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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-10-24; 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 24, 1991 City Council Chambers COMMISSIONERS CALL TO ORDER; Chairman Baker called the Meeting to order at 6:40 p.m. ROLL CALL; Present - Chairman Baker, Commissioners Cutler, Gilk, Isenhart, L'Esperance, and Mead Absent - Commissioner Schwei Staff Members Present: Joni Wiltgen, Management Analyst Also Present: Ken Jaffe, International Child Resource Institute MINUTES; The Child Care Commission approved the minutes of September 26, 1991 as presented. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD; There were no comments from the audience. NEW & OLD BUSINESS; 1) Child Care Fund; Progress Report and Discussion Chairman Baker reported on a telephone conference call which was held on Tuesday, October 8, 1991 regarding the pros and cons of Option A (establishing a child care fund as part of the City of Carlsbad) versus Option B (operating a child care fund as a separate non-profit entity). Those participating in the telephone conference were Chairman Baker, Commissioner Mead, Jim Hagaman, Research Manager, and Ken Jaffe and Susan Stark from ICRI. At the conclusion of the conference, Mr. Jaffe had been asked to obtain more information regarding the legalities of giving money to individuals and for-profit child care centers. Mr. Jaffe reported that although he did receive some information, he is still awaiting a definitive response from the National Child Care Law Center (NCCLC). The NCCLC felt that it may be possible to provide money to individuals in order to "improve" services but it would need to be structured along the lines of a "interest free" loan. Commissioner Mead arrived at 6:46 p.m. Chairman Baker discussed the ramifications of fund raising from sources unable or not willing to donate to a "City" fund and cited the Irvine Foundation as an example. There is concern that if the child care fund is a part of the City, the City Council would make the final decision for disposition of the funds. She feels it might be preferable for the City to donate staff time as well as make a donation to the fund. Baker Cutler Gilk Isenhart L'Esperance MINUTES October 24, 1991 CHILD CARE COMMISSION Page 2 COMMISSIONERS Motion was duly made, seconded, and carried to recommend Option A to the City Council, i.e. to establish a child care fund as part of the City. Mr. Jaffe inquired what the next step would be to implement Option A and was advised by Chairman Baker that the recommendation will be reviewed by City staff. The appropriate document will then be developed and returned to the Child Care Commmission prior to presenting the matter to the City Council for their decision. 2) Information/Resource List The Commission reviewed the list and discussed the various locations where child care information should be available to the public. The following sites were recommended as possible additional locations for information packets: North Coast Consortium for Special Education 211 Mission Avenue, Oceanside. (serves all North County) Doctor's offices with heavy Pediatric clientele Tri-City Hospital The Commission also felt that the following locations, although not physically located within the Carlsbad City limits, serve many Carlsbad residents and would also be beneficial. Scripps Well Being Clinic Palomar Hospital Scripps Hospital, Encinitas Commissioner Gilk left the meeting at 7:32 p.m. 3) Project Updates Ken Jaffe, ICRI, discussed the Mentor Resource Service (MRS) and stated that ICRI has mailed the MRS letter to one provider in Carlsbad who indicated a possible interest in the service. Mr. Jaffe reported that the Guide to the Development of Child Care Centers in Carlsbad is ready for presentation to the City Council on November 12, 1991. Mr. Jaffe reported that the Request for Information (RFI) to promote the expansion of child care in areas of Carlsbad with critical need, is scheduled to be mailed out within 30 days. 4) State Child Care Legislation Ken Jaffe, ICRI, discussed legislation which was signed or vetoed by Governor Wilson. A copy of On the Capital Doorstep was passed out to the Commissioners. Baker Cutler Gilk Isenhart L'Esperance Mead MINUTES October 24, 1991 CHILD CARE COMMISSION Page 3 COMMISSIONERS 5) City Council 1991 Legislative Platform Joni Wiltgen, Management Analyst, requested that Commissioners review the 1991 legislative platform and begin thinking of items they would like to see on the 1992 platform. The revised platform will be presented to the City Council in January 1992. 