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Thursday, October 30, 1997
7:30 p.m.
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Joint Meeting of the Citv of Chula Vista Citv C
Sweetwater Union Hi1!h School Board
Council Conference Room
Administration Building
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CALL TO ORDER
1.
ROLL CALL:
Councilmembers Moot _' Padilla _' Rindone _, Salas _' and
Mayor Horton _
Boardmemhers Sandoval _' Chapman _' Griego _' Cartmill _'
and Provencio _
BUSINESS
2. THE FUTURE OF THE COMMUNITY
a. Otay Ranch - Status of Annexation; Status of Ownership; Expected Development Processes During
the Next Two Years; Population Projections; Etc. (City)
b. Phasing of Development in the City's Eastern Sector. and Its Impacts on Public Facilities,
Including Overcrowding of Puhlic Schools (City)
c. Higher Education Proposals Offered by UCSD and SDSU (City)
4. COMMUNITY/SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS
a. Youth Issues (Afterschool Recreation Program, as Discussed at Youth Summit; Impact of New
"Y" Facility; Otay Gym; Competitive Swim Team) (City)
b. Yule Parade/Winter Band Review Scheduling 1998 and Beyond (School Board)
c. Joint Use Agreements Expansion, Parks, Libraries, Creative Learning Environments (School
Board)
5. WELFARE REFORM
a. Impact on Schools/City (Pam Smith, District Manager, Social Security Administration)
h. AB 1610, 1612 - Fingerprinting (School Board)
c. Workforce Employers Regional Center (WERC) (City)
Agenda
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October 30, 1997
6. CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES (City)
7. EL NINO (City/School Board)
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
This is all opportunity/or the general pubUc 10 address the City Council/School Board on any subject matter within
the Council 'slBoard 's Jurisdiction that ij' flot an item 011 thij' agenda/or public discussion. (State law, however,
generally prohibits the City CouncillScJwo[ Board from taking action Oli any issues not included on the posted
a!:enda.) /fyou wish to address the Council/School Board Oil such a subject, please complete the "Reque:H to Speak
Under Oral Conuuullicatiofls Form" and submit it to the City Cl(~rk prior to the meeting. Those who wish to speak,
please give your name and address for record purposes and follow up action.
ADJOURNMENT
The City Council will adjourn to the regular City Council meeting on November 4, 1997 at 4:00 p.m. in the City
Council Chambers.
JOINT MEETING
CHULA VISTA CITY COUNCIL/SWEETWATER UNION mGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item:
Meeting Date:
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10/30/97
ITEM TITLE:
Report: Youth Issues (Afterschool Recreation Program, as discussed at
the Youth Summit)
Director of Parks, Recreati~ ttAopen Space ~
City Manager JG 1 ~\
SUBMITTED BY:
REVIEWED BY:
Background - In 1992, the City of Chula Vista held a day-long event where they invited representatives
from high schools throughout Chula Vista to share their thoughts and ideas with elected officials about
the needs of youth. In 1993 and 1995, Chula Vista's Park, Recreation and Open Space Department
coordinated the city-wide Youth Summits. The Youth Summit was instrumental in providing a forum
for youth to express their beliefs regarding services and programs for Chula Vista's youth.
Focus GrouDS
As a mechanism for planning the youth summit, focus groups were formed. The Youth Summit Focus
Groups were first held March 13 and 14, 1997, at Castle Park, Chula Vista and EastLake High Schools.
The City recruited middle and high school youth to participate in the two-day sessions. The Youth
Coalition held additional focus groups with South Bay Family YMCA, Chula Vista Boys & Girls Club
and South Bay Community Services youth. As the Summit drew nearer, the youth and adult members
held three more focus groups to develop plans of action. In all, they reached more than 400 youth and
adults through the focus groups.
On the first day of the focus groups, youth interns and adult Planning Committee members, facilitated
the sessions. The sessions began by asking youth and adults participants the following sample questions:
What is your ideal community?
What do you want to accomplish?
How do you want to accomplish it?
Who can help you do this?
When do you want to this?
Where do you want to accomplish it?
These questions were a start for discussions that led to areas of concern. Through consensus building,
the facilitators and participants developed 12 areas of concern. The areas are: Safe Places to Go and
Hang-out; Career/Employment Options; Community Centers; Activities; Schools/Education; Relations
with Law Enforcement; Community/City Pride; Transportation; Services for Pregnant Teens; Libraries;
Teen Center; Discrimination.
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Meeting Date: 10/30/97
At the second and subsequent focus group meetings, the participants narrowed the areas of attention and
the solutions for the 1997 Youth Summit to the following:
Safe Places to Go and Safe Activities
Employment - Career - Volunteer Opportunities
Youth Specific Services
Participants determined the who, what, where, how, and benefits that needed to be addressed, with
possible creation of programs or activities to meet these three areas of need. The three areas of concern
formed the basis of the agenda for the Youth Summit.
1997 Youth Summit
On April 30, 1997, the third Chula Vista Youth Summit was held in City Council Chambers. During
this meeting, the youth presented their plans of action and recommendations. Youth and policy makers
together clarified these plans. To meet the needs of the three predetermined areas, the "what" of the
action plans included the following:
Develop a community teen center
Establish after-school activities, programs or dances for middle-school and high-school students
Provide employment and career options training by holding how-to and hands-on workshops.
Initiate and develop a Job Mobile to provide employment and career training to any location in
the community
Provide mentor and peer education opportunities in the schools
Enhance services available to youth like counseling, pregnant teen programs, proper use of
contraception, flexible school hours, youth discounts or child care
Provide increased information and advertising regarding currently available services
Provide the same life skills classes at all school campuses to ensure equity
Computer and Internet access
The benefits of accomplishing these plans provides an opportunity to enhance communication between
youth and community leaders. It allows for young people to mark their independence and go into
adulthood through positive ways. All of the action plans presented at the 1997 Youth Summit included:
Benefits:
Teaches leadership and cooperation; Promotes creativity; Increases self-esteem; Gives
youth responsibility; Costs less than vandalism; Productive students outside the classroom
or work, lead to productive students in the classroom or their place of work.
Who:
Youth; Parents; School Administration; City Officials; Businesses; Police; Service Clubs;
Community-Based Organizations.
Where:
Use existing buildings, school campuses, churches, community centers, service clubs.
How:
Raise needed funds via bake sales, recycling, rummage sales, car washes, fairs, crafts,
brown bags, auctions; Grants; Community Development Block grants; Bond issue on the
ballot; School discretionary funds; City funds via transit bus advertising revenues.
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CHULA VISTA CITY COUNCIL/SWEETWATER UNION IDGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
AGENDA STATEMENT I /
Item: 7 0-.
Meeting Date: 10/30/97
ITEM TITLE:
Report: Otay Gymnasium n
Director of Parks, Recrea~n(L~ Open Spa~
City ManagerJ':1 " ~\
SUBMITTED BY:
REVIEWED BY:
Status of the Gvmnasium Proiect
On October 21, 1997, the City Council approved the purchase and sale agreement between the City of
Chula Vista and the existing owners of a land parcel located at 3554 Main Street. This parcel is the
proposed site for the gymnasium.
Staff has commenced, in earnest, the Otay Gymnasium Capital Improvement Project. A Project Team
has been formed with staff from Engineering, Operations, Planning, Fire, Community Development, and
Building and Housing. The Architect has re-mobilized his design team and a new site plan for the Main
Street parcel has been developed. Further, a conceptual landscape plan was completed and both design
plans were distributed for review to the appropriate Departments. On June 18, 1997, the concept plans
were reviewed at an Otay community meeting and the community consensus was to support the design
proposed by the Department. The Parks and Recreation Commission, at their regular meeting of July
17, 1997, reviewed the Otay Gymnasium Concept Plan and accepted staff's recommendation on the
design plan for the Main Street site.
Staff is also meeting and discussing with San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E), a proposed lease of the
electrical substation property directly west of the project (on the corner of Main and Albany) for the use
of the land as an overflow parking lot for the gymnasium. Since this is SDG&E property, the parking
lot would be considered "temporary" in nature; but would suffice for the parking needs of the project.
For SDG&E's current fiscal year, there is a budget of approximately $30,000 that will be used to
construct the parking lot. Discussions are continuing regarding the funding of landscaping on SDG&E
property.
Cooperative Programs
It is envisioned that the Otay Gymnasium will provide a "community hub" where programs can be
provided at the gymnasium and coordinated with the Otay MAAC Center and Otay Elementary School.
The Parks, Recreation and Open Space Department works in collaboration with community organizations,
school districts, and non-profit groups to provide a broad range of programming through partnerships.
The close proximity of Castle Park Middle School to the Otay Gymnasium may allow for enhanced
afterschool middle school programming at the gymnasium facility; as well as the Otay MAAC Center.
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COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
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Item -!J C
Meeting Date 10/30/97
ITEM TITLE:
REPORT: STATUS OF THE SOUTH COUNTY CAREER CENTER ONE STOP CENTER
(FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE WORKFORCE AND EMPLOYERS' REGIONAL CENTER)
Community Development Di:rt t'!1.
City Manager JG ~ ~ ) (4/5ths Vote: Yes_ No X )
SUBMITTED BY:
REVIEWED BY:
BACKGROUND:
In December, 1996 Council approved in concept the proposed Workforce and Employers' Service Center -
subsequently known as the Workforce and Employers' Resource Center, or WERC. Council also directed
staff to assist the WERC group to identify a site and/or facility for a fully integrated One Stop Center in
Chula Vista, and to prepare an MoU for coordinating economic development services and WERC employment-
related services.
The December staff report discussed two facility options: 1) a build.to-suit by the Greenwald Company on
a 12 acre parcel on Industrial Boulevard behind the Broadway Price/Costco; and 2) expansion of the existing
South County Career Center (SCCC) at the Bayview Commerce Center on Bay Blvd. Since that time, the
WERC group has decided to focus on expanding their consolidated structure and job training services at the
existing South County Career Center, i.e. to create a One Stop Center at the South County Career Center.
(The group is no longer using the name WERC.)
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that staff continue to participate in the South County Career
Center and return to Council with the proposed One Stop Center Integrated Services Agreement.
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: Not Applicable
DISCUSSION:
A. SOUTH COUNTY CAREER CENTER "ONE STOP CENTER"
The Workforce and Employers' Regional Center (WERC) was proposed as a consolidation of Southbay
employment service providers in an integrated One Stop Center serving both employees and employers.
Proposed WERC members included existing South County Career Center (SCCC) members in addition to the
Sweetwater Union High School District Career Awareness Center, County Department of Social Services,
Employment Development Department (EOD), and other job training, social service and business development
entities. WERC's goals have been to: 1) enhance Southbay employment-related services; and 2) to position
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WERC and its members for new state and federal grant funds which emphasize "One Stop" consortiums and
centralized services.
