To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: Contract # 40-556-0 West Contra Costa County Meals on Wheels
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with West Contra Costa County Meals on Wheels, in an amount not to exceed $300,000 for home delivered meals for the period July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$300,000: Funded by 100% Measure X Funds; of which $150,000 is budgeted in FY 24-25 and $150,000 will be budgeted in FY 25-26.
BACKGROUND:
On November 3, 2020, Contra Costa County voters approved Measure X, a countywide 20-year half cent sales tax with the intent to keep Contra Costa’s regional hospital open and staffed; fund community health centers, emergency response; support crucial safety-net services; invest in early childhood services; and protect vulnerable populations. Title IIIC-2 Senior Nutrition Home Delivered Meals Program serves vulnerable Contra Costa residents aged 60 or older who are homebound, disabled, or isolated by providing nutritious home delivered meals. Through this program, the County will provide a total of 120,000 meals.
CHILDREN’S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This contract supports one of Contra Costa County’s community outcomes of the Children’s Report Card: (4)"Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing."
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Should the proposed action not be approved by the Board of Supervisors, the County will not be able to increase Senior Nutrition Services for older adults.