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K <br />REQUEST TO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR $2000 TO SUPPORT THE FAIRVIEW <br />COMMUNITY WATCH SUMMER MONOTORING PROGRAMS <br />Presented to the County Commissioners Meeting 5/8/14 by Dorothy Johnson, <br />Chairman of Fairview Community Watch <br />Fairview Community Watch would like to ask the Orange County Commissioners for <br />a matching grant of $2000 for the summer monitoring program at the County's <br />Fairview Parr. <br />The cost of the program is $4000 to pay for an adult monitor and youth assistant to <br />work in the park 144 hours (8 weeks at 18 hours a week from June to August). <br />These monitors assist in distributing play equipment and games to the visitors. <br />They are a "friendly presence" to oversee activity, and to monitor unwanted <br />behavior. Although the monitors have no legal authority they are connected to the <br />Fairview Community Police station by cell phone. The program also pays for a <br />supervisor for the monitors and a small celebration at the end of the program. <br />The summer monitoring program has been in action for the 2 previous years and <br />has been endorsed as a good program by the Orange County Parks and Recreation <br />Department and the Hillsborough Police Department. <br />The employees in this program have been Fairview residents who are liked and <br />respected by those who use the Park. We are confidant that the adult monitor and <br />supervisor will be available again this summer. <br />We think that money invested in this program is not only a positive signal to the <br />Hillsborough community but also a positive step in vandalism and crime prevention. <br />We feel an urgency to secure the funds for this program as we would have to hire <br />the staff to begin mid June, not long after school is out. If you deem to grant these <br />matching funds, the Fairview Community Watch is awaiting a 501 (6) charitable <br />designation. All the paper work has been completed and submitted and fees paid. <br />We could arrange a transfer of funds from the Orange Tennis Club who currently <br />has a 501 (6) designation. <br />The Fairview Community Watch, Fairview Forward program has partnered with the <br />Health Department Eat Smart Move More initiative, the Orange Tennis Club, the <br />Orange County Parks and Recreation Department, Habitat for Humanity and others <br />on projects in Fairview Paris and the Community Garden. We see the potential for <br />future grant funding for expansion of existing and new programs. We believe that <br />engaging the youth of Fairview and Orange County is needed and will be well <br />received by the County. <br />I-'- ?4t4� - <br />