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, JANUARY 23, 2024  
1:30 PM  
Angela Conley, District 4  
Vacant, District 6  
Kevin Anderson, District 7  
Commissioner Irene Fernando, Chair, called the meeting of the Board of Hennepin  
County Commissioners for Tuesday, January 23, 2024 to order at 1:30 p.m.  
Commissioner Irene Fernando, Commissioner Marion Greene, Commissioner Jeff  
Lunde, Commissioner Angela Conley, Commissioner Debbie Goettel, and  
Commissioner Kevin Anderson  
Present:  
1.  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Commissioner Irene Fernando led the Pledge of Allegiance.  
2.  
Approval of Agenda  
APPROVE  
Commissioner Kevin Anderson moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela  
Conley, to approve the Agenda.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Lunde, Commissioner Conley,  
Aye:  
Commissioner Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson  
Commissioner Greene  
Absent:  
3.  
4.  
Hennepin Highlights  
3.A. Municipal Building Commission bell tower dedication - offered by Commissioner  
Fernando  
Minutes from Previous Meeting  
4.A. January 2, 2024 Board Minutes  
APPROVE  
Commissioner Jeff Lunde moved, seconded by Commissioner Debbie  
Goettel, to approve the Minutes.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Lunde, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Goettel, and  
Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
5.  
Referral of Correspondence and Department Communications  
Correspondence  
CORRESPONDENCE REFERRED AS RECOMMENDED  
Commissioner Jeff Lunde moved, seconded by Commissioner Kevin Anderson,  
to refer as recommended.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Lunde,  
Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
5.A.  
24N-0001  
County Receivable contracts approved by the County Administrator during the fourth  
quarter of 2023. Report Number 23RAA - 4th Qtr Rec.  
CORRESPONDENCE REFERRED AS RECOMMENDED  
5.B.  
24N-0002  
Professional and Personal Service Agmts/Amds of $100,000 or less which have been  
approved by Department Director, Assistant/County Administrator. Report Number:  
24RAA-01  
CORRESPONDENCE REFERRED AS RECOMMENDED  
5.C.  
24N-0003  
Claim/Summons - 1. Alexis Tao - RE: Vehicle damage; 2. Eric Skorey - RE:  
Vehicle damage; 3. Kurt Mitchell, Hellmuth & Johnson - RE: BS NMINN Holdings  
LLC v. Hennepin County; 4. Michael Fay, Fay & Associates LLC - RE: Tiffany  
Osborne personal injury.  
CORRESPONDENCE REFERRED AS RECOMMENDED  
5.D.  
24N-0004  
Letters: 1. Minnehaha Creek Watershed District - RE: Land & Water Partnership  
Initiative update  
CORRESPONDENCE REFERRED AS RECOMMENDED  
Department Communications  
5.E.  
24-0055  
Claims Register for the period ending January 26, 2024  
REFER AS RECOMMENDED  
Commissioner Jeff Lunde moved, seconded by Commissioner Kevin  
Anderson, to refer as recommended.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Aye:  
Lunde, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Goettel, and  
Commissioner Anderson  
5.F.  
24-0056  
Claims Register for the period ending February 2, 2024  
REFER AS RECOMMENDED  
Commissioner Jeff Lunde moved, seconded by Commissioner Kevin  
Anderson, to refer as recommended.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Lunde, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Goettel, and  
Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Referred to Administration, Operations and Budget Committee  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
Commissioner Jeff Lunde moved, seconded by Commissioner Kevin Anderson,  
to refer to Committee.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Lunde,  
Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
5.G.  
24-0032  
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  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.H.  
24-0033  
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)  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.I.  
24-0034  
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  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.J.  
24-0035  
2024 Hennepin County All-Hazard Mitigation Plan  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
Referred to Health and Human Services Committee  
5.K.  
24-0036  
Human Services & Public Health resolution, including contracts and amendments to  
contracts with provider - 2402  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.L.  
24-0037  
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  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.M.  
24-0038  
Agmt MDHA2412168 with MDH for Mpox treatment and prevention, 02/06/24-01/31/25,  
$88,000 (recv), supp appr $88,000  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.N.  
24-0039  
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  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.O.  
