Chair: Irene Fernando, District 2

Vice-Chair: Debbie Goettel, District 5

Members: Jeff Lunde, District 1

Marion Greene, District 3

BOARD MINUTES

BOARD OF HENNEPIN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2024

1:30 PM

Angela Conley, District 4

Vacant, District 6

Kevin Anderson, District 7

Commissioner Debbie Goettel, Vice-Chair, called the meeting of the Board of Hennepin

County Commissioners for Tuesday, April 16, 2024 to order at 1:30 p.m.

Commissioner Marion Greene, Commissioner Angela Conley, Commissioner

Debbie Goettel, and Commissioner Kevin Anderson

Commissioner Irene Fernando, and Commissioner Jeff Lunde

Present:

Absent:

Pledge of Allegiance

Commissioner Debbie Goettel led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Approval of Agenda

APPROVE

Commissioner Kevin Anderson moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion

Greene, to approve the Agenda.

Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Goettel, and

Aye:

Commissioner Anderson

Commissioner Fernando, and Commissioner Lunde

Absent:

Hennepin Highlights

3.A. Earth Day - introduced by Commissioner Goettel; presented by Alisa Reckinger

Minutes from Previous Meeting

4.A. March 19, 2024 Minutes

APPROVE

Commissioner Kevin Anderson moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion

Greene, to approve the Minutes.

Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner

Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson

Aye:

Commissioner Fernando, and Commissioner Lunde

Absent:

Referral of Correspondence and Department Communications

Correspondence

CORRESPONDENCE REFERRED AS RECOMMENDED

Commissioner Kevin Anderson moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela

Conley, to refer as recommended.

Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Goettel, and

Commissioner Anderson

Aye:

Commissioner Fernando, and Commissioner Lunde

Absent:

5.A.

24N-0011

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

CORRESPONDENCE REFERRED AS RECOMMENDED

5.B.

24N-0012

County Receivable contracts approved by the County Administrator during the first

quarter of 2024. Report Number 24RAA - 1st Qtr Rec.

CORRESPONDENCE REFERRED AS RECOMMENDED

5.C.

24N-0013

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

CORRESPONDENCE REFERRED AS RECOMMENDED

5.D.

24N-0014

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

Department Communications

5.E.

24-0142

Claims Register for the period ending April 19, 2024

REFER AS RECOMMENDED

Commissioner Kevin Anderson moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela

Conley, to refer as recommended.

5.F.

24-0143

Claims Register for the period ending April 26, 2024

REFER AS RECOMMENDED

Commissioner Kevin Anderson moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela

Conley, to refer as recommended.

Referred to Administration, Operations and Budget Committee

REFER TO COMMITTEE

Commissioner Kevin Anderson moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela

Conley, to refer to committee.

Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Goettel, and

Commissioner Anderson

Aye:

Commissioner Fernando, and Commissioner Lunde

Absent:

5.G.

24-0144

2024 Watershed Board appointments - Lower Minnesota River Watershed

Board

REFER TO COMMITTEE

5.H.

24-0145

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

REFER TO COMMITTEE

5.I.

24-0146

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

REFER TO COMMITTEE

5.J.

24-0147

Neg Agmt with Little & Company to advance Hennepin County’s brand, DOE-05/31/25,

NTE $500,000

REFER TO COMMITTEE

Referred to Health and Human Services Committee

REFER TO COMMITTEE

Commissioner Kevin Anderson moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela

Conley, to refer to committee.

Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Goettel, and

Commissioner Anderson

Aye:

Commissioner Fernando, and Commissioner Lunde

Absent:

5.K.

24-0148

Human Services & Public Health resolution, including contracts and amendments to

contracts with provider - 2406

REFER TO COMMITTEE

5.L.

24-0149

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

REFER TO COMMITTEE

5.M.

24-0150

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

REFER TO COMMITTEE

5.N.

24-0151

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

REFER TO COMMITTEE

5.O.

24-0152

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

REFER TO COMMITTEE

5.P.

24-0153

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

REFER TO COMMITTEE

5.Q.

24-0154

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

REFER TO COMMITTEE

5.R.

24-0155

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

REFER TO COMMITTEE

Referred to Law, Safety and Justice Committee

Commissioner Kevin Anderson moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela

Conley, to refer to commitee.

Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Goettel, and

Commissioner Anderson

Aye:

Commissioner Fernando, and Commissioner Lunde

Absent:

5.S.

24-0156

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

REFER TO COMMITTEE

Commissioner Kevin Anderson moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela

Conley, to refer to committee.

Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Goettel, and

Commissioner Anderson

Aye:

Commissioner Fernando, and Commissioner Lunde

Absent:

5.T.

24-0157

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

REFER TO COMMITTEE

5.U.

24-0158

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)

REFER TO COMMITTEE

5.V.

24-0159

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

REFER TO COMMITTEE

5.W.

24-0160

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

REFER TO COMMITTEE

5.X.

24-0161

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

REFER TO COMMITTEE

6. Commendations

6.A.

ADOPT

24-0162

Commendation of Examiner of Titles, Susan Ledray - offered by Commissioner Goettel

Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion

Greene, to adopt the Resolution.

Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner

Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson

Aye:

Commissioner Fernando, and Commissioner Lunde

Absent:

6.B.

ADOPT

24-0163

Commendation of Mikkel Beckmen - offered by Commissioner Conley

Commissioner Angela Conley moved, seconded by Commissioner Debbie

Goettel, to adopt the Resolution.

Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner

Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson

Aye:

Commissioner Fernando, and Commissioner Lunde

Absent:

Commissioner Communications/Updates

Commissioner Anderson: Spoke of National Work Zone Awareness Week.

Commissioner Goettel: Presented on National Public Safety Telecommunicators

Week.

Commissioner Conley: Highlighted Black Maternal Health Week.

Claims Register

8.A.

24-0135

Claims Register for the period ending March 22, 2024

APPROVE/RATIFY

Commissioner Kevin Anderson moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion

Greene, to approve/ratify the Resolution.

Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner

Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson

Aye:

Commissioner Fernando, and Commissioner Lunde

Absent:

24-0136

8.B.

Claims Register for the period ending March 29, 2024

APPROVE/RATIFY

Commissioner Kevin Anderson moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion

Greene, to approve/ratify the Resolution.

Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner

Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson

Aye:

Commissioner Fernando, and Commissioner Lunde

Absent:

24-0137

8.C.

Claims Register for the period ending April 5, 2024

APPROVE/RATIFY

Commissioner Kevin Anderson moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion

Greene, to approve/ratify the Resolution.

Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner

Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson

Aye:

Commissioner Fernando, and Commissioner Lunde

Absent:

24-0138

8.D.

Claims Register for the period ending April 12, 2024

APPROVE/RATIFY

Commissioner Kevin Anderson moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion

Greene, to approve/ratify the Resolution.

Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner

Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson

Aye:

Commissioner Fernando, and Commissioner Lunde

Absent:

Consent

Commissioner Kevin Anderson moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion

Greene, to adopt the items in the consent agenda.

Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Goettel, and

Commissioner Anderson

Aye:

Commissioner Fernando, and Commissioner Lunde

Absent:

9.A.

24-0121

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

ADOPT

9.B.

24-0123

Human Services & Public Health resolution, including contracts and amendments to

contracts with provider - 2405

ADOPT

9.C.

24-0124

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

ADOPT

9.D.

24-0125

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

ADOPT

9.E.

24-0126

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

ADOPT

9.F.

24-0127

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

ADOPT

9.G.

24-0128

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

ADOPT

9.H.

24-0129

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)

ADOPT

9.I.

24-0140

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

ADOPT

9.J.

24-0141

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

ADOPT

10.

11.

12.

13.

Non-Consent

Progressed

Old Business

Immediate Approvals

13.A.

24-0164

Support for managing water flows in the Minnesota River Basin through increased water

storage and other strategies and practices - offered by Commissioner Goettel

ADOPT

Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion

Greene, to adopt the Resolution.

Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner

Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson

Aye:

Commissioner Fernando, and Commissioner Lunde

Absent:

24-0165

13.B.

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

ADOPT

Commissioner Marion Greene moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela

Conley, to adopt the Resolution.

Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner

Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson

Aye:

Commissioner Fernando, and Commissioner Lunde

Absent:

24-0166

13.C.

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)

ADOPT

Commissioner Angela Conley moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion

Greene, to adopt the Resolution.

Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner

Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson

Aye:

Commissioner Fernando, and Commissioner Lunde

Absent:

24-0167

13.D.

Award contract FC00000123 to Versacon, Inc. for the Sheriff’s HCGC Lower Level

Holding Cell Modifications project, NTE $678,000

ADOPT

Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Kevin

Anderson, to adopt the Resolution.

Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner

Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson

Aye:

Commissioner Fernando, and Commissioner Lunde

Absent:

24-0168

13.E.

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.

ADOPT

Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion

Greene, to adopt the Resolution.

Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner

Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson

Aye:

Commissioner Fernando, and Commissioner Lunde

Absent:

24-0172

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

ADOPT

Commissioner Angela Conley moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion

Greene, to adopt the Resolution.

Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner

Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson

Aye:

Commissioner Fernando, and Commissioner Lunde

Absent:

24-0169

13.G.

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

ADOPT

Commissioner Angela Conley moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion

Greene, to adopt the Resolution.

Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner

Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson

Aye:

Commissioner Fernando, and Commissioner Lunde

Absent:

24-0170

13.H.

Establish the unclassified position of Director of Housing Strategy; approve the

appointment of Julia Welle Ayres as the Director, effective 05/05/24

ADOPT

Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Kevin

Anderson, to adopt the Resolution.

Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner

Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson

Aye:

Commissioner Fernando, and Commissioner Lunde

Absent:

24-0171

13.I.

Establish the unclassified position of Director of Economic Development

Strategy; approve the appointment of Patricia Fitzgerald as the Director, effective

05/05/2024

ADOPT

Commissioner Kevin Anderson moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion

Greene, to adopt the Resolution.

Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner

Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson

Aye:

Commissioner Fernando, and Commissioner Lunde

Absent:

24-0173

13.J.

2024 National Foster Care Month Proclamation - offered by Commissioner Anderson

ADOPT

Commissioner Kevin Anderson moved, seconded by Commissioner Debbie

Goettel, to adopt the Resolution.

Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner

Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson

Aye:

Commissioner Fernando, and Commissioner Lunde

Absent:

24-0174

13.K.

Recognition of local small businesses and their importance to Hennepin County -

offered by Commissioner Conley

ADOPT

Commissioner Angela Conley moved, seconded by Commissioner Debbie

Goettel, to adopt the Resolution.

Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner

Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson

Aye:

Commissioner Fernando, and Commissioner Lunde

Absent:

On a motion by Commissioner Kevin Anderson Seconded by Commissioner Marion

Greene the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners meeting was declared

adjourned at 2:59 p.m. until April 30, 2024.

Maria Rose

Clerk to the County Board

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