DPA Request Regarding Nonprofit Partnerships

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, I hereby request the following records:

I am requesting information on the county’s partnership and involvement with nonprofit agencies for homeless assistance and prevention since January 2020. I am requesting to see the contracts (provide number if available) and any subsequent reporting on outcomes and expenditures pertaining to any Hennepin County contracts or memoranda of understanding with the following nonprofit agencies since January 2020:

Primus (specifically in late summer 2020 to take over operations of 94th Street Holiday Inn)
Avivo
Start Today Hennepin
Red Lake
ZACAH
St. Stephens
Our Saviors
Simpson Housing Services
Youth Link
Asian Women’s United Minnesota
Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center
Sage Prairie

I am looking for information on how agencies were selected/recruited, as well as any records of a request for proposals (RFPs) in regard to the awarding of these contracts and the contents of those RFPs.

In conjunction with the above request, I am also looking for any communications (emails, meeting notes, etc.) regarding the above contracts between the following individuals:

-Office of Economic Opportunity, Katelyn Warburton (DHS) <katelyn.warburton@state.mn.us>
-Supervisor, Office of Economic Opportunity, Andrea L Simonett (DHS) <andrea.simonett@state.mn.us>
Julia Welle Ayers, county office for housing and economic development
County Commissioners at the time:
-Mike Opat
- Donald W Ryan <Donald.Ryan@hennepin.us>
- David Hewitt <David.Hewitt@hennepin.us>
-Stacey Ray, Principle planning analyst with Hennepin County HSPHD
<stacey.ray@hennepin.us >
-Jodi Wentland, Assistant County Administrator of Human Services at Hennepin County
-Kate Heffernan Carson, Senior Department Administrator at Hennepin County

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter.

I look forward to receiving your response.

Sincerely,

Thorin Wenner