24-0040  
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  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.P.  
24-0041  
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  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.Q.  
24-0042  
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  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.R.  
24-0043  
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)  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Committee  
5.S.  
24-0044  
2024 Federal Legislative Platform  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
Referred to Law, Safety and Justice Committee  
5.T.  
24-0045  
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  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.U.  
24-0046  
Agmt PR00005857 with Al-Maa’uun for transitional housing services for Community  
Corrections clients, 03/01/24-12/31/26, NTE $225,220  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.V.  
24-0047  
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  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
Referred to Public Works Committee  
5.W.  
24-0048  
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)  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.X.  
24-0049  
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  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.Y.  
24-0050  
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)  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.Z.  
24-0051  
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  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.AA.  
24-0052  
Neg 12 fall 2023 ERF grant agmts for cleanup and assessment of contaminated sites,  
various periods, total combined NTE $1,842,279  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.AB.  
24-0053  
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)  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
Referred to Resident Services Committee  
5.AC.  
24-0054  
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  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
6.  
7.  
Commendations  
Commissioner Communications/Updates  
Commissioner Fernando Highlighted Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Day of  
Racial Healing events at Hennepin County.  
8.  
Claims Register  
8.A.  
24-0027  
Claims Register for the period ending January 5, 2024  
APPROVE/RATIFY  
Commissioner Marion Greene moved, seconded by Commissioner Debbie  
Goettel, to approve/ratify the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Lunde, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Goettel, and  
Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
8.B.  
24-0028  
Claims Register for the period ending January 12, 2024  
APPROVE/RATIFY  
Commissioner Marion Greene moved, seconded by Commissioner Debbie  
Goettel, to approve/ratify the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Lunde, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Goettel, and  
Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
8.C.  
24-0029  
Claims Register for the period ending January 19, 2024  
APPROVE/RATIFY  
Commissioner Marion Greene moved, seconded by Commissioner Debbie  
Goettel, to approve/ratify the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Lunde, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Goettel, and  
Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
9.  
Consent  
Commissioner Kevin Anderson moved, seconded by Commissioner Jeff Lunde,  
to adopt the items in the consent agenda.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Lunde,  
Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Goettel, and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
9.A.  
24-0019  
Human Services & Public Health resolution, including contracts and amendments to  
contracts with provider - 2401  
ADOPT  
9.B.  
24-0020R1  
Amd 2 to work authorization under Agmt PR00002153 and new Agmt PR00005723 with  
Bolton & Menk, Inc. relating to multimodal improvements along CSAHs 23, 52 and 952;  
amend budget for CP2182100; transfer funds (CP 2201200 to CP 2182100); county  
cost NTE: $4,000,000 State Aid, $1,497,000 Wheelage Tax est receivable $2,264,381  
ADOPT  
9.C.  
24-0021  
Agmt PW 06-40-24 with MnDOT for a grant from the State Funded Program for IIJA  
Discretionary Grant Assistance for multimodal improvements along CSAH 3 and CSAH  
43 as part of the Metropolitan Council’s B Line BRT project (phase two); adjust budget  
for CP 2193300; est recv $3,000,000  
ADOPT  
9.D.  
24-0022  
Neg Agmt PW 02-44-24 with Three Rivers Park District for cost participation in CSAH  
66 multimodal safety improvements, CP 2211000 (est county cost: $180,000 state aid)  
ADOPT  
9.E.  
24-0023  
Neg agmts PW 03-40-24 with MnDOT and Minneapolis and PW 04-20-24 with  
Minneapolis for a CSAH 52 safety improvement project (CP 2210100); (est county cost:  
$1,368,000 federal funds, $649,381 state aid; est recv $262,611)  
ADOPT  
9.F.  
24-0024  
Neg agmts PW 08-40-24 with MnDOT and Plymouth and PW 09-17-24 with Plymouth  
relating to TH 55 Pavement Improvement Project and CSAH 61 at TH 55 multi-use trail  
and accessibility upgrades (CP 2183500); amend budget (est county cost: $31,196  
County Bonds; est recv $20,598)  
ADOPT  
9.G.  
