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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA COMMUNICATION |
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| | | | | | | | | AGENDA DATE: | March 9, 2021 |
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| | | | | | | | | SUBJECT: | Conduct a Public Hearing and Adopt an Ordinance Establishing Standards of Care Necessary for a Day Care Licensing Exemption for Youth Camp Programs Operated by the Allen Parks and Recreation Department. |
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| | | | | | | | | STAFF RESOURCE: | Kate Meacham, Director of Parks and Recreation
Travis Cunniff, Recreation Services Manager |
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| | | | | | | | | PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION: | Ordinance 3374-4-16 on April 26, 2016;
Ordinance 3461-3-17 on March 14, 2017;
Ordinance 3560-3-18 on March 13, 2018;
Ordinance 3650-3-19 on March 12, 2019;
Ordinance 3734-3-20 on March 10, 2020.
The annual adoption of this ordinance is required for a day care licensing exemption. |
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| | | | | | | | | BOARD / COMMISSION ACTION: | On February 8, 2021, the Parks and Recreation Board voted to approve the local Standards of Care, and recommended that they be adopted by City Council after a public hearing. |
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| | | | | | | | | ACTION PROPOSED: | Conduct a Public Hearing and Adopt an Ordinance Establishing Standards of Care Necessary for a Day Care Licensing Exemption for Youth Camp Programs Operated by the Allen Parks and Recreation Department. |
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| | | | | | | | BACKGROUND
The Texas Human Resource Code, Section 42.041(b) (14) established requirements to exempt recreational programs operated by municipalities for elementary age (5-13) children from State child care licensing.
In order to receive exempt status for camp programs, a municipality must adopt standards of care by ordinance after a public hearing is held, then make available a copy of program standards, a notice of the public hearing for the program and a copy of the ordinance adopting the standards to the State. Standards are provided to parents of each camp program participant.
The ordinance shall include at a minimum, staffing ratios, minimum staff qualifications, minimum facility, health, and safety standards, and mechanisms for monitoring and enforcing the adopted local standards; and inform parents that the camp program is not licensed by the state and the program may not be advertised as a child-care facility.
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| | | | | | | | STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt an ordinance establishing Standards of Care necessary for a Day Care Licensing exemption for Youth Camp Programs operated by the Allen Parks and Recreation Department.
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| | | | | | | | MOTION
I make a motion to adopt Ordinance No. ____________ establishing Standards of Care necessary for a Day Care Licensing exemption for Youth Camp Programs operated by the Allen Parks and Recreation Department.
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