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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JUNE 16, 2020 <br />TITLE <br />APPROVE AN AGREEMENT WITH MEALS <br />ON WHEELS ORANGE COUNTY FOR <br />SENIOR MEALS PROGRAMS IN AN <br />AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $90,290 FOR <br />THE PERIOD JULY 1, 2020 TO JUNE 30, <br />2021 <br />(GENERAL FUND) <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 11' Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2otl Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />/s/ Kristine Ridge FILE NUMBER <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Meals on Wheels Orange County for <br />Senior Meals Programs in an amount not to exceed $90,290 for the term beginning July 1, 2020 <br />through June 30, 2021, subject to non -substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City <br />Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Meals on Wheels (MOW) Orange County provides the Home Delivered Meals and Senior Lunch <br />programs to the City of Santa Ana. MOW prepares and delivers three meals daily directly to the <br />homes of homebound, frail, and socially isolated seniors in the City. A registered dietician plans <br />the meals to assure 100% of the U. S. Nutritional Recommended Daily Allowance —consisting of <br />breakfast, a cold lunch, and a frozen dinner. In addition to meals, clients benefit from daily contact <br />with delivery staff as well as the calls and/or visits from caseworkers who regularly check on their <br />well-being. <br />The Senior Lunch Program helps alleviate poor nutrition among the elderly population, especially <br />prevalent among those who live alone and/or on a limited income. This nutrition program is <br />available at two sites in Santa Ana (Santa Ana Senior Center and Southwest Senior Center) and <br />seeks to enhance the physical and 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 />In response to the COVID-19 epidemic, MOW is offering an alternative for seniors to get their meals <br />through the Take Home Meals (Frozen) Program, which occurs at the Santa Ana Senior Center <br />and Southwest Senior Center. The implementation of the program is to protect the health and safety <br />of all participants while taking all necessary and deliberative steps to assure continuity and avoid <br />the disruption of nutritional services. <br />25B-1 <br />