The currently proposed One Stop Center at the SCCC (on Bay Boulevard north of Palomar) will expand upon
the existing SCCC. Specifically, Sweetwater's Career Awareness Center's Job Training Partnership Act
(JTPA) and Vocational Education Act (VEA) programs and the State Employment Development Department
will be physically relocating to the existing SCCC location to facilitate better coordination and service
delivery. South County Career Center "One Stop" on and off-site Partners will include, but not be limited
to:
Workforce Partnership Inc. (Formerly the San
Diego Private Industry Council)
Sweetwater Union High School District
Southwestern Community College
State Employment Development Department
Comprehensive Training Systems
Department of Rehabilitation
Vietnam Veterans
Episcopal Community Services
San Diego County Health and Human Services
Agency (formerly Department of Social Services)
City of Chula Vista
South Bay Chambers of Commerce
South County Economic Development Council
MAAC Project
Social Security Administration
In addition to the "traditional" job training agencies, the SCCC plans to coordinate with the County Health
and Human Services Agency, and members of South Bay Solutions to support "Welfare to Work" initiatives.
The SCCC will also emphasize a partnership with economic development efforts, in terms of linking
employers with workforce development resources (including facilitating the hiring of former welfare
recipients).
The South County Career Center is currently in the process of formalizing an Integrated Service Agreement
(lSA) which will be taken to each of the Partner's approving bodies for adoption later this year. Generally,
the proposed ISA establishes an organization structure for the management of SCCC activities and outlines
various operational elements. The ISA will also establish two committees: 1) the SCCC Partners Advisory
Committee (PAC), which will serve as an information networking body also charged with guiding the Center's
goals; and 2) the SCCC Executive Committee, the SCCC's policy and procedures-making body.
B. CHULA VISTA'S ROLE
Chula Vista's current role as a member of the SCCC includes referring employers to the SCCC for
employment services, and providing economic development assistance to businesses referred by the SCCC
to City staff. Community Development staff attend regular SCCC Advisory Committee meetings and have
been actively involved in the past 1-2 years efforts to establish a Dne Stop Coalition, to identify and
evaluate One Stop site/facility options, and to develop the SCCC Integrated Service Agreement. For the past
two years, the City has allocated $16,000 in COBG funds for a half-time SCCC Job Developer position
which provides job search assistance primarily to Chula Vista residents. Community Development staff also
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previously prepared a Chula Vista Workforce Development Guide in cooperation with members of the SCCC
and plan to update this document to reflect the SCCC's expansion as well as new "welfare to work"
programs.
Chula Vista's future role will largely remain the same with the emphasis being on economic development and
joining employers to workforce development resources. The proposed ISA provides for Chula Vista to have
a seat on both the SCCC Partners Advisory Committee and the Executive Committee. This agreement is
still in the draft stage and will be brought forward to Council for review, input and adoption in the future.
FISCAL IMPACT: Continued Community Development Department participation in the SCCC One Stop
Center will result in continued dedicated staff time. Any future specific projects having a direct fiscal
impact on the City would be brought to Council for prior approval.
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CALIFORNIA WELFARE REFORM
SUMMARY OF THE PROVISIONS OF AB 1542 AND AB 1008
County Welfare Directors Association of California
925 L Street. Suite 1405
Sacramento, CA 95814
916.443.1749
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Thompson-Maddy-Ducheny-Ashburn Welfare-to-Work Act of 1997
Summary of the Provisions of AB 1542 (as amended 8/4/97)
Prepared by CWDA -August 7, 1997
Sec. 1, 31 Title and Program Name
Names the bill the "Thompson-Maddy-Ducheny-Ashburn Welfare-to-Work Act of 1997",
and renames AFDC and GAIN the Califomia Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids
(CaIWORKs) program.
Sec. 3-13 Child Care
Fundina and Eliaibility:
1. Makes families with an income that is at or below 75 percent of the state median
income eligible for child care assistance. Allows families with an income greater than
75 percent of the state median income who were enrolled in a child care program that
had an eligibility exit at incomes equal to or greater than 100 percent of the state
median income to remain eligible for child care assistance until their income exceeds
100 percent of the statewide median income.
2. Requires the Department of Social Services and the Department of Education, by
January, 1998, to standardize application forms and parent fees across all child care
programs, and to establish a health and safety certification form for license-exempt
child care providers.
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3. States the intent of the Legislature that child care funding be provided for all families
which require child care and participate in welfare-ta-work services or are transitioning
from welfare to employment.
4. Provides that exempt child care is a valid parental choice for any CalWORKs child
care program.
Pavment and Reimbursement: Eliminates the child care disregard, effective January 1,
1997. Replaces the disregard with a system of direct payments to providers, except that
counties are allowed to make direct payments to recipients until July 1, 1997. Requires
that the cost of child care services be set within a range of 1.5 standard deviations of the
mean cost of care in each local market.
Seauence: Establishes a three-tiered child care structure, administered by county welfare
departments in the first stage. and joinUy by counties and contract providers in later stages.
The three stages flow as follows:
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1. StaGe I: The first stage, funded by a capped entitlement, provides child care for
welfare recipients upon enrollment in job club/job search. First-stage child care is
provided exclusively to TANF recipients during their first six months on aid, or until
their situations become stable, as determined by the counties.
2. StaGe II: In stage two, TANF recipients' child care cases are shifted to a CDE-
contracted AP provider, supported through a second capped entitlement fund for
TANF recipients, administered by either a county AP or an existing private AP.
Recipients are shifted to stage two when their assigned work activity becomes stable
or when the county determines that their situation is stable. Recipients may receive
stage two funding for no longer than two years after they become ineligible for TANF
assistance. Counties choosing to contract through the Department of Education to
provide AP services may not displace existing AP provider services.
3. StaGe III: TANF recipients who find work and leave welfare, applicants diverted from
aid through lump-sum assistance and low income families who are ineligible for TANF
assistance, are provided child care through a third fund, which is essentially the same
as the current subsidized child care system. Former T ANF recipients are moved to the
third stage as soon as space is available to shift them over. Funding for the third
stage is provided from funds remaining after the first and second stage entitlement is
calculated. Counties are prohibited from administering child care in the third stage
except as AP providers for child protective services clients, and to the extent that a
county served families who received AFDC benefits, or who had received such
benefits within one year, prior to the enactment of the bill.
Planninq Councils: Requires that half the members of local child care planning councils
be appointed by the County Board of Supervisors and half by the County Superintendent
of Instruction. Requires that the planning councils be comprised of 20 percent local
government representatives, 20 percent community representatives, 20 percent child care
providers who do not hold contracts with the Department of Education, 20 percent child
care consumers, and 20 percent at large members.
Resource and Referral Networks: Requires that resource and referral network (R&R) staff
co-locate with county welfare departments, or allow for swift communication, in order to
facilitate the rapid identification of child care slots. Requires R&Rs to provide a minimum
of four referrals, one of which must be to a child care provider that is not controlled by the
R&R.
Capacity Expansion: Establishes the Child Care and Development Facilities Loan
Guaranty Fund and the Child Care Development Facilities Direct Loan Fund in the State
Treasury, to be administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development,
for the purpose of providing capital to private and public entities to construct, expand, or
improve licensed child care and development facilities. Specifies that the funds deposited
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in both Funds shall not count towards the Proposition 98 guarantee.
School-Linked Child Care: Authorizes the Department of Education, upon appropriation
of funds in the Annual Budget Act, to allocate funds for the establishment of before- and
after-school educational and recreational child care programs. Gives priority for funding
renewal to programs that employ TANF recipients who are parents cf children enrolled in
those programs.
Miscellaneous: Directs the Department of Education to increase consumer awareness
about selecting high quality child care. Directs county welfare departments and AP
providers to encourage exempt providers to obtain training in basic child development and
education.
Sec.14-15 Education and Job Training Plan
Requires county superintendents of schools to submit to the state a plan, approved by the
county welfare department, for the provision of instruction and training to CalWORKs
participants.
Sec.16-18 Community College Curriculum
Requires, subject to the provision of funding through the Annual Budget Act, that
community college districts submit a plan for the development or redesign of the district's
curriculum in order to assist recipients of TANF in .obtaining employment. Upon the
approval of a curriculum development or redesign plan, requires that a district receives
funding based upon the number of CalWORKs participants enrolled in the district, subject
to funding in the Annual Budget Act.
Sec. 19-20 Job Creation
Establishes the Job Creation Investment Fund in the State Treasury, to be administered
by the Trade and Commerce Agency, for the purpose of providing funding to counties that
develop strategic job creation plans. Requires that funding be provided based on a
formula that weights the number of adult recipients receiving assistance and the number
of adults unemployed in the county. Each county shall receive a minimum of $50,000.
Funding for the Fund is subject to appropriation in the Annual Budget Act.
Sec. 21 California Asset & Savings Act
Authorizes the establishment the California Savings and Asset Project upon receipt of
funding from the federal government for that purpose. Upon establishment of this Project,
authorizes the establishment of Individual Development Accounts (IDA) by individuals to
be used to save up to $3,000 towards the cost of education, home purchase, capitalization
of a business, and job training expenses.
Sec. 22 Transportation
Requires local public transit providers to consider giving funding priority to the
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transportation needs of welfare-to-work recipients. Requires coordination between county
welfare departments and local transit providers to ensure that funds are used effectively.
Sec. 23-25 Employment Training Panel
Authorizes the Legislature to appropriate $20 million from the Employment Training Panel
(ETP) to support training programs under the CalWORKs program. Requires ETP to
allocate funds for the support of CalWORKs training program in a manner consistent with
the statutory goals of the CalWORKs program.
Sec. 26 Regional Economic Development
Enacts the Regional Workforce Preparation and Economic Development Act for the
purpose of better integrating state and local economic development resources. Requires
the Secretaries of the Trade and Commerce and Health and Welfare Agencies, the
Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, and the Superintendent of Public
Instruction to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop and maintain
a state workforce development plan. Requires that the plan include the development of
at least five regional collaboratives, selected through a competitive process, to receive
funding for workforce preparation and economic development programs.
Sec. 27. 28 JTPA Funds
States the intent of the Legislature that Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) funds be used
to the maximum extent permitted under federal law to serve welfare clients transitioning
off of assistance. Further states the intent of the Legislature that the Governor request of
the federal government a waiver of restrictions on the use of JTPA funds to provide job
search assistance exclusively, and to assist individuals who have obtained employment
in retaining such employment.
Sec. 29 CalWORKs CEO Council: Job Creation
Requires the establishment of a 13-member advisory council of retired and former chief
executive officers of major corporations to advise the Employment Development
Department on how to encourage employers to hire welfare recipients.
Sec. 31 Electronic Benefits Transfer
Establishes an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) Committee to advise CDSS on the
development and implementation of an EBT system for the distribution of Food Stamps
and other benefits, as well as a technical advisory group to advise the Committee.
Requires the state to certify one or more EBT processors by July 1, 1998, as eligible to
contract with counties for the implementation of EBT systems. Requires counties,
individually or in a consortia, to contract for EBT services with a certified processor, but
allows counties to determine whether benefits beyond Food Stamps will be provided
through the EBT system in each county. Makes the state responsible for the costs of
system procurement, development, and installation, and requires the normal county share
of cost for maintenance and operations.
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Sec. 32, 33 County Plans and Implementation
County Plans: Requires counties to submit a plan for the delivery of welfare-to-work
services to CDSS. Plans must describe the range of welfare-to-work activities that will be
provided, identify those allowable services that will not be provided, and describe how
federal TANF requirements will be met. County plans must also describe how mental
health services will be provided, how county workers will be trained to deal with victims of
domestic violence, and provide a projected county program budget and identify
performance outcome measures to be used to track county performance in meeting locally
established goals.
