WHEREAS,     Countless organizations have recognized the importance of provision of dependent care in the lives
                          of their employees; and

WHEREAS,     Cal Poly currently provides childcare services via the Children's Center. However, the Children's
                          Center currently has a waiting list of more than 200 children from parents who are either students,
                          staff, or faculty, and an additional 116 children on the waiting list from members of the community;
                          and

WHEREAS,     The influx of older students and younger faculty and staff due to retirements in the next 10 years will
                          only exacerbate the current waiting list situation; and

WHEREAS,     A number of Cal Poly faculty and staff currently have had the difficult task of placing their parents
                          in a care institution and the number is likely to increase greatly; and

WHEREAS,     The provision of dependent care on campus may be a significant factor in the successful
                           recruitment of students, staff, and faculty; therefore, be it

RESOLVED:     That a task force be established by the President to examine the feasibility of financing construction
                           and management of dependent care facilities for (1) children of faculty, staff, and students, and (2)
                           the parents of  faculty or their spouses and the parents of staff or their spouses; and be it further

RESOLVED:     That the membership of the task force include a minimum of two faculty, two staff, and two student
                          representatives.
 

M e m o r a n d u m
 
 
 

To:     Myron Hood                                                                           Date: August 30, 1999
          Chair, Academic Senate
 

From:   Warren Baker                                                                         Copies: Paul Zingg
            President                                                                                             Linda Dalton
 
 

Subject:     Response to AS-526-99/FAC, Resolution on Dependent Care

This will acknowledge receipt of the above subject Academic Senate resolution. We will take this recommendation under consideration in the context of the Master Plan review. Accordingly, I will refer this to Vice Provost Linda Dalton, who is coordinating the Master Plan Review. A task force for the Master Plan review has also raised this concern, so this Resolution adds another voice to the need to address dependent care issues.

Thank you for bringing this issue to the University's attention.