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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra
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FROM: INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE Costa
Count
DATE: April 13, 1992 COTTA COUN GP
SUBJECT: STATUS REPORT ON THE IMPACT OF THE CHILD CARE ORDINANCE AND
NEEDED CHANGES TO THE ORDINANCE
SPECIFIC REOUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1 . Direct County Counsel, in conjunction with the Community
Development Department staff, to prepare and present to the
Board of Supervisors for adoption, an amendment to the Child
Care Ordinance which will impose a child care mitigation fee
of $400 per unit for developments of between 5 and 30 units,
developments which under the current Ordinance pay nothing for
the. impacts which child care from their developments make on
the surrounding community.
2 . Request staff from the Community Development Department to
return to our Committee by May 11, 1992 with an analysis of a
sampling of minor subdivisions which have been processed since
the adoption of the Child Care Ordinance in an effort to
estimate the amount of revenue which might reasonably be
obtained from imposing a child care mitigation fee on those
minor subdivisions where it is reasonable to assume that there
will be an impact on child care needs in the community from
the minor subdivision.
3 . Request staff from the Community Development Department to
return to our Committee by May 11, 1992 with a report on how
the City of Martinez justified its per square foot child care
mitigation fee for the following types of developments:
* commercial
* manufacturing
* retail
*
office
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDA:ZrER
R RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE
SIGNATURE(S): JSUNNE WRIGHT MCPEAK
ACTION OF BOARD ON r Apr-LIL 21, 1992 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
A—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.
County Administrator C -/
CC: .Community Development Director ATTEsreD
County COunSel PHIL SATCHEL R,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Linda Moulton, CDD SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Catherine Ertz-Berger, Contra Costa Child Care Council
BY LcE � DEPUTY
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4 . Request staff from the Community Development Department to
return to our Committee by May 11, 1992 with a report on what
progress has been made in reaching agreement with the current
developer of subdivisions 6922 and 6935 in the Oakley area on
providing for the child care needs in the area.
5 . Request staff from the Community Development Department to
return to our Committee by May 11, 1992 with a report which
lists all pending development projects and the type of
mitigation which they are expected to provide for the child
care needs they will cause with their development.
BACKGROUND:
On March 17, 1992, the Board of Supervisors requested several
different pieces of information from Community Development
Department staff and from the Contra Costa Child Care Council . On
April 13, 1992 our Committee met with Linda Moulton from the
Community Development Department and with Catherine Ertz-Berger and
Janet Traenkner from the Contra Costa Child Care Council, as well
as Robert Lewis from Oakley Associates . We received and reviewed
the attached- reports from Ms . Moulton and Ms . Ertz-Berger.
We are in agreement with staff that a fee should be charged on
developments which are for between 5 and 30 units, since these
developments clearly generate a substantial amount of child care
need and have, thus far, escaped providing any mitigation for this
increased need. We are also asking for data on minor subdivisions,
although we are not as certain at this time that the child care
needs which are generated by these subdivisions generate any
significant amount of child care need. We are;' however, willing to
take a look at the data and provide the Board of Supervisors with
a subsequent recommendation on this subject.
The fee which is charged by some cities for commercial development,
notably Martinez, appears to be substantially higher than that
which is charged by the County. We are asking for data which
justifies how this fee was established so that can determine
whether the County' s fees in this regard are too low. We are also
encouraging staff to meet with Mr. Robert Lewis from Oakley
Associates regarding the child care mitigation obligations which
are attached to subdivisions 6922 and 6935 . It had been our intent
that the developer of these subdivisions might fund the
construction of a child care center which would more than meet the
needs generated by these subdivisions and then be reimbursed for a
portion of the cost of such a center from future development in the
same area. Since these subdivisions have changed hands since they
were originated, it is necessary for staff to meet with Mr. Lewis
and determine how the child care needs in the Oakley area can most
reasonably be met.
Finally, we are asking staff to complete a list of all pending
development projects, along with an assessment of the level of
child care mitigation that may be appropriate for these
subdivisions, so that we can gain a comprehensive picture of the
child care mitigation efforts which may reasonably be undertaken in
the near future in the unincorporated area of the County.
