Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, Health System
Lisa Mancini, Director, Aging and Adult Services
Subject: Executing Older Americans Act Title III, VII, Ombudsman and Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program Provider Agreements
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing the Chief of the Health System or her designee to execute the Older Americans Act Community provider agreements and subsequent amendments, for the term July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $3,593,896.
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BACKGROUND:
In January 2017, Aging and Adult Services (AAS) issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to community providers providing services to older adults and adults with disabilities, for the term July 1, 2017, through June 30, 2020. Community providers were selected by the RFP Evaluation Committee to provide Older Americans Act (OAA) Title III, Title VII, Ombudsman and Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) services.
On April 24, 2018, your Board, acting as the Area Agency on Aging (AAA), approved the updated Area Plan for Services for Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities (Plan) 2016-2020. The Plan provides a profile of the County's senior population, identifies goals, and makes recommendations for services to be funded with San Mateo County's OAA funds. The Plan, along with the annual budget, fulfilled the California Department of Aging's (CDA) requirements and generated an agreement for CDA funding.
At today's meeting, your Board is requested to ratify the CDA funding contracts for OAA Title III, Title VII, and Ombudsman programs, as well as for HICAP, for the period July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019.
DISCUSSION:
Provisions in the agreements with OAA community providers are essentially the same as in the prior agreements and are in conformance with CDA requirements. These agreements target thos...
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