Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Lisa Mancini, Director, Aging and Adult Services
Subject: Funding Agreement with the: California Department of Aging for the Older Americans Act Title III, Title VII, Ombudsman, Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program, Cal Fresh Expansion, Financial Alignment, and Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act; and acceptance and disbursement of COVID-19 funds from the California Department of Aging, 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 Chief of San Mateo County Health or designee to enter into funding agreement(s) with the California Department of Aging, and all subsequent amendments thereto, to accept Older Americans Act funds for Title III, Title VII, Ombudsman, Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program, Cal Fresh Expansion, Financial Alignment, and Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act; and to accept and disburse COVID-19 funds from the California Department of Aging; and
B) The Chief of San Mateo County Health or designee to execute the Older Americans Act Community provider agreements and subsequent amendments, during or for the term July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021.
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BACKGROUND:
Every four years, the Board, acting as the Governing Board for the Area Agency on Aging (AAA), reviews and approves an Area Plan for San Mateo County's submission to the California Department of Aging (CDA). The Area 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 Older Americans Act of 1965 (OAA) funds.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CDA has approved the postponement of submissions of 2020-2024 Area Plans and the usag...
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