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1 Mr. Pugleasa introduced other members of the Committee who were with 2 him as Jack Griffin, vice President; Rose Mary Hannon, Treasurer; 3 Dorothy Fleming, Secretary; and Barb Olsonoski, who he said had also 4 been very active on the Committee. 5 The speaker told the Councilmembers: 6 *the funds the City had provided in the past had been well spent to 7 get chemical abuse awareness information out to the community and 8 into the schools; 9 *new members, many of them chemical health professionals themselves, 10 had brought more energy and different perspectives on chemical 11 health issues to the organization, including those related to insur- 12 ance, lack of awareness of intervention skills for adults, and the 13 need for inexpensive chemical free recreational alternatives for 14 youths; 15 *as indicated in the information sheet given the Secretary, rather 16 than just dispensing information, "the Committee will concentrate 17 on working with individuals and groups to explore and examine the 18 chemical health system, acting as an informal 'trouble shooter'." 19 After identifying a problem, the Committee will form networks of 20 individuals and groups who may be able to implement solutions; 21 *said the Committee would not be looking for problems and no effort 22 would be made to duplicate the excellent professional services al - 23 ready available but rather the Committee hopes to help those who may 24 have fallen through the cracks; 25 *indicated that to give better visibility to the new goals, Committee 26 members are giving this type of presentation before the various 27 organizations like the New Brighton and St. Anthony Councils and 28 School Boards who have supported their efforts in the past in the 29 hopes that those and other organizations might channel some of the 30 problems brought to them to the Committee for referral. 31 Mayor Sundland indicated he was happy to see the organization 32 changing its focus from just handing out pamphlets to more of a pro - 33 active role and he complimented them for recognizing their role would 34 be to help funnel people who need help to the professionals, rather 35 than trying to complete with those services. The Mayor said the only 36 concerns the Council might have had about funding this Committee over 37 the years was that it appeared to be only another layer of available 38 chemical abuse awareness services and it now appeared they were on 39 track in changing their focus. 40 Float Idea Given Enthusiastic Receptions 41 Barb Olsonoski indicated she was present to get the Council's reaction 42 to an idea originating with the Apache Merchants Association and taken 43 to the St. Anthony Village Chamber of Commerce, that it might be the E