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, APRIL 29, 2025  
1:30 PM  
Commissioner Heather Edelson, Vice Chair, called the meeting of the Administration,  
Operations and Budget Committee for Tuesday, April 29, 2025 to order at 1:32 p.m.  
Commissioner Irene Fernando, Commissioner Marion Greene, Commissioner  
Angela Conley, Commissioner Heather Edelson, Commissioner Jeff Lunde and  
Commissioner Kevin Anderson  
Present:  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel  
Absent:  
1.  
Minutes from Previous Meeting  
April 8, 2025 Meeting Minutes  
1.A.  
APPROVE  
Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela  
Conley, to approve the Minutes.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Edelson, Commissioner Lunde and  
Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Goettel  
Absent:  
2.  
Public Hearing  
2.A. Public comment on the HUD 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan and the HUD 2025  
Annual Action Plan  
Commissioner Heather Edelson opened the public hearing at 1:33 pm. There being no  
individuals who provided comment on a motion from Commissioner Jeff Lunde,  
seconded by Commissioner Irene Fernando, the public hearing was closed at 1:38 p.m.  
Public comment on the issuing of debt under the county’s 2025-2029 Capital  
Improvement Program  
2.B.  
Commissioner Heather Edelson opened the public hearing at 1:38 pm. There being no  
individuals who provided comment on a motion from Commissioner Irene Fernando,  
seconded by Commissioner Angela Conley, the public hearing was closed at 1:42 p.m.  
3.  
New Business  
Routine Items  
3.A.  
25-0142  
Establish a public hearing on a substantial amendment to the HUD 2023 Annual Action  
Plan on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at 1:30 p.m.  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela  
Conley, to approve the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Edelson, Commissioner Lunde and  
Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Goettel  
Absent:  
25-0143  
3.B.  
Agmt PR00007267 with Metropolitan Council for provision of the Metropass for county  
employees; 05/01/25-04/30/30, NTE $2,700,000; Employee share via payroll deduction:  
$820,000 (county share approximately $1,880,000)  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela  
Conley, to approve the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Edelson, Commissioner Lunde and  
Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Goettel  
Absent:  
25-0144  
3.C.  
Negotiate Agmt A2512840 with Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company for  
the provision of deferred compensation plan services for county employees,  
04/01/25-03/31/32, with the option to extend for three (3) additional one-year periods  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela  
Conley, to approve the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Edelson, Commissioner Lunde and  
Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Goettel  
Absent:  
25-0145  
3.D.  
Negotiate Agmt A2512839 with Fidelity Investments Tax Exempt Services Company for  
the provision of deferred compensation plan services for county employees,  
06/01/25-05/31/32, with the option to extend for three (3) additional one-year periods  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela  
Conley, to approve the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Edelson, Commissioner Lunde and  
Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Goettel  
Absent:  
25-0146  
3.E.  
Neg Amd 1 to Agmt PR00005029 with The Improve Group to evaluate Hennepin  
County’s guaranteed basic income pilot, adding $100,000 to the contract with no  
change to the contract end date, 03/22/23-12/31/25, NTE $400,000  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela  
Conley, to approve the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Edelson, Commissioner Lunde and  
Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Goettel  
Absent:  
Addendum  
3.F.  
25-0182  
Amd 2 to Agmt PR00006496 with Matrix Consulting Group, Ltd. to provide professional  
consulting services including implementation assistance for recommendations from the  
Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office’s overtime study and a jail staffing and operations  
study, ext end date to 06/30/26, incr NTE by $100,000 for a new total NTE of $170,000  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Angela Conley moved, seconded by Commissioner Irene  
Fernando, to approve the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Edelson, Commissioner Lunde and  
Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Goettel  
Absent:  
There being no further business, the Administration, Operations and Budget Committee for  
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 was declared adjourned at 1:53 p.m.  
Sheri Selton  
Deputy Clerk to the County Board