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HomeMy WebLinkAboutVII (B) Discussion re Requirements for City After School Care Program Agenda 12-05-2000 Item VII B "CENTER OF GOOD LIVING-PRIDE OF MIST OR4NGE" MAYOR•COMSnSSIUNER Ocoee S. SCO7T VANDER(941F1 • �# o CITY OF OCOEE ��,�,„Rzs,),rms �''' j > - DANNY HOWELL � 150 N. LAALSIIORI'.DRIVE SCOIT ANDERSON �, o OCOEE,FLORIDA 34761-2258 RUSTY JOHNSON i't� a� (407)905-3100 NANCY J. PARKER ♦�OF GOG��` CITY MANAOVR ELLIS SHAPIRO STAFF REPORT TO: The Mayor and Board of City Commissioners FROM: Bruce Nordquist, CPRP, Director of Recreation Bt.) DATE: November 27, 2000 RE: Child Care License ISSUE: To select the Vignetti Recreation Center or the Beech Recreation Center or both for the Before/After School Program and authorize the funds for the items required to meet the standard set by the Department of Children & Families. BACKGROUND & DISCUSSION: Following a meeting with Pat Hamilton, Supervisor for the Department of Children& Families (DCF), the City of Ocoee was informed of these requirements for the Vignetti Recreation Center and the Beech Recreation Center to meet their standards (DCF) for licensing. At the Beech Recreation Center: 1. Playground equipment outside of facility. Funds have been authorized by the commission in the CIP (Impact Fees) for fiscal year 00/01 ($10K). 2. Provide an outside pavilion for shade. The department will utilize the fiends authorized for the playground equipment (#1)to build a pavilion and the playground equipment, also. 3. Fence in air handlers outside back door (NE corner). Estimated cost: $500 (operations). 4. Calculations for the number of students allowed at the Beech Center is determined by calculating the square footage inside the gymnasium. The total students allowed is 240. An application fee of$100.00 is required. The Recreation Department recommends a total enrollment of 100 students maximum at the Beech Center. The lack of heavy traffic and the distance from the outside play area to A.D. Mims Road allows the City to refrain from installing any outside fencing. At the Vignetti Recreation Center: 1. Fencing around play area - from the SW corner of the center connecting to the outfield fence at the softball field and a short fence from softball field to south-side fence. Plus fencing around the lift station and air conditioning units. Estimated cost: $10,000.00 The finance department has recommended using monies available in the contingency fund. 41L "CENTER OF GOOD LIT"NG-PRIDE OIL WEST ORANGE" MAY UN.CUXIMISSIVNHR Ocoee S. SCOFF VANDERGRIFT • �# o CITY OF OCOEE I,,ALNEsslCNs DANNY HOWELL 150 N. LAKESHORE DRIVE rf 0 SCOFF ANDERSON OCOEE.FLORIDA 34761-2258 RUSTY JOHNSON y} ��? (407)9115-311J11 NANCY J.PARKER e.OF GOO ` (STY MA\AVER ELLIS SHAPIRO 2. Calculations for the number of students allowed at the Vignetti Center is determined by calculating the square footage inside the center. The total students allowed is 60. An application fee of$60.00 is required. If the commission selects the Vignetti Center for the Before/After School Program the authorization of$10,000 from the Contingency fund needs to be approved for the installation of the fencing. The Recreation Department would require one additional Recreation Aide for 30 hours per week if both Centers are utilized for the before/after school program. The funds for the aide would be utilized from the monies budgeted for the seasonal aides (summer program) for the fiscal year 2000/2001. A total of 15 seasonal aides were allocated for the year and the department can utilize the funds used for 2 of these seasonal aides to hire a 30 hour week part-time employee. This would leave the department with 13 seasonal aides for the summer program. No additional salary monies would be required. Other requirements for the staff in the before/after school program to meet DCF standards are. 1. Fingerprinting - using cards provided by DCF. The City is required to do the physical fingerprinting and mailing cards to FDLE. The City receives the state information and DCF receives any information nation-wide(hidden or sponged). The cost is $32.00 per. All employees involved in the program and any employees that are on site would have to be fingerprinted. Includes entire staff(19). 2. MI staff members require a Tuberculosis Vaccination. The cost is $50.00 per employee. 3. All employees are required to take a 30 hour training class provided by DCF. This class is offered at no cost. A 3 month period is allowed for application and a 12 month period to complete the training class. 4. One person at each site is required to possess a First Aid and CPR certification. It was determined that because of a lack of proper kitchen accommodations (venting) at each center that there would be no preparing of any food or snacks for the children. The use of vending machines would be permitted. After the commission selects the site(s) for the Before/After School Program the application will be sent to the Department of Children& Families. A sixty day period will be given for the City to meet the standards set in this staff report. The DCF will require the state Health Department and the County Fire Department to visit the sites and inspect the facilities. This will be done only after the application is sent into the DCF. "CENTER ON'GOOD LIIING-PRIDE OF WEST ORANGE" NIAxoR•commissimvER OCOM) S. SCOTT VANDERGRIFT CITY OF OCOEE r ).... comm�sstc��vns _'.` ��� DANNY HOWELL.v 150 N. LAKFSHORB DRIVESCOIT ANDRRSON �� DCOPII'y FIARInA347fi1-225R RUSl Y JOIINSON ♦j (407)905-3100 NANCY J.PARKER OP G009 CITY MANAGER ELLIS SHAPIRO STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff respectfully recommends that the Mayor and City Commissioners select the Vignetti Recreation Center or the Beech Recreation Center or both for the Before/After School Program and authorize the recommended funds for the Vignetti Recreation Center (if selected)to meet the Department of Children& Families standards.