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MINUTES FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON MONDAY, APRIL 3, 2017 Call to Order Mayor Weidt called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. PRESENT: Haas, Klein, Miron, Petryk, Weidt ABSENT: None ALSO PRESENT: City Administrator Bryan Bear, City Attorney Dave Snyder, City Engineer Mark Erichson, and City Clerk Michele Lindau Minutes for the March 20, 2017 City Council Meeting Klein made motion, Miron seconded, to approve the minutes for the March 20, 2017 City Council meeting as presented. All Ayes. Motion carried. Approval of the Agenda Weidt made motion, Klein seconded, to approve the agenda as presented. Northeast Youth & Family Services Annual Report -President and CEO Jerry Hromatka The City of Hugo is in partnership with NYFS for mental health and social services serving people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds. NYFS President and CEO Jerry Hromatka was present to provide Council the annual report for 2016. Jerry informed Council that the NYFS is celebrating their 40th anniversary. During their first year, NYFS served 100 people, and they are now serving 4,000 youth, adults, and families. Jerry stated that partnerships and innovation has been the key to their success. He provided a breakdown of their 3.2 million budget, which showed the majority of it is spent on programing. The majority of their revenue now comes in fees and less from contracts. All Hugo residents are assured services, though they are asked to pay something. In 2016, there were 46 Hugo families served. The City's contract is for $ 6,000, and they were able to provide $26,000 of contracted services to those families. He invited the Council to attend their leadership lunch on May 3 and Mayor's challenge Golf Tournament June 12, 2017. Update on Lake Links Trail — Mike Brooks Mike Brooks and Steve Wolgamot provided an update from the Lake Links Association. It was explained that the Lake Links Association is a new coalition of Washington and Ramsey County residents and decision makers who are coming together to complete a route for safe walking and biking around White Bear Lake. Steve explained they are looking for right-of-way and working with other communities in gaining resolutions of support for preliminary engineering funding. There are bills in both the Senate and in the House and they believe they can get funding to complete the trail. Mike talked about the packet of information presented to the Council, which reflected comments from other meetings that showed support for the trail. They requested the Council approve the resolution supporting the Lake Links Trail Network.