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-~ <br />Ms Singer replied that it would remain female adolASCents 6ecause they don't have <br />,d~R enough placeinents~ She has complete control aver the intake. Mr Singer said <br />~ a t1iaE he quoted figur2s from the Mounds 4lew Polfce Department, which did not <br />certify that the ycungsters from Mounds Yiew would be pleced in the hame. <br />Mr fedar asked if these were offenders cominy in. F1r Sweeney replied that F.e <br />felt Ms Singer had qualified the type oP female she wilt work with, she wants <br />to pre~enL problems. <br />Ms Singer said they don't necessari'ly have to go throu9h the court, They could be <br />in troubie at hame and rather than have them end up in the street, a placement is <br />looked into. We witl get these children predeiinquent. <br />A citizen stated they malled letters out to everyone stating theSe chiidren have <br />been on dope and are very tiostiie. Now 1t is aitogether differenC. <br />Mr Singer raplied that is not the type af youngster that wil'I he in the home. <br />That was ~ust an indication to have some informatlon to base questions on. They <br />wou7d not have a premeditated violent offender. <br />Ms Nunn asked, in the permane~rt sta`f, how many are skilled and unskilied, how <br />does everything function2 <br />Ms Singer aaid that her otaff has 8A degrees, cook is ~ust a cook, arid they atso <br />heve a maintenance person. A registered nurse,child care stafY are all adequatety <br />quaiified, depending on who would apply. According to weifare rules, I oniy need <br />~-~ vne staff ~erson for every ten youngsters and I reel we need two. <br />~--~ Mr Riley ~sked Iw;,~ many tctal people wi11 be working day to day with professionai <br />quaTi~ications? <br />Ms S1eCten replied six wi'~h BA's or MA's, a teacher part-time and also a part-time <br />ps~chologist, maiatenance man end cook. Four part-time hrofessionals and two <br />sk111ed or unskilled indivlduals; tota'iling 13 peopie not necessar9ly fu11-time. <br />Mr Kuluvar asked the type of mobility for recreation and school? <br />M5 Singer repilEd they attend schnol in the house until they demonstrate ability <br />then are transfered to comnunity schaol with their teacher acting as liason. She <br />will be broughc back int~ the house if she cannot fit. The recreatlon primari)y is <br />tn the yard, utilizing the 1ake. There are aiso Lrips +.o museums, variety of cui- <br />turat and sports events - a1t with ciose supervision. <br />Ms Burmeister asked how tong the aver~age stay is1 <br />Ms Sfnger replied it is pretty individual hut usuaily about 3- 5 months, at which <br />time they usuaTly return to their familfes. <br />Ms Haake stated iF they approve something 71ke tbis, the recomnendat9on would be <br />t~ change the ordinance, <br />MSP (Fedor-Glazer) to recarmend to tha Council that they deny rezoning and condi- <br />~"''=~ t4onal use permit to Rose Sinqer, 7850 Spring Lake Road, 6ecause (1) it 1s 1n <br />~ direct confNct with the CiCy Gomprehens ve Plan wMch is singie family residentiel <br />and the requeyt is for R-4 high density; (2) character of the surrnunding neighbqrhood <br />is compietely sing7e family, and in effect would be spot razpning, and (3) the <br />facility does not meet the provisions of the Mounds View Zon9ng Code, 40.23 A(5), <br />and is also short of adequate narkiny and sideyard set backs. <br />6 Ayes <br />