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, DECEMBER 2, 2025  
1:30 PM  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel, Chair, called the meeting of the Administration,  
Operations and Budget Committee for Tuesday, December 2, 2025 to order at 2:00  
p.m.  
Commissioner Irene Fernando, Commissioner Marion Greene, Commissioner  
Angela Conley, Commissioner Debbie Goettel, Commissioner Heather Edelson,  
Commissioner Jeff Lunde and Commissioner Kevin Anderson  
Present:  
1.  
Minutes from Previous Meeting  
November 10 Budget Hearing Minutes - Administrator Amendments  
1.A.  
APPROVE  
Commissioner Jeff Lunde moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela  
Conley, to approve the Minutes.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
November 13, 2025 Meeting Minutes  
1.B.  
APPROVE  
Commissioner Jeff Lunde moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela  
Conley, to approve the Minutes.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
2.  
New Business  
Routine Items  
2.A.  
Ratification of permits, leases, lease amendments, and related property agreements  
approved by the County Administrator, period 07/01/25-09/30/25  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Kevin Anderson moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion  
Greene, to approve the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
2.B.  
Negotiate Amd to Agmt PR00002683 with USA Swimming Foundation, ext term to  
12/31/27, incr NTE by $150,000 for a new total NTE of $400,000  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Kevin Anderson moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion  
Greene, to approve the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
2.C.  
Negotiate Amd to Agmt PR00006948 with V3 Sports, ext term to 12/31/26, incr NTE by  
$125,000 for a new total NTE of $250,000  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Kevin Anderson moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion  
Greene, to approve the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Items for Discussion and Action  
2.D.  
Hennepin County Youth Activities Grants (HCYAG) Program - Fall 2025 Play Area  
Grants, Equipment Grants, Lifeguard Services Grants, and Arts & Music Grants totaling  
$1,301,924  
REVISE  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Kevin  
Anderson, to revise the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Hennepin County Youth Activities Grants (HCYAG) Program - Fall 2025 Play Area  
Grants, Equipment Grants, Lifeguard Services Grants, and Arts & Music Grants totaling  
$1,301,924  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Kevin  
Anderson, to approve the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Addendum  
2.E.  
Establish Hennepin County’s Reparative Justice Research Task Force - offered by  
Commissioner Conley and Commissioner Greene  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Angela Conley moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion  
Greene, to approve the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
2.F.  
Neg Lease Agmt LS00000045 with Simpson Properties, LLC for family safe space at  
128 W 33rd St, Mpls, 01/01/26-12/31/30, $200,000 first year base rent, plus ordinary  
operating costs  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Angela Conley moved, seconded by Commissioner Irene  
Fernando, to approve the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
2.G.  
Joint Powers Agreement PR00007940 with the City of Golden Valley Golden Valley  
Civic Campus Master Planning, 01/01/26-12/31/26, NTE $175,000  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Irene  
Fernando, to approve the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
2.H.  
Agmt PR00007704 with Alliant Insurance Services, Inc, for actuarial, advisory and  
compliance services in support of the design, administration and communication of  
employee benefit plans sponsored by Hennepin County, 01/01/26-12/31/28, NTE  
$975,000  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Irene  
Fernando, to approve the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Aye:  
Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
2.I.  
Amd 1 to Agmt PR00006401 with NeighborWorks Home Partners for homebuyer  
assistance program, extend term to 04/01/26, no change to NTE  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Kevin  
Anderson, to approve the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
2.J.  
Exploring Ordinance 18 amendments as a funding source to further accelerate  
zero-waste implementation - offered by Commissioner Conley  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Angela Conley moved, seconded by Commissioner Irene  
Fernando, to approve the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
2.K.  
Approval of the 2025 Community Health Needs Assessment and Health  
Services Plan and adoption of the 2026-2028 Community Health Needs  
Assessment Implementation Plan as submitted by Hennepin Healthcare System,  
Inc.  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Kevin  
Anderson, to approve the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
2.L.  
Approval of the 2026 Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc. Financial Plan  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Jeff  
Lunde, to approve the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
2.M.  
Direct comprehensive study of Hennepin Healthcare Systems, Inc. governance -  
offered by Commissioner Fernando  
PROGRESS  
Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Debbie  
Goettel, to progress the Resolution to the December 11 Board meeting.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
3.  
Old Business  
3.A.  
2026 Proposed Operating and Capital Budgets  
PROGRESS  
Commissioner Marion Greene moved to Progress, seconded by  
Commissioner Angela Conley and approved. Commissioner Marion Greene  
moved a motion to reconsider, seconded by Commissioner Angela Conley  
and approved. With the Progress motion back on the table, Commissioner  
Angela Conley moved the additional administrative amendment 13,  
seconded by Commissioner Irene Fernando and approved. Commissioner  
Marion Greene moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela Conley, to  
progress the Resolution to the December 11 Board meeting.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
There being no further business, the Administration, Operations and Budget Committee  
for Tuesday, December 2, 2025 was declared adjourned at 3:48 p.m.  
Maria Rose  
Clerk to the County Board