Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors, acting as the Governing Board of the Area Agency on Aging for the County of San Mateo
From: Colleen Chawla, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Lee Pullen, Director, Aging and Disability Services
Subject: Funding Agreement with the California Department of Aging for the Older Americans Act Title III, Title VII, and Executing Provider Agreements
RECOMMENDATION:
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Acting as the Governing Board of the Area Agency on Aging for the County of San Mateo, adopt a resolution authorizing:
A) The San Mateo County Health Chief or the Chief's designee to accept Older Americans Act funds from the California Department of Aging for programs and services under Title III and Title VII; and
B) The San Mateo County Health Chief or the Chief's designee to execute Older Americans Act community provider agreements, during or for the term of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, in a total amount not to exceed $5,561,829.
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BACKGROUND:
Every four years, the Board of Supervisors, acting as the Governing Board for the Area Agency on Aging (AAA) for the County of San Mateo, reviews and approves an Area Plan for the County's submission to the California Department of Aging (CDA). The Area Plan provides a profile of the County's older adult population, identifies goals for addressing the needs of older adults and adults with disabilities, and recommends that services be funded with San Mateo County's Older Americans Act of 1965 (OAA) funds.
This Board approved the 2025-2026 Area Plan update on May 20, 2025.
In February 2022, Aging and Disability Services (ADS) issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the provision of OAA services to older adults and adults with disabilities for the term of July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2026. The RFP Evaluation Committee selected 21 community organizations to provide Title III and VII OAA services such as Congregate Nutrition, Home ...
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