City Council Meeting Date: September 23, 2025
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Ben Martig, City Administrator
Title
Consider Resolution Creating Youth Substance Prevention Alliance Task Force.
Body
Action Requested:
The Northfield City Council approves Resolution establishing the Youth Substance Prevention Alliance Task Force.
Summary Report:
The Youth Substance Prevention Alliance Task Force (previously the Northfield Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention) was established as the Mayor’s Task Force on Youth Alcohol and Drug Use. The format of the group has shifted from a task force to a board over the years. With the recent board and commission governance discussion, staff propose moving the group back to a task force. This change will allow the group to keep the same focus but operate within a more informal system. Staff that oversee the group are from Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) so it’s more cumbersome for the board to align their system and processes to those run by City staff.
The City and HCI have a service agreement that runs from 2025-2027. An updated version of this service contract with minor changes related to this shift will be a separate item on the consent agenda for this meeting.
Alternative Options:
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Financial Impacts:
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Tentative Timelines:
The change to the Youth Substance Prevention Alliance Task Force will begin in 2026.