Hennepin County committees and HRA approve property sale, grants, contracts and housing program funds

Hennepin County committees and the Hennepin County Housing & Redevelopment Authority approved a slate of routine property transactions, contract amendments and grant awards on Aug. 5, including a planned sale of a residential treatment property to a current provider, extensions to technology contracts and funding for homelessness prevention and brownfield cleanup.

Votes at a glance - Administration & Budget committee approved declaring 8941 Portland Avenue surplus and authorizing sale to Touchstone Inc.; county administrator authorized to negotiate sale at roughly $1.2 million and a $600,000 loan requiring use of the property for intensive residential treatment services (ERS) for 10 years. Outcome: approved by voice vote. - Administration approved a five‑year amendment with CycloMedia Technology Inc. to continue panoramic imagery service, adding approximately $1.1 million NTE for capture of ~6,732 road miles and 48 trail miles and five years of licensing and hosting. Outcome: approved by voice vote. - Administration approved a rental agreement with Minneapolis Public Housing Authority to provide space for Northpointe Health and Wellness Center at 1015 Fourth Ave. N., starting Oct. 1, 2025; first‑year gross rent…