24-0025  
Agmt PR00005863 with the City of Edina to expand organics drop-off sites,  
01/22/24-01/22/26, NTE $12,000  
ADOPT  
9.H.  
24-0026  
Agmt PR00005904 with Better Futures Minnesota and Agmt PR00005905 with Birch  
Group to provide deconstruction services, 01/01/24-12/31/25, total combined NTE  
$600,000  
ADOPT  
9.I.  
24-0031  
Authorization to amend budget for CP 2167301 - multimodal improvements along CSAH  
36 and CSAH 37; (county recv: $2,080,377 Minneapolis, $1,016,932 Met Council)  
ADOPT  
10. Non-Consent  
10.A.  
24-0030  
Neg Amd 11 to Agmt PR00000689 with Met Council and HCRRA for METRO Green  
Line Ext LRT Project (CP 1005876), extend to 01/31/25, incr grant amt by $100,000,000  
for new NTE $1,078,080,704  
REVISE  
Commissioner Marion Greene moved, seconded by Commissioner Debbie  
Goettel, to revise the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Lunde, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Goettel, and  
Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
24-0030 R1  
Neg Amd 11 to Agmt PR00000689 with Met Council and HCRRA for METRO Green  
Line Ext LRT Project (CP 1005876), extend to 01/31/25, incr grant amt by $100,000,000  
for new NTE $1,078,080,704  
ADOPT  
Commissioner Marion Greene moved, seconded by Commissioner Debbie  
Goettel, to adopt the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Lunde, Commissioner Conley, and Commissioner Goettel  
Aye:  
Commissioner Anderson  
Nay:  
11.  
Progressed  
11.A.  
24-0008  
2024 Community Advisory Board Applicants and Appointments - Adult Mental Health  
Local Advisory Council (LAC)  
ADOPT  
Commissioner Angela Conley moved a slate, seconded by Commissioner  
Irene Fernando, to adopt the Resolution.  
Accordingly, the following individuals were appointed:  
Consumer - Rachel Engstrom  
Family - Ken Story & Madelyn Morgan  
At Large - Laura Jaap & Margie DuPuis  
MHP - Sheila Wiegman & Ifrah Nur  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Lunde, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Goettel, and  
Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
11.B.  
24-0009  
2024 Community Advisory Board Applicants and Appointments - Capital Budgeting Task  
Force (CBTF)  
ADOPT  
Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion  
Greene, to adopt the Resolution.  
Accordingly, Nathan Rich was appointed.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Lunde, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Goettel, and  
Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
11.C.  
24-0010  
2024 Community Advisory Board Applicants and Appointments - County Extension  
Committee - University of Minnesota  
ADOPT  
Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Debbie  
Goettel, to adopt the Resolution.  
A roll call vote was taken on the 1st vacancy. The votes were as follows:  
Lunde - Elijah Michaletz  
Greene - Elijah Michaletz  
Conley - Elijah Michaletz  
Goettel - Elijah Michaletz  
Anderson - Elijah Michaletz  
Fernando - Elijah Michaletz  
Accordingly, Elijah Michaletz was appointed.  
A roll call vote was taken on the 2nd vacancy. The votes were as follows:  
Greene - Rituparna Rana  
Conley - Rituparna Rana  
Goettel - Rituparna Rana  
Anderson - Rituparna Rana  
Lunde - Rituparna Rana  
Fernando - Rituparna Rana  
Accordingly, Rituparna Rana was appointed.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Lunde, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Goettel, and  
Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
11.D.  
24-0011  
2024 Community Advisory Board Applicants and Appointments - Human Resources  
Board  
ADOPT  
Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Debbie  
Goettel, to adopt the Resolution.  
A roll call vote was taken on the vacancy. The votes were as follows:  
Lunde - Trung Nguyen  
Greene - Trung Nguyen  
Conley - Trung Nguyen  
Goettel - Trung Nguyen  
Anderson - Trung Nguyen  
Fernando - Trung Nguyen  
Accordingly, Trung Nguyen was appointed.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Lunde, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Goettel, and  
Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
11.E.  
24-0013  
2024 Watershed Board Applicants and Appointments - Lower MN River Watershed  
District  
LAID OVER  
Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Debbie  
Goettel, to lay over the Resolution to the February 6 Board meeting.  
