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1 that far off. She thinks the biggest problem will be coordination of services, not the funding. 2 She said there is only about a $700 gap per student between the Harlem project and the school 3 systems in Orange County. She is hopeful that the United Way might bring some private 4 dollars to the funding, and perhaps there will be some money available in the social justice fund 5 to fill in the gaps. 6 Commissioner Price asked if the program will take place in the schools. 7 Colleen Bridger said staff envisions this program having one main hub in the schools, 8 with smaller services rotating around this hub. She said this will be up to the neighborhoods. 9 Commissioner Pelissier said she feels there is a lot of support from community 10 members that want to be involved. She said she sees somewhat of an analogy between this 11 proposed advisory group and the Partnership to End Homelessness. She said there would be a 12 coordinator who leverages the community, governmental and non - profit resources. 13 Commissioner Pelissier said she is personally very excited about this, since this was an 14 issue the Board of County Commissioners discussed at their retreat. She hopes that the Board 15 will vote in June to form an advisory board with a coordinator, and to fund this position. 16 Chair Jacobs said this would most likely be formally proposed as a part of the budget 17 process. 18 Chair Jacobs noted that the Towns are not listed as potential representatives on this 19 advisory group. He asked if they will be asked to participate. 20 Colleen Bridger said the towns will be invited once staff decides which two zones are 21 selected. 22 Chair Jacobs suggested that the towns be listed as potential partners now. He asked 23 Colleen Bridger to talk more about the composition of these boards. 24 Colleen Bridger said there will be one overarching advisory board of 15 to 20 people; 25 then there will be two neighborhoods chosen that would have working groups meeting on a 26 regular basis and reporting their progress to the advisory board. 27 Chair Jacobs said not all neighborhoods are self conscious, and he asked how this will 28 be dealt with. 29 Colleen Bridger said staff has tried to limit it to a three mile zone. She said some 30 neighborhoods have a lot of structure, and some will need some technical assistance from the 31 coordinator. She said this will be some of the first work done by the coordinator. 32 Commissioner Price asked about the high level board and said she has found it best to 33 have some secondary members from the neighborhood serving on this oversight board. 34 Commissioner Price said this is a great project, but she would like further explanation of 35 how a child will be followed for 15 years and how this will all work. 36 Colleen Bridger said staff is identifying neighborhoods, not individuals, and anyone in 37 that neighborhood can participate as needed. She said some children will go all the way 38 through the project with few touch points, while others will need more assistance. 39 Commissioner Price asked if this will run through the schools or through a neighborhood 40 organization. 41 Colleen Bridger said she is not sure how this will work at this point. She said the 42 neighborhoods will determine what will work best in their given area. 43 Commissioner McKee said he feels the towns need to be included, and staff should 44 reach out to them with this proposed project and to treat them as full partners. 45 Colleen Bridger proposed that a smaller advisory board could be created until the 46 neighborhoods are selected, and then the municipalities and neighborhood members could 47 come on board as soon as the selection is made. 48 Commissioner McKee said he just wants to make sure they are not running on separate 49 tracks from the towns.