DEPARTMENT: Public Health
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Withdraw From Joint Powers Agreement For Metro Alliance For Healthy Families, Withdraw As Fiscal And Administrative Host, Terminate All 10 Cooperative Agreements For Use Of Dakota County’s Database For Metro Alliance Healthy Families Program, And Authorize Community Services Director As Signature Authority
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, in 2007, the Metro Alliance for Healthy Families (MAHF) was initiated by Dakota County after a successful child abuse prevention study, therein, MAHF created a regional collaboration to support families and promote efficiency and effectiveness using the evidence-based home visiting model, Healthy Families of America (HFA); and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 07-058 (January 23, 2007), the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington, and the city of Bloomington (Parties) entered a joint powers agreement (JPA) for MAHF; and
WHEREAS, in 2011 the Counties of Chisago and Isanti were invited to be a part of MAHF; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 11-044 (January 18, 2011), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized the Dakota County Community Services Director to execute the Amended and Restated JPA for MAHF, upon termination of the 2007 Agreement: and
WHEREAS, Dakota County has served as the fiscal and administrative host for MAHF since execution of the Amended and Restated JPA in 2011; and
WHEREAS, between 2008 and 2011 Dakota County entered into Cooperative Agreements (CAs) with the counties of Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington, the city of Bloomington, and Pine River-Backus Family for use of Dakota County’s Database for the MAHF program; and
WHEREAS, MAHF collaboration has funded home visitors and administrative staff utilizing various grant funds throughout the years; and
WHEREAS, the current grant funds through the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) are expected to end December 31, 2022; and
WHEREAS, a workgroup comprised of the MAHF Steering Committee members was formed in late 2021 to discuss future funding and program model intentions beginning in 2023; and
WHEREAS, following the discussions, five (Anoka, Dakota, Ramsey, Washington counties and the City of Bloomington) of the ten MAHF partners chose to switch their program model and end their participation in MAHF; and
WHEREAS, the other five partners are still in exploration of their community needs and/or in discussion with MDH on implementing other evidence-based home visiting models: and
WHEREAS, Dakota County Public Health has chosen to replace the current HFA model and has fully implemented the Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home Visiting (MECSH); and
WHEREAS, Dakota County public health has ended participation in MAHF as of March 31, 2022, transitioning to another family home visiting grant on July 1, 2022, per MDH guidance; and
WHEREAS, additional Dakota County public health staff working on MAHF-related work will continue to be funded by MAHF until the end of 2022, and if such work ends before the end of 2022, they will be transitioned to other public health grants; and
WHEREAS, because there are still fiscal and administrative responsibilities through December 31, 2022, Dakota County will remain as a partner in MAHF to fulfill those requirements; and
WHEREAS, MAHF partners have been provided the opportunity to assume responsibility as the administrative and fiscal agent for MAHF and existing partners have declined; and
WHEREAS, MAHF is expected to dissolve by December 31, 2022; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends that the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorize Dakota County’s withdrawal from the JPA for MAHF effective December 31, 2022; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends that the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorize Dakota County’s subsequent withdrawal as fiscal and administrative host for MAHF, effective December 31, 2022; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends that the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorize Dakota County’s termination of all 10 CAs with the counties of Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington, the city of Bloomington, and Pine River-Backus Family Center, for use of Dakota County’s database for the MAHF program also effective December 31, 2022; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends that the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorize the Dakota County Community Services Director as the authorized signature authority for these actions; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends that the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby directs the Dakota County Community Services Director to send a certified copy of this resolution to the Metro Alliance Governing Board pursuant to paragraph 12 (b) of the JPA; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends that the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby directs the Dakota County Community Services Director to send a certified copy of this resolution to each of the 10 CA parties pursuant to the Termination and Notice provisions in each CA.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby withdraws from the joint powers agreement by and among the Metropolitan Counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and Washington and the City of Bloomington, for a Metro Alliance for Healthy Families Program, effective December 31, 2022; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby withdraws as the fiscal and administrative host for the Metro Alliance for Healthy Families, effective December 31, 2022; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Dakota County Community Services Director to terminate all 10 Cooperative Agreements with the counties of Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington, the city of Bloomington, and Pine River-Backus Family Center (Parties), for use of Dakota County’s database for the Metro Alliance for Healthy Families program, effective December 31, 2022; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby directs the Dakota County Community Services Director to send a certified copy of this resolution to the Metro Alliance Governing Board pursuant to paragraph 12 (b) of the joint powers agreement; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby directs the Dakota County Community Services Director to send a certified copy of this resolution to each of the 10 Cooperative Agreement Parties pursuant to the Termination and Notice provisions in each Cooperative Agreement.
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