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NEW BUSINESS <br />A.District reports from commissioners on gaps within their distr <br />in year-end report to Mayor): <br />L. Lord stressed the need for Rural Outreach Project funds to fu <br />actually being in, at the minimum, each of the rural communities <br />Mt. View, Pahoa, Keaau, Hamakua, etc., just one day a week). Th <br />funding for that. L. Slutter told of rural outreach programs th <br />island wide because of lack of funding, and of the desperate num <br />the rural communities who have no access to services, no cars, n <br />way to get services. <br />D. Auldridge suggested that in the year-end report to the Mayor, <br />should be put in district or global terms when talking about the <br />services etc.; specific agencies shouldn't be named, even though <br />comes from those various agencies. <br />K. Soo is concerned about the shortage in the Kona Police Dept. <br />eight detectives to three detectives). Also, she mentioned that <br />county housing and files for a TRO, when the county finds out ab <br />evicted. L. Lord added that the gap in that situation is transi <br />victims of domestic violence where the landlord is sensitive to the issues. There <br />is also a major shortage of psychologists and psychiatrists who <br />knowledgeable about domestic violence. There is no place to sen <br />because of this shortage. <br />L. Lord said that another gap, something that the county does no <br />someone dedicated to public awareness regarding domestic violence, doing an <br />on-going coordinating at the schools, or companies. Someone to <br />some education and awareness of domestic violence with superviso <br />etc. Full-time community educator is needed to explain laws, dy <br />domestic violence. <br />P. Barry said that through a CPS survey in Kona, 80% of cases co <br />drugs or alcohol, the drug of choice being crystal methamphetami <br />in Hawaii State, 90% of the DV cases involve abusive drugs with <br />choice. (HCADV stats). The need for in-patient or drug treatmen <br />the list island-wide Quality and availability of all services <br />is a need to speak to Marshalleese families regarding domestic v <br />especially in Kau and Puna. <br />L. Slutter said she read an article in the paper that said somet <br />that 1% of property taxes is distributed to non-profit groups ev <br />fund is limited to $900,000. She would like to know if this co <br />year, or if in fact 1% of the property taxes by law is mandated <br />support services, and if so, why isn't it happening? P. Barry d <br />Lincoln for an answer. <br />3 <br /> <br />