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NOMINATIONS TO THE CHILD CARE TASK FORCE
SUBJECT:
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
A. Add two additional seats to the Child Care Task Force for
parents, bringing the total number of seats for parents to
six.
B. Add one additional seat to the Child Care Task Force to
represent the Head Start Program.
C. Authorize the Chairman to send letters to each member of the
Task Force and each alternate advising each of them of their
appointment and urging them to attend each meeting of the
Task Force.
D. : Request the County Administrator' s Office to ask the
Superintendent of Schools to ask that the County Board of
Education appoint one of their members to represent the
interests of education on the Child Care Task Force..
E. Appoint the following individuals to the Child Care Task
Force which the Board, on April 23 , 1991, agreed to create,
in the categories indicated and representing the agencies
indicated:
1 . Contra Costa Mayors' Conference - Four seats for
elected members, representing East, Central, South and
West County. To be selected by the Mayors' Conference.
Because of the process which is required by the Mayors '
Conference, they were unable to make appointments at
their May 21 1991 meeting. It is anticipated that
appointments will be made on June 6, 1991.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENIYeS YESSIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF CO TY RATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE `
APPROVE
SIGNATURE(S): I . ER SUNNE WRIGHT McPEAK
ACTION OF BOARD ON May 14, 1991 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS(ABSENT I I ) 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.
County Administrator
CC: Community Services Director
ATTESTED
Social Services Director
County Counsel BATCH OR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Auditor-Controller SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Members of the Task Force (Via CAO)
BYDEPUTY
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2. City Child Care Coordinators - Two seats. To be
nominated by the Contra Costa Mayors' Conference.
These nominations will also be made on June 6, 1991.
3 . Community Services Department - One seat. To be
nominated by the Director of Community Services,
screened by the Internal Operations Committee and
appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
Ms. Wilda Davisson, Manager of Child Development
Programs
County Community Services Department
Resident of Pleasant Hill
Employed in Richmond
4. YMCA Mt. Diablo Region - One seat. To be nominated by
the organization, screened by the Internal Operations
Committee and appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
Ms. Romy Amos
Director of Child Care Services
Mt. Diablo Region YMCA
Employed in Walnut Creek
Alternate:
Mr. Lanny Couvillon
Senior Vice President and Director of Program
Operations
Mt. Diablo Region YMCA
Employed in Walnut Creek
5. Contra Costa Housing Authority - One seat. To be
nominated by the Executive Director, Contra Costa
County Housing Authority, screened by the Internal
Operations Committee and appointed by the Board of
Supervisors.
Mr. Perfecto Villarreal
Executive Director, Contra Costa Housing Authority
Employed in Martinez
Alternate:
Mr. Richard Martinez
Director of Housing Operations
Contra Costa Housing Authority
Employed in Martinez
6. Contra Costa Child Care Director's Association - One
seat. To be nominated by the organization, screened by
the Internal Operations Committee and appointed by the
Board of Supervisors.
Ms. Ruth M. Bolden-Mays
Executive Director
Greater Richmond Social Services Corporation
Employed in Richmond
Alternate:
Ms. J. Catherine Roof
Executive Director
Martinez Early Childhood Center, Inc.
Lives in Martinez
Employed in Martinez
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7 . One seat. To
Contra Costa County Head Start Program -
be nominated by the Head Start Program Manager,
screened by the Internal Operations Committee and
appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
Ms. Pamm Shaw
Head Start Program Manager
Community Services Department
Lives in Walnut Creek
Employed in Concord
8 . East Bay Association for the Education of Young
Children (EBAEYC) - One seat. To be nominated by the
organization, reviewed by the Internal Operations
Committee and appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
Ms. Sharon Krinard
Program Director, Holbrook Child Care Center
Mt. Diablo Community Child Care Advocates
Lives in Concord
Employed in Concord
Alternate:
Ms. Paivi Lane
Program Director, Baldwin Park Center
Mt. Diablo Community Child Care Advocates
Lives in Pittsburg
Employed in Concord
9. Contra Costa Council - One seat. To be nominated by
the organization, screened by the Internal Operations
Committee and appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
Ms. Laurie Kehl
Bank of California
Employed in Walnut Creek
Alternate:
Ms. Joan McMahon
Moss Adams, CPA' s
Employed in Walnut Creek
10. YMCA West Contra Costa - One seat. To be nominated by
the organization, screened by the Internal Operations
Committee and appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
Mr. Don Lau
YMCA of West Contra Costa
Employed in Richmond
11. United Way - One seat. To be nominated by the
organization, screened by the Internal Operations
Committee and appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
Ms. Wynne Osborne
Parenting Consultant, Family Stress Center
Lives in Danville, Employed in Concord
12. Central Labor Council - Two seats. To be nominated by
the organization, screened by the Internal Operations
Committee and appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
Representing Local Unions:
Ms. Judith. Henderson
S.E.I .U. , Local 790
Lives in E1 Sobrante
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Representing the Central Labor Council:
Ms. Sandy Twohy
U.F.C.W. , Local 1179
Employed in Martinez
13 . YWCA of Contra Costa County - One seat. To be
nominated by the organization, screened by the Internal
Operations Committee and appointed by the Board of
Supervisors.