Ramp-Up: Requires CDSS to issue a planning allocation letter and county plan
instructions within 30 days of enactment. Requires counties to submit plans to CDSS for
certification of completeness within four months of the issuance of the planning allocation
letter. The Department must either certify county plans as complete or notify counties of
deficiencies within 30 days of plan submission. Counties may implement plans upon
submission to CDSS. Counties must begin enrolling all new applicants for aid in the
CalWORKs program within six months of the issuance of the planning allocation letter, and
must enroll all recipients currently receiving aid by January 1, 1999. Allows counties to "roll
over" any unspent CalWORKs funds through the end of fiscal year 1999-2000.
Steerino Committee: Establishes a welfare reform steering committee, comprised of
representatives from the Administration, the Legislature, and CSAC and CWDA, to provide
advice on the implementation of welfare reform and alternative budgeting and allocation
methods.
Sec. 33 Performance Monitoring, Penalties, and Incentives
Performance Monitorino: Requires CDSS to monitor statewide performance measures and
ensure that county performance measures are tracked. Outcome measures shall include:
1. Success in moving recipients from welfare to work.
2. Child support payments and collections.
3. Child well-being.
4. Changes in demand for GA.
5. Changes in demand for CalWORKs services.
6. The number of families identified that are affected by domestic violence.
Requires counties to identify the items that will be tracked as performance measures in
each county's plan. Requires counties, in conjunction with the department, to establish a
"baseline" for performance measures from which to judge future performance, and to
collect and report data on performance outcomes to the department. Counties are
required to develop corrective action plans in consultation with CDSS if performance does
not improved over the baseline or if counties fail to meet the minimum requirements of
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federal law
Penalties: Requires that any penalty levied on the state by the federal government for
failure to achieve federal requirements be shared equally between the state and those
counties that failed to meet federal requirements. Allocates penalties among counties
which failed to meet federal requirements in an amount equal to the total share of a
county's case load multiplied by the percentage of the county's share of caseload to the
total case load of counties which failed to meet federal requirements. Provides a
mechanism for counties to be relieved of penalties if the county can show that the failure
resulted from circumstances beyond the county's control. Specifies that this methodology
will be modified based on recommendations from the Welfare Reform Steering Committee
(see section on county plans).
Incentives: Creates the following fiscal incentives:
1. Allows counties to retain 75 percent of state and federal grant savings achieved within
the county which occur for the following reasons:
a. Recipients exiting CalWORKs due to employment which lasts at least six
months.
b. Increased earnings by recipients.
c. Diversion of recipients for more than six months.
2. Provides that 25 percent of state and federal grant savings achieved by counties for
the above reasons be retained by the state for distribution to counties which have not
achieving these results, but which have performed in a manner "worthy of
recognition".
3. Provides that each county shall receive 25 percent of the county savings associated
with the detection of fraud, as determined by the Department of Finance.
Sec. 34 American Indian Tribes
Requires CDSS to annually allocate federal funds to Indian tribes which have chosen to
directly administer the TANF program. Also requires counties to consult with Indian tribes
which are located in any part of the county to determine what portion of state and county
funds should be provided to tribes that are administering their own TANF program.
Sec. 36 Contracting Out
Requires that welfare programs be administered by civil service employees, except to the
extent that such programs were allowed to be contracted out under state and federal law
prior to the enactment of the federal welfare law (PL 104-193). Effectively continues the
prohibition on contracting out discretionary eligibility activities, but allows for contracting out
of welfare-to-work services.
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Sec. 37 Overpayments
Simplifies the overpayment collection process. In instances in which a county error causes
a grant overpayment, grant payments shall be reduced by five percent of the maximum aid
payment (MAP) to the unit. Requires that overpayments due to other reasons result in a
grant reduction of ten percent of the MAP, Overpayments adjustments may be greater if
requested by the recipient.
Sec. 38-40 Deeming Income of Immigrant's Sponsors
Maintains current law concerning the requirement to deem sponsor income to immigrants
who apply for assistance for a period of three years. For immigrant applicants who's
sponsors have executed enforceable affidavits of support. as established in federal law,
requires sponsor income deeming permanently and requires immigrant applicants to
provide, as a condition of eligibility, information about the sponsor's income and resources.
Sec. 42-53,56,134-136.161-162 Financial Eligibility
Income DisreQard: Eliminates the $30-and-a-third income disregard and replaces it with
an income disregard of $225 plus 50 percent of any remaining earned income, Disability-
based income is treated as earned income. All other unearned income counts dollar-for-
dollar in the grant calculation.
ResoUrces: Aligns resource limit rules in TANF to the federal food stamps rules which
ci(lbw""one automobile with a value of $4,650 or less. Provides that a recipient who
transfers assets for less than fair market value shall be ineligible for assistance for a period
equal to the number of months of aid the recipient undervalued the asset. Maintains the
authority of recipients to retain savings of up to $5,000 in a restricted account, in addition
to the use of an Individual Development Account (IDA) under the California Savings and
Asset Project.
Lump Sum Income: Requires that lump-sum income be treated as income in the month
received as in the Food Stamps program. Exempts casual and inconsequential income,
as defined in federal food stamps regulations, and in-kind income from consideration for
the purpose of eligibility for assistance.
Deprivation: Eliminates the requirement that an applicant have a recent labor market
linkage (Le. the "Iookback"). Maintains the rule that an applicant cannot have worked for
more than 1 00 hours in the four weeks prior to application. Continues the elimination of
the 1 00 hour rule for recipients.
CateQorical EIiQibilitv: Makes recipients ofTANF categorically eligible for Medi-Cal, to the
extent federal financial participation is available.
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Proqram Aliqnment: Directs state agencies, to the extent federal financial participation is
available, to establish common eligibility standards between public assistance programs.
Monthlv Reportinq and Redetenminations: Authorizes up to six county pilot projects to test
the use of "exception reporting" and prospective budgeting - in which recipients are only
required to report changes in income above a $75 threshold or changes in family
composition, grants are recomputed prospectively, and six month financial eligibility
redeterminations are conducted. Authorizes the CDSS Director, at any time after the first
year of the pilot project, to cancel or expand the pilot, or to establish exception reporting
and prospective budgeting on a statewide basis if the Director determines that it is both
cost effective and administratively efficient.
Grant Budqetinq: Authorizes Director of CDSS to establish a grant budget system through
regulation.
Self-Emplovment: Microenterprise: Authorizes individuals, for the purpose of determining
net self-employment income, to choose to either deduct 40 percent of gross income or all
of verified business-related expenses to the same extent allowed in the food stamps
program.
Sec. 54 School Attendance
Requires that all children in an assistance unit who are required to attend school actually
attend, and requires recipients to cooperate in providing documentation that their children
are attending school when a county requests such documentation. Requires counties to
reduce aid to an assistance unit if a child in that unit is not attending school by removing
the adults in the unit, if the child is under 16 years old, or by removing the child from the
assistance unit, if the child is 16 year old or older. Authorizes the department to establish
pilot projects on school attendance (see section on county pilot projects).
Sec. 57 Immunizations
Requires that applicants for assistance under Medicaid provide proof of immunizations
within 30 days of their detenmination of eligibility, and that recipients of aid provide proof
within 45 days of the next financial redetermination, for all children in the assistance unit
that are not required to be enrolled in school. Requires counties to remove all parents or
caretaker relatives in the assistance unit from the unit for failure to provide proof of
immunizations until such documentation is provided, unless the county detenmines that
there is not adequate access to immunization services.
Sec. 58 Diversion
Authorizes counties to provide cash or noncash lump-sum diversion grants to individuals
eligible for TANF assistance if such assistance would help the recipient maintain or obtain
employment, and keep the recipient from applying for public assistance. Requires, if
individuals provided diversion grants apply for assistance within the period of time equal
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the number of months of aid they are provided, that such individuals' grants be reduced
over a period of time determined by the county in order to recoup the diversion grant, or
that the number of months of diversion assistance provided be counted towards the
recipients time limit, at the choice of the recipient. Makes diversion grant recipients who
are otherwise eligible for these programs eligible for Medi-Cal and child care benefits.
Sec. 59-62. 64-91. 97-107.116-130.184 CaIWORKs: Welfare-to-Work Services
Fundinq: States the intent of the Legislature that welfare-to-work services be fully funded
such that all recipients of aid required to can participate in employment activities.
Sequence: Establishes the CalWORKs program in place of the Greater Avenues for
Independence (GAIN) program. Requires that welfare-to-work services be provided in the
following sequence:
1. Job search for up to four consecutive weeks following an initial appraisal of
employment history. The period of job search may be lengthened or
shortened at the determination of the county.
2. Assessment of employment skills and aptitude following unsuccessful job
search, or upon determination by the county that continued job search is
unlikely to lead to employment. Requires the county and the recipient to enter
into a welfare-to-work plan which specifies the services to be provided to the
recipient and the participation expected of the recipient.
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3. Employment services pursuant to the welfare-to-work plan signed by the
recipient for up to 18 months, including the period of job search. Counties may
extend the provision of employment services for up to six months if the
extension is likely to lead to employment.
4. Participation in community service after the recipient has exhausted eligibility
for employment services and if the county certifies that there is no job available
for the participant. A recipient may participate in community service until the
recipient has received aid for a total of 60 months.
Welfare-ta-Work Plan: Requires that every individual required to participate in work
activities enter into a written welfare-to-work plan. Requires that the plan describe the
recipient's rights and responsibilities, outline the services offered by the county, and
describe the assigned work activities, hours of required participation, and requirements for
successful completion of assigned activities. Activities assigned to individuals may be
sequential or concurrent. to the extent appropriate given the participants abilities and to the
extent that the activities can be scheduled concurrently. Requires reappraisal of recipients
upon completion of all activities within the recipients' welfare-to-work plan.
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Allowable Work Activities: Establishes a list of allowable work activities that counties may
provide as follows:
1. Unsubsidized employment.
2. Subsidized public or private sector employment.
3. Public or private sector work experience. Limits work experience to 12
months, unless the county and recipient agree to extend that period.
4. On-the-job training and "grant-based on-the-job training" (formerly known as
grant diversion).
5. Job search and job readiness assistance.
6. Vocational education or training.
7. Job skills training directly related to employment.
8. Education directly related to employment.
9. GED education for those who have not completed secondary school.
10. Supported work or transitional employment.
11. Work-study programs.
12. Community service.
13. Adult basic education or English-as-a-second-Ianguage.
14. Participation in mental health, substance abuse, or domestic violence
treatment programs.
15. Self-employment.
16. Other activities as necessary to assist recipients in obtaining unsubsidized
employment.
Community Service: Requires counties to provide community service activities for
individuals who are eligible for assistance, have completed their allowable period of
employment services, and, if employed, are not meeting the minimum number of required
hours of participation. Requires community services participants to participate in work
activities in addition to community service in exchange for their grant for as many hours as
is required to meet their minimum number of required hours per week. Requires that child
care be provided to community service participants, and authorizes other services to be
provided, at county option. Requires counties to specify in county plans how community
service participants will be provided with mental health services.
