Board of Supervisors - Regular Meeting

It's 1.31.

We could roll the tape. Good afternoon. I'll call to order this meeting of the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday September 15, 2026. It is 1.32 p.m. I'm Irene Fernando Chair of the Board and District 2 Commissioner. I'm joined by District 3 Commissioner Marion Green, District 4 Commissioner Angela Conley, Vice Chair and District 5 Commissioner Debbie Gotell, District 6 Commissioner Heather Edelson, and District 7 Commissioner Kevin Anderson. Hennepin County acknowledges that the magnificent land and vibrant waterways from which our institutions benefit are located upon the cultural, spiritual, and indigenous homeland of the Dakota Oyate. Hennepin County calls attention to the Dakota people's ongoing connection to this special place. Onto the agenda, the first item is the Pledge of Allegiance. Please join me.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands,

ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. NEXT IS TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. MAY I HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE? MOVE APPROVAL. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS CONLEY AND EDELSON. ALL IS IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM THREE ON THE AGENDA IS A HANDUP AND HIGHLIGHT, SPECIFICALLY A FOOD SECURITY UPDATE, AND I WILL WELCOME ABBY ZAHLER, HEALTH PROMOTION MANAGER, TO THE PODIUM. WELCOME.

Thank you. Madam Chair, Commissioners, my name is Abby Zahler, and I'm a health promotion manager in the Public Health Department. I'm here today to talk about our food security efforts. 9.5% of households lived in fear of running out of food because of financial hardship, according to the SHAPE data from 2022, which is the most recent survey that we've completed. And 6.8% experienced times when they didn't have enough food available and there was no money to buy more. As with so many other health outcomes and disparities, this disproportionately impacts Black, African American, Latin A, Southeast Asian, Indigenous, LGBTQIA+, immigrant, and older adult communities. Even before the pandemic, food shelves in Minnesota experienced 10 straight years of increased use. And during the pandemic, there was an unprecedented increase in residents needing help to meet their daily needs. We know this issue has only gotten worse in the intervening years since the SHAPE data was collected. In the past year alone, these issues were exacerbated by the passage of HR1, the federal shutdown impacting SNAP in the fall, and Operation Metro Surge. But we're here, and I'm proud to be a part of a county that's doing something about this. The county convened residents in focus groups and interviews that included more than 60 food partners in 2024. We heard about the need for resources, both financial and in terms of collaboration and technical assistance. Our partners express the need for nutritious and culturally connected foods, the ability to share data to get the most to get to the root of the problem and collective action planning across the network of providers. That led us to form the community informed Hennepin County Food Security Initiative to evaluate existing programs, strengthen our food security efforts and build sustainable solutions that cross county departments and best serve our residents. This initiative is rooted in disparity elimination and follows a two-year plan that includes eight strategies and 19 activities to prevent food insecurity, identify and act when it happens, and to mitigate and eliminate the impacts of long-term food insecurity. The work spans the county and breaks down silos so that our departments are more impactfully working together. We've got a few key staff here today help leading the way. Cassie Nystrom is our food security coordinator and Jenny Cadward is our food waste prevention specialist. And many more across the county work to make this initiative a reality, including health promotion, environment and energy, WIC, economic supports, libraries, climate and resiliency. I could go on. In 2025 and 2026, we you invested 4 million and 35 community partnerships, plus an additional 2 million in response to the shutdown that resulted in residents temporarily losing SNAP benefits. These dollars have meant more than you can know to our residents in our community. Our efforts focus on ensuring healthy and culturally connected foods reach our residents who need it most. In the first half of 2026 alone, our partners saw 33.5 million visits, those are duplicated numbers, and distributed more than 16 million pounds of food. In 2027, we hope to again invest 4 million and have requested those funds as a part of the budget. During Operation Metro surge, we were able to match food resources and residents with residents who were in hiding through mutual aid networks, libraries, schools, and places of worship. Having dedicated staff here at the county to do that was so meaningful. The county has been a key and steady source of funding while food security partners experience continued turmoil and increased need. The photo here actually is North Point Health and Wellness, of course, a key partner and a really excellent food shelf in our community. And the initiative and partner, and in particular, our crisis response at the county were recognized with the NACO award this year. Food rescue involves moving unused edible food from retailers, restaurants, schools and other sources to those who need it most, often through food banks, food shelves and meal programs. About two pounds of edible food per person is wasted each week in our county. Food rescue is important not only as a way to help people help feed people who might otherwise go hungry, but also to reduce the impact on our environment. We could fill Target Field one and a half times a year with the edible food that is discarded. And all that food requires resources to grow, harvest, transport and prepare. Preventing food waste is a foundational strategy and the county's climate action plan and a top action to accelerate zero waste future. Nearly 22 million pounds of surplus food was collected and redistributed to people in need in Hennepin County in 2025 alone. In the past three years, the county has awarded 20 grants totaling 845,000 to food security organizations to collect, process, and redistribute surplus edible food to county residents. The food waste prevention plan was also recognized this year with a NACO award. We've partnered with the University of Minnesota Extension and local food shelves to make improvements that support our residents who access food shelves. In Minnesota, food shelf shoppers consistently say they want fresh, nutritious items like produce, meat and poultry, eggs, and cooking items. An extension super shelf program has methods that prioritize these items and help make them more prominent with participating food shelves. Facilitates food choices, increases variety and access to culturally connected foods, honors the dignity of shoppers at food shelves, and transforms existing spaces to more closely resemble retail grocery environments. Extension provides the technical assistance and support. Well, Hennepin County, through the county funds and the Statewide Health Improvement Partnership, or SHIP, has provided funding for both extension to support this model and funding an additional TA to the food shelves to purchase needed cooling units, shelving, and signage. Access to a variety of fresh, nutritious, and culturally connected food is a key strategy for the county's food security initiative, and we continue to partner to support more food shelves and implementing choice models for our residents. I want to thank you for your time today. I'm I'm happy to take your questions and thanks again for meeting our residents needs in this space.

