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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 02121991 - 2.2 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS s ` Contra FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator Costa x, County DATE: February 12 , 1991 STa��uK SUBJECT: PROCEDURES FOR ESTABLISHING A CHILD CARE AFFORDABILITY FUND SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. Acknowledge the allocation of $20 ,000 in Transient Occupancy Tax revenue from the new Embassy Suites Hotel to the Pittsburg Pre-School Coordinating Council for child care services. 2. Review the County Administrator' s proposed procedure for using Transient 'Occupancy Tax revenue from the Embassy Suites Hotel to establish a Child Care Affordability Fund. BACKGROUND: On December 18, 1990, the Board ordered that $20, 000 of Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) revenue from the new Embassy Suites Hotel be earmarked for child care services provided by the Pittsburg Pre-School Coordinating Council. The formal budget action is on today' s consent agenda. In its discussions of this item, the Board directed that the County Administrator report on a procedure for establishing a Child Care Affordability Account from the TOT generated from the new Embassy Suites Hotel, as indicated in the minute action attached. The Finance Committee and the Board of Supervisors discussed alternative plans for establishing a Child Care Affordability Fund in 1990 and identified a preferred plan for adoption. However, during the 1990-91 budget deliberations,' the Board took no action. A copy of the report submitted to the Budget Committee is attached. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF BOARD ON February 12, 1991 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER -X REAFFIRMED the allocation of $20,000 in Transient Occupancy Tax ('TOT) revenue from the Embassy Suites Hotel to the Pittsburg Pre-School Coordinating Council for child care services; and REFERRED to the Finance Committee a proposed procedure for using TOT revenues to establish a Child Care Affordability Fund. VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE X UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. CC: Auditor-Controller ATTESTED i� m /99/ County Redevelopment Director PHIL BATCHELOR,CL OF THE BOARD OF County Administrator SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BY �'�` DEPUTY M382 (10/88) SR.PYA74N. r w _2_ In view of recent Board action on child care, it is proposed that the Board consider establishing a Child Care Affordability Fund using the procedures listed below. 1. Establish a Child Care Affordability Trust Fund. 2. Annually designate a certain percentage of TOT revenue from the Embassy Suites for allocation to the Trust Fund, not to exceed $250,000. 3. Require a quarterly reporting of the status of the Fund. 4. Advise staff as to the priority for allocating the monies. . 2 . 5B THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adopted this Order on _December 18, 1990, by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors Powers , Schroder, McPeak, Torlakson, Fanden NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None ------------------------------------------------------------------ SUBJECT: Proposal for Establishment of a Child Care Affordability Account In its discussion on the allocation of 1991 Community Services Block Grant monies, Supervisor McPeak commented on discussions in the Finance Committee and with the Advisory Housing Commission relative to the establishment of a Child Care Affordability Account. She referred to anticipated Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) revenues to be collected from the new Embassy Suites Hotel located in the Pleasant Hill BART Redevelopment area. She proposed earmarking $25,000 of those revenues for child care. Supervisor Schroder expressed his reservations with targetting revenues collected from one source to a specific program. He advised that he could support revenues collected from sources such as the TOT to be targetted for use countywide , and that if it is the intent of the Board to subsidize child care or any other program that it be from the County' s General Fund. There being no further discussion, IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the County Administrator is REQUESTED to report on a procedure for establishing a Child Care Affordability Account from the Transient Occupancy Tax generated from the new Embassy Suites Hotel. -i; is a true and correct copy or an action taksn and entered on the minutes of the cc: County Administrator Board of Supervisors on the date shown. Auditor—Controller ATTESTED: ��'�� /,C- PHIL BATCHELOR,Clerk of the Board of Supervisors �and ,County At'minist-:tor 9v Ceputy J . OFFICE OF THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR CONTRA COSTA COUNTY Administration Building 651 Pine Street, lith Floor Martinez, California DATE: July 12, 1990 TO: Board of Supervisors FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator SUBJECT: CHILD CARE AFFORDABILITY FUND SUMMARY OF THE ISSUES The Board has studied how to assist families who cannot afford to pay the current rates charged for child care in the County. The Child Care Council estimates that over 4,000 families in the County cannot afford child care for one pre-school child. Currently, .the Council has an Affordability Fund that addresses a small percentage of the problem, and which is financed by two cities, several state agencies and private employers. r In June, the Board agreed to consider, at the Budget Hearings, three alternative financing plans for a Child Affordability Fund as a cooperative venture with cities. These plans are described in the attachment. The Board identified the per capita share plan as the preferred alternative to adopt. Also, the Board requested additional information on other children programs in need of financial assistance and that information will be provided at the hearings. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S RECOMMENDATION In view of the need to reduce the 1990-91 Proposed Budget, financing new programs are not recommended. PB:TE:cd Attachment i r ' 132 I 1 I i Revenue Based Approach i This approach targets a specific revenue as a basis for financing a child care affordability fund. Supervisor McPeak has proposed that the county dedicate $250,000 in future transient occupancy tax revenues: from the Pleasant Hill BART Station area to an Affordability Fund. Under this approach, cities . would be requested to dedicate an amount or percentage of their transient occupancy tax revenue to an Affordability Fund. i Per Capita Share Approach I This approach uses the population of the cities and unincorporated area as a basis for financing an Affordability Fund. The contribution of each jurisdiction would be' based on the. proportionate share of that jurisdiction' s population to the total county population. Under this, approach, jurisdictions would have to predetermine per capita amounts or a total amount i for the Fund. Supervisor Schroder has suggested this approach I along with a $1 per capita starting point. i i Intergovernmental Responsibility Approach This approach requires the cities and county to match a percentage of the funding provided by the federal and state governments. The assumption behind this approach is that Child Care Affordability financing is the responsibility of all levels of government. The cities and county would need to agree upon a local matching percentage as well as the proportionate amount I that each local jurisdiction will contribute to the local match. i f i 1 133