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From YouTube: County Board Wrap-Up: Child Care Center Parking
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ATV's monthly conversation with Arlington County Board members on the major issues discussed at July's Board meeting
A
B
C
I
would
say
the
the
important
umbrella
or
what
all
of
these
code
changes
we've
adopted
on
child
care
have
in
common
is
that
we
are
trying
to
increase
the
supply
of
quality
child
care
by
knocking
down
some
of
those
barriers.
They're
not
core
to
that
mission
of
providing
quality
environments
for
our
youngest
Arlington
ian's
and
parking
is
a
great
example
of
that.
So
this
has
been
an
ongoing
effort
and
I'm
sure
it's
been
discussing
county
by
wrap-up
before
even
the
area
of
parking.
C
C
It
can
limit
the
number
of
places
that
a
childcare
center
can
open
or
in
some
cases
we
have
required
childcare
centers
to
rent
offsite
parking
and
if
you
are
a
really
low
margin,
business
which
childcare
is
having
that
additional
demand
on
your
balance
sheet
can
really
make
or
break
your
future
or
your
ability
to
take
on
more
kids.
So
this
was
kind
of
an
additional
add-on
step
when
we
acted
back
in
April
I
think
it
was
excuse
me
I
might
have
actually
been
our
March
meeting
to
adopt
a
bunch
of
zoning
order.
A
C
As
well
as
childcare
ordinance
reforms
to
pursue
that
goal,
that
I
was
describing
our
Planning
Commission
actually
in
our
Transportation
Commission
gave
us
the
recommendation.
Can
you
push
this
a
little
further?
Have
we
really
are
we
being
overly
cautious
about
how
much
parking
we're
requiring
and
again
recognizing
the
the
expense
and
opportunity
cost
of
that
parking?
It
seemed
worth
it
to
really
home
in
and
make
sure
that
we
were
looking
at
this
as
efficaciously
as
we
could.
So.
C
A
B
A
lot
more
opportunity,
you
know
we
talked
about
the
ratios,
one
in
eight
one
and
ten,
but
that's
a
25%
reduction
in
their
parking
requirement,
and
you
know,
as
Katie
said.
Hopefully,
this
will
allow
for
further
resources
to
be
invested
in
either
quality
childcare
or
reducing
the
cost
of
childcare.
That's
really
what
we're
all
trying
to
do,
while
at
the
same
time,
balancing
making
sure
we're
not
putting
a
parking
burden
if
you
will
elsewhere.
B
So
that's
the
sort
of
policy
magic
that
we
were
trying
to
thread
and
and
staff
did
a
great
job
of
recognizing
that
you
know
these.
These
ratios,
which
were
in
a
zoning
ordinance
for
from
another
time
and
with
other
circumstances
that
guided
their
implementation.
So
they
did
update
its
studies.
They
looked
at.
What's
the
behavior
now
of
childcare,
centers
and
their
parking
needs
and
how
many
employees
use
modes
other
than
driving
alone
to
get
to
work,
and-
and
we
found
that
there
was
absolutely
room
where
we
could
decrease
that
responsibility,
which
has
real
costs
now.
A
C
C
Centers
I
actually
have
a
neighbor
who's
been
operating
a
childcare
center
out
of
her
home
for
I
want
to
say
close
to
three
decades
now,
and
we
we
got
that
letter
that,
as
did
a
number
of
neighbors
living
near
in-home
day
care
providers
that
looked
like
61
providers
were
being
shuttered,
which
was
deeply
concerning
to
a
lot
of
folks.
So
we
were
glad
to
have
this
opportunity
and
from
the
dice
to
clarify
what
that
action
actually
does.
Is
the
opposite.
C
It's
going
to
make
them
easier
to
get
the
permission,
so
to
speak,
that
they
need
to
continue
operating
our
in-home
daycare
providers
used
to
have
to
come
to
the
County
Board
for
approval
most
of
the
time
they
ended
up
on
the
consent
agenda,
no
problem,
but
what
we
heard
from
a
lot
of
our
providers
is,
it
introduces
uncertainty.
You
might
be
ready
to
go
and
then
you're
waiting
for
the
next
board
meeting.
And
you
don't
know
if
that
item
is
gonna,
be
pulled.
C
You
don't
know
if
it's
moving
forward,
and
this
is
for
providers
who
have
the
full
sign-off
from
our
staff
from
our
office
of
childcare,
licensing
from
Planning
and
Zoning
that
this
use
is
compatible
with
their
neighborhood,
that
they're
operating
a
quality
environment
and
they
were
waiting
for
that
extra
procedural
step.
So
what
this
decision,
or
this
action
that
we
took
did
essentially
was
say
you
now
have
an
administrative
pass.
C
If
you
are
consistent
with
the
planning
and
zoning
use
for
your
neighborhood
and
the
office
of
child
care,
licensing,
says
you're,
providing
a
clean
and
safe
and
quality
environment
by
all
means
go
forward.
You
don't
need
to
take
the
extra
step
of
coming
before
the
county's
policymaking
body
to
get
formal
approval,
so
we
are
seeking
to
clarify
that
any
concerned
neighbors.
This
is
actually
about
helping
than
61
providers,
gain
more
predictability
and
ease
for
continuing
to
operate
an.
B
Of
a
number
of
home
businesses
without
the
county
of
government,
the
board
level
getting
involved
in
why,
in
the
world,
your
child
care
be
any
different?
Let's
let
the
professionals
and
the
child
care
licensing
office
determine
whether
or
not
you're
suitable
and
fit,
and
let's
not
politicize,
something
that
one
puts
you
at
a
you
know
different
level
than
other
home-based
businesses,
and
you
know
we're
talking
about
providing
care
for
children,
and
you
know
it
was
just
something
that
was
unreconciled
in
these
for
us
and.
A
C
Meeting
at
the
child
care
initiative
leadership
roundtable
a
couple
weeks
ago
to
talk
about
exactly
that.
One
of
the
big
things,
of
course,
is
monitoring
how
all
of
these
implemented
policy
changes
are
working,
whether
they're
working
as
achieved
one
of
the
biggest
things
that
we're
focused
on
having
focus
on
cents
to
start
and
we'll
continue
to
focus
on
is
really
that
equity
piece
for
our
lowest
income
families
and
for
our
children
with
special
needs,
whether
they
may
be
developmental
delays
or
something
else.
What
is
their
access?
Look
like.
C
That's
been
the
area
of
greatest
concern,
and
so
we're
looking
at,
for
example,
is
there
an
opportunity
to
expand
or
to
better
market
the
subsidies?
One
of
our
biggest
challenges
is
that
we
do
have
subsidies
to
support
families
a
lot
of
child
care
providers,
don't
take
them
they
sort
of
generally.
The
most
common
answer
we
get
is
that
we've
got
wait,
lists
out
the
wazoo
already
so
to
participate
in
that
extra
step
for
subsidies
isn't
necessary.
C
So
can
we
make
the
regulatory
burden
for
subsidy
participation
on
the
part
of
the
provider
lower
or
is
it
their
path
to
just
create
more
spots,
so
that
the
opportunity
the
demand
is
meeting
the
supply
is
meeting
demand
better?
One
of
the
other
things
we've
been
talking
about,
and
this
really
is
interrelated
with
equity-
is
childcare
during
non-traditional
times.
You
know,
our
model
is
very
much
based
around
that
kind
of
nine-to-five
supporting
parents
who
have
traditional
professional
jobs.