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MEMORANDUM
Mayor and City Councj.}I'Iichael G. r.tiIf er, City ManagerYouth Resource Bureau legenOi item I_5)September 3, 7974
The Youth Resource Bul:eau Task l,orce of Maplewood, l.lo::th SaintPaul and Oakdate has ::equested permissj.on to appear before youto .r.equest funds for the esLablishmenl-of a yourth ResourceBureau for tl)e three communit:es. The Task Force asked for aresponse by September 30. .It is recommended that tiris suilectbe considered with the 1975 e"dg"l. --'-'
rn addition, the Council had asked for staff comments relativeto the estabrishment of a " comri,uni tv iervices o"piii*."t;-i"athe naning of the parks and n""i."ti""- (C"mnurrit|-i;;;;;.";Director as coorclinator of human service probfems in thecomr,unity. I ptan to recom,-nend in my p;o;;;;;";;zi"nri!"tthat the name of the parks an.l necreition oepartment be changedto the Communitv Services Oepartmeni 'ui:" tt, ,r.,'"Vu ""
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of that -departm'entrs f unctioirs rartt,"i-ir',to trre hunan servicesin the f uture. Tjre, capa).:iIity oi-."pu"ai"g those f unctions inthe near future will be aepenient iiiq;ry ,1p"ii-rrag.I;;;"""factcrs. rt apDears to.me rat trre piescnt parks and Recreationfunction witl best orovide a hcm"
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expanded humanse::vices and I can !.. ,ro frarm, tfreiefire, in naming the Directorof Parks and Recreation u= , "o"iai"itt. fo, information re.tativeto human services. Hor.vever, .it sf:oufa be Xept in min<1 that thisaction is taken without. addi.cior:ai U,rJglt,u.y appropri.ation orperscnnel and that it wit-I not be a prioriti, tii,.tio"- "i
-trl"Director. It is also r.rcommend ecl tfr'it*if_,. narne change toComrnunity Services Department f. aei":,ea unti:. buagei-tiiu ,ofru.,a more thorough review and ciscussion'of tr_r" s"9ge!iior-"Irl't .made .
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To: City Council of i'IaPle'"oo d
frorr: Youth Resource BureSu Task I'orce
This Task Force rsas foroed in June of this year to organlze a concerted effort
for tha est.ablisbment. of an agency to neet the expressed. need for youth services
in Eh. co:auoities of Maplewood, North SE' ?aul and Oakdale.
Task Iorce xleobers are:
Terry Anderson - Center for Youth Development and Research, citizen of Maplewooti
.Iim Crawford - North St. PauI Chief of PoLice
P.on D3tjea - Assistant Principal, North High School
Don Kranlinger - Corwrueity Education 0ffice
Bob Resnick - School .Psychologist
Phil Villaure - Area Probation Officer
ceorge von Drashek - Conmunity Education office
Ron L':gner - Oakd.ale Chief of ?olice
Chuck l,liger - School Soard }fenber
Joe Zappa - Schoo] Liason Of fj-cer, ILapl-euood ?olice Dept.
I.le subnit to you a brief staEement of the problen, the general concept of a
Yorlth Resource Bureau' antl a requesi'for your suPport.
STATI1INIIT OF TI{i PP.OBI,EI,!
1. There are 15'300 school age youth in this school dist::ict' /'i622' who nake
up appro>imat efy 35il of the toLal ?opulation'
2. Ilost of these yotmg piople and their fan:il-ies do rlol have serious problems
which must be hanilled by the school' Police' eEe"'
3. Ho$rever, there are youth rv-ho do have such probleos
The following is a breakdorn, by Police deParEnent' of juweoile waraings and
arrests in 19 73:
Iolice DePt.
Maplewood
North St. Paul
Oakrlale
Juv. I.Iarnings
1308
276
252
Juv. Arres ts
282
3BB
117
Z of toLal- arrests
for all ages
402
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332
As of Jul-y L, Lg73, there vere 5,635 studaors in grades 7-1-2' Total droP-outs as
of Ju1y, 1974, was 1L5 in the public school-s'
ThereisanestiEatedl54studentsorl0ZofthestudentpopulationatsNorth}ligh
School identifietl by exeesslve absences, fails and behavjor referral-s '
These kinds of problens of yotmg people ofEen cause or are i:elated to fanily prob-
lens .
4. These figures reveal only Ehe obvious, serious problems ' of Len.yormg PeoPle
and their faroilies have probleus vhich do not cona to the aEtenEion of the schools
and police bur do affect their healLhy fr:nctioning in the coITmr'EIiEy'
5. Usually conmtmiries have agencies for yolrrg people and farnilies which helP
them tl:ral rvi- th their situatio .s.
' The City of St, PauI has six Youth Service Bureaus, each serving a specific
area of Ehe ci Ly,
I{hite Bear Lake has a Youth Resource Bureau w}t-ich serves that school disErict
and is beeoning naEionaLly recognized.
. Roseville has had a program for two years, the Roseville YouLh DeveLoPmenE
P roj e cE.
