Chair: Irene Fernando, District 2  
ViceChair: Debbie Goettel, District 5  
FINAL BOARD MINUTES  
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  
Commissioner Fernando,Chair, called the meeting of the Hennepin County Board of  
Commissioners for Tuesday, August 8, 2023 to order at 1:30 p.m.  
Commissioner Irene Fernando, Commissioner Marion Greene, Commissioner  
Angela Conley, Commissioner Debbie Goettel, Commissioner Chris LaTondresse,  
and Commissioner Kevin Anderson  
Present:  
Commissioner Jeff Lunde  
Absent:  
1.  
2.  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Commissioner Irene Fernando led the Pledge of Allegiance.  
Approval of Agenda  
APPROVE  
Commissioner Kevin Anderson moved, seconded by Commissioner Chris  
LaTondresse, to approve the agenda.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley,  
Aye:  
Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner LaTondresse, and Commissioner  
Anderson  
Commissioner Lunde  
Absent:  
3.  
4.  
Hennepin Highlights  
3.A. 2023 Hennepin County Awards  
Minutes from Previous Meeting  
4.A. 07/18/2023 Board Meeting Minutes  
APPROVE  
Commissioner Angela Conley moved, seconded by Commissioner Kevin  
Anderson, to approve the Minutes .  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner LaTondresse, and  
Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Lunde  
Absent:  
5.  
Referral of Correspondence and Department Communications  
Correspondence  
5.A.  
23N-0029  
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)  
CORRESPONDENCE REFERRED AS RECOMMENDED  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion  
Greene, to correspondence referred as recommended the Correspondence.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner LaTondresse, and  
Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Lunde  
Absent:  
5.B.  
23N-0030  
Letters - 1. Michael Hayman, MCWD Project Planning Manager - RE: Annual  
Review of Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Draft Capital Improvement Plan.  
CORRESPONDENCE REFERRED AS RECOMMENDED  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion  
Greene, to correspondence referred as recommended the Correspondence  
.
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner LaTondresse, and  
Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Lunde  
Absent:  
5.C.  
23N-0031  
Summary of Hennepin Health agreements and amendments to agreements approved in  
second quarter (Q2) of 2023 by the Hennepin Health Executive Director.  
CORRESPONDENCE REFERRED AS RECOMMENDED  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion  
Greene, to correspondence referred as recommended the Correspondence  
.
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner LaTondresse, and  
Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Lunde  
Absent:  
Department Communications  
5.D.  
23-0304  
Claims Register for the period ending August 11, 2023  
REFER AS RECOMMENDED  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela  
Conley, to refer as recommended the Resolution .  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner LaTondresse, and  
Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Lunde  
Absent:  
23-0305  
5.E.  
Claims Register for the period ending August 18, 2023  
REFER AS RECOMMENDED  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion  
Greene, to refer as recommended the Resolution .  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner LaTondresse, and  
Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Lunde  
Absent:  
Referred to Administration, Operations and Budget Committee  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion  
Greene, to adopt the items in the consent agenda.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley,  
Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner LaTondresse, and Commissioner  
Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Lunde  
Absent:  
5.F.  
23-0306  
2023 Community Advisory Board Applicants and Appointments - Workforce Innovation  
and Opportunity Act  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.G.  
23-0307  
2023 Watershed Board Appointments - Nine Mile Creek Watershed Board  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.H.  
23-0308  
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)  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.I.  
23-0309  
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  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.J.  
23-0310  
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  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.K.  
23-0311  
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  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.L.  
23-0312  
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  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
Referred to Health and Human Services Committee  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion  
Greene, to adopt the items in the consent agenda.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley,  
Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner LaTondresse, and Commissioner  
Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Lunde  
Absent:  
5.M.  
23-0313  
Human Services & Public Health resolution, including contracts and amendments to  
contracts with provider - 2311  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.N.  
23-0314  
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)  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.O.  
23-0315  
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  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.P.  
23-0316  
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)  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.Q.  
23-0317  
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)  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.R.  
23-0318  
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)  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.S.  
23-0319  
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  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
Referred to Law, Safety and Justice Committee  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion  
Greene, to adopt the items in the consent agenda.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley,  
Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner LaTondresse, and Commissioner  
Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Lunde  
Absent:  
5.T.  
23-0320  
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.  
23-0321  
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  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
Referred to Public Works Committee  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion  
Greene, to adopt the items in the consent agenda.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley,  
Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner LaTondresse, and Commissioner  
Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Lunde  
23-0322  
Absent:  
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)  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.W.  
