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: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Lee Pullen, Director, Aging and Adult Services
Subject: Funding Agreement with the California Department of Aging for the Older Americans Act Title III, Title VII, Ombudsman and Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program, 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:
A) Authorizing the Chief of San Mateo County Health or the Chief's designee to enter into funding agreement(s) with the California Department of Aging to accept Older Americans Act funds for programs and services under Title III, Title VII, Ombudsman, and Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program; and
B) Authorizing the Chief of San Mateo County Health or the Chief's designee to execute Older Americans Act community provider agreements, for the term of April 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $6,016,915.
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BACKGROUND:
Every four years, the Board of Supervisors, acting as the Governing Board for the Area Agency on Aging 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.
The 2024-2028 Area Plan has been submitted to the Board for approval as of April 2024.
In February 2022, Aging and Adult Services (AAS) 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, ...
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