Chair: Irene Fernando, District 2  
ViceChair: Debbie Goettel, District 5  
FINAL BOARD AGENDA  
Members:  
Jeff Lunde, District 1  
Marion Greene, District 3  
Angela Conley, District 4  
BOARD OF HENNEPIN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS  
TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2023  
1:30 PM  
Chris LaTondresse, District 6  
Kevin Anderson, District 7  
1.  
2.  
3.  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Approval of Agenda  
Hennepin Highlights  
3.A. 2023 Hennepin County Awards  
4.  
5.  
Minutes from Previous Meeting  
4.A. 07/18/2023 Board Meeting Minutes  
Attachments:  
Referral of Correspondence and Department Communications  
Correspondence  
5.A.  
Claim/Summons - 1. Sharmarke Y. Abdi - RE: Sharmarke Y. Abdi v. Hennepin  
County. - 2. Michelle Mercer - RE: Motor vehicle damage. - 3. Claire Lee - RE:  
Claire Lee v. Hennepin County. - 4. Helge Tonsky - RE: Motor vehicle damage. -  
5. Helen V. Sullivan-Looney, Attorney - RE: Metropolitan Council, a public  
corporation and political subdivision of the State of Minnesota vs, County of  
Hennepin - 6. Claire Lee - RE: Claire Lee v. Hennepin County (2)  
Attachments:  
5.B.  
5.C.  
Letters - 1. Michael Hayman, MCWD Project Planning Manager - RE: Annual  
Review of Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Draft Capital Improvement Plan.  
Attachments:  
Summary of Hennepin Health agreements and amendments to agreements  
approved in second quarter (Q2) of 2023 by the Hennepin Health Executive  
Director.  
Attachments:  
Department Communications  
5.D.  
5.E.  
Claims Register for the period ending August 11, 2023  
Claims Register for the period ending August 18, 2023  
Referred to Administration, Operations and Budget Committee  
5.F.  
2023 Community Advisory Board Applicants and Appointments - Workforce  
Innovation and Opportunity Act  
5.G.  
5.H.  
2023 Watershed Board Appointments - Nine Mile Creek Watershed Board  
Authorization to receive funds from the State of MN for the 2022 Emergency  
Management Performance Grant, 01/01/22-12/31/23, $537,292 (recv)  
Waage  
Sponsors:  
5.I.  
Request subsequent designation of the Hennepin-Carver Workforce  
Development Area and submission of letter of intent to MN Dept of Employment  
and Economic Development; designate representative of Hennepin County in its  
capacity as Chief Elected Official of the local area  
5.J.  
Neg agmts PR00005525 with the City of Eden Prairie, 08/22/23-12/31/26, NTE  
$200,000, PR00005526 with the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District,  
08/22/23-12/31/26, NTE $200,000; incr funding and budget authority for SWLRT  
project by $1,672,995  
5.K.  
5.L.  
Neg agmts PR00005523 with Partnership in Property Commercial Land Trust,  
NTE $150,000; PR00005524 with Northside Economic Opportunity Network,  
NTE $250,000, A2311856 with City of Mpls, all terms 08/22/23-12/31/25  
Award funding for 2023 Hennepin County Youth Activities Grants Art and Music  
Projects; Additional grants for youth sports registration fees utilizing ballpark  
sales tax collections  
Referred to Health and Human Services Committee  
5.M.  
Human Services & Public Health resolution, including contracts and  
amendments to contracts with provider - 2311  
5.N.  
A2311860 with the MN Dept of Health for funding of State-wide asthma program  
that is connecting children diagnosed with asthma to needed healthcare services  
and community resources, 09/01/23-06/30/24, $63,000 (recv)  
5.O.  
Amd 6 to Agmt PR00001249 with Cirdan Health Systems, Inc., for actuarial and  
consulting services to Hennepin Health, ext end date to 08/31/24, incr NTE by  
$683,000  
5.P.  
Agmt A2311869 with Washburn Center for Children to provide behavioral health  
services to children in Minneapolis Public Schools, 09/01/23-06/30/26, $273,792  
(recv)  
5.Q.  
5.R.  
Agmt A2311866 with U.S. Dept of HUD to accept grant funds for the Continuum  
of Care for the Homeless Planning Project, 12/01/23-11/30/24, $409,106 (recv)  
Agmt A2311864 with U.S. Dept of HUD Continuum of Care Program to accept  
grant funds for rapid rehousing services for homeless families,  
01/01/24-12/31/24, $1,489,402 (recv)  
5.S.  
Agmt A2311867 with MN Housing Finance Agency to accept grant funds for the  
Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program for homelessness  
prevention and Rapid Re-Housing services for homeless persons,  
10/01/23-09/30/25, $13,550,000 (recv); supp appr of $1,620,000 to the HSPH  
2023 budget; 2 limited duration and 3 permanent FTEs  
Referred to Law, Safety and Justice Committee  
5.T.  
Amd 2 to PR00003754 with Jonathan I. Cloud to provide community corrections  
related training and consulting services, for the contract period of  
01/01/22-12/31/23, incr NTE by $35,000  
5.U.  
Amd 1 to the 2022-2023 Hennepin County Community Corrections Act Plan,  
increasing 2023 receivable by $3,560,947 for new total receivable of  
$24,392,676; sup appr of $3,759,634 and 19.0 FTE’s to the 2023 DOCCR  
budget  
Referred to Public Works Committee  
5.V.  
Agmt PW 43-60-23 with USDOT to receive Safe Streets and Roads for All  
(SS4A) Program grant funds to develop a Hennepin County Toward Zero  
Deaths Action Plan; (county recv: $240,000 Federal Aid)  
5.W.  
