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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br />January 13, 2015 <br />Page 3 <br />2 IV. PUBLIC HEARING - NONE. <br />4 V. REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF - NONE. <br />6 VI. GENERAL BUSINESS OF COUNCIL. <br />8 A. Northeast Youth and Family Services. Jerry Hromatka, NYFS President and CEO, <br />9 presenting. <br />10 <br />11 Mayor Faust introduced Mr. Jerry Hromatka, President and CEO of Northeast Youth and Family <br />12 Services. <br />13 <br />14 Mr. Hromatka presented an update on 2014 activities and advised that NYFS serves all ages with <br />15 its primary population being 5-21 year olds and each year they serve about 4,000 youth, families, <br />16 and individuals with an annual budget of $3.2 million. He described the three program areas of <br />17 mental health, youth development, and day treatment and stated that further information is <br />18 available at www.nyfs.org. He presented the 2013-2014 service summaries and advised that in <br />19 2013 there were 18 households that received approximately $10,000 worth of services and the <br />20 City's contracted amount was $3,500. He stated that through September 2014, NYFS served 32 <br />21 households at a cost of $11,000 and once again, the City's contracted amount was $3,500. He <br />22 stated that for every dollar put into these programs, $4 to $6 is saved down the road and the <br />23 dollars from the City helps NYFS leverage funding and bring in more dollars. He reviewed <br />24 current trends in behavioral health care and physical health care, the aging population, and <br />25 efforts related to achievement gaps. He also discussed NYFS partnerships, including <br />26 partnerships with the faith community and business community. <br />27 <br />28 Councilmember Gray requested further information about working with businesses and helping <br />29 kids get employment with these businesses. <br />30 <br />31 Mr. Hromatka stated that NYFS brings in volunteers and conducts site visits as a way to match <br />32 the kid's interests with jobs and provided an example of a Land O'Lakes service project <br />33 involving a fall cleanup and that service project has evolved into a program where Land O'Lakes <br />34 employees volunteer as mentors with NYFS youth. He stated that NYFS has recently made <br />35 connections with Vogel's Steelworks, a metal printing and sheet metal company interested in <br />36 helping young girls learn about that craft. <br />37 <br />38 Councilmember Stille thanked Mr. Hromatka for the update and commended him for all his <br />39 work with NYFS. <br />40 <br />41 Mr. Hromatka expressed thanks to the City for its continued support of NYFS. <br />42 <br />43 B. Resolution 15-013: a Resolution Accepting Resignation and Declaring a Vacancy of Seat <br />44 on the City Council. Mark Casey, City Manager, presenting. <br />45 <br />46 City Manager Casey presented the resolution accepting the resignation of Councilmember Roth <br />47 and declaring a vacancy. He explained that the City Council has the option of either appointing <br />48 someone now to complete Councilmember Roth's term or the City Council can take applications, <br />