TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Ryan J. Alsop, Chief Executive Officer
REPORT BY: Daniel Sanchez, Senior Management Analyst
SUBJECT: Amendment No. 2 to Agreement 250244C with Le Petit Elephant Nursery and Preschool
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve and authorize the Chief Executive Officer to sign Agreement No. 250244C, Amendment 2 with Miss Milli, LLC, dba Le Petit Elephant Nursery and Preschool, and Miss Mama, LLC, to loan an additional $150,000 for crucial pre-construction expenses and add 15 months to the ten-year period the minimum childcare spots must be maintained; approve a Budget Amendment; request the City of Napa provide immediate financial relief to the applicant; and request staff identify other opportunities to incentivize development of additional affordable infant and childcare spaces in unincorporated Napa County. (Fiscal Impact: $150,000 Expense; General Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary)
[4/5 vote required]
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BACKGROUND
Napa County entered into Agreement No. 250244C with Miss Milli, LLC, doing business as Le Petit Elephant Nursery and Preschool (LPE), to provide a forgivable loan of $1.2 million for purchasing the property at 15 Chapel Hill Drive to be operated as a childcare center. Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement added Miss Mama, LLC, as a borrower because Miss Mama holds title to the property. The loan was provided in return for preserving or creating 198 childcare spots consisting of a minimum of 39 spots for infants (0-24 months) and 159 spots for non-infants for a minimum of 10 years. The property was purchased, but the use permit for the childcare center issued by the City of Napa was delayed by litigation with neighbors. The Agreement gives the Chief Executive Officer the authority to reduce the number of required childcare spots, but no lower than 128 childcare spots without an amendment to the Agreement.
The lease at the existing location of the Le Petit Elephant Nursery & Preschool is expiring at year's end, so Miss Milli needs ...
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