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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #98278
BY: Commissioner Robert Hoffman, District #10
IN RE: ON-SITE CHILD CARE FACILITY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS in December of 1997, by Miscellaneous Resolution #97275, the Board
of Commissioners approved authorization for funding for a consultant to assist
with the development of options and proposals for the development of on-site
child care for presentation to the County Executive and the Board of
Commissioners; and
WHEREAS the company of Americare was chosen as the consultant to assist in
developing an action plan, establishing a child care task force, providing
expertise in site selection and renovation/development, identifying criteria to
develop an appropriate RFP and evaluate proposals, and to present these various
options and proposals to the County Executive and County Commissioners; and
WHEREAS the child care task force, consisting of eighteen members and two
staff support from elected official areas and County departments have been
meeting monthly since the spring of 1998 to develop the vision/mission statement,
review plans and site proposals, participate in the development and evaluation
of RFPs, and make site visits to other child care facilities; and
WHEREAS the results of these efforts have produced a plan for a two-phase
approach to development of the on-site child care facility with Phase 1 involving
the renovation of an existing facility to accommodate 50 children and Phase 2
involving an addition to the facility to accommodate another 50 children; and
WHEREAS the proposed plan is for Oakland County to retain ownership of the
land and child care facility while the contracted child care provider will carry
primary responsibility for the management and operations of the child care
program, including liability, in return for fees to be charged to users of the
facility; and
WHEREAS the child care task force has reviewed proposals received,
recommended a vendor to provide the proposed child care services and is ready to
discuss negotiations toward a possible contract with the Task Force's recommended
vendor; and
WHEREAS such negotiations must include provision for the Day-Care Provider
to rent the daycare facility from Oakland County at market rates.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
authorizes the Personnel Department to proceed with preliminary contract
discussions for the provision of on-site child care services and to report back
to the Personnel Committee within the next 60 days with the progress of the
negotiations and related issues, and that such discussions shall include that the
County is to 'retain ownership of the land and child care facility while the
contracted child care provider will carry primary responsibility for the
management and operations of the child care program, including liability, in
return for fees to be charged to users of the facility; and that the Day-Care
Provider is to rent the day care facility from Oad.and County at market rates.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
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Resolution #98278 October 29, 1998
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Personnel, Planning and
Building and Finance Committees. There were no objections.