Yes, thank you so much. And thanks to those who joined. I just want to give a little round of applause given all the recognition. Colleagues any yes, Commissioner Adelson.

Happy won't be surprised. I I just I'm such a huge fan of the work that you do. Super shelf is, I love the idea. I want Hennepin County, I've been talking to Abby about this because the University of Minnesota Extension is the one that helps with everybody becoming, the food shelves becoming a super shelf. And I remember growing up going to food shelves and there was no, it was just like, here's your bags and you got certain things and it wasn't always what you wanted. Though I did that government cheese did grow on me after a while, I won't lie. It actually is kind of good. But what I would love us to continue to try to see, I realize that we're understaffed with super shelf, but, you know, as much as we can getting food shelves that have the capabilities to be a super shelf is just really, I love what you said about dignity is really important. And would love to see it. I do think, Dan, you're on the University of Minnesota Extension Committee. I think, was it 40% of possible food shelves that could be super shelves in Minnesota, or was it 30? I can't, do you remember the number? They're making progress for the state of Minnesota, so that's positive. Thank you, Abby.

Thank you. Commissioner Conley. I'm going to try not to scream really loud because this is just amazing work. And, you know, Hennepin County's vision statement is that we have communities where all people are healthy, all people are valued, and all people thrive. So when I think of healthy and thriving, I think of fresh food and access to it. I have a very large, lofty goal of having a community garden on every block in this county because we should. We should have that. You talked about how this correlates to not only just food access, but like keeping food out of the garbage stream, right? Like we throw away food that can fill up the target center one and a half times, the target field one and a half times. That's mind boggling. And that's food that could go into someone's cabinet. That's food that could go into shelves. So it's doing multiple things. It's keeping people healthy and thriving. And it's also keeping food out of our waste stream, which is what we want in the first place, right? We don't want food ending up in the trash. But the work that I've seen over just this year with your response to Operation Metro Surge and just your response to knowing where and how there are things like food deserts is important to the work of not just your award-winning food security, award-winning that because i'm saying twice because there's two awards right multiple uh work but it's also part of just what our county stands for it's really key to what our mission and vision is as a county so just thank you and the team for doing this people are eating because of you hey how are you and they should be and someone is very excited also about people being able to eat because of your work so thank you so much commissioner goodell i just want to say that you know

