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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — FEBRUARY 21, 2023 9 action plan which is a massive undertaking. She was recommending to lay out what we have today and what we could do to start moving toward a climate action plan. Councilmember Rousseau said Ramsey County is putting a climate action plan together and she was at a meeting where they were talking about transportation. She wondered if we didn't have a plan in place if that would impact future opportunities for financing or partnering on projects. Councilmember Holden said it is possible that it could be a negative when applying for grants. Her concern is how a state like California has mountains of solar panels in the waste stream because there is nowhere for them to go, so swapping one problem for another. Mayor Grant added as another example of not thinking ahead that the state of California built two very large desalination plants that aren't in operation because the salt negatively affected the marine life when they put it back into the ocean. Councilmember Holden suggested we look at other cities and not re -invent the wheel. Councilmember Rousseau would also be interested to know if the State, or MnDOT were doing them so they could find out what key areas they are looking at. Councilmember Monson noted the State just came out with their plan. City Administrator Perrault stated that it would be simple enough to get other plans but moving forward with staff may be an issue and may need to involve consultants. Council directed staff to gather what nearby City's have for climate roadmaps and report back to Council. I. Northeast Youth and Family Services (NYFS) Discussion Mayor Grant said they could possibly choose to rejoin and get a prorated fee for this year. Councilmember Holden said there are several other companies and non-profit organizations with sliding scales or free help that do the same work. Mayor Grant added that he gets requests for donations from similar organizations and some of them are in the area. He noted that according to information from NYFS, $64,000 of care was provided at low or no cost to clients. The City's share is $22,000 and if they added up the other cities contributions it would be around $300,000 so he felt they were being funded well beyond the low or no cost care. Councilmember Holden said she was also surprised the NYFS hasn't asked the Ramsey County Sheriff Department to be on the board as the official police force of Arden Hills. Councilmember Rousseau was interested in having the CEO come to talk to the Council so they could ask about the numbers, including the senior program. Councilmember Fabel said he said something like 30% of adolescent girls are considering suicide or having destructive thoughts. He looks at the list of municipalities involved and it is