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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-06-25 City Council (6)City of Palo Alto Manager’s Report TO:HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL FROM:CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT: HUMAN RESOURCES DATE:JUNE 25, 2001 CMR: 290:01 SUBJECT:REQUEST FOR APPROVAL TO CORRECT THE CLASSIFIED PERSONNEL COMPENSATION PLAN TO INCLUDE BACKUP CHILD CARE BENEFIT LANGUAGE RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends, that Council approves a resolution correcting the Compensation Plan for Classified Personnel to add the backup child care benefit language. DISCUSSION Presented in a staff report on May 8, 2000 (Attachment B, CMR: 224:00), resolutions were adopted by the Council adding backup childcare benefits to the City’s compensation plans.Council approved Resolution 7962, specifically amending the Classified Personnel Compensation Plan, Section "G" relating to Dependent Care Assistance. The adopted - language (Exhibit A) was not incorporated into recent revisions to the Classified Personnel compensation plan, and this report serves to correct the administrative oversight. The action proposed in this report corrects Section "G", relating to Dependent Care Assistance, of the Classified Personnel Compensation Plan. RESOURCE IMPACT There will be no cost impact associated with this change. POLICY IMPLICATIONS This recommendation does not represent any change to existing City policies. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW This is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act. ATTACHMENTS CMR: 290:01 Page 1 of 2 A: Resolution Amending the Compensation Plan B: Staff Report CMR: 224:00 PREPARED BY: Delores A. Tul-n~, Manager of Employe~ Relations and Compensation DEPARTMENT "J~AY C. ROUNDS 2ire_~of Human Resources CITY MANAGER APPROVAL: "--~..~. ~ EMILY HARRISON Assistant City Manager CMR: 290:01 Page2 of 2 RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OFPALO ALTO AMENDING THE COMPENSATION PLAN FOR CLASSIFIED PERSONNEL (SEIU)ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION NO.8056 AND AMENDED BY RESOLUTION NO. 8059 TO INCLUDE A BACKUP CHILD CARE BENEFIT THAT WAS INADVERTENTLY OMITTED The Council of the City of Palo Alto does hereby RESOLVE as follows: SECTION I. Pursuant tothe provisions of Section 12 of Article III of the Charter of the City of Palo Alt0, the Compensation Plan adopted by Resolution No. 8056 and amended by Resolution No. 8059 is hereby amended by revising Section "G" relating to Dependent Care Assistance, as set forth in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. This action will incorporate a benefit into the Compensation Plan that was previously authorized pursuant to Resolution No. 7962 and was inadvertently omitted in the Compensation Plan as adopted by Resolution No. 8056 and amended by Resolution No. 8059. SECTION 2. The Director of Administrative Services is hereby authorized to implement the amended Compensation Plan as described in Section i. SECTION 3. The Council finds that this is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act and, therefore, no environmental impact assessment is necessary. INTRODUCED AND PASSED: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTENTIONS: ATTEST:APPROVED: City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Mayor City Manager Senior Asst. City Attorney Director of Administrative Services Director of Human Resources 010619 cl 0032467 EXHIBIT "A" Dependent Care Assistance Dependent Care Assistance Proqram. The City will provide a Dependent Care Assistance program for employees according to the provisions of the Federal Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981, Code sections 125 and 129. Backup Child Care.The City will provide Backup Child Care throuqh a third-party provider,in accordance with the "City of Palo Alto Backup Child Care Plan." 010619 cl 0032467 TO: FROM: City of Palo Alto City Manager’s Report 5 HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL CITY MANAGER . DEPARTMENT: CITY MANAGER"S OFFICE DATE: SUBJECT: MAY 8, 2000 CMR: 224:00 REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF RESOLUTIONS TO AMEND THE -C-OMP ENs A-’FI O N-P-L-AN S--TO :IN C-LUD E-BAGKUP- --C-H~- D -C-ARE- AS AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT REPORT IN BRIEF An interdepartmental committee was created in 1998 to explore issues impacting .employee recruitment and retention.