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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 02241987 - S.19 TO' � BOARD OF SUPERVISORS S /� Contra FROM: Supervisor Sunne Wright McPeak Costa DATE: Introduced February 10, 1987 for Action on County February 24, 1987 SUBJECT: Child Care Coordinating Body and Broker for Land Use Planning SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION Invite the Contra Costa Children' s Council to submit a proposal to service as the Child Care Coordinating Body as outlined in the Child Care Task Force Report and approved by the Board of Supervisors. Request the Contra Costa Children' s Council to indicate by March 1, 1987 if they will be submitting a proposal and require such a proposal to be submitted by March 15 , 1987 . If the Children' s Council declines to submit a proposal, authorize the Special Committee of Supervisors Fanden and McPeak to develop an alternative approach including establishing an open RFP process. Request the County Administrator' s Office and Community Development Department to develop a plan for establishing and funding a child care coordinating/brokerage function to assist in the efficient implementation of the new child care land use and developer ordinance. Such a plan should incorporate "start-up, seed" funding from foundations with on-going financing from a dedicated portion of the Transient Occupancy Tax from the approved hotels in the Contra Costa Centre ( at the Pleasant Hill BART Station) when they are constructed. ' The function, when financed, could be contracted out to the Child Care Coordinating Body. BACKGROUND The adoption of the child care land use ordinance requiring developers to plan for an mitigate child care needs or pay in-lieu fees requires the designation of the Child Care Coordinating Body as outlined in the Child Care Task Force Report adopted by the Board of Supervisors. Further, there will be a need for funding for the child care coordinating/brokerage function to assist in the efficient implementation of the ordinance. The purpose of the child care coordinating/brokerage function is to facilitate joint efforts among worksite developers, homebuilders, child care organization/providers and community resources. Designation of the Child Care Coordinating Body is a necessary but not sufficient step. The coordinating/brokerage function must also be funded. Since the cost to the worksite developers CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S) ACTION OF BOARD ON February 24, 1987 APPROVED'AS RECOMMENDED, X OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. CC: CC: County Administrator ATTESTED N�T_^lJ4 T Community Development_ Director 'Phil Batch or.,' Clerk of the Board of Supervisors & County Adminis rator M382/7-83 BY A Z DEPUTY h Child Care Coordinating Body and Broker for Land Use Planning February 24, 1987 Page 2 and homebuilders should be invested directly in child care facilities, to the extend possible the Child Care Task Force saw the cost of coordination to be a general government responsibility. The challenge is to find a new innovative way of funding this effort since the current General fund is unable to absorb more services. The above recommendation would direct the County Administrator' s Office and Community Development Department to prepare a _plan ( including an initial budget based on consultation with the Child Care Task Force and prospective Coordinating Body) for financing the ongoing coordination/brokerage function through: A. Start-up, seed grants from private foundations for perhaps two to three years) . B. Ongoing funding from Contra Costa County through dedication of future Transient Occupancy Tax from the hotels in Contra Costa Centre (Pleasant Hill BART Station) . It may be possible for cities to contribute a modest amount to the coordinating function in the transition away from reliance on grant monies. I I