REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
July 25, 2019
FROM: TJ MILLER, Interim Director
Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services Department
BY: RICARDO RODRIGUEZ, Community Recreation Supervisor I
Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services Department
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to Senior Hot Meals Program:
1. Authorize Annual Renewal of Site Management Contract No. 20-0310 Title III C1 Nutrition Site Management (Senior Hot Meals Program) with Fresno-Madera Area Agency on Aging (FMAAA);
2. Authorize the Interim PARCS Director or Designee to Execute the Contract and Sign All Necessary Documents.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that City Council approve the annual renewal of the Nutrition Site Management Contract for $76,000 in Older Americans Act grant funds with the Fresno-Madera Area Agency on Aging (FMAAA) to operate the Senior Hot Meals (SHM) program at seven sites. The contract resources will contribute to the funding of day-to-day operations of the SHM Program during
FY2019-2020.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This is an annual contractual agreement with FMAAA to provide hot meals to senior citizens living in Fresno. The City of Fresno, through the PARCS Department, will receive $76,000 for nutrition site management and the provision of congregate meals at seven sites. The FMAAA funding is supplemented with participant meal contributions and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to provide congregate meals and social/health engagement activities at each site. Funding from the combined sources enables the City to offer a well-rounded program of recreation, fitness and social activities that include (but is not limited to): ceramics, sewing, gardening, music, painting, yoga, aquatics, stretching fitness programs and field trip excursions.
BACKGROUND
The PARCS Department has partnered with FMAAA since 1994 as a nutrition site management operator. The PARCS SHM program provides hot meal lunches and program ...
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