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, AUGUST 6, 2024  
1:30 PM  
Angela Conley, District 4  
Heather Edelson, District 6  
Kevin Anderson, District 7  
Commissioner Irene Fernando, Chair, called the meeting of the Hennepin County  
Board of Commissioners for Tuesday, August 6, 2024 to order at 1:30 p.m.  
Commissioner Irene Fernando, Commissioner Debbie Goettel, Commissioner Jeff  
Lunde, Commissioner Marion Greene, Commissioner Angela Conley,  
Commissioner Heather Edelson, and Commissioner Kevin Anderson  
Present:  
1.  
2.  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Commissioner Irene Fernando led the Pledge of Allegiance.  
Approval of Agenda  
Commissioner Irene Fernando moved to return to author items 9Q) and 10B), seconded by  
Commissioner Angela Conley. Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved to approve the agenda as  
amended, seconded by Commissioner Heather Edelson.  
APPROVE  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Heather  
Edelson, to approve the Agenda.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Lunde,  
Aye:  
Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Edelson, and Commissioner  
Anderson  
Commissioner Greene  
Absent:  
3.  
4.  
Hennepin Highlights  
Minutes from Previous Meeting  
4.A. July 23, 2024 Minutes  
APPROVE  
Commissioner Angela Conley moved, seconded by Commissioner Kevin  
Anderson, to approve the Minutes.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner  
Lunde, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Edelson, and  
Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Greene  
Absent:  
5.  
Referral of Correspondence and Department Communications  
Correspondence  
CORRESPONDENCE REFERRED AS RECOMMENDED  
Commissioner Kevin Anderson moved, seconded by Commissioner Debbie  
Goettel, to refer as recommended.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Lunde,  
Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Edelson, and Commissioner  
Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Greene  
Absent:  
5.A.  
24N-0026  
Claim/Summons - 1. 7/17/24 - Benjamin J. Tarnowski, Attorney - RE: Shane Romesh  
Alex Moosai motor vehicle accident. - 2. 7/25/24 - Mona Vasquez-Neuenfeldt - RE:  
Mona Vasquez-Neuenfeldt v. Hennepin County.  
CORRESPONDENCE REFERRED AS RECOMMENDED  
5.B.  
24N-0027  
Letters - 1. Rice Creek Watershed District - RE: Notice of Public Hearing on Proposed  
Rule Revision. - 2. Hennepin County - RE: Updated MCD-Woodland Polling Place List.  
CORRESPONDENCE REFERRED AS RECOMMENDED  
Department Communications  
5.C.  
24-0342  
Claims Register for the period ending August 9, 2024  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
Commissioner Kevin Anderson moved, seconded by Commissioner Debbie  
Goettel, to refer to committee.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner  
Aye:  
Lunde, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Edelson, and  
Commissioner Anderson  
Commissioner Greene  
Absent:  
24-0343  
5.D.  
Claims Register for the period ending August 16, 2024  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
Commissioner Kevin Anderson moved, seconded by Commissioner Debbie  
Goettel, to refer to committee.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner  
Aye:  
Lunde, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Edelson, and  
Commissioner Anderson  
Commissioner Greene  
Absent:  
Referred to Administration, Operations and Budget Committee  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
Commissioner Kevin Anderson moved, seconded by Commissioner Debbie  
Goettel, to refer to committee.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Lunde,  
Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Edelson, and Commissioner  
Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Greene  
Absent:  
5.E.  
24-0332  
2024 Watershed Board Applicants and Appointments - Nine Mile Creek Watershed  
District Board  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.F.  
24-0333  
Establish a public hearing for comment on the program year 2023 Consolidated Annual  
Performance and Evaluation Report related to the HUD CDBG, HOME & ESG programs  
in suburban Hennepin County on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, at 1:30 p.m.  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.G.  
24-0334  
Agmt A2412514 with L&H Partners Owner LLC, and Agmt A2412515 with L&H Partners  
Owner 2 LLC, for the lease of parking within the South Minneapolis Human Services  
Center parking ramp at 2215 East Lake St, Mpls, (recv $72,000 first year rent)  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
Referred to Health and Human Services Committee  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
Commissioner Kevin Anderson moved, seconded by Commissioner Debbie  
Goettel, to refer to committee.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Lunde,  
Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Edelson, and Commissioner  
Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Greene  
Absent:  
5.H.  
24-0335  
Human Services & Public Health resolution, including contracts and amendments to  
contracts with provider - 2412  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.I.  
