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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for June 7, 2021 <br />Page 4 of 11 <br />posed for a photo. <br />Lakes Center for Youth & Families Update <br />Linda Madsen, Executive Director; Jenna Jones, Assistant Executive Director; and Jim <br />Schoppenhorst, Board Chair, were in attendance to provide Council an update on the Lakes <br />Center for Youth & Families. <br />Madsen provided information saying they were celebrating their 45th anniversary. The agency <br />was started by Jim Trudeau as a way to keep first time offenders out of the court system. She <br />talked about the challenges of meeting the needs of the community. In 2019 they served 520 <br />clients. In 2020, it reduced to 328 due to COVID, and they were unable to have fundraising <br />events in 2020, which hurt them financially. Staff had increased from one full time counselor <br />four years ago to four counselors, and they will be hiring a fifth. They no longer focus on only <br />youth, and now see children as young as three and adults in their eighties. They do individual, <br />couple, family, and group counselling. She talked about the stress that was caused by the <br />COVID pandemic, and telehealth being covered by insurance. <br />Assistant Executive Director Jenna Jones gave specifics of the intervention program saying 85 <br />percent of clients that complete the program do not reoffend during the first year. They partner <br />with Washington and Chisago Counties and get referrals from local police departments. She <br />explained the enrichment program in the schools that include the Workforce Readiness Program <br />and Forest Lake Safety Camp <br />Board Chair Jim Schoppenhorst spoke about being a small organization and having a <br />significantly increased budget over the years. He stated they have relied on a lot of funding <br />sources like charitable gambling from Running Aces, which is ending, and they are seeking other <br />charitable gambling sources. He thanked Council for their support. <br />Weidt made motion, Miron seconded, to direct staff to analyze and come back to Council with a <br />recommendation on how the City could increase support to this organization and the Northeast <br />Youth and Family Services organizations. <br />All Ayes. Motion carried. <br />Approve of the Consent Agenda <br />Weidt made motion, Klein seconded to approve the following Consent Agenda. <br />1. Approve Claims Roster <br />2. Approve Annual Performance Review for Utility Billing Clerk Jodie Guareschi <br />3. Approve Annual Performance Review for Public Works Worker Tom Smith <br />4. Approve Donation from Hugo American Legion to the Hugo Fire Department <br />5. Approve Preliminary Plat and PUD for Oneka Lake Reserve <br />6. Approve Reduction in Letter of Credit for 1401h Street Extension — Schwieters Addition <br />7. Approve Reduction in Cash Escrow for Hugo Gardens <br />8. Approve Final Payment to T.A. Schifsky & Sons for Goodview Avenue Improvement Project <br />