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Human services seeks MOU renewals; regional Imtrack joint powers agreement to be terminated after funding cut
Summary
Blue Earth County Human Services requested two memorandum-of-understanding renewals for housing initiatives and presented a resolution terminating the South Central Regional Imtrack Joint Powers Agreement after funding for Imtrack was discontinued effective June 30.
Blue Earth County Human Services presented three action items July 22: two memorandum-of-understanding renewals tied to housing programs and a resolution to terminate the South Central Regional Imtrack Joint Powers Agreement because funding for Imtrack ended June 30.
Angie, presenting the human services board report, asked the commissioners to approve a renewal of a memorandum of understanding with Hearth Connection to continue use of Hearth Connection's housing trust fund for rental assistance and other housing support. Angie said that the MOU contains no specific dollar amounts because Hearth Connection distributes its trust funds across multiple projects and programs; the renewal would be effective Oct. 1, 2025, through Sept. 30 (year not specified in the transcript).
She also presented a similar MOU renewal involving the Cherry Ridge project with the City of Mankato Economic Development Authority and Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership; that agreement would extend the period to draw down unspent grant funds from the prior grant agreement and run from Aug. 1, 2025, through July 31 (year not specified in the transcript). Commissioners moved, seconded and approved the action items.
A third action was a resolution to terminate the South Central Regional Imtrack Joint Powers Agreement. Angie said the termination was necessary because all funding for Imtrack was discontinued effective June 30; the counties involved included Blue Earth, Waseca, Nicollet, Brown, Wotton [sic in transcript], and Le Sueur, and Angie said all participating counties agreed to the termination. The resolution to terminate was included in the meeting packet and commissioners approved the action items.
Commissioners expressed regret that funding had been cut and noted the registry's local utility for staff. Angie replied that the information may still be available through a statewide system but that local access could become more cumbersome and that it is unclear whether the state will maintain the same functions and immediacy.
The transcript does not list dollar amounts for the Hearth Connection or Cherry Ridge MOUs, does not specify the receiving entity for any residual Imtrack data, and does not record a roll-call vote; each action was moved, seconded and recorded by roll-call as “aye” by the chair.
