HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05212013 - C.62RECOMMENDATION(S):
CONFIRM that the Department of Conservation and Development will continue to deposit all fees collected pursuant
to the County's Child Care Facilities Ordinance into the Child Care Mitigation Trust Fund, and DIRECT the Director
of Conservation and Development to develop the program for expenditure of those fees for Board of Supervisors'
consideration.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The subject funds are 100% developer fees. No General Fund revenue is involved.
BACKGROUND:
The County's Child Care Facilities Ordinance was adopted in 1988. The ordinance requires development projects to
undertake a child care needs assessment and to develop a response plan as a condition of development approval. The
response plan may include the direct provision of child care services on-site, the direct funding of on or off-site
facilities undertaken by third parties, or the payment of fees. As of March 2013, the balances in the unincorporated
communities of the County range from approximately $1,000 to $220,000.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/21/2013 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Bob Calkins, (925)
674-7877
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 21, 2013
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C. 62
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Catherine Kutsuris, Conservation and Development Director
Date:May 21, 2013
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Administration of Child Care Mitigation Fees
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
On August 7, 2001, the Board of Supervisors approved a Board Order authorizing the transfer of child care
mitigation fees collected from time-to-time to the County Redevelopment Agency, and directed the Deputy
Director-Redevelopment to incorporate the programming of funds for the creation or expansion of child care
services in redevelopment project areas (see attachment). Because of the dissolution of the County's
Redevelopment Agency, it is recommended that the Department of Conservation and Development (DCD) be
responsible for administering the Child Care Mitigation Trust Fund, and that all requests for disbursement will be
reviewed by DCD staff and approved by Board of Supervisors. Department staff will be coordinating with each
Supervisorial office. This protocol is similar to the process used to administer and disburse the fees collected under
the County Park Dedication/Park Impact Fee ordinances.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Locally generated fees designated for child care mitigation would be inappropriately subject to the oversight
process which is designed for the dissolution of redevelopment agencies. While the Board of Supervisors is the
governing board of the successor agency to the former Redevelopment Agency, all expenditures of the Successor
Agency are subject to the approval of its oversight board (an independent entity) and the State Department of
Finance.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The funds collected under the County's Child Care Mitigation Ordinance ultimately supports one or more of the
following community outcomes established in the Children's Report Card: 1) Children are ready for and
succeeding in school; 2) Children and youth are healthy and preparing for productive adulthood; 3) Families are
safe, stable and nurturing; and 4) Communities are safe and provide a high quality of life for children and families.
ATTACHMENTS
Board Order C.131