CSC Monthly Council Meeting 9/24/2020
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Children's Services Council of Broward County Our Focus is Our HILDREN’S DATE: September 18, 2020 SERVICES COUNCIL MEMBERS: Cathy Donnelly, Chair TO: Council Members Governor Appointee Tom Powers, Vice Chair FROM: Cindy Arenberg Seltzer, President/CEO Governor Appointee Hon. Kenneth L. Gillespie, Secretary SUBJECT: Information for September 24th Judicial Member Council Meeting/TRIM Hearing Beam Furr, Immediate Past Chair Broward County Commission Robin Bartleman Board Member Enclosed is the information packet for the Thursday, September Broward County Public Schools 24th Council meeting/TRIM Hearing, via Zoom Webinar. The Dr. David H. Kenton monthly meeting will start at 4:00pm, followed by the Final Governor Appointee TRIM Hearing at 5:01pm. You will receive an email the day Dawn Liberta before the meeting with a unique zoom link, as well as a Community Development Administrator, reminder email with the link an hour before the meeting starts. Circuit 17 Department of Children & Families We ask that you connect to the meeting anytime after 3:30pm to ensure there are no technical difficulties, or at least time to fix Robert W. Runcie Superintendent them if there are. Broward County Public Schools Maria M. Schneider You will notice that action items have been placed on a Governor Appointee consent agenda in order to expedite the meeting within the Dr. Paula Thaqi hour time frame before the TRIM Hearing starts at 5:01pm. Director Please keep in mind that this is the final public hearing with Broward County Health Department your final vote on the budget and millage rate. Due to the Jeffrey S. Wood time constraints this month, we will not have a Members’ Governor Appointee Roundtable, but will instead have Members’ Comments, time permitting. STAFF If you have any questions or need further explanation on any Cindy J. Arenberg Seltzer President/CEO items in this packet, please feel free to email ([email protected]) or call me (954-649-8420). LEGAL COUNSEL John Milledge Garry Johnson 6600 West Commercial Boulevard • Lauderhill, Florida 33319 • Phone 954-377-1000 • Fax 954-377-1683 www.cscbroward.org Broward County Children’s Services Council Monthly Meeting Zoom Webinar September 24, 2020 4:00 p.m. MEETING AGENDA r.1717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171, YOU MAY VISIT WWW.CSCBROWARD.ORG FOR I I THE COMPLETE MEETING INFORMATION PACKET AND VIRTUAL MEETING LINK i,171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171J I. Call to Order Cathy Donnelly, Chair II. Roll Call Amy Jacques, Special Assistant III. Chair’s Report Cathy Donnelly, Chair a. Mindful Moment b. Comments IV. President’s Report Cindy Arenberg Seltzer, President/CEO a. Good of the Order b. CSC Update RE COVID-19 i. Approve Purchase of Clear Masks (Tab 17) ii. Approve Items Related to Learning Pods (Tab 18) c. AEAP Grant Update (Tab 19) d. Racial Equity Update V. Consent Agenda Cathy Donnelly, Chair a. Approve 8/20/20 Council Minutes (Tab 20) b. Approve 9/8/20 TRIM Hearing Minutes (Tab 21) c. Approve Henderson Behavioral Health (Tab 22) Letter of Agreement RE: LIP Funding d. Approve Hope South Florida Contingent (Tab 23) Renewal e. Approve Child Welfare Youth System (Tab 24) Organizing Pilot (CWYSOP) RFQ Award f. Approve DJJ Data Sharing Renewal (Tab 25) g. Approve BBHC and Carisk Data Sharing (Tab 26) Renewal h. Approve Joining the Ark of Freedom (Tab 27) Alliance – Broward County Trafficking Collective Impact Steering Committee i. Approve Accounting Adjustments for the (Tab 28) Youth REI Workshop j. Approve Non-Renewal of Soref JCC Food (Tab 29) Boxes Contract k. Approve Public Awareness Media and (Tab 30) Collateral Purchase Plan l. Approve Interim Financial Statements and (Tab 31) Budget Amendments for August 2020 m. Approve Invoices, P.O.s & Contracts (Tab W) VI. Agency Capacity Building Committee Rpt. (Tab X) Dr. David H. Kenton, Co-Chair Jeffrey S. Wood, Co-Chair VII. Funders Forum Report (Tab Y) Maria Juarez, CPO VIII. Public Comment Cathy Donnelly, Chair IX. Council Members’ Comments X. For Your Information (Tab Z) a. CSC In The News b. Correspondence c. Attendance Report If you require any auxiliary aids for communication or other special accommodations, please contact Marissa Aquino at (954) 377-1667 or [email protected] at least two weeks in Illadvance so that proper arrangements can be made. Ill Tab 17 Children's Services Council of Broward County Our Focus is Our For Council Meeting September 24, 2020 Service Goal 2.2 Children live in financially stable environments, free from hunger. Objective: 2.2.1 Promote efforts to increase economic self-sufficiency and food security for