6) Business Cards for Commissioners Commissioner Cutler reported that there had been an inquiry about the possibility of having business cards printed for individual Commissioners. After discussion, Commissioner Mead made a motion that business cards be provided for members of the Child Care Commission. The motion DIED for lack of a second. NOVEMBER MEETING; Due to the approaching holiday season, motion was duly made, seconded, and carried to hold a joint November/ December meeting on Thursday, December 5, 1991. ADJOURNMENT; By proper motion, the meeting of October 24, 1991 was adjourned at 7:58 p.m. Respectfully submitted, ^JAMES C. HAG, Research Manager Baker Cutler Isenhart L'Esperance Mead Baker Cutler Isenhart L1Esperance Mead BETTY M. BUCKNER Minutes Clerk ITEM 1 October 24, 1991 TO: CHILD CARE COMMISSION FROM: CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE CHILD CARE FUND: PROGRESS REPORT AND DISCUSSION Members of the Child Care Fund Subcommittee held a phone meeting on Tuesday, October 8, 1991. The discussion focused on the pros and cons of Governance Option A (Establishing a Child Care Fund as a Separate Non-Profit Entity) and Option B (Operating a Child Care Fund as a Division of the City of Carlsbad). An outline of the meeting is attached. ICRI was asked to obtain more information regarding the legal efficacy of giving money to individuals and for-profit centers. Subcommittee members present for the phone meeting were Julie Baker, Barbara Mead, Ken Jaffe, Susan Stark and Jim Hagaman. Notes from Child Care Fund Sub-Committee Telephone Meeting October 8, 1991 Present: Julie Baker, Barbara Mead, Jim Hagaman, Kenjaffe, Susan Stark. Julie Baker outlined the purpose of the Child Care Fund as the Sub-committee has currently defined it. Purpose of Fund: 1) Help relieve cost of developing child care, 2) Provide funding for education and training, 3) Provide funding for equipment for child care facilities. The conversation then focused on the pros and cons of the two Governance Options the Sub-committee is considering. Option A: Establishing a Child Care Fund as a Division of the City of Carlsbad PROS • Ease of establishment (Council could make members of the Child Care Commission the Board of Directors). • Lack of need to establish separate non-profit entity. • Availability of money designated for cities that would not be available if the fund were a separate non-profit. CONS • Some individuals and organizations are reluctant to donate money to a city without an ordinance to define who is receiving funds and how these funds are being expended. • Can get political. • Some foundations may not want to, or under their by-laws, may not be able to, give money to a city entity. PROCEDURE • Board of Directors of Child Care Fund would make recommendations on funding levels and recipients. City Council would approve, ratify or disapprove of funding recommendations. • (Other Option) Board of Directors could disperse a certain amount of money without individual approvals of City Council if the fund were established in a manner similar to the Cable Television Foundation. Option B: Establishing a Child Care Fund as a Separate Non-Profit Entity PROS • Would be eligible for funds available to non-profit organizations. • Would be clearly understood by the community as an agency capable of receiving donations. • Would have separate identity as an organization promoting child care in Carlsbad. CONS • Less administrative support available, Board of Directors would probably need to commit more time and effort and/or designate some of the funds for administrative support. • Time needed to establish non-profit entity (IRS, Franchise Tax Board, Secretary of State). • Another new agency. PROCEDURE • Name incorporator. • List general purpose. • Designate in by-laws that the Child Care Commission members will be the Child Care Fund Board members, if this is desired. • Would want to make explicit in by-laws what money is in the general child care fund and, if an ordinance is passed to collect funds from developers, how that money is to be used. There was a question as to whether the Child Care Fund (set up either way) could give money to individuals and for-profit organizations. Ken thought that money could potentially be given to individuals. However, the individual or organization who is intending to give money to the Child Care Fund would need to be informed that this money would not be tax-deductible. It is possible that the money could be given to an individual family day care provider through the auspices of a non-profit day care association. ICRI will investigate non-profit law and the legal efficacy of giving money to for-profit entities and report their findings at the meeting on October 24. Next Steps: • Commission to determine which governance option they prefer. • Commission will then need to make recommendation to City Council to establish Child Care Fund under that governance approach. ITEM 2 October 24, 1991 TO: CHILD CARE COMMISSION FROM: CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE INFORMATION/RESOURCE LIST Attached is the Information/Resource List that ICRI has developed in conjunction with the Child Care Commission. This list was developed to assist providers of center care, family day care, and parents in finding resources that may assist them with child care issues. There are some addresses missing which ICRI staff will continue to work on retrieving. ICRI is sending a copy of this list to the San Diego Child Care Coordinator for further suggestions and comments. ICRI would also like any further suggestions from the Commission. INFORMATION