1990-069
c
T Y
o F HOP K
RESOLUTION
90-69
N S
WHEREAS:
_ The Hennepin County Board of Comm~ssioners has voted not to extend
the contract for Fairview Receiving and Evaluation Center beyond May
31, 1990, and
- One suburban facility does not have adequate capacity to serve the
needs of the suburban commun~ties, and
- The distance of the Plymouth and Minneapolis facilities present time
and personnel problems, and
- The community relies on Fairview Receiv~ng and Evaluation Center to
provide safe detox~f~cat~on for ~nebr~ated persons, and
- Intoxicated people who cannot be admitted to a detox~ficat~on center
present a threat and danger to the safety and tranqu~lity of the
community, and
- The roll of detox ~s to provide early intervent~on and prevent~on of
harm to others, and
- The south suburban commun~ties of Hennep~n County have the latgest
populat~on and rece~ve the lowest level of detoxification serv~ces,
and
- The C~ty of Hopkins understands the need for certa~n Hennep~n County
Budget Cuts;
NOWj THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED. That the Hopkins C~ty Counc~l asks the
Hennepin County Board of Comm~ssioners to cont~nue the fund~ng for
detoxificat~on services w~th the Fa~rv~ew Rece~v~ng and Evaluat~on Center
in Eden Prairie, but that this fund~ng be done so that the available funds
for all Hennepin County Detox Centers are distributed on a pro rata basis.
ADOPTED th~s 5th day of May, 1990
STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN
CITY OF HOPKINS
1010 First Street South, Hopkins. Minnesota 55343 612/935-8474
An Equal OpportUnity Employer