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, FEBRUARY 6, 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, February 6, 2024 to order at 1:32 p.m.  
Commissioner Marion Greene, Commissioner Angela Conley, Commissioner  
Debbie Goettel, and Commissioner Kevin Anderson  
Commissioner Irene Fernando, and Commissioner Jeff Lunde  
Present:  
Absent:  
1.  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel led the Pledge of Allegiance.  
2.  
Approval of Agenda  
APPROVE  
Commissioner Goettel motioned to amend the agenda to include item 13C).  
Commissioner Kevin Anderson moved to approve the agenda as amended,  
seconded by Commissioner Angela Conley.  
Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Goettel, and  
Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Fernando, and Commissioner Lunde  
Absent:  
3.  
4.  
Hennepin Highlights  
Minutes from Previous Meeting  
4.A. January 23, 2024 Board Minutes  
APPROVE  
Commissioner Marion Greene moved, seconded by Commissioner Kevin  
Anderson, to approve the Minutes.  
Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner  
Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Fernando, and Commissioner Lunde  
Absent:  
5.  
Referral of Correspondence and Department Communications  
Correspondence  
Department Communications  
Commissioner Marion Greene 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.  
Claims Register for the period ending February 9, 2024  
REFER AS RECOMMENDED  
to the Board of Hennepin County Commissioners  
5.B.  
Claims Register for the period ending February 16, 2024  
REFER AS RECOMMENDED  
to the Board of Hennepin County Commissioners  
5.C.  
Claims Register for the period ending February 23, 2024  
REFER AS RECOMMENDED  
to the Board of Hennepin County Commissioners  
5.D.  
Claims Register for the period ending March 1, 2024  
REFER AS RECOMMENDED  
to the Board of Hennepin County Commissioners  
Referred to Health and Human Services Committee  
Commissioner Marion Greene 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.E.  
Human Services and Public Health resolution, including contracts and amendments to  
contracts with provider - 2403  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
Referred to Law, Safety and Justice Committee  
5.F.  
Amds to two agmts with local providers to facilitate DWI one-day educational/cognitive  
workshops for individuals with first time offenses, ext end dates to 03/21/26, incr the  
combined NTE to $1,103,220  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.G.  
Amd 2 to Agmt PR00004918 with Tree Trust to provide training and education in  
forestry maintenance to participants of the DOCCR Productive Day program, incr NTE  
by $52,825, no change to contract dates  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.H.  
2024 Hennepin County Community Corrections Comprehensive Plan  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
Referred to Public Works Committee  
5.I.  
Agmt PW 59-40-23 with MnDOT for reimbursement of road life consumed by Trunk  
Highway 101 detour through Shorewood, Excelsior, Chanhassen, and Eden Prairie (est  
recv $1,169)  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.J.  
Agmts PW 13-27-24 with Excelsior and PW 14-40-24 with MnDOT (1055913) for  
sponsorship of federal and state grants totaling $337,000; establish budget of $337,000  
for CP 2230800; amend 2023 Prioritized Bridge Replacement List  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.K.  
Various agmts related to Minnetonka Boulevard (CSAH 5) and West Lake Street (CSAH  
25) Reconstruction Project; transfer funds (CP 2201100 to CP 2168100); amend budget  
(est county cost: $7 million federal funds, $8,411,802 state aid, $500,000 property tax;  
est recv: $6,713,700)  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.L.  
Authorization to submit a grant application under USDOT’s Bridge Investment Program  
for Hennepin Avenue Bridges Reconditioning Project, County Project (CP) 2164000  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.M.  
Agmt CON000000001096 with the U.S. DOA to accept grant for the removal and  
replacement of trees on behalf of residents with lower incomes, 01/01/24-06/01/29,  
(recv $10,000,000; supp app of $2,000,000 to 2024 Environment and Energy budget)  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
6.  
7.  
8.  
Commendations  
Commissioner Communications/Updates  
Claims Register  
8.A.  
Claims Register for the period ending January 26, 2024  
APPROVE/RATIFY  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Kevin  
Anderson, to approve/ratify the Resolution.  
Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner  
Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Fernando, and Commissioner Lunde  
Absent:  
8.B.  
