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C. 35

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	FAMILY & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
Date:	April 18, 2023

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Costa

County

Subject:

Local Planning and Advisory Council for Early Care and Education Appointment

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/18/2023

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Ken Carlson, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor

Contact:

Danielle Fokkema, (925) 655-2047

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: April 18, 2023
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPOINT Benu Chhabra to the Childcare Provider 2 - Central/South County seat on the Local Planning and Advisory Council for Early Care and Education with a term expiring April 30, 2025.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no fiscal impact for this action.

BACKGROUND:

The Local Planning and Advisory Council for Early Care and Education (LPC) coordinates programs and services affecting early childcare and education, including recommendations for the allocation of federal funds to local early childcare and education programs.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

The LPC consists of 20 members: 4 consumer representatives - a parent or person who receives or has received child care services in the past 36 months; 4 child care providers - a person who provides child care services or represents persons who provide child care services; 4 public agency representatives - a person who represents a city, county, city and county, or local education agency; 4 community representatives - a person who represents an agency or business that provides private funding for child care services or who advocates for child care services through participation in civic or community based organizations; and 4 discretionary appointees - a person appointed from any of the above four categories or outside of those categories at the discretion of the appointing agencies. Terms of appointment are 3 years.

On March 23, 2023, the Family and Human Services Committee recommended the appointment of Benu Chhabra to the Childcare Provider 2 - Central/South County seat on the LPC to the Board of Supervisors.