Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors, Acting as the Governing Board of the Area Agency on Aging
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Nina Rhee, Interim Director, Aging and Adult Services
Subject: Funding Agreement with the California Department of Aging for the Older Adults Recovery and Resilience Funding from the California Department of Aging
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 the Chief's designee to enter into funding agreement(s) with the California Department of Aging to accept Older Adults' Recovery and Resilience funding; and
B) The Chief of San Mateo County Health or the Chief's designee to execute provider agreements, during or for the term of January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023, in an amount not to exceed $1,346,243.
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BACKGROUND:
This Board, acting as the Governing Board for the Area Agency on Aging (AAA), approves the acceptance of funding from the California Department of Aging (CDA) for AAA programs. In May 2021, CDA submitted a Budget Change Proposal to the State, requesting a one-time General Fund augmentation of $106,000,000 to be spent over three fiscal years (2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24) to strengthen older adults' recovery and resilience, with respect to the severe isolation and health impacts from staying at home for over a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aging and Adult Services (AAS), the County's AAA, already contracts with a variety of community-based agencies to implement programs that achieve the Area Plan's goals and objectives with Older Americans Act (OAA) funding. In February 2022, 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, 2022, through June 30, 2026. The RFP Evaluation...
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