Chair: Irene Fernando, District 2  
Vice-Chair: Debbie Goettel, District 5  
Members: Jeff Lunde, District 1  
Marion Greene, District 3  
FINAL-REVISED BOARD AGENDA  
BOARD OF HENNEPIN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS  
TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2024  
1:30 PM  
Angela Conley, District 4  
Vacant, District 6  
Kevin Anderson, District 7  
1.  
2.  
3.  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Approval of Agenda  
Hennepin Highlights  
3.A. Earth Day - introduced by Commissioner Goettel; presented by Alisa Reckinger  
4.  
5.  
Minutes from Previous Meeting  
4.A. March 19, 2024 Minutes  
Attachments:  
Referral of Correspondence and Department Communications  
Correspondence  
5.A.  
Professional and Personal Service Agmts/Amds of $100,000 or less which have  
been approved by Department Director, Assistant/County Administrator. Report  
Number: 24RAA-03  
Attachments:  
5.B.  
County Receivable contracts approved by the County Administrator during the  
first quarter of 2024. Report Number 24RAA - 1st Qtr Rec.  
Attachments:  
5.C.  
Ltr. 1. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - Owner’s Dam Safety Program;  
2. Minnesota State Preservation Office - Nominations for National Register of  
Historic Places; 3. Janell Johnson Thiele and Jeremy Olson-Ehlert, Minnesota  
Nurses Association; 4. Janell Johnson Thiele and Jeremy Olson-Ehlert,  
Minnesota Nurses Association  
Attachments:  
5.D.  
Summons: 1. Steven Andrew Smith - RE: D. Baggett vs. Hennepin County; 2.  
Jayquawn Holloway - RE: Jayquawn Holloway vs. Hennepin County Security.  
Claims: 1. John Dooley- RE: vehicle damage; 2. Cole J. Dixon - RE: Family of  
Richard S. Graves vs. Hennepin County; 3. Krista Kay, Ryan Companies - RE:  
Ryan Companies vs. Hennepin County; 4. Scott Goldenstein - RE: vehicle  
damage  
Attachments:  
Department Communications  
5.E.  
Claims Register for the period ending April 19, 2024  
5.F.  
Claims Register for the period ending April 26, 2024  
Referred to Administration, Operations and Budget Committee  
5.G.  
2024 Watershed Board appointments - Lower Minnesota River Watershed  
Board  
5.H.  
5.I.  
Sale of approximately $67,000,000 of tax-exempt general obligation refunding  
bonds, contingent upon market conditions; fixing the form and specifications  
thereof and providing for their execution, delivery and payment  
Increase the 2024 Local Affordable Housing Aid Fund budget by $10,000,000;  
transfer $10,000,000 to HED; supp app of $10,000,000 and 8.0 FTEs to 2024  
HED budget  
5.J.  
Neg Agmt with Little & Company to advance Hennepin County’s brand,  
DOE-05/31/25, NTE $500,000  
Referred to Health and Human Services Committee  
5.K.  
Human Services & Public Health resolution, including contracts and  
amendments to contracts with provider - 2406  
5.L.  
Amd 2 to Agmt PR00005375 with HealthEdge Software, Inc., a cloud-based  
clinical care management system, to add clarification to the change process  
language, incr NTE by $100,000  
5.M.  
5.N.  
Amd 1 to JPA A2311714 with City of Mpls for HUD ESG funding for emergency  
shelter essential services, ext end date to 12/31/27, incr recv by $100,000  
Amd 1 to Agmt A2211246 with North Memorial Health and the City of Brooklyn  
Park to continue the existing alternative mental health response in Brooklyn  
Park, extending the end date to 11/16/22-12/31/26, incr recv by $88,431, incr  
NTE by $400,457  
5.O.  
5.P.  
