PURPOSE:

The purpose of this report is to make recommendations to the City Council for the approval and appointment of this year�s Child Care Committee members.

BACKGROUND:

The City Council appointed citizens to the Child Care Committee when it was formed in 1988.  Upon adoption of the Child Care Master Plan in 1991, the Committee became a regular Council appointed committee.  Pursuant to the by-laws of the Burbank Child Care Committee, appointments to the Committee are recommended by Committee members and forwarded to Council for approval.  Appointments are for a one-year term and include representation of those in the City whose cooperation in the child care effort is needed, including the school district, private business employers, child care providers, and parent users of child care service.  An announcement requesting interested individuals to make application for consideration for appointments to the Burbank Child Care Committee was published in the Burbank Leader.  While the by-laws do not limit the number of individuals who may serve, eleven (11) applications were recently submitted to the City Clerk�s Office for membership. Applications are attached for Council review. (Attachment: I )

DISCUSSION:

The Child Care Committee met and the current members discussed the submitted applications.  The Committee agreed that they represented a solid cross section of the community with a demonstrated interest in child care issues.

In addition to responding to individual child care concerns and issues, the Committee participates in Red Ribbon Day and annually publishes a Burbank Child Care Directory. The Committee was also represented on the Child Care Demonstration Project Committee and was instrumental in providing direction for the development of the center and the selection of the recommended operator. The committee is also providing input for the conversion project of the old Buena Vista Library into a child care and family service center.

The Child Care Committee appoints its own advisory members to broaden the Committee�s representation.  The current list includes the following individuals:

Gail Dover                             Child Care Professional

Carol Davis-Perkins            The Walt Disney Company

Sharon Feldman                  Warner Bros.

Gail Reisman                        Attorney/Parent

Jose Delgado                       Regional Child Care Advocate

Roland (Karel) Armstorff      Parent and Previous Horace Mann Children�s Center Parent

                                                Representative

Council action is not needed relative to these advisory members.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no fiscal impact.

RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends that the City Council appoint the following candidates to the Child Care Committee as follows:

Goldie Bemel                        B.U.S.D.

Yvette Coontz                        St. Anne�s Maternity Home C.F.O

Mildred Engel                        Retired Educator

Annabelle Godwin                 Retired Provider, College Instructor

Barbara Gunderson              The Walt Disney Company, Work & Family Specialist

Harkmore Lee                       Burbank YMCA

Carol Miller                            Pre-school Director

Deane Phinney                      Retired Provider/Administrator

Nancee Rodriquez                Child Care Professional

Shanna Vaughan                  Boys and Girls Club Director

Helen von Seggern               Retired Educator

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cc:       Child Care Committee

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