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Mounds View City Council November 8, 2004 <br />Regular Meeting Page 2 <br /> <br />good course and the people that run it do a good job. He stated it would be a mistake to put 1 <br />warehouses out there, and he wanted to see it kept as a golf course. 2 <br /> 3 <br />6. CITY BUDGET QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS 4 <br /> 5 <br />None. 6 <br /> 7 <br />7. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS 8 <br /> 9 <br />A. Northwest Youth and Family Services Presentation (Kay Andrews) 10 <br /> 11 <br />Kay Andrews, Executive Director of Northwest Youth and Family Services, stated that the Penny 12 <br />Pinchers Thrift Store in the Mounds View Square Mall has served residents well for shopping 13 <br />and dropping things off, and it has been a training site for many youth. She stated they have a 14 <br />new program called Northwest Educational and Therapeutic Services, which is a day treatment 15 <br />center for severely compromised children with emotional issues. She stated their budget will go 16 <br />from $2 million to $3.6 million, and their staff has doubled. She showed the Council a calendar 17 <br />they have for sale that includes art work done by the children. 18 <br /> 19 <br />Jerry Hermodka, Community Service Manager for Northwest Youth and Family Services, stated 20 <br />that NYFS serves over 5,000 clients each year, ranging from 4 to 100 years old. He stated the 21 <br />annual city contract for service in 2004 is $16,697, and this covers service for mental health, 22 <br />youth-run business, and senior chore programs. He stated that the market value of contracted 23 <br />services through September 30th is $59,685. He stated some services are offered free of charge 24 <br />or on a sliding fee scale. He stated the total market value of non-contracted services through 25 <br />September 30th is $80,850, which includes the summer camp, Project Engage, community social 26 <br />work, and Family Community Support Services. 27 <br /> 28 <br />Council Member Marty stated that according to the breakdown of the nine different cities that get 29 <br />services, Mounds View gets predominantly more than the neighboring cities, so Northwest 30 <br />Youth and Family Services is of more benefit to Mounds View than its sister cities, and it’s a 31 <br />very worthwhile organization. He asked if Northwest Educational and Therapeutic Services is 32 <br />located at Northwest Youth and Family Services. 33 <br /> 34 <br />Mr. Hermodka stated that it is on the first floor. 35 <br /> 36 <br />B. Minneapolis Metro North Convention and Visitors Bureau (Bob Musil) 37 <br /> 38 <br />Bob Musil, Executive Director of the Minneapolis Metro North Convention and Visitors Bureau, 39 <br />stated that beginning in April they had started a series of listening sessions throughout the ten 40 <br />cities, talking to constituents, lodging properties, board members, and everyone involved with the 41 <br />association to find out where they’ve been, where they need to go, and what kind of hurdles they 42 <br />are facing in the upcoming year. He stated they had had a staff retreat to discuss the 2005 plan. 43 <br />He provided the Council with a handout on the 2005 budget and briefly discussed it. He stated 44 <br />that they’ve identified a need to increase spending on the meetings and convention side. 45