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
DATE: April 8, 1992
TO: Internal Operations Committee
FROM: Linda Moulton,
Community Development Department
SUBJECT: Child Care Ordinance and Child Care Mitigation Programs
At the March'9, 1992 meeting of the Internal Operations Committee, three issues concerning
the Child Care Ordinance (No. 88-1)were raised:
1. A report of March 5, 1992 updated the information concerning child care mitigation
proposals which had been approved since the previous report of April 11, 1991. A
question was raised concerning all mitigations which have been approved since the
Ordinance became effective.
Attached is a listing of all approved child care mitigations by area of the County for the
period January 1988 through March 1992.
Many other projects have not reached the final map stage and do not have finalized
mitigation plans. I have not yet been able to compile a complete list of all pending
mitigations, but am working on such a list to be presented next month.
2. A question arose concerning the child care mitigation of subdivisions 6922 and 6935.
Supervisor.McPeak asked about the status of the child care facility which was to be
associated with these two projects. The applicant had been John Stremel but the project
was subsequently purchased by Oakley Associates.
A development.plan (3008-90) for a child care center has been approved for a parcel.,
-within Subdivision 6922 which will accommodate 124 children. Oakley Associates also
has architectural plans for a child care center for the site.
A meeting with Robert Lewis of Oakley Associates, Kate Ertz-Berger and Janet
Traenkner of the Contra Costa Child Care Council, Linda Best who has written some of
the child care mitigation plans for other developers and myself is scheduled for April
14th to discuss possible options for finding a child care provider to work with Oakley
Associates and other developers to facilitate the construction and operation of a child care
facility.
I will continue to report on the progress of attaining a child care facility on the site.
3. In 1991 a revision of the Child Care Ordinance was proposed to include subdivisions of
under 30 units. Because of staff changes the revision was not presented to the Board for
approval. After compiling and reviewing the data concerning such subdivisions during
the period from January 1988 through February 1992, I found that there were a
substantial number of units approved in certain areas of the County. There were 122
applications fora total of 1514 units (See Table I).
Some areas of the County where there were few subdivisions of over 30 units had a
substantial number of smaller , subdivisions such as the Walnut Creek area (24
applications with 243 units), the Martinez area (15 applications with 208 units) and El
Sobrante (13 applications with 221 units).
The Community Development Department has had several inquires from child care
providers in different areas of the County concerning the availability of funds to help
with child care expansion. Many of these calls came from the Walnut Creek area where
several parent non-profit groups found they needed to replace temporary structures and
from El Sobrante where there have been questions concerning the possible expansion of
facilities. If the Child Care Ordinance had included provisions for subdivisions with less
than.30 units, we would have been able to help in expanding child care in these areas.
Table 2 shows the Child Care fees for the Cities of Danville, San Ramon and Martinez.
Such a fee on smaller subdivisions would.have meant$317,940 (using San Ramon's fee)
to $1,256,620 (using Martinez's fee schedule) for child care programs in the
unincorporated areas.
I would like to suggest that the Board of Supervisors reconsider the question of fees for
subdivisions under thirty units and perhaps include minor subdivisions as the cities have
fees for "all units"
The Board may also want to modify the Ordinance to charge a fee for non-residential
projects based on square footage and type of development. While it is fairly easy to
estimate the number of children needing care from residential projects, the data
pertaining to commercial, office and manufacturing is much more difficult to obtain on
a case by case basis. Both Danville and Martinez charge a fixed amount on a square foot
basis.
My recommendation is that the Ordinance be revised in the following areas:
A. Child care fees be required on a per unit basis for subdivisions under 30 units and
for minor subdivisions. The money should be earmarked for use in the
unincorporated area where the housing is to be build. The amount of the fee
needs to be.set but I think it should be at least $400 per unit for single family
homes and proportionately less for other types of housing. The fees for other
types of housing can be based on the average number of children per unit for
each housing type which can be estimated from census data. .
2
It would take a couple years for enough money to be generated to substantially
help in creating new child care facilities. However, using the data shown in
Table 1, there would have been $88,440 available in El Sobrante, $83,200 in the
Martinez area, $97,200 in the Walnut Creek area, and$605,600 overall if$444
per unit had been collected since the inception of the Child Care Ordinance. This
does not even include the housing built in minor subdivisions.