Grant-Based On-the-Job Trainino (formerlv known as "orant diversion"): Requires counties
to ensure that participants in grant-based on-the-job training receive 1 00 percent of the
maximum aid payment for which his or her assistance unit is eligible, in the instance that
the employer does not pay the participant's wages. Requires the counties to monitor
employer participation in grant-based on-the-job training, seek collection of unpaid wages
to participants in grant-based on-the-job training, and terminate participation of employers
who demonstrate an unwillingness to hire welfare recipients after participation.
Hours of Work Activities: Requires adult recipients to participate in at feast 20 hours of
work activities per week beginning January 1, 1998, 26 hours per week beginning July 1,
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1998, and 32 hours per week beginning July 1, 1999, or the minimum number of hours
required by the federal government, whichever is greater. Authorizes counties to increase
these amounts to 32 hours for all recipients. Requires that an adult in a two parent family
participates in 35 hours of activities per week, or, if federal law allows, that both parents
participation equals 35 hours per week, and one parent participates in at least the minimum
number of hours required by federal law for a single parent.
Welfare-to-Work Exemptions: Provides an exemption from participation in work activities
for the following individuals:
1. Individuals participating in CaILEARN.
2. An individual who has a medically verified disability expected to last more than
30 days and which precludes them from working, and who is actively seeking
medical treatment, or who is of advanced age (not defined).
3. Nonparent caretakers with primary responsibility for caring for a child who is
either a dependent of the juvenile court or a child at risk of becoming a ward
of the court, if the county determines that the caretakers responsibilities are
beyond normal day-to-day parenting responsibilities such that they impair the
caretakers' ability to participate in welfare-to-work services.
4 An individual who is caring for another member of the household who is ill,
when such care precludes participation in work activities.
5. On a one-time basis, a parent with primary responsibility to care for an infant
six months of age or under. This time period may be reduced to 12 weeks or
extended to twelve months, on a case-by-case basis, pursuant to policies
adopted by individual counties. Persons who utilize this exemption shall be
exempt for 12 weeks upon the birth or adoption of a subsequent child, or for
up to six months at county option.
6. A pregnant woman whose pregnancy precludes participation in work activities.
7. Individuals for whom the county finds there is good cause for nonparticipation.
Repeals the existing statute defining deferrals for good cause and instead
authorizes counties to determine when to provide a temporary exemption.
Requires that counties review good cause exemptions at least every three
months.
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Good Cause for Nonparticipation: Eliminates the lengthy list of statutory deferrals from
participation in welfare-to-work activities and instead provides counties the authority to
make determinations of good cause. Requires that good cause exceptions be provided
for nonparticipation for failure to participate when a work activity involves discrimination,
exceeds the hours of work normally required, violates health and safety standards, does
not provide employees with worker's compensation, causes an interruption of an approved
SIP, or requires the participant to violate union membership terms. Requires a good cause
exception a recipient for whom a work activity requires travel of more than two hours, but
requires that such an exempted individual participate in community service while such a
good cause exception exists.
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Ranqe of Services: Requires each county to provide an "adequate range of services" (not
defined) described as allowable activities.
Federal Work Requirements: Requires counties to limit the number of assignments to work
activities which are restricted by the federal government (such as the number of individuals
participating in educational programs) to the federal limits, unless the statewide percentage
is less than the limits of federal law
Displacement and Discrimination: Prohibits employers or program sponsors from
discriminating against participants. Extends existing anti-displacement statutes to prohibit
the filling of vacant public agency positions, unless the positions are unfunded, the filling
of a position normally filled by a specific job classification within a collective bargaining unit,
the termination of contract for services prior to expiration for the purpose of filling contract
positions with subsidized employees, and the denial of protections afforded other
employees on the worksite.
Sanctions and Conciliation: Eliminates the existing conciliation process and instead
establishes a streamlined sanction and compliance process. Provides that upon an
instance of noncompliance, counties must send recipients a 3D-day notice of action of a
sanction that states their general rights and establishes an appointment within 20 days at
which the recipient can attempt to show good cause. Allows recipients to establish good
cause over the telephone. Requires that recipients found to have no good cause enter into
a compliance plan to correct the noncompliance. Requires the county to attempt to contact
a recipient who fails to attend the appointment to determine if good cause existed for their
noncompliance. Provides that recipients who fail to attend their appointment or who fail
to meet the terms of their compliance plan will receive a sanction. Requires counties to
consider whether a recipient has a mental disability in determining good cause for
noncompliance.
Sec. 63.144-146 Time Limits
Provides that recipients may not receive aid for more than 18 months unless they
participate in community service, or have their period of eligibility for welfare-to-work
services extended for up to six months. Limits eligibility for assistance for adults to 60
months in a lifetime, cumulatively. Prohibits adults who have received aid in other states
for a cumulative total of 60 months from receiving aid in the state. Requires that. after
receipt of aid for 60 months, aid to the assistance unit be reduced by removing the adult(s)
from the assistance unit. Exempts from the 18, 24, and 60 month time limits all of the
following:
1. Any month in which a recipient received aid prior to January 1, 1998.
2. Any month in which a participant is not required to participate in welfare-to-
work activities due to a condition that is expected to last more than 30 days.
3. Individuals participating in Cal-Leam.
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4. Individuals exempt from participation due to illness or advanced age.
5. Individuals caring for a sick family member or a dependent or ward of the court
if caretaking responsibilities preclude participation in welfare-to-work activities.
6. Any month in which an individual is not included in an assistance unit.
7. Persons who are incapable of maintaining employment, as determined by
counties, and who participate and fully cooperate in welfare-to-work activities.
8. Months during whic:, the assistance grant is fully reimbursed by child support
payments.
Requires that, to the extent that the state exceeds the 20 percent federal hardship
allowance, counties shall provide funding for the grant costs of any individuals that are
provided assistance above the 20 percent hardship allowance. Authorizes CDSS to
reduce or waive, for good cause, the county share of cost for cases above the 20 percent
hardship exemption. States the intent of the Legislature that counties not be penalized for
exceeding the hardship exemption for circumstances beyond their control and that
recipients have access to the hardship exemption regardless of their county of origin.
Sec.108-109 Self-Initiated Education Programs (SIPs)
Eliminates the education deferral and significantly modifies current SIP provIsions.
Requires county welfare department and local educational agencies to annually develop
and agree upon a list of educational programs that lead to employment. Authorizes
recipients of aid who at the time they are required to participate in welfare-to-work activities
are enrolled in an undergraduate or vocational educational program which is on the
approved list to continue their educational program for up to 18 months, with a possible
extension of six months. Individuals enrolled in a program that is not on the approved list
may continue in their program if the county determines that the program will lead to
employment. If the county does not determine that the SIP will lead to employment, the
participant may remain in the nonapproved program until the end of the academic term.
though this time in the nonapproved program will count toward the individual's time limits.
Requires individuals in unapproved SIPs to participate in other work activities if the
combined hours of participation in their educational program, counting only classroom and
laboratory time, is less than 32 hours per week.
Sec.110-112.114-115 Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Mental Health Treatment: Requires counties to refer to the county mental health
department individuals who the county welfare department suspects may have a mental
disability. Requires, subject to the appropriation of funds for that purpose, that county
mental health departments evaluate CalWORKs recipients referred by the welfare
department, make a determination of the recipients' treatment needs, and provide case
management, treatment, and rehabilitation services to such recipients. Requires county
welfare departments to establish welfare-to-worK plans for recipients with mental disorders
CWO" Summary -Page 13
on the basis of the mental health department evaluation.
Substance Abuse:
1. Authorizes case managers conducting welfare-to-work assessments to refer recipients
for an evaluation to the county alcohol and drug program or to a licensed or certified
program under contract with the county. Requires that for individuals with substance
abuse problems welfare-to-work plans shall be oased on the evaluation, including
treatment programs as necessary. Authorizes welfare-to-work case managers to make
determinations, in consultation with substance abuse providers, as to whether a
participant is out of compliance with their treatment program. Allows up to six months
of substance abuse treatment without concurrent participation in other allowable work
activities.
2. Requires county plans to include a description of how substance abuse treatment
services will be provided to recipients for whom substance abuse creates a barrier to
employment. Authorizes county welfare departments to contract directly with state-
licensed or certified substance abuse programs if the county welfare department
determines that the county drug and alcohol program is unable to provide the needed
services.
Sec.131-132 TANF Grant levels
Maintains the 4.9 percent grant reduction enacted in 1995 in the AFDC program and
extends the suspension of the statutorily required cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for an
additional year.
Sec. 133, 147-151, 170-177 Child Support and Paternity
Paternitv: Requires that applicants and recipients of aid cooperate in the establishment
of the paternity of children in the assistance unit. Provides that the district attorney shall
make determinations concerning applicant cooperation in the establishment of paternity
and establishes guidelines for such determinations. Requires a reduction in aid of 25
percent for noncooperation. Requires district attorney's offices to have staff available at
all county welfare departments, by phone or in person, to interview applicants to obtain all
information necessary to establish paternity and to establish, modify, or enforce child
support orders. Authorizes county welfare departments to make determinations of good
cause for noncooperation with the establishment of paternity. Good cause for
noncooperation include a risk to the child or parent of physical, sexual, or emotional abuse.
Specifies examples of evidence to support a claim of good cause.
Centralized Collection and Distribution Unit: Requires that, effective October 1, 1998, the
state shall operate a Child Support Centralized Collection and Distribution Unit.
Establishes the Child Support Collection and Enforcement Advisory Committee, under
CDSS and including representation from CSAC and CWDA, to make recommendations on
CWDA Summary -Page 14
the development and implementation of the Child Support Centralized Collection and
Distribution Unit.
Child Support Disreqard: Maintains the current child support income disregard at $50.
Child Support Reqistrv: Authorizes the use of the Statewide Automated Child Support
System (SACSS) as the single statewide registry of child support orders required by
federal law. Requires CDSS to develop a plan for the implementation of a Statewide Child
Support Registry to contain data on individuals with child support orders. Requires the
Department to submit the plan to the Legislature by January 31, 1998, and requires the
registry to be in operation by October 1, 1998.
Sec. 143 VouchersNendor Payments
Requires counties to issue voucher or vendor payments for at least rent and utility
payments for an assistance unit in which an adult has been sanctioned for a consecutive
period of three months, to continue until the adult is no longer subject to sanctions.
Sec.152-153 Welfare Fraud
1. Modifies current fraud policies by making a person ineligible for life if convicted of any
of the following:
A. Providing false evidence of residence in order to receive aid in more than
one locality or state.
B. Claiming false or nonexistent dependents.
C. Making a false claim, or misrepresenting, concealing or withholding facts
when such action leads to the receipt of $10,000 or more in assistance.
2. Provides that individuals convicted of fraud shall be ineligible to receive assistance for
a period of two years if the amount of aid fraudulently received is less than $2,000: for
a period of five years if the amount is $2,000 or more, but is less than $5,000: and
permanently if the amount is $5,000 or more.
3. Provides that any person convicted of making a false claim, or misrepresenting,
concealing or withholding facts shall be ineligible for a period of six months upon the
first occurrence for 12 months upon the second occurrence, and permanently upon the
third occurrence.
4. Provides that a person convicted of submitting more than one application for assistance
for the same time period shall be ineligible for assistance for a period of two years for
the first occurrence, a period of four years upon the second occurrence, and
permanently upon the third occurrence.
