Hennepin County Board - Committees

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The AOB authorized the establishment of $4.2 million in capital funds for small businesses and commercial ownership.

The 2024 Equipment and Arts and Music Grants, totaling $481k, were approved. It is estimated that 47k children would benefit from them.

The AOB interviewed eight community advisory board applicants. The item progressed to the full Board meeting on June 25, 2024, for a decision.

The LSJ authorized agreement amendments with local agencies for the provision of services to children at risk for truancy and educational neglect and increased the amount to $2 million.

The PW authorized final design engineering for the reconstruction of Cedar Ave. The project is slated for construction in 2026.

The HRA authorized the negotiation to sell the Aqua City Motel site to Trellis for a new 44-unit affordable housing and to sell Stevens Square Residence to American Indian Community Development Corporation for repurposing to a substance use disorder treatment facility.

The HRA authorized awarding $3.5 million 2024 TOC to seven projects. These projects would provide 880 housing units, leveraging a total value of $98 million. Among them was the Pillsbury Creative Commons (Chicago & 34th Ave BRT) project owned by Pillsbury United Communities.