03-07-1995 Planning Commission Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING HELD ON MARCH 7, 1995 PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING - FOURTH WORKSHOP PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF ZONING CODE TO ALLOW DOMESTIC ABUSE SHELTER AT PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2380 SHADYWOOD ROAD were under the watch of volunteers. A form was filled out if a child was taken out by someone other than their mother. Richard Meyers of 2195 Bayview, Orono, ask if adolescents were handled in the same manner as younger children. Hessburg said that policies and guidelines were in place for each group of children. When victims and children come to a shelter, they must follow the policies or would be removed from the shelter. Schroeder said that one of the questions the Commission looked at were calls to the police department regarding problems at a shelter. Of the 30 -40 calls, the vast majority were for parking problems, alarms, and keys locked in cars. There were no serious problems associated with the calls. 0 Greg Sichender a Westonka Intervention board member, reported that adolescent boys are not allowed or a limited number are allowed at the Minnetonka shelter to eliminate such behavorial problems. Schroeder asked Hessburg if adolescent boys were limited but Hessburg did not know. Peterson said there was the need for safety but people should realize that not all of the victims even have children. Hessburg said that there has never been any violence in regard to a police call in Minnesota. Sojourner had one call regarding a batterer possibly coming to the shelter but this never materialized. Batterers run the whole gamut of social - economic class and are people you see every day. The victim would be under court protection, and the last place the batterer would want to be would be at the shelter to cause himself more problems. Val Hessburg reported researching police department calls. Home Free Shelter in Plymouth had 2 calls in 1992, 1 call in 1993, and no calls from January through May of 1994.