¯ Several-work~fe issues, such as employee responsibilities for child care and eider care and the need for flexible schedules, were identified. One specific need iidentified was for backup child care, which provides employees with an alternative when their regular child care arrangements are temporarily disrupted. Backup child care has been shown to reduce absenteeism caused by child care problems and to enhance productivity, retention and recruitment. Since a backup child care center is scheduled to .open .in Palo Alto in the fall, it was determined that the City could relatively easily address this issue in a way that would be of value to the City organization and it’s employees. This staff report recommends the adoption of -resolutions to add a backup child care benefit to the City’S personnel Compensation Plans. .. CMR:224:00 Page 1 of 5 RECOMIV~NDATION ’: " p the attached Resolutions to amend the Staff. recommends that Council ado t Compensation Plans for Classified Personnel, Fire Department Personnel, Fire Chiefs’ Association Management Personnel, Management and Confidential Personnel and Council Appointed Officers and Police Non-Management Personnel to add backup child Care as an employee benefit. BACKGROUND In 1998, the City Manager created an interdepartmental committee, comprised of representatives from the Human Resources, Community Services, and Administrative Services Departments, to explore ways the City might address its employee retention and recruitment challenges through the provision of "work/life" benefits, including child care, eider care and flexible scheduling. As described in the attached December 13, 1999 information staff report (C1VlK:443:99), the Work/Life Committee identified backup child care as a worthwhile benefit to improve job satisfaction and performance by providing employees with an alternative when their regular child care arrangements fall through. ¯Backup child care might be utilized, for example, when an employee’s regular child care provider is ill, regular child care center is closed for an in-service day or when his or her work schedule has been changed resulting in a temporary gap in child care. Employers have found that backup care benefits not only those employees with children who use it, but also their co-workers whose workload can be adversely impacted by the absenteeism caused by child Care problems. It is estimated that. every one dollar invested in backup care yields three to four dollars in savings due to improvements in productivity, retention and recruitment. ChildrenFirst, the national leader in the design, development and operation of backup child .care centers, is developing a backup child care center in Palo Alto, scheduled to open in Fall 2000. As described in CMR:443:99, this center will. provide quality care in an educational and safe setting for the infants through school-age children of parents whose employers are membersof the center. In order to secure slots for City employees, the City has entered into a participation agreement and paid a refundable $5,000 deposit from the City Manager’s Contingency Fund. As stated in CMR:443:99, this agreement and deposit are contingent upon Council approval of funding for annual membership and resolutions amending the City’s compensation plans to include backup child .care as an employee benefit. DISCUSSION This staff report transmits to Council for adoption Resolutions adding a backup child care benefit to the City’ s compensation plans (see Attachment A). These Resolutions describe the Benefit Plan Document that will be included in the Compensation Plans for all Regular Employees (Classified Personnel, Fire Department Personnel, Fire Chiefs’ CM1~224:00 Page 2 of 5 AssociatiOn Management Personnel, Management .and Confidential Personnel and Council Appointed Officers and Police Non-Management Personnel). The Benefit Plan Document describes the purpose, policy and procedures-for the bac .lqap child care benefit. The Plan Document explains that the backup child care benefit is. for all Regular Employees, who must pre-register their children before they can utilize the ChildrenFirst center. At the..proposed membership level, City employees, in total, are entitled to an average of four visits per week or 208 visits per year. Individual City employees arelimited to 20 visits per year. use of the ChildrenFirst center is on a first- come, first-served basis and advance reservations are encouraged.. ChildrenFirst will ¯ work closely with the Human Resources Department to review the City’s utilization of the center to ensure that the City has the right membership level and that usage by individual employees is appropriate. The Plan Document also explains the taxable nature of the backup child care benefit. The City will bear the cost of the membership in the Palo Alto ChildrenFirst center, thus. providing access to