Fiscal Committee Meeting

MINUTES Tuesday, April 4, 2017 Fiscal Committee 5:35 PM Carnegie Town Hall Sioux Falls City Council 235 West 10th Street Members Present: Christine M. Erickson, Rex Rolfing, Michelle Erpenbach, Pat Starr Members Absent: None 1. Call To Order Committee Chair Michelle Erpenbach called the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m. 2. Approval of Minutes A. Meeting of Tuesday, December 6, 2016 A motion was made by Christine M. Erickson and seconded by Rex Rolfing to approve the minutes of the meeting of Tuesday, December 6, 2016. Committee Chair Michelle Erpenbach called for a voice vote. All members voted yes. Motion Passed. 3. Prairie View Prevention Services, Inc. Dave Bixler, Budget Analyst, discussed the Prairie View contract. Committee Member Christine M. Erickson provided an update on recent conversations held with the Sioux Falls School District. She explained that discussions focused on the needs and goals of prevention programs as well as identifying the benefits to the City and the school district. Erickson also discussed conversations held with County officials about the importance of performance measures when evaluating program effectiveness and the need to ensure any funded prevention program is overseen by an appropriate agency or administrative department. Erpenbach discussed potential strategies to address the delivery of prevention services. These included a Request for Qualifications process, targeted prevention of certain drug uses, and the means by which something could be programmatically implemented. Discussion followed. Committee Member Rex Rolfing discussed the value of education as a component of prevention.  Committee Member Pat Starr expressed the reasons for focusing on prevention and also emphasized the need to ensure clear goals are set for any adopted program. Erpenbach opened the floor to members of the public in the audience. Erpenbach asked Darcy Jensen, Director of Prairie View Prevention Services, Inc., to explain the allocation of state and city funds toward the prevention services provided. Jensen explained the process. Discussion about budgeting for prevention in 2018 followed. Brett Kruse expressed his thoughts about prevention strategies. 4. Open Discussion There was none. 5. Adjournment Committee Chair Erpenbach adjourned the meeting at 6:02 p.m. Thomas M. Greco City Clerk