HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-329-05.17.2021Prepared LeAnn M. Even, Deputy City Clerk, City of Waterloo, 715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo,
IA 50703, (319) 291-4323.
RESOLUTION NO. 2021-329
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING AN INCENTIVE PLAN FOR
ACCESSIBLE, AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE IN WATERLOO.
WHEREAS, childcare is an immediate concern for thousands of residents of Waterloo including
parents, employers, and children;
WHEREAS, nearly 30% of Waterloo residents live in a child care desert, an area lacking
available care for children ages 0-5, according to the Center for American Progress;
WHEREAS, this problem stretches throughout the city of Waterloo, impacting both established
and new neighborhoods;
WHEREAS, early childhood education is one of the predominant determinants of the long-term
success in multiple longitudinal studies;
WHEREAS, according to Child Care Resource and Referral of Northeast Iowa Waterloo has
stated there are significantly more families seeking child care than there are openings;
WHEREAS, according to multiple city partners child care access and affordability remains one
of the biggest issues impacting employers in Waterloo and the Cedar Valley at large;
WHEREAS, the lack of accessible, affordable child care is a significant challenge to Waterloo
and is slowing our community from reaching its fully potential.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF WATERLOO, IOWA,
as follows;
1. The Community Planning and Development Department shall develop an incentive
package, subject to approval of council, for Iowa Department of Human Services
Registered Child Development Home providers and Licensed Child Care Centers and
Preschools that either are new business or have significantly expanded and shall ensure
that this package is made known to the public.
2. The Community Planning and Development Department shall develop an incentive
package, subject to approval of council, for existing and new commercial and industrial
employers to establish Iowa Department of Human Services Registered Child
Development Home providers and Licensed Child Care Centers and Preschools for their
workforce and shall ensure that this package is highlighted in Waterloo's campaign to
attract new businesses to our city.
3. The Community Planning and Development Department shall submit a yearly report to
the Waterloo City Council and Mayor of the City of Waterloo starting in FY2023
detailing the utilization of incentives for in -home and commercial child care facilities as
well as the number of child care spaces created each year through these incentive
programs.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of May 2021.
Resolution 2021-329
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Quentin Hart, Mayor
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Kelley Felchle, City Clerk
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