24-0336  
Amd 1 to JPA A2311995 with the City of Mpls for federal ARPA funding and HUD ESG  
funding for winter shelters and drop-in centers, ext date to 10/24/25, no change to recv  
amt  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
Referred to Public Works Committee  
5.J.  
24-0337  
Neg Agmt PW 29-45-24 with St. Bonifacius for drainage and multi-use trail  
improvements along Main Street (CSAH 92), CP 2201100; (county cost NTE: $190,000  
County Bonds, $99,000 Property Tax)  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.K.  
24-0338  
Agmt PR00006467 with Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Ramsey, Scott and Washington  
counties for reciprocal use of household hazardous waste management facilities,  
01/01/25-12/31/29  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.L.  
24-0339  
Neg four spring 2024 ERF grant agmts for cleanup and assessment of contaminated  
sites, one- and two-year periods, total combined NTE $829,905  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.M.  
24-0340  
Neg Amd 1 to Subordinate Funding Agmt A2311981 with Metropolitan Council for  
inspection support services for the METRO Green Line Ext LRT Project,  
01/01/24-12/31/24, (incr recv by $61,012)  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.N.  
24-0341  
Neg Amd 3 to Agmt A166373 and Amd 2 to Agmt A166577 with Met Council (CP  
1005876), ext both end dates to 12/31/27, expand scope of work and incr NTE by  
$50,405 for Agmt A166577  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
6.  
7.  
Commendations  
Commissioner Communications/Updates  
Commissioner Anderson: Accepted the Mighty Mississippi Challenge Award from  
Goodhue County Commissioner Linda Flanders, and County Administrator Scott  
Arneson.  
Commissioner Fernando: Highlighted the Finance and Commerce Top project  
award - Northpoint.  
Commissioner Goettel: Spoke of the Minnesota Association of Government  
Communicators Northern Lights Awards.  
8.  
Claims Register  
8.A.  
24-0300  
Claims Register for the period ending July 19, 2024  
APPROVE/RATIFY  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Jeff  
Lunde, to approve/ratify the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner  
Lunde, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner  
Edelson, and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
8.B.  
24-0301  
Claims Register for the period ending July 26, 2024  
APPROVE/RATIFY  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Jeff  
Lunde, to approve/ratify the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner  
Aye:  
Lunde, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner  
Edelson, and Commissioner Anderson  
8.C.  
24-0302  
Claims Register for the period ending August 2, 2024  
APPROVE/RATIFY  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Jeff  
Lunde, to approve/ratify the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner  
Aye:  
Lunde, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner  
Edelson, and Commissioner Anderson  
9.  
Consent  
Commissioner Angela Conley highlighted item 9P). Commissioner Kevin  
Anderson highlighted items 9N) and 9O). Commissioner Kevin Anderson moved,  
seconded by Commissioner Marion Greene, to adopt the items in the consent  
agenda.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Lunde,  
Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Edelson, and  
Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
9.A.  
24-0309  
Ratification of permits, leases, lease amendments, and related property agreements  
approved by the County Administrator, 04/01/24-06/30/24, total NTE $15,000  
ADOPT  
9.B.  
24-0310  
Neg Amd 2 to Lease Agmt A189145 with Seward Pharmacy LLC for rental space at  
2209 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, extending the contract period to 08/31/29 ($26,804  
first year rent)  
ADOPT  
9.C.  
24-0311  
Neg Amd 5 to Agmt A16491 with the City of Wayzata for rental of space utilized by the  
Hennepin County Library, ext end date to 04/30/38 ($120,633 first year gross rent)  
ADOPT  
9.D.  
24-0312  
Agmt PR00006462 with Career/Life Alliance, Inc. for the provision of health and  
wellness educational services to Hennepin County employees and retirees and spouses  
enrolled in county health insurance, 08/01/24-07/31/27, NTE $99,000  
ADOPT  
9.E.  
24-0313  
SOW PR00002849-002 with Metropolitan Council for the installation of the METRO E  
Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) fiber optic communication infrastructure, in exchange for  
county ownership of the new infrastructure, 08/06/24-04/09/28, NTE $563,715  
ADOPT  
9.F.  
24-0314  
Approval for the 2024 Hennepin County Emergency Operations Plan; a periodic revision  
of the county-wide coordinating framework for disaster response  
ADOPT  
9.G.  
24-0315  
Set Shingle Creek Watershed Mgmt Commission 2025 maximum levy at $1,299,113  
and West Mississippi Watershed Mgmt Commission 2025 maximum levy at $159,075  
for projects to improve water quality  
ADOPT  
9.H.  