Pending nomination from the YWCA.
14. Social Services Department - One seat. To be
nominated by the Social Services Director, screened by
the Internal Operations Committee and appointed by the
Board of Supervisors.
Mr. James A. Rydingsword
Director of Social Services
Contra Costa County
Employed in Concord
Alternate:
Ms. Rose Manning
Assistant Social Services Director
Family & Children' s Bureau
Employed in Concord
15. Contra Costa Child Care Council - One seat. To be
nominated by the organization, screened by the Internal
Operations Committee and appointed by the Board of
Supervisors.
Ms. Kate Ertz-Berger, Executive Director
Contra Costa Child Care Council
Employed in Concord
16. Family Day Care Operators Associations - Three seats.
To be nominated by the organizations, screened by the
Internal Operations Committee and appointed by the
Board of Supervisors.
Diablo Valley Day Care Providers Association:
Erin Miely, Family Day Care Provider since 1985
Lives in Concord
Employed in Concord
Alternate:
Lisa Boonstra, Family Day Care Provider for 17 years.
Lives in West Pittsburg
Employed in West Pittsburg
East County Day Care Providers Network
Ms. Rebecca S. Patterson
Lives in Oakley
Employed in Oakley
Nomination from the West County Providers Association
is still pending.
17 . The Board of Supervisors - Two seats. Supervisors
Schroder and McPeak, as members of the 1991 Internal
Operations Committee.
18. Chambers of Commerce One seat. To be nominated by
the organization, screened by the Internal Operations
Committee and appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
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Contra Costa Chambers of Commerce:
Joan Kelley-Williams
Works in Richmond
19. Councils of Churches/individual churches - One seat.
Nominations will be sought from the various Councils of
Churches in the County as well as from individual
churches and synagogues, screened by the Internal
Operations Committee and appointed by the Board of
Supervisors.
The Council of Churches has indicated that it will make
a nomination within a few days.
20. Building Industry Association - One seat. To be
nominated by the organization, screened by the Internal
Operations Committee and appointed by the Board of
Supervisors.
Nomination still pending.
21. Foster Parents Association - One seat. To be nominated
by the organization, screened by the Internal
Operations Committee and appointed by the Board of
Supervisors.
Nomination still pending.
22 . Delta 2000 - One seat. To be nominated by the
organization, screened by the Internal Operations
Committee and appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
Ms. Mickey Williams
East County Manager for Child Care Council
Co-Chair, Delta 2000' s Youth & Family Committee
Employed in Pittsburg
23 . Opportunity West - One seat. To be nominated by the
organization, screened by the Internal Operations
Committee and appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
Nomination still pending.
24. Parents - Six seats. Applications have been sought
through the newspaper and through word of mouth.
Nominations by individuals or organizations have also
be sought. Twenty applications were received. All
applications have been reviewed by the Internal
Operations Committee and are to be appointed by the
Board of Supervisors.