RESOURCE LIST This resource list has been created for parents, family day care providers and child care center providers. The list is coded in order to assist you in locating information. At the bottom right-hand corner of each listing, there is a code. "P" indicates information in which parents may be most interested. "F" indicates information in which family day care providers may be most interested. "C" indicates information in which child care center providers may be most interested. These codes are meant only to assist you in finding information, not to limit you. Carlsbad City Library Reference Desk Head of Children*' Services 1250 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008 434-2870 ext. 2871 RFC Carlsbad City Library South Carlsbad Branch 7750 El Camino Real Carlsbad, CA 92009 434-2865 Planning, Engineering and Building Departments City of Carlsbad 2075 Las Pal mas Drive Carlsbad, CA 92009 438-1161 Research Office City of Carlsbad 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008 434-2847 For City Business License application: Finance Department City of Carlsbad 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008 434-2882 P FC FC FC FC For information on Fire Inspection: Carlsbad Fire Department Mike Smith, Fire Marshal 2 560 Orion Way Carlsbad, CA 92008 931-2141 FC Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 1605 Carlsbad, CA, 92008 931-8400 FC Carlsbad Unified School District Susan-Harumi Bentley, Ed.D Assistant Superintendent of Instructional Services 801 Pine Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008 434-0619 P For support & education for staff of Christian affiliated child care centers: Church Related Early Childhood Education Fellowship Shirley Swartwood, Vice President 726-9413 C For information on licensing: Community Care Licensing Division Department of Social Services 5973 Avenida Encinas Suite 324 Carlsbad, CA 92008 929-3232 FC County of San Diego Child Care Coordinator Cerlinde Topzand Commission on Children & Youth 1600 Pacific Coast Hwy. San Diego, CA 92101, MSA-6 531-4866 PFC For Information on Ficticious Business Names: San Diego County Clerk's Office 531-3169 FC For building on coastal property: California Coastal Commission 3111 Camino del Rio North Suite 200 San Diego, CA92108 521-8036 C INFORMATION RESOURCE LIST For further education: Mira Costa College, Oceanside Campus Child Development Center 1 Barnard Drive Oceanside, 92056 757-2121 ext. 369 and Palomar College Child Development Dept. 1 140 W. Mission Road San Marcos, CA 92069 744-11 50 ext. 2206 RFC San Diego Family Day Care Association Carlsbad Referral Representative Cheryl Lehman 942-9621 PF Workers' Compensation Information Assistance: (619) 525-4589 1-800-736-7401 FC For resource and referral information on licensed centers and family day care homes: YMCA Child Resource Service North County Branch Paula Leard, Program Director 380 Suite A Mulberry Drive San Marcos, CA 92069 471-2751 FC Referrals 495-7070 P For further information through 1992: International Child Resource Institute 1810 Hopkins Street Berkeley, CA 94707 (510)644-1000 PFC For nutritional information and subsidies for low income pregnant women and children: WIC (Women, Infants and Children) ADDRESS Oceanside 433-3814 P Head Start Neighborhood House Association North West Area Karen Love ADDRESS 560-6034 P For Employer Tax Identification Number, Information and Application: Internal Revenue Service 1-800-829-1040 Ask for Form SS-4 and related documents. FC 'For State Tax information: California Employment Development Department Employer Tax Division 3110 Camino del Rio South, Suite 100 San Diego, CA 92108-3830 284-8615 FC ITEM 3 October 24, 1991 TO: CHILD CARE COMMISSION FROM: CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE PROJECT UPDATES Mentor Resource Service: ICRI checked with all licensed centers in Carlsbad to determine which would be candidates for being Mentors in this program. At this time, only one provider has build a new center and none have expanded their licensed capacity within the last eighteen months. Therefore, ICRI mailed the MRS letter to one provider in Carlsbad. ICRI will report any information to the Commission regarding this center's response. Guide to the Development of Child Care Centers in Carlsbad: ICRI has printed and bound ten copies of The Guide" which have been given to the Research Office. The Guide is tentatively scheduled to be presented to the City Council on November 5, 1991. Request for Information: The RFI was written to promote the expansion of child care in areas of critical need. The mailing list will be completed this month. ICRI will report to the Commission when the RFI's are mailed. ITEM 4 October 24, 1991 TO: CHILD CARE COMMISSION FROM: CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE STATE CHILD CARE LEGISLATION All bills that were on the Governor's desk had to have been acted upon by October 13, 1991. ICRI has not yet received the final copy of On the Capitol Doorstep, which will report on all bills, including those that were signed and those that were not. ICRI expects to receive