Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Colleen Chawla, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Lee Pullen, Director, Aging and Disability Services
Subject: Measure K: Agreement with RDA Consulting, SPC for Needs Assessment and Plan Development Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Measure K: Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with RDA Consulting, SPC to design and conduct a needs assessment and develop a plan to increase social connectedness for older adults and adults with disabilities in San Mateo County for the term of June 1, 2025 through May 31, 2026, in a total amount not to exceed $150,000.
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BACKGROUND:
On October 17, 2023, this Board approved the following priority areas for FY 2024-25 Measure K funding: Children, Families, and Seniors; Housing and Homelessness; and Emergency Preparedness. The County Executive issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity for 2024 Measure K Funds in November 2023. In June 2024, this Board approved Resolution 080449, which included three years of funding for Aging and Disability Services (ADS) to create and conduct a needs assessment and design a new plan to address loneliness and increase social engagement among older adults and adults with disabilities.
Increasing community and social engagement in the older adult population is a State and local goal, articulated in the 2021 California Master Plan for Aging and the 2024 San Mateo County Area Plan for Services for Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities.
DISCUSSION:
ADS released a Request for Proposals in November 2024 for a contractor to create and conduct a needs assessment and develop a plan to address loneliness and increase social engagement for older adults and adults with disabilities. ADS selected RDA Consulting, SPC from the 15 proposals submitted.
RDA Consulting, SPC is locally based and a majority women-managed social purpose corporation. They help governmental departments and nonprofits meet community needs. They focus on participatory and collaborative processes, which are essential to the success of the needs assessment and the new plan to address social isolation among older adults and adults with disabilities in San Mateo County.
The resolution contains the County’s standard provisions allowing amendment of the County fiscal obligations by a maximum of $25,000 (in aggregate).
The resolution has been reviewed and approved by the County Attorney’s Office as to form, and all agreements will be approved as to form.
It is anticipated that 100 community members will participate in the development of the needs assessment.
PERFORMANCE MEASURE:
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100 community members |
COMMUNITY IMPACT:
The SMC ADS Community Engagement Plan aims to enhance the well-being of older adults and individuals with disabilities who have limited access to community and social activities. The process will begin by compiling an inventory of current opportunities. A needs assessment and gap analysis will then be conducted, considering San Mateo County's demographics and the challenges highlighted in various surveys. Community feedback will be gathered through a wide array of inputs, including focus groups, interviews, and comment boards.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The funding term of these services will be June 1, 2025 through May 31, 2026. The total amount of the agreement is not to exceed $150,000 for a 12-month term. Funding for this agreement has been accounted for in the FY 2024-25 Adopted Budget and will be accounted for in the FY 2025-26 Recommended Budget.
Attachment:
RFP Matrix