Sec. 154. 178 Fleeing Felons: Conforms to federal law by making ineligible for
assistance under the TANF and General Assistance programs individuals who are fleeing
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to avoid prosecution for, or imprisonment after being convicted of a felony crime, or who
are violating a condition of probation.
Sec. 155 Domestic Violence
Task Force: Require~ the Department to establish a task force on domestic violence to
assist the Department in developing protocols for handling recipients who are or have been
victims of domestic violence, for training county staff that will work with victims, and for
developing appropriate participation requirements for victims.
Waivers: Authorizes counties to waive any participation requirement, on a case-by-case
basis, for victims of domestic violence according to the protocols established by the state,
or county protocols until such time that state protocols are established.
Sec.156-157 Employment Retention Services
Authorizes counties to continue providing case management seNices to former recipients
of aid who obtain employment for up to 12 months, to the extent such seNices are not
available from the employer.
Sec.158-160 Evaluation ofCalWORKs Program
Directs CDSS to have a comprehensive, independent statewide evaluation conducted of
the CalWORKs program for the purpose of identifying impacts, costs, and benefits of the
program, with particular attention to the performance outcome measures listed in that
section. Also requires that the department ensure that all county demonstration programs
are fully evaluated. Requests the University of Califorf\ia to establish and administer a
program to evaluate the CalWORKs program and to assist CDSS in establishing a
longitudinal data base of recipients of aid.
Sec.164-169 Funding, Equity, and County MOE
Welfare-to-Work Fundinq: States the intent of the Legislature to provide funding for the
administration of welfare-to-work seNices and county administration of welfare programs
in a single allocation.
Equity Fundinq: Requires that of the funding for GAIN that is in addition to funds allocated
in the 1996-97 fiscal year, one-third be provided on an per capita aided adult basis to
"under equity" counties that receive less than the average per capita aided adult statewide,
and two-thirds shall be provided to all counties on a per capita aided adult basis.
MOE Requirements: Requires counties to maintain an MOE for CalWORKs program
activities in an amount at least equal to the amount expended in the 1996-97 fiscal year
for GAIN and County Administration. Provides that a county that reduces spending below
1996-97 levels shall have their share of state and federal funding reduced by a
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proportionate amount.
Sec. 179 General Assistance Eligibility
Provides that individuals who are not eligible for.assistance due to the 60 month time limit
on the provision of TANF assistance are not eligible for County General Assistance
benefits until all children in the assistance unit reach age 18.
Sec.180 Comprehensive Youth Services Act
Requires CDSS to allocate, subject to appropriation in the budget act, $140.9 million to
county probation offices for the provision of services to children and the families of children
who are in need of emergency assistance, are at risk of becoming wards of the court under
Section 601 or 602 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, or are under the supervision of
the juvenile court or probation department. Requires that county boards of supervisors
approve plans for the expenditure of funds pursuant to the Act.
Sec.181 County Demonstration Programs
County Pilot Authority: Authorizes the department to approve three-year county
demonstration projects under the CalWORKs program in order to better serve CalWORKs
participants. Pilots requiring additional funding would be subject to legislative approval.
Requires pilot counties to maintain statewide eligibility, grant level, and time limits, and
restricts counties from waiving certain provisions of CalWORKs including: dispute
resolution, sanctions, penalties, confidentiality, child support, contracting, collective
bargaining, civil service procedures, fair labor standards and provisions to prevent the
displacement of current workers. States that county demonstration projects may not result
in a diminution of services to clients. Allows savings realized through the pilot to be
retained by the county, to be expended within the CalWORKs program, if the savings are
attained through positive outcomes, which cannot be exclusively caseload reductions.
Other County Pilots: Authorizes, but do not require, certain pilot projects to be
implemented, as follows:
1. Truancy: Authorizes San Diego and Merced Counties to administer pilot projects
aimed at increasing school attendance, which assign caseworkers to aid families
with children that are experiencing truancy problems and sanctions families who,
despite these service.s, have truant children.
2. MicroenterDrise Trainina: Authorizes up to 6 pilot projects to test the cost
effectiveness of providing training to qualified CalWORKs participants in becoming
economically self sufficient through self-employment.
3. Child Support Assurance: Authorizes CDSS to approve child support assurance
pilots in up to three counties. Requires that child support assurance pilot projects
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divert families from welfare by guaranteeing child support payments. Provides that
recipients with both earnings and a child support oeder may be eligible.
4. Jobs Plus: Authorizes CDSS to approve a waiver of changes in earned income
calculations for participants in the federal Jobs-Plus demonstration program
operating in Los Angeles County.
Sec. 183, 185,187 Effective Dates
1. Waives the requirements of the Administrative Procedures Act and authorizes CDSS
to implement the provisions of this bill via All County Letters through June 30, 1998.
2. Provides that all provisions of the Act shall become operative on January 1, 1998,
except for the following sections, which become effective upon enactment:
A. Electronic Benefits Transfer (Sec. 31)
B. County Plans (Sec. 32)
C. TANF Grant Levels (Sec. 131)
D. TANF Grant Levels (Sec. 132)
E. TANF Grant COLA Suspension (Sec. 141)
F. Categorical Medi-Cal Eligibility for CalWORKs Participants (Sec. 161)
G. Medi-Cal Drug Services (Sec. 162)
3. Provides that none of the provisions of the bill shall become operative until the Budget
Act of 1997 is enacted.
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Summary of the Provisions of AB 1008
(as amended August 4, 1997)
Prepared by CWDA -August 7, 1997
Eligibility for Assistance:
Makes individuals convicted in state or federal court after December 31, 1997, of any
offense classified as a felony for the use, possession, or distribution of a controlled
substance ineligible for benefits under the TANF or General Assistance programs.
Vouchers for Children:
Requires counties to provide vouchers or vendor payments to families receiving aid
under the TANF program that contain a person convicted of an offense listed above.
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AS 1542 INDEX
Prepared by San Diego County Social Service Department
~ ~_ - .~J[~~~~~~=~='~' :.,::~_:~"~_-~.:- ~':-='~_:.-~:__:_:~~~=_:"-~ J
1 Name of Act
1.5 Definitions
2 Child Care - Exempt from licensure
3 Child Care - Referrals
4 Child Care - Referrals
5 Child Care - Sudsidized Child Development Services
6 Child Care - Income Eligibility
7 Child Care - Loan Guaranty FundlDirect Loan Fund
8 Child Care - Loan Guaranty Fund/Direct Loan Fund
9 Child Care - Child Development Programs Advisory
Committee
10 Repeals Education Code
11 Child Care - Recipients of the CalWORKS Program
12 Child Care - Before and After School Programs
13 Child Care - Local Planning Councils
15 Community Colleges - CalWORKS - Instructional and Job
Training Plan
.
16 Community Colleges - CalWORKS - Community College
Services
17 Community Colleges - CalWORKS - Curriculum Development
18 Community Colleges - CalWORKS - Funding
19 Job Creation Investment Fund
21 California Savings and Asset Project
22 Public Transit Service Priority
23 Repeals Training Fund Appropriations for GAIN Language
24 Employment Training Fund Appropriations for CalWORKS
25 Allocation of Funds for CalWORKS Training Programs
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1--- -- _,._-.-,___n. ----our -------- -------- n ----- - --- -._.-- - -- - "
, ~~'i) n~11 ' L ~!wti(i:fl -
'-~ ~-------....-.......:..._--~ -~-~--~~'-----~ __n - -~-~--- ~_._- - --- .~- . -- - -.._--
26 Regional Workforce Preparation and Economic Development
Act
27 JTPA Funds
28 JTPA Waiver Request
29 CalWORKS - Job Creation
30 Name Change from AFDC to CalWORKS
31 Electronic Benefits Transfer Act
32 County Plans for CalWORKS
33 Performance Outcome Incentives Monitoring
34 Tribal CalWORKS
35 Requirement to Use Civil Service Employees
36 Repeals Local Automated Benefits Language
37 Overpayments
38 Sponsored Alien Eligibility - Income/Resources of Sponsor
39 Repeals Sponsored Alien Affidavit of Support Language
40 Sponsored Alien Eligibility - Responsibility for Verification of
Sponsor's Income/Resources
41 Income - Parent's Income Available to Child
42 Repeals Inconsequential Income Exemption Language
43 Resources - Property Limit
44 Resources - Individual Development Accounts
45 Income - Determining Net Self-Employment Income
46 Income - Lump Sum Income
47 Resources - Transfer of Assets
48 Simplification - Common Eligibility Determination
49 Name Change to CalWORKS
51 Definition of U-Parent
52 Repeals U-Parent Demonstration Project
CWDA Summary -Page 21
r@-~- -~--'~r:;:;~---- _U_m_ --'.--.-- -.----- - - -"- --- -- -- ~, -- - --
@J9IiJffi:fr " :;:H:j!J~}.
I____~__"_ _ _~ ~__ _ ~ ....l.. ~~. ~~ _ _ __ __~ _ ._ ~ _ _ ~__. .- - ----"--.- . .. - '- -
