BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR FY2011 FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS REQUESTS Intergovernmental Relations – February 2, 2010 TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT • I-35W and CSAH 3 (Lake Street) - $6 million Total project cost is $224 million for transit access project. • Lowry Avenue Bridge - $39 million Total project cost is $39,000,000 for replacement Phase II • I-35W Northbound Entrance Ramp - $20 million Total project cost is $20 million for northbound entrance ramp to I-35W from 4th Street South. Note: Transportation Department will be submitting a FY 2011 Funding Request on behalf of the Highway 55 Corridor Coalition for the Highway 55 Corridor Project. HOUSING, COMMUNITY WORKS AND TRANSIT DEPARTMENT • Southwest Transitway - $10 million – Preliminary engineering • Bottineau - $1.5 million - Draft EIS and project development. • Minneapolis Transportation Interchange - $8 million - Environmental studies, site preparation and demolition. ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT • North Loop District Energy - $8.6 million Design and construct a district energy system capable of providing the North Loop neighborhood of Minneapolis, MN with its heating and cooling needs using renewable energy from the Hennepin Energy Resource Center (HERC) - Hennepin County's waste to energy facility. Hennepin County Energy Center Energy Efficiency and Conservation Project $7 million Design and install energy efficiency and conservation components at the Hennepin County Energy Center which is an energy producer for the county's district energy system in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The project would recover heat from the flue gases and use outside air to cool chilled water, resulting in increased efficiency and a reduction in natural gas and electrical use. • HUMAN SERVICES & PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT • Jobs Program - $10 million - For a jobs program using TANF Emergency Funds The program would be for unemployed or underemployed after receiving services and job search assistance. The objective is to provide participants with hands-on experience in a real work setting through which they earn wages and acquire new skills and enhance existing skills. RESEARCH, PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT • Teen Pregnancy Prevention Project Replication - $500,000 Teen pregnancy leads to negative outcomes for teen parents and their children, and is costly to taxpayers. Hennepin County’s teen pregnancy rate is significantly higher than the state of Minnesota. To address this issue, Hennepin County has developed a successful model of a community-based approach to teen pregnancy prevention. The model brings the county, schools, parents, faith communities, libraries and local organizations together in new ways. In brief, the model employs the following steps: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Target specific geographic communities Use County’s leadership role to help raise awareness Assess community readiness, strengths, and needs Convene a group of strong and committed partners Provide programs that are both evidence-based and meet the needs of the community in the areas of healthy youth development, education for parents of teens, comprehensive sex education for teens, and increased accessibility of reproductive health care 6. Evaluate process and outcomes The model is working. Intensive evaluation found reduced risky sexual behavior among some program participants and increased use of family planning services by sexually active teens. In addition, there have been positive changes in the underlying factors that impact risky sexual behavior, specifically knowledge, attitudes and intentions. Program participants know more about how to prevent pregnancy and avoid risky sexual behavior. More participants believe in the importance of waiting until adulthood to become parents, and they believe more strongly in their ability to do so. Parents are communicating more and better with their children about sex and relationships. The model is ripe for replication throughout not only Hennepin County, but the state of Minnesota. There are eight cities in Hennepin County with teen birth rates significantly higher than the state average. We are working in two of those communities—Richfield and Brooklyn Center—already. This request will fund the first phase of replication in four additional cities. Specifically, the funding will support: • Documentation of the model, so that communities can implement it with fidelity and achieve similar positive results. • The completion of steps 1 – 4 of the model (selecting communities through convening a group of strong and committed partners) in four cities in Hennepin County. Other federal, state, and foundation funds will be sought to support program delivery and evaluation (steps 6-7) in these communities. HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER • Hennepin Health Sciences Education and Simulation Center - $400,000 Facility modification, virtual reality task trainers, high fidelity mannequins, computers and projectors • Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber - $500,000 - Replacement Facility Equipment • Electronic Dental Documentation and Imaging System - $300,000 Hardware and software system to support dentistry care across the Hennepin system, e.g. HCMC, North Point, Adult Detention Center, etc. • Family Medicine Residency Educational Facilities and Equipment - $500,000 Computer lab and projectors, exam room-based recording system, ultrasound machine, procedure kits and anatomical models, and injection models HENNEPIN JUSTICE INTEGRATION PROGRAM • Enhancing Everything “E” - $3.6 million In 2007, Hennepin County successfully implemented a web based data exchange infrastructure that supports more than eighty real time information exchanges and notifications between more than twelve criminal justice information systems. There are initiatives that may already be in development or have been identified and placed on a priority list that require more resources to fully implement them across the criminal justice agencies in the County. “E-citations” is moving forward with the first single agency implementation of adult/juvenile citations scheduled for mid 2010; however, additional funding is needed to roll it out throughout the County. “E-charging” requires the creation of data exchanges and integrations from local Law Enforcement to Hennepin County, to the Minnesota State Supreme Court. “E-authority to detain” focuses on automation of manual practices used by Local Law Enforcement, County, and State agencies to identify and detain subjects. These projects would ensure that the justice agencies receive timely and accurate information, at the right time, while enabling electronic workflow to replace paper process dependencies that the agencies rely on today. • Integrated Document Sharing, Management, and Connectivity - $3.5 million The many justice agencies within Hennepin have individual operating practices that support exchanging paper forms through mailing, faxing, or phoning information. Defining a centralized process to share, store, categorize, manage, and secure electronic content, can affect efficiency and quality of public safety. Electronic content management and integration includes automating documents, forms, images, email, photos, video, and audio. There are also gaps that exist in connectivity. Benefits to