Regular Employees at no charge. However, the backup child care benefit is taxable based on .the fair market value offlae services utilized by.the employee. The fair market value of one backup, child care visit has been calculated at $35. This .amount will be reported as employee income for each child care visit used by the employee. The City’s commitment to be a member of the ChildrenFirst center is contingent upon ChildrenFirst’s success in opening the Palo Alto center. If ChildrenFirst is unsuccessful in opening a Palo Alto center, all payments made by the City to ChildrenFirst will be refunded. RESOURCE IMPACT At the proposed, membership level, the cost to the ~City of an annual membership in the ChildrenFirst backup child care center is $26,000 and has been included in the 2000-01 Proposed Budget.~ This is an ongoing cost. If City employee participation in the Palo Alto ChitdrenFirst center increases and exceeds, initial estimates, a higher level of membership will be negotiated to allow more usage at a higher cost. POLICY IMPLICATIONS City membership in a Palo Alto Children_First center will represent the addition of an employee benefit that will be included in the City’s Compensation Plans. CMR:224:00 .Page 3 of 5 TIBIELINE . ChildrenFirst expects to open its PaJo Alto center in Fall 2000. Two monthsbefore the center’s opening, City staff will work with ChildrenFirst to conduct outreach to City of Palo Alto employees to encourage registration with ChildrenFirst. In this timeframe, staffwill also develop any.necessary procedures to administer the benefit, including utilization review and payroll reporting., ATTACHMENTS Attachment A:Kesolufions Amending the Compensation Plans Attachment B:Information Staff Keport CMK:443:99 PREPARED BY: Audrey Seymour, Senior Executive Assistant ..EMILY ~SON ~ Assistant City Manager CMP,:224:00 Page 4 of 5 ATTACHMEN, T~ RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AMENDING THE COMPENSATION PLAN FOR MANAGEMENT AND CONFIDENTIAL~ PERSONNEL AND COUNCIL APPOINTED OFFICERS ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION NO.. 7890 AND AMENDED BY RESOLUTION NOS. 7897, 7902, 7907, 7914 AND 7945 TO ADD A BACKUP CHILD CARE BENEFIT The Council of the City of Palo Alto does RESOLVE as ~ollows: SECTiON.I. Pursuant to the provisions, of Section 12 of Article III of the Charter of the City of Palo Alto, the Management Compensation Plan, adopted by Resolution No. 7890 and amended by Resolution Nos. 7897, 7902, 7907, 7914 and 7945 is hereby amended by adding Section "P" under "Specia! Compensation" relating to Dependent Care Assistance, as shown in Exhibit "A". SECTION 2. The Director Of Administrative Services is authorized to implement the amended Compensation Plan as described in Section I. SECTION 3. The Council finds that this is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act a.nd, therefore, no environmental impact assessment is necessary. INTRODUCED AND PASSED: AYES: NOES:. ABSENT: ABSTENTIONS: ATTEST:APPROVED: City Clerk Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM:City Manager Senior Asst. City Attorney Director of Administrative Services Director of Human Resources 000419 c! 0032340 EXHIBIT "A" Backup Child Care The City of Palo Alt0 will provide-Backup Child Care through a.third-party provider, in accordance with the "City of Palo Alto Backup Child Care Plan." 000419 c10032338 RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION OF~THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AMENDING THE COMPENSATION PLAN FOR ¯FIRE CHIEFS’ ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION NO. 7848 AND AMENDED BY RESOLUTION NO. 7900-TO ADD A¯¯BACKUP CHILD CARE BENEFIT The Council o~ the City of PaloAlto does hereby RESOLVE as fol!ows: SECTION ~I. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of Article III of the Charter of-the City of Palo Alto,- the Compensation. Plan~ad0pted by-Resolution No. 7848 and amended by Resolution No. 7900 is hereby amended .by adding Section relating to Backup Child Care, as set forth in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. SECTION 2. The Director ofAdministrative Services is hereby authorized to implementthe amended Compensation Plan as described in Section I. SECTION 3. The Council finds that this is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act and~ therefore, no environmental ±mpact assessment is necessary. INTRODUCED AND PASSED: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTENTIONS : ATTEST:APPROVED : ¯ City Clerk Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM:City Manager Senior Asst. City Attorney Director of Administrative Services~ Director of Human Resources 000419 