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EXHIBIT A SUBGRANTEE RESOLUrioN 11o.79-64 WHEREAS, The Board of County Caimi.ssioners of Indian River County, Florida, herein called the "Applicant" after thorough consideration of the problem and available data, has hereby determined that the project described below is in the best interests of the general public: To establish a shelter for battered spouses and their children who choose to be removed from a potentially or actually dangerous domestic situation. This will provide local law enforcement with the option of referring spouse abuse victims to a shelter, thereby decreasing the possi- bility that they will again be recalled to that have for additional domestic disturbance calls. Individual as well as group counseling will be provided and the maximum stay will be six (6) weeks. Counseling will be directed towards fostering awareness of individual capa- bilities and responsibilities. Full utilization will be made of presently existing community resources. The shelter staff will work in conjunction with local law enforcement agencies to provide valid statistics and improved abilities to deal with this difficult problem of spouse abuse. WHEREAS, under terms of Public Law 90-351, as amended, the United States of America has authorized the Law Enforcement Assistance Admini- stration, through the Florida Bureau of Criminal Justice Planning and Assistance, to make Federal Grants to assist local governments in the improvement of criminal justice; and WHEREAS, the Applicant has examined and duly considered such Act and the Applicant considers it to be in the public interest and to its benefit to file an application under said Act and to authorize other action in connection therewith; BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY CQ'4IISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, IN OPEN MI -.TING A.SSUMLED IN THE CITY OF VERO BEACH, FLORIDA, ME 5th DAY OF JUf Y ,1979, AS MUMS: PAGE ONE OF `111RrE