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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 14, 2014 Page 3 1 all residents of St. Anthony are assured of NYFS services regardless of their ability to pay and 2 for every dollar that is invested, NYFS has seen an approximate $4 return on investment. He 3 presented the 2012-2013 service summary and advised that 29 St. Anthony households received 4 services in 2012. He also discussed current trends including increased mental health issues, 5 achievement gaps, the ripple effect of the recession, and an aging population. He stated they are 6 also revisiting the current models to make sure programs are effective given the limited dollars 7 available. He advised that NYFS was recently awarded a contract for diversion services in 8 Ramsey County and they are also working with an organization that offers services for seniors, 9 including mental health services for seniors. He stated that NYFS partnerships include fifteen 10 communities, nine school districts, as well as the faith community and they are working hard to 11 reach out to businesses. He expressed appreciation for the City's continued support. 12 13 Mayor Faust stated the City has provided support to NYFS since the beginning and would 14 continue to support the organization as much as possible. He encouraged Mr. Hromatka to 15 contact the City Manager if there is some way the City can support the organization in terms of 16 visibility and increased awareness of NYFS programs. He expressed the City Council's thanks 17 to Mr. Hromatka and stated the City looks forward to continuing to work together in the future. 18 19 VII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. 20 21 City Manager Casey indicated the City Council previously adopted a resolution in support of a 22 grant application to the Twins Community Fund and was pleased to announce that the City was 23 awarded $16,000, which will be used toward the dugouts and baseball field at Central Park. He 24 reported that on Saturday, January I I d', he had the privilege to speak at the one-year anniversary 25 of "Citizens for Sustainability," adding that this is an active, engaged group of residents working 26 with the City on a variety of sustainable initiatives. He stated the group is always looking for 27 people to participate and they meet on the second Saturday of each month at City Hall. 28 29 Councilmember Roth wished residents a Happy New Year. He reported on his attendance at the 30 Sister City meeting on January 12th. He stated the next meeting is on March 2nd at 7:00 p.m. at 31 City Hall and they are always looking for volunteers who want to participate. He advised that 32 FinnFest will be held in August and the location has not yet been finalized. He agreed to provide 33 further information including the date of the event when the details are confirmed. 34 35 Councilmember Stille — no report. 36 37 Councilmember Gray — no report. 38 39 Councilmember Jenson reported that the St. Anthony Historical Society is producing a WWII 40 book that should be available in February. 41 42 Mayor Faust reported on his attendance at the January 130i Regional Council of Mayors meeting. 43 He stated the Urban Land Institute's advisory board joined the meeting that included a 44 presentation by Professor Bill Melton from the State Board of Economic Advisors. He stated 45 that a representative from Greater MSP will be making a presentation to the City Council in the 46 near future about job growth. He also reported on his attendance at the January 14th MWMO 47 meeting and advised that Minneapolis City Councilmember Kevin Reich was elected Chair and