24-0316  
Set Bassett Creek Watershed Mgmt Commission 2025 max levy at $2,303,500 for  
projects to improve water quality and reduce flooding  
ADOPT  
9.I.  
24-0317  
Approve minor plan amendment to the Elm Creek Watershed Mgmt Plan; set Elm Creek  
Watershed Mgmt Commission 2025 max levy at $583,275 for projects to improve water  
quality  
ADOPT  
9.J.  
24-0318  
Human Services & Public Health resolution, including contracts and amendments to  
contracts with provider - 2411  
ADOPT  
9.K.  
24-0319  
Agmt A2412470 with DHS for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part A Emergency  
Relief Project grant, 03/01/24-02/28/25, $6,202,426 (recv)  
REVISE  
24-0319R1  
Federal Grant award A2412470 through HRSA for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program  
Part A Emergency Relief Project grant, 03/01/24-02/28/25, $6,202,426 (recv)  
ADOPT  
9.L.  
24-0320  
Amd 2 to Agmt A2010118 with the State of MN for the Human Trafficking Investigators  
Task Force JPA, updating contract dates to 05/14/20-05/13/25, decr recv by $5,748.85  
ADOPT  
9.M.  
24-0322  
Amd 8 to Agmt A080788 with the MN Land Trust to co-hold three additional  
conservation easements in Minnetrista and two additional conservation easements in  
Independence; incr NTE by $120,000  
ADOPT  
9.N.  
24-0323  
Est Community Zero Waste Grant Program; neg grant agmts to provide funding for  
community-led waste prevention and diversion projects, NTE $225,000  
ADOPT  
9.O.  
24-0324  
Est Food Recovery Grant Program; neg grant agmts to provide funding to organizations  
that collect, process, and/or redistribute surplus food to Hennepin County residents,  
NTE $300,000  
ADOPT  
9.P.  
24-0325  
Neg Agmt PR00006444 with Native American Community Development Institute to  
provide community garden development and community engagement services,  
08/12/24-12/31/26, NTE $144,230  
ADOPT  
9.Q.  
24-0326  
Countywide Elected Compensation  
RETURN TO AUTHOR  
Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela  
Conley, to return the Resolution to author.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner  
Lunde, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Edelson, and  
Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Greene  
Absent:  
10.  
Non-Consent  
10.A.  
24-0321  
Agmt A2412466 with MPCA to host an AmeriCorps member from MN GreenCorps,  
09/16/24-08/12/25  
ADOPT  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela  
Conley, to adopt the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner  
Lunde, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Edelson, and  
Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Conley  
Nay:  
10.B.  
24-0327  
Commissioner Compensation  
RETURN TO AUTHOR  
Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela  
Conley, to return the Resolution to author.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner  
Lunde, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Edelson, and  
Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Greene  
Absent:  
11.  
12.  
13.  
Progressed  
Old Business  
Immediate Approvals  
13.A.  
24-0328  
Award contract to Sunram Construction, Inc. for retaining wall replacement along  
Townline Road (CSAH 62) in Minnetonka and Eden Prairie, CP 2183300, (county cost  
$549,637 State Aid)  
ADOPT  
Commissioner Angela Conley moved, seconded by Commissioner Kevin  
Anderson, to adopt the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner  
Lunde, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner  
Edelson, and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
13.B.  
24-0329  
Award Contract FC00000153 to Shaw Lundquist Associates, Inc. for the DOCCR  
Relocate HCGC C-23 to A-3 project, $1,332,995  
ADOPT  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion  
Greene, to adopt the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner  
Lunde, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner  
Edelson, and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
13.C.  
24-0330  
Award Contract FC00000151 to Noor Companies for the PSF ATS Replacement  
project, $2,330,693  
ADOPT  
Commissioner Jeff Lunde moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela  
Conley, to adopt the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner  
Lunde, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner  
Edelson, and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
13.D.  
24-0331  
Neg Agmt with Minneapolis Regional Chamber Development Foundation for intellectual  
property and services rendered, NTE $325,000  
ADOPT  
Commissioner Marion Greene moved, seconded by Commissioner Kevin  
Anderson, to adopt the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner  
Lunde, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner  
Edelson, and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
On a motion by Commissioner Debbie Goettel, Seconded by Commissioner Kevin  
Anderson, the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners meeting was declared  
adjourned at 1:57 p.m. until Tuesday, August 20, 2024.  
Maria Rose  
Clerk to the County Board  
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