When we came through this point in time when we saw that our food shelves were really hurting, that they had actually lost a considerable amount of funding, that the county was able to re-look at some of the funding balances to projects that haven't spent all dollars and everything like this and pull it all together to be a sizable amount of money so that we could kick something like this off. And I just know that because my office has actually gone down and peeled the layers off of onions so people could reuse them and everything like this. So we did that for a whole afternoon and everything like this. So this whole food rescue, the idea that we could put more dollars into this so that we could keep these things going because the need is only growing. I'm not sure how we're going to. meet that increase in need. I think we have to do more outreach to folks, but I'm also surprised how many people in our community are volunteering at our food banks to make it more affordable too, because that really helps these food banks be successful is that people will take up and so that they don't have to hire more staff for that. So I just, this is great work. It's going to continue. It's going to grow. So I think you'll have a job for a long time.

Okay, well, thank you so much for all of the work. I want to express gratitude for the results and also express just to confirm that this remains a problem for so many families. So while we're here in a moment of celebration, we do have to increase our resolve to ensure that our families and residents are receiving the nutritious food that every single person deserves. So thank you for your work. And we know there's much more work ahead. Next is the minutes from the previous meeting. 4A is August 18, 2026 meeting minutes. May I have a motion, please?

Second.

Thank you, Commissioners Anderson and Cotell. Any notes or corrections? Seeing and hearing none, all those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed? Motion carries. 5 is referral of correspondence and department communications. A through C are correspondence, and 5D through Y are department communications. May I have a motion to accept and refer as recommended? So moved. Thank you, Commissioners Conley and Anderson. All those in favor, please say aye.

Aye.

Opposed? Motion carries. Six are commendations for which we don't have any listed. Seven is commissioner communications, and we have one offered by myself because it is Workforce Development Month. September is National Workforce Development Month, and today we're recognizing a few of the programs and services the county provides. Workforce Development serves as a catalyst for connecting people to meaningful careers cultivating a vibrant and diverse talent ecosystem, and accelerating statewide opportunity and economic prosperity. The county's Department of Workforce Development offers programs and initiatives that support employers and job seekers of all ages and experience levels, including Hennepin Go, Workforce Leadership Council, SNAP Employment and Training, MFIP Employment Services, and more. Work development is essential to all of our county work. Workers across many occupations are required to support county programs and allow us to operate and provide essential services. And residents need access to employment, career pathways, and the supports that create economic stability and mobility. When we invest in the workforce, we invest in people, creating lasting impact that endures beyond any single program or budget cycle. Our Department of Workforce Development utilizes the Develop, Support, Employ framework. WHICH HELPS ALIGN OUR STRATEGIES AND FUNDING ACROSS THE WORKFORCE SPECTRUM. THIS SLIDE PROVIDES A HIGH LEVEL VIEW OF SOME KEY IMPACT NUMBERS UNDER EACH CATEGORY FROM JANUARY 2025 TO JUNE 2026. IN DEVELOP, JUST OVER 12,000 RESIDENTS WERE SERVED ACROSS ALL WORKFORCE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING STATE, FEDERAL, AND COUNTY FUNDED PROGRAMS, WHICH IS A 16.5% INCREASE COMPARED TO THE SAME TIME FRAME PREVIOUSLY. RESIDENTS RECEIVED employment coaching, one-on-one mentoring, resource and support services, training, and educational workshops. In support, about $22.6 million of contract spending was spent in our communities in support of workforce development efforts, including education, training, and support services with 77 community providers. And under employee, 849 residents were placed in employment in high demand job industries through the work of the county's community partners. receiving a median wage of over $21 an hour and an average wage gain of not quite $10 at exit. I know I'm rounding, but just, you know, the slide is up there. Upcoming events the county is hosting include an investing in people panel centered on what it takes to build a thriving community, leveraging workforce development strategies. The next Hennepin Go Expo, an event designed to inspire and inform young people, about the wide range of public sector careers. We hope all young people see themselves in public sector careers with a focus on in-demand roles, green careers, and gateway jobs that offer a livable wage and opportunities for growth and ongoing career training and resource fairs. You can find additional resources on our website at hennepincounty.gov or through CareerForce at careerforce.mn.gov. This Workforce Development Month, I'm happy to reaffirm Hennepin's commitment to advancing workforce development efforts in Hennepin County as we all celebrate let's be vocal about this programming why it matters and the county is committed to reducing and eliminating income and employment disparities through this and other strategies. Most importantly thank you to our community partners who we could not do this work without as well as our city and state collaborators and to the staff who every single day are providing this quality compassionate and effective programming day in and day out. So with that, just want to say happy Workforce Development Month to everyone. Next on the agenda are the claims registers. We have four. 8A is for the claims register for the period ending August 21, 2026. 8B is for the period August 28. 8C for September 4, 2026. And 8D is a claims register for the period ending September 11, 2026. May I have a motion for the block? I'll move the block.

