HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 90-153 - Requesting Hennepin County Board to Restore Funding for Fairview Receiving and Evaluation Center - 06/05/1990 CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 90-153
RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE HENNEPIN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESTORE FUNDS FOR THE FAIRVIEW RECEIVING AND EVALUATION CENTER
WHEREAS, the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners has voted not to extend
the contract for the Fairview Receiving and Evaluation Center beyond May 31,
1990; and
WHEREAS, one suburban facility does not have adequate capacity to serve the
needs of the suburban communities; and
WHEREAS, 'the distance of the Plymouth facility presents a serious
difficulty to use its services due to ineffective use of time and personnel
resources; and
WHEREAS, the community relies on Fairview Receiving and Evaluation Center
to provide safe detoxification for inebriated persons; and
WHEREAS, intoxicated people who cannot be admitted to a detoxification
center present a threat and danger to the safety and tranquility of the
community; and
WHEREAS, the role of detoxification is to provide early intervention and
prevention of harm to others; and
WHEREAS, the south suburban communities of Hennepin County have the largest
• population and receive the lowest level of detoxification services; and
WHEREAS, the City of Eden Prairie makes an added investment in the Center
by willingly responding to calls for public safety services, calls which often
involve difficult situations; and
WHEREAS, the City of Eden Prairie understands the need for certain Hennepin
County budget amendments;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the City Council of the City of Eden
Prairie asks the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners to continue the funding
for detoxification services with the Fairview Receiving and Evaluation Center in
Eden Prairie, and that it give serious consideration that this funding be done
so that available funds for all Hennepin County detox centers are distributed on
a pro-rata basis.
ADOPTED by the Eden Prairie City Council this 5th day of June, 1990.
ayor ArY P,eterson
SEAL
Joh e, City Clerk