Thank you for being interesting in the health of your citizens and the heth of the nation as a whole. Hang on one minute here and ill get the resume out for the next speaker and introduce him. I had a chance to meet mayor murray from seattle before the show started. He was in the state legislator for a long time and i asked him how does he like being mayor and he lit up. I said you that means you are going to run for the next time and he said the next time and next time. He is having a good time and ill tell you a little about him. He is the mayor of seattle sinss jan 2013 and served in the Washington State senate from 200713 and before that 11 years in the Washington State out of representative. He has bichb around a while and has inovateive programs he starlted to institute. We are interested in hearing how seattle approached all this. Mayor murray it is good to be here from the land of sea hawks in San Francisco. Mayor lee started it. It was just after the election just over 15 mont
Ready to learn and with the executive functioning and all the great things that quality Early Education can do for them. This first slide is justthis our pie and this represents 39. 8 million the office manages and [inaudible] the bulk is in subsidize. We have programs for california works families and are subcontract out the state contract and have a Homeless Initiative in infant and toddlers who in shelter or had a recent shelter stay and siblings and also a low income subsidize for infant and toddlers thinl city because it is the greatest need and most expensive care. In our work force support we have our wages work force subsidize so we are helping subsidize the wages of the work force, but there is still dismal t. Is frustrating for us in ain order to be able to keep it affordable to feed a parent you cant pay the folks in the classroom what they deserve to be paid so that is wrun of the big policy delimas in the field and it isnt unique in San Francisco, it is a national problem.
Of people thought of baby sitting and there is a change primarily because of Brain Research and understanding of about Early Brain Development and the opportunity to make a difference with poor children and disadvantaged groups and to support families. Using early care as a economic support is a win win win. It is a ecpneumic support and driver for providing quality options for families so they can go to work and feel good where their clern are and early support for children so they reach school ready to learn and with the executive functioning and all the great things that quality Early Education can do for them. This first slide is justthis our pie and this represents 39. 8 million the office manages and [inaudible] the bulk is in subsidize. We have programs for california works families and are subcontract out the state contract and have a Homeless Initiative in infant and toddlers who in shelter or had a recent shelter stay and siblings and also a low income subsidize for infant an
Is just a example of the San Francisco preschool center rates. The top blue line is based on the 85 percent of the market so that is what the federal fwidelines are that if you vavoumper you should be able to access 85 percent of your market, however, states across the country dont always implement. They do the survey and konet always implement those rate increases. In california we have a voucher system and state contracted system and so the state contracted system lagged far behind the voucher rate, so the top line in 2011 in the absence of state publishing their rates that they studied, we conducted a local rate study and that jump between 2010 and 2011 shows what the vole Controllers Office with the Planning Office fts able to determine. We know the rates have gone up since this time and will conduct another study next year. This has been our number one Advocacy Tool that the contracts can take and show this is how far apart they are and basically you can see if you look down at th
Very strong in our parks and that collaboration is absolute late essential not just for the maintenance of the parks and refreshing, it is for the engagement of how these parks will look and are maintained. I was most excited when recently in the middle of the most impover rshed city called the tin loin area, we have a 9. 3 Million Dollar investment just opened, reopened [inaudible] park with a strong strong collaboration. In fact, i think it was a year and a hamp of planning and meetings with neighborhood organizations, people use the parks, parents, kids, public and preeuvt School Parents and their chaern engage with recreation and park and supervisors over the quality of the park and what it met. What it meant is 9. 3 Million Investment and the sources are the state parks that invested and our own recreation park bonds, it was grants Philanthropic Foundation all amassed in this investment and it come out with one of the best designed urban parks where i you have the 25 7 club house,