July 10, 2024 at 2:00 PM - Commission 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. Commission Business – Zachary Ginder, Chair

C.1. Director's Report – Tammi Graham, Executive Director; Yvonne Suarez, Assistant Director; Charna Widby, Deputy Director and Michael Knight, Deputy Director

C.2. Public Information Report - Sean Pravica, Senior Public Information Specialist and Michelle Rodriguez, Public Information Specialist

C.3. Commissioner Comments 

D. Presentation/Information Item – Zachary Ginder, Chair

D.1. Champion for Children Award Presentation to Recipient, Helena Lopez - Sean Pravica, Senior Public Information Specialist and Michelle Rodriguez, Public Information Specialist

D.2. Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF) Presentation - Shelly Masur, EdD, Vice President, ECE Advisory & State Policy at the Low Income Investment Fund 

D.3. First 5 Riverside County 2024 Communications Plan Presentation - Sean Pravica, Senior Public Information Specialist and Michelle Rodriguez, Public Information Specialist

E. Consent Items – Zachary Ginder, Chair

E.1. Approve First 5 Riverside County Draft Commission Meeting Minutes – May 8, 2024 Session 

E.2. 24-18: Approve and Ratify Contract with Rady Children's Hospital San Diego for HealthySteps Sustainability from July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025 (CONTRACT NO. CF24150) [$950,000 - PROP 10 FUNDS] 

E.3. 24-19: Approve and Ratify Contract with Riverside University Health System - Community Health Clinics (RUHS-CHC) for HealthySteps Sustainability from July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025 (CONTRACT NO. CF24149) [$841,756 - PROP 10 FUNDS] 

E.4. 24-20: Approve and Ratify Contract with California Northstate University (CNU) for ECOHA Sustainability Services from July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025 (CONTRACT NO. CF24152) [$82,048 - PROP 10 FUNDS]  

E.5. 24-21: Approve Contract with The Regents of The University of California Berkeley for the Early Educator Wage Enhancement Evaluation from July 10, 2024 - December 31, 2025 (CONTRACT NO. CF24145) [$258,385 - PROP 10 and ARPA FUNDS] 

E.6. 24-22: Approve Fourth Amendment with Jan Peterson Child Day Care Center, Inc. for Quality Early Learning Infrastructure Funding from November 1, 2020 - June 30, 2025 (CONTRACT NO. CF21113) [$1,405,650 - PROP 10 and $1,000,000 - ARPA FUNDS] 

E.7. 24-23:  Approve Acceptance of Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) Funds to Implement Dyadic Services in Riverside County through the HealthySteps Model and a Dyadic Services Program Academy [$1,200,000 - IEHP FUNDS]

F. Presentation/Action Item – Zachary Ginder, Commission Chair

F.1. 24-24: Approve PROP 10 Funding for Partnership Investment with Department of Social Services and Child Support Services to Support the Creation of a Countywide Prevention Value Stream for Riverside County Children [$100,000 - PROP 10 FUNDS]

F.2. 24-25: Approve Memorandum of Understanding with Riverside University Health System Public Health for Shared Staffing [$320,140 PROP 10 FUNDS, FRC MATCH]

G. Future Agenda Items:

G.1. First 5 Riverside County Annual Report Presentation and Public Hearing

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

G.3. First 5 Riverside County Travel Policy Revision

H. Adjournment: Adjournment to the next Regular Meeting of the Riverside County Children and Families Commission to be held on September 11, 2024 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