To: Board of Supervisors
From: Family & Human Services Committee
Report Title: Appointments to the Local Planning and Advisory Council for Early Care and Education (LPC)
☐Recommendation of the County Administrator ☒ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPOINT Tim Fares to the Public Agency #4 - East seat with a term expiring April 30, 2027, Megan Miccio to the Public Agency #3 - Central/South seat with a term expiring April 30, 2028, and Okeena Dickson to the Child Care Consumer #4 - East seat with a term expiring April 30, 2028 on the Local Planning and Advisory Council for Early Care and Education, as recommended by the Family and Human Services Committee.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact for this action.
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.
The Local Planning and Advisory Council for Early Care and Education (LPC) coordinates programs and services affecting early childcare and education, including recommendations for the allocation of federal funds to local early childcare and education programs.
The LPC consists of 20 members: 4 consumer representatives - a parent or person who receives or has received child care services in the past 36 months; 4 child care providers - a person who provides child care services or represents persons who provide child care services; 4 public agency representatives - a person who represents a city, county, city and county, or local education agency; 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; and 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.
The Local Planning and Advisory Council for Early Care and Education has reviewed the attached applications and determined that the applicants meet the eligibility requirements and requested that the Family and Human Services Committee recommend the following individuals for appointment and reappointment.
|
SEAT |
NAME |
TERM EXPIRATION |
|
Public Agency #4 - East |
Tim Fares |
April 30, 2027 |
|
Public Agency #3 - Central/South |
Megan Miccio |
April 30, 2028 |
|
Child Care Consumer #4 - East |
Okeena Dickson |
April 30, 2028 |
At the July 14, 2025, Family and Human Services Meeting, the Committee approved the appointments of Tim Fares to the Public Agency #4 - East seat with a term expiring April 30, 2027, Megan Miccio to the Public Agency #3 - Central/South seat with a term expiring April 30, 2028, and Okeena Dickson to the Child Care Consumer #4 - East seat with a term expiring April 30, 2028 on the Local Planning and Advisory Council for Early Care and Education.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Failure to appoint and reappoint members is likely to reduce public participation in advising policy development.