Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Michael P. Callagy, County Executive
Subject: Measure K: Agreement with the Child Care Coordinating Council of San Mateo County to support Build Up San Mateo County's capacity building to better meet childcare needs in San Mateo County
RECOMMENDATION:
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Measure K: Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with the Child Care Coordinating Council of San Mateo County to support Build Up San Mateo County's capacity building to better meet childcare needs in San Mateo County for the term December 5, 2023 through December 15, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $500,000, and authorizing the County Executive, or designee, to execute the grant agreement.
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BACKGROUND:
Measure K is the half-cent general sales tax initially approved by San Mateo County voters in November 2012 and extended in November 2016 for a total of thirty years.
This Board of Supervisors (Board) held study sessions on Measure K expenditures and approved the allocation of Measure K funds for the FY 2023-24 budget, including allocating $500,000 to support capacity building of Build Up San Mateo County ("Build Up") to better meet the County's childcare needs.
DISCUSSION:
Build Up is a county-wide, multi-sector, collective-impact initiative through the Child Care Coordinating Council of San Mateo County to preserve, expand and improve the supply of childcare and preschool facilities in San Mateo County. This initiative began after the San Mateo County Human Services Agency commissioned a comprehensive needs assessment for early learning and care facilities operating in the county and its municipalities. Following this assessment, the Silicon Valley Community Foundation convened a task force to identify goals and next steps to create more early childcare and education spaces throughout the county. Build Up grew out of this task force and is focused on the following four go...
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