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: Amend "Great Plates Delivered" program agreements with 46 participating restaurants.
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing the Chief of San Mateo County Health, or the Chief's designee, to further amend "Great Plates Delivered" program agreements with 46 participating restaurants to increase the maximum amount payable for an aggregate amount not to exceed $35,050,000 for the 46 agreements and extending their terms through March 31, 2021.
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BACKGROUND:
On April 24, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the launch of the Great Plates Delivered program, a meal delivery service for California's older adults. The Great Plates Delivered program serves two purposes: 1) Help seniors and other adults at high risk from COVID-19 stay home and stay healthy by delivering three nutritious meals a day, and 2) Provide essential economic stimulus to local businesses struggling to stay afloat during the COVID-19 crisis. The local share of cost is 6.25% and the remaining 93.25% of program costs are reimbursed by the federal and state governments through the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Public Assistance program. The Great Plates Delivered program is authorized in 30-day increments and is currently approved to run through January 7, 2021.
To ease the transition at the end of the program for both meal recipients and restaurants, the County has agreed to pay the full cost of the program (including the federal and state shares) to provide meal service through the end of the month in which FEMA support terminates.
Between May 9, 2020 and December 4, 2020 in San Mateo County, the Great Plates Delivered program provided 1,062,105 meals to older adults and added $23,366,310 to the local restaurant economy. As of December ...
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