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<br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS <br /> <br />CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON <br /> <br />Pursuant to notice thereof, a regular meeting of the New Brighton City Council was held Tuesday, October 8,1996, <br />at 7:30 p.m. in the municipal building, 803 Fifth Avenue NW. <br /> <br />Present: <br /> <br />Mayor Benke, Councilmembers Gunderman, Larson, Samuelson and Williams. <br /> <br />Absent: <br /> <br />None <br /> <br />Also Present: <br /> <br />Maurie Anderson, Park and Recreation Director <br />Barbara Jeanetta, Assistant to the City Manager <br />Kevin Locke, Community Development Director <br />Erny Mattila, City Planner <br />Les Proper, City Engineer <br />Jim Thomson, Acting City Attorney <br /> <br />Mayor Benke welcomed Kim Moore-Sykes, October Council member of the Month. <br /> <br />Council Agenda <br /> <br />Benke requested Report 96-227, 1996 Assessment Hearings, be placed under the Public <br />Hearing agenda. <br /> <br />Motion by Williams, seconded by Samuelson, to APPROVE THE AMENDED <br />COUNCIL AGENDA. <br /> <br />5 Ayes - 0 Nayes, Motion Carried. <br /> <br />Council Minutes <br /> <br />Motion by Williams, seconded by Samuelson, to WAIVE THE READING AND <br />APPROVE THE SEPTEMBER 24, 1996, COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES. <br /> <br />5 Ayes ~ 0 Nayes, Motion Carried. <br /> <br />Commission Minutes ~ None <br /> <br />Special Order of Business <br /> <br />Paul Ciernia, Northwest Youth and Family Services (NYFS) Chair, said NYFS is a <br />private, nonprofit agency committed to supporting developmental needs of youth and <br />family. They offer counseling for mental health, young fathers program, community <br />restitution, awareness seminars, delinquency assessments, employment services, teen <br />health, and in-home visits. The 1995 service totals are on par with 1994, and growth is <br />seen in programs such as community restitution and delinquency assessments. The <br />financial policy is that fees are charged for services, but no one is turned down from <br />participating. Revenues for 1996 will be $1,400,000, and of that 12 % comes from <br />municipal contributions. Expenses for 1996 will be $1,400,000; and percentages are <br />represented by teen pregnancy-I5 %; community services-31 %; Family Service <br />collaborative-4 %; and mental health~ 50 % . <br /> <br />Kay Andrews, NYFS Executive Director, noted new family social collaborative efforts <br />which provide support to young families and focuses on children up to five years. The <br />services provided at the Family Service Center blend very well into collaborative efforts. <br /> <br />Councilmember of the <br />Month <br /> <br />Council Agenda <br /> <br />Council Minutes <br /> <br />Commission Minutes <br /> <br />Special Order of <br />Business <br /> <br />NYFS Annual Report <br />