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Councilmember Abdulle asked if NYFS could advocate for State funding. Ms. Lewis-Dmello reported she works with NOMI and other collaboratives in order to make system changes, however this was very slow going. She explained in community mental health most clients were on a sliding scale or MA insurance, which did not fully cover costs. Mayor Niedfeldt-Thomas requested further information regarding the NETS day program. Ms. Lewis-Dmello commented on how NYFS administered the NETS day program. Councilmember Abdulle questioned how NYFS manages their wait list. Ms. Lewis-Dmello described how she and her staff triage and manage appointments for their clients. Councilmember Allen asked if NYFS collaborates with CPY. Ms. Lewis-Dmello thanked Councilmember Allen for the suggestion and stated this may be a great organization for NYFS to work with in the future. Ms. Lewis-Dmello commented on how NYFS would be innovating into the future by expanding community connections to general youth referrals, adding specialized advocates, and building and expanding the play therapy services. In addition, she would work to expand training for new therapists, offer more group therapy services and improving staff wellness and work sustainability for her staff members. Fink commented on the tour she did with Ms. Lewis-Dmello at NYFS. Councilmember Allen asked if NYFS offered any training for local law enforcement agencies. Ms. Lewis- Dmello discussed the mental health and trauma informed care she has provided to law enforcement individuals. Mayor Niedfeldt-Thomas questioned if NYFS had lost funding for any programming. Ms. Lewis-Dmello stated the only program she was not able to offer going forward was the senior chore program. She reported she was hoping to revision this program. Mayor Niedfeldt-Thomas requested further information regarding the demographics of NYFS’s clients. Ms. Lewis-Dmello explained for the most part her clients were representative of the 15 municipalities. She indicated she had several bi-lingual staff members. Councilmember Abdulle thanked Ms. Lewis-Dmello for her presentation. Discussions on Tobacco Licenses Massopust explained the City currently has five standalone tobacco shops. He reported a sixth shop will be considered by the Council this evening. He questioned if the Council wanted to set parameters around tobacco shops and then discussed how other cities in the region reviewed and managed tobacco licenses. He discussed how the sale of THC products was increasing the number of standalone tobacco shops. He stated the City limits the number of on sale liquor licenses in New Brighton and there were only four licenses administered. He questioned if the Council wanted to establish limits with respect to tobacco licenses. He commented another option for the Council to consider would be to put a moratorium on tobacco licenses. Councilmember Allen requested further information on how a stand alone tobacco shop was defined. Massopust reported a stand alone shop only sold tobacco products. He explained the City had a total of 16 tobacco licenses when including gas stations, liquor stores and grocery stores.