Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors, sitting as the Governing Board of the Area Agency on Aging for the County of San Mateo
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Nina Rhee, Acting Director, Aging and Adult Services
Subject: Funding Agreement with the California Department of Aging for the Older Americans Act Title III, Title VII, Ombudsman and Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program; and the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act, 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 the Chief's designee to enter into funding agreement(s) with the California Department of Aging to accept Older Americans Act funds for programs and services under Title III, Title VII, Ombudsman, Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program, and the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act; and
B) The Chief of San Mateo County Health or the Chief's designee to execute Older Americans Act community provider agreements for a total amount not to exceed $4,944,374 during or for the term of July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024.
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BACKGROUND:
Every four years, the Board of Supervisors, acting as the Governing Board for the Area Agency on Aging for the County of San Mateo, reviews and approves an Area Plan for the County's submission to the California Department of Aging (CDA). The Area Plan provides a profile of the County's senior population, identifies goals for addressing the needs of older adults and adults with disabilities, and recommends that services be funded with San Mateo County's Older Americans Act of 1965 (OAA) funds.
In July 2020, this Board approved a resolution adopting the 2020-2024 Area Plan.
In April 2023, this Board approved a resolution approving the submission...
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