Claims Register for the period ending February 2, 2024  
APPROVE/RATIFY  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Kevin  
Anderson, to approve/ratify the Resolution.  
Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner  
Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Fernando, and Commissioner Lunde  
Absent:  
9.  
Consent  
Commissioner Marion Greene called out item 9D). Commissioner Marion Greene  
moved, seconded by Commissioner Kevin Anderson, 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.  
Ratification of permits, leases, lease amendments, and related property agreements  
approved by the County Administrator, period 10/01/23-12/31/23, total NTE $15,000  
ADOPT  
9.B.  
Neg Amd 2 to Lease Agmt A070387 with Metro Ventures, LLC, for rental space at 4336  
Lyndale Avenue North, Minneapolis, ext end date to 08/31/29 ($166,232 first year rent  
and operating costs)  
ADOPT  
9.C.  
Amd 2 to Agmt PL00000269 with Metre LLC for media planning, media procurement,  
and limited creative services to advance County’s strategic priorities, incr agency fees  
by $400,000, no change to total NTE of $3,500,000; no change to other terms  
ADOPT  
9.D.  
2024 Hennepin County All-Hazard Mitigation Plan  
ADOPT  
9.E.  
Human Services & Public Health resolution, including contracts and amendments to  
contracts with provider - 2402  
ADOPT  
9.F.  
Amd 1 to Agmt A2311669 with DHS for the provision of mobile mental health crisis  
services, allowing for adjustments to attachment names and budget spending periods,  
no change to underlying term or amount  
ADOPT  
9.G.  
Agmt MDHA2412168 with MDH for Mpox treatment and prevention, 02/06/24-01/31/25,  
$88,000 (recv), supp appr $88,000  
ADOPT  
9.H.  
Agmt MDHA2312157 with MDH for the expansion of the public health emergency  
response and recovery capacity, 02/06/24-05/31/25, $97,250 (recv), supp appr $97,250  
ADOPT  
9.I.  
Amd 2 to Agmt MDHA2110738 with MDH for the provision of COVID-19 response and  
vaccination implementation, 04/01/21-03/31/26, $250,000 (recv), supp appr $213,000,  
adding a .5 limited duration position  
ADOPT  
9.J.  
Agmt MDHA2412169 with MDH for Public Health Emergency Preparedness and  
Response sustainability, 02/06/24-06/30/27, $420,455 (recv), supp appr $420,455  
ADOPT  
9.K.  
Agmt A2412166 with DHS for Ryan White Program Part B HIV/AIDS services,  
04/01/24-03/31/25, $4,020,614 (recv), supp appr $907,169  
ADOPT  
9.L.  
Amd 1 to Agmt A2211527 with NACCHO for the Implementing Overdose Prevention  
Strategies at the Local Level (IOPSLL) project, 08/01/23-01/31/24, $120,690.84 (recv)  
ADOPT  
9.M.  
2024 Federal Legislative Platform  
ADOPT  
9.N.  
Agmt PR00005845 with Children’s Law Center of Minnesota to provide legal  
representation to Hennepin County legacy youths upon appointment by the Fourth  
Judicial District - Juvenile Court, 03/01/24-02/28/26, total NTE $344,884  
ADOPT  
9.O.  
Agmt PR00005857 with Al-Maa’uun for transitional housing services for Community  
Corrections clients, 03/01/24-12/31/26, NTE $225,220  
ADOPT  
9.P.  
Assignment and assumption of Agmt PR00003724 with Alpha Human Services, Inc. for  
sexual health treatment services to Alpha Services Industries, Inc., dba Alpha  
Emergence Behavioral Health, no change to other contract terms  
ADOPT  
9.Q.  
Contract No. CM00001155 with Millerbernd Manufacturing Co. to purchase traffic signal  
poles for Wayzata Boulevard and Minnetonka Boulevard (CPs 2091103 and 2168100),  
03/01/24-06/30/25; est county cost $495,000 ($138,000 state turnback, $312,355 state  
aid, and $44,645 recv)  
ADOPT  
9.R.  
