Chair: Irene Fernando, District 2  
Vice-Chair: Debbie Goettel, District 5  
FINAL BOARD AGENDA  
Members:  
Jeff Lunde, District 1  
Marion Greene, District 3  
Angela Conley, District 4  
Heather Edelson, District 6  
Kevin Anderson, District 7  
BOARD OF HENNEPIN COUNTY  
COMMISSIONERS  
TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2026  
1:30 PM  
1.  
2.  
3.  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Approval of Agenda  
Hennepin Highlights  
3.A. Celebrating Earth Day  
4.  
5.  
Minutes from Previous Meeting  
4.A. March 17, 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-04  
Attachments:  
5.B.  
Letters - 1. From Major County Sheriff’s of America, RE: HCSO Budget. 2. From  
Minnesota Sheriff’s Association, RE: HCSO Budget. 3. County Board response  
to letters 1 and 2. 4. From Chiefs and Mayors letter, RE: HCSO Budget. 5.  
County Board response to Chiefs and Mayors  
Attachments:  
5.C.  
Claim/Summons - 1. Jools Brandt - RE: Jools Brandt Personal Injury Claim. - 2.  
Rayven White - RE: Rayven White Motor Vehicle Damage Claim.  
Attachments:  
Department Communications  
5.D.  
5.E.  
5.F.  
Claims Register for the period ending April 10, 2026  
Claims Register for the period ending April 17, 2026  
Claims Register for the period ending April 24, 2026  
Referred to Administration, Operations and Budget Committee  
5.G.  
5.H.  
5.I.  
2026 Community Advisory Board Applicants and Appointments - Birth Justice  
Community Advisory Board  
2026 Community Advisory Board Applicants and Appointments - Community  
Action Partnership of Hennepin County (CAP-HC) Board  
2026 Community Advisory Board Applicants and Appointments - Human  
Resources Board  
5.J.  
5.K.  
5.L.  
2026 Community Advisory Board Applicants and Appointments - Race Equity  
Advisory Council (REAC)  
2026 Community Advisory Board Applicants and Appointments - Workforce  
Innovation and Opportunity Act Board (WIOA)  
Ratification of permits, leases, lease amendments, and related property  
agreements approved by the County Administrator, period 10/01/25-12/31/25  
Attachments:  
5.M.  
Neg Agmt LS00000044 with Inner City Christian Ministries for rental of  
twenty-two (22) parking stalls at 1801 Park Avenue, Minneapolis,  
05/01/26-04/30/27 ($18,000 first year gross rent)  
Attachments:  
5.N.  
5.O.  
5.P.  
Authorize transfer of surplus properties located at 3200 Queen Ave N, 3211  
Penn Ave N, and 3206 Penn Ave N in Mpls to the HCHRA  
Neg 1 award modification to PR00007323 with St. Louis Park Housing Authority,  
07/01/25-06/30/70, incr NTE by $40,000 for a new total NTE of $786,635  
Amd 1 to Agmt PR00007260 with Regents of the University of Minnesota to  
provide the programming and maintenance for two community gardens, ext end  
date to 12/31/26, incr NTE by $30,000 for a new total NTE of $116,000  
5.Q.  
5.R.  
Neg various agmts for FORTIFY contracts for periods between  
04/20/26-01/31/27 and total NTE $176,142.37  
Amds to 7 Agmts, ext the terms and increasing the NTE amounts to allow for the  
acceptance of PY26 and PY27 funds  
Referred to Health Committee  
5.S.  
5.T.  
5.U.  
Amd 5 to Agmt A2110766 with DHS for naloxone training and naloxone kit  
distribution services, allowing for adjustments to budget line items and  
attachment name, no change to term or amt  
Amd 2 to Agmt A2312011 with DHS for Opioid Response Services for the HCH  
Program, allowing for adjustments to budget line items and attachment name,  
no change to term or amt  
Amd 1 to Agmt A2513160 with the City of Minneapolis, to receive funding for  
programs and services, ext end date to 12/31/28, incr NTE by $4,020,000 for a  
new total NTE of $4,770,000  
Referred to Law, Safety and Justice Committee  
5.V.  
Acceptance of Donation for General Support of Sheriff’s Office Operations  
Referred to Public Works Committee  
5.W.  
Neg Agmt PW 14-20-26 with Minneapolis for cost participation and maintenance  
for the intersections of CSAH 52 (Hennepin Ave) at 1st Street and Robert Fisher  
Drive in Minneapolis, CP 2201133, a subproject of CP 2201100, county cost  
NTE $950,000  
Attachments:  
5.X.  
5.Y.  
Neg Agmt PW 13-04-26 with Brooklyn Park for cost participation and  
maintenance for the CSAH 152 (Brooklyn Boulevard) and Welcome Avenue  
intersection, CP 2220600, (est recv $184,600)  
Attachments:  
Amd 2 to Agmt PR00005867 with HDR Engineering, Inc to provide additional  
professional services for CSAH 33 and CSAH 35 in Minneapolis (CP 2220300  
and CP 2220700), incr NTE to $4,670,000  
Attachments:  
5.Z.  
Amd 2 to Agmt PR00004952 for ERF grant funding with Minneapolis, ext end  
date to 05/08/27, no change to NTE  
Referred to Human Services Committee  
5.AA.  
Human Services & Public Health resolution, including contracts and  
amendments to contracts with provider - 2605  
6.  
7.  