Cl 0032336 ¯EXHIBIT "A" Backup Child Care ~ The City of Palo Alto "will ¯provide BackuP Child Care through a third-party provider, in accordance .with the - "CitY of Palo Alto Backup Child Care Plan." 000419 c! 0032337 RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION OF THE.COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AMENDING THE-COMPENSATION PLAN FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL (IAFF) ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION NO.. 7730 AND AMENDED BY RESOLUTION NOS. 7772 AND 7901 TO ADD A BACKUP CHILD CARE BENEFIT The Council of the City of Palo Alt0 does hereby RESOLVE as follows: SECTION I. Pursuant to the provisions iof section 12 of Article III of the charter of the City of Pal~o Alto, the Compensation Plan adopted by Resolution. No. 7730 and amended by Resolution Nos. 7772 and 7901 is- hereby amended by. revising Section "M" relating to DependentCare Assistance, as set forth in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. sEcTIoN 2. The Director of Administrative Services is hereby authorized to implement the amended classifications and salaries as described in Section I. SECTION 3. The council finds that this is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act and, therefore, no environmental impact assessment is necessary. INTRODUCED AND PASSED: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTENTIONS: ATTESTi APPROVED : City Clerk Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM:City Manager Senior Asst. City Attorney Director of Administrative Services Director of Human Resources 000419 cl 003~34 EXHIBIT "A" ,Dependent Care~Assistance Dependen~ Care.Assistance Program. The.City will provide a dependent care .assistance program for employees, according to. the. provisions of the Federal Economic .Recovery Act of 1981, Code Sections 125 and 129. The program will be available to representation unit employees beginning with pay period number 1 o~ 1994~ and remain in effect subject to a reasonable minimum. participation level and availability of ’third ¯ party .administrative services-, at a reasonable cost. Backup. Child Care. The City. will provide Backup Child- Care through a third-party, provider, in accordance with .the ""City of Palo Alto Backup Child Care Plan." 000419 c1003~3~ RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION OF THE.COUNCIL OF-THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AMENDING THE COMPENSATIONs. PLAN FOR POLICE NON-~ MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION~ NO. 7788 AND AMENDED BY RESOLUTION NO. 7903 ~TO ADD A BACKUP CHILD CARE BENEFIT "-The Council of the city.of Palo Alto doeshereby RESOLVEas follows: SECTION I.~ Pursuant tO the-provisionsof Section 12 of Article III of the Charter of the City of Palo Alto, the Compensation. Plan adopted by Resolution No.. 7788 and amended by Resolution ~No. 7903 is hereby amended by adding Section"K" under "Special Compensation" relating to .Dependent Care Assistance and BackUp Child Care, .as set forth in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. SECTION 2. The Director 6f Administrative Services is hereby authorized to implement the amendedCompensation Plan as described in Section I. SECTION 3. The Council finds that this is not a project under.the California Environmenta! Quality Act and, therefore, no environmental impact assessment is necessary. INTRODUCED AND PASSED: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTENTIONS: ATTEST:APPROVED : City Clerk Mayor ~2PROVED AS TO ~FORM:City Manager Senior Asst. City Attorney Director of Administrative Services Director of Human Resourdes 000419 cI, 0032332 EXHI-BIT "A" Dependent Care-Assl~stance 1 Dependent¯Care Assistance-Program.. The City will proVide a dependent care assistance program for employees according to the provisions of the Federal Economic Recovery¯ Act of 1981, Code Sections 125 and 129. The program wil! be available to~ representat±on unit employees beginning with pay period number 1 of 1992, and remain in effect subject to a reasonable minimum particiPation level and availability of third party administrative Services at a reasonable cost. ’ " Backup Child.~Care. The City~ will provide Backup Child Care -through a third-party provi~der, in accordance with the-"City of Palo Alto Backup Child Care Plan~" 000419 ¢! 0032333 RESOLUTIONNO. RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AMENDING-THE COMPENSATION PLAN FOR CLASSIFIED PERSONNEL (SEIU) ~ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION NO.