Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Michael P. Callagy, County Manager
Subject: Use of District-Discretionary Measure K Funds - Supervisorial District 5
RECOMMENDATION:
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Measure K: Approve an Appropriation Transfer Request (ATR) transferring Measure K funds, not to exceed $60,000 to Aging and Adult Services for the Daly City Peninsula Partnership’s Healthy Aging Response Team, and not to exceed $40,000 to Behavioral Health and Recovery Services for the Daly City Peninsula Partnership’s Our Second Home.
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BACKGROUND:
Measure K is the half-cent general sales tax initially approved by San Mateo County voters in November 2012 and extended in November 2016 for a total of thirty years.
On February 12, 2019, the Board of Supervisors (Board) held a study session on Measure K expenditures and anticipated revenue for fiscal years (FY) 2019-21. The Board-appointed Measure K sub-committee, consisting of Supervisor Pine and Supervisor Canepa, convened the study session to, among other things, work with staff to facilitate the Board’s development of Measure K priorities and continuing initiatives for FY 2019-21. The Board approved $3.75 million in one-time loans or grants each fiscal year for FY 2019-21, divided equally among the five supervisorial districts, for district-discretionary needs and projects. District Five has submitted a request to use its district-discretionary Measure K funds as shown below and described in the Project Summary section of this memorandum:
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District/Project |
Amount |
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District Five (Supervisor David Canepa) - Daly City Peninsula Partnership Collaborative: Safety Net and Self-Sufficiency Supportive Services for Families and Seniors |
$100,000 |
This item is consistent with the criteria for district-discretionary Measure K funds approved by the Board in December 2018.
PROJECT SUMMARY:
This is a request to authorize a transfer of district-discretionary funds to Aging and Adult Services and Behavioral Health and Recovery Services, to augment existing agreements with the Daly City Peninsula Partnership Collaborative (Daly City Partnership or DCP) for safety net and self-sufficiency supportive services for families and seniors. The proposed funds will contribute toward providing low-income seniors with access to nutritious food and other support services ($60,000, to be managed by Aging and Adult Services), and to assess and improve the mental health of underserved and/or underinsured children, families, and seniors ($40,000 to be managed by Behavioral Health and Recovery Services).
Daly City Partnership is a 501(c)(3) community-based organization whose mission is to guide collaborative efforts and connect the community to services that promote well-being.
Since 2016, the County has allocated $146,000 in Measure A & K funds to Daly City Partnership for the Healthy Aging Response Team (HART) “Friendly Visiting and Meals Express” program. The HART program supports isolated seniors in the community with a home visiting “Care Coordinator” (social worker) who assesses elders for safety, emotional support, and healthy meals, including enrollment in Measure K subsidized home delivered Meals on Wheels (MOW) or Brown Bag food delivery. Current budget capacity supports only six low-income seniors with MOW year-round. DCP is requesting an additional $60,000 in Measure K Funds to support a vastly increased number of low-income, housebound North County seniors in accessing home delivered meals, and to provide seed money for DCP to develop a “Village” concept in Daly City. DCP’s concept for the Daly City Village consists of a cadre of community volunteers and social work interns who can support seniors with in-home handyman services, a Lyft concierge ride program, and driving and escort services for doctor’s appointments and grocery shopping assistance. Transportation, followed by affordable housing, was identified as the top priority during the Winter/Spring 2019 listening campaign conducted by the Daly City Age Friendly Cities focus group study. These two priorities also remain the top two requests from the hundreds of callers utilizing the HART team’s information and assistance phone line.
Since 2001, Our Second Home (OSH) has been the premier provider of Early Childhood resources for the North Peninsula. Created with support from First 5 of San Mateo County, Packard Foundation, and over 20 individual and foundation grants, Our Second Home’s Family Resource Center provides health services, educational support, onsite care coordination, free family therapy, developmental assessments, parenting classes, and supportive activities for families, early childhood educators, and caregivers with children aged zero through nineteen. OSH also provides a network of support programs “in house’” through partnerships with Peninsula Family Services (on-site State preschool), Libre -SMC Legal Aid Society (counseling for low income / immigrant families), StarVista (bi-lingual playgroups), Second Harvest Food Bank (CALFresh enrollment and weekly food distribution), and Speech Goals/Golden Gate Regional Center (speech & learning delay programs), and information about and referrals to multiple community resources. OSH regularly offers weekly English as a Second Language classes, Parent Education Programs (10 week Parent Project “Mana”, Monthly “Journey to Empowerment”, “Play to Grow”, “Daddy and Me”, “Parent Leadership”, “Positive Discipline”), and nutrition (‘Healthy Cooking”) and exercise programs (Yoga) to help improve parents’ cognitive, emotional, and physical development.
