Chair:  
Vice Chair:  
Members:  
Debbie Goettel, District 5  
Heather Edelson, District 6  
Jeff Lunde, District 1  
PRELIMINARY COMMITTEE  
AGENDA  
Irene Fernando, District 2  
Marion Greene, District 3  
Angela Conley, District 4  
Kevin Anderson, District 7  
ADMINISTRATION, OPERATIONS AND  
BUDGET COMMITTEE  
TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2026  
1.  
2.  
Minutes from Previous Meeting  
1.A. February 5, 2026 Meeting Minutes  
AdminOpsBudget-COMMITTEEMINUTES-05-Feb-2026  
Attachments:  
New Business  
Routine Items  
2.A.  
26-0070  
Recognize that the public art portion of the capital budget for the Southdale  
Library Replacement project (1005259) will be $406,500; and amend the 2026  
Capital Budget to reduce the Southdale Library Replacement capital project  
(1005259) by $406,500 in general obligation bonds  
2.B.  
2.C.  
26-0071  
Neg Agmts A2613366 with Three Rivers Park District for operation of Glen Lake  
Golf and Practice Center, 01/01/26-12/31/30 and A2613371 with Parker’s Lake  
Golf Center, 01/01/26-12/31/30, no county cost  
26-0072  
Amd 1 to Agmt PR00007543 with David W. Lopez to provide communications  
consulting for Hennepin County opioid response, ext end date to 12/31/26, incr  
NTE by $170,000 for a new total NTE of $226,512  
2.D.  
26-0073  
Request subsequent designation of the Hennepin-Carver Workforce  
Development Area and submission of letter of intent to the MN Dept of  
Employment and Economic Development; designate Commissioner Irene  
Fernando as the representative of Hennepin County in its capacity as Chief  
Elected Official of the local area.  
2.E.  
2.F.  
26-0074  
Amd 1 to Agmts HS00001644 with HIRED and HS00001647 with Avivo to allow  
for the acceptance of 2026 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Young  
Adult grant funds, ext end dates to 03/31/28 and incr the combined NTE by  
$30,000 for a new total combined NTE of $850,000  
26-0075  
Amd current Benefits Cliff (Succeeding in Employment) and Youth Employment  
Services contracts for continued funding through 02/28/26, NTE of $213,721  
($166,286 for Succeeding in Employment and $14,435 for Youth Employment  
Services)  
Items for Discussion and Action  
2.G.  
26-0076  
Revision to the Hennepin County Human Resources Rules  
HR Rule 12.1 Redline  
Attachments:  
2.H.  
26-0077  
Amd 2 to Agmt A188951 with the University of Minnesota to provide general,  
professional, research and technical services countywide, ext end date to  
06/30/31, incr NTE by $5,000,000 for a new total NTE of $9,500,000