Accordingly, Joseph Barisonzi was appointed.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Lunde, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Goettel, and  
Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
11.F.  
24-0014  
2024 Watershed Board Applicants and Appointments - Minnehaha Creek Watershed  
District  
LAID OVER  
Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Debbie  
Goettel, to lay over the Resolution to the February 6 Board meeting.  
A roll call vote was taken on the 1st vacancy. The votes were as follows:  
Lunde - Sherry White  
Greenel - Sherry White  
Conley - Sherry White  
Goettel- Sherry White  
Anderson - Sherry White  
Fernando - Sherry White  
Accordingly, Sherry White was appointed.  
A roll call vote was taken on the 2nd vacancy. The votes were as follows:  
Greene - Stephen Sando  
Conley - Steve Cramer  
Goettel- Steve Cramer  
Anderson - Stephen Sando  
Lunde - Stephen Cramer  
Fernando - Stephen Sando  
The votes were not in majority favor of either candidate, therefore, no one  
was appointed.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Lunde, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Goettel, and  
Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
11.G.  
24-0016  
2024 Community Advisory Board Applicants and Appointments - Workforce Innovation  
and Opportunity Act Board (WIOA)  
ADOPT  
Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Debbie  
Goettel, to adopt the Resolution.  
Accordingly, the following individuals were appointed:  
Rehabilitation Services - Sarah Gutzman  
Adult Education and Literacy Activities under the WIOA Title II - Emily  
Watts  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Lunde, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Goettel, and  
Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
11.H.  
24-0017  
2024 Community Advisory Board Applicants and Appointments - Mental Commitment  
Attorney Panel  
ADOPT  
Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Debbie  
Goettel, to adopt the Resolution.  
A roll call vote was taken on the Citizen cateogy vacancy. The votes were  
as follows:  
Conley - Kim Wagner  
Goettel - Kim Wagner  
Anderson - Kim Wagner  
Lunde - Kim Wagner  
Greene - Kim Wagner  
Fernando - Kim Wagner  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Lunde, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Goettel, and  
Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
11.I.  
24-0018  
2024 Community Advisory Board Applicants and Appointments - Community Action  
Partnership of Hennepin County (CAP-HC) Board  
ADOPT  
Commissioner Kevin Anderson moved, seconded by Commissioner Debbie  
Goettel, to adopt the Resolution.  
Accordingly, the following individuals were appointed:  
Adriana Cerrillo  
Kimberly Wilburn  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Lunde, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Goettel, and  
Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
12.  
13.  
Old Business  
Immediate Approvals  
13.A.  
24-0057  
Use of Hennepin County Government Center skyway level and bridge floors 5, 8, and  
20 for a Valentine's Day marriage ceremony event to be held on Wednesday, February  
14, 2024  
ADOPT  
Commissioner Marion Greene moved, seconded by Commissioner Irene  
Fernando, to adopt the resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Lunde, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Goettel, and  
Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
13.B.  
24-0058  
Amend the Law, Safety and Justice section of the 2024 State Legislative Platform -  
offered by Commissioners Conley, Fernando, Goettel, Greene and Lunde  
ADOPT  
Commissioner Marion Greene moved, seconded by Commissioner Jeff  
Lunde, to adopt the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Lunde, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Goettel, and  
Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
13.C.  
24-0059  
Amend the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners March 2024 calendar to  
reschedule the Hennepin Healthcare Systems, Inc. and Hennepin Health quarterly  
meetings  
ADOPT  
Commissioner Angela Conley moved, seconded by Commissioner Jeff  
Lunde, to adopt the resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Lunde, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Goettel, and  
Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
13.D.  
24-0060  
Celebrating and Honoring Black History Month - offered by Commissioner Conley  
ADOPT  
Commissioner Angela Conley moved, seconded by Commissioner Irene  
Fernando, to adopt the resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Lunde, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Goettel, and  
Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
On a motion by Commissioner Jeff Lunde, Seconded by Commissioner Marion Greene,  
the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners meeting was declared adjourned at 2:08  
p.m. until February 6, 2023.  
Maria Rose  
Clerk to the County Board  
Contracting opportunities can be found on the Hennepin County website:  
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