Sandra Chen
Head Start Parent
Mother of 4
Lives in Richmond
Works in Oakland
Sue Fendley
Mother of 4
Lives in Antioch
Works in Antioch
Joyce O. Marolt
Single mother - raised two children
Also qualified as Child Development Specialist
Lives in E1 Cerrito
Works in Pinole
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Georgiana Medeiros
Single working grandparent caring for a 2 year old
(County Employee)
Lives in Martinez
Works in Martinez
Diane Fletcher Rames
Mother of 2
Chairs Lesher Communications Dependent Care Program
Lives in Concord
Works in Walnut Creek
Theodore Wisse
Single father of 2
Lives in Antioch
Works in San Ramon
25. Child Care Worker - One seat. Applications have been
sought through the newspaper and through word of mouth
from day care providers. Nominations by individuals or
organizations have also be sought. Eighteen
applications were received. All applications have been
reviewed by the Internal Operations Committee and are
to be appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
* Pending selection by the Internal Operations
Committee
26. For Profit Child Care Centers - One seat. Applications
were solicited by the Contra Costa Child Care Council
through its publications. All applications were
screened by. the Internal Operations Committee and are
to be appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
Jim Zirkelbach
School Administrator-Bianchi Schools
Lives in Pittsburg
Works in Concord
27 . Non-Profit, Unsubsidized Provider - One seat.
Applications were solicited by the Contra Costa Child
Care Council through its publications. All
applications were screened by the Internal Operations
Committee and are to be appointed by the Board of
Supervisors.
* Pending selection by the Internal Operations
Committee.
28 . Child Development Specialists - One seat. Applications
were sought by the Contra Costa Child Care Council and
through word of mouth. All applications have been
reviewed by the Internal Operations Committee and are
to be appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
Naomi Zipkin
Community College Instructor in Child Development
Works in Pittsburg
Lives in Pleasant Hill
29. Special Need Providers - One seat. Known providers of
services to children with special needs were asked to
submit nominations. In addition, applications from
individuals were accepted, reviewed by the. Internal
Operations Committee and are to be appointed by the
Board of Supervisors.
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Early Childhood Mental Health Program
Arlette Merritt, Executive Director
Lives in Oakland
Works in Richmond
Alternate:
We Care Treatment Center
Wayne Wechsler, Executive Director
Lives in Fairfax
Works in Concord
30. Community-Based Organizations - Three seats. These
seats are to include service clubs, AAUW, League of
Women Voters. and community-based organizations like
UCSSO, etc. Nominations were solicited from all
identified service clubs and a wide variety of other
individual organizations. All applications have been
reviewed by the Internal Operations Committee and are
to be appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
League of Women Voters - Diablo Valley:
Ann Flynn
Volunteer on LWV Child Care Committee
PTA President at Buena Vista Elementary
Lives in Walnut Creek
League of Women Voters - Diablo Valley:
Alternate:
Sharon Kendrick
Lives in Concord
San Ramon Rotary Club:
Alan R. Altura
Attorney and owner of investment banking firm
Active in Boy Scouts, United Way, YMCA, etc.
Lives in Danville
Works in San Ramon
United Council of Spanish-Speaking Organizations:
Richard S. Lujan, Executive President
Lives in Pittsburg
Works in Martinez
UCSSO - Alternate:
Sally Garcia
Head Start Director, UCSSO
Lives in Antioch
Works in Martinez
31. Parent Teacher Associations/Parent Clubs - One seat.
Nominations have been solicited from individual
organizations as well as the 32nd District PTA.
Nomination is pending.
32 . Representatives of the Education Community:
Request that the County Board of Education designate
one of their members to represent their interests on
the Child Care Task Force.
BACKGROUND:
On April 23 , 1991, the Board of Supervisors agreed to create a
Child Care Task Force to prepare and recommend to the Board of
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Supervisors a plan which complies with applicable state and
federal law and will determine how some $3 + million of new
federal child care funds will be spent in Contra Costa County.
Every identifiable organization which might have any interest in
child care has been contacted and provided an opportunity to
submit a nomination. An article appeared in several newspapers
which generated several applications, particularly from parents.
Nearly 100 applications have been received and reviewed by our
Committee. We are recommending appointments to most of the seats
today. Several organizations, including the Mayors' Conference,
have yet to submit their nominations.. Recommendations for
appointments to the remaining seats will be forwarded to the
Board of Supervisors for action as they are received.
Our Committee will now proceed to meet with the other members of
the Child Care Task Force, planning to return to the Board of
Supervisors on July 23, 1991 with a completed plan for the use of
the federal child care funds.
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