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 and Title VII
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 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 of the Older Americans Act, including federal and state funds, in a total amount not to exceed $4,843,093.
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BACKGROUND:
Every four years, this 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, adults with disabilities, and family caregivers, and recommends that services be funded with San Mateo County's Older Americans Act federal funds (OAA).
On May 7, 2024, this Board executed MOU (#AAA-2425-08) with CDA for the term of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2029 to administer OAA programs for San Mateo County.
In March 2026, the AAA, a unit of Aging and Disability Services (ADS), issued two Request for Proposals (RFP) for the provision of OAA services to older adults, adults with disabilities, and family caregivers for the term of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2030.
DISCUSSION:
OAA funding allows ADS to contract with community agencies to implement programs that achieve the Area Plan's objectives. This funding ag...
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