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, AUGUST 19, 2025

1:30 PM

Commissioner Debbie Goettel, Chair, called the meeting of the Administration,

Operations and Budget Committee for Tuesday, August 19, 2025 to order at 1:58 p.m.

Commissioner Irene Fernando, Commissioner Angela Conley, Commissioner

Debbie Goettel, Commissioner Jeff Lunde and Commissioner Kevin Anderson

Commissioner Marion Greene and Commissioner Heather Edelson

Present:

Absent:

Minutes from Previous Meeting

August 5, 2025 Meeting Minutes

1.A.

APPROVE

Commissioner Jeff Lunde moved, seconded by Commissioner Kevin

Anderson, to approve the Minutes.

Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner

Goettel, Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson

Aye:

Commissioner Greene and Commissioner Edelson

Absent:

New Business

Routine Items

2.A.

25-0326

Agmt A2512864 with MPCA to host an AmeriCorps member from MN GreenCorps -

Climate and Resiliency, direct resident engagement, 10/13/25-09/04/26

NON-CONSENT

Commissioner Kevin Anderson moved, seconded by Commissioner Irene

Fernando, to approve the Resolution.

Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Lunde

and Commissioner Anderson

Aye:

Commissioner Fernando

Nay:

Commissioner Greene and Commissioner Edelson

Absent:

Items for Discussion and Action

2.B.

25-0327

Authorize county staff to pursue 2026 state general obligation bonding appropriations

CONSENT

Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Irene

Fernando, to approve the Resolution.

Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner

Goettel, Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson

Aye:

Commissioner Greene and Commissioner Edelson

Absent:

Addendum

Open Appointment Interviews

2.C.

25-0339

2025 Watershed Board Applicants and Appointments - Nine Mile Creek

Watershed District Board

PROGRESS

Commissioner Jeff Lunde moved, seconded by Commissioner Kevin

Anderson, to progress the Resolution to the September 9 Board meeting.

Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner

Goettel, Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson

Aye:

Commissioner Greene and Commissioner Edelson

Absent:

Progressed

3.A.

PROGRESS

25-0296 R1

Accelerating zero-waste implementation in Minneapolis

Commissioner Irene Fernando moved an R2, seconded by Commissioner

Kevin Anderson. After further discussion, Commissioner Angela Conley

moved, seconded by Commissioner Irene Fernando, to progress the

Resolution to the September 9 Board meeting.

Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner

Goettel, Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson

Aye:

Commissioner Greene and Commissioner Edelson

Absent:

There being no further business, the Administration, Operations and Budget Committee

for Tuesday, August 19, 2025 was declared adjourned at 2:48 p.m.