seconded by Commissioner Kevin  
Anderson, to approve the Resolution.  
3.H.  
25-0194  
Authorize supplemental appropriations and general fund transfers to amend the 2024  
Sheriff’s Office budget  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Jeff  
Lunde, to approve the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Aye:  
Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
There being no further business, the Administration, Operations and Budget Committee  
for Tuesday, May 13, 2025 was declared adjourned at 2:25 p.m.  
Maria Rose  
Clerk to the County Board