July 17, 2023 at 2:00 PM - Regular Meeting

A. Call to Order – Zachary Ginder, Commission Chair

A.1. Pledge of Allegiance

A.2. Roll Call – Lynn Stephens, Executive Assistant IV

B. Public Comments (for items not listed on the agenda) – Zachary Ginder, Chair

C. Consent Items – Zachary Ginder, Chair

C.1. Approve First 5 Riverside County Draft Commission Meeting Minutes – May 10, 2023 Session

C.2. 23-31: Approve 2023 Champion for Children Nominee Betty Bash as Recommended by the Advisory Committee

C.3. 23-32: Approve and Ratify Contract with Loma Linda University Children's Hospital for Help Me Grow-Inland Empire from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025 (CONTRACT NO. CF24126) [$1,128,762-PROP 10 FUNDS]

C.4. 23-33: Approve and Ratify Contract with Family Services Association for Transition Funding to support Safecare Home Visitation from July 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023 (CONTRACT NO. CF24128) [$25,831 PROP 10 FUNDS] 

C.5. 23-34: Approve and Ratify Contract with John F. Kennedy Memorial Foundation for Transition Funding to support Safecare Home Visitation from July 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023 (CONTRACT NO. CF24127) [$254,280 - PROP 10 FUNDS] 

C.6. 23-35: Approve and Ratify Contract with Rady's Children's Hospital for HealthySteps Sustainability Services from July 1, 2023 - December 31, 2024 (CONTRACT NO.CF24102) [$1,059,663 PROP 10 FUNDS]

C.7. 23-36:  Approve and Ratify Contract with Riverside University Health System - Community Health Clinics (RUHS-CHC) for HealthySteps Expansion from July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024 (CONTRACT NO. CF24103) [$804,802 -  PROP 10 FUNDS]

C.8. 23-37:  Approve IMPACT Legacy Pass-Through Funding Agreement Template 

C.9. 23-38:  Approve and Ratify Contract with American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) District IX, Chapter 2 to Implement Reach Out and Read Initiative in Riverside County (CONTRACT NO. CF24109) from July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024 [$320,000 - PROP 10 FUNDS]

C.10. 23-39:  Approve Agreement with Riverside County Office of Education (RCOE) for Quality Start Riverside County (QSRC) Collaborative Support Services (AGREEMENT NO. C1009211) from July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024 [$175,000 - RCOE STATE FUNDS]

C.11. 23-40  Approve Acceptance of Unincorporated Communities Initiative Funding Allocated from County of Riverside for Funding Needs for Various ChildCare Centers within the Fourth District [$250,000 - REVENUE - UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE FUNDS]

D. Action Item – Zachary Ginder, Chair

D.1. 23-41: Approve Acceptance of Riverside County Third District Community Improvement Designation (CID) Funds Infant Survival Swim Lesson Scholarships and Training of Three Instructors [$60,000 COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT DESIGNATION FUNDS]

D.2. 23-42: Approve Proposition 10 Funds and Allocate ARPA Funds for Child Care Infrastructure Project Adjacent to the French Valley Library - District 3 [NOT TO EXCEED $2,000,000 PROP 10 FUNDS AND NOT TO EXCEED $2,000,000 ARPA FUNDS]

E. Commission Business – Zachary Ginder, Chair

E.1. Director's Report – Tammi Graham, Executive Director, and Yvonne Suarez, Assistant Director 

E.2. Commissioner Comments 

F. Presentation/Information Item – Zachary Ginder, Chair

F.1. Family Resource Center/HARC Community Convening Presentation - Ricardo Quezada, Deputy Director 

G. Future Agenda Items:

G.1. Autism Services Presentation

G.2. First 5 Riverside County Annual Report Presentation and Public Hearing

G.3. First 5 Riverside County Annual Audit Presentation and Public Hearing

G.4. First 5 Riverside County Family Resource Centers Presentation

G.5. First 5 Riverside County 2023 Communications Plan Presentation

G.6. Champion for Children Award Presentation to Recipient

H. Adjournment: Adjournment to the next Regular Meeting of the Riverside County Children and Families Commission to be held on September 13, 2023 beginning at 2:00 p.m.at:
First 5 Riverside County Children and Families Commission Office
585 Technology Court - Conference Room A
Riverside, CA 92507