To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: Approve Clarification of item # 24-1871 (Contract 29-518-0 AAA) with California Department of Aging, Older Americans Act Funding.
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE clarification of Board action of June 25, 2024, File No. 24-1871, for Memorandum of Understanding with the California Department of Aging, to reflect the intent of the parties to change the programs that are being represented from the Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program and the Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act to the Older Americans Act and Older Californians Act services, with no change to the terms and conditions.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$6,938,582: Funding is 71% Federal $4,927,630 and 29% State $2,010,952. A match of $624,472 is required, $199,831 will be met by the County through net county cost and $424,641 is met by subcontractors, all of which is budgeted in FY 2024-25.
BACKGROUND:
This staff report is to clarify the programs represented in the MOU that were omitted in error. The MOU and funding represents Older Americans Act and Older Californians Act Services.
The Employment and Human Services Department's Area Agency on Aging (AAA), provides services to residents 60 years and older, adults with disabilities, and family caregivers in Contra Costa County, as defined in the Older Americans Act (OAA) Title IIIB, Title IIID, Title IIIE, and Title VII programs. The AAA is mandated by the OAA to submit an Area Plan to the CDA, which is updated annually, that delineates the service levels, goals, and objectives of the AAA and contracted providers for the fiscal year to serve the client populations. Services include, but are not limited to, supportive services, ombudsman services, congregate meals, home delivered meals, disease prevention, family caregiver services, legal services, and elder abuse pr...
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