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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for April 5, 2021 <br />Page 9 of 12 <br /> <br />Klein made motion, Petryk seconded, to approve RESOLUTION 2021-27 APPROVING A <br />SITE PLAN AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR WHITE BEAR LAKE SCHOOL <br />DISTRICT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LOCATED <br />NORTH OF 152ND STREET NORTH AND WEST OF FOREST BLVD NORTH (HIGHWAY <br />61). <br /> <br />Roll call vote – all ayes. Motion carried. <br /> <br />Northeast Youth & Family Services Update and Discussion on Contract <br /> <br />Northeast Youth and Family Services (NYFS), located in White Bear Lake, had provided <br />counseling services to youth and families in the City of Hugo for over 20 years. President and <br />CEO Tara Jebens-Singh was in attendance remotely to provide information on services provided <br />by them to Hugo’s residents. <br /> <br />City Administrator Bryan Bear began by giving background on the City’s relationship with <br />Northeast Youth and Family Services (located in White Bear Lake) and Lakes Center for Youth <br />and Families (located in Forest Lake). He asked Council to consider what level of support the <br />City should give for these services. He explained that about ten years ago, Council allocated <br />$12,000 for youth diversion programing to be split between both organizations, and that amount <br />had not changed since 2011. <br /> <br />Tara shared information on the organization explaining they partner with 15 municipalities and <br />three school district to provide support to low-income and underinsured youths and families and <br />adults. She said they will be celebrating 45 years of service the community this spring. She <br />provided information on the services available at their outpatient clinics in Shoreview and White <br />Bear Lake, and the telehealth services they started this year due to COVID. She provided <br />information on their school-based mental health services and their NETS Day Treatment <br />program. She explained community-based services included a diversion program, senior chore <br />program, and community advocate program. She reviewed cost saying Hugo is one of 15 <br />municipalities that support what they do, and the cost of services provided to Hugo last year was <br />$28,266. She thanked Hugo for the additional support of $8,463.71 the City of Hugo provided <br />them from the CARES Act, which allowed them to invest in working remotely and provide over <br />5,500 telehealth services. She said they were looking forward to more in-person services <br />becoming available noting that telehealth would remain an option and their online presence <br />would be expanded. <br /> <br />Miron asked about who received their services and how they were paid for. She replied their <br />primary contacts were the Ramsey County Generals Office and referrals from local police and <br />schools. A person coming from the Washington County courts would go to Forest Lake and <br />Ramsey County courts would go to White Bear Lake. She explained there were different cost for <br />different services, and they included donations, insurances, grants, and restitutions. Additional <br />dollars for support came from contracts. <br /> <br /> <br />