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88-194 wMiTE - Cirr C� RK CO11RC1I PINIf �F;NANCE GITY OF AINT PAUL '� �'�/9� C�wNAR"Z' - DEPART ENT BLUE - MAVOR File NO. Council Resolution Presented By � � Referre To Committee: Date Out of ommittee By Date WI�E AS, the City of Saint Pau is committed to state and local gov rnmental support of child are; and WHE AS, economic necessity ha driven women into the workforce at an nprecendented rate; and WHE AS, child care costs for n infant can exceed 25a of the statewide med 'an income; and WHE AS, personnel costs incre se dramatically due to absentiism, less pro uctivity and turnover resu ting from employee concerns regarding _ ina equate child care; and WHE AS, due to the expense of adequate child care, many single parents cho se to remain or apply for ublic assistance, at a cost to the state nea ly 10 times higher than pu lic assistance for child care; and WHE AS, our children today wi 1 become the policymakers of tomorrow; and WHE AS, child care personnel re discouraged to remain in the profession due to long working hours and oor salaries in comparison to other hel ing professions; and WHE AS, current state funding for the child care sliding fee program is t approximately 25� of the ocumented need for child care assistance in he state; and � WHE AS, limited funding for o her child care programs such as resource and referral, child care facilities act and state child care licensing sta f has not provided vital assistance; and WHE AS, the public an3 privat sectors must join to ether in su ortin COUNCIL ME BERS Requested by Department of: Yeas Nays Dimond �� [n Favor Goswitz Rettman s�he;�e� _ Against I BY Soncen Wilson Form Approved by City Attorney Adopted by Cou cil: Date Certified Yasse by Council Secretary BY sy Approved by Ma r: Date _ Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council By By WMITE — C�TV CL RK PINIC — FdNANC COUflC1I /�/ry [j.NAfYV= DEPART ENT GITY OF AINT PAUL File NO. „/� �'/� BLUE — MAVOR Council Resolution Presented By Referr d To Committee: Date Out of ommittee By Date more comprehensive funding for tate assistance; THE FORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT he C�ty of Saint Paul supports state legislation which provides regu atory, training, tax bene�its and fina cial assistance, as well a creative options which will meet the omplex problems of child c re. COUNCIL M MBERS Requested by Department of: Yeas Nays Dimond L.o� � [n Favor Goswitz Rett � Scheibe A gai n s t BY FEB 1 1 1988 l� Form rove by Cit rn Adopted by Cou cil: Date � � Certified Pa s y ouncil Se ary BY J By 17 198 Approv Mayor for Subm' i to ouncil Ap d a or: Date � By pUBIISMEO . .R . ���Q� .�� ollo4s � � D$PARTMENT • CONTACT NAME PHONE ' DATE A S � � �' T QG ORDE : (See reve se side.) _ Depart nt Director � Mayor (or Assistant) _ Financ and Management Services Directo � City Clerk Budget irector 3 r�„p„ c; i p,-aQ;��,n� ity A orney _ G U P (Cli all locations for signature.) V Y TAK ? (Purpose/Ratfonale) ��� �s The City will be recognized as sup rting .legislatinn which will ... result i assisting low income citi en� With nutrition and child care services ���=;. -,-�;:�.:_- i r � C II AND E S A D: F N UD ET V R C R TED: (Maqor's s ature not required if under $1 ,000.) Total t of Trans�ction: Activity Number: Funding urce: C N (List and number all attachme ts.) M N V� ROCE URES � _Yes No Rules, Regulations, Proce ures, or Budget Amendment required? ' _Yes No If yes, are they or timet ble attached? AR NT V EW CITY ATTOR�TF,�Y REVIEW _Yes � No Council resolution required Resolution required? Yes _No _Yes No Insurance required? Insuranca suff icient? _Yes _No�� _Yes No Insurance attached? :�ayor' s ,Admi i;stration DEPARTMEN l�—����� N° _�'�422 DiaF�e- Lynch CONTACT � 298-4323 PHONE .nuary 26 , 388 dATE �`�i�� ��, � �SIG�! NEIMBER R RflUTING ORDER C1i All Locat'ons for Si nature : _ Depat^t�nt i rectar 1. �i rectar of Managemerrt/�yar FfnaFlCe and Manage�+ent Services Director 4 City C�erk , �udget Dire tor � Council President �City Attar y t ,r's � z� a-Y . ;'HAT WILL BE AC IEVED BY TAKING ACTION O�t THE A TACNED MATERIALS? (Purpose/ Rationale) : City suppor of hunger reduction legis ation. . COST/BENEFIT B DGETARY AND PERSONNEL IMPACTS A TICIPATEQ: FINANCING SOURC AND BUDGET ACTIVITY NUMBER CHAR ED OR CREDITED: (Mayor's signa- ture not re- Total Amount f 'Transaction: quired if under - $�o,aoo} Funding Sourc : Activity Numb r: . ATTACHMENTS Lis and Number All Attachments : DEPARTMENT REVIE CITY ATTORNEY REVIEW �` Yes No Co ncil Resolution Required? � Resoiutian Required? Yes No Yes No In urance Required? Insurance Sufficient? Yes No � Yes No In urance Attached: � (SEE •REVERSE SIDE FOR I TRUCTIONS) Revised 12/g4 , - . � . • J� ��/9�' r . � BRIEFING PAPER: 19 8 HUNGER REDU ION A T BA KGR D Th WIC Program is a federall -funded qrant proqram a inistered through the Minn ota Department of Health; gr ts are made available to alified local agencies to deliver program services. WIC provides nutrition education se ices and vouchers to the p rchase of specified nutritious fo supplements to pregnant a d nursing women, and to infants and children up to five years f age who are judged by health pro essionals to be at nutriti nal risk and who have family � inc mes at or below 185 percen of poverty income guidelines pre cribed by the United State Department of Health and Human Se ices. The WIC Program se es as an adjunct to good health car during critical times of rowth and development, in order to revent the occurrence of h alth problems and to improve .. the health status of these per ons. The favorable results of this rogram include the improved hea th of pregnant women resul ing in fewer premature births to hese women and a reduction in the number of low birth rate bab'es. This, in turn, result in a decrease in the need for, and the cost of, hospital care for the children of needy pre nant women. Improved nutr tion provides better brain dev lopment and affords to chi dren of low-income families the pro pect of positive learning xperiences in the critical pre chool years. The Saint Paul Division of Pub ic Health has sponsored the WIC pro ram for �the City of Saint aul and the rest of Ramsey Cou ty since 1974. PRO SAL I. 1988 Hunger Reduction Act -- A. WIC (Supplemental Feed ng Program for Women, Infants and Children) ,�tequire the Minnesota epartment of Health to institute an infant fo ula rebate proqram. Savings shall be used to finan e the food portion .for adding eligible children to t e WIC program statewide. Appropriate $185,000 t finance the education and administration costs o adding these eligible children; or, appropri te $1.0 million to cover all and let formula rebate income replenish WIC fund. $1.0 million would cov r all 2,200 children on current waiting list. - B. Mandate 7th Grade Lite acy Standards and Accapted Legal Plain Lanquage All written materials ncludinq, but not limited to, applications, notifica ions of monthly income reports . " . � ' i `� ���y � ' and redetermination of ligibility intended for client use must meet both 7th rade literacy standards and accepted plain language criteria by July l, 1990. The new Department of Human Services� consolidated application and stateme t of need form for all income assistance programs mus meet the above criteria and be no more than three p ges before it is pilot tested with clients. Appropri te $50,000 to DHS to help contract with literacy xperts for this expert. . Increased Community Inc me through Federal Food Support The Department of Human Services shall issue requests for proposals from loca agencies for the purpose of implementing proqrams t encourage participation of eligible seniors, farme s, veterans, newly unemployed, low-income heads of hou eholds and migrant workers in the food stamp program. Emphasis shall be placed on reaching Minnesotans wh are in danger of, or who are already, homeless. DHS shall use all state dollars appropriated under this section to be matched equally by federal dollars appr priated for these purposes and shall certify to the fe eral government that clients reached under this prog am meet federal criteria. DHS shall issue requests fo proposals from oversight agencies who will condu t a statewide training of program workers, offer echnical assistance to these programs to conduct reg onal trainings and prepare � educational materials t assist communities in this effort. An advisory committee c nsisting of seven persons, three appointed by the peaker of the House, three appointed by the Senate Majority Leader and one appointed by the Govern r, shall establish criteria for distributing funds o localities and an oversight agency under this secti n and establish criteria for trainings, creation and distribution of eductional materials for this comm nity building effort. None of ' - those serving on the ad isory committee is eligible fSr funds. Four of the advisory committee shall reside outside the seve county metro area and four shall be at risk of hom lessness or workinq with this targeted population. THE AINT AUL PRIORITY � The ity of Saint Paul supports the 1988 Hunger Reduction Act legi lation. - � � . ' � ` ` - ��� ��=�'a�f��/` wr�ITE - CIYV CLERK . .)( j f VINK - FINANCE - C�11�1C2I t �� :"��GN4RV - DEP4RTME T G I TY UF S I NT PAU L File �O• f � _:_JE - MAYOR � _ . Co�tnci� e�QlutiQ� _ 4'resented By �-,:: ;��',!!'/;-,.