Chair:  
Vice Chair:  
Members:  
Heather Edelson, District 6  
Angela Conley, District 4  
Jeff Lunde, District 1  
Irene Fernando, District 2  
Marion Greene, District 3  
Debbie Goettel, District 5  
Kevin Anderson, District 7  
COMMITTEE MINUTES  
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE  
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2025  
1:30 PM  
Commissioner Heather Edelson, Chair, called the meeting of the Human Services Committee  
for Tuesday, October 21, 2025 to order at 2:19 p.m.  
Commissioner Angela Conley, Commissioner Irene Fernando, Commissioner  
Marion Greene, Commissioner Debbie Goettel, Commissioner Heather Edelson,  
Commissioner Jeff Lunde and Commissioner Kevin Anderson  
Present:  
1.  
Minutes from Previous Meeting  
September 30, 2025 Meeting Minutes  
1.A.  
APPROVE  
Commissioner Heather Edelson moved, seconded by Commissioner  
Debbie Goettel, to approve the Minutes.  
Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner  
Greene, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
2.  
New Business  
Routine Items  
2.A.  
Human Services & Public Health resolution, including contracts and  
amendments to contracts with provider - 2515  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Kevin Anderson moved, seconded by Commissioner Jeff  
Lunde, to approve the Resolution.  
Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner  
Greene, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
2.B.  
Amd 1 to JPA A2312131 with the 7 Police Departments Consortium to continue services  
of the Hennepin County Embedded Social Worker Program, ext end date to 12/31/27  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Heather Edelson moved, seconded by Commissioner Irene  
Fernando, to approve the Resolution.  
Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner  
Greene, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
2.C.  
Amd 1 to JPA A2312133 with the City of St. Louis Park to continue services of the  
Hennepin County Embedded Social Worker Program, ext end date to 12/31/27  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Heather Edelson moved, seconded by Commissioner Irene  
Fernando, to approve the Resolution.  
Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner  
Greene, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
2.D.  
Amd 1 to JPA A2412190 with the City of Edina and the City of Richfield, to continue and  
expand services of the Hennepin County Police Embedded Social Worker Program in  
Edina and Richfield, ext end date to 12/31/27  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Heather Edelson moved, seconded by Commissioner Irene  
Fernando, to approve the Resolution.  
Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner  
Greene, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
2.E.  
Amds 1 to JPAs A2412458 with the City of Maple Grove and A2412460 with the  
City of New Hope, to continue services of the Hennepin County Embedded  
Social Worker Program, 01/01/25-12/31/26  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Heather Edelson moved, seconded by Commissioner Irene  
Fernando, to approve the Resolution.  
Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner  
Greene, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
2.F.  
Amd 2 to Agmt A2311962 with Substance and Mental Health Services Administration  
continuing services to individuals living with mental illness and co-occurring substance  
use disorder, ext end date to 09/29/26, incr recv by $330,000 for a new total recv amt of  
$990,000  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Jeff  
Lunde, to approve the Resolution.  
Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner  
Greene, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
2.G.  
Amd 2 Agmt A2311804 with Substance and Mental Health Services Administration to  
continue a federal grant for Community Crisis Response Partnerships, ext end date to  
09/29/26, incr recv by $746,165 for new total recv amount of $2,223,763  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Jeff  
Lunde, to approve the Resolution.  
Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner  
Greene, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
2.H.  
Amd 3 to Agmt A2211386 with Substance and Mental Health Services Administration  
continuing community mental health services for youth and families, ext end date to  
09/29/26, incr recv by $941,170 for new total recv amount of $3,474,580  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Jeff  
Lunde, to approve the Resolution.  
Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner  
Greene, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
2.I.  
Amd 1 to Agmt A2211476 with the United States Department of Justice, to continue the  
911 Alternative Mental Health Response Team, ext end date to 09/30/26, no change to  
amount  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela  
Conley, to approve the Resolution.  
Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner  
Greene, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
2.J.  
Amd 3 to JPA A2110666 with MN DHS to receive Federal Financial Participation funding  
from DHS for administration of Nonemergency Medical Transportation Services, ext end  
date to 06/30/26, incr recv by $1,500,000 for new total recv amount of $17,325,000  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela  
Conley, to approve the Resolution.  
Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner  
Greene, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
There being no further business, the Human Services Committee for Tuesday, October 21,  
2025 was declared adjourned at 2:29 p.m.  
Sheri Selton  
Deputy Clerk to the County Board