justice partners could be measured by elimination of antiquated movement of forms through mailing and faxing, as well as elimination of physical prompts in work flow processing, i.e., multiple in and out baskets, multi colored or duplicate forms, and multiple files. • Juvenile Integrations - $4.4 million In 2007, Hennepin County successfully implemented a web based data exchange infrastructure that supports more than eighty real time information exchanges and notifications between more than twelve criminal justice information systems. The juvenile system in Hennepin County can reap similar benefits in exchanging information. A current initiative that will establish a common identification information system for juveniles accessible to criminal justice partners within Hennepin County is only the start. Juvenile agencies rely heavily on paper that is copied, faxed, mailed and transported in all directions. They are still working with multi-set forms and wire baskets for work flow and distribution. Staff input the data into their agencies individual information system, creating opportunities for missing or inaccurate data. With integrations, juvenile agencies will be able to efficiently transform their paper dependant processes which will enable them to get the right information, to the right people, at the right time. NORTHPOINT HEALTH & WELLNESS CENTER • Health Care Home - $450,000 The funds will be used for: o A project manager to oversee implementation of the model (one year only) o Implementation of “TransforMed” health care home model (one year only) o IT support & marketing o Communication materials for patients o Patient listening sessions o Staff education Literature and experience indicate that, when a patient has a stable personal and professional relationship with a primary care provider, the patient is more likely to have better health outcomes; be more satisfied with the services provided; and receive more cost effective care. The Health Care Home model is the preferred delivery model for patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and asthma. Reimbursement for the services provided under this model is also in addition to our FQHC reimbursement amount. The essential components of a health care home include: o A multi disciplinary team committed to the patient, at least one member of which is continuously available to respond to concerns raised by the patient o A single individual (care coordinator) dedicated to managing the care for individual patients, including care necessarily provided elsewhere o Support and encouragement for patients to determine and realize their own health care goals and incorporate them into an individual health care plan o Community staff (CHWs) to integrate a range of psychosocial services for the patient based on need and intended to support the achievement of health care goals o An electronic medical record that: supports the patient in the achievement of his/her goals: informs the practitioner and care team of progress in achieving those goals and related clinical outcomes; o Cost effectiveness in the delivery of care, consistent with the individual health plan and improvement of community health Parking Ramp - $10 million - 3.5 level above-ground parking ramp and citymandated code compliance and street improvements As part of this summer's competitive stimulus grant proposal, NorthPoint applied for a $12 million grant in addition to a $6 million Hennepin County appropriation for a new 22,000 square foot building and associated parking ramp. (See Hennepin County Grant Information Number FG-7UDT5N.) The grant was denied. • As part of that grant proposal, a parking study was completed showing NorthPoint’s current parking demand is approximately 85-100 spaces short. Increased parking is needed to meet current and future demands and city of Minneapolis code. The parking ramp portion of the proposal is for $8.4 million to complete a 3.5 level above ground parking ramp with parking capacity of about 300 spaces. An additional $1-2 million is necessary for associated street improvements. SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT • Radio Consoles for 911 Dispatch Center - $2.5 million Equipment currently included in the capital improvement budget for the communications facility. System is based upon Internet Protocol (IP) packet data communications and is designed to be compatible with the latest IP radio networks, which the State will move to in the near future enabling the county to be prepared for updates to the statewide radio system. • Cellular Exploitation System (Kingfish) - $426,150 Description: This equipment would be used in the Sheriff's investigations bureau. The system acts as a mobile wireless phone tower and has the capability to find, track and/or deny mobile phone service. Acting as its own tower, this device can receive information from all mobile phones that are powered on within a predetermined radius. This allows investigators to gain mobile phone intelligence regarding suspects involved in criminal activity. • Training & A/V Equipment for 911 Dispatch Center - $975,000 This system would provide personnel the ability to send and receive live visual and auditory public safety related information both within the facility and external to the facility. Recipients would include police/fire/EMS officers in the field, other dispatch centers, emergency operations centers, on-scene command vehicles and other similar users. The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office is the largest Sheriff’s office in the state of Minnesota, serving a population of more than 1.1 million people across 611 square miles. As the county-wide law enforcement agency, the Sheriff’s office is statutorily required to provide 911 emergency dispatch service to residents of the county. The Sheriff’s office has the largest consolidated dispatch center in the state of Minnesota, providing dispatch to 36 communities in Hennepin County. In 2009, 599,300 events were dispatched through this facility. Through the Hennepin County Capital Improvement Project plan, the 60-year old 911 dispatch center is scheduled to be replaced with a new $25 million facility located at the Parker’s Lake Correctional Facility property in Plymouth. Construction is currently scheduled to begin in 2011. Due to the fiscal environment of the county, the project was reduced in scope and important pieces of technology removed from the plan. This system would provide personnel the ability to send and receive live visual and auditory public safety related information both within the facility and external to the facility. Recipients would include police/fire/EMS officers in the field, other dispatch centers, emergency operations centers, on-scene command vehicles and other similar users. Equipment will be strategically distributed throughout the 911 emergency communications center. Core equipment includes: Video wall for dispatch; video conferencing, projection and large format monitors for all meeting and training rooms; digital white boards for all meeting and conference rooms; and video switching routers. This equipment will enhance the safety of the public of Hennepin County by providing emergency dispatchers real time information that they can then distribute through streaming feeds to the appropriate public safety responders. This equipment will provide valuable and timely information between dispatch, incident command and the field responders for a proper and safe approach to the incident.