I second.

Thank you, Commissioners Cotell and Green. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed? Motion carries. Nine is our consent items, which would have passed unanimously out of committee. Today, we have 9A through 9S. May I have a motion for the full block, please? Second. Thank you, Commissioners Anderson and Conley. Colleagues, are there any items that you'd like to highlight prior to voting? HEARING AND SEEING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF 9A THROUGH 9S, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. 10 ARE NONCONSENT ITEMS WHICH WOULD HAVE PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE BUT NOT UNANIMOUSLY FOR WHICH WE HAVE NONE. 11 ARE PROGRESSED ITEMS THAT WOULD HAVE PROGRESSED FROM COMMITTEE TO BOARD WITHOUT A VOTE FOR WHICH WE HAVE NONE. AND OLD BUSINESS ARE ITEMS THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN SEEN BY THIS BOARD PREVIOUSLY AND LAID OVER TO TODAY FOR WHICH WE HAVE NONE. This leads us to immediate approvals, and we have several items. 13A is to establish a public hearing on the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act Regional Plan for Metropolitan Regional Workforce Development Area Number 4 at the Administration Operations and Budget Committee of the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners next week, Tuesday, September 22nd at 1.30 p.m. I'll move this. May I have a second, please? Thank you, Commissioner Lundy. Thank you, Commissioner Lundy. THIS IS VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD, BUT IF THERE ARE ADDITIONAL NOTES THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE, ADMINISTRATOR, PLEASE, YOU'RE WELCOME TO.

CHAIR, COMMISSIONERS, AS YOU INDICATED, THIS ADMINISTRATES PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE THE FEEDBACK ON THE WORKFORCE INVASION ACT REGIONAL PLAN. NO LESS, DR. JOHNSON IS AVAILABLE IF THERE'S ANY FOLLOWED QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

GREAT. COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PUBLIC HEARING? HEARING AND SEEING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF 13A, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. 13B's award a contract to Concrete Idea Inc. for accessibility improvements along various county roads. With project numbers listed, the amount is just over $125,000. May I have a motion for 13B, please? Thank you, Commissioners Anderson and Green. Ms. Welland.

Chair Fernando, Commissioners, consistent with county purchasing rules, item 13B awards a contract to Concrete Idea Inc. for accessibility improvements along various county roads. Jessa Travojevic from Public Works Transportation Project Delivery is here if you have specific questions.

I'm noting that if you have specific questions. Colleagues, do we have specific questions?

I have a comment. Oh, please. I just want to say how much I appreciate this because I know that I have called the Public Works because I've had people with disabilities who had accessibility issues in their neighborhood to parks and local drugstores and such. they have been like so responsive within weeks, not months, weeks, they have made accessible routes accessible. So just thank you very much.

Thank you. Further discussion? Hearing and seeing none, all those in favor of 13B, please say aye.

Aye.

Opposed? Motion carries. 13C, to negotiate an agreement with Mr. Lee and Kramer, PA attorneys at law for legal services with a not to exceed of $100,000. I'll move this man a second. Thank you, Commissioner. Go tell Ms. Weiland.

Chair Fernando commissioners item 13 C authorizes County administration to negotiate an agreement for legal services with Messerly and Kramer PA. Dan Rogan is available if you should have any questions regarding this item.