8.  
Commendations  
Commissioner Communications/Updates  
Claims Register  
8.A.  
8.B.  
8.C.  
Claims Register for the period ending March 20, 2026  
Claims Register for the period ending March 27, 2026  
Claims Register for the period ending April 3, 2026  
9.  
Consent  
9.A.  
Principal Agmt PR00008306 with Wayzata Public Schools for fiber optic  
collaboration, 04/07/26-12/31/27  
9.B.  
Re-allocate $69,725 in State Fiscal Year 2026 Youth at Work funding from  
Lutheran Social Service to Brooklyn Park Economic Development Authority  
(Brooklynk)  
9.C.  
9.D.  
Neg Agmt PR00008310 with PFM Financial Advisors LLC to provide municipal  
advisory services, 05/01/26-04/30/31  
Agmt A2613332 with The Minneapolis Foundation to receive matching funds for  
the Anti-displacement Community Prosperity Program, 04/01/26-03/31/31  
9.E.  
Amd 4 to Agmt A177032 with Availity LLC, to provide electronic data  
interchange transactions services, 08/01/17-07/31/29, incr NTE by $126,000 for  
a new total NTE of $258,000  
9.F.  
9.G.  
Agmt A2513067 through HRSA for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part A  
Emergency Relief Project grant, 03/01/26-02/28/27, $1,680,991 (recv)  
Human Services & Public Health resolution, including contracts and  
amendments to contracts with provider - 2604  
Attachments:  
9.H.  
9.I.  
JPA A2613401 with the City of Minneapolis to accept HUD ESG funding for  
emergency shelter essential services, 01/01/26-4/30/27, $100,000 (recv)  
JPA A2613390 with the City of Minneapolis to accept HUD Emergency Solutions  
Grant funds for rapid rehousing services, 10/01/25-09/30/27, $294,373 (recv)  
9.J.  
9.K.  
JPA A2613398 with the City of Minneapolis for HUD ESG funding for street  
outreach services, 01/01/26-04/30/27, $300,000 (recv)  
Neg various agmts for reconstruction of University Avenue SE and 4th Street  
SE, and jurisdictional transfer of a portion of University Avenue SE and 4th  
Street SE, CP 2240400, no county cost  
Attachments:  
9.L.  
Authorization to acquire right of way by direct purchase or condemnation for  
various transportation projects  
Attachments:  
9.M.  
9.N.  
Neg Agmt PW 02-09-26 with Crystal for cost participation and maintenance for  
CSAH 102 (Douglas Drive) in Crystal, CP 2211300, (est recv $290,000)  
Attachments:  
Neg Agmt PW 08-46-26 with Shorewood for cost participation at CSAH 19 and  
Shorewood Lane (CP 2201127, a subproject of 2201100; NTE $186,000 county  
bonds)  
Attachments:  
9.O.  
9.P.  
9.Q.  
Neg Agmt PW 09-15-26 with Minnetonka for cost participation and maintenance  
responsibilities on CSAH 5 (Minnetonka Blvd), CP 2201129, a subproject of  
2201100, county cost NTE $500,000 county bonds  
Attachments:  
Neg Agmt PW 12-23-26 with Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board for cost  
participation, maintenance, and ownership of CSAH 66 (Golden Valley Road),  
CP 2201124, a subproject of 2201100, county cost NTE $270,926 county bonds  
Attachments:  
Neg Agmt PW 51-20-25 with Minneapolis and Minneapolis Park and Recreation  
Board for county sponsorship of Lake Harriet Parkway rehabilitation project (CP  
2240800); establish project budget of $320,000 - State Park Road Account  
Funds  
Attachments:  
9.R.  
Amd2 toAgmtPR00005134withHNTB Corp(CP 2164000), extperiod toꢀ  
12/31/29, incrNTE to $6,392,313.85 (county cost: $3,500,000 State GO Bonds,  
$2,892,313.85 State Aid Regular)  
Attachments:  
9.S.  
9.T.  
9.U.  
Neg Agmt PR00008298 with SKB Environmental, Inc. for transfer station and  
transportation services, 04/15/26-12/31/33, $1.3 million (NTE)  
Neg Agmt PR00008274 with ACET, Inc. to provide multifamily recycling  
assistance, 04/07/26-03/31/28, total NTE $583,888  
Resolution of support for Metro Transit’s recommendation to advance the  
METRO J Line and METRO K Line and adopt both lines into the Metropolitan  
Council’s 2050 Transportation Policy Plan  
Attachments:  
9.V.  
2026-2028 Corrections Advisory Board Appointments pursuant to Minnesota  
Statute §401.08  
9.W.  
Support for an increase in the county sales tax to support Hennepin Healthcare  
System, North Memorial and Target Field - offered by Commissioners Conley  
and Lunde  
9.X.  
Authorize supplemental appropriations to amend the 2025 Sheriff’s Office  
budget  
Attachments:  
10.  
11.  
12.  
13.  
Non-Consent  
Progressed  
Old Business  
Immediate Approvals  
13.A.  
13.B.  
Application by Fred Wells Tennis and Education Center for temporary on-sale  
liquor license for April 25, 2026  
National Public Health Week Proclamation - offered by Commissioner Conley  
13.C.  
13.D.  
Declaring April 2026 as Fair Housing month in Hennepin County- offered by  
Commissioner Fernando  
Declaring April 2026 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month- offered by  
Commissioner Fernando