Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Ken Cole, Director, Human Services Agency
Subject: Amendment to the Agreement with the Child Care Coordinating Council of San Mateo for California Alternative Placement Program Child Care Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to the agreement between the County of San Mateo and the Child Care Coordinating Council of San Mateo, Inc. to administer California Alternative Placement Program childcare services, adding $1,500,000 in funds, for a revised total obligation amount not to exceed $6,715,976.97.
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BACKGROUND:
The California Alternative Placement Program (CAPP) offers an array of childcare payment options for parents such as in-home care, family childcare, and center-based care. The childcare payment options are intended to increase parental choice and accommodate the specific needs of each family. CAPP helps families pay for those services directly to the childcare provider selected by the family.
The Child Care Coordinating Council of San Mateo, Inc. (4Cs) is the only agency in San Mateo County, other than the Human Services Agency (HSA), that is recognized by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) as qualified to administer state-funded childcare programs such as CAPP. This recognition from the State allows them to have a coordinated continuum of care payment program.
On June 25, 2019, by Resolution No. 076703, this Board approved a waiver of the RFP process and entered into an agreement with 4Cs to administer CAPP for the term of July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2022, in a total amount not to exceed $3,000,000.
On May 17, 2021, the parties amended the agreement (Amendment) to add $12,505.72 in funds due to an increase in funds from Senate Bill (SB) 820, which provided an update to the 2020 Budget Act.
On June 29, 2021, the parties further amended the agreement (Second Amendment)...
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