53 Ineligible to Aid - Strikers
54 School Attendance Requirements
55 Repeals $30 and Yo Income Disregard
56 Demonstration Project - Alternative Recipient Reporting
57 Immunization Requirements
58 Lump Sum Diversion Program
59 WIC Article 3.2 Changed to Welfare-To-Work Activities
60 Repeals GAIN Act
61 Language Simplifying Name Change
62 Sequence of Employment Related Activities
63 60 Month Lifetime Aid Limit
64 Repeals Intent Language
65 Exemptions from Welfare-To-Work Registration
66 Good Cause Criteria for Non-Compliance
67 Repeals Registration as Condition of Eligibility Language
68 Repeals Duties, County Plan, Indian Tribes Language
69 Repeals County Plan Methodology Language
70 Repeals Board Approval of County Plan Language
71 Repeals Revision of County Plan Language
72 Repeals Individual Employment Plan Language
73 Repeals Department Approval of County Plan Language
74 Repeals Program Budget Proposal Language
75 Monitoring ofl Notification of Change in Program
Expenditures
76 Repeals Priority For Service Language
77 Funding of Welfare-To-Work Activities
78 Repeals GAIN Pilot Projects for Non-AFDC Targets Language
79 Repeals Description of Job Services Language
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~C. - ,
~------------~..:.-~~...............~~~~.............~~.....~
80 Welfare- To-Work Activities Listed
81 Grant-based OJT Option - Program Requirements
82 Anti-discrimination Clause for Employers, Contractors, etc.
83 Work Participation Rate Restriction
84 Requirement to Provide Adequate Range of Activities
85 Repeals List of Training and Education Activities
86 Hours of Welfare-to-Work Activities Per Week
87 Community Service Activities
88 Repeals Required Hours of Education Services
89 Repeals Business Development Training Language
90 Availability of Supportive Services
91 Payments to Recipients for Supportive Services
92 Reimbursement to Recipient for Child Care Services
93 Child Care - Supervision of Stage 1
94 Repeals Contracting with Public/Private Child Care Programs
Language
95 Child Care - County-managed Transition from Stage 1 to 2
96 Child Care - License-exempt County Contractors
97 Repeals Displacement Language
98 Employment of PREP Participants
99 Notification to Unions of Welfare- To-Work Participation
100 Displacement Prohibition
101 Grievance Process for Individuals Claiming Displacement
102 Mandatory Informing at Application/Determination of Aid
103 Repeals GAIN Deferral Language
104 Child Care - Reimbursement for Vouchers
105 Welfare-To-Work Appraisals for Recipients
106 Welfare-To-Work Contracts; Mental Health; Drug Testing
CWDA Summary -Page 23
.,-
~i,i.~:.~-------'r ~U:;Jro1 --. ----. ------ -.. - .- -.. -- :- .-- .->_.. - - - - - ------ - -
L...-_~____......~~______L ~ ~__ ~_ ~~~ ~~ ~ _< " --~ - - -~---- ~~ '. ~_ L____~~~____
107 Welfare-To-Work Job Search Activities
108 Repeals SIP Deferral Language
109 Welfare- To-Work - Approved SIP Participation
110 Welfare-To-Work - Evaluation of Learning or Medical
Problems
111 Welfare-To-Work Assessments
112 Referral to County Mental Health
113 Interim Job Search Pending Available Services
114 Welfare-To-Work - Mental Health Employment Services
115 Welfare-To-Work - Substance Abuse Treatment Services
116 Failure To Find Unsubsidized Employment Within Time Limit
117 Repeals Recomputation of Work Project Hours Language
118 Welfare-To-Work - Good Cause and Conciliation
119 Welfare-To-Work - Sanctions
120 Welfare-To-Work - Volunteers Who Fail to Comply
121 Welfare-To-Work - State Hearing/Grievances On Contract
Issues
122 Welfare-To-Work - Good Cause Due to Mental Disability
123 Repeals Good Cause Language
124 Repeals Good Cause Language
125 Repeals Performance Standards Language
126 Repeals Performance Standards for Contracts Language
127 Pursuit of Federal Funds; Federal Waivers by Department
128 Repeals JOBS Evaluation Language
129 Repeals Fresno County Pilot Language
130 CAL-LEARN - Teen Parents Age Extended
131 Grant Levels; COLA Freeze
132 4.9% Reduction
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r-~~~--- --------~r-~---- ------------------ - - - -- - -- - - - -- ---- .- -- ~ - - - ---
~;\!:!:'!V_!_,___ __ ___ ;l5-HUJT~?;_ __ _h :
-
133 Repeals $50 Child Support Disregard Language
134 Income Limit
135 County Option - Cash or Voucher When Adults are Removed
from Aid
136 "Budget System"
117 Repeals Child Care Allocations Language
138 Income Disregards
139 Repeals Child Care Deduction Language
140 Repeals Supplemental Child Care Payment Language
141 Base Period Expenditure Amounts For COLA
142 Repeals Non-recurring Special Needs Vendor Pay Language
143 VoucherNendor Pay - Parent Sanctioned
144 18- and 24-month Welfare-To-Work Time Limits
145 Welfare-To-Work Time Limit Exemptions
146 Exemptions Not To Exceed 20%
147 $50 Child Support Disregard
148 Child Support Centralized Collection and Distribution Unit
149 Assignment of Child Support; Establishment of Paternity
150 Sanction For Non-Cooperation with Child Support
151 Good Cause For Non-Cooperation with Child Support
152 Repeals Sanction Language
153 Sanctions
154 Fleeing Felons/Probation Violators - CaIWORKS
155 Family Violence Option
156 Repeals Transitional Child Care Program Language
157 Employment Retention Services
158 Evaluation of CalWORKs Program Implementation
159 Interagency Data Development and Use
CWDA Summary - Page 2S
,.
c--........----....- --.-.~_...--,.-.,. '-' -- ---- ---- . .. . - - -. -....
i ~~!Jtr~)]) ~ Dl~1, - - .
~--~---~--~ ~.<-- ---~ -^._-_._---~ ~ ---- - ~ - ~-~ - ~ ---- - .. .-- - -- ~ - ~ ~_L~____
160 Role of the University
161 Medi-Cal Linked to CalWORKS
162 Drug Medi-Cal
163 Repeals Funding Share Language
164 Single Allocation for Administrative Costs
165 Allocation of Funds
166 County MOE
167 Repeals State Early Fraud Funding Language
168 Repeals State IEVS Funding Language
169 Unexpended Funds Retained by Counties
170 Repeals State-Wide Automated Child Support System Language
171 State-Wide Automated Child Support System
172 Repeals Child Support Registry Language
173 State-Wide Child Support Registry
174 Repeals Child Support Order and Data Form Language
175 Child Support Order and Data Form
176 Repeals Order of Child Support Arrears Form Language
177 Order of Child Support Arrears Form
178 Fleeing Felon; Probation/Parole Violators - GR
179 CalWORKS Sanction or Timed-Out Adults - GR
180 Comprehensive Youth Services Act
181 CalWORKS Demonstration Projects
183 Operative Date of Law and Exceptions
184 Case-by-Case Good Cause
185 Implementation Timeframe
186 Reimbursement
187 Budget Act Required
188 Urgency Statute
CWDA Summary - Page 26
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I N C: H I L. D. A. N: D F A. MIL. Y 5 E R. V ICE 5
BROADENING THE VISION:
Integrated Services and vvelfare Riform
By Lynn DeLapp
IIlI~l(rarcd Child a/Jd Family Scr~,jccs Specialist
Cal!(onnQ State .1..'_'L)C!!,UWII of Cotll1tJcs
he stakes are hi~h. and the ch:Lllenf!:t's
Jfe staggering: Over the next veaf. the state
and counties must transform welfare trom
an entitlement svstem emphasizing benetlt
determmation and eligIbilirv verification to
one focused alrnosr entIrely on moving in-
dividuals into jobs and off the welfare roll~.
Instead of prescribing prog-rams. procedures
and processes. the federal Personal Respon-
sibility and Work Opportunity ReconClha-
non Act of 1996 establishes results to be Jt~
mned-fanulv self-sutnciencv and reduced
weltare rolls-but leaves It up to the starl'S
to ri?Uft' oU( hO\v to achieve the resu!ts.lvlosr
ubservers expect the Cali forma Lq!islature
to follow Congress's lead bv passmg Imple-
menting legislation that provIdes state stan-
danis for benerits. eligibility. nme lirruts. gram
levels and data requirements. but allow~
countIes tlexibiliry in program design.
Even before state legislation 1<; com-
pleted. many counties have taken the an-
tIcipated tlexibility at face value and ha\'e
<;tarted to plan for new public assistance and
self.-sufficiencv programs. In doing so. ,1
whole new vision of weItare IS emergIng.
County pohcy makers have long recognIzed
that \vholesale changes based on a new Set
of integrated serVIces princIples are needed.
;md they are seizing the opporrumry.lfcoun-
nes arc to replace welfare dependencv wlth
<;df-sutnciencv. counrv government can no
longer bear the full responsIbility. There must
be broad commUnIty involvement in plan-
nIng and implementatIon. including partici-
panon of employers. the non-profit and faith
communities. neighborhood orgamzations
,md public and private ag-encies. Account-
dbilicy must be based on results. not simp Iv
un administratIve accuracy and program
management. And instead of administering
narrow one-size-fits-all programs. counties
musr plan for dIverse. tlexible. broad-based
';('[VICe svstems responsIve to the needs and
economIC SLlCUS of thelr neighborhoods and
commUnitIes and to the disparate needs of
families.
In the last rive years. many countv policy
makers have begun to Implement these in-
tegrated serVIces prinCIples in small. C0111-
munitv-based interagency InItiatives. Such
efforts include Healthv Start. FamIlv Pres-
ervation and Familv Support.Juvenile Chal-
lenge Grants. the Youth Pilot Program. men-
tal health Systems ofC:lre. Jnd others. Now
counry.' leaders are applying the same ideas
to welfare reform. This paper will explore
how some California coumies Jre address-
mg the challenges ot' welfare reform usmg
the prinCIples of integrated serVIces.
Planning for Welfare:
Who ore the key players?
Usually tonvened by county social
servit~ ogenti~, weKore reform
planning groups ohen indude
representatives of the following:
. Gties,
e local eduration agencies
(tommunity tolleg~, school dis1rim
and County Offit~ of Edutation),
. Em~oyers,
. Employment training and plotement
programs,
e Child core and development
toordinators and providers,
. Dis1rid attorneys and publit sefety
olliciok,
. Child welfare and foster tore
agencies,
. Mental and physitol health services,
. Substance obuse prevention and
treatment programs,
. LDw~ntome housing and homeless
5IfVices,
. Immigration and citizenship efforts,
. low enfortement and probation
agencies,
. Tronsportation sy51emS,
. Community development and
economit development orgon-
izations,
. Ubrori~,
. Youth services and retreation
programs,
. Publit msistonte recipients,
. Geographit and ethnit tommuniti~,
. Neighborhood integrated services
initiatives,
. Community based orgonilotions
that offer servit~ and support to
low-intome individook and famili~.
mml
Califomio Stat. Associotion of (oulties
1100KSlreet, Suite 101, \allumento, Ll9S814
19161327.0831
hnp:/lwww.CSOc.counties.org.
"/1 whole Hell' V1SlOH of welfi:lre is emergiHg. COIIHty polic}'
makers have long recognized that wholesale changes based
on a Hetti set of imegrated services priHciples are needed.
aHd they are seizing the oppoITImit}'. , ,
'-~..-' .~."-- -__, .......".".,..
, .' .~:y~tura Cou~ty's PRIDE plan fo~~
faiifeTOrm, currently in draft forin;:speci.
.-.,....... ....
lie5,'20' measurable results for welfare
.-:-..~.~
thafreRect the breadth 01 effort needed
to aiiCin sell.sufficiency. They range ITom
lewer lamilies on aid and reduction in
AFDC expenditures to increased produc.
tivity of the business community; in-
creased access to affordable health in-
surance lor employed participants; and
lewer births to wellare recipients.
@I!!'
Contra Costa County's Income Main.
tenance/GAIN Redesign lists live goals
accompanied by specific measures to as.
sess progress. They include moving fami.
lies and individuals from wellare to work;
increasing earned income; increasing
access to and use of, support services.
such as child care, nutrition services and
health assistance programs; and increas-
ing service effectiveness and job-seeker,
employer and staff satisfaction,
Focus On Results
TradItionallY. both the lederal and state gO\'ernments have deSlgned
social programs and then held counnes. specificallv count\' \Velfare depart-
ments. accountable tor etTiclent program operanon. Between federal and
"tate restrictions on pro~ram desIgn and funding. little room has been left
for counnes to adapt programs m meet local needs. Accountability was
based primarily on admmistrative accurac\' and countS of serVIces provided
to chents. The new federal welfare rei arm tHY turns traditional service
delivery systems upside down bv requiring states to be accountable. not so
much tor etncient pro~ram administration as tor results, States will be re-
yuired to achieve specitic results. mcluding increased partIcipation in enl-
ployment and other \vork activities. reduced welfare rolls. and decreased
federal spending for publIc assistance, How they accomplish these results is
left to the states and counnes.
Instead of addressing administrati\'e issues. state and county policy makers
are now faced \\'Ith far broader and more basic issues: WhJt is it going to
take to achieve the federal requirements tor fam..ily self-sufficiency? What
does self-suHiciency mean In my county? Does It mean being otf welfare?
Makmg a living wage? Earning enough mone\' to make ends meet and
ensure that children are safe and properlv cared tar? And If so. what must
\\'e do to meet these o\'er~dl outcomes?