Went further background or questions or comments, colleagues. Hearing and seeing none, all those in favor, please say aye aye. Opposed motion carries. 13 D is 16 labor agreements with various bargaining units are amended for the 2027 health insurance benefit premium distribution between the employer and the employees. May have a motion please. Thank you, Commissioners Conley and Edelson Miss Wetland.

Sheriff Fernando Commissioners, the next two items 13 D and 13 E before you are immediate approval relate to Hennepin County's employee health insurance benefits. As you know, rising medical and pharmacy costs, persistent inflation, and increased utilization are placing pressure on health plans nationwide, and Hennepin County is experiencing those same trends. With a projected increase of approximately $40 million in the total cost of our health insurance plan, the county worked closely with our labor unions to develop a strategy that maintains both the short- and long-term stability of the plan. Each year, The county's Labor Management Health Care Committee, LMHCC, engages in a consensus-based process to determine the upcoming year's plan design changes aimed at mitigating premium increases for employees. The plan design you are considering today reflects a proposal put forward by Labor after months of review, analysis, and discussion, and it ultimately reached full consensus among all parties. The proposed plan design changes all costs will change Changes will cost approximately $31.5 million, a saving of almost $8.5 million. In addition to LMHCC process, the county undertook the unprecedented step of negotiating directly with all 16 unions that participate in the health insurance plan. The purpose of that negotiation was to make a modest adjustment to the premium splits between employees and the county. That adjustment is necessary to ensure that the LMHCC consensus plan design can be implemented within our budget constraints. Negotiation was successful, and because all 16 unions ratified the tentative agreement, we can move forward with the consensus plan design. These processes were extensive and often challenging, requiring months of work and collaboration. We are grateful for the partnership with Labor, and for the shared commitment to maintaining strong, sustainable coverage while minimizing cost increases for employees wherever possible. I would also like to extend my appreciation to the teams in our Labor Relations, Human Resources, and the Office of Budget and Finance for their leadership and dedicated work throughout this process. Chief Labor Relations Holland Atchison and Chief Human Resources Officer Giovanna Cone are available for any questions.

Thank you for the background. We have 13 D before us colleagues. Any discussion or questions? Commissioner Veen.

Thank you. Not actually discussion or questions, but just gratitude. I want to thank the team from admin who are deep at work on this and also our labor partners for the collaboration and mutual trust that this represents. I'm really pleased that something came out of that those long hours of work and also pleased at what it indicates about the relationship and conversation that's happening with our labor partners. So want to just thank everybody involved, especially our labor partners.

Commissioner Anderson. She really stole my thunder.

No, I like the this is hard work and really, really grateful for everybody who came to the table to work collaboratively to get this done because. As we all know, we are facing some pretty severe headwinds moving into the next year. And knowing that we have the full complement of Hennepin County working together to address the challenges that are before us is like, it gives me confidence that we are going to weather this storm together. And I'm really, really grateful for our labor partners and admin and everybody who got this across the finish line. Thank you.

Further comments? Certainly want to express my gratitude as well to the entire workforce. We have many, many years in front of us in terms of ensuring that we live up to the mission that we promised residents and really grateful for what this signals. With that, with 13D before us, all those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed? Motion carries. 13, ease to establish 2027 health plan and premium rates for self-insured health care program applicable to employees, eligible dependents, and retirees. May I have a motion, please?

So moved.

Thank you, Commissioners Gautel and Lundy. Ms. Welland, I know you referenced this a bit, but I'll still hand it to you.

Chair, commissioners, this is the proposed health plan for 2027, and this health plan was developed in consensus with our Labor Management Health Care Committee. Giovanna Coney is here if you should have any questions.

Any questions or comments, colleagues? Hearing and seeing none, all those in favor of 13E, please say aye. Aye. Opposed? Motion carries. 13F is recognizing opioid awareness day in Hennepin County offered by Commissioner Conley. Would you like to move?

I will move it, Madam Chair.

Second. Go ahead.