Agmt PR00005867 with HDR Engineering, Inc. for design engineering and professional  
services for Park Avenue (CSAH 33) and Portland Avenue (CSAH 35) multimodal  
improvements (CP 2220300 and 2220700), 02/26/24-12/31/27, county cost NTE $1.9  
million state aid  
ADOPT  
9.S.  
Designate new roadway, Fletcher Bypass between Territorial Road and CR 81, as  
CSAH 116; designate and number part of CR 116 as CSAH 159; renumber part of  
CSAH 116 as CSAH 159 (no county cost)  
ADOPT  
9.T.  
Neg Agmt PR00005964 with Ever-Green Energy to manage, operate and maintain the  
Hennepin County Energy Center, 03/01/24-12/31/34, estimated NTE $40,000,000  
ADOPT  
9.U.  
Neg 12 fall 2023 ERF grant agmts for cleanup and assessment of contaminated sites,  
various periods, total combined NTE $1,842,279  
ADOPT  
9.V.  
Authorization to apply for federal discretionary grants through the 2024 RAISE program  
for projects on West Broadway Avenue, CSAH 81 (CP 1005877) and Washington  
Avenue, CSAH 152 (CP 2221000)  
ADOPT  
9.W.  
Appointment of the 2024 Hennepin County Special Board of Appeal and Equalization;  
and authorize the rates of compensation for its members; and adopt policies and  
procedures  
ADOPT  
9.X.  
Approval of agreements for operations and maintenance of HERC (A165757), ash  
disposal services (PR00005989), metal recovery and recycling services (A2412182),  
and steam service from HERC (A2412184)  
ADOPT  
10.  
11.  
Non-Consent  
Progressed  
11.A.  
2024 Community Advisory Board Applicants and Appointments - Library Board  
LAID OVER  
Commissioner Marion Greene motioned to appoint Lynn Stetler,  
incumbent, seconded by Commissioner Kevin Anderson. Commissioner  
Angela Conley moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion Greene, to lay  
over the Resolution to the March 5, 2024 meeting.  
Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner  
Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Fernando, and Commissioner Lunde  
Absent:  
11.B.  
2024 Community Advisory Board Applicants and Appointments - Race Equity Advisory  
Council (REAC)  
LAID OVER  
Commissioner Kevin Anderson motioned to appoint Susan McPherson,  
incumbent, seconded by Commissioner Angela Conley. Commissioner  
Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Kevin Anderson, to lay  
over the Resolution to the March 5, 2024 meeting.  
Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner  
Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Fernando, and Commissioner Lunde  
Absent:  
12.  
Old Business  
12.A.  
2024 Watershed Board Applicants and Appointments - Lower MN River Watershed  
District  
ADOPT  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion  
Greene, to adopt the Resolution.  
Accordingly, Joseph Barisonzi was appointed.  
Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner  
Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Fernando, and Commissioner Lunde  
Absent:  
12.B.  
2024 Watershed Board Applicants and Appointments - Minnehaha Creek Watershed  
District  
LAID OVER  
Commissioner Kevin Anderson moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela  
Conley, to laid over the Resolution to the March 5, 2024 meeting.  
Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner  
Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Fernando, and Commissioner Lunde  
Absent:  
13.  
Immediate Approvals  
13.A.  
Award Contract FC00000124 to Versacon, Inc. for the JDC 4th Floor Safety Upgrades  
project, NTE $717,000  
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:  
13.B.  
Award three contracts for solar arrays: Contract FC00000121 to Ideal Energies LLC for  
ACF Men’s (Rooftop), $934,423.78; Award Contract FC00000122 to Ideal Energies LLC  
for ACF Men’s (Ground), $1,282,155.26; Award Contract FC00000120 to Apadana LLC  
for Ridgedale, $612,018  
ADOPT  
Commissioner Marion Greene 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:  
13.C.  
Establish closed legal meeting on Tuesday, February 20, 2024 beginning at 10:30 a.m.  
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:  
On a motion by Commissioner Debbie Goettel, Seconded by Commissioner Marion  
Greene, the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners meeting was declared  
adjourned at 1:51 p.m. until Tuesday, March 5, 2024.  
Maria Rose  
Clerk to the County Board  
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