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year. There was only one new agency added for funding and that was to replace EI Centro Latino. Frank Clifton said that one of the conditions he placed on this replacement agency is that he made a recommendation that would hinge on EI Centro Hispano having a facility in Orange County. Another issue is that the Women's Center has an increase because it will be taking over several advocacy functions that were previously handled by the Commission for Women. Commissioner Yuhasz made reference to Attachment 3 and the last couple of pages and asked about the daycare center at Northern Human Services Center. Frank Clifton said that there is no formal agreement on this, as far as he knows. He does not know if it is one agency or two agencies that operate this. Commissioner Yuhasz asked for a complete list of non-county functions in county buildings and the in-kind contributions that are involved. Commissioner Gordon made reference to the Women's Center, Attachment 5, page 7, and the funding going up $24,000. She asked if there was actual support for the Commission for Women in terms of staff support. Frank Clifton said that in Attachment 2, page 3, the Women's Center is listed and these functions were partly done under the Commission for Women and now the Women's Center will be responsible for coordinating and staffing these events. Gwen Harvey said that there is willingness on the part of the Women's Center to assume these duties and carry them forward in a seamless fashion. The Women's Center has also been very aggressive about wanting to recruit and sustain the volunteer talent that is available on the Commission for Women. There have also been discussions about the future that would be encompassing of all human rights and civil rights, including women. Commissioner Gordon said that it is important to try and coordinate these agencies and functions so that they can continue to function effectively. Commissioner Gordon made reference to page 3 of Attachment 5 - EI Centro Hispano - and she could not tell what they were doing and when they were going to open an office in Carrboro. She noticed that the rating was only 42 and it is a new agency. She asked exactly what this agency does and how it could overcome the score, 42 out of 100. Gwen Harvey said this was one of the applications reviewed by HSAC and they wanted to fund an agency that could be an ombudsman for Hispanic services in Orange County. She said that they were looking at a location in Carrboro in conjunction with the Latino credit union but she was not sure if that had come to fruition. Discussion ensued about the services offered by EI Centro Hispano. Commissioner Gordon said that she was concerned about not funding Child Care Services Association, since they do provide a specialized service and they did show her that they do not overlap County services. She would like to flag this for further discussion. Frank Clifton said that his rationale was that the budget is over$34 million and it asked of the County about $30-40,000. The appropriation for child care subsidies is about $2 million. He said that 8% of the funding goes to administrative costs. In addition, the Orange County Partnership for Children asked for$3,000 and administrative costs also come from this. He saw the CCSA as having a very large budget with Orange County providing only about 1%. This particular agency has resources — Smart Start and More at Four—for funding. Commissioner Hemminger thanked the staff for all of the documentation and that the process was much more clear and objective than last year. However, she is not comfortable funding a baseball organization that does not serve many minorities or females. The County runs a baseball program and it does not get $10,000 like is recommended for HYAA. She