B. Fees should be set for. non-residential construction based on the number of
employees each type of construction would generate. The fee could be set on a
square foot basis.
if e/mvintopor.m«n
TABLE I
NUMBER OF SUBDIVISIONS WITH UNDER 30 UNITS
APPLIED FOR DURING THE PERIOD
'JANUARY 1988 - FEBRUARY 1992
PROJECTS UNITS
Alamo 14
Bethel Island 1 16
Brentwood Area 3 .' 27
Byron 7 74
Concord Area 2 24
Clayton Area 1 g
Crockett 3 49
Danville Area 2 27
El Sobrante 13 221
Knightsen .4 32
Lafayette Area l 17
Moraga Area 1 20
Martinez Area 15 208
Oakley 23 279
Pacheco 3 46
Walnut Creek Area''. 24 243`
West Pittsburg 5 65
TOTAL -` 122 1514
*Projects which were withdrawn or denied have been excluded.
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TABLE 2
CHILD CARE FEES FOR
DANVILLE, SAN RAMON, AND MARTINEZ
Danville
Single family houses
and townhouses $335/unit
Apartments and condos '$115/unit
Non residential construction $.25/sq. ft:
Martinez
Single family houses $830/unit
Condos $221/unit
Apartments $166/unit
Office $.85/sq. ft.
Retail $.29/sq. ft
Manufacturing $.36/sq. ft.
Commercial/Service $.45/sq. ft
San Ramon
Housing $210/unit
*San Ramon is going to be revising their ordinance. Their ordinance covers child care for
school age children.
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APPROVED CHILD CARE MITIGATIONS
(January .1988-March 1992)
OAKLEY AREA
.Child Care
Need (# of
Project Units Children Mitigation
SD.7165 34 7 $5,000 to Child Care Council for
provider training
Camray 54 12 $21,925 toward portable for YWCA
after school program
Oakley Town Center 'Commercial 23 $42,023 to YWCA to provide Child Care
SD 6867 88 23 $25,000 toward funding a Child Care
SD 6980 center
SD 7203 90 19 , $14,000 training of Child Care providers-
and Child Care Center
Cypress Square Commercial' 8 1 $5,000 to help sponsor Child Care
facilities program
SD 7163 _ 50 10 $8,000 to Child Care Council to recruit
and train home day care providers
SD 6969 '53 1 1 $7,000 to Child Care Council to recruit
and train home day care providers
SD 7330 100 33 $24,000 for Child Care Center*
(California Homes)
SD 7385 164 33 $36,300jor Child Care Center*
(Morrison Homes)
SD 7368 39 10 $11,000 for the YMCA to help build a
(California Homes) child care facility at Laurel Elementary,
School
SD 6840 32 8 $10,962 for the YMCA to-help build a
child care facility at Laurel Elementary
School
*These monies are available to help.with the start of a child care center.
Oakley (continued)
SD 7163 50 10 $8,000 for training providers of family
day care. Contract with Child Care
Council.
SD 7365 128 35 $37,400 to help the YMCA build a child
care facility at Laurel Elementary School,
SAN RAMON VALLEY AREA
SD 7216 140 23 $42,284 for Acorn Learning Center:
$25,000 land buy-down, $16,400 for equipment
SD 7188 & SD 7308 470 55 $140,000 to build a Child Care Center at
(Bettencourt-Ranch-Dame) Golden View Elementary School
SD 7234 - 83 16 $24,000 toward equipment for Acorn
(Homestead Development Co.) . Learning Center
SD 7115 37 7 $5,000 for fencing, sandbox and indoor
cabinetry for the Growing Room at
Golden View Elementary School in San
Ramon and $5,000 for child care needs in
County
WALNUT CREEK AREA
Rancho Paraiso 219 53 $100,000 to help build after school
center
PLEASANT HILL BART AREA
SD 7172 54 2 $5,000 assistance to development of
child care facility
SD 7001 (GBW) 882 60 Development Plan provides for the
construction of a Child Care project
Contra Costa Center Commercial $100,000 toward the GBW Child Care
Center
WEST PITTSBURG
Sea Breeze 148 35 $75,000 for portable for YWCA after
school program
DISCOVERY BAY
SD 7026 323 29 $5,000 Administrative and $54,812 to
SD 7106 YWCA for after school program with
SD 7226 Byron School District
SD 7252
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April 8, 1992 RECEIVE®
APR 9 1992
❑ ADMINISTRATION
2450StanwellDr.#110 Mr. Claude Van Marter Q��tCD
Concord,CA94520 Assistant County Administrator County Administrator
(510)676-5442 Administration Building
FAX#825-2732 651 Pine St. , 11th Floor
❑ CHILDCARE Martinez, CA 94553
FOOD PROGRAM
2450 Stanwell Dr.#110 Dear Van,
Concord,CA 94520
(510)676-6117 Enclosed is a proposal to address the supply of infant care
FAX#825-2732
in the Oakley area.