this information soon and report to the Commission. ITEMS October 24, 1991 TO: CHILD CARE COMMISSION FROM: CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE 1991 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM Each year the City Council adopts a legislative platform which states its position on issues, sorted into several categories. This year, the platform categories are: • Local Government Finance • Waste Management • Labor Relations • General Government • Tort Reform • Law Enforcement • Transportation • Land Use Planning • Waterfront • Housing • Water Management • Child Care • Environment • Immigrants By establishing the City's position on these issues, staff is able to quickly respond to related legislation which could have an impact on the City of Carlsbad. The City expresses its position on legislation by writing letters or sending mailgrams to State and Federal legislators, the Governor, or the President. Attached is a copy of the City Council's 1991 Legislative Platform. CITY OF CARLSBAD 1991 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM 1. Local Government Finance: (a) Oppose any measure that would make local agencies more dependent on the State for financial stability and policy direction. (b) Support measures which would provide fiscal independence to cities. (c) Support measures which relieve taxpayers of the burden of paying for services which could be charged directly to the service use. (d) Oppose measures which would impose State and Federal mandated costs for which there is no guarantee of local reimbursement or offsetting benefits, or would shift the cost of government services to cities. (e) Support efforts to reinstate flexibility in the administration of Article XIII-B (the Gann Initiative). (f) Oppose any measure that restricts or limits a public entity's ability to use tax exempt debt for the purchase or construction of public purpose improvements. (g) Support efforts which make funds to support public facilities (i.e. libraries, open space) more available to local municipalities. (h) Support efforts which would provide greater accountability on the part of counties for the distribution of funds back to municipalities, including, but not limited to, fines and forfeitures. (i) Support measures which safeguard existing revenue sources from preemption by the State or County. (j) Oppose any change in tax allocations which would negatively affect local government. (k) Oppose legislation which shifts State/County criminal justice costs to cities. (I) Oppose the use of the federal gas tax for debt reduction. 2. Labor Relations: (a) Oppose any measure which would impose compulsory and binding arbitration with respect to public employees. (b) Oppose any measure which would grant employee benefits that would be more properly decided at the local bargaining table. (c) Oppose any efforts which would reduce local control over public employee disputes, and impose regulations of an outside agency (such as PERB). (d) Oppose efforts which make disciplinary proceedings for police officers similar to criminal proceedings, making it impossible for employers to prove an administrative violation. (e) Support legislation which limits the ability of employees to receive workers' compensation benefits for occupational injuries/illnesses which result from stress, disciplinary action, or performance evaluations or consultations. (f) Oppose legislation which expands or extends any presumptions of occupational injury or illness. 3. Tort Reform: (a) Support measures to reform California's tort system to curtail unreasonable liability exposure for public agencies and restore the ability of public agencies to obtain affordable insurance. 4. Transportation: (a) Support measures which would increase the ability of local agencies to finance local transportation facilities. (b) Support measures to finance local and regional transportation facilities and improvements, including alternative modes of transportation. (c) Support measures that provide local and regional funding for transportation demand management systems or transportation systems management. (d) Oppose transportation proposals which would adversely effect the quality of life in North San Diego County by causing traffic congestion, air pollution or other problems. (e) Support legislation which encourages the continued evaluation of NAS Miramar, East Miramar and Otay Mesa as possible sites for an international airport. 5. Waterfront: (a) Oppose any offshore oil leasing or drilling within 20 nautical miles of the San Diego coast. (b) Support efforts which provide funding for urban waterfront restoration and enhancement. (c) Support efforts which would aid the restoration, preservation and enhancement of beach front property, including sand, bluffs and access. (d) Support measures which would grant cities the authority of land use regulations over the placement of onshore facilities which service offshore oil drilling, to avoid the placement of such facilities near incompatible land uses. (e) Support legislation which requires the double-hulling of all new oil tankers and the retrofitting of all existing oil tankers. 