Thank you so much. So National Opioid Awareness Day is observed every year annually on September 21st. The day is dedicated to addressing the opioid crisis by raising awareness, reducing stigma, and acknowledging the impact the crisis has had on families and our communities. I'll have the clerk read the commendation and I'll have some comments afterwards.

Whereas in 2025, more than 2,100 residents were seen in hospital for non-fatal overdoses and 246 lives were lost, due to overdoses involving opioids. And whereas substance use disorder affects people of all ages, genders, races, and backgrounds and leads to compounded challenges in daily life and employment, housing, and education, as well as impact on family, friends, neighborhoods, and community. And whereas the opioid crisis disproportionately affects American Indian and African American residents and expanding access to treatment and recovery services aligns with Hennepin County's 2020 declaration of racism as a public health crisis. And whereas by acknowledging Opioid Awareness Day, Hennepin County is committed to raising awareness, connecting residents to vital resources like naloxone, treatment and recovery services, and reducing stigma so people feel empowered and able to seek the help they need. Therefore, be it resolved that the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners hereby proclaim September 21st as Opioid Awareness Day as to reinforce the county's commitment to addressing the crisis through public health, evidence-based, and community-driven strategies.

Thank you so much. 246 lives last year is 246 lives too many, so we will continue doing the incredible work that we do in opioid response. The board has also declared September as Recovery Month. Opioid response coordinated a wellness session for county staff to learn about the benefits and resources that are available for anyone with substance use disorder and their families. As part of Recovery Month and leading up to Opioid Awareness Day, opioid response hosted events and activities throughout the county libraries, including a resource fair to connect people with substance use disorder to county and community services. Thank you.

Thank you. Additional comments from anyone? Hearing and seeing none, all those in favor of 13F, please say aye. Aye. Opposed? Motion carries. And Hennepin County hereby proclaims September 1st as Opioid Awareness Day. The last item of our agenda is 13G, which is declaring September 15 to October 15 as National Hispanic Heritage Month in Hennepin County. Also offered by Commissioner Conley. Would you like to move it?

I'll move it, Madam Chair.

I'll second it. Go ahead.

Thank you. So today is the start of National Hispanic Heritage Month. And this is celebrated annually from September 15th to October 15th. And it's a time to honor Latin American and Hispanic communities in our country. I'll have the clerk read the commendation and have some remarks.

Whereas the people of Hennepin County in the United States honor the achievements, history, and culture of the Latino community with indigenous roots and born from this continent, as well as descendants from Spain. And whereas Hispanic Heritage Month coincides with the celebrations of Independence Day in many Latin American countries, including Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, and Chile. And whereas Hennepin County benefits from the many contributions of employees and residents with Latin American and Hispanic heritage that make our county a better and more vibrant place to live and work. And whereas employees of Latin American and Spanish heritage communities and their allies created the Unidos Employee Resource Group, which seeks to foster community visibility and professional development for members and allies and promote a diverse and inclusive workplace. Therefore, be it resolved that the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners hereby proclaims September 15th through October 15th as National Hispanic Heritage Month and acknowledges all of our Latin American and Hispanic residents and county employees.

Thank you so much. The Unidos Employee Resource Group, or ERG, hosted their annual Hispanic Heritage Month kickoff for Hennepin County employees just last Thursday, September 10th. The event featured a potluck celebration and Latin dance performances. Broaden your knowledge and understanding of the Latino community by attending the Latino Cultural Awareness Presentation on Ecuador, October 8th from 3 to 4 p.m. That's hosted by the Unidos ERG. Employees can find additional events on HC Connect. I just encourage everyone to support your local Hispanic and Latino businesses and consider attending a community celebration today. Over the next month, you can travel down to D4, District 4, to Lake Street, where there's Taco Tuesday every Tuesday at one of our wonderful Latin American restaurants. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you. Further comments? Hearing and seeing none, all those in favor of 13G, please say aye. Aye. Opposed? Motion carries. And September 15 to October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month in Hennepin County. With no further business before us, and perhaps our last short meeting for the rest of the year, a motion to adjourn is in order. Second. Thank you, Commissioner Henderson and Green. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? Motion carries and we are adjourned. Thank you.