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4 <br />boa <br />and asked the rest of the Commissioners if it was their intent when the CSN was initially set <br />up to serve adults as well as children. <br />Commissioner Eggert responded that she thought it was impossible to understand the <br />entire picture of a child's health without a clear understanding of the health of the parent(s) <br />and the two cannot be easily separated. <br />Vice Chairman Macht explained that the reference to adults is limited strictly to the <br />needs assessment and asset mapping; you cannot understand children's problems until you <br />understand adult problems. The CSN wants their Needs Assessment to be comprehensive <br />throughout the full range of the county so that their data findings will dovetail with other <br />data sources; the data can be shared. There is no intent that CSN will fund any adult <br />programs. The only overlap might be where counseling the adult is necessary to solve a <br />child's problem, such as child abuse. The principal thrust is to work on the services not <br />being given to children, working more toward prevention than rehabilitation. To refute <br />Commissioner Ginn 's remarks about funds being spent in other counties for adult services, <br />he stated that an editorial in the local newspaper had described the CSN as a taxing district, <br />which it is not, and he hoped the newspaper and the community would keep that in mind. <br />The bottom line control remains with the Board of County Commissioners; the CSN will not <br />be an autonomous organization administering taxpayers' funds. He stated there were experts <br />in the Commission Chambers who were prime movers in formulating the needs assessment <br />if Commissioner Ginn had any other concerns which they might address. <br />Commissioner Ginn believed the comments already made had cleared up a lot. She <br />was pleased to hear what had been said and that it is now on the record. <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Eggert, SECONDED BY <br />Commissioner Adams, the Board unanimously authorized the <br />issuance of the RFP. <br />9.C. PUBLIC NOTICE ITEM - PUBLIC HEARINGS TO BE HELD <br />REGARDING HORIZON OUTLET CENTER D.O. AND DRI (QUASI- <br />_ JUDICIAL) <br />The Chairman read from the following Memorandum of January 7, 1998: <br />January 20, 1998 <br />48 <br />• <br />0 <br />