Sponsor: Board of Commissioners
Title
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Appointment of Commissioner Frethem to the Willow Lake Nature Preserve Foundation Board of Directors and Northeast Youth & Family Services Board of Directors
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Recommendation
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1. Approve the appointment of Commissioner Frethem to the Willow Lake Nature Preserve Foundation Board of Directors through December 31, 2024.
2. Approve the appointment of Commissioner Frethem to the Northeast Youth & Family Services Board of Directors through December 31, 2024.
3. Authorize the Chair to execute such outside boards' internal resolutions, appointing documents and/or other governing documents, effecting or otherwise directly furthering the authorized appointments, in a form approved by the County Attorney's Office.
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Background and Rationale
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Willow Lake Nature Preserve Foundation is part of the Willow Lake Nature Park Reserve, which is a partnership between Ramsey County and H.B. Fuller Company. The Foundation oversees 131 acres of acres of county and H.B. Fuller land leased to the Foundation.
Northeast Youth & Family Services (NYFS) is a nonprofit, community-based and trauma-informed mental health and community services organization that has been serving the northeastern Saint Paul suburbs since 1976. The mission of NYFS is to transform lives by ensuring access to care that nurtures healing, cultivates community, and inspires hope. NYFS partners with 16 municipalities and four school districts to provide comprehensive and cost-effective support to clients at all ages and stages of life.
This request for board action is to approve the appointment of Commissioner Frethem to the Willow Lake Nature Preserve Foundation and the Northeast Youth & Family Services boards of directors.
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County Goals (Check those advanced by Action)
☒ Well-being ☒ Prosperity ☒ Opportunity ☒ Accountability
Racial Equity Impact
This board action does not have a direct racial equity impact. Representation on these boards will help bring awareness and provide diverse perspectives to the decision-making process of these boards.
Community Participation Level and Impact
There is no community engagement involved with this request for board action.
☒ Inform ☐ Consult ☐ Involve ☐ Collaborate ☐ Empower
Fiscal Impact
None.
Last Previous Action
On January 6, 2015, the Ramsey County Board of Directors approved the appointment of Commissioner Huffman (District 1 representative) to the Willow Lake Nature Preserve Foundation Board of Directors (Resolution B2015-005).
Attachments
1. Willow Lake Nature Preserve Foundation Member Action