Agmt07 Mundie and Associates - Peninsula Park Study 650 Bair Island Rd

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Proposal to the City of Redwood City for Peninsula Park Studies January 23, 2007 Page 7 Estimate the existing demand for child care from the existing adjacent residential develop- ment as well as from potential future residential development in the project vicinity. Estimate the demand for child care generated by hotel employees by conducting a brief survey of workers employed by existing hotels in Redwood City to estimate their current demand for child care, child care arrangements, and use of child care facilities near their places of work. The survey population would be workers at the existing Sofitel and Marriott hotels in Redwood City. We would rely on the City of Redwood City to help us obtain cooperation from the existing hotel opera- tors. (Such help would include, for example, contacting the operators to obtain permission to sur- vey the employees and signing a cover letter to accompany the survey.) Compare the projected demand for child care from the project, existing residential develop- ment, and potential future development to the supply of child care spaces in Redwood City. We recognize that the demand for child care varies not only with the number of children and the employment status of the parents, but also with household incomes and cultural orientation. Some households may prefer -and be able to afford -private child care arrangements that do not register on indices of demand for child care. At the City's option, M&A could undertake a second survey to refine our estimates of the demand for child care services that would be associated with the proposed project. Such a survey would be conducted at licensed child care locations (to identify the characteristics of households who use the service) or at similar housing developments within a specified radius of the project (to identify the child care needs of households in those develop- ments). A survey option is not included in our budget, but we would be happy to discuss it with you if you are interested. Task 5b. Strategies for Responding to the Project's Demand for Child Care Services Once we have estimated the demand for child care that would result from the proposed project, M&A will ident~ strategies that the City might consider to provide those spaces. Strategies might include, for example: ^ Configuration of some units in the residential portion of the project to assure their suitability for licensed in-home care, should the City and the developer wish to seek occupants who would provide this service. ^ Collection of an impact fee or in-lieu fee from the project toward the provision of a child care facil- ity. ^ Provision of a child care center space (to be leased to a licensed operator) within the project area. ^ Other strategies, to be drawn from review of the available literature (e.g., Child Care and Housing Linkage Research Study, prepared for the County of San Mateo O~ce of Housing in conjunction with the San Mateo County Child Care Coordinating Council by Brion & Associates and Vemazza Wolfe, june 2003; Mission Bay Childcare Plan, prepared for Catellus Development by Bay Area Economics) and interviews with existing child care operators in Redwood City (and possibly else- where in San Mateo County). We would expect to consult with the City's child care coordinator as well For each strategy identified, we will describe its characteristics, its likely effectiveness, advantages and disadvantages, and the steps required forimplementation.