�i%� _ Referred o Committee: Date Ovt of C mittee By Date Where s, the City of Saint Paul as always supported the Women, Infant and Children (WIC) program, and Where s, it is iEnportant that e].' gible applicants for food progr ms be able to understand t e procedures invoZved in obtai ing assistance, and Where s, it is critical that ava lable funds do in fact reach those who are eligible and in need, Now, herefore be it resolved, t at the City of Saint Paul suppo t the 1988 Hunger Reductio Act legislation which will ' ncrease WIC funding, manda e that food eligibility forms are w itten in plain language an increase outr:each efforts to re ch the hungry and homeless COUNCIL ME BERS Requested by Department of: `reas Nays Dimund ��g In Favoc coswitz Rettman scne;t� Against . BY Sonnen Wilson � For ppcoved y �1 e Adopted by Coun '1: Date Ceriified Passed y Councit Secretary BY 8� � ,�ppruved by Mavo : Oate _ Approve by Mayo fo Subm� s�on t ouncit _ By - — - '� �� . . . ��,�,��;� BRIEFING P PER: CHILD CARE BA KGROUND Th City of Saint Paul is co itted to state and local go ernment support of quality, available and affordable child ca e. The Child Care in Sain Paul Report of the Saint Paul Pl nning Commision in late 19 5 stressed four goals: * Ensure that children are ot denied good child care because of low family inc me. * Increase the number and v riety of child care opportunities. * Raise the visibility of c ild care needs and the priority for child care in city pu lic policy, community discussion and government operation. * Improve the City's respon e to the child care needs of its employees. Wh must we invest in child c re? 1. Economic Realty. Economi necessity has driven women into the workforce at an unpre edented rate. In 1984, 58� of all American women with c ildren younger than six years of age were in the workforce, which is four times greater than the 1950 level. 2. Cost of Child Care. Full time child care costs for an infant in the Metropolita Area are $5,700 per year, which is more than it costs to tend the University of Minnesota. This represen s 25� of the median family income for a family of fo . 3. Workplace Productivity. S atistics indicate higher incidence of employee turn ver, less productivity and more absenteeism due to employe concerns about adequate child care. Parents worry about children left alone, or being cared for by an incompeten caregiver, which results in tremendous personnel costs. 4. Welfare Costs. Due to the expense of adequate child care, many parents choose to rem in on public assistance rather than enter the workforce a low-paying jobs. Under current law, it is more co t effective for the state to provide $1, 000 annually fo child care subsidies versus $9,000 per year for public assistance for a parent and child. The number of teen ge mothers is growing which results in a greater burde being placed upon public assistance. Based upon th latest statistics available in 1982, 51.4� of unmarried m thers dropped out of high school nationally. Teenag pregnancy often leads to poverty and is frequently he result of poverty. . , ; : . �-��-���/ Br'efing Paper: Child Care pae2 5. Future Citizens. Our children today will be the policymakers of tomorrow. It is vital that we provide them with safe and health environments as they grow up. 6. C i Care Worke s' al ' s. Our children must receive professional and competen care, provided by individuals who are compensated well, to encourage their longevity in this profession. We must place a high financial value on the provision of child ca e services. According to the Child Care Report in Sain Paul, the average salary of a daycare provider is $11,0 0, compared to a public school teacher of similar experi nce at $22,000. Cu rent State Inves e C ' a Th sliding-fee program provi es financial assistance in pa ing for child care, based pon income. Although the state no provides $25.7 million bi nnially for this program, co nties continue to have wai ing lists. Documented need po nts out a cost of $100 mil ion biennially to meet the needs of low-income families. Re ource and referral ente s assist parents in locating li ensed child care providers and assist providers with tr ining and equipment to pro ide quality child care se ices. Last session, mone for pilot projects was provided at $250, 000. An additional $ 50, 000 was provided for e ipment purchases under the Child Care Facilities Act. Li ense 'ns ectors funded by he Department of Human Services in pect child care facilities regarding their compliance with re ulations, specifically the health and safety standards. Ch ld Care ax Credi provide an income tax credit for child ca e costs. a'nt Paul Position Th City of Saint Paul suppor s state legislation which pr vides regulatory training, taxing, financial assistance and cr ative options to meet the omplex problems of child care wh'ch will enhance our statew'de child care system.