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M E M O R A N D U M
DATE: May 24, 2013
TO: Family and Human Services Committee
Supervisor Federal D. Glover, District V, Chair
Supervisor Candace Andersen, District II
Contra Costa County Office of Education
Dr. Joseph A. Ovick, Contra Costa County Superintendent of Schools
Dr. Pamela Comfort, Associate Superintendent, Educational Services
FROM: Ruth Fernández, LPC Coordinator/Manager, Educational Services
SUBJECT: Referral #25 – LPC APPOINTMENTS
Contra Costa County Local Planning Council for Child Care and Development (LPC)
RECOMMENDATION(S):
1) RE-APPOINT the following members to the Contra Costa Local Planning Council for Child Care and
Development due to seat term expiration, as recommended by the Local Planning Council:
Name Seat Expiration County Area
Date
Crystal McClendon-Gourdine Consumer 1 4/30/16 West
Margaret Wiegert-Jacobs Community 1 4/30/16 West
REASON/S FOR RECOMMENDATION:
The Contra Costa County Local Planning Council for Child Care and Development (LPC) was established in
April 1998. Required by AB 1542, which was passed in 1993, thirty members of the LPC were appointed by
the County Board of Supervisors and the County Superintendent of Schools. Childcare consumers and
providers, public agency representatives, and community representatives each comprise 20% of the LPC.
The remaining 20% are discretionary appointees. Membership is for a three-year term. On January 7, 2003,
membership was decreased from 30 to 25 members, due to the difficulty being experienced in filling all of
the seats.
On September 19, 2012 membership was decreased from 25 to 20, due to continued difficulty to fill vacant
seats. Official reduction of appointed seats provides flexibility to ensure quorum is met in order to conduct
Council business.
Membership consists of the following:
Four consumer representatives - a parent or person who receives or has received child care services in
the past 36 months;
Four child care providers - a person who provides child care services or represents persons who
provide child care services;
Four public agency representatives - a person who represents a city, county, city and county, or local
education agency;
Four community representatives - a person who represents an agency or business that provides
private funding for child care services or who advocates for child care services through participation
in civic or community based organizations;
Four discretionary appointees - a person appointed from any of the above four categories or outside
of those categories at the discretion of the appointing agencies.
Appointments to the Contra Costa County Local Planning Council for Child Care and Development (LPC)
are subject to the approval of the Board of Supervisors and County Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Joseph
Ovick. The Board of Supervisors designated the Family and Human Services Committee to review and
recommend appointments on their behalf. Dr. Pamela Comfort, Associate Superintendent, Educational
Services has been designated to review and recommend appointments on behalf of the County
Superintendent of Schools.