❑ WEST AREA
3727 Barrett Ave. As we discussed, I have included information on the
Richmond,CA94805 availability of family day care insurance.
(510)233-5437
Please review this proposal and contact me if you have
❑CENTRAL AREA additional. questions.
3020 Grant St
Concord,CA 94520 As always, thank you for your help.
(510)676-5437
Sincerely yours,
BISHOP RANCH
2682 Bishop Ranch#110
San Ramon,CA 94583
Catherine J. Ertz-Berger
SOUTH COUNTY Executive Director
(510)830-0508
CJEB/decm
❑EAST AREA enc.
300 E.Leland#106
Pittsbur&CA 94565
(510)427-5437
DELTA
COMMUNITIES
730 Third Street
Brentwood,CA 94513
(510)634-283+
Care Builder
(Family Day Care Recruitment and Training Project)
Submitted to:
Internal Operations Committee
By:
Contra Costa Child Care Council
2450 Stanwell Dr. , Ste. 110
Concord, CA. 94520
(415) 676-5442
Contact: Kate Ertz-Berger
Date: April 13, 1992
I. Introduction
The purpose of this proposal is to outline a family day care
recruitment and training effort designed to increase the
supply of infant care in the Oakley area by 80 slots. This
means recruiting and training 40 new family day care
providers. This proposal does not include a plan to establish
a group insurance fund at this time.
Our research indicates that Health and Dental Insurance is
available to family day care providers through the Diablo
Valley Family Day Care Association.
Liability Insurance is available to family day care providers
through a group called Cal-Care. Denial of insurance is based
upon not meeting the safety standards set forth by the
participating insurance companies. Once corrections are made,
insurance is available. (See Attachment: A Shopping Guide to
Day Care Liability Insurance)
II. Program
a. Recruitment
Identification of potential providers of infant care in
the Oakley area will take place in several ways:
o Posters will be strategically placed throughout the
community.
o Leaflets will be distributed through the Sales
Offices for new housing projects, libraries,
stores, doctors' offices, etc.
If necessary additional recruitment efforts such as door
to door leafleting will be conducted.
b. Training
The Project' s training component consists of a family day
care provider' s participation in the following workshops:
o Orientation
Co-sponsored with Community Care Licensing, the
training session is designed to review licensing
and legal requirements with potential child care
providers.
o Start-Up.
These more intensive trainings are designed to give
potential providers a realistic picture of what it
means to do family day care , specifically on
providing infant care, and how to get started.
This training includes:
o Review of Licensing Application
o Developing a curriculum and activity program
for the children
o Designing the physical setting
o Business practices and Parent Contracts
0 Recordkeeping and tax incentives
0 Infant/Toddler Workshops
A series of three workshops, which will be
developed for this particular CareBuilder Project,
will focus on the special needs of infants and
toddlers and how they may be addressed in a family
day care setting.
As incentives to participating in and completing
training, individuals who complete the training, become
licensed, and agree to serve infants will receive up to
$100 worth of start-up educational toys and books.
C. Technical Assistance
Child Care Council staff with expertise in family day
care will be available to the family day care providers
to answer any questions they may have, assist them in
completing necessary forms and applications, and conduct
a preliminary review of their homes prior to the visit
from Licensing. This last effort has proven invaluable
in facilitating the licensing process which now takes an
average of three months to complete.
Materials to assist providers in getting started are
available in both English and Spanish.
d. Resource/Toy Lending Library
The Resource/Toy Lending library in the Child Care
Council ' s Brentwood office will be expanded to include
additional resource materials (books, videos, magazines,
etc. ) with a focus on providing infant care and being a
family day care provider.