families. Action: Approve the Purchase of Clear Masks for Providers Who Work with Newborns, as well as Children who are Hearing Impaired. Budget Impact: $ 9,850.00 of $25,572 Available in Goal 2.2.1 for FY19/20. Background: The Florida Association for Infant Mental Health (FAIMH) reached out to the CSC to ask for support of the FACES ARE ESSENTIAL campaign. FACES ARE ESSENTIAL is a campaign to promote the use of clear masks so that professionals who work with babies, young children and children with special needs have access to masks that allow for the visibility of their mouth. Babies and young children rely on the ability to see mouths both as an integral part of their intellectual and cognitive development as well as a means for more effective communication. Current Status: Due to the COVID pandemic, health services providers must adhere to CDC standards that require the use of face coverings. With no sign of those requirements being lifted any time soon, CSC staff surveyed funded providers on whether they a) would be interested in purchasing clear masks with unused funds or b) request the CSC purchase them on their behalf. Several agencies asked for the latter. Accordingly, staff is recommending the Council approve the purchase of eight cases of clear masks (for a total of 3,456 units) from BuytheClearMask.com to support agencies that use them in their programs. The money is coming out of the COVID Emergency Funding which was allocated to Goal 2.2. Recommended Action: Approve the Purchase of Clear Masks for Providers Who Work with Newborns, as well as Children who are Hearing Impaired. Tab 18 Children's Services Council of Broward County Our Focus is Our For Council Meeting September 24, 2020 Service Goal: 7.1 Improve the availability and quality of out-of-school time programs to promote school success of children living in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods. 10.1 Strengthen the continuum of support services for children with special physical, developmental and behavioral health needs. Objective: 7.1.2 Provide quality out of school programs to support school success for children living in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods. 10.1.1 Provide quality out of school programs to maximize development for children and youth with special needs. Issue: 1. Coronavirus Emergency Response Fund Expenditures related to the Funding Partnership to Create Learning Pods for Low-Income Families. 2. Learning Pod closure to coincide with school reopening date. 3. Contract extension and allocation of additional funds to JAFCO, if necessary. Action: 1. Ratify Funding for Learning Pods for Low-Income Families. 2. Approve closure of Learning Pods to coincide with the school reopening date. 3. Authorize CEO to extend JAFCO’s contract and allocate up to an additional $200,000 for learning pod services through 10/30/2020, if necessary. Budget Impact: $ 200,000 of $2,024,107 Available in Unallocated for FY 20/21. Background: Due to Broward Schools starting the school year in an all virtual environment, many parents have been struggling to find safe places for their children to engage in their e-learning while their parents are at work. On August 4, 2020 at the behest of community partners, CSC staff coordinated a meeting which included the following funders (A.D. Henderson Foundation, Early Learning Coalition, Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation, Jewish Federation, The Jim Moran Foundation, and the United Way of Broward County) and multiple community service providers. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss the emerging need for safe learning pods for Broward’s low-income families and the feasibility and possible funding available to create them. http://cscintranetweb/IP/B/Board Docs/Council Meetings/FY19-20/September 2020/18a_Learning Pods Partnership Update.docx Children's Services Council of Broward County Our Focus is Our There was agreement that free or low-cost learning pod opportunities for low income BCPS families are very much needed. There was a willingness on the part of the funders present to work together so that community organizations who were immediately positioned to make such pods available would not have to shop around for funding, given the short time available to get these up and running. On August 10th, the funder partnership released the Learning Pod RFA. CSC developed the procurement document and the United Way managed the application process. The funder partnership was blown away by the 146 applications submitted. All applications were reviewed by a team of raters in an expediated period. Current Status: A total of 48 community agencies were funded to provide learning pod services