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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Approved: December 13, 2021 <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />NOVEMBER 15, 2021 <br />5:00 P.M. - ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS <br /> <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL <br /> <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Grant called to order the City Council <br />Work Session at 5:00 p.m. <br /> <br />Present: Mayor David Grant; Councilmembers Brenda Holden (attending via <br />Zoom), Fran Holmes, Dave McClung (attending via Zoom) and Steve Scott <br /> <br /> Absent: None <br /> <br /> Also present: City Administrator Dave Perrault; Public Works Director/City Engineer <br />David Swearingen; Finance Director Gayle Bauman; City Planner Jessica Jagoe and City <br />Clerk Julie Hanson <br /> <br />1. AGENDA ITEMS <br /> <br />A. Northeast Youth and Family Services Update <br /> <br />Tara Jebens-Singh, NYFS President and CEO, introduced herself to the Council and explained <br />NYFS was a community-based trauma informed non-profit, mental and human services agency <br />that is celebrating its 45th year in service to the community. She noted NYFS partners with 15 <br />cities, noting Lauderdale would be joining the organization 2022. She explained NYFS also <br />partners with three school districts. She commented on the people who are served by NYFS <br />mental health services in suburban Ramsey County. She discussed how her organization has <br />made transitions in order to assist youth in crisis throughout the COVID pandemic. She <br />commented on the benefits of the youth diversion program. She described how NYFS was now <br />partnering with five local law enforcement agencies for mental health care. She was happy to <br />report telehealth services would remain in place going forward. She discussed how her <br />organization was working to expand online services due to the pandemic. She thanked the City of <br />Arden Hills for their continued support and then detailed the value of the contracted services the <br />City received in 2020 and 2021. She thanked the Council for their time and noted she was <br />available for comments or questions. <br /> <br />Councilmember Scott asked if Ms. Jebens-Singh has a comparison for the number of people <br />served in 2019 compared to 2020 and 2021.