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cannot justify this recommendation because there are so many other athletic organizations. She would like to do something in the wildlife category, especially Piedmont Wildlife. Frank Clifton said that the County has been a long-time supporter of HYAA and he did recommend reducing the funding by about half. He did not want to cut this "cold turkey". He has had discussions with the athletic department of the County to partner in some cases. Regarding the animal support groups, he had a hard time distinguishing between these wildlife agencies and quantifying these functions. Commissioner Pelissier said that she would like more information on all of the organizations related to aging, since there was not that much information related to the ratings. She made reference to Attachment 4, page 2 — Middle School/After School program — and said that it would be up to 111% of the funding between the County and the municipalities. It was answered that this must be a mathematical error. Commissioner Pelissier said that she does want to stick with the recommendation of no funding for Child Care Services Association because the referral services serve all individuals regardless of income for free. Since the focus is on safety net services, her concern was that this was a service to individuals who are not necessarily of low income. Commissioner Nelson made reference to the Women's Center and said that he is concerned that the focus is mostly Chapel Hill and Carrboro. He is concerned about how there could be a guarantee that there is outreach outside of this area. Frank Clifton said that Tara Fikes will be overseeing this process. Commissioner Nelson said that the Commission for Women made special efforts to do programming in northern Orange County and he wants to make sure that this continues with the Women's Center. He would like to see benchmarks in the contract that the Board looks at after the first year to make sure this is being done. Commissioner Nelson agreed with Commissioner Hemminger's comments about athletics. He would also like to flag funding Child Care Services Association, because the funding sources are tied to the programs that they fund. He does not think that the 8% administration fund is relevant, but the question is whether this program meets legitimate needs in the community. The issue of who it serves could be addressed by requiring that the money be spent in a certain way. Commissioner Jacobs said that he wanted more information on the entities that were not funded but had previously been funded in the past. He said that if an agency gets a score of 89, then it should probably be funded over another agency with a much lower score. Also, there was no information about why the American Red Cross was not funded and it had a high score. Frank Clifton said that the Red Cross is a very large organization and many residents already contribute to this agency and $4,000 would not have a huge impact on this agency. Commissioner Jacobs said that Duke Hospice is another entity that was not funded because it has a budget of $12 million. He said that one of his concerns is that he wants to know how long Orange County has funded these types of non-profits. He has concerns about zeroing agencies out when the County has been funding them for a long time. Commissioner Jacobs made reference to funding HYAA and said that there was an angry email sent from this organization because there was a feeling that it was misrepresented. Regarding why one and not the other athletic organizations, he thinks that it was the only entity providing baseball in that part of the County for a long time when the County began funding it. Commissioner Jacobs made reference to page 12 and how the Board would have a discussion after an organization was cut out of the budget already. Gwen Harvey said that the avenue of conversation has not been closed. Commissioner Yuhasz asked if there have been discussions between DSS and Adolescents in Need about whether there are duplications of services. Social Services