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C. 60

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	John Kopchik, Director, Conservation & Development Department
Date:	June 13, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

LPC Child Care Mitigation Fund Request

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 06/13/2017

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Kristine Solseng, (925) 674-7809

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: June 13, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller to issue a warrant in the amount of $24,000 to the Contra Costa County Office of Education from the Child Care Mitigation Fund to help fund the 2017 Comprehensive Countywide Child Care Needs Assessment and Child Care Facility Study.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No impact on the General Fund. The Child Care mitigation fee was adopted in 1992 in response to the increased need for childcare facilities that accompanies new development. The Child Care Mitigation Fund is financed by a $400 per unit development fee on residential development projects under 29 units in the county unincorporated area. The current balance of the fund is approximately $1.1 million dollars.

BACKGROUND:

Contra Costa County Office of Education's Local Planning and Advisory Council for Early Care and Education (LPC) has requested $24,000 from the Child Care Mitigation Fund to assist in financing the 2017 Comprehensive Countywide Child Care Needs Assessment and Child Care Facility Study (the Study). The Study will cost $75,000 and is also funded by First Five Contra Costa ($35,000) and the LPC ($16,000).

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

The Study is conducted every five years and aims to determine the child care needs and facilities available for development in Contra Costa County. The Study will be conducted by Brion Economic, Inc., and will be implemented in two phases resulting in the following data:

Gather and review all existing studies and data on child care facilities serving children ages 0-12 in Contra Costa County;
Identify a list of entities that may have the capacity and/or interest in providing land or space for new or expanded facilities;
Estimate current child care supply / demand and the current shortfall by community (city and unincorporated communities);
Data categorization will include: population, ethnicity, language spoken, income levels, children in Child Protective Services, demand for part day and full day care for children ages 0-12 years;
Candidate list of potential child care sites for further investigation.

The work will form the foundation for subsequent phases including a Child Care Capital Improvement Plan, Site Analysis, and a Child Care Financing Strategy. The Study is consistent with the Child Care Facilities Ordinance fee, which states that mitigation fees collected "shall be reserved to assist in meeting child care facility needs in the community in which the development occurred." The Study and proposed future studies will provide necessary data and analysis to better direct future Child Care Mitigation Funds. The Study will also provide an opportunity to further the partnership between Department of Conservation and Development and the LPC on long-term systemic efficiencies and expansion of child care services within Contra Costa County.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Without the allocation of County Childcare Mitigation Funds, the LPC may not have the resources required to complete the Study in a timely manner.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

The Child Care Assessment supports the following community outcomes established in the Children's Report Card: Children are Healthy and Ready for School and Families are Economically Self-Sufficient.