6. Water Management: (a) Support efforts to establish a water management system which assures protection to agriculture and the water systems of the Delta and Central Valley regions, as well as guaranteed water delivery to the San Diego region. (b) Support measures which increase water supply or improve water quality within the region. (c) Support efforts which will encourage the use of drought tolerant plant material and water conservation techniques. (d) Support efforts to assist in the production and distribution of reclaimed water. 7. Environment: (a) Support efforts for the safe disposal of solid, hazardous and medical waste. (b) Support legislation which seeks to protect air quality and the atmosphere. (c) Support legislation which encourages speedy action to reduce the amount of ozone depleting compounds discharged into the atmosphere. (d) Support legislation which allocates State and/or Federal funds for the construction of facilities to capture and treat the flow of raw sewage entering San Diego from Tijuana. (e) Support efforts, where feasible, which promote the recycling/re-claiming of natural resources, including water, timber, oil, gas, minerals and earth metals. (f) Support measures which would make low-interest loans and/or grants available to local agencies for programs which would encourage the recycling/reclaiming of resources. (g) Supports efforts which promote the use of renewable sources of energy rather than fossil fuels. 8. Waste Management: (a) Support measures which promote market development for recyclable materials. (b) Support efforts toward the procurement of recyclable materials. (c) Support measures which extend the deadlines for AB 939 source reduction and recycling element. (d) Support legislation which promotes source reduction measures. 9. General Government: (a) Support legislation which establishes/funds an abandoned vehicle program, allowing the immediate removal of abandoned vehicles. (b) Oppose Federal efforts which remove the deduction of all State and local taxes for Federal income tax purposes. (c) Support measures which would strengthen cities' ability to reorganize special districts. (d) Support legislation which provides State assistance for local public libraries. (e) Support measures which provide adequate funding for the State Library. (f) Oppose legislation which would impose penalties or limit the flexibility of local governments in the provision of public records. (g) Support measures which lead to a State or national energy policy. (h) Support legislation which gives cities authority over cable television rates, or reinstates competition in the cable television industry. (i) Support State and federal funding and legislation for the arts that benefit local communities. 10. Law Enforcement: (a) Support efforts which strengthen local law enforcement. (b) Support efforts which strengthen present State or Federal laws to increase penalties and give local governments the power to restrict or regulate the sale, manufacture, or use of dangerous drugs, including, but not limited to, PCP, methamphetamine, and narcotics. (c) Support measures which would provide a greater share of seized assets to localities. (d) Support efforts which discourage and prevent driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. (e) Support efforts which allow local agencies to recover costs, in accidents involving driving under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol, from the guilty party. 11. Land Use Planning: (a) Support efforts to strengthen the legal and fiscal capability of local agencies to prepare, adopt and implement fiscal plans for orderly growth, development, beautification and conservation of local planning areas, including, but not limited to, the regulatory authority over zoning, subdivisions, annexations, and redevelopment areas. (b) Support efforts which are consistent with the doctrine of "home rule" and the local exercise of police powers, through planning and zoning processes, over local land use. 12. Housing: (a) Support efforts to develop Federal and State participation and financial support for creative programs to provide adequate, affordable housing (home ownership, and/or rental opportunities) for the elderly, handicapped, and low-income persons throughout the community. 13. Child Care: Support: (a) Reduction of present regulatory complexities. (b) Reduction of the burden of insurance costs. (c) Funding for the construction, renovation and/or maintenance of child care facilities. (d) Provision of reasonable tax incentives for employers who offer child care services. 14. Immigrants (a) Support legislation which recognizes the unique and difficult problems associated with recent immigrants to the United States, and assist local communities in dealing with these problems in such areas as housing, health services, education and employment. (b) Support legislation to increase the number of border patrol agents at the International Border. (c) Support State and federal assistance to local communities attempting to address the needs of migrant workers.