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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-10-25; Child Care Commission Ad Hoc; MinutesMINUTES Meeting of: Time of Meeting: Date of Meeting: Place of Meeting: CHILD CARE COMMISSION 6:30 p.m. October 25, 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 Cutler, L'Esperance, Nygaard, and Schwei Absent - Commissioners Mead and Gilk Staff Members Present: Jim Hagaman, Research Manager Joni Wiltgen, Management Analyst Also Present: Ken Jaffe, International Child Resource Institute Doris Lipska, Mulberry Children's Center Nadine Abbott, Mulberry Children's Center MINUTES; The Child Care Commission approved the minutes of September 27, 1990 as presented. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD; There were no comments from the audience. OLD BUSINESS; 1. Further Review and Revisions of Draft Child Care Report Ken Jaffe, ICRI Consultant, thanked Commissioners for their input and comments on the draft report presented at the prior meeting. He stated that those suggestions received earlier in the month were incorporated into the draft report being presented this evening. Commissioner Mead arrived at 6:57 p.m. Mr. Jaffe reviewed the draft report in detail and stated that the final report would be a bound document containing the charge, basic findings, recommendations, and timeline. A second, separately bound document, would contain backup data to support the report assumptions. 2. Discussion of Commissioners' Recommendations for Report Modifications Some highlights of the report are: There is a current shortfall of 250 child care slots in Carlsbad. There are 1,500 additional child care slots needed in Carlsbad by buildout. Baker Cutler L'Esperance Nygaard Schwei MINUTES October 25, 1990 CHILD CARE COMMISSION Page 2 COMMISSIONERS Commissioner Cutler left at 7:36 p.m. Licensed child care is needed in Carlsbad as well as "recreational" child care similar to the Scampers program. The planning process for potential child care providers needs to be simplified in order to meet the projected needs. Commissioner Schwei left at 8:08 p.m. Mr. Jaffe requested that Commissioners submit comments on the draft report to ICRI no later than November 9, 1990 in order to allow sufficient time for corrections to the final copy. The final draft will be submitted to Commissioners at the next meeting. Mr. Jaffe emphasized to Commissioners and those present in the gallery that the draft child care reports which have been presented to date are interim reports only and are not official documents. NEW BUSINESS; 3. November Meeting Date Due to Thanksgiving, the next meeting of the Child Care Commission will be on November 29, 1990. COMMISSIONERS' REPORTS; Commissioner Nygaard suggested that it would be a good idea for the Commission to make a goodwill gesture and acknowledge those child care providers currently operating in the City of Carlsbad. Motion was duly made, seconded, and carried to request that an Official Proclamation be issued to all child care providers in the City of Carlsbad acknowledging their public service. Commissioner Nygaard will write a letter to Mayor Lewis. ADJOURNMENT; By proper motion, the meeting of October 25, 1990 was adjourned at 8:22 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Baker L'Esperance Mead Nygaard SS C. HAG. Research Manager BETT/VBUC Minutes Clerk Baker L'Esperance Mead Nygaard