20210512-3biv: Spending Framework Addendums in Response to ResilientATX Resolution — original pdf
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Early Childhood Council Homepage
Approved Minutes — original pdf
REGULAR MEETING Wednesday, June 9, 2021 EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCIL MINUTES The Early Childhood Council (ECC) convened on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. Board Members in Attendance: Chair McHorse; Vice Chair Worthington; Members Hosking Pulido, Gordon, Alvarez, Huston, Bliss Lima, Hedrick, and Conlin Staff in attendance: Cindy Gamez, Leila Lawson, Filip Gecic, Mary Jamsek, Donna Sundstrom CALL TO ORDER – Chair McHorse called the meeting to order at 8:35 a.m. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL – Khotan Harmon, 2021 Digital Inclusion Fellow, Telecommunications & Regulatory Affairs, City of Austin 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES from May 12, 2021 meeting - Member Huston moved to approve the May 12, 2021 meeting minutes and member Hedrick seconded the motion. The minutes were approved by a vote of 9-0 2. PRESENTATIONS a. Updates on Dove Springs Public Health Facility – Kalpana Sutaria, Project Manager from Public Works; Kymberley Maddox and Donna Sundstrom, Assistant Directors, Austin Public Health Presenters shared schematic design of the health care facility showing different views, including the child care facility. Outdoor learning area is not designed yet. All renderings were shared with the Dove Springs community. Dove Springs Public Health Facility Taskforce members helped distribute a survey (English/Spanish) to ensure City was on the right path with the design. 92 respondents. Strong support for design concept. Community wanted it to be a modern design and excited about the child care center. Still working on interior floor plan design and will seek feedback from the taskforce. Staff are working on answering questions from the survey including connections to transportation. Current budget estimate is at $15M for construction during schematic design phase. This is $2.8M over-budget. Cost drivers are high construction and material costs. Additionally, the cost of a high-quality child care center was not in the original 2018 bond election. Cost saving options do not impact any of the proposed services. Coordinating with Parks and Recreation Dept. to include Inclusive Play Equipment for the Dove Springs Metro Park near the recreation center. Revised site plan of the building includes removal of a large parking lot. Parking spaces were added to a second area that included existing parking spaces so none were lost. Revised site plan also includes leaving existing soccer fields and updating them. Full facility design and permitting will be happening early Fall 2021. Ground- breaking late Fall 2021. Construction complete by Spring 2023. Next steps include Art in Public Places beginning community engagement …
Agenda — original pdf
Versión en español a continuación. Early Childhood Council Meeting April 14, 2021 Early Childhood Council meeting to be held 4/14/2021 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (4/13/2021 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the Early Childhood Council Meeting, members of the public must: •Email or call the board liaison at Rachel.Farley@austintexas.gov or 512-663-2792 no later than noon, (the day before the meeting). The following information is required: speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, email address and telephone number (must be the same number that will be used to call into the meeting). •Once a request to speak has been made to the board liaison, the information to call on the day of the scheduled meeting will be provided either by email or phone call. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start time in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to Rachel.Farley@austintexas.gov by noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. •If the meeting is broadcast live, it may be viewed here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live (Note, the Early Childhood Council meetings are not broadcast live.) Reunión del Early Childhood Council 14 de abril de 2021 La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (13 de abril antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los miembros del público deben: • Envíe un correo electrónico o llame al enlace de la junta en Rachel.Farley@austintexas.gov o al 512- 663-2792 a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). Se requiere la siguiente información: nombre del orador, número (s) de artículo sobre el que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutral, dirección de correo electrónico (opcional) y un número de teléfono (debe ser el número que se utilizará para llamar). • Una …
