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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - SEPTEMBER 29 1997 ~ ~~~r 9 -e Councilmcmber Keim stated shc cndorscs thc concept of supporting programs like Northwcst Youth & Family Services through charitable gambling and she is concerned about whethcr I providing $500 in seed moncy will establish a preccdent thc Council does not want to set. She statcd she supports asking thc charitablc gambling organizations to make those types of . contributions and belicves thc Council should do the samc with this contribution request. . Council member Hicks asked if other councils are contributing financially. Mayor Probst stated he does not know if thcy havc taken action. . With regard to using a charitablc gambling contribution, Mayor Probst stated this is appropriate in the long-term but, due to the short timclinc, it may not work with this request. . Councilmember Malonc stated hc is concerncd that government would support this and he does not see evidcnce to support an argument about the factual relationship. Hc agreed these are nice statemcnts but hc does not know that govcrnment should bc involvcd in this. Councilmember . Malone asked how government has any roll in impacting this issue. Mayor Probst cncouraged Councilmcmber Malone to attcnd thc evcnt tomorrow night which will . be attended by represcntatives from the Research Institute who can address that issue. MOTION: Aplikowski movcd and Hicks secondcd a motion to authorizc the execution of the .e Statcment of Commitmcnt toward building hcalthy youth assets in Arden Hills and to designate $500 towards this program. . Councilmember Hicks statcd hc has no idea whcthcr a $500 contribution by each of the eight cities is a reasonable budget and suggcsted the motion be revised to have each city participate . equally with othcr donors. Hc stated it is difficult to oppose anything that invests in youth and agrced that most arc family-gcncratcd values, rathcr than goverument. However, if the program can save two to threc youth thcn maybc it's worth thc investment. . With regard to the suggested amendment, Mayor Probst inquired rcgarding thc impact if one of thc other cities chooscs not to contribute. I Councilmembcr Keim stated that whilc she endorses the Statement of Commitment, she has a difficult timc with the rcquest for a contribution. . The motion carricd 3-2, with Malonc and Keim voting against. . F. Resolution #97-45, Authorizing Execution of Sub-Grant Agreement for Federal Assistance . Ms. Walsh explaincd thc proposcd rcsolution is neccssary in thc process of accepting money from the federal government. By adopting thc resolution, the City is authorizing the City .e Administrator to sign thc sub-grant agrecment that releases thc rcimbursable money. She I