Resolution 2020-31375 RESOLUTION NO. 2020-31375
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE
RECOMMENDATION OF THE FINANCE AND ECONOMIC
RESILIENCY COMMITTEE, AT ITS JULY 17, 2020 MEETING, TO
FUND AN EARLY CHILDCARE PILOT PROGRAM FOR MIAMI
BEACH RESIDENTS FOR THE 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR, IN AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $250,000, TO BE ALLOCATED
FROM THE CITY'S BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022; AND
FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY
CLERK TO EXECUTE ANY REQUIRED AGREEMENTS AND
DOCUMENTS TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, on December 9, 2015, the City Commission passed and
adopted Resolution No. 2015-29222, authorizing the City Manager to negotiate an
agreement (the "Agreement") with Miami-Dade County Public Schools ("M-
DCPS"), for the City to provide funding to M-DCPS for one prekindergarten
classroom ("VPK") at each of the following schools: Biscayne Beach Elementary
School and Miami Beach Fienberg/Fisher K-8 (the "CMB VPK classrooms"); and
WHEREAS, CMB and M-DCPS executed the Agreement, dated February
10, 2016; and
WHEREAS, the prekindergarten services offered at Biscayne Elementary
School and Fienberg/Fisher K-8 Center, under the terms of the Agreement, served
the City of Miami Beach resident children from the following four targeted schools:
Biscayne Beach Elementary School, Miami Beach Fienberg/Fisher K-8, North
Beach Elementary School, and Miami Beach South Pointe Elementary School,
following the Registration and Lottery Procedures for school years 2016/17,
2017/18, and 2018/19; and
WHEREAS, on April 11, 2018, the Mayor and City Commission adopted
Resolution No. 2018-30259, approving the reduction in funding for the CMB VPK
classrooms during the 2018-2019 school year, by approving the removal the CMB
VPK class at Miami Beach Fienberg/Fisher K-8, and providing funding for fifty
percent (50%) of personnel costs for the CMB VPK class at Biscayne Beach
Elementary School, in an amount not to exceed $35,000, with M-DCPS funding
the remaining costs; and
WHEREAS, on June 26, 2018, the parties executed Amendment No. 1,
memorializing that the CMB VPK class at Biscayne Beach Elementary School
would be providing the VPK program for the four targeted Miami Beach schools;
and
WHEREAS, the Agreement expired on June 30, 2019; and
WHEREAS, the Administration and MDCPS agreed to extend the
Agreement to continue the CMB VPK program at Biscayne Beach Elementary
School for the 2019-2020 school year, with two (2) additional one-year extensions,
upon mutual agreement of the parties, with the City continuing to contribute an
amount not to exceed $35,000 per school year; and
WHEREAS, M-DCPS agreed to fund the portion of the costs to operate the
CMB VPK classroom, which will not be funded by CMB for the 2019-2020 school
year and subsequent years; and
WHEREAS, at the January 15, 2020 City Commission meeting, a referral
was made to the Finance and Economic Resiliency Committee ("FERC") to
discuss the funding of an Early Childcare Pilot Program; and
WHEREAS, at its July 17, 2020 meeting, FERC recommended to fund an
Early Childcare Pilot Program for implementation in the 2021-2022 school year,
with funding in the amount of$250,000 to be allocated from Fiscal Year 2022; and
WHEREAS, the details of FERC's recommendation for the Early Childcare
Pilot Program are outlined as follows:
1. Eligibility requirements for all Miami Beach child applicants and Miami
Beach partner childcare providers:
a. Child must be 4 years old on or before September 1 of enrollment
school year to enroll;
b. Child's parent/legal guardian must be a resident of the City of
Miami Beach upon submission of application and throughout the
year of program participation 2021-2022.
2. Eligibility requirements for all partner childcare providers:
Early childcare center must meet Florida Statutes applicable sections to
be eligible to offer prekindergarten as a public school provider, nonpublic
school provider or faith-based provider.
1. Be licensed as a childcare facility under s.402.305, F.S., family day
care home under s. 402.313, F.S., or large family childcare facility
under s.402.313, F.S.; or
2. Be licensed exempt under s. 402.3025(2), F.S. (nonpublic schools)
or s. 402.316, F.S. (for faith-based providers), and
a. Hold a Gold Seal Quality Care designation under s. 402.281,
F.S,;
b. Each agency must apply for Gold Seal with Department of
Children and Families;
c. Or be accredited by an accrediting association that is a
member of
i. National Council for Private School Accreditation
ii. The Florida Association of Academic Nonpublic
Schools
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3. The requested funding in the amount of $250,000 for prekindergarten
stipend will be distributed as follows: $250,000 funds will be available to
eligible applicants and equally apportioned among eligible children in an
amount not to exceed $2,700 per child, for maximum hourly rate of $6.00
per hour, up to 2.5 hours for 180 days.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and
City Commission hereby accept the recommendation of the Finance and Economic
Resiliency Committee, at its July 17, 2020 meeting, to fund an early childcare pilot
program for Miami Beach residents for the 2021-2022 school year, in an amount
not to exceed $250,000, to be allocated from the City's budget for Fiscal Year
2022; and further authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute any
required agreements and documents to implement the program.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 0211 day of July 2020.
ATTEST:
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