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CHILD CARE COMMISSION
6:30 p.m.
July 26, 1990
City Council Chambers COMMISSIONERS
CALL TO ORDER;
Chairman Baker called the Meeting to order at 6:37 p.m.
ROLL CALL;
Present - Chairman Baker, Commissioners Gilk, L'Esperance,
Mead, and Nygaard
Absent - Commissioners Cutler, and Schwei
Staff Members Present:
Jim Hagaman, Research Manager
Joni Wiltgen, Management Analyst
Also Present:
Ken Jaffe, International Child Resource Institute
Doris Lipska, ICRI Consultant
Nadine Abbott, ICRI Consultant
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The Child Care Commission approved the minutes of
July 12, 1990 as presented.
Commissioner Gilk arrived at 6:41 p.m.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD;
Cindy Cesena, 6439 Cayenne Lane, Carlsbad, addressed the
Commission and stated that she is attempting to establish a
preschool program in Carlsbad. She has been working on the
project for a year and a half and it is scheduled to go
before the Planning Commission on August 1, 1990. Her
preschool, if approved, will be located in the La Costa Plaza
shopping center.
Ms. Cesena stated that the preparation and processing time
has taken a lot longer than she planned. Her biggest
difficulties were meeting the environmental, energy and fire
requirements. She believes the process would have been
easier if:
She would have had a better understanding of the CUP
process. She found that the same requirements were
imposed on large developers as small operators.
The City were geared to working with an individual.
They are used to working with developers and no one was
able to help walk an individual through the complicated
process.
She would have been given all of the information she
needed up front regarding tenant improvements.
The code requirements were available to the public in a
single location or document, i.e. energy, handicapped,
Fire Marshal, environmental, etc.
Her center, when it becomes operational, will accept children
from 18 mos. to 5 years of age. The original fee schedule
was $95 for children in the 2-5 age range; however, she will
Baker
L'Esperance
Mead
Nygaard
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probably increase the fees to cover the expenses incurred in
meeting various code requirements.
OLD BUSINESS:
Ken Jaffe, ICRI Consultant, introduced Helena Hyman who has a
Masters Degree in Child Development. Ms. Hyman will be
joining his staff in San Diego to work with focus groups and
assist in the review of quadrant information. She has worked
with the YMCA and the Children's Home Society.
1) Review Draft Results of 1987 Child Care Survey - Mr.
Jaffe reviewed the ICRI analysis of the raw data from
the 1987 survey. The following trends were apparent:
Carlsbad has a much larger percentage of children
in the 6-12 age bracket than other brackets.
Many parents use child care of second choice rather
than their preference.
Many respondents prefer child care closer to home
than work.
A large number of working parents indicated that
summer care was inadequate.
More structured after school care is needed.
The industrial survey revealed:
Employees have a high ratio of very young children.
Respondents would prefer child care within 5 miles
of work.
There is a high ratio of lost work hours due to
inadequate child care for sick children.
Commissioner L'Esperance left early at 7:26 p.m.
2) Progress Report on Quadrant Information Development -
A schedule of focus group meetings for August was
distributed. There will be a meeting on August 15th at
La Costa Heights School and on the 16th with the
Carlsbad Board of Realtors.
Doris Lipska, ICRI Consultant, reported that there is a
very low percentage of free and reduced price meals at
the La Costa Heights and La Costa Meadows schools.
Nadine Abbott, ICRI Consultant, reported that
approximately 1,500 child care surveys would be included
in the next Chamber of Commerce newsletter.
3) Review of Draft Press Releases -
The Commissioners reviewed, edited and approved two
press releases to be sent to local newspapers and radio
stations regarding Commission activities.
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4) August Meeting
Motion was duly made, seconded, and carried to cancel
the Child Care Commission meeting in August due to the
extensive schedule of focus group meetings.
ITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA;
The draft report will be available for discussion at the
September meeting.
ADJOURNMENT;
By proper motion, the meeting of July 27, 1990 was
adjourned at 7:56 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
IS C. HAG.
/search Manager
BETTY
Minutes Clerk
Baker
Gilk
Mead
Nygaard
Baker
Gilk
Mead
Nygaard