To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: Title IIIC-1 Interagency Agreements with City Partners
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute ten interagency agreements with public agencies and to execute one contract with a non-profit corporation, to deliver the Older Americans Act Title IIIC-1 Congregate Meal Program services by hosting and coordinating the Area Agency on Aging's Contra Costa Caf? meals sites and County will receive voluntary payment contributions for the period July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029.
FISCAL IMPACT:
County to receive approximately $450,000 in voluntary contributions collected from Contra Costa Caf? congregate meal program participants in FY 2026-2029, of which $150,000 is budgeted in FY26-27, $150,000 will be budgeted in FY27-28, and $150,000 will be budgeted in FY28-29.
BACKGROUND:
The Title IIIC Senior Nutrition Program is a major program funded under the Older Americans Act (OAA), which includes serving meals onsite in congregate settings or delivering meals to homebound and frail individuals. This action seeks to execute ten (10) interagency agreement renewals, and one contract renewal to enable the Area Agency on Aging to provide the Title IIIC-1 Congregate Meal Program directly to Contra Costa residents aged 60 and over and other eligible diners by offering hot, nutritious meals at Contra Costa Caf? sites hosted by these agencies. As required in the OAA, program participants must be provided with an opportunity to contribute to the program. County expects to receive approximately $150,000 annually, or $450,000 total, in voluntary contributions from individuals receiving meals at these congregate dining sites. Per the OAA, these funds will be used to enhance the congregate meals programs.
On June 4, 2024, the Board of Super...
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