In planning tor welfare rerorm. several Calir'orma counties are desIgn-
ing systems to meet specitic outcomes for greater tJmilv self-sufficiency.
Broad-Based Planning And Decision-Making
To achieve increased self-sufficiency. counties recogmze that a variety
of short-term services and supports will be needed [Q assist families mov-
109 tram welfare to work, Although these supportS \Vlll differ depending
on family need and circumstances. they may include job search assistance.
education and literacy trainmg,job training. community ~e[\'ice jobs. child
care. transportatIon. health and mental health serVIces, drug and alcohol
treatment, counseling. housing assistance and others. These services go well
beyond what is currently ottered b\' and funded through most social ser-
vtees departments.
To devise new. more etfective WJVS of or!;JIllzing thlS wide arrav of
"ervices to meet the needs of recipIents. most counnes have instituted broad-
based planmng groups. communit\'-\\'ide meetin~s and tocus groups. Com-
position of these groups l~ based on coun(\' leaders' responses to a funda-
, , The new federal welfare reronn law films traditional
service delivery systems upside down by requiring states
to be accountable, ttot so much for ifficiellt program
administration as for results. , ,
mental question: Who in our county will we need to plan. operate. provide
resources to. and hold accountable for the new 'self-sutticiency system' if it
is to succeed In meenng both the results mandated in federal law and in
provIding the outcomes we want to see in our community? In some cases,
existing counrvv"lde collaboranves ~llmed Jt servmg children. vouth and
families functlon as J core group. supplememed bv other key pbvers. In
other counnes, ne\\' groups have been {armed.
Integrating Services
To etEcienrlv serve public aSsIstance reCIpIents under welfare rdorm,
cauones art also explonng new \V;lVS of streamlining and integrating their
service svstems. Both counrv and neIghborhood serVICe integratlon efforts
3re underway.
Placer County', Children's System of Care otters child welf3re.mental
health servIces. probation. and some speci::d education and health services
to families with multiple needs. Multi-disciplinatv teams work with fami-
lies to devise a single individual development plan. focused around tin'
county-adopted outcomes for children (Safe. Healthv.At Home. In School.
and Out otirouble).The counrv mtends to adapt these mtegrated servIces
svstems to adults in need of support serVICes.
Sutter Count\' h3s established 3 .human sernces' dep3rtmem th:1t COI11-
bmes varIOUs social. health. mental health and other serVIces under a smgle
umbrella organization. The county has found thJt bnnging a vanetv of
servICes together organizationally mcreases communIcation and facilitates
collaboratlve efforts. such as a common intake svstem for mental health
services. drug and alcohol programs. and child \velfare services.
Neighborhood-level integrated serVIces are another prominent tea
ture of several count\' welfare reform plans. San Diego's Welfare to Work
plan envisions a signiticant role for neighborhood-based services. The plan
calls for the selection of pilot communities to mmate 'people-to-people'
transitional suppOrt projects and self-help groups through mobilization of
neighborhoods. religIOus organizatlons and private socral services agencie'::>.
San Mateo's neighborhood Family Self-SuthciencY Teams. composed
of a variety of county serVIce workers. will provide case management for
all serVIces under !vlemoranda of Understanding among county agencies.
Community Or Neighborhaod Planning
In addition to developing countv-wlde pbns for welfare retorm. se\'-
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cuSSlons on' welfOre reforiri. This group
has formed ~ecommendations for pro-
gra;" implem~ntation, which have be&n
forwarded tC; a' ~orking group of county
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Kern Cou~tY' s welfate refotm icisk
force, chaired by the assistant director
of the county's Department of Human
Services Family Preservation Bureau and
the director of the Network for Children,
is composed of representotives of the
board of supervisors, the county drug
and alcohol agencies. health. human
services, mental health and probation
departments, maior non.profit health and
mental health providers, the private in.
dustry council, the superintendent of
schools,community-based collabor.
atives, and the United Woy. In addition.
the Department of Human Services Busi.
ness Advisory Teom provides input. The
group. which meets biweekly, is com-
mitted to examining the broad impact
of weifore reform and developing a plan
that includes all needed support services.
, , 11lsread or admillisteril1g '/arrow ol1e-size-jlrs-all
programs, coullties must plan for diverse, .flexible.
broad-based service systems respol1sive to the needs
and ecol1omic staws of their l1eighborhoods mId
communities al1d to the disparate l1eeds offamilies. "
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1:..~T.piiJ;f~p'appi~~_ by zip;.c.~.es, ce-"-
':.'Jus ~or,schaol atten;fa'nce areas
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, to show,lhe distribution of community
re;,,~~~r such as public and private
agencieS, community centers, religious
organizations, commercial centers,
schools, major employers, ele. Resource
maps are overlaid on maps showing the
areas o(greatest need, as measured by
number of individuals on public assis-
tance, poverty rates, crime, and other
factors.
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The Los Angeles County Children's
Planning Council has produced asset
maps and identified key planning issues
for each of the eight Los Angeles County
Service Planning Areas; they have pub-
lished descriptions of the demographic
and service issues faced by the major
ethnic communities in the county,
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The Bay Area Partnership for Build.
ing Healthy and Self-Sufficient Commu-
nities for Economic Prosperity has de-
veloped profiles of the most impover-
ished neighborhoods in the nine Son
Francisco Boy Area counties and identi-
fied region-wide economic trends.
eral counties are planning to hnk up with eXIsting nel?hborhood initia[i\'e~
that are already providinp: services needed to remove obstacles to employ-
ment or to support welfare recipients as thev tr:mSHlon to work. Such
lnltiatin:s may include tJ.milv resource centers. Health\' Start SHes. or other
neighborhood service hubs. Larger etforts. such as the PaCOlma Urban Vil-
lJt!"e H1 Los Angeles Count\.' ::md the i'vlutual AssIstance ~etwork of Del
l)JSO Hei~hts in ~acramento l:ounty. understand their communItIes \\'l'il
Jlld are equipped to be partners wnh 10Cd! government In vanous aspect~
\)1 welfare retorm,
Other counties. such JS StanislJus Counrv. are explormg ho\\' [Q add
~peCltlc sernces needed by welt-are reopIents. such as transportatIon. child
(are. and economIC development. to eXisting neif!hborhood communic;.'
development efForts. including Healthy Start and Healthy Communic;.' mi-
natIves.
Unleashing California Counties
A local government policy maker recendy suggested thJt the mOlit
\mportJnt thing the SGHe could do to improve the deliven' of lier\'1ces tor
children Jnd familIes would be to "unleash" California's countIes and com-
munltIes. Although Impertect 111 maO\' \YJVS. the fedefal \\'elt::In:~ rer-orm
,(Jrute h3.1) the potentIal to remove num' com.rfalmli on the st3tCS 3nd coun-
nes. ,^,'ith this greater t1exiblhry hJS come creati\-it\.' 111 extendmg the COll-
cepts or. con1ITIumry-based. integrated sen'ices bevond the smgle successful
project. Of neighborhood. to J framework for J total redesign of public
Jssistance, Counties are using these concepts-coliaborJtIve conunumt\.
!Jlanning. result-focused accountJbilit\,. Jlld service mtegration-Js they
desIgn svstems to increase Iamilv self-sudicienc\'. In domg so. thev afe re-
focusing services on the needs of communities. children and families.
oFor-more
information on ,these issues
Contact Lynn DeLapp, at l)](,/327-0H31
0[" contact her via etnail at:
I delapP(aJ,CSac,eat c.csac.coJlllties. OJ:,!
COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
ITEM TITLE:
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IC earmg 0 COllSI r e Ity ouncl nontIes /' - /':
City Manager J G ~~
Budget Manager~ ~
Public Infonnation Coordinat U .
(4/5ths Vote: Yes _ No..x)
REVIEWED BY:
SUBMITTED BY:
The City Council previously had work sessions to discuss and develop city-wide priorities. On
September 11, 1997, City Council completed a fInal review of the priorities and identifIed seven
city-wide priorities. The City Council received public comment and input on the proposed top
seven priorities at a public hearing on October 21, 1997 which was continued to this Council
meeting. A third public hearing will be held on January 13, 1998 at 6:00 p.m. to allow for
further public input and comment with the intent to complete public testimony and then fonnally
adopt the priorities at the third hearing.
RECOMMENDATION: That Council accept public testimony on the seven priorities, follow
the staff recommendation for further publicizing the priorities and schedule a third public hearing
for fInal adoption on January 13, 1998 at 6:00 p.m.
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: Not applicable.
DISCUSSION:
The City Council has had four work sessions to specifIcally discuss the development of city-wide
priorities. They met for a total of 13 and one-half hours and narrowed a list of 226 staff priorities
to a final list of approximately 63 goals and sub-goals that the City Council believed to be the
highest priority for completion. At the [mal work session each Council member selected their top
8 goals and from those selections the final 7 were identifIed.
To assist Council in this process Rod Davis, representing the Chamber of Commerce, attended
the first worksession to offer the Chamber's priorities. In addition Council held two special
worksessions on two of the proposed priorities, which took another 5 and one half hours, on the
Bayfront and Town Centre I. During the worksession on the Bayfront the Council received input
from the following groups: Chula Vista Yacht Harbor Coalition, Bayfront Conservancy Trust,
Environmental Health Coalition, San Diego Audubon Society, Rohr, the Port District, Save Our
Bay, SDG&E, and several citizens. At the worksession on Town Centre I Project Area, which
represents Third A venue, the Council received further input from the Downtown Business
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Association, Chamber of Commerce, Southwestern College Small Business Development and
International Trade Center, Economic Development Commission, Sweetwater Union High School
district and several Third Avenue business owners.
Through this process a total of six major goal areas were identified with sub-goals under each of
these major headings. (See Attachment 1) From this total list of approximately 63 different goals
or projects, each Council member selected their top 8 priorities. By matching those selections
Council identified 7 projects or goals which they agreed were the highest priority .
The top seven (7) priorities identified are Bayfront, Downtown Revitalization, Broadway
Revitalization, Otay Valley, Educational Center/Environmental Institute, SR-125 and Revenue
Enhancement.
A brief description of each of these follows:
Bayfront
Continue the redevelopment and replanning of the Bayfront Project Area to encourage and
facilitate quality visitor-serving commercial, recreational and residential development for the
undeveloped coastal related properties west of 1-5 between SR-54 and "L" Street. The
redevelopment and replanning efforts are to include furthering the joint planning process with the
San Diego Port Commission toward the collective goal of expanding the Bayfront Project Area
boundaries to include the Port District properties adjacent to the Chula Vista Yacht Harbor,
extending "H" Street westerly to Marina Parkway and establishing the Chula Vista Bayfront as
a resort destination.
Otay Valley
Continue the redevelopment and replanning of the Otay Valley Road Project Area to encourage
and facilitate quality commercial, entertainment, recreation and industrial development along the
Otay Valley Road corridor between 1-805 and the eastern and southern City limits. The
redevelopment and replanning efforts are to capitalize and expand on the opportunities created by
the Auto Park, Universal Amphitheater and White Water Canyon projects toward the goal of
improving the image and character of the area.
