4B Renewal of Agreement with Northwest Youth and Family Services

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� _ EN HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: Novernber 30, 2009 TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Ron Moorse, Czty Aci�ninistrator �UBJECT: Renewal of Agreement with Northwesf Youth and Family Services Background The City has an agreement with Northwest Youth and Faznily Services (NYRS) regarding the provzsion of youth and family counseling and other programs, and regarding the City's financial support for those services. The current agreement is expiring on December 31, 2009. A new agreement with a five year term is attached for Council consideration. For 2010, NYFS has made rninor changes to the agreement based on feedback from the cities. The changes include providing the proposed city contribution amaunt for the coming y�ar earlier in the year (June 30}, and submitting a written report to the city, including an annual Report, by Novernber 30 of each year. NYFS has also determined the contribution from the cities will remain unchanged from the 2009 contribution due to the current economic conditians. Attached as Exhibit 1 to the agreement is a table showing the City's contribution amounts for the years 2006 to 2010. The zn.ajority af the City's contribution has been funded by charitai�le garr�bling praceeds. Because the amount of charitable gambling proceeds has been reduced in recent years, the amount budgeted by the City has been increased to $7,000 for 2010. Recommendation It is recommended the agreement with Northwest Youth and Family Services be renewed for a fiv� year tern� beginning January 1, 2010, and expiring on December 31, 2014. Couucil Aciion Requested Motion regarding the renewal of the agreement vc�ith Northwest Youth and Family Services for a five-year term begir�ning Jar�uary 1, 2010, and expining on Decertaber 31, 2014.