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<br /> ~ <br />. ~~ILLS <br /> Approved: October 11, 2005 <br /> eITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br /> eITY eOUNeIL WORK SESSION <br /> MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2005, 5:00 P.M. <br /> eITY HALL eOUNCIL eHAMBERS, 1245 WEST HIGHWAY 96 <br /> eall To Order <br /> Mayor ApIikowski called the meeting to order at 5:00 PM. <br /> Present: Mayor Aplikowski, Councilmembers: Gregg Larson, David Grant, Brenda Holden, <br /> Lois Rem <br /> Absent: None <br /> Staff present: City Administrator, Michelle Wolfe; Finance Director, Murtuza Siddiqui; <br /> Assistant to the City Administrator, Schawn Johnson; Operations and Maintenance Director, <br /> Tom Moore; City Engineer, Greg Brown <br />. Northwest Youth and Familv Services <br /> Kay Andrews, Executive Director of Northwest Youth and Family Services (NYFS), and Mary <br /> Sue Hanson, Suburban Ramsey Family Collaborative, were in attendance to provide the City <br /> Council with an overview of the programs and services presently being provided by their <br /> organizations to the Arden Hills community. Kay Andrews stated that Northwest Youth and <br /> Family Services has been existence for twenty-nine years. They have helped over 3,000 clients. <br /> The scrvices offered include counseling services, youth run bllsiness programs, senior chore <br /> program, and the NETS day program. The NETS program assists young people that cannot <br /> perform or function in a regular school environment. <br /> The annual City contract for services with the Northwest Youth and Family Services is $12,964. <br /> Since June 30Lh, the market value for the contracted services provided to the residents of Arden <br /> Hills is estimated at $18,568. The total estimated market value of non-contracted services is <br /> $8,400. Over the past six months, the projected market value for the services being provided to <br /> the residents of Arden Hills is $26,968. <br /> Mary Sue Hanson, Suburban Ramsey Family Collaboration, reported that the goal of her <br /> organization is to represent the needs of suburban children. Due to cuts in federal, state, and <br /> local government funding there has been a significant reduction in the number of programs being <br /> offered to suburban youths. A majority of the children being affected by these cuts are <br /> minorities. A number of these children also experience problems with transportation, language <br /> barriers, and an overall mistrust of the social system. It is important that community members <br />. work together and create a safety net for these children. It is also important that local school <br />