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I I I Council Meeting Minutes September 9, 1986 Council Business, continued Williams asked if the Committee had a proposed work program or a list of activities in which they would like to engage in the next year; Kallestad stated they would like to set up a VCR program at the public library, and Fruth reviewed the goals of the vari- ous sub-committees. In response to Schmidt's question, Fruth stated the organization was formed well over three years ago. Schmidt stated we hear a lot about chemical dependency from a number of sources, and asked if there is any other organization in this area that assumes a greater responsibility for awareness or information for youth and adults than what the Committee sees as its mission; Fruth stated there was not, and added that a num- ber of organizations are more intense in one aspect or another, or one age group or another, but no one has as general broad cov- erage of information or age groups as his group. Kallestad stated there is an Informational Committee that directs callers to the appropriate agency, if appropriate, as they are not a counselling service. Benke asked when they would need a commitment from the city, stating we already have a substantial investment through our existing police force and school liaison efforts on which the Mounds View School District is working, and the council has recently discussed the need for a liaison officer which would focus on the prevention side (as opposed to intervention pro- grams). Benke continued that this city is very much interested in prevention, but the problem is we have a lot of folks at the state and national levels dumping responsibilities back to the cities, and the cities are in the process of sorting out what needs to be done. Benke also noted the city has staff involved and would like to have them review the Committee's program to see how it fits our efforts. As there are a lot of practical ques- tions to be answered, Benke would like staff to work with the Committee before the council takes action. Fruth stated they cannot elect officers until they have appointed a Board (two members of which would be from New Brighton), so they would like to have it decided within the next week or two. Kallestad stressed the Committee's community-wide interests. Fruth stated they are interested in working with the Mounds View School District, as long as the Committee's boundaries are not defined by the Board. In response to Benke's question, Kelley stated he had a number of the same questions that were previously raised, particularly the involvement with District #621, the role of the city, the role of the Youth Service Bureau; appreciates that the problems are not isolated with adolescents; and feels the by-laws raised more questions than they answered. Page Four