Chair:

Vice Chair:

Members:

Debbie Goettel, District 5

Heather Edelson, District 6

Jeff Lunde, District 1

Irene Fernando, District 2

Marion Greene, District 3

Angela Conley, District 4

Kevin Anderson, District 7

COMMITTEE MINUTES

ADMINISTRATION, OPERATIONS AND

BUDGET COMMITTEE

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2025

1:30 PM

Commissioner Debbie Goettel, Chair, called the meeting of the Administration,

Operations and Budget Committee for Tuesday, September 16, 2025 to order at 1:38

p.m.

Commissioner Irene Fernando, Commissioner Marion Greene, Commissioner

Angela Conley, Commissioner Debbie Goettel, Commissioner Heather Edelson,

Commissioner Jeff Lunde and Commissioner Kevin Anderson

Present:

Presentation

Proposed 2026 Operating and Capital Budgets - Jodi Wentland, County Administrator

1.A.

Commissioner Debbie Goettel provided an intro before handing the

presentation over to County Administrator Jodi Wentland.

Minutes from Previous Meeting

August 19, 2025 Meeting Minutes

2.A.

APPROVE

Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela

Conley, to approve the Minutes.

Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner

Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson,

Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson

Aye:

Public Hearing

Public comment on the Hennepin County Consortium Draft 2024 Consolidated Annual

Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER)

3.A.

Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved to open the public hearing at 1:52

p.m. Being that no one came forward to provide testimony, the public

hearing portion of the meeting was closed at 1:54 p.m., seconded by

Commissioner Irene Fernando.

New Business

Routine Items

4.A.

25-0342

Amend Principal Agreements and Contract to allow for the receipt of State Fiscal Year

(SFY) 2026-2027 Youth at Work funds and SFY 2027 Minnesota Youth Program funds

CONSENT

Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Kevin

Anderson, to approve the Resolution.

Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner

Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson,

Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson

Aye:

Items for Discussion and Action

4.B.

25-0343

Schematic Design approval for Penn Lake Library Renovation project (CP 1005181);

Contract PR00007779 with Roehr Schmitt Architecture, LLC, for architectural and

engineering services, contract period 09/29/25-09/15/28, NTE $460,425

CONSENT

Commissioner Marion Greene moved, seconded by Commissioner Jeff

Lunde, to approve the Resolution.

Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner

Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson,

Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson

Aye:

4.C.

25-0344

Creation of a Hennepin County Semiquincentennial (America 250) Planning Committee

- offered by Commissioner Lunde

CONSENT

Commissioner Jeff Lunde moved, seconded by Commissioner Debbie

Goettel, to approve the Resolution.

Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner

Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson,

Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson

Aye:

Addendum

5.A.

25-0362

Set maximum 2026 property tax levy and proposed 2026 budget

CONSENT

Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela

Conley, to approve the Resolution.

Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner

Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson and

Commissioner Lunde

Aye:

Commissioner Anderson

Absent:

25-0363

5.B.

Establish fee schedule for 2026 and establish date and time for required public hearings

and meetings for the adoption of the final 2026 budget and levy

CONSENT

Commissioner Angela Conley moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion

Greene, to approve the Resolution.

Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner

Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson and

Commissioner Lunde

Aye:

Commissioner Anderson

Absent:

25-0364

5.C.

2026 Proposed Operating and Capital Budgets

LAID OVER

Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Irene

Fernando, to lay over the Resolution to the September 29th Committee

meeting.

Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner

Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson and

Commissioner Lunde

Aye:

Commissioner Anderson

Absent:

There being no further business, the Administration, Operations and Budget Committee

for Tuesday, September 16, 2025 was declared adjourned at 2:41 p.m.

Maria Rose

Clerk to the County Board