CHILD CARE & YOUTH SERVICES COMMITTEE
City Council disbanded this Committee on
May 18, 2010
The City of Costa Mesa Child Care & Youth Services Committee was created to make recommendations to City Council on matters of policy, or concerns, relating to child care and youth services and programs, as well as any other matters of concern to Costa Mesa families and youth.
HISTORY oF tHE COMMITTEE
On February 19, 1985, through support from Council member Dave Wheeler, the Costa Mesa City Council created an "ad hoc" Child Care Committee to address issues regarding childcare in Costa Mesa.
Originally there were nine members appointed to the Committee: 1 Newport Mesa School District (NMUSD) representative; 2 Costa Mesa childcare provider representatives; 2 Costa Mesa employer representatives; and 2 Costa Mesa parent representatives. In addition, one member of the City Council and one City staff representative were appointed as liaisons to the Committee.
Initially, Council's desires where that the Committee would review existing sources of child care in the community, determine the number of children needing child care, survey the need for additional child care facilities, and advise the Council of potential options for extending city involvement related to child care issues. Over time, the Committee evolved to make recommendations to the City Council on any matter of policy, service, or special concern in the field of childcare, and the committee's role informally expanded to involve any issues pertaining to Costa Mesa youth.
On March 16, 1987, City Council expanded the membership of the Committee to 11 members and changed its status from an "ad hoc" to a "regular" committee.
On December 6, 1993, at the request of the Committee, the City Council approved the name change from the Child Care Committee to the Child Care and Youth Services Committee due to a request from the Committee to formally expand it's scope to deal with issues beyond that of "school age" children and child care, and to formally allow them to address and represent issues affecting all youth in Costa Mesa.