23-0323  
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)  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
5.X.  
23-0324  
Neg four Green Partners environmental grants, 09/01/23-08/31/24, total  
combined NTE $96,700  
REFER TO COMMITTEE  
6.  
7.  
Commendations  
Commissioner Communications/Updates  
Commissioner Conley highlighted Black Business Month and Llamas at the  
Library.  
8.  
Claims Register  
8.A.  
23-0294  
Claims Register for the period ending July 21, 2023  
APPROVE/RATIFY  
Commissioner Angela Conley moved, seconded by Commissioner Chris  
LaTondresse, to approve/ratify the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner LaTondresse, and  
Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Lunde  
Absent:  
23-0295  
8.B.  
Claims Register for the period ending July 28, 2023  
APPROVE/RATIFY  
Commissioner Angela Conley moved, seconded by Commissioner Chris  
LaTondresse, to approve/ratify the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner LaTondresse, and  
Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Lunde  
Absent:  
Consent  
9.  
Commissioner Marion Greene moved, seconded by Commissioner Debbie  
Goettel, to adopt the items in the consent agenda separating Item 9.D. for an  
individual vote.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley,  
Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner LaTondresse, and Commissioner  
Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Lunde  
Absent:  
9.A.  
23-0276  
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  
ADOPT  
9.B.  
23-0277  
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.  
ADOPT  
9.C.  
23-0278  
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  
ADOPT  
9.D.  
23-0279  
Appointment of Bruce Kelii as the Deputy Emergency Management Director for  
Hennepin County effective August 1, 2023  
ADOPT  
Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion  
Greene, to adopt the Resolution .  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner LaTondresse, and  
Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Lunde  
Absent:  
23-0280  
9.E.  
Human Services & Public Health resolution, including contracts and amendments to  
contracts with provider - 2310  
ADOPT  
9.F.  
23-0281  
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  
ADOPT  
9.G.  
23-0282  
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  
ADOPT  
9.H.  
23-0283  
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  
ADOPT  
9.I.  
23-0284  
Agmt PR00005414 with Intermediate School District (ISD) 287 for juvenile educational  
services, 07/20/23-06/30/27, NTE $120,000  
ADOPT  
9.J.  
23-0285  
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  
ADOPT  
9.K.  
23-0286  
Vacation of excess right of way adjacent to CSAH 40 (Glenwood Avenue) in Golden  
Valley  
ADOPT  
9.L.  
23-0287  
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)  
ADOPT  
9.M.  
23-0288  
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  
ADOPT  
9.N.  
23-0289  
Set Elm Creek Watershed Mgmt Commission 2024 max levy at $814,200 for projects to  
improve water quality  
ADOPT  
9.O.  
23-0290  
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  
ADOPT  
9.P.  
23-0291  
Neg 10 spring 2023 ERF grant agmts for cleanup of contaminated sites, two-year  
periods, total combined NTE $1,556,121  
ADOPT  
9.Q.  
23-0292  
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)  
ADOPT  
9.R.  
23-0296  
Amd 3 to Agmt PR00004910 with Maslon LLP for legal services, incr NTE by $150,000  
ADOPT  
9.S.  
23-0297  
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  
ADOPT  
9.T.  
23-0298  
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  
ADOPT  
9.U.  
23-0299  
Agmt A2311797 with MN DEED-Rehab Services, accepting grant funding to  
provide extended employment services expiring on 08/31/23, $83,171 (recv)  
ADOPT  
9.V.  
23-0300  
Agmt A2311832 with MN DEED-Rehab Services accepting grant funding,  
07/01/23-06/30/24, $275,546 (recv)  
ADOPT  
9.W.  
23-0301  
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  
ADOPT  
9.X.  
23-0302  
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  
ADOPT  
10.  
11.  
12.  
13.  
Non-Consent  
Progressed  
Old Business  
Immediate Approvals  
13.A.  
23-0303  
Claims Register for the period ending August 4, 2023  
APPROVE/RATIFY  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Chris  
LaTondresse, to approve/ratify the Resolution.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner LaTondresse, and  
Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Lunde  
Absent:  
On a motion by Commissioner Angela Conley, Seconded by Commissioner Kevin  
Anderson, the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners meeting was declared  
adjourned at 2:09 p.m. until August 22, 2023.  
Karen Keller  
Deputy Clerk to the County Board  
Contracting opportunities can be found on the Hennepin County website:  
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