REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on an Amendment to the Agreement with the County of Santa Clara for the City's Senior Nutrition Program and Related Budget Amendment
Report
BACKGROUND
The City of Santa Clara works collaboratively with the County of Santa Clara to provide a Congregate Meals Program (Program) at the Santa Clara Senior Center under a master contract. The contract expires at the end of each fiscal year and the County provides an amendment to continue service delivery for the next fiscal year.
The Program at the Santa Clara Senior Center, also known as the "Dining Out Program", targets isolated and frail seniors aged 60 and over, serving a basic need of lower income households and special needs populations. In partnership with the County of Santa Clara, the goal of the Dining Out Program is to reduce hunger and food insecurity, increase socialization, and promote the health and well-being of older adults. The Program is a gateway that in addition to providing a daily nutritious meal, it provides additional opportunities for socialization, emotional support, access to physical fitness, health and wellness programs, resources and referrals for other community and Senior Center services to enable seniors and persons with disabilities to "age in place" and participate in a healthy, more meaningful life.
DISCUSSION
For the current fiscal year, the County issued the City of Santa Clara Amendment No. 2 after the start of the new fiscal year, and approval of the amendment would reinstate the underlying contract. The amendment extends the term for one year from July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019, provides for approximately $13,000 in additional funding, and adds additional terms required by the County, such as pest control requirements, data privacy and grievance policy to Exhibit B.
Approval of the amendment will provide an average of sixty-three (63) hot meals per day (247 days per year) for a total of 15,561 annual meals for eligible seniors ...
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