DCP is currently seeking $40,000 in Measure K funds to scaffold and develop a Support Group for Parents of Children with Special Needs, among other family support programs. Although OSH frequently partners with Community Gatepath in Burlingame, no group of this kind that supports both learning delays (autism spectrum, Down’s syndrome) and physical handicaps, can be found in the Daly City area. This group also will provide a needed support program for the school district partners, whose parents struggle with the joys and challenges of raising a learning delayed child. Funds from Measure K would also ensure that uninsured and underinsured individuals receive family and children’s clinical sessions from DCP.
The table below describes how DCP proposes to use the Measure K funds in each of the two programs:
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HART Task |
Description of Program Element |
Amount |
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Subsidized Meals |
Delivery of subsidized healthy meals to isolated/disabled low-income seniors |
$ 50,000.00 |
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Care Assessment |
In-home safety, nutrition, meal enrollment, and mental health assessment by visiting social worker |
$ 5,000.00 |
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Driver Stipend |
Additional “Brown Bag” Grocery Delivery twice monthly to 15 additional homebound seniors |
$ 1,000.00 |
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Volunteer Management |
Coordination, outcome analysis, reporting of Meals Expansion Program, and program development of a network of volunteers to aid seniors in our community with food, transportation, and household maintenance |
$ 4,000.00 |
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OSH Task |
Description of Program Element |
Amount |
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Clinical Services |
Recruit, train and supervise MFT Interns (associates) on family and children’s group and individual therapy for uninsured, under supported, and underinsured referred families |
$ 25,000.00 |
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Art and Music Therapy Intern Stipend |
Alternative holistic therapies (yoga, art, music) and programs for children with special needs, and those with ACE factors |
$ 5,000.00 |
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Childcare Stipend and Food |
Support for childcare and food provided during group therapy sessions |
$ 1,500.00 |
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Program Management & Marketing |
Coordination, outcome analysis, marketing, reporting of program, & program development of a network of volunteers and interns to aid in therapy |
$ 8,500.00 |
DCP’s services are provided primarily for residents of Daly City. For MOW and Family Resource Center Support Services, programs are open and extended throughout Daly City, up to the Millbrae and Montara borders. DCP provides services at the following locations:
• Healthy Aging Response Team at Doelger Senior Center (101 Lake Merced Blvd., Daly City)
• Daly City Community Service Center (350 90th Street, Daly City)
• Our Second Home Family Resource Center (725 Price Street, Daly City)
Total Measure K Request: Not to Exceed $ 100,000
The release of funds will be contingent on the execution of an agreement providing for the County’s confirmation of the expenditure of funds during FY 2019-20 for the purposes stated herein. The County will disburse the funds to the following organization for the purposes described above:
Daly City Peninsula Partnership Collaborative
725 Price Street
Daly City, CA 94015
650-301-3300 or 650-301-3305 Cell: 650-438-9335
Pat Bohm: Executive Director pat@dcpartnership.org <mailto:pat@dcpartnership.org>
PERFORMANCE MEASURES:
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Healthy Aging Response Team (HART) |
TARGET |
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Increase the number of subsidized home-delivered meals for low-income seniors by 300% using multiple sources. |
Increase home-delivered meals from current 6 to at least 30 low-income seniors |
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Add at least one additional Second Harvest Food Bank site with brown bag grocery delivery to disabled low-income seniors unable to pick up their own food allotment. |
Increase brown bag from current 30 disabled clients to 45 clients served bi-monthly |
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At least 80% of seniors served will indicate satisfaction with the food delivery program, and improved nutrition. |
80% increase in nutrition from consumption of healthy meals |
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Begin development of a “Daly City Village” program, along with community partners. Implement goals established by the 2019 “Age Friendly City” community listening campaign in increasing access to community resource info and improving transportation for seniors no longer able to drive. Increase volunteerism and develop an internship program to support seniors in the community. |
Increase current volunteer pool from 10 to 20 dedicated senior supporters. Begin Daly City implementation of ‘Village” concept. |
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Our Second Home (OSH) - Family Resource Center |
TARGET |
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Facilitate individual and group family support services, including a therapeutic group for Parents of Children with Special Needs, and individual and group therapy for uninsured and underinsured. Provide a safe, natural environment for families referred by the local schools and community to learn, grow, and receive services, info and assistance. |
Support 12 parents or more in group therapy |
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Market and manage a wrap-around information and assistance program for families in the community. |
Connect at least 500 families to information and community resources |
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Provide alternative, holistic approaches to children with special needs or ACE factors, such as Art & Music Therapy and group counseling. |
At least 12 children will participate in Art & Music Therapy and group counseling |
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Conduct clinical analysis of resiliency factors pre and post (at the 6 month to 1 year point) for both families and children participating in individual or group therapy sessions. |
At least 75% of clients will report improvement in resiliency & coping with presenting issues due to therapy sessions |
County Counsel has reviewed and approved the resolution as to form.
This agreement contributes to the Shared Vision 2025 outcome of a Healthy Community by creating an environment that enhances nutritional and emotional security for older adults and families.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There are sufficient Measure K funds for this specific FY 2019-2020 Measure K request. These funds are budgeted in the Non-Departmental Services FY 2019-20 Recommended Budget.