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Votes at a glance: Hennepin County board actions, Jan. 13, 2026

Hennepin County Administration Operations and Budget Committee ยท January 14, 2026

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Summary

The Hennepin County board approved routine minutes and contract items, advanced appointments to the Jan. 27 meeting, accepted several grants and adopted resolutions on gun violence and ICE enforcement. This roundup lists motions and outcomes from the session.

The Hennepin County board took the following recorded actions during its Jan. 13, 2026 meeting. Vote counts were recorded by voice; where a roll-call tally was not read aloud, the outcome is recorded as "approved" per the meeting record.

- Approval of minutes (12/02/2025): Motion carried on voice vote. (Motion moved and seconded; SEG 806'SEG 812)

- Progress items 3a'3i (appointments to advisory boards): Motion to move items to Jan. 27 county board meeting carried on voice vote. (SEG 2236'SEG 2245)

- Item 4a: Agreement negotiations with Ignite (not to exceed $51,600) approved. (SEG 2288'SEG 2292)

- Item 4b: Agreement with Three Rivers Park District to procure law-enforcement/search-and-rescue equipment (pass-through grant to purchase a Polaris Ranger UTV; not to exceed $9,990) approved. (SEG 2291'SEG 2312)

- Item 4c (R1): Resolution designating gun violence as a public-health priority (R1) approved; administration directed to develop implementation plan and annual reporting. (SEG 2330'SEG 2480)

- Item 4d: Acceptance of HUD lead-hazard reduction grant funding (chair noted $7.75 million to be received in 2026) approved. (SEG 2484'SEG 2496)

- Item 4e: Resolution denouncing ICE enforcement practices and directing a seven-point operational response with weekly updates approved. (SEG 2498'SEG 3068)

- Health committee: Agreement with Minnesota Department of Health to provide $1,300,000 to Northpointe Health and Wellness (FQHC subsidy) approved. (SEG 3089'SEG 3135)

- Human Services committee: Amendment to DHS agreement for refugee-family services (receivable increased to $1,534,894 and term extended to 09/30/2026) approved; joint powers agreement with City of Minneapolis to accept $1,270,000 for shelter operations approved. (SEG 3162'SEG 3177)

- Law Safety & Justice committee: Amendment with Children's Law Center (term amended; not-to-exceed $701,868) and amendment with Corner House (increase to new total not-to-exceed of approximately $40,006.47) approved. (SEG 3190'SEG 3222)

- Public Works committee: Hennepin County's 2025 prioritized bridge replacement list approved for submission to MnDOT and inclusion in state/federal funding considerations. (SEG 3330'SEG 3432)

- Hennepin County HRA organizational meeting: 2026 officer slate and meeting schedule approved. (SEG 3440'SEG 3531)

Notes: Many routine items were approved by voice vote with "motion carries" recorded; where the transcript cited specific amounts or term dates, they are listed above as presented in committee discussion.