Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Michael P. Callagy, County Executive
Subject: Measure K: Amendment 3 to the Grant Agreement with Los Altos Mountain View Community Foundation
RECOMMENDATION:
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Measure K: Adopt a resolution authorizing Amendment No. 3 to the grant agreement with the Los Altos Mountain View Community Foundation for the benefit of the Center for Age-Friendly Excellence to continue promoting public policies and projects in support of healthy and active living by working with cities to become Age Friendly Certified, increasing the amount by $500,000 for a new not-to-exceed amount of $1,000,000, and extending the term through December 31, 2024, and authorizing the County Executive, or designee, to execute the amendment.
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BACKGROUND:
Measure K is a half-cent sales tax initially approved by San Mateo County voters in 2012 and extended in November 2016 for a total of thirty years.
The Board of Supervisors (Board) has held study sessions on Measure K expenditures and anticipated revenue for fiscal years (FY) 2023-25, and allocated $500,000 for the provision of "age-friendly" supportive resources in the FY 2023-24 Approved Recommended Budget.
In 2005, the World Health Organization (WHO) developed the concept of Global Age-Friendly Cities to help cities implement policies and services to help older adults live healthy and active lives as they age.
In January 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled the California Master Plan for Aging, which is aimed at preparing America's most populous state for a massive demographic change over the coming decade. By 2030, 10.8 million Californian's will be age 60 or over. This constitutes approximately 25 percent of the state's population. The Master Plan for Aging promotes an age-friendly California for all and lays out five goals including: housing for all stages and ages; health reimagined; inclusion and equity, n...
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