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C. 29

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	FAMILY & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
Date:	June 18, 2019

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE LOCAL PLANNING COUNCIL FOR EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 06/18/2019

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:	Julie DiMaggio Enea (925) 335-1077
cc:	Susan Jeong CAO-H&HS Deputy CAO-Muni Svcs Deputy

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 18, 2019
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

REAPPOINT Brenda Brown to the Child Care Provider #2-Central/South County seat and Crystal McClendon-Gourdine to the Community #1-West County seat to new terms expiring on April 30, 2022; and APPOINT Kaitlin Young to the Discretionary #2-Central/South County seat to complete the current term ending on April 30, 2021 on the Local Planning and Advisory Council for Early Care and Education.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no fiscal impact.

BACKGROUND:

The review of applications for appointments to the Contra Costa Local Planning Council for Child Care and Development was originally referred to the Family and Human Services Committee by the Board of Supervisors on April 22, 1997.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

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

The Local Planning and Advisory Council for Early Care and Education (LPC) consists of 20 members including:

Four (4) consumer representatives: a parent or person who receives or has received child care services in the past 36 months
Four (4) child care providers: a person who provides child care services or represents persons who provide child care services;
Four (4) public agency representatives: a person who represents a city, county, city and county, or local education agency;
Four (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;
Four (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 three years.

There are currently 12 seats filled and there are 8 vacancies on the LPC. These vacancies are in the following seats: Consumer 4-East County, Consumer 3-Central/South County, Discretionary #4-West County, Community #1-West County, Discretionary #2-Central/South County, Consumer #1-West County, Provider #2-Central/South County, Public Agency #3-Central/South County.

Renewal applicants Brenda Brown and Crystal McClendon-Gourdine submitted their applications for consideration and their reappointments were approved by the LPC and Superintendent of Schools. Please see the attached memo and correspondence for additional information. Also recommended for appointment is new applicant Kaitlin Young.

The Family and Human Services Committee reviewed and approved the appointment of these individuals on June 10, 2019.