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Council Meeting Minutes for March 3, 2025 <br />Page 2 of 10 <br /> <br />Approval of Agenda <br /> <br />Weidt made motion, Petryk seconded, to approve the agenda as presented. <br /> <br />All Ayes. Motion carried. <br /> <br />Lakes Center for Youth & Families Annual Report – Community Outreach Coordinator <br />Linda Madsen <br /> <br />Lakes Center for Youth & Family (LC4YF) is one of two organizations that provide mental <br />health services to Hugo residents, and Council allocates funding in the budget to support these <br />programs. Community Outreach Coordinator Linda Madsen presented to Council the LC4YF <br />Annual Report. <br /> <br />Madsen began by providing background on herself and the organization which began in 1976 by <br />Washington County Sheriff Jim Trudeau to provide a different option for troubled youth. She <br />explained the three different areas of programming: counseling, intervention, and enrichment. In <br />2024, they served 189 intervention clients and held 258 sessions with them. The three main <br />referrals to the program were from Washington and Chisago Counties and the Forest Lake Police <br />Department. Nine clients were supported with financial assistance. They have a full-time staff <br />member at Linwood Elementary School who focuses on intervention/prevention, and they <br />received a grant to extend the program for two more years. The counseling program served 217 <br />clients in 3,468 sessions in 2024. <br /> <br />Madsen provided client data saying 52 clients were between the ages of six and ten, and 86 were <br />between the ages of 11 and 15. She said they were seeing the numbers of youths rise, and they <br />would hire more therapists if they could find them. They do not turn any clients away due to <br />financial hardships. Money is generated through program fees, grants, and special events. She <br />thanked the Council for the City of Hugo’s support. <br /> <br />The Mayor called for a short break to address some technical issues. <br /> <br />Hopkins Schoolhouse and Heritage Center Update – President Liz Cinqueonce <br /> <br />Hopkins Schoolhouse and Heritage Center President Liz Cinqueonce provided an update on the <br />improvements at the Hopkins Schoolhouse. <br /> <br />Liz reported on the six goals they had established for 2024. The first was to complete the <br />measures of success for 2023, which included increasing board members to ten. Also, since 2023 <br />they had been working on securing their 501(c)(3) status, which is still pending due to final legal <br />review that is anticipated for March. <br /> <br />Also in 2024, they advanced progress on the restoration by replacing the front stairs, basement <br />windows, and main level windows. They also raised the height of the porch to meet code and <br />removed and replaced all the siding on the building. They ran basic electric to the site by hiring a <br />contractor to install the panel and with a $2,000 grant to connect the building to the grid. This <br />will provide power to tools to complete the interior restoration. The replacement of the front door <br />was delayed due to having to order one that complied with code. The side doors and