Chair: Kevin Anderson, District 7

ViceChair: Marion Greene, District 3

COMMITTEE MINUTES

Members:

Jeff Lunde, District 1

Irene Fernando, District 2

Angela Conley, District 4

Debbie Goettel, District 5

Heather Edelson, District 6

PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE

TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2025

1:30 PM

Commissioner Kevin Anderson, Chair, called the meeting of the Public Works

Committee for Tuesday, July 22, 2025 to order at 2:25 p.m.

Commissioner Irene Fernando, Commissioner Angela Conley, Commissioner

Heather Edelson, Commissioner Debbie Goettel, Commissioner Jeff Lunde and

Commissioner Kevin Anderson

Present:

Commissioner Marion Greene

Absent:

Minutes from Previous Meeting

June 24, 2025 Meeting Minutes

1.A.

APPROVE

Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Heather

Edelson, to approve the Minutes.

Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner

Edelson, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Lunde and

Commissioner Anderson

Aye:

Commissioner Greene

Absent:

New Business

Routine Items

2.A.

25-0273

Authorization to request a variance for the Lake Harriet Parkway paving project (CP

2240800), State Aid Project 027-600-012, no county cost

CONSENT

Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela

Conley, to approve the Resolution.

Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner

Edelson, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Lunde and

Commissioner Anderson

Aye:

Commissioner Greene

Absent:

25-0274

2.B.

Agmt PR00007213 with the Hennepin Recycling Group for an organics drop-off grant,

08/01/25-08/01/27, NTE $15,000

CONSENT

Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela

Conley, to approve the Resolution.

Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner

Edelson, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Lunde and

Commissioner Anderson

Aye:

Commissioner Greene

Absent:

25-0275

2.C.

Execute Contract No. CM00001439 with Millerbernd Manufacturing Co. to purchase

traffic signal poles for maintenance replacements, est county cost $2,000,000 (Fund 10)

CONSENT

Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela

Conley, to approve the Resolution.

Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner

Edelson, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Lunde and

Commissioner Anderson

Aye:

Commissioner Greene

Absent:

25-0276

2.D.

Agmt PW 34-40-25 with MnDOT to accept LBRP grant funds for Bridge No. 91131

replacement along CSAH 10 over Twin Lake Creek in Crystal and Brooklyn Center (CP

2200800); adjust budget; (county recv $82,680)

CONSENT

Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela

Conley, to approve the Resolution.

Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner

Edelson, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Lunde and

Commissioner Anderson

Aye:

Commissioner Greene

Absent:

25-0277

2.E.

Neg Amd 1 to PW 05-44-25 with Three Rivers Park District for CSAH 66 multimodal

safety improvements, CP 2211000, incr county NTE to $1,048,000 ($30,000 Property

Tax, $880,000 Transportation Advancement Account - Active Transportation, and

$138,000 Transportation Operations)

CONSENT

Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela

Conley, to approve the Resolution.

Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner

Edelson, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Lunde and

Commissioner Anderson

Aye:

Commissioner Greene

Absent:

25-0278

2.F.

Agmt PW 36-40-25 with MnDOT to accept federal force account funds for

county-supplied signal equipment for CSAH 66 multimodal safety improvements (project

2211003, a subproject of 2211000); (county recv $1,737,000)

CONSENT

Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela

Conley, to approve the Resolution.

Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner

Edelson, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Lunde and

Commissioner Anderson

Aye:

Commissioner Greene

Absent:

Items for Discussion and Action

2.G.

25-0279

Neg various grant agmts for Good Steward grant natural resource projects, total

combined NTE $61,442

CONSENT

Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Heather

Edelson, to approve the Resolution.

Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner

Edelson, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Lunde and

Commissioner Anderson

Aye:

Commissioner Greene

Absent:

25-0280

2.H.

Neg 12 Healthy Tree Canopy grant agmts, 08/01/25-07/31/26, grant total NTE $332,731

CONSENT

Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Irene

Fernando, to approve the Resolution.

Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner

Edelson, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Lunde and

Commissioner Anderson

Aye:

Commissioner Greene

Absent:

There being no further business, the Public Works Committee for Tuesday, July 22,

2025 was declared adjourned at 2:47 p.m.