~ 7782 AND AMENDED BY ’RESOLUTION NOS. 78!2~ 783~, 7872 AND 7904 TO ADD A .BACKUP CHILD CARE BENEFIT The Counci! of the City of Palo Alto~does hereby RESOLVE as follows: ’ ~ SECTION I. PurSuant to the provisions of section 1.2 of Article III of the Charter of the City of Palo Alto,-the Compensation Plan adopted by Resolution No. 7782 and amended by Resolution Nos. 7812, 7837, 7872 and 7904. is hereby amended by revising Section "G" relating to Dependent CareAssistance, as set forth in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. SECTION 2. The Direc~0r of Administrative ~Services is hereby authorized tO implement the amended Compensation Plan.as described in Section I. SECTION 3. The Council finds that this is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act and, therefore, no environmenta! impact assessment is necessary. INTRODUCED .AND PASSED: AYES: NOES:~ ABSENT: ABSTENTIONS:~- ATTZST:A2PROV~D: City Clerk Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM:city Manager Senior Asst. City Attorney Director of Administrative .Services Director of Human Resources 000419 ¢I 0032330 EXHIBIT "A" .Dependent~Care Assistance Dependent Care Assistance Program. The City will provide a Dependent. Care .Assistance program for employees according to the provisions of ,the Federal-Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981, Code sections 125 and 129. Backup Child Care.. .The .City will provide. Backup Child Care through a third-party provider, in accordance with the }’City of Palo Alto Backup Child CarePlan." 000419 c! 003~331 ATTACHMENT B City of Palo Alto City Manager’.s .Report TO:HONORABLE CITYCOUNCIL FROM:CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT:CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE DATE: -~ DECEMBER 13, 1999 :CMR: 443:99. SUBJECT: LETTER OF INTENT TO CONTRACT WITH. CHILDRENFIRST TO PROVIDE BACK-UP CHILD CARE AS AN EMPLOYEE ~ :BENEFIT - This is an informational report and no Council action is required. BACKGROUND In response to the City’s recent experience with stuff turnover and the difficulty filling vacant .positions, the City Manager .initiated discussions With staff members in all departments to better understand .employee issues and concerns. An interdepartmental committee, comprised of representatives from the Human ReSources, Community Services, and Administrative Services Departments and the City Manager’s Office, was formed in 1998 to exploreways the City. might address its employee retention and recruitment challenges through the provision of "work/life" benefits, including child care and elder care. The Work/Life Committeeresearched different types.of programs to address employee work/life needs, such as .child care, aswell as the cost-benefit to organizations that institute such programs. The Committee found that employers in the Bay Area and across the country meet the child care needs Of their employees in a variety of Ways, including information and referral, employer-sponsored child care centers andback-up child care. The Committee further found that employers that offer child care benefits to employees, have.. experienced an improvement in job . satisfaction, commitment, performance and retention. The Work!Life Committee identified several ways the City of Palo Alto might improve morale .and productivity by addressing employee child careneeds. The City is. currently in the final stages Of a Request for Proposal (KFP) process to select a developer and operator of a downtown child care center (CMK:276:99). This center will be built on land provided through a development agreement with the Palo A!to Medical Foundation. The issue of reserving spotsin the new downtown center for the children of City CMP,:443:99 ’" Page 1 of 3 ide’nt~d to" meet. the Child ~a~’e. n~eds, of. City staff, City .membership in a b~ick-flp" ctfild ¯ care center, is described below. .. DISCUSSION ’ " The.. ough its.external research and discussions with .City staff, the WorlgLife Committ.ee learned that. many .parents face. significant s~ess...when their regular .childcare arrangements fall through, and they must find back-up care. Breakdowns in c .hild care arr.