(9)AR 021908 Preschool Childcare

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ITEM #9 CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR THE COUNCIL MEETING OF TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Bill Smith, Community Services Director SUBJECT: Request for Increase of Revenue and Expenditure Appropriations in the Childcare Fund to Account for "Cost of Living" Increase to the State Contract for Preschool Childcare Services in the Childcare Division of the Community Services Department DATE: February 11, 2008 BACKGROUND: The City of Colton's Preschool Childcare Program, located at Sierra Vista Baptist Church, is funded by a grant from the State of California, Department of Education. The amount of this grant, as listed in the approved Childcare Division budget, for the current fiscal year, is $170,558. The State of California has recently notified the City of a "cost of living" increase for the existing grant in the amount of $7,726. ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION: These "cost of living" increases are standard procedure with the Department of Education. They are intended to facilitate the adequate provision of childcare services, allowing for inflation. In order to accommodate this receipt of additional funding, and allocate said funding for expenditure, the Preschool Program budget in the Childcare Division must be adjusted. FISCAL IMPACT: To accommodate this request, Childcare Fund revenue $7,726, bring that account balance to $178,284. Childc 7200-7203-1010 will increase by $5,226, bringing that expenditure account 206-7200-7203-1100 will increase balance to $16,750. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: None CONFLICT OF INTEREST: None account 206-5776 will increase by are Fund expenditure account 206 - account balance to $69,056, and by $2,500, bringing that account RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that City Council approve resolution increasing revenue and expenditure appropriations in the Childcare Division of the Community Services Department, to account for a "cost of living" increase to the State contract for preschool childcare services, and authorize the City Manager to sign the corresponding contract CPRE -7293. Prepared by: Mary Alice Romo - Administrative Assistant Attachment: Resolution REVIEW TEAM L City Attorney: omm City Manager: Finance Director: OTHER: