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Roll call ensued <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> Commissioner Fowler encouraged everyone to reduce, reuse, and recycle. <br /> Chair Price said she hoped to attend some of the events. <br /> Bruce Woody reiterated that the Shred-A-Thom will be a touchless event, due to the <br /> pandemic. He said residents will need to be prepared to shred materials themselves, as staff <br /> assistance will not be available. <br /> b. Sexual Assault Awareness Month Proclamation <br /> The Board considered voting to approve a proclamation recognizing April 2021 as <br /> Sexual Assault Awareness Month in Orange County. <br /> BACKGROUND: The Orange County Rape Crisis Center, a non-profit, volunteer agency, <br /> which has been serving the community since 1974 is working with others in the community to <br /> stop sexual violence and its impact through support, education and advocacy. Rape is the <br /> most costly crime to its victims considering factors such as medical cost, lost earnings, pain, <br /> suffering and lost quality of life. The Orange County Rape Crisis Center assisted over 600 <br /> survivors of sexual violence, their loved ones, and community professionals during 2020. <br /> The coordination of the Orange County Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Response <br /> Committee is bringing together members of law enforcement, the medical community, the legal <br /> system and other community advocates to improve services for survivors of sexual assault who <br /> come forward. <br /> The Board of Commissioners is asked to proclaim April 2021 as "Sexual Assault Awareness <br /> Month" in Orange County to encourage all residents to speak out against sexual assault, and to <br /> support their local communities' efforts to provide services to victims of these appalling crimes. <br /> The Board has approved similar resolutions in prior years. <br /> Chair Price introduced the item and Julia Da Silva from the Orange County Rape Crisis <br /> Center. <br /> Julia Da Silva thanked the Board for its support for ending sexual violence. She <br /> highlighted the services that the Center provides to clients, as well as educational programs for <br /> students. <br /> Commissioner Hamilton read the proclamation with updated language in the 5th <br /> "Whereas" from what was originally presented in the agenda packet: <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> PROCLAMATION <br /> Sexual Assault Awareness Month <br /> WHEREAS, the Orange County Rape Crisis Center assisted over 600 survivors of sexual <br /> violence, their loved ones, and community professionals during 2020; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Orange County Rape Crisis Center works with the County's two school <br /> systems and other groups to provide students with age-appropriate information about violence <br /> prevention, reaching over 15,500 youth and adults each year; and <br />