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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 02122008 - C.44 SE._L TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS — - Contra Costa FROM: JOSEPH VALENTINE, DIRECTOR )/ EMPLOYMENT & HUMAN SERVICES) - o DEPARTMENT County ST'4 COUK� DATE: FEBRUARY 12, 2008 SUBJECT: AUTHORIZATION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. 1 �9�/ REGARDING EMERGENCY CLOSURES OF CHILDREN'S CENTERS SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION: ADOPT Resolution No. Z,2 W? 91el acknowledging emergency closure of Lavonia Allen Children's Center in Bay Point, California and Contra Costa College Children's Center in San Pablo, California as recommended by Employment & Human Services Department Director. (District I and V) FISCAL IMPACT: This resolution allows the Department to seek reimbursement from the State for the days of closure and will prevent budget reductions that will otherwise take place due to non-attendance of children. The budget amounts are already included in the Department's FY 2007-08 budget. If not approved, an appropriation adjustment will be necessary to reduce the budget in proportion to the anticipated loss of revenue. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE: — _.,RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE _,APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S). ACTION OF BOR ONAPPROVE AS RECOMMENDED x O� VOTE OF SUPERVISORS / I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE UNANIMOUS (ABSENT /V OyL Q_ ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD AYES: NOES: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ATTESTED �JOH CULLEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUP VISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Contact Person: Cassandra Youngblood,313-1712 CC: CAO EHSD/Comm Srvcs (3 original,signed,sealed copies) BY• DEPUTY Employment & Human Services Department Page Two CDE reimbursement request I site closures February 12, 2008 BACKGROUND: The two site closures were beyond the control of the Community Services Bureau, as the scheduling of facility repairs fall under the purview of the Housing Authority (Lavonia Allen Children's Center) and Contra Costa College District (Contra Costa College Children's Center), respectively. Lavonia Allen Children's Center was closed October 23, 2007 and November 6-7, 2007 due to the Housing Authority hiring an independent contractor to conduct maintenance on the water pipes. This work required the Housing Authority to turn off the water in the housing complex that includes the childcare center. The Contra Costa College Children's Center was closed on December 21, 2007 due to the district's need to have work crews replace water valves which required a water shut off for the entire college. In all cases, the work was not considered an emergency by the land-owning entities (Housing Authority and Contra Costa College District), which, for their purposes, meant that the work could be conducted during business hours. Since the Department was only given 24-hour notice of the water shut off, the Department was unable to obtain prior Board approval for the closures. The State requires an executed board order from the County Board of Supervisors, acknowledging that the closures were beyond the control of the Department. Meeting this requirement will assist the Department to avoid a loss of funds for the days of non- attendance by the affected children. The closure affected 40 State-funded children at Lavonia Allen Children's Center and 21 State-funded children at Contra Costa College Children's Center. The Department seeks authorization to request from the State credited funds for the days of closure, as permissible by the State Department of Education, Child Development Division Management Advisory, dated February 1994. r • THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adopted this Resolution on February 12, 2008, by the following vote: AYES: Gioia, Uilkema, Piepho, Bonilla, and Glover NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Resolution No. 2008/ Subject: Emergency closure of childcare centers — ) Lavonia Allen Children's Center, Bay Point, CA ) and Contra Costa College Children's Center, San Pablo, CA ) WHEREAS, Two childcare sites operated by the Community Services Bureau, Employment & Human Services Department, namely Lavonia Allen Children's Center, and Contra Costa College District Children's Center, were closed for a total of four (4) days of operation, WHEREAS, The two site closures were beyond the control of the Department as the scheduling of facility repairs fall under the purview of the Housing Authority(Lavonia Allen Children's Center)and Contra Costa College District (Contra Costa College Children's Center) respectively, WHEREAS, Lavonia Allen Children's Center was closed October 23, 2007 and November 6-7, 2007 due to the Housing Authority turning off the water in the housing complex that includes the childcare center in order to repair the water pipes, WHEREAS, Contra Costa College Children's Center was closed on December 21, 2007 due to the Contra Costa College District turning off the water for the entire campus in order to replace water valves, WHEREAS, The Department was only given 24-hour notice of water shut off, and was therefore unable to obtain prior Board approval for the closures, WHEREAS, The State of California requires a resolution from the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, acknowledging that the closures were beyond the control of the Department, in order to avoid a loss of funds for the days of non-attendance by the impacted children, WHEREAS, The closure impacted 40 State-funded children at Lavonia Allen Children's Center and 21 State-funded children at Contra Costa College Children's Center, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors acknowledges that the closures were beyond the control of the Department and hereby directs the Employment & Human Services Department Director, or designee, to request from the State of California, Department of Education, credited funds for the days of closure, as permissible by the State Department of Education, Child Development Division Management Advisory, dated February 1994. 1 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: JOHN CULLEN, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors d County Administrator By Q ° Contact: Cassandra Youngblood,313-1712 cc: EHSD/2 original,signed,sealed copies RESOLUTION NO. 2008/