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CHILD CARE COMMISSION
7:00 p.m.
December 5, 1991
City Council Chambers COMMISSIONERS
CALL TO ORDER;
Chairman Baker called the Meeting to order at 7:10 p.m.
ROLL CALL;
Present - Chairman Baker, Commissioners Cutler, Gilk,
Isenhart, L'Esperance, and Schwei
Absent - Commissioner Mead
Staff Members Present:
Jim Hagaman, Research Manager
Joni Wiltgen, Management Analyst
Also Present:
Susan Stark, International Child Resource Institute
MINUTES;
The Child Care Commission approved the minutes of
October 24, 1991 as presented.
Commissioner Schwei arrived at 7:11 p.m.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD;
There were no comments from the audience.
NEW & OLD BUSINESS;
1) Child Care Fund; Progress Report and Discussion
Susan Stark, ICRI, discussed two existing funds in
northern California. ICRI believes that the Contra
Costa County fund is the most efficient and could be
used as a model for Carlsbad. One feature of their
fund involves contributions from developers
specifically targeted for child care to mitigate the
need caused by development. (In contrast, child care
fees in the second fund have been pooled with other
developer fees and have not been used to facilitate
child care.)
ICRI believes that developers are more willing to
participate when they can see their fees actually being
used for the purpose intended. It was stressed
that it is very important to require the developer
contributions early in the development process so that
the child care is available as soon as it is needed.
ICRI was asked to find out if any agreements are signed
with the developers which specify time requirements and
report back at the next meeting.
A task force of the Commission will meet to set
priorities for the child care fund and discuss other
sources of money in addition to developer money.
2) Public Awareness Campaign
Staff is developing a public awareness campaign to
raise awareness about Carlsbad's activities regarding
child care. The Commission suggested other events to
disseminate information to parents and child care
Baker
Cutler
Gilk
Isenhart
L'Esperance
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December 5, 1991 CHILD CARE COMMISSION Page 2 COMMISSIONERS
providers, including a child care faire and special
speakers at regular Commission meetings. These and
other special events could be announced to the
citizenry in the newspaper.
A subcommittee was formed to discuss other ideas.
Members of the subcommittee will be Linda Gilk, Dennis
Cutler, and Merry L'Esperance.
3) Project Updates
• Guide to the Development of Child Care in Carlsbad
The fee schedule is being reviewed. Any resultant
action will require that the brochure be updated. A
corrected version will be distributed at that time.
• Request for Information (RFI)
The RFI to solicit interest in developing child care
in Carlsbad is going through final staff review. It
will be mailed to child care providers in San Diego
and Orange Counties in December.
• Information/Resource List
This list of resources regarding child care issues is
currently being reviewed by the San Diego County
Child Care Coordinator. It will be presented to the
Commission at the January meeting.
• Child Care Ordinance
Jim Hagaman, Research Manager, gave a presentation on
the child care ordinance which is currently being
created to simplify the standards and expand the
areas in Carlsbad where child care will be permitted.
A draft should be available within the next few
months.
4) 1992 City Council Legislative Platform
The Commission reviewed the 1991 City Council
Legislative Platform and suggested an additional item
to support quality child care.
ITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA;
The next meeting of the Child Care Commission will be
Thursday, January 23, 1992.
ADJOURNMENT;
By proper motion, the meeting of December 5, 1991 was
adjourned at 8:14 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
'JAMES C. SAG,
Research Manager
Minu
Baker
Cutler
Gilk
Isenhart
L'Esperance
Schwei
ITEM 1
December 5, 1991
TO: CHILD CARE COMMISSION
FROM: CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
CHILD CARE FUND: PROGRESS REPORT AND DISCUSSION
ICRI consulted with the Internal Revenue Service, Child Care Law Center and other sources
regarding the parameters by which a non-profit organization can give money and not jeopardize
their tax-exempt status.
From the information gathered thus far, it seems that if the fund is set up as a separate tax-
exempt organization, then giving funds to an individual or organization from which they will be
able to make a profit may endanger the tax-exempt status of the giving organization - the fund.
However, if the fund is set up as a trust account (similar to what a realtor uses when setting aside
money in escrow) within the City, and developers submit the fees directly to the City, then it
seems possible to give money to private operators and individuals. There is a precedent for this
in Contra Costa County.
ICRI is gathering further information on this subject.
ITEM 2
December 5, 1991
TO: CHILD CARE COMMISSION
FROM: CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
ICRI has begun to develop a public awareness campaign about the accomplishments of the City
and the Child Care Commission, and is in the process of writing two articles. One article will
address the accomplishments of the Child Care Commission - an overview of the history of this
process and what is planned for the future. The second article will specifically address the
Commission's accomplishments to date.
The purpose of these articles is to increase the community's awareness about what the City is
doing in general toward providing the opportunity for accessible, affordable, quality child care
and provide the community with specific information that may be useful. The articles will be sent
to local newspapers, and radio and television stations.
ICRI also plans to develop articles for distribution within San Diego County, the Bay Area and
perhaps other locations to demonstrate to these communities that Carlsbad is on the cutting
edge of community awareness and action around the issue of child care.
ICRI will continue to update the Commission on the status of these articles.
In addition, staff would like to facilitate a discussion of what the Commission would like to do in
order to further develop public awareness within Carlsbad.
ITEM 3
December 5, 1991
TO: CHILD CARE COMMISSION
FROM: CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
PROJECT UPDATES
Guide to the Development of Child Care Centers in Carlsbad: The Child Care Commission
has recommended to the City Council the printing and distribution of the "Guide to the
Development of Child Care Centers". It was presented to the City Council on November 19,
1991. Staff is reviewing the attached distribution list.
Request for Information (RFI): ICRI has completed the RFI and the mailing list. It will be mailed
to 80 child care providers in San Diego and Orange Counties. Staff will update the Commission
as needed.
Information/Resource List: The completed list (including the Commission's suggestions) was
sent to the San Diego Child Care Coordinator in the beginning of November for review. Staff is
waiting for feedback.
Child Care Ordinance: A draft of the Child Care Ordinance is being reviewed by City staff, who
will update the Commission on its status.
DISTRIBUTION LOCATIONS
FOR INFORMATION MATERIALS
Research Office
City of Carlsbad
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
434-2847
Planning Department
City of Carlsbad
2075 Las Palmas Drive
438-1161
Carlsbad City Library
1250 Carlsbad Village Drive
434-2870
Centre de Informacion
Carlsbad City Library
3430 Harding Street
729-6907/729-6908
Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce
5411 Avenida Encinas
931-8400
Carlsbad Unified School District
Administrative Offices
801 Pine Avenue
729-9291
Community Care Licensing Division
Department of Social Services
5973 Avenida Encinas
Carlsbad
YMCA Child Resource Service
North County Branch
380 Mulberry Drive, San Marcos
471-2751
Calavera Hills Community Center
2997 Glasgow Drive
434-2923
Harding Community Center
3096 Harding Street
434-2833
Stagecoach Community Park
3420 Camino de los Coches
434-2895
ITEM 4
Decembers, 1991
TO: CHILD CARE COMMISSION
FROM: CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
1992 CITY COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM
Each year the City Council adopts a legislative platform which states its position on issues,
sorted into several categories. In 1991, the platform categories were:
• 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. Staff is requesting the
Commission's input on additions, deletions or corrections to the child care category for the 1992
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, POP,
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.