Amd 1 Agmt A2211538 with the City of Brooklyn Park to continue services of the  
Hennepin County 911 and Police Embedded Social Worker Program, 03/01/23 -  
12/31/25  
Joint Powers Agmt A2412190 with the City of Edina and the City of Richfield, to  
continue and expand services of the Hennepin County Police Embedded Social  
Worker Program in Edina and Richfield, 04/01/24-12/31/25  
5.Q.  
5.R.  
Joint Powers Agmts A2312132 with the City of Plymouth, A2312133 with the  
City of St. Louis Park, and A2312134 with the City of Minnetonka, to continue  
services of the Hennepin County Embedded Social Worker Program,  
02/01/24-12/31/25  
Joint Powers Agmts A2312127 with the City of Eden Prairie, A2312131 with the  
7 Police Departments Consortium, A2312129 with the City of Hopkins,  
A2312130 with the City of Edina, to continue services of the Hennepin County  
Embedded Social Worker Program, 01/01/24-12/31/25  
Referred to Law, Safety and Justice Committee  
5.S.  
Agmt PR00006097 with American Indian OIC, Inc. to develop sweat lodges at  
the Adult Corrections Facility (ACF), 05/01/24-12/31/24, NTE $30,000  
Referred to Public Works Committee  
5.T.  
5.U.  
5.V.  
Agmt PR00006072 with Bolton & Menk, Inc. for preliminary design engineering  
and professional services for reconstruction of Marshall Street (CSAH 23) in  
Minneapolis (CP 2984500), 04/30/24-06/30/27, county cost NTE $1,400,000  
state aid  
Attachments:  
Neg Agmt PW 16-20-24 with Minneapolis for signal and accessibility  
improvements on Glenwood Avenue (CSAH 40); adjust budget (CP 2202200);  
est county cost: $1,000,000 federal, $1,015,000 state aid, $500,000 county  
bonds; (est recv $190,220)  
Attachments:  
Neg Agmt PW 18-50-24 with Minnetrista for cost participation and maintenance  
responsibilities for lighting installation on County Road 26, CP 2210403, est  
county cost $1,500 county bonds  
Attachments:  
5.W.  
Neg Agmts PW 20-20-24 with Minneapolis for multimodal improvements on Park  
and Portland Avenues (CSAHs 33 and 35) and PW 21-15-24 with Minnetonka  
for multi-use trail on Hopkins Crossroad (CSAH 73) as part of 2024 Cost  
Participation and Partnerships (CP 2201100), total county combined cost NTE  
$965,750 county bonds  
Attachments:  
5.X.  
Neg Agmt PR00006149 with ACES to sell the electricity from HERC into  
wholesale electricity market, 04/15/24-12/31/33, NTE $1,500,000  
6.  
Commendations  
6.A.  
Commendation of Examiner of Titles, Susan Ledray - offered by Commissioner  
6.B.  
Commendation of Mikkel Beckmen - offered by Commissioner Conley  
7.  
8.  
Commissioner Communications/Updates  
Claims Register  
8.A.  
8.B.  
8.C.  
8.D.  
Claims Register for the period ending March 22, 2024  
Claims Register for the period ending March 29, 2024  
Claims Register for the period ending April 5, 2024  
Claims Register for the period ending April 12, 2024  
9.  
Consent  
9.A.  
Amd 2 to Agmt PR00004679 with OptumRx, the county’s self-insured pharmacy  
benefit plan’s third-party administrator, to include reporting service for Centers  
for Medicare and Medicaid Services required by the Consolidated Appropriations  
Act Prescription Drug Data Collection filing  
9.B.  
9.C.  
Human Services & Public Health resolution, including contracts and  
amendments to contracts with provider - 2405  
Attachments:  
Amd 4 to Agmt A177727 with the MN Dept of Human Services to receive a  
direct allocation from the Housing Support fund for culturally specific housing  
services focused on the needs of the Native American community, particularly  
relating to severe substance use disorder and homelessness, ext end date to  
06/30/24, incr recv by $1,304,951  
9.D.  
