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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JUNE 19, 2018 <br />TITLE: <br />APPROVE AN AGREEMENT WITH <br />COMMUNITY SENIORSERV INC. FOR <br />SENIOR MEALS PROGRAMS <br />(STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 5,61E) <br />c^" <br />CITY ANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 151 Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2n' Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />aI11121I1UdTil ]AV <br />Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with Community <br />SeniorServ, Inc. for Senior Meals Programs in the amount of $90,290 for the period from the <br />effective date of the agreement through June 30, 2019, subject to non -substantive changes <br />approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />Community SeniorServ, Inc. provides two programs; Meals on Wheels and Senior Lunch. <br />The Meals on Wheels program prepares and delivers three meals daily directly to the homes of <br />homebound, frail, and socially isolated seniors in the City. Approximately 22,000 deliveries are <br />made per year. A registered dietician plans the meals to assure 100% of the U. S. Nutritional <br />Recommended Daily Allowance - consisting of breakfast, a cold lunch, and a frozen dinner. In <br />addition to meals, clients benefit from daily contact with delivery staff as well as the calls and/or <br />visits from case workers who regularly check on their well-being. <br />The Senior Lunch Program will be offered at two sites in Santa Ana (Santa Ana Senior Center <br />and Southwest Senior Center) to help alleviate poor nutrition among the elderly population, <br />especially prevalent among those who live alone and/or on a limited income. Approximately <br />20,000 lunches are served per year. This nutrition program seeks to enhance the physical and <br />mental well-being of the elderly population by: <br />• Encouraging a sense of dignity; <br />• Providing stimulating activities and volunteer opportunities; and <br />• Augmenting participants' financial resources by providing donation -based meals. <br />251-1 <br />