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., Mounds View Planning Cornmission Page 3 January I7, 1997 by virtue of trairung, experience, or special skills; and f. group family foster home means a FFH provi�ding care for no more than ten children, including the family's own chi.ldren The problem arises from the fa.c� that the children being placed in NIr. Waldoch's hom� are not being referred there by the Department of Human Services but, instead, are being referred to him by the Department of Corrections. The Minnesota Rules related to the 17epa.rtment of Corrections has its own definition of group homes, foster homes, or GFH as follows: "Group horries", "group foster homes," or "GFH" shall mean a residential facility vvhere not more than eight deiinquent youths are cared for by group fos�er parents or� a 24-hour� a-day basis. (Chapt�r 2925,0110. Subp. 9) It appears clear from the informaiioz� in the file that the City Council's int�nt in amending the ordinance was to accommodate Mr. Waldach's sitiaation. (Please see the attached memorandum frorn Joyce i'ruitt to the File, and the staff repor�s sent to City Council at the time this ordinance amendment was presented to them. There was even inforrrial permission given to Julie Snyder ai Department of Conections to place an additionai cliild at the Waldoch's prior tco formal adoption of the ordinance.) �ut the reference in Subd. 3 above is to the definition of foster family home in the rules which apply to the Department of Human Services rather than the cPefirution of group foster home in tl�e naies which apply to the Departmeni of Corrections. Julie Snyder has questioned whether the amendment allows two additional children, if they are being placed in a home being Iicensed by their department. She has told us that either: Mounds View needs to state in writing to her department that the reference to the Department of Human Services rules was intended to include both types of foster homes, and ihai ihe City regards them as equivalent; or, Mounds View needs to amend their ordinance. Our City Attomey has advised us that the ordinance needs to be amended to ciarify that �ubd 3. includes references to the rules for both the Departmenfi of Corrections and ihe Depa�icment of Human Services. I have been contacfed by I�Ii°. Duane VJaldoch who lives at 2935 Hi�hway 10. He has been operating a fosier home for children referred to hi.m by the Department of Corrections. As Z understand, from talking with Mr. Waldoch, Minnesota State Law aliows foster care of six ar fewer children wiihout municipal regulation. It also allows municipaliiies to increase the number to eighi childcen with local approval.