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• "Virtual Shelters" - building upon a collaborative relationship with Orange County hotels and motels and the Family Violence Prevention Center and Orange County Rape Crisis Center to provide temporary emergency shelter for victims. • Room Set -aside at IFC HomeStart — pursuing a cooperative venture between the Family Violence Prevention Center and Inter -Faith Council to designate a certain number of rooms at HomeStart as emergency shelter for Orange County victims of domestic violence. The necessity of increased security, staffing and other safety services would need to be incorporated. • "Bricks and Mortar" Shelter — continuing exploration of this model, albeit acknowledged as a long term project requiring coordinated community response and considerable financial commitment. The complete report of the Work Group is attached for BOCC review and reference. The convener /facilitator of the Work Group and the Chair of the Commission for Women will be present at the BOCC meeting and provide a brief verbal report. The Work Group endorses the proposal that The Women's Center serve as convener and facilitator of a subsequent work group to maintain the momentum and pursue the principal recommendations as presented. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact with receiving the final report of the Work Group. Future involvement or responsibility by the BOCC in funding the virtual shelters, room set - asides, or development of a physical structure for housing victims of domestic violence are not requested or obligated by the report. The BOCC has approved in concept the County Manager's recommendation to incorporate the convener /facilitator function within the funding and performance agreement with The Women's Center in adopting the proposed FY 2010 -11 budget. The Commission for Women has discussed and affirmed that the $1,200 in seed money carried forward in the current fiscal year for DV purposes be divided equally between the Family Violence Prevention Center and Orange County Rape Crisis Center and used for client sheltering services. These funds are included as part of the FY 2010 -11 Outside Agency allocations in the proposed FY 2010 -11 budget. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board receive the final report and acknowledge the effort by the Work Group of the Commission for Women in advancing the cause of a domestic violence shelter in Orange County. Additionally, the Manager recommends the Board direct staff to assist in transitioning further efforts on its principal recommendations to The Women's Center and returning an update to the BOCC from The Women's Center by January 2011.