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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 01141992 - IO.3 I .O. -3 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS F Contra FROM: INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE ` M, - Costa `s �.. County DATE: January 6, 1992 ODST9 COOK Gr SUBJECT: REPORT ON THE STATUS OF THE CHILD CARE BROKER CONTRACT WITH THE CONTRA COSTA CHILD CARE COUNCIL AND AVAILABLE MEANS TO FINANCE THE CONTRACT SPECIFIC REOUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS: 1 . Agree to establish baseline funding for the Child Care Broker function provided through contract with the Contra Costa Child Care Council, effective with the 1992-93 fiscal year and thereafter, in an amount not to exceed $25,000, with additional augmentation to be identified by the Community Development Department depending on the level of development activity and the appropriateness of dedicating a portion of mitigation funding from the County' s Child Care Ordinance to the Child Care Broker function. Supervisor McPeak wishes to dedicate up to $25,000 from the Transient Occupancy Tax generated within the Pleasant Hill/BART Redevelopment Project Area (Embassy Suites Hotel) for purposes of providing this baseline funding. Supervisor Schroder would prefer that any such baseline funding come from the General Fund, rather than identifying a specific revenue source for this purpose. 2 . Request the Community Development Director to update the activity which has occurred as a result of the Child Care Ordinance, including the developments which have been covered, amounts which have been generated to mitigate increased child care demands, the types of mitigation which have been provided and the areas of the County in which the mitigation has been provided and provide a report on this subject to our Committee by March 1, 1992 . 3 . Request the Contra Costa Child Care Council to prepare a report on what services the Child Care Broker contract has provided to the County and the child care community and provide this report to our Committee by March 1, 1992 . CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COLIN ISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE SIGNATURES: R ODER SUNNE WRIGHT MC PEAK ACTION OF BOARD ON January 14, 1992 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER All recommendations APPROVED including the dedication of $25,000 from the Transient Occupancy Tax as noted in Recommendation No. 1. VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE 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: ATTESTED January 14, 1992 County Administrator PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF Community Development Director SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Executive Director, Contra Costa Child Care Council BY DEPUTY M382 (10/88) I .O.-3 -2- 4 . Leave this matter on referral to our Committee. BACKGROUND: On November 19, 1991, the Board of Supervisors approved a contract with the Contra Costa Child Care Council for the Child Care Broker function. The Board also referred the contract to our Committee to monitor any amendments or future extensions of the contract. On December 10, 1991, the Board also referred to our Committee a November 27, 1991 letter from the Executive Director of the Contra Costa Child Care Council requesting clarification of the availability of Transient Occupancy Tax revenue from the Embassy Suites Hotel to support the Child Care Broker function. On January 6, 1992, our Committee met with Harvey Bragdon and Linda Moulton from the Community Development Department and Catherine J. Ertz-Berger, Executive Director of the Contra Costa Child Care Council . Supervisor McPeak summarized the history of the funding for the Child Care Broker and commitments which have been made for the use of the Transient Occupancy Tax to date as follows : When the County was considering the development of a child care ordinance which would require mitigation of the child care impacts of new commercial or residential development, the development community made it clear that they objected to simply being asked to pay a fee. In addition, it was obvious that the unincorporated area of the County is diverse and different areas of the County. faced very difference needs and had widely divergent resources available to meet existing needs . Therefore, the County developed an ordinance which required that child care impacts from development be mitigated, but required that the manner in which those , impacts were to be mitigated take into account the existing needs and available resources . The function of the Child Care Broker is, among other functions, to negotiate with developers on the most appropriate type of mitigation to put in place. There is also a good deal of planning and research which needs to be done by the Broker in addition to actually working with developers . To date, the Child Care Broker function has been funded by the Redevelopment Agency and by developer fees . However, when development activity is down, this source of revenue drops and currently there are few, if any, prospects for additional developer revenue to be available to fund the contract after June 30, 1992 . Supervisor McPeak went on to clarify that the Board of Supervisors has already committed the first $250,000 in Transient Occupancy Tax revenue from the Embassy Suites Hotel, with $50,000 going to the Pittsburg Pre-School Coordinating Council and the next $200,000 going to construct a child care facility in North Richmond. These funds are for child care affordability and do not relate to the Child Care Broker function. Ms . Ertz-Berger clarified that she is currently recruiting for a 1/2 time Child Care Broker who, in addition to actually working with developers, would be doing a survey to update the information which is available on the cost of child care in the County and which would also update the Child Care Council ' s information on what individual cities are doing in the area of child care. She feels that what is needed is a guaranteed baseline of funding which is not dependent on the level of development activity, with supplemental funding. to be made available from developers as development activity dictates the need for a greater time investment. J 'ori I .O. -3 -3- Supervisor Schroder asked that the Committee be provided an updated report on what impact the child care ordinance has had in terms of the types of mitigation which has been undertaken. In addition, he requested a more detailed description of what the County has gained from having had the Child Care Broker function in place. Our Committee is, therefore, requesting that such reports be developed and provided to our Committee by March 1, 1992 . In the meantime, our Committee agrees that some baseline funding has to be made available so the Child Care Council knows whether to hire someone for only a few months or whether the Child Care Broker function will be an ongoing responsibility. We have, therefore, agreed on the use of up to $25,000 to provide this baseline funding, beginning July 1, 1992 . This amount would be augmented as needed and as funds from development activity are available. Our Committee disagrees on the source of funding for this baseline amount. Supervisor McPeak wants to specify that the funds will come from the Transient Occupancy Tax in the Pleasant Hill/BART Station Redevelopment Project Area, while Supervisor Schroder would prefer that the funding simply come from the General Fund, without designating the specific source of the funds . This issue will, therefore, have to be resolved by the full Board.