Third Avenue - Downtown
Continue the revitalization of the Town Centre I Downtown District along Third Avenue from "E"
to "I" Street by encouraging and facilitating quality infill commercial and office development as
well as attracting quality commercial tenants. The revitalization efforts are to include continued
marketing, leasing, and image enhancement programs with the Downtown Business Association
toward the goal of re-establishing the Downtown as the commercial-civic focus of the City.
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Broadway Revitalization
Implement a focused revitalization effort along the Broadway commercial corridor to impede the
proliferation of blighting influences and encourage quality commercial/retail development. The
revitalization effort should include coordination with the Broadway Business Association and
further the progress made with the Palomar Trolley Center, the auto dealership relocations, and
the completed Broadway Street improvements.
Higher Education CenterlEnvironmental Sciences Institute
Continue to advance the planning for a "Higher Education Center and Environmental Sciences
Institute" concept to involve the establishment of a single campus which would house academic
programs from San Diego State University, University of California at San Diego, and
Southwestern College with emphasis in the areas of high technology and biotechnology, as well
as environmental research and commerce. The planning efforts should include further definition
of organizational structure, academic and research focus, as well as siting and financial issues.
SR-125
Continue to support the construction of a highway to serve the eastern area north/south traffic
movement. The facility will be a 6 to 10 lane divided and controlled access highway built to
freeway standards beginning at 1-905 in Gtay Mesa and traversing north to SR-54. The project
has regional funding in the amount of $70 million (approx) to pay for the San Miguel Connector
(between SR-54 and San Miguel Rd.) It is important to keep political interest and support for the
funding with State, Federal, and local elected officials.
Improve City Revenues Base
Continue to focus on increasing the revenue base for basic City services, actively participate in
lobbying efforts to "return" funds taken from the State, limit the use of one-time revenue sources,
make progress toward the Council goal of an 8 % reserve, and generally ensure an improvement
in the City's long term fmancial stability.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Since it is Council's intent to have their priorities confumed by the community, the proposed
goals are being approved during three Council sessions at public hearings. In order to inform
residents about the City Council's seven top priorities for the City and gamer public input, prior
to this meeting staff has taken the following actions:
. Press Release: A press release was issued describing the seven priorities and publicizing
these meetings. It was distributed to the media serving Chula Vista as well as the
Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Business Association (DBA), Broadway Business
Association (BBA) and Bonita Business & Professional Association (BB&PA).
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. Information notice on televised Council meetings: A short information notice was run
about the priorities and the opportunity for public input at these meetings as part of the
City Council meetings of Oct. 7 and 14 which were televised on Cox Communications and
Chula Vista Cable.
Additional Recommendations
It is recommended that the Council take additional steps to publicize these priorities and/or to gain
further community input. The following are actions which can be taken at no additional cost and
are recommended to be implemented:
1. "Chula Vista Ouarterly" : A story is planned for the next edition of the City's newsletter
which will be published in late December/early January. This newsletter reaches virtually
every household and business in the City. (Approximately 26,000 are mailed to Laidlaw
single-family household customers and another 31,000 are directly mailed to multi-family
dwelling units and businesses for a total distribution of more than 57,000.) Publication
of the newsletter is already included in the budget.
2. Service Club presentations: The Mayor and/or City Council members will be scheduled
to give presentations to the major service organizations in Chula Vista including Rotary,
Optimists and Kiwanis clubs. Staff will provide information and support for these
presentations. This will be accomplished with no additional budget costs.
3. Publicity in other newsletters: A press release will be submitted to other community
organizations for publication in their newsletters including the Rancho del Rey and
EastLake developments. (The Chamber, DBA, BBA and BB&PA have already received
the release.) This will be accomplished at nQ additional budget costs. '
4. City web site: Information about the priorities will be placed on the city's web site and
any resident input could be E-mailedto the Mayor and Council. This will be
accomplished at no additional budget cost.
5. Board and Commission members: Each City board and commission member will be sent
a letter detailing the identified priorities and asking each group to provide any input
regarding these priorities to the Council. This will cost approximately $100 which will
be absorbed in the current year budget.
6. ~: A flyer summarizing the Council's seven priorities will be developed and placed
in the City's libraries, counters at City Hall and in other City facilities. This flyer will
include a section for community input. This will cost approximately $200 and will be
absorbed in the current year budget.
Additional Option It is recommended that this additional option of a citizen survey be considered
during the budget process for 1998/99 because of the cost and time to plan, implement and
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evaluate.
7. Survey: A mail or phone survey could be taken of local residents to gain their input
regarding the City's top priorities. This could DQ1 be accomplished with existing staff and
depending on the method used and the size of the sample, could result in additional budget
costs ranging from $5,000 to $25,000. Staff recommends that if a citizen survey is
authorized that it also be designed to attain input regarding a broad range of City services.
Because of budget cutbacks in the past several years, a formal citizen survey has not been
conducted by the City since the late 1980s.
ONGOING PROCESS
The process recently completed by the City Council provided valuable direction to staff to
establish a better plan for achieving these identified priorities. This direction will allow staff
resources and time priorities to be focused on these main projects. All remaining projects on the
list will be worked on within existing time and staffmg constraints.
In order to provide regular feedback to the Council on the status of these seven priorities and all
other Council identified priorities, it is recommended that a semi-annual review be incorporated
into the budget process.
Annual Priorities Workshop
Since the Council has identified the need for one workshop per month, it would be recommended
that the September workshop be set aside for an annual review of the Council's priorities. This
would set the tone, clarify any changing prioritie~ ,to work plans so that they can then be
incorporated into the beginning phase of the budget process. By having Council's direction and
input prior to each department's budget development, it will ensure that the budget is prepared
with that input in mind rather than adjusted later as a result of Council feedback.
Budget Review Work Sessions
In addition to the annual workshop, it is critical that the priorities actually appear as part of the
budget document. One way to do this, which fits well within the new budget format, is to
incorporate these priorities into the "goals" of the City Council as listed with the Council's
budget. Since" goals" are general in nature, these broad priorities would fit into the current
structure very well. During the budget review work sessions in May, the Council may then take
another look at the priorities andrevise them as necessary.
These two review periods will provide for semi-annual review of Council's priorities and
incorporation of those priorities into the budget process.
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FISCAL IMPACT:
The semi-annual review of the City Council's priorities will not create additional direct costs. If
the Council desires to implement the additional option (citizen survey) to obtain public input this
year, the cost would need appropriated. The other publicity steps can be accomplished within the
existing budget.
In order to accomplish these proposed priorities, it may be necessary to reduce the prioritization
of other projects or reallocate staff and other resources. Implementation plans and budgets to
accomplish these priorities have yet to be developed by the impacted departments. Such items will
be brought back to Council as appropriate, either within the current fiscal year or as part of the
workshop process for the 1998-99 budget.
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ADDITIONAL COUNCIL PRIORITY GOALS:
In order to be the best that the City of Chula Vista can be in preparation for the twenty-first
century, the following goal areas are proposed:
. Insure Long-Term Financial Stability
1. Balance budget by:
. reducing expenditures
. reducing reliance on one-time revenues
· continue to bring Redevelopment Agency out of the red
2. Implement three-year [mancial plan
. investment policy
. potential revenue streams
. examine future needs
3. Continue utilization of performance-based budgeting
. establish measures/standards
. how do we know when we "get there"?
. Promote Economic Development
1. Attain four-star quality hotels/resorts within city limits
2. Review all franchise and other agreements
a. SDG&E
b. Cox Cable
c. Laidlaw
d. Electric Utility Restructuring
3. Promote individual economic development projects
a. IDEC
b. School administration building relocation
c. WERC
d. EastLake Business Park
e. BECA
4. Joint corporate yard
. Promote Quality of Life Indicators
1. Air Quality - annual report required from Air Pollution Control District on impact
of growth on air quality.
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Fiscal - annual report required to evaluate impacts of growth on city operations,
capital improvements, and development impact fee revenues and expenditures.
3.
Police - respond to 84 % of the Priority I emergency calls within 7 minutes and
maintain average responded time of 4.5 minutes. Respond to 62 % of Priority II
urgent calls within 7 minutes and maintain average response time of 7.0 minutes.
Fire/EMS - respond to calls within 7 minutes in 85 % of the cases.
Schools - annual report required to evaluate school district's ability to
accommodate new growth.
Library - provide 500 square feet of library space adequately equipped and staffed
per 1,000 population.
Parks and Recreation - maintain 3 acres of neighborhood and community parkland
with appropriate facilities per 1,000 residents east ofInterstate 805, and continue
to evaluate the quality and condition of the parks
Water - annual report from water service agencies on impact of growth and future
water availability
Sewer - sewage flows and volumes shall not exceed City Engineering Standards.
Annual report from metropolitan Sewer Authority on impact of growth on sewer
capacity .
Drainage - storm flows and volume shall not exceed City Engineering Standards.
Annual report reviewing performance of city's storm drain system.
Traffic - maintain Level of Service (LOS) "C" or better as measured by observed
average travel speed on all signalized arterial streets, except, that during peak
hours, an LOS "D" can occur for no more than any two hours of the day.
Those signalized intersections west of Interstate 805 that do not meet the above
standard may continue to operate at their 1991 LOS, but shall not worsen.
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Higher Education - (has not been officially adopted by the City Council)
. Evaluate and Assess Land Use and Planning
1. Process land use plans effectively and efficiently while implementing and
protecting the City's policy interests.
2. Review and update land use projects:
A. Project Specific
(1)
(2)
(3)
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(7)
Replanning EastLake ill
San Miguel Ranch - next phase
Salt Creek Ranch (aka R01ling Hills Ranch)
Otay Ranch SPA I (including West Coast land change of ownership)
Uruversity
Lower Sweetwater Area Plan
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B. Area wide
(I) DIF Update
(2) Prepare Master Plans for Fire, Parks, and Library
(3) Restudy Development Phasing Plan
(4) Finalize Agreement with County for Preserve Owner Manager
. Update Administrative Policies and Procedures
I. Look at incorporating performance-based budgeting process for budget planning -
to be completed prior to July I, 1997
2. Examine the benefits of multi-year or two-year budget process as an approach - to
be completed prior to July I, 1997
3. Examine a short-term Financial Plan as a possible benefit to the City - to be
completed by January 1998
4. Staff review and recommend a policy-review cycle (3 year, 4 year, whatever) -
within next 3-4 months
5. Staff to develop systematic way to prioritize individual land use requests
6. Staff work on developing a long-term strategic economic development plan.
. Promote and Influence Regional Issues
Maintain a presence and/or achieve a role at meetings involving regional issues which have
potential impact on Chula Vista (e.g. SANDAG, Water, Trash, Brown Field, NAFTA,
Jobs Training, Regional Library Bond, Regional Work/Force and Employers Center,
MSCP, Sewer-wastewater, 905, Regional Transit issues, Welfare Reform Impacts).
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TO:
The Honorable Mayor and City Council
John D. Goss, City Manage~
Joint School/Council Meeting
FROM:
SUBJECT:
As you are aware, we have been trying to arrange a meeting of the
Council and the School Boards but, unfortunately, have not had much
success in coordinating the many calendars involved. After polling
the Sweetwater Union High School District Board Members and the
city Council, all School Board Members are available to meet on
October 30 at 7:30 p.m. This date and time is also feasible for
four of the Council. If you wish to go ahead with such a meeting,
I would recommend it be held at City offices inasmuch as the last
joint meeting with the Board was held at their offices.
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