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CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JUNE 2, 2015 <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENT WITH COMMUNITY <br />SENIORSERV INC. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR <br />2015 -2016 SENIOR MEALS PROGRAM <br />{STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 5,6E) <br />CITY MANAGE <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1" Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2"' Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with Community <br />SeniorServ, Inc. for the 2015 -2016 Senior Meals Program in the amount of $77,398 for a one <br />year term to end on June 30, 2016, subject to non - substantive changes approved by the City <br />Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />In April 2015, the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Agency (PRCSA) was allocated <br />Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to support Senior Meals Programs. <br />PRCSA, which manages and coordinates a variety of programs and activities for seniors, will <br />utilize the allocation of CDBG funds to enter into an agreement with Community SeniorServ, Inc. <br />to continue to provide the two programs, described below, in Santa Ana for the fiscal year 2015- <br />2016. <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. A registered dietician plans the meals <br />to assure 100% of the U. S. Nutritional Recommended Daily Allowance - consisting of breakfast, <br />a cold lunch, and a frozen dinner. In addition to meals, clients benefit from daily contact with <br />delivery staff as well as the calls and /or visits from case workers who regularly check on their <br />well- being. <br />The Senior Lunch Program will be offered at three sites in Santa Ana (Santa Ana Senior Center, <br />Southwest Senior Center, and Vietnamese Community Center) to help alleviate poor nutrition <br />among the elderly population, especially prevalent among those who live alone and /or on a <br />limited income. This nutrition program seeks to enhance the physical and mental well -being of <br />the elderly population by: <br />25D -1 <br />