20210414-3b: ResilientATX Spending Framework recommendation — original pdf
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Approved Minutes — original pdf
REGULAR MEETING Wednesday, April 14, 2021 EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCIL MINUTES The Early Childhood Council (ECC) convened on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. Board Members in Attendance: Chair McHorse; Vice Chair Worthington; Members Hosking Pulido, Gordon, Alvarez, Wren, Huston, Paver, and Conlin Staff in attendance: Rachel Farley, Cindy Gamez, Leila Lawson CALL TO ORDER – Chair McHorse called the meeting to order at 8:32 a.m. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL - None 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES from March 10, 2020 meeting - Member Paver moved to approve the March 10, 2021 meeting minutes and member Conlin seconded the motion. The minutes were approved by a vote of 8-0 (Vice Chair Worthington off the dais) 2. PRESENTATIONS Assessment a. Briefing and discussion on the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Action Plan Community Needs A team of City Staff (Rebecca Giello, Deputy Director, and Katie Horstman, Senior Research Analyst, Housing and Planning; Laura La Fuente, Program Manager, and Helen Howell, Public Health Program Coordinator, Austin Public Health) presented on preparations to submit a grant application for federal funds, a portion of which go to services for families with children. Neighborhood Housing and Community Development and the Planning and Zoning Departments merged into the Housing and Planning Department. Department work groks include: Zoning & Urban Design, Inclusive Planning, Displacement Prevention, Finance & Administration, Program Delivery & Real Estate Services. We are entering year 3 of the 2019-2024 consolidated plan. The application is for funding from the following grants: $7.8 million- Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), $3.1 HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), $699,870- Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), $2 million- Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA). The team described the following programs and activities: assistance for homelessness assistance, special needs, renters, homeowners, homebuyers, and housing developers, and other community development programs. Child Care Services funded by $500K from the CDBG fall under Special Needs Assistance. Presenters described the child care services provided in FY20-21 which include the Early Head Start Program (Child Inc.), the Teen Parent Child Care Program (Austin ISD), and the Bridge Child Care Voucher Program (YWCA) and the number and demographics of those served. CDBG COVID funding is being used to provide emergency child care for low to moderate income essential workers during the pandemic through Workforce Solutions Capital Area. Presenters also described the $15.5 million in Coronavirus Relief Funds that have been used for rental subsidies through the Housing Authority and the additional funding expected from the …
Housing and Planning Presentation — original pdf
Fiscal Year 21-22 Action Plan Community Needs Assessment Early Childhood Council April 2021 Agenda Housing & Planning Department Overview Federal Reporting Process Fiscal Year 2021-22 Program Funding New COVID-19 Program Funding Community Needs Assessment/ Public Comment Schedule Feedback Department Activities Overview 3 Federal Funding & Processes U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Consolidated Plan (5-Year) Allocates federal resources to housing and community development Action Plan (1-Year) Summarizes actions, activities and federal/non- federal resources in the Consolidated Plan Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) (1-Year) End-of-year report on progress toward consolidated plan *You Are Here: The proposed Fiscal Year 21-22 Action Plan presents Year 3of the 5-Year Consolidated Plan 5 Fiscal Year 21-22 Action Plan & HUD Formula Grants Year 3 of 5-Year reporting period Serves as application for funding from four entitlement grants Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Goal: Provide decent housing and a suitable living environment; expand economic opportunities for low-income people Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Goal: Benefit low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS and their families by providing supportive services and housing $7.8M $3.1M HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Goal: create affordable housing for low- income households Action Plan (1-Year) $2M $669,870 Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Goal: Assist people to quickly regain stability in permanent housing after experiencing a housing crisis and/or homelessness 6 Fiscal Year 21-22 Federal Formula