~gemen~are not. infrequent and can arise in a variety of c[rcun~tances, fo~ example: when the Child!s school or child care center closesfor__a.holiday orin-_service..day;-.the nanny is sick; .or-the~e h~s. been an uiiantic.ipated change in the employee’s wdrk schedule.. ’ " .. . . According to national statistics, mothe.rs lose an average of eight and a half days a ~ear and fathers lose fi~e days a year of work due to child care problems. Child ca/e-related absences cost U.S~ companies an estimated $3 billion annual~l..y. -In addition, studies have shownthat employees look for benefits like child care when.making decisions to ch~uge or stay in their jobs. Motivated by such statistics, more and more. employers ’are pr0viding.back-up care and other types of child care services. In.fact, back:up child care is-the fasteSt.growing segmentof the child care .industry.. Emplqyers have found.that back-up care .benefits not o~y those employees With children who use. it, but also fl~eir. .co-w0rkers .whose workload is not adversely impacted by the absenteeism caused by child’care.probl.ems. It ises~ated that.every o.ne dollar invested in back-up care’yields. three to four dollars in savings due to improyements in productivity, retention and ¯ recruitment: " ’ AS the Work/Life Committee. was exploring back-up child care as a potential, benefit for City employees, it -discovered that C.hildrenFirst was p.l~n~ng to develop a back.-.up child car.e cen~er inPalo Alto. ChildrenFirst is thenational leader in the design, development and .operation of.back-up child care centers. ’These centers provide qual.i.’ty care.in an.. educational and safe setting for the children ofparen~ whose-employers are members of the. center.. ChildrenFirs~-centers ser~e children from. the-age of 12 weeks through 12 years. The back-up care provided by ChildrenFirst isintended to supplement, rather than replace, r~’guIaz, child care-arrangements when, for ..whatever reason, these .arrangements break down. Members 0fthe Work/LifoCommittee met with ChildrenFirst’s senior staff and.toured its Sau Francisco center, The Committge was impressed with several..~pec~s of ChildrenTirsf’s ~perafion ’" "mcluffm, g:. ¯The focus, ori .high quality, developmentally appropriate child care (not babysitting) ¯ " ¯Exemplary safety standards ... CM~443:99 Page 2 of 3 ¯Well trained and qualified staff ¯Staff sensitivity to the family stre~s that offen accompanies the need for back-up care ¯Thorough outreach to inform employees about the program and sign them up ¯ . Excellent program administration, including record keeping and regnlar reporting.to members re_garding their employees’ participation ¯Regular cost-benefit analysis showing savings to the City basedon employee usage ChildrenFirst plans to open a back-up child care ~center in the Palo Alto Squarearea inlthe Spring of 2000 and is Currentlytalking with Palo Alto and other major employers in Alto about becoming members. In order to secure-slots for City employees, the City has ...... entered intta: p~i~i~satioii ~igr~e~enthad paid a refuni!able $5,.000 deposit from the City ’. .......... Manager’s Contingency. Fund... This agreement, and deposit are contingent upon the COuncil’s approval ofa Budge.t Amendment Ordinance (BAO) for anannual membership ¯ ($21,000 net of the $5,000 deposit) and resolutions amending the City’s compensation plans to add back-up care as an employee benefit. Staff plans to bring the BAO and .resolutions to Council in March 2000. The agreement and deposit are also contingent upon ChildrenFirst’s success in opening the Palo Alto .center. Since the center would be in a Planndd Community.Zone which does not currently include child care, ChildrenFirst has applied.to the City for a zoning amendment. The City’s consideration of this zoning application is, of course, independent of anyCity interest in ChildrenFirst as a provider of benefits to City employees. RESOURCE IMPACT The cost to the City of an annual .membership is $26,000. If City employee participation in the Palo Alto ChildrenFirst center increases and exceeds initial estimates, a higher level of membership will be negotiated to allow more usage at a higher cost. POLICY IMPLICATIONS Citymembership in a Palo Alto ChildrenFirst center will represent the.addition of an employee benefit that Will beincluded in the City’s compensation plans.. ATTACHMENTS A. ChildrenFirst Brochure PREPARED BY: Audrey Seymour, Senior Executive Assistant E~HARRISON Assistant City Manager CMK:443:99 Page 3 of 3 Meet the school vacations¯ provider illness ¯ maternity transition ju~ duty snow. days¯ changes. !n flex schedule business travel doctor ap_pointments closing of full-.time center Your employe.es must~ choose between their job and their child’s care every .day. Give them a winning solution.. Your employees care... about, their jobs, about their families. Theyare working and parenting all at once ancl face real competition to do both well. If their regular child care breaks down for any reason, they face an impossible choice: staying home or coming to work. Now there is an easy choice called ChildrenFirst. You care... about your employees, abofit your .company. The choice to offer backup child care keeps your talent working during their time of greatest need, so that your corporate engine can continue to run:That