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February 25, 2014 Page2 of 6 <br />Special Order of Business <br />1. Udate fiom JorylftromafkarçgmdingNortlreastYouth ardFanilySsvices. <br />JøtyfhomatþNorüreastYor¡ürardFamilySovices,prcvidedtreCorncilwiúranr4dafe ontheevsß <br />taking place at Northeast Yoúh and Fanily Sen¡ices. He orplained NYFS was all aboú planning for the <br />ftûre with over 45m individuals se¡¡ed eadr yeæ. He diso¡ssed ttre mental heal@ youth dwelopmert and <br />day teatnert prcgrans prcvidod by NYFS along wiür the organization's new mission staternenl He <br />repofied 7trlo oftrreyouthgoingthroughtlredayteatnørtprogrm æbeingplacodinalessreshictive <br />educationalsptemaûøfreaftnent Mr.IlrcmafkadisossedúresenricesroceivdbyNewBrigþtonresidents <br />fromNYFS wtrileconpuingtheostbenefitanallds. Hereviewedüreqlsrtftndsrçgarrdingmertal <br />healthandhowdrerecessionhashadarippleeffoct TheN\lFsreqponsetotreseeffoctswasdisorssedin <br />detail. Herryortedoommunityoonnectionswerccriticalfory'outhandhisorgarizationworfdcontinueto <br />connod 1'outh with senion. The NYFS pdrenhips \ryere descxl:bod ard he thanked üre C.or¡rcil for tlreir <br />continuedsryport <br />CouncilrnernberStubtltankd Mr.I{rornatkaforattørdingtherccørt Orfstandinglæadostrip Awarrd <br />Cænony. <br />CouncilmernberJacobsen rypreciatodthenr¡rnerous senrices NYFS provideto tlreCityofNewBrigþton <br />2. Updat€ftomRçrræortativeConnieBemardy. <br />Reprræentative Connie Bernmdy prrovided a sunurrry of the events that took place in 20 I 3 at the legislafre <br />andtlrendiscussedtheevsÍsthatwouldbetakingplaceduringthecunentþislativesession Shereported <br />Courty Road 96 was included in this year's bonding bill. <br />Rryrræortative Cmþ hine reviewed tlre proposed bonding bill. She reported tlre Springbook Natut <br />Center was proposod to have refuùishing and tlre minimr¡rn wqge may be incrtased. She cornrneÍed <br />middle class ta¡r costs waebeing considered along with apropane gas assistanceprograrr <br />State Semfor Baú Croodwin discussd sales tax exemption status that was now afforded to cities. She <br />rerriewed the health oftlre State's finances along with tlre balarced btrdget. <br />Cormcilrnsnb€rBa¡rnarthaftedtherepresertativesforatterdingthisevening. Shediscu.ssedthearti- <br />bulying bü and tlre proposed Sorate building She did not rypmve offte expense ttrat worfd inq¡:ed by the <br />new building. State Senator Goodrrin discussed ttre anti-bullying bill stating it was still r¡nderrwiew. She <br />explainedtheSemtebuildingwasingreatneedofrçainandadditionalqpace. Thegoalwithüreprroposed <br />project was to bring together dernocrats and rrpublicas in the srne building to increase tean building She <br />undeßtood the prcjed was a grcat deal ofmoney, howevs additional qpace and paking wa.s needed- <br />CouncilmsriberJacobsarrequestedconrnentontlreMnSUREprrogranørcllmort Repnesentativetaine <br />stated work worfd continue on this prcgram as residenß ofMinnesota were now able to get insuranæ, when <br />this had not been the case in tlre past She prrovided finther cornnrsÍ on the prroposed arti-bullþg bill. <br />CouncilrnernberBatrnan eryressed oncernthatparntal rigþtsworfdbe impactodbyttreproposed anti- <br />builþg bi[. She did not beliwe tre government strould ty to be acting in a paurtal manrer. State Senafor <br />Goodrvin ornnented tlre safeAy of children was herhigþest concem at üris time. <br />Cor¡ncilmernber Ba;rnan asked iftlre reprræørtatives sryported maraged lares on I-35W. She did not <br />sryporttollrcadsinNewBrigþton RepnesørtativeBemardyindicatedslrewouldlookintothisissuefi¡rtlrer <br />and wotrld rcport back to tlre Corncil. <br />Ma1'or Jaæbsen ørcouagod tlre r€presentafives to look into imprroving tlre State's use of enerry or on how to <br />tlecome me{S/depmdert He didnotwantto see slrortages orflrxes in frrel asttris negativeþimpactedttre <br />ortire commrnity. He disq¡ssed his reoent appointnent to the National League's Enqgl, EnvironmeÍ and <br />Ræources Con¡nittæ. <br />RepresentativeB Managerlotterexplainedhe <br />couldprcvidear <br />2 tÞùfefun <br />RryeserrhtiræCønie <br />Benfldy.