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. e costs of services which have not been conceptualized and suggested determin- ing what kinds of services could be funded by those estimated initial costs. In response to Mr. Nicholson's concern, Mr. DeForrest explained that the addendum is more clear when combined with the context of the Long-Range Plan. He said the plan will be implemented as funding becomes available. Mr. Boles felt the draft addendum represents the charge PSAC was directed to bring back to the council. Ms. Bascom commended the policy group's work. She expressed concern about funding services solely with public funds and suggested exploring other reve- nue sources. Ms. Ehrman said the partnership between public safety and social service agencies is the root of community-oriented policing and noted that for the department to continue its transition towards community-oriented policing, it needs to network with social service agencies. Mr. MacDonald shared Ms. Bascom's concerns, citing the success of the Inter- faith Shelter Program. He said if similar efforts can be achieved with the partnership's limited resources, a significant private resource could be utilized. He expressed concern about under-funding the partnership, saying that it could appear as if it failed when actually it was not given enough resources to succeed. e Responding to a question from Mr. MacDonald, Bob Dritz, WhiteBird Clinic, clarified that the existing services listed under Item II are currently not publicly funded. Mr. DeForrest said staff has explored Federal funding for community-oriented policing efforts. Mr. Boles said the City did not receive any of the Federal funding awarded to the State for community policing projects. Mr. Rutan moved, seconded by Mr. Boles, to approve an addendum to the Public Safety Long-Range Plan, "Partnerships for Public Safe- ty," regarding networking to include policies and strategies which define the partnership between public safety and social services, including identified funding and estimated initial funding levels. Referring to Policy 1 on page 3, Mr. MacDonald asked that the sentence be reworded for clarification. Ms. Bascom said the department needs to understand that there may be no addi- tional budgeted funds available for the partnership. Mr. Boles asked that PSAC review the partnership after its annual implementa- tion. Mr. Nicholson said he will vote against the partnership and clarified that his vote is not a reflection of lack of support for the Long-Range Plan. e MINUTES--City Council October 9, 1991 Page 5