Chair:  
Irene Fernando, District 2  
FINAL BOARD AGENDA  
Vice-Chair: Debbie Goettel, District 5  
Members: Jeff Lunde, District 1  
Marion Greene, District 3  
BOARD OF HENNEPIN COUNTY  
COMMISSIONERS  
Angela Conley, District 4  
TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2026  
1:30 PM  
Heather Edelson, District 6  
Kevin Anderson, District 7  
1.  
2.  
3.  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Approval of Agenda  
Hennepin Highlights  
3.A. Midterm Elections Update - Ginny Gelms, Elections Director  
4.  
5.  
Minutes from Previous Meeting  
4.A. July 14, 2026 Meeting Minutes  
Attachments:  
Referral of Correspondence and Department Communications  
Correspondence  
5.A.  
Professional and Personal Service Agmts/Amds of $100,000 or less which have  
been approved by Department Director, Assistant/County Administrator. Report  
Number: 26RAA-09  
Attachments:  
5.B.  
Claim/Summons - 1. Kyleen and Doug Lea - RE: Motor Vehicle Damage Claim. -  
2. Erik Anderson - RE: Erik Anderson v. Hennepin County et al. - 3. Wesley  
Ryan Powers - RE: Wesley Ryan Powers Personal Injury Claim. - 4. Andy Nagel  
- RE: Personal Injury Claim. - 5. Dianne Meyers - RE: Personal Injury Claim. - 6.  
Amanuel Bahlibi - RE: Asmara LLC Property Damage Claim. - 7. Deyona Mays -  
RE: Notice of Claim Against Hennepin County Human Services - Child  
Protective Services. - 8. Deyona Mays - RE: Notice of Claim - Hennepin County  
Adult Detention Center.  
Attachments:  
Department Communications  
5.C.  
Claims Register for the period ending August 7, 2026  
5.D.  
Claims Register for the period ending August 14, 2026  
Referred to Administration, Operations and Budget Committee  
5.E.  
2026 Watershed Board Applicants and Appointments - Nine Mile Creek  
Watershed District Board  
5.F.  
Amd 1 to Agmt PR00006444 with the Native American Community Development  
Institute (NACDI) to provide community engagement and the creation of a  
community garden, incr NTE by $12,300 for a new total NTE of $156,530  
5.G.  
Authorize acceptance of additional funding from the CDC for childhood lead  
poisoning prevention, extend term to 09/29/27, incr recv by $508,253 for a new  
total recv amt of $1,883,253  
5.H.  
5.I.  
Set Bassett Creek Watershed Mgmt Commission 2027 max levy at $2,862,900  
for projects to improve water quality  
Approve minor plan amendment to the Elm Creek Watershed Mgmt Plan; set  
Elm Creek Watershed Mgmt Commission 2027 max levy at $520,150 for  
projects to improve water quality  
Attachments:  
5.J.  
Approve minor plan amendment to the Shingle Creek Watershed Mgmt Plan;  
set Shingle Creek Watershed Mgmt Commission 2027 max levy at $159,075 for  
projects to improve water quality  
Attachments:  
5.K.  
Approve minor plan amendment to the West Mississippi Watershed Mgmt Plan;  
set West Mississippi Watershed Mgmt Commission 2027 max levy at $106,050  
for projects to improve water quality  
Attachments:  
Referred to Human Services Committee  
Committee  
5.L.  
Human Services & Public Health resolution, including contracts and  
amendments to contracts with provider - 2610  
5.M.  
Agmt A2613553, a Joint Powers Agreement with the MN Dept of Veteran Affairs  
for mutual cooperation and to accept funding for services for veterans  
experiencing homelessness, 07/01/26- 06/30/27, $110,234 (recv). Continue 1  
grant-funded FTE  
Referred to Public Works Committee  
5.N.  
Amd 1 to work order contract PR00007146 with Kimley Horn & Associates, Inc  
for preliminary and final design, engineering, and professional services for  
intersection improvements on CSAH 19, CP 2191400, (incr NTE $531,638.16  
State Aid - Flex Excess Sum)  
Attachments:  
5.O.  
5.P.  
Agmt PR00008562 with Kimley Horn & Associates, Inc. for preliminary design,  
engineering, and professional services for the reconstruction of CSAH 10, CP  
2971900, (NTE $1,500,000 State Aid Regular)  
Attachments:  
Agmt PR00008578 with CBS Squared Inc. for preliminary and final design,  
engineering, and professional services for a rehabilitation project on CSAH 60  
(Baker Road), CP 2220903, (NTE $664,000 Transportation Advancement  
Account - Preservation)  
Attachments:  
5.Q.  
Agmt PW 37-40-26 with MnDOT for the reconstruction of I-494 from West Bush  
Lake Road to 24th Avenue, (CP 2260600, at an estimated county cost of  
$860,000 State Aid Regular)  
Attachments:  
5.R.  
5.S.  
Neg Amd 1 to Agmt PW 44-20-23 with City of Minneapolis for maintenance and  
operations on county roadways located in Minneapolis, ext end date to 12/31/27  
(no change to est annual county cost: $1,600,000/yr - operating budget)  
Neg various Agmts for Green Partners environmental education programs for  
periods between 09/01/26-08/31/27 and 09/01/26-08/31/28, total NTE $173,000  
Referred to Resident Services Committee  
5.T.  