All family day care providers will be encouraged to use
these resources.
e. Information and Referral
Once these Family Day Care Providers become licensed,
they will become part of our referral database. About
75% of the requests for referrals received by the Child
Care Council are from parents seeking care for infants
and toddlers.
f. Networking
The Child Care Council works closely with the Family Day
Care Associations and Networks in the county. We
encourage family day care providers to join and actively
participate in these groups which offer ongoing training
and support.
III. Budget
Personnel
R&R Counselor II $20,000
Fringe 4 ,600
Sub Total $24,600
Non Personnel
Rent $ 1,200
Consultants/Trainers 1,500
Office Supplies 300
Postage 200
Telephone 600
Printing/Duplicating 500
Advertising/Posters 500
Conf. /Travel/Training 400
Local Travel 576
Provider Incentives 4,000
Resource/Toy Library 11000
Sub Total $10,776
Total $35,376
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State Law.Ifyou,operate a hcensed�family day care home, those making day care liability insurance available as o_ f
..''You must purchase°liability,insurance.each year,unless March 3],1986:Call for information.But remember:
.,,.you ob.tain'.a.waive from each of your.,elienes parents: to be.eligible,your family,day care home must meet certain
Tte minimum amoutit,you.must:buy is called an.Owners, afety criteria,which,varyfrom company,to company,or
Landlords&Tehants.policy(OL&T)mith$-100,000:per be a member ofa da care association.
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occurrence and$300,OOO:annuaLaggregate liability.limits. •,:TOPA.Insurance Company.(Call:Bayley,Martin&Faye,
This minimum policy would.provide.you with;up to
,j$100,000 of coverage for each accident that occurs,.up insurance brokers)
to.a total of$300,OOO.peryear •.Aetna Tile&Casualty(Ca1L:your'agent or broker).
This step brstep-guide explains how.'smaller,in-home day •`-CIGNA.Corp.(Call:your agent or broker)
:care operators•can:best go.about shopping for their liability *Continental Insurance Co.(Call:.Marsh&McLennan,
insurance:Larger.facilities which belong to trade asso- ��insurance.brokers)
ciations normally c2nfind coverage:through association- Safeco Insurance.(Call::your.agent or..broker)
::sponsored.group insurance plans., Scotsdale.Insurari Co..(CalLyour:agent or.broker) .
State I"
(Call:an.agent listed tinder.the:
Call your-current company ad)
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day=careaiability coverage Check.the cover_page of your .1.: _.. I,-CSE.,. ,
homeowners insurance policy;Itshould'tell'you who to If,after trying steps one.and:two:you have.been dented.
contact forinformation and additional coverages :coverage by two insurance-companies,you can apply to
4 CAL=DARE,a marketassistance plari:which.has.been set
n 4 h* Y F up:by some ofthe insurers in California to Help day:care
Walk yoirfirigers operators find the minimum liability:coverage they are
through the Yellow Pages. required to haver
If you.do not have.a current agent or.tiroker o%don't know = -
CAL-
who your agent or broker,.is,check the yellow;pages of your CAL CARE itself does noY provideansurance:Rather,it
phone book.There-may bean insuraneesagent.or.broker sends your application to participating insurers;which.when
near you wlo can provide:daycare affability-insurance.. `offer
you coverage or deny your application:Eachinsur-
ance company.that reviews-your application has_its own.-
Some of the ads in-,the°yellow-pages wilt list the'agents =_set of safetyrequirements and sets its own price;so require-
representing insurance companies.In some;cases IikeState mems and-prices:will>differ from company to company.
Farm.or Farmers-Insurance Group,the"agent°you reach
,.would'represent only that one,companyand�should.be If your Gal-Care application is denied,you:will be:told
able to determine:quickly if the company.is providing
Why and-what vou-need to correct in your dayeare-opera-
day care l ability.coverage: tion before--your application will bereconsidered.
-'OtheT ads will be'for an independerit insurance agency To;apply to Cal-Care,call your'agent orbroker,who hasappli-
or.brokerage THese:agents usuallyrepresent anumber.of cation forms.If your agent or broker,i&unaware.of CAL-
companies'and.ean shop around--for coverage among CARE,he may phone'the.611 free number(800)428-8181,
the-insurers thp_y3represent;However,vety few insurers for information.Yoiiir agent or broker will help you,,.
write day care liability insurance in today's dolatile legal co mplete:the-form and submit it for consideration.
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liability climate
= CAL-CARE'stoll-firee'numlier'is 800-428-8181. .
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