To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: #40-583-0 (AAA) Adult Protective Services Clipper Cards for Transportation
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to purchase on behalf of the Employment and Human Services Director, 100 physical Clipper cards from Cubic Transportation Systems in an amount not to exceed $5,300 for transportation for Adult Protective Services consumers.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% State funding; all of which is budgeted for FY 25/26.
BACKGROUND:
The Employment and Human Services Department Adult Protective Services (APS) Social Workers serve elders and dependent adults who are at risk of abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation. Many of these individuals experience financial hardships and lack of safe and reliable transportation. This creates barriers to meeting critical needs such as medical appointments, legal obligations, access to benefits, food resources, or relocation to safer environments. Clipper cards can assist elders and dependent adults to ride bay area public transportation, such as Bart and local city buses.
Funding for this program comes from American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The California Department of Social Services has pre-approved Contra Costa County's use of ARPA funds for this purpose. EHSD will purchase 100 Clipper cards, each with a value of $50. Each card may have a one-time activation fee of $3.00. APS Social Workers will provide clipper cards to vulnerable APS clients. EHSD will maintain appropriate fiscal and monitoring controls of the clipper cards.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Should the proposed action not be approved by the Board of Supervisors, APS clients may face significant challenges in attending essential appointments, obtaining critical services, or relocating to safer environments. The lack of reliable transportation...
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