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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION I\ORK SESSION <br />ON DOMESTIC ABUSE SHELTERS HELD ON JANUARY 6, 1995 <br />of the 15-membcr Board, job training sessions, individual counseling, day care for victims <br />children, as well as counseling for community members not using the shelter for housing. She <br />indicated that while 24 hour staffmg would be provided, there would be no staff members who <br />reside at the site She indicated that there would be a full-time executive director and additional <br />professional full and part-time staffing. Mabusth provided an overhead listmg the members of <br />the Board of Directors. It was indicated that the majority of Board members were from the 7 <br />cities served by Westonka Intervention, which include Minnetrista, St. Bonifacius, Orono, <br />Minnetonka Beach, Long Lake, Spring Park and Mound. <br />Resident John Ericson, who owns vacant lots adjacent to the site, questioned how dus activity <br />would fit into the residential character of the adjoinmg neighborhood. Schroeder mdicated that <br />was an issue for discussion but would be considered later in the outlme. <br />Margaret Webber, the applicant ’s consultant, arrived at approximately 8:20 a.m. <br />as budgets for facilities receiving grants. <br />Webber indicated that in the case of Westonka Intervention, the Department of COTectioM <br />would be reviewing the Department of Human Services per diem reimbursements but Westonka <br />Intervention will not be receiving a grant from the Department of Coi^tion^ <br />Schroeder’s question, she indicated that she knew of no shelters which received neither a grant <br />nor a per diem reimbursement. <br />ss:™-~ s:>sr«sr~ £ KS <br />Department ’s computer system cannot distinguish or track which cases have been refei^ to <br />Westonka Intervention nor do the reports reveal which involved domestic violence. Th^r^ <br />handled differently by different cities and she was not completely familiar with <br />reporting procedures. Peterson suggested that perhaps the better source for data is the <br />Department of Corrections. <br />Mabusth presented an overhead supplied by the applicants with data for the Westonka area. <br />Mabusth reiterated that there is no specific state legislation regulating or providing requirements <br />for shelters. She noted that the Minnesota Association of Bartered Women’s Shelters is a loose