Amd 2 to Agmt A177729 with the MN Dept of Human Services to receive a  
direct allocation from the Housing Support fund for emergency shelter and  
tenancy supports for people with disabling conditions experiencing  
homelessness, ext end date to 06/30/24, incr recv by $2,972,675  
9.E.  
9.F.  
Three Agmts with local agencies to provide transitional housing, housing case  
management and day reporting services for Community Corrections clients,  
05/01/24-12/31/26, total combined NTE $4,550,866  
Agmt PR00005859 with Alpha Service Industries to provide outpatient sexual  
health treatment services for Community Corrections clients, 05/01/24-12/31/24,  
NTE $235,000  
9.G.  
9.H.  
Neg Amd 1 to Work Order PR00005922 with the U of M for a collaborative  
natural resource planning project, no change to dates, incr NTE by $25,000  
Neg Agmt PW 19-84-24 with BNSF Railway relating to Shoreline Drive (CSAH  
15) Bridge No. 27565 Rehabilitation Project in Wayzata, CP 2183400 (est  
county cost: $31,000 Property Tax)  
Attachments:  
9.I.  
JPA PR00006037 with the State of MN for a Joint Disparity Study to examine  
whether there is evidence of discrimination against BIPOC- and women-owned  
firms in Hennepin County’s market area and to assess potential measures to  
address any such discrimination, 02/01/24-01/31/26, NTE $32,660  
9.J.  
Amend the 2024 Capital Budget to include to include CP 1010889 Hennepin  
Healthcare Space Improvements Project to fund facility improvements at  
Hennepin County Medical Center; Transfer $15,000,000 funds from the HHS  
Purple Parking Ramp Expansion (CP 1008705), direct Administrator to include  
additional funding in the 2025 Capital Budget  
10.  
11.  
12.  
13.  
Non-Consent  
Progressed  
Old Business  
Immediate Approvals  
13.A.  
13.B.  
13.C.  
Support for managing water flows in the Minnesota River Basic through  
increased water storage and other strategies and practices - offered by  
Commissioner Goettel  
Neg Agmt PR00006143 with Change Starts with Community for renovation and  
expansion of an existing food shelf facility at 1201 West Broadway Ave, Mpls,  
new start date of 04/01/24-05/31/29, NTE $600,000  
Contract award to Forest Lake Contracting, Inc. for East Hennepin Avenue  
(CSAH 52) safety improvements (CP 2210100); amend project budget (est  
county cost $30,000 property tax, $1,368,000 federal funds, $460,000 state aid;  
est recv $300,000)  
Attachments:  
13.D.  
13.E.  
Award contract FC00000123 to Versacon, Inc. for the Sheriff’s HCGC Lower  
Level Holding Cell Modifications project, NTE $678,000  
Establish a public hearing on the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act Local  
Plan at the Administration, Operations,& Budget Committee of the Hennepin  
County Board of Commissioners on April 23, 2024 at 1:30 p.m.  
Attachments:  
13.F.  
Appoint Sara Hollie as Hennepin County Community Health Services  
Administrator and approve appointment of Sara Hollie as Director of Hennepin  
County Public Health, effective 06/16/24  
13.G.  
13.H.  
13.I.  
Establish the unclassified position of Director of Child Support and Well-Being;  
approve the appointment of Tonya Berzat as the director, effective 05/05/24  
Establish the unclassified position of Director of Housing Strategy; approve the  
appointment of Julia Welle Ayres as the Director, effective 05/05/24  
Establish the unclassified position of Director of Economic Development  
Strategy; approve the appointment of Patricia Fitzgerald as the Director,  
effective 05/05/2024  
13.J.  
13.K.  
2024 National Foster Care Month Proclamation - offered by Commissioner  
Anderson  
Recognition of local small businesses and their importance to Hennepin County  
- offered by Commissioner Conley