Hennepin County Board and Regional Railroad Authority

Remote

• Newly elected District 6 Commissioner Heather Edelson joined the board for her first meeting after being sworn in earlier that day.
  • Board and RRA organizational structures and 2024 calendars were amended to accommodate her new appointments.
• The Board approved:
  • Amending an agreement with the MN Housing Finance Agency to reallocate $513,800 FHPAP grants from rapid rehousing (RRH) to homeless prevention (HP).
  • Distribution of Youth Activities Grants 2024 Play Spaces Grants totaling $833k.
  • Appointing Hennepin Health Interim CEO Michael Herzing as permanent CEO, effective 6/16/2024.
  • Recognition of Community Action’s 60th anniversary.
• The Regional Railroad Authority (RRA) directed staff to follow up with the Minneapolis Park & Rec Board and the City of Minneapolis on the plan to elevate the Midtown Greenway trail designation to a metropolitan park regional trail. The new designation would bring in new capital revenue opportunities, but requires agreed responsibilities between the stakeholders involved.