6. The services available to youEh in this district outside of school- are recrea-
tion and churclt programs.
There is ona Police l,iaisonOfficer for the district schools-
There are cotrtseLors in the schools; horvaver, tJ:r e irverage caseload for each
counselor is 350-400 s;udents. There is no back up resource for these counsel-ors
\rhcn Ehey feel ad.dit.ional counseling or fanily counseling is necessary.
CONCEPT OF YOUTII RESOURCE }UREAU
P t]I1POS E
The purpose of the youth Resource Bureau is to pl-ovide services Lo all
young people in the connunity, delinquent and nondelinquent., and to coordinate
GOALS II.ID OBJEC TIVES
1. In order to reduce contact of youth rrith the critrinal justice systeB
the objective is to reduce the n'rcber of arrests and r,rarning of juveniles-
2' rn order to recruce penetratron for those who have already cona into
contact wj'th the crininar justice systeE the objecLive is to reduce the riumber
of juveniles petitioned to courE.
3' rn order to enrrance the functioning of youth and their fanilies in society
the objective t'zould be to reduce the nurber or" schoor drop-ouis and also to have
a nue'ber of pcople co[ing to the Bureau as self refcrrals. - .
4' rn order to supPort, strengthen ".,a "oo.ai.r"a.1"...r.." the objective
is to provide services such as
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and family counseling groups or a,ur-t educaEion
which have been requested by schools and police and do not already exist- Another
objective would be to avoid duptication of existing serrrices as they devel0p -
I.IE'i]1IOD
Acconplishing thase goal-s and objectives requires the establishnent of a youEh
Resource Bureau rvhieb makes availabLe individual,
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fanily and employ,ment. counseling
. as rve1l as Ehe opportuniEy for gr'ups and ;du1u rducation- .
Police r,,ho contacE a youth comitaing an offense r.rill b::ing the yoirth to Ehe
Dureau rather than Ehe Police Station.
Schools will refer students r.rho have problems thaE the school needs help with,
Individuals rvill corna as self referrals or be referred from other sources, i,e.
cl e rgy, friends. . .
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AIDITIONT\I !'ACTS
liu:;rber of -ittveniles P etitioned to court in 1973 b y connunit.y:
l.iapler,rood
North St. Paul
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32
43
In School District 622 '197 3-7 4 school year is
the total cost as a result of vandalisn for the
$34 ,011.00
C ost esti,:rates for one iuveni.le to be arrested ) placed on probation, detained,
or ins ti tui ionaLized:
0rr an average, for the inost frequent juvenile offenses, the cost for PoLice to
arresl and petiticn one juvenile to eourt = $35.00
Iorap robatio:r officer to ives t i aLe and eYvlse one juveni.le for 3 monthst1
Lhe average cost =$200.00
If the juvenile becones involved j-n more trouble this figure aay 80 uP to a
cost of $225 - 260 and the juveniLe nay be: .
detained aL Iloodvie'..r at a cosL of $21.00/Ca y, the average stay is {,days aE a
cosr of $84.00
la^cad at Toten- Toirn at a cosL of $21.00/day,$1,890/three months, $3,780/six monthsI
laced in other institutions in Ehe state at a cosi ofp $2s - 30/day,
$4,562-5,475 for 6 nonths
$9,125-10 ,950 for 1 yr,
The niniau: cost fcr a juvenile vho j-s arrested and comes under the suPervision
of a probation officer is $235.00
The cos! as a result of a juvenile rrho is arresced, supervised and becomes
involved in more trouble ranges from $2,269 to $13,21-9 r,:hich i-oeludes instituLion-
alization for one year.
ftt0Pos-|J
I{e propose that a suil of money be de&icated for each of the nexb t}rlrree
ye=s to the plann-i-ng and. establishment of a Youth Reso-.:rce Sureau. Ti:is sun
wouL cl be tLiirided a-nong the cities of I'Iapl elvoo d, ltrorth St. P:rul, a:rC Oalcda,J.e
a,nd School DLstTjot /fi22.
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I irst Year
Enploy a gra:astrmn to develop a detailed. proposal as to prograro a:ed. eval-
uation for a Touth Resource Bureau to obtain ful&i-ng through applicatior for
fhe sun of 925,OOO vouJ.d. pay: the sa1aql of the grartsman, clerical- assist-
ance, the locaJ. rcatch vldcb j.s usudly required. by a graating a€ency for such. a
project.
If the proposaL is not satisfactory to the contributi::g bo ies or fundLlng
is not obtained, tb.e 3 year pl-a:r ca:r. be discontinued.
Second. Yea:r
Estab] ish a Youth Serrrice Sureau, find locatron, trire staff r.rith funds
obtained.
A sum of $31100 voul-d be required 'to meet the local raatching funcls.
Thi::d Year
-Although evaluation r,iilI be btilt into the program this year, the p=ograa
r.riLl- be exaained. lri.th a f iei{ tolrara a clecision by the four sponsors as to con-
tinuztion of the Sureau in the fou::th year vholly on comrmr:-i'Ey fi;rrds.