choice is ClfildrenFirst. We care... about your bottom line, about-children. One company provides employers with a solution that pays for itself in months, guarantees parents with peace of mind and convenience, and nurtures children with the highest quality program., One company has pioneered the field of backup child care. That company is ChildrenFirst. The solution is backup child care. employers are choosing backup cl-fild D " id yOu know that child care-related absences cost emplo~ers $3 billion: annually.? ,By giving¯ employees the option to come to work when the babysitter calls in. sick, employers incre~e productivity. Corporate-sponsored back.up child care translates into tess absenteeism, better staff retention,, lower training costs, and higher mbrale. That’s why backup care is the fastest growing segmentof the child care indus.try The benefit that benefits everyone Backup ~ complements other human ~esoiame initiatives. Be,tides flae obvious productivity savings, companies am finding backup daild ca~e ~an be key to retaining valued.employees mcl avoiding ~ecruitmem md training costs. Backup . child ca-e helps you: R.eloc~te employees with minimal business disruption; Accommodate flex~le work schedules; ¯Enable critic£ business travd; .Ease materrdty transit~oi~ Backup child care gets rave review f~m pa~n~ md ~ ~m co-~rk~ ~ut ~ who app~te ~g ¯ e ~ t~ t~mt. It ~ ~e ~t job ofb~’~ p~so~md co~ e~. No ~nd~ morn ~d morn ~p1~ ~t to ~rk £or ~ ~a comp~y~t p~d~ba~ ~d~. Why backup child ca~e? Because you caze.., about youz employees,’about’your bottom line. Backup child care serves more and costs less* Capital cost to em.p.l~er .. Typical number (parent empIqyees served Typical number of registered chiidren served Child Care Center $0 .All Full-time Work-sReChild .Care Center U~ to $2 million lOO 2000 150 N0onedoes..it better. ’ ¯ .. - .Wh3i Child enFirst i; Americ.a’s leader .in backup. Child.care. tom the da~the. doors opened in-1992.,0ur name has beensyn~.nymohs with quality: !n partnefshi~ : with ~usiness, we pionee.red the~fietd.of b~ckup ~hild care. We set the standard for.excellence and we continue to raise the bar."We think that the uniqiie .needs ofbackup child care are so important thatwefocus on it ezcluiivety: ..When it ’comes to b"ackup. ch!td care, here’s how We " d~ne quality: ¯American Express Company.. ¯ Dayton Hudson Corporation ¯ The .Gillette Company ¯ PdcewaterhouseCoopers LLP ¯ .Sal;a LeeBakery ¯ - Skadden, Arps ARCO Colgate-P.almo.liv~ Company TheCond~ Nast Publications, Inc. ¯ Taco Bell Corp. ¯ Viacom Inc. Qutstandingnurturing Th~ c~.maec~,’?~ between teacher and ckild matters most.We ]tire educators., tha~ possess the human qualitle~ we, deem .i=vom~, t to outs==~g ¯ padea¢, e, ommimaeat, tolemace, op~ and persev=anc~ Thdx’: attention t.o de.taft is .tmpardl~Ied. Trained profess.iomls Every’ one 0£ Our ~id ~ze center pmf~o~ " ba~dor’s de.e; 40~ of ~ ~ ~efs de~; ¯ .comistent ca~;. " ¯ All staff are t=iaed and ~ceive on-goii~g education in the" special rcquixements .of.bacbap child c~xe. 99% Client retention since ihcevtion Sffe :and s~c’m:e environment, Our ’center~ ar~ locate~t ir~ ¯lass A. office ¯, ~ace in..dlscreet l.ocadom with double- . locked emrances and sectwity c.ameras and staff=d with onsite securi~r ~dministrators. State-dr-the art cehter design Our Centers are ~a~’~lly ddsig~ed to accommodate the vaz:ious needs of child~a from.~ ~e~ ~u~ ~of ~ cent~,’ C~kst cmt~ ~ d~edto ~e sep~om md ~dom. U~qu~ ~e~t"se~ces 0~.~ s~ed ~mt se~ce ¯ de~ent ~ &sdy.~ ~U t0 pm~ to meet ~ b~ objec~v~. ~t ~U ~t ~e ~se out of~ese~ce. Top ac&~ditation record¯ All eligible Childm~irst cente= accredited by NAEYC (National. Associg..don £6r’th~ £ducation of Young Chitdr=i) co-,pa=d to less ti~ perc. ent oi~all other.p’riv~re r~Id care ’d "Our children are our most .precious possession. So when aneed arises, it’s comforting for all of us at Avon -to~ know that ChitdrenFirst is there to provide .the kind. of safe and secure backup child care services our children need and deserve~ Quite ~simpt~_.__hildrenFirstl is high.-quality child c.are,at its best!" .:."Backup child care is about increasing productivity for the employee and the employer. It benefits us all day’to-day and.has a positive impact on. the bottom line. It is one of the most. important and widely-used resources of our worklife program at Morgan:" ExceIlene~ in Bac.~ Child Ca~ Ch~drenI:irst is the n,~tioml leader ia the design, d.evelopment, a~d operation of corporate-sponsored backup ckild caze centers. Backup child caze is used by employees when their prima~ child care arrangements are unavailable. 75 Federal Street, Boston, MA 02110 617.646.7000