Authorize pilot project for registering title to abstract portions of part-Torrens  
residential property  
5.U.  
Negotiation of Agmt with Tech Logic corporation for the design construction and  
installation of an automated materials handling system at the Southdale Library  
(1010912), 08/18/26-08/18/28, NTE $320,112  
6.  
7.  
8.  
Commendations  
Commissioner Communications/Updates  
Claims Register  
8.A.  
8.B.  
8.C.  
Claims Register for the period ending July 17, 2026  
Claims Register for the period ending July 24, 2026  
Claims Register for the period ending July 31, 2026  
9.  
Consent  
9.A.  
Ratification of permits, leases, lease amendments, and related property  
agreements approved by the County Administrator, 04/01/26-06/30/26  
Attachments:  
9.B.  
9.C.  
Neg two lease amendments for rental space utilized by the Cedar Riverside  
Opportunity Center at 515 15th Ave S, Mpls, 01/15/27-01/14/32  
Attachments:  
Neg Amd 3 to Lease Agmt A142072 with 800 West Broadway LLC, for rental  
space utilized by NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center at 800 West Broadway,  
Minneapolis, 01/01/27-02/28/32 ($61,762 first year gross rent)  
Attachments:  
9.D.  
Agmt PR00008490 with the City of Maple Grove for landscaping services at  
Maple Grove Library, 04/01/26-03/31/29, NTE $71,090  
9.E.  
Establish 2027 premium rates for the self-insured dental care plan applicable to  
employees, eligible dependents and retirees  
Attachments:  
9.F.  
9.G.  
9.H.  
Hennepin County Youth Activities Grants (HCYAG) Program - Spring 2026 Play  
Area Grants, Equipment Grants, Lifeguard Services Grants, and Arts & Music  
Grants totaling $1,286,919  
Agmt A2211546 with the MN Dept of Health to provide funding to NorthPoint  
Health & Wellness Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Subsidy Grant  
Program, 01/01/26-12/31/26, $1,845,540 (recv)  
Human Services & Public Health resolution, including contracts and  
amendments to contracts with provider - 2609  
Attachments:  
9.I.  
Amd 3 to Agmt A2111075 with the MN Dept of Human Services to continue the  
provision of Transition to Community Services, ext end date to 12/31/26, incr  
recv by $275,000 for a new total recv of $2,902,500  
9.J.  
Amd 1 to Agmt A2512992 with MN Housing Finance Agency to accept grant  
funds for the Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program for  
homelessness prevention and rapid re-housing to revise the grant budget and  
workplan, 10/01/25-09/30/27, incr recv by $11,000,000 for new total recv of  
$19,075,000. Adding 9.0 grant funded FTEs  
9.K.  
9.L.  
Amd 2 to Agmt PR00005300 with Faul Psychological to provide licensed  
psychological assessments and wellness services, ext end date to 05/31/28, incr  
NTE by $198,000 for a new total NTE of $448,000  
JPA A2613518 with the Minnesota State Agricultural Society to provide law  
enforcement services at the Minnesota State Fair, 08/27/26-09/08/26  
9.M.  
9.N.  
Agmt A2613483 with the MN Dept of Public Safety for provision of investigation  
services related to the prevention of auto-theft crimes, 07/01/26-06/30/29,  
$1,545,000 (recv)  
Amd 5 to Agmt PR00001281 with Forensic and Telementalhealth Services LLC,  
for the provision of peer review consulting services and intensive community  
treatment, ext end date to 08/31/27, incr NTE by $30,000 for a new total NTE of  
$148,000  
9.O.  
9.P.  
Neg various 2026 ERF grant agmts, total combined NTE $1,989,793; neg ERF  
grant Agmt PR00008566 with Minnehaha Creek Watershed District for costs  
incurred 08/02/22-03/12/28, NTE $285,457  
Attachments:  
Agmt with kpC Staffing, Inc. d/b/a kpCompanies for the procurement of  
consulting services to recruit, vet, and recommend candidates for the  
reconstituted Hennepin Healthcare System Inc. board, 08/04/26-12/31/27, NTE  
$125,000 plus expenses  
10.  
11.  
12.  
13.  
Non-Consent  
Progressed  
Old Business  
Immediate Approvals  
13.A.  
Establish a public hearing on the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act Local  
Plan at the Administration, Operations, & Budget Committee of the Hennepin  
County Board of Commissioners on August 25th, 2026, beginning at 1:30p.m  
13.B.  
Establish a public hearing for comment on the program year 2025 Consolidated  
Annual Performance and Evaluation Report and planning for the 2027 Annual  
Action Plan related to the HUD CDBG, HOME and ESG programs in suburban  
Hennepin County on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at 1:30 p.m  
Attachments:  
13.C.  
13.D.  
Agmts A2613557 and A2613558 with State of Minnesota to provide election  
recount services for automatic recounts for the 2026 primary and general  
election  
Sale of approximately $350,000,000 of tax-exempt general obligation bonds for  
capital improvements and refunding and approximately $125,000,000 of  
tax-exempt general obligation refunding bonds, contingent upon market  
conditions; fixing the form and specifications thereof and providing for their  
execution, delivery and payment  
13.E.  
Hennepin County Funding Commitment for the METRO Blue Line Extension  
LRT Project (CP 1005877)