Grant Funding Source FY 2020-21 FY 2021-22 CDBG HOME ESG $ 7,854,692 $7,832,136 $ 3,178,207 $3,156,803 $ 682,911 $669,870 HOPWA $ 1,869,497 $2,099,125 Total $ 13,585,307 $13,757,934 Percent Change from FY 20 -0.29% -0.67% -1.91% 12.28% 1.27% 7 Fiscal Year 21-22 Anticpated New Federal Funding Chart assumes local funding to be consistent with Fiscal Year 2021. This could vary as the budget is developed for Fiscal Year 2022. Fiscal Year 21-22 New Funding 17.97% Federal Expenditure 82.03% Local Expenditure Section 108 CDBG ESG HOPWA HOME Incentive Programs General Obligation Bonds General Obligation Bonds Housing Trust Fund Housing Trust Fund General Fund General Fund 9 Programs & Activities Homelessness Assistance Special Needs Assistance Renters Assistance Homeowner Assistance Homebuyer Assistance Housing Developer Assistance Other Community Development Homelessness Assistance Emergency Solutions Grant programs -Rapid Rehousing -Tenant-Based Rental Assistance -ARCH Operation and Maintenance 11 Special Needs Assistance • Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDs (HOPWA) programs • Child Care Services • Youth Mental Health services • Senior Services 12 Special Needs Assistance: Program Breakdown 13 Special Needs …
Pre-K Enrollment Presentation — original pdf
PREK ENROLLMENT Laura Koenig Senior Director of Community Solutions, E3 Alliance © 2021 E3Alliance ELIGIBLE KINDERGARTNERS WITH PUBLIC PRE- K NEARLY 3X LIKELY TO BE SCHOOL READY Odds that Eligible Children Who Attended Public Pre-K are Kindergarten Ready Central Texas, 2013-14 to 2018-19 2.6 1X 2X 3X How Much More Likely to be Kindergarten Ready With Public Pre-K E3 Alliance analysis of children eligible for Public Pre-K from Ready,Set,K! weighted data Odds ratios from logistic regression of attending Public Pre-K vs. being at home or with relative, controlling for ethnicity and gender © 2021 E3Alliance PRE-K ENROLLMENT IN CENTRAL TEXAS SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN PREVIOUS 5 YEARS Counts of Pre-K Students Enrolled in CTX, 2015 – Current* 14000 s t n e d u S t f o r e b m u N 12000 10000 8000 11,373 11,508 10,921 11,652 11,872 13,105 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Year 8,904 2021 Source: E3 Alliance analysis of snapshot enrollment data at the UT Austin ERC and current data collected directly from districts *Districts were included if current (2020-2021) enrollment data was available **Districts included in CTX aggregation: Austin, Del Valle, Hays, Lake Travis, Leander, Lockhart, Manor, Pflugerville, Hutto, Round Rock, San Marcos, Taylor, and Wayside ISD Source: E3 Alliance analysis of snapshot enrollment data at the UT Austin ERC and current data collected directly from districts *Districts were included if current (2020-2021) enrollment data was available **Districts included in CTX aggregation: Austin, Del Valle, Lake Travis, Leander, Lockhart, Manor, Pflugerville, Hutto, Round Rock, San Marcos, Taylor, and Wayside ISD © 2021 E3Alliance PREK ENROLLMENT DOWN ACROSS GROUPS - 34% - 37% © 2021 E3Alliance Source: E3 Alliance analysis of snapshot enrollment data at the UT Austin ERC and current data collected directly from districts *Districts were included if current (2020-2021) enrollment data was available **Districts included in CTX aggregation: Austin, Del Valle, Leander, Lockhart, Manor, Hutto, Round Rock, San Marcos, Taylor, and Wayside ISD CENTRAL TEXAS FALL PRE-K ENROLLMENT In Travis County Roughly 35% of our pre-K students are not enrolled compared to last year ≈ 3000 students • 70% of which are LatinX • 40% of which are English Learners • 90% are from low-income households © 2021 E3Alliance PREK ENROLLMENT PUSH • https://e3alliance.org/pre-k-in-central-texas/ • https://e3alliance.org/pre-k-for-educators/ © 2021 E3Alliance 6
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Versión en español a continuación. Early Childhood Council Meeting March 10, 2021 Early Childhood Council meeting to be held 3/10/2021 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (3/9/2021 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the Early Childhood Council Meeting, members of the public must: •Email or call the board liaison at Rachel.Farley@austintexas.gov or 512-663-2792 no later than noon, (the day before the meeting). The following information is required: speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, email address and telephone number (must be the same number that will be used to call into the meeting). •Once a request to speak has been made to the board liaison, the information to call on the day of the scheduled meeting will be provided either by email or phone call. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start time in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to Rachel.Farley@austintexas.gov by noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. •If the meeting is broadcast live, it may be viewed here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live (Note, the Early Childhood Council meetings are not broadcast live.) Reunión del Early Childhood Council 10 de marzo del 2021 La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (9 de marzo antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los miembros del público deben: • Envíe un correo electrónico o llame al enlace de la junta en Rachel.Farley@austintexas.gov o al 512- 663-2792 a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). Se requiere la siguiente información: nombre del orador, número (s) de artículo sobre el que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutral, dirección de correo electrónico (opcional) y un número de teléfono (debe ser el número que se utilizará para llamar ). • …
20210310-3ci: Maintain current early childhood funding levels — original pdf
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20210310-3cii: Repurpose unused Pre-K classroom funds for Pre-K partnerships administrative hub — original pdf
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20210310-3d: Prioritize redevelopment proposals that include high quality child care in plans — original pdf
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WIC Presentation — original pdf
WIC The Women, Infants, and Children Program of Texas TRAVIS COUNTY/ BASTROP COUNTY WHAT IS WIC? Supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children. MISSION STATEMENT To safeguard the health of low- income women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating, and referrals to health care. WHAT DOES WIC PROVIDE? Nutrition Education Health Assessments Breastfeeding Support Referrals to healthcare and other resources in the community using Connect ATX Supplemental Nutritious Foods each month. WHAT DOES WIC PROVIDE? Supplemental Nutritious Foods Issuance in the form of an EBT card WIC Approved Foods must meet specific dietary guidelines Cash Value of WIC benefits varies by food package Exclusively Breastfeeding Mothers receive the largest food package Formula provided to Formula-Fed Infants WIC DURING THE PANDEMIC WIC is still supporting clients remotely and it's committed to serve clients although all clinics are closed to the public. Staff will be operating alternative service models for delivering food, online assistance, and distributing benefits. To start an application clients can visit TexasWIC.org/apply and start an application online. WIC Austin has 24/7 drop boxes available at all clinic locations – click here to see how to use them. The public should either call 512-972-4942 or send an email at WIChelp@austintexas.gov if they need benefits or have questions. Please join our Facebook group "ATX Family Care" for updates. How WIC serve clients: Each clinic has an email inbox. There is a list of all WIC clinics in our website www.austintexas.gov/WIC Scheduling Center line takes calls and routes messages to individual clinics 2-way texting software We contact each client who needs benefits Patient Portal New WIC Mobile Unit New WIC Shopping and Delivery Program Using Connect ATX for all referrals to other resources. Using Connect ATX for all incoming referrals from other community partners. ATX Family Care We encourage all partners to join our Facebook group “ATX Family Care” We have increased from 171 members (April 1st, 2020) to 7000 members We communicate all updates and promote other programs in our Facebook (March 2021) group. Apply Now WIC Applications INDIVIDUALS CAN START AN APPLICATION ONLINE AT: WWW.TEXASWIC.ORG/APPLY After clients submit their application, someone from our WIC agency will …
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REGULAR MEETING Wednesday, March 10, 2021 EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCIL MINUTES The Early Childhood Council (ECC) convened on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Board Members in Attendance: Chair McHorse; Vice Chair Worthington; Members Gordon, Alvarez, Wren, Huston, Paver, Bliss Lima, and Conlin Staff in attendance: Rachel Farley, Cindy Gamez, Mary Jamsek CALL TO ORDER – Chair McHorse called the meeting to order at 8:36 a.m. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL - None 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES from - Member Conlin moved to approve the February 10, 2021 meeting minutes and member Huston seconded the motion. The minutes were approved unanimously by a vote of 8-0 (Vice Chair Worthington off the dais) 2. PRESENTATION a. Women, Infants, and Children program- Diana Flores, WIC Community Engagement Coordinator, Austin Public Health WIC is the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children. The local WIC program provides services in Travis and Bastrop counties. Ms. Flores explained the WIC mission- to safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, and children who are at nutritional risk. WIC provides nutrition education, health assessments, breastfeeding support, referrals to healthcare and other resources in the community using ConnectATX, and supplemental nutritious foods each month. Food provided varies by whether someone is pregnant, breastfeeding, or formula feeding. Exclusively breastfeeding mothers receive the largest food package. Formula is provided for moms who decide to use it. Ms. Flores explained how WIC is operating during the pandemic. WIC clinics had to close due to the pandemic. Clients are being supported through alternative service models. WIC provides nutrition and breastfeeding education every 3 months through individual or group classes and participants get their benefits cards reloaded every 3 months. WIC installed drop boxes outside of each clinic. Participants drop off their cards and WIC reloads benefits and mails them the cards. Communication with clients has been a challenge during the pandemic. Each WIC clinic has its own email account. WIC also has 2-way texting software. There is a new patient portal where clients can upload documents. WIC now has a mobile unit serving Austin and Elgin/Manor and is working to add locations to help bring services to where clients are. WIC has a Facebook group, ATX Family Care, which has increased from 171 members in April 2020 to 7,000 members in March 2021. Mom’s Place, a lactation support and training center, has been closed during the pandemic but is providing online consultations. The Shopping and Delivery …
Agenda — original pdf
Versión en español a continuación. Early Childhood Council Meeting February 10, 2021 Early Childhood Council meeting to be held 2/10/2021 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (2/9/2021 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the Early Childhood Council Meeting, members of the public must: •Email or call the board liaison at Rachel.Farley@austintexas.gov or 512-663-2792 no later than noon, (the day before the meeting). The following information is required: speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, email address and telephone number (must be the same number that will be used to call into the meeting). •Once a request to speak has been made to the board liaison, the information to call on the day of the scheduled meeting will be provided either by email or phone call. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start time in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to Rachel.Farley@austintexas.gov by noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. •If the meeting is broadcast live, it may be viewed here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live (Note, the Early Childhood Council meetings are not broadcast live.) Reunión del Early Childhood Council 10 de febrero del 2021 La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (9 de febrero antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los miembros del público deben: • Envíe un correo electrónico o llame al enlace de la junta en Rachel.Farley@austintexas.gov o al 512- 663-2792 a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). Se requiere la siguiente información: nombre del orador, número (s) de artículo sobre el que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutral, dirección de correo electrónico (opcional) y un número de teléfono (debe ser el número que se utilizará para llamar ). • …
Approved Minutes — original pdf
REGULAR MEETING Wednesday, February 10, 2021 EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCIL MINUTES The Early Childhood Council (ECC) convened on Wednesday, February 10, 2021. Board Members in Attendance: Chair McHorse; Vice Chair Worthington; Members Hosking Pulido, Gordon, Alvarez, Wren, Huston, Paver, Bliss Lima, Cortés-Castillo, and Conlin Staff in attendance: Rachel Farley, Leila Lawson CALL TO ORDER – Chair McHorse called the meeting to order at 8:35 a.m. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Dr. Choquette Hamilton provided citizen communication, saying that she is a member of Equity in Childcare and Education, a local grassroots coalition whose mission is to lift community voices and advocate for policies and actions that drive anti-racist child care and education in Central Texas. She asked the ECC to request that City Council members prioritize proposals for the St. John’s Redevelopment project and other redevelopment projects that include a high-quality child care center. She highlighted the lack of high-quality care options available for families in St. John’s in District 4, noting that there are 5 or less TRS child care seats per 100 children of working parents living 200% below the poverty line. She said Equity in Childcare and Education sees the St. John’s redevelopment as the optimal opportunity to increase child care access. Proposals are due February 18, 2021. ECC members noted that they could raise this topic could be individually with their appointing Council offices and also revisit it in the next meeting. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES from - Member Paver moved to approve the minutes of the November 17, 2020, and January 13, 2021 meetings, member Huston seconded the motion. The minutes for both meetings were approved unanimously by a vote of 11-0-0. 2. NEW BUSINESS AND POSSIBLE ACTIONS a. ECC 2021 Goal setting discussion Achieve- What do we want to do that we are not doing? • Consistent 2-way communication between Council offices and ECC • Have families and organizations participate and use ECC as a conduit to influence City Council • Working with Equity at the Center o Operationalize equity when considering policies- is data/impact broken down by race/ethnicity o Examine City plans to analyze to see the impact on racial equity in early childhood o Create avenues for community voices- Identify people active in the community on issues of equity and early childhood and invite them to ECC so we can hear from them; help people understand what role we have as a bridge between community …
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City of Austin Early Childhood Council 2021 Context for Goal Setting ECC 2021 Foundations Document ECC Members shall be knowledgeable about and focused on our purpose: Purpose (ECC Bylaws) The Early Childhood Council shall, as stated in City Code § 2‐1‐123 (B): (l) Make recommendations to the city council for the creation, development, and implementation of programs that promote optimal development for young children; (2) Develop, for recommendation to city council, programs and activities that contribute to the continued development of a system of high‐quality early care and education and afterschool programs for Austin's children; (3) Explore and develop, for recommendation to city council, cooperative arrangements with area governments in the metropolitan region to support a system of quality early care and education; (4) Encourage volunteerism and philanthropic efforts in order to generate broad‐based community involvement and support for quality early care and education and promote the well‐being of families of young children; and (5) Develop, for recommendation to city council, strategies encouraging individuals and agencies to continually improve the quality of their services for young children; and (6) Support innovative approaches to quality early care and education and leadership development in fields relating to the optimal development of young children. ECC Council will articulate how actions /recommendations align with City of Austin Strategic Direction 2023 (SD23) City of Austin Strategic Outcomes: Economic Opportunity and Affordability: Having economic opportunities and resources that enable us to thrive in our community. Mobility: Getting us where we want to go, when we want to get there, safely and cost‐effectively. Safety: Being safe in our home, at work, and in our community. Health and Environment: Enjoying a sustainable environment and a healthy life, physically and Culture and Lifelong Learning: Being enriched by Austin's unique civic, cultural, ethnic, and learning mentally. opportunities. Government That Works for All: Believing that city government works effectively and collaboratively for all of us ‐ that it is equitable, ethical and innovative. City of Austin Early Childhood Council 2021 Context for Goal Setting ECC will articulate how actions/recommendations align with Community Strategic Plans Success By 6 Strategic Plan Pillars and Goals: Healthy Beginnings ‐ All children receive early and regular developmental screenings and immunizations, and are linked to accessible, coordinated, integrated, and responsive basic needs, physical, dental, and mental health services, including services for children with developmental delays. Supported Families ‐ Families …
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Early Childhood Commission | Planning Achieve: What do we want to do that we are not doing? Preserve: What are we doing well that we want to continue Examples: • Consistent 2-way communication between Council offices and ECC • Have families and organizations participate, use ECC as a conduit to influence City Council Examples: • • Advocate for policy related to child care Influence City investments in ECE via APH Avoid: What do we want to prevent? Examples: • Conflicting with Community Strategic Plans Eliminate: What are we doing that is not effective? Examples: • Reacting to opportunities rather than being proactive
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