Chair: Irene Fernando, District 2

Vice-Chair: Debbie Goettel, District 5

FINAL-REVISED BOARD AGENDA

Members:

Jeff Lunde, District 1

Marion Greene, District 3

Angela Conley, District 4

Heather Edelson, District 6

Kevin Anderson, District 7

BOARD OF HENNEPIN COUNTY

COMMISSIONERS

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2026

1:30 PM

Pledge of Allegiance

Approval of Agenda

Hennepin Highlights

3.A. Environmental Response Fund grants 25th Anniversary - presented by

Rosemary Lavin, Environment and Energy Director

Minutes from Previous Meeting

4.A. January 27, 2026 Meeting Minutes

BOARDMINUTES-27-Jan-2026

Attachments:

Referral of Correspondence and Department Communications

Correspondence

5.A.

26N-0005

Professional and Personal Service Agmts/Amds of $100,000 or less which have

been approved by Department Director, Assistant/County Administrator. Report

Number: 26RAA-02

26RAA-02

Attachments:

5.B.

26N-0006

Letters - 1. Marilyn Sabido, Acting Regional Engineer, FERC - RE: 2025

Emergency Action Plan (EAP) Status Report and Update. - 2. Jason Aarsvold,

Senior Municipal Advisor, EHLERS - RE: Notice of TIF District - City of Roger. -

3. Shawn Wink, Land Information and Tax Services, Hennepin County - RE: TIF

District Modification - City of Bloomington.

M.Sabido-Ltr-2025 Emergency Action Plan Status Report a

Update-021226

Attachments:

EHLERS-Ltr-J.Aarsvold-Notice.Rogers_TIF 19

S.Wink-Ltr-Memo to Board -TIF District Bloomington-02.12.

5.C.

26N-0007

Claim/Summons - 1. Mary Louise Reed - RE: Mary Louise Reed Motor Vehicle

Damage Claim. - 2. Havilah Elyse Eliyah - RE: Havilah Elyse Eliyah Motor

Vehicle Damage Claim. - 3. Shomari Bowens - RE: Shomari Bowens Property

Damage Claim.

M.Reed-Motor-Vehicle-Claim-2.3.26

H.Eliyah-Motor-Vehicle-Claim-2.3.26

S.Bowens-Property-Damage-Claim-2.5.26

Attachments:

Department Communications

5.D.

5.E.

5.F.

5.G.

5.H.

26-0086

Claims Register for the period ending February 13, 2026

26-0087

Claims Register for the period ending February 20, 2026

26-0088

Claims Register for the period ending February 27, 2026

26-0089

Claims Register for the period ending March 6, 2026

26-0090

Claims Register for the period ending March 13, 2026

Referred to Administration, Operations and Budget Committee

5.I.

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

5.J.

5.K.

5.L.

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

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.

5.M.

5.N.

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)

5.O.

5.P.

26-0076

Revision to the Hennepin County Human Resources Rules

HR Rule 12.1 Redline

Attachments:

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

Referred to Human Services Committee

5.Q.

26-0080

Human Services & Public Health resolution, including contracts and

amendments to contracts with provider - 2603

Referred to Health Committee

5.R.

5.S.

26-0078

Amd 3 to Agmt PR00000924 with Mercury Healthcare, Inc. dba WebMD Ignite to

provide Hennepin Health members with access to an online health encyclopedia

and video library that contains evidence-based topics, in English and Spanish

languages, ext end date to 03/31/27, incr NTE by $23,155 for a new total NTE of

$183,920

26-0079

Adopt proposed amendments to Hennepin County Ordinance 9 - Emergency

Medical Services (EMS) Section VII, Subsection 1: Staffing; and revised names

and definitions in the ordinance, as written

Ordinance 9 as Amended by the Hennepin County Board on June

2022 with suspension note

Attachments:

Referred to Law, Safety and Justice Committee

5.T.

26-0081

Amd 2 to Agmt PR00005858 with RS Eden to provide residential treatment

programming, outpatient treatment programming, and supportive housing for

Community Corrections clients, revising 2026 budget line items, with no other

change to contract terms

5.U.

26-0082

JPA A2613364 between Hennepin County and the Cities of Edina, Minnetonka,

and St. Louis Park for the Auto Theft Collaboration Cooperative Agreement,

period 01/01/26-12/31/28

Referred to Public Works Committee

5.V.

26-0083

Neg PW Agreement 05-02-26 with Brooklyn Center for cost participation and

maintenance on CSAH 57 (Humboldt Avenue), CP 2182800 and 1010101, est

county cost $2,835,000 ($2,750,000 Transportation Advanced Account -

Preservation, $85,000 County Bonds)

Map of Humboldt Ave (CSAH 57) Reconstruction

Attachments:

5.W.

5.X.

26-0084

Neg Agmt PR00008204 with Beaudry Oil &Service, Inc. to provide Energy

Center with fuel delivery services, 03/20/26-12/31/34, est NTE $2 million

26-0085

Neg various agmts for food rescue grants for periods between

04/01/26-03/31/27 and 04/01/26-09/30/27, total combined NTE $300,000

Commendations

Commissioner Communications/Updates

Claims Register

8.A.

26-0057

Claims Register for the period ending January 30, 2026

8.B.

26-0058

Claims Register for the period ending February 6, 2026

Consent

9.A.

26-0038

Amd 2 to JPA A2211212 with the City of Bloomington to continue the

Restorative Court program, 06/01/22-12/31/26

9.B.

26-0039

Neg Agmt PW 01-40-26 with MnDOT and City of Minneapolis for improvements

on TH 55 and CSAH 46 (CP 2183560, a subproject of CP 2183500; est county

cost $25,000 State Aid Regular)

Map of CP 2183560 in Minneapolis

Attachments:

9.C.

9.D.

26-0045

Appointment of the 2026 Hennepin County Special Board of Appeal and

Equalization; authorize the rates of compensation for its members

26-0036

Amd 2 to Agmt PR00004417 with Qwest Corporation for enterprise

telecommunications services, ext end date to 02/28/27, incr NTE by $265,440

for a new total NTE of $5,564,440

9.E.

9.F.

26-0037

Human Services & Public Health resolution, including contracts and

amendments to contracts with provider - 2602

HSPH Board Report 2602 2-3-2026

Attachments:

26-0056

Amd 2 to Agmt A176977 with TriTech Software Systems, a CentralSquare

Company, for the provision of an integrated computer aided dispatch system,

ext end date to 10/01/29, incr NTE by $1,862,525.45 for a new total NTE of

$7,606,528

9.G.

26-0042

Work Order PR00007220 for Agreement PL00000769 with Houston

Engineering, Inc for final design services for CSAH 10, CP 2210404, a

subproject of 2210400, NTE $594,184 (County Bonds)

Map of CSAH 10 Pavement Rehabilitation

Attachments:

9.H.

9.I.

26-0040

Agmt PW 06-40-26 with MnDOT for reimbursement of road life consumed by

Trunk Highway No. 12 detour onto CSAH 101 (est rec $2,601.42)

Map of CSAH 101 Detour

Attachments:

26-0041

Amd 1 to Agmt PR00006562 with Alliant Engineering Inc for final design,

engineering, and professional services on Minnetonka Blvd, CP 2168000, ext

period to 12/31/29, inc county cost NTE $3,500,000 (State Aid Regular)

Map of Minnetonka Blvd (CSAH 5) Reconstruction CP 2168000

Attachments:

9.J.

26-0043

Neg various 2025 fall ERF grant agmts for one or two-year periods, combined

total NTE $2,252,887

ERF Fall 2025 Recommendations_final

Attachments:

9.K.

9.L.

26-0044

Staff review and recommend updates to Hennepin County’s Cost Participation

and Maintenance Policies with partner agencies for cooperative county road and

bridge projects - offered by Commissioners Anderson and Goettel

26-0061

2026 Federal Legislative Platform, as amended

2026 Proposed Federal Legislative Platform- AS APPROVED

02.05.26

Attachments:

9.M.

26-0062

Reaffirming County’s Plan to Reinvent the Solid Waste System - offered by

Commissioner Fernando

10.

Non-Consent

10.A.

26-0035

Agmt PR00007893 with Senior Community Services for the provision of digital

readiness training, 02/01/26-01/31/27, NTE $30,000

11.

12.

Progressed

11.A.

26-0055

JPA A2613348 between Hennepin County and the Bureau of Criminal

Apprehension for the MN Human Trafficking Investigators Task Force,

02/01/26-01/31/31

Old Business

12.A.

26-0007

2026 Watershed Board Applicants and Appointments - Minnehaha Creek

Watershed District Board

Memo to Cmsrs MCWD Jan 2026_Final

Attachments:

13.

Immediate Approvals

13.A.

13.B.

26-0063

Agmt A2513168 with MN DHS for emergency rental assistance,

01/01/26-12/31/26, $2,550,000 (recv)

26-0064

Establish the unclassified position of Chief Healthcare Innovation and Strategy

Officer; approve the appointment of Dr. Charles Chima to the unclassified

position of Chief Healthcare Innovation and Strategy Officer, effective March 9,

2026

13.C.

13.D.

13.E.

13.F.

26-0065

Establish the unclassified position of Chief Children and Family Services Officer;

approve the appointment of Kwesi Booker, effective February 22, 2026

26-0066

Acknowledging Heart Health Month in Hennepin County - offered by

Commissioner Conley

26-0067

Declaring February 2026 to be Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month in

Hennepin County - offered by Commissioner Edelson

26-0068

Declaring February 2026 as Shop Local month in Hennepin County - offered by

Commissioner Conley

13.G.

13.H.

26-0069

Reaffirm Commissioner Oath of Office; recognize the U.S. Constitution and the

Bill of Rights; reaffirm existing Hennepin County policies; support existing HCSO

policy and recommend continued compliance with Minnesota statutes - offered

by Commissioner Fernando

26-0091

Regulation of face coverings in county facilities per Minn. Stat. § 624.72 -

offered by Commissioner Conley