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Council Meeting Minutes for February 2, 2026 <br />Page 2 of 8 <br />Approval of Agenda <br /> <br /> Weidt made motion, Miron seconded, to approve the agenda as presented. <br /> <br />All Ayes. Motion carried. <br /> <br />Northeast Youth & Family Services – President and CEO Angela Lewis Dmello <br /> <br />Angela Lewis-Dmello, President & CEO of Northeast Youth & Family Services (NYFS), <br />presented the organization’s Annual Report. NYFS is one of two organizations providing mental <br />health services to Hugo residents, with City funding included in the budget to support these <br />programs. <br /> <br />Lewis-Dmello announced NYFS’s upcoming 50th anniversary and reviewed its mission and <br />values. Founded in 1976 by ten municipalities and two school districts, NYFS provides <br />accessible mental health care on a sliding fee scale, including free domestic and sexual violence <br />services. The organization partners with 16 municipalities, five law enforcement agencies, three <br />school districts, and the county sheriff’s departments. Its board includes representatives from <br />partner cities. <br /> <br />She described NYFS’s new community-centered model of care, informed by client data. In the <br />past year, NYFS served 1,261 individuals, an increase of 40%, through nearly 20,000 <br />appointments. Forty-eight percent of clients are teens, and most are under age 28. <br /> <br />Lewis-Dmello reported on funding and expenses, noting revenue from grants, donations, and <br />third-party billing (36%), with 12% from municipalities. Following post-COVID reinvestment, <br />NYFS moved from a $790,000 deficit in 2023 to a fully funded $5.25 million budget in 2026. <br />The sale of their Shoreview building enabled the creation of an endowment fund. <br /> <br />She highlighted programs including clinic- and school-based mental health services, early <br />childhood mental health, community service, and restorative programs. NYFS recently added <br />criminal legal advocacy to support domestic violence victims through law enforcement <br />partnerships and is seeking to expand group therapy and regional service locations. <br /> <br />Council Member Weidt commended the growth in services and thanked Lewis-Dmello for the <br />presentation. <br /> <br />Community Development Annual Report – Associate Planner Max Gort <br /> <br />Associate Planner Max Gort presented to Council the 2025 Community Development Annual <br />Report. He shared information on population estimates saying he expected the 2025 estimate to <br />be17,700 or 18,000 when it is available in the spring. There were a total of 34 applications <br />submitted in 2025 that include three ordnance amendments. Encroachment agreements were <br />high at 13 applications but the City will see a decrease due to them now being handled <br />administratively. <br /> <br />A chart of residential building permits over the past ten years showed that, in the last year, 118 <br />single-family home permits and 149 multifamily units were permitted, including five Oneka