Neg Agmt PR00005488 with Met Council and HCRRA for HC Blue Line  
Extension Project, 09/01/23-12/31/24, NTE $75,305,000 ($60,244,000 from  
Hennepin County, CP 1005877: HC TSUT Bottineau LRT Capital and  
$15,061,000 from HCRRA, CP 1000941: RRA Bottineau FTA LRT)  
5.X.  
Neg four Green Partners environmental grants, 09/01/23-08/31/24, total  
combined NTE $96,700  
6.  
7.  
8.  
Commendations  
Commissioner Communications/Updates  
Claims Register  
8.A.  
Claims Register for the period ending July 21, 2023  
8.B.  
Claims Register for the period ending July 28, 2023  
9.  
Consent  
9.A.  
Ratification of permits, leases, lease amendments, and related property  
agreements approved by the County Administrator, 01/01/23-06/30/23, total  
NTE $15,000  
Attachments:  
9.B.  
Establish a public hearing for comment on the program year 2022 Consolidated  
Annual Performance and Evaluation Report related to the HUD CDBG, HOME &  
ESG prgms in suburban Hennepin County on Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at  
1:30 p.m.  
Attachments:  
9.C.  
9.D.  
Terminate and forgive HOME Agmts A07333, A07604, A13444, A18517 with the  
Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City of Bloomington for the Rental  
Homes for Future Homebuyers Program  
Appointment of Bruce Kelii as the Deputy Emergency Management Director for  
Hennepin County effective August 1, 2023  
9.E.  
Human Services & Public Health resolution, including contracts and  
amendments to contracts with provider - 2310  
Attachments:  
9.F.  
9.G.  
9.H.  
Amd 1 to Agmt PR0004531 with Spokesman & Recorder Publishing Company  
to promote and share information about Hennepin Health plans and reach  
specialized audiences for health plan promotion purposes, ext end date to  
08/14/24, incr NTE by $4,583  
Agmt A2311820 and Agmt A2311817 with Community Solutions to accept grant  
funding to staff and support work to end chronic homelessness,  
07/01/23-06/30/25, $237,315 (recv) and $247,296 (recv), add 2 FTEs to HSPH  
2023 budget  
Agmt A2311819 with the U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services for the  
Healthy Communities Healthy You Project for the Better Together Hennepin  
Program, 07/01/23-06/30/24, $1,972,000 (recv), Supp Appr for 2023 $821,667  
9.I.  
Agmt PR00005414 with Intermediate School District (ISD) 287 for juvenile  
educational services, 07/20/23-06/30/27, NTE $120,000  
9.J.  
9.K.  
Two Agmts with local agencies to provide services to children at risk for truancy  
and/or educational neglect, 08/14/23-06/30/24, combined NTE of $100,000  
Vacation of excess right of way adjacent to CSAH 40 (Glenwood Avenue) in  
Golden Valley  
Attachments:  
9.L.  
Various agmts related to METRO B Line along Lake St and Lagoon Ave (phase  
two) (CP 2193300); amend project budget; (est county cost: $16,000,000  
Federal Aid, $6,525,910 State Aid; (recv) $5,488,205)  
Attachments:  
9.M.  
Approve Amd to Bassett Creek Watershed Mgmt Plan; set Bassett Creek  
Watershed Mgmt Commission 2024 max levy at $2,238,000 for projects to  
improve water quality and reduce flooding  
Attachments:  
9.N.  
9.O.  
Set Elm Creek Watershed Mgmt Commission 2024 max levy at $814,200 for  
projects to improve water quality  
Set Shingle Creek Watershed Mgmt Commission 2024 maximum levy at  
$986,265 and West Mississippi Watershed Mgmt Commission 2024 maximum  
levy at $159,075 for projects to improve water quality  
9.P.  
9.Q.  
Neg 10 spring 2023 ERF grant agmts for cleanup of contaminated sites,  
two-year periods, total combined NTE $1,556,121  
Attachments:  
Joint Powers Agreement between Hennepin County and the State of MN to  
support Hennepin County’s information campaign about Restore the Vote, the  
2023 state law that restores voting rights for people under felony supervision (on  
parole or probation)  
9.R.  
9.S.  
Amd 3 to Agmt PR00004910 with Maslon LLP for legal services, incr NTE by  
$150,000  
Schematic Design Contract for the Southdale Library Replacement (CP  
1005259) with MSR Design for architectural and engineering services,  
08/15/23-01/31/24, NTE $1,224,607  
9.T.  
9.U.  
Amd 2 to Agmt A2211239 with MN DEED to provide employment services and  
supports to individuals with mental health challenges, adding an eligible expense  
for services building job seeking skills, no change to dates or amt  
Agmt A2311797 with MN DEED-Rehab Services, accepting grant funding to  
provide extended employment services expiring on 08/31/23, $83,171 (recv)  
9.V.  
Agmt A2311832 with MN DEED-Rehab Services accepting grant funding,  
07/01/23-06/30/24, $275,546 (recv)  
9.W.  
Joint Powers Agmts A2311578 with the West Hennepin Public Safety and  
A2311577 with the City of Osseo, to expand services of the Hennepin County  
911 Embedded Social Worker Program, 03/01/23-12/31/24  
9.X.  
Joint Powers Agmt A2311749 with the Univ of MN, to continue services of the  
Hennepin County Embedded Social Worker Program, 08/01/23-12/31/25  
10.  
11.  
12.  
13.  
Non-Consent  
Progressed  
Old Business  
Immediate Approvals  
13.A.  
Claims Register for the period ending August 4, 2023