A suo of $2J+1800 will be requixed for Local" matching funds.
General.ly urhen a grant is awarded. r.itrich requires roatchir:g funds, the 1oca1
co;lzrurrity trust provr-de lo/ of line a.uount of the gra;nt. for each of the first twoyears. In the tirird. year the natch is l+Q6.
\,Ie feel that this plan al.lows'for the detailed. plan:rircg a.nd. estabLisluoentof a Youth Eesouxce Sureau r+hii-e delaying the cornraitnent of a larger sua of noney
so that it can be placed in your priorities over the nea+ three years.
1{e ivou]-d like a cormitrnent to t}r-i s plan fron youx Council by Septenber lO.
OPERAT]]{G SUDGET
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Youtir Sorvice Bureau nirector {i17,500
27,300
6, ooo
2rB0o
1 ,300
300
Ip,000
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2r000
$62, ooo
3 c?y,',:=19:" @ $9109. ,(-i r eIJ-Ll"y couJlselorJ
(1 5cb r:f i.cenent counselor)
(t ina. youLh cou:rselor)
1 clerk typist
0ffice tr\::::aishings
Supplies
Staff Trai:eilg
Rent & Iltilities
Travel
Eva].uation
TOTAI
Neetl $1,100 natch, 9s4 paid by Federal, Sylo State, gfi tocal.
Seccrd ;'ear sale .
Tlr-ird year 5Q6 lederal. , LQ6 locaf . - g2l+, BCO
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SUBJECT: Communlty ServLces Departnent
Background:
Hunan serviccs lncludes the cntlre range of ,rpeople,, related services.rt is imporrant ro remember !h?!; "iii i" itrs people. rf the ltunranResources of a ciEy are not furly deveioped, are in.J"i""i"iy cared for,or are lIl--used-for, lrhatever r"u"on, tha gily will fa11 short of its Iporcntial' rts buJtdings and monum6ni", ra" great designs, witl all fai1.ultinately, rhe quarrry of rlfe i" ii-.-ci.y of uaprerroocr depends on rheeeonornlcs, physicaJ. and spiritual health .i f." i-i"";i;: --
For sornetlme now the staff has reallzed that rlapr-ewood is being challenged tonalie progress 1n Ehe deveropment ;f-;;;"" Resources to matcrr our trenendousPhysical achlevements. rn any ,.t.r, '"rrri.onment
there must be channelsfor individual developme,t. Expression and invorver"r,t ,nii.t, enabre everyperson to apply his inate tarenis to ti.re fullest possible extenr and tocontribute ln his own vray to the improvement of hlnrself , his family andhls community.
If the clty wishes to. f ul-ly deveLop the po tential of our cltizens, thenMapter'rood must have the opilon i.-l.i.iri"e hor{, socral-;";;i.." prograrnsop era te wlthin our community.
The lnterest for the development of a youth servlces bureauservlces belng researched by ttre ttuman'Relatlons Commisslona need ln thls community wtrich has ."i"i.a for rxany years.
some large cities have had alfficurties vrith lluman services over tr.]e yearsbecause of rhe nany over.laplng p;;;;;;" -and <lup11carion. I,IapIer.rood hasan advanrase in rhat rre donit ii"".t!"v of these';;;;;t;;'roday. This gi.vcsus the opporrunlry for a fresh n"; ;;;.;r.h in the dellvery of services.
Many of the united Fund Agenclcs anrl privatc agencles rocatcd in the lntcr_clty are looking to the rrLa .o., "orr"I"iai"" for trre redlstribution ofthelr serv{ces to better meet their .tierrtu needs.
ra order to do this they mtrst recelve the support of the locar communlties.At the very least they need-a "or,ar"i ;;r:.1. r.rirhln rhe City ,,irh\.rhom rheycan excllange information. It is impor't..,t ttut this person be able toattend the manv inforxnative ,eetlngs i.""""ray for the delivery of llumanServices. lt i" in the te=t inru.SJt"Ji tf,u Ctty rhat atl informarionfor the derlverv of Human s.r"i"""-;; ;;. citlzens of *taplewood be colr.ectedand passed on ro rhe City Councli: -- -"
Recomxnenda tion:
and o theris pointing out
The Departments now operatlng for the Ci-ty are, pollce, finance, plannlng,pubric r"orks and narfts 6n4 "ii"i.rairi.
"'Rothn, rhan create a whole newdeparrmenr which would necd orfrcc^;;;"", terephones, ".rnri"", secreraries,etc' r we wourd reconmend the r"r""rgi-,i"rt-of an existl.g department. i,?e;;fifi::1.;t3:,il:":"B,'tnent or parkr and Re*earion he."ii'ir"a rr,oto li.nan servlce n".;i:;"t:""t and thar a nur'tber of staf i -rr.r." be assigned
The addltlon of theseexpenc e to the City.r.ri11 be handled by the
servlces ean be made atAny f u ture gror.r th whlchCl ty Councll during the
thls t lme wi th no additional_may occur from th ls change
b udge t process each year.