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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JULY 5, 2016 <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENT WITH COMMUNITY <br />SENIORSERV INC. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR <br />2016 -2017 SENIOR MEALS PROGRAM <br />(STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 5, 6E) <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERIC OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 151 Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2nd 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 2016 -2017 Senior Meals Program in the amount of $75,290 for a one <br />year term to end on June 30, 2017, subject to non - substantive changes approved by the City <br />Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />In April 2016, the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Agency (PRCSA) was allocated <br />Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to support the City's overall senior meals <br />program. PRCSA, which manages and coordinates a variety of programs and activities for <br />seniors, will utilize the allocation of CDBG funds to enter into an agreement with Community <br />SeniorServ, Inc. to continue to provide funding for their two programs, which fall under the City's <br />overall senior meals program, in Santa Ana for the fiscal year 2016 -2017. <br />Community SeniorServ, Inc. provides two programs which they have labeled, Meals on Wheels <br />and Senior Lunch. Additional details about each of their programs is provided below.The Meals <br />on Wheels program prepares and delivers three meals daily directly to the homes of homebound, <br />frail, and socially isolated seniors in the City. A registered dietician plans the meals to assure <br />100% of the U. S. Nutritional Recommended Daily Allowance - consisting of breakfast, a cold <br />lunch, and a frozen dinner. In addition to meals, clients benefit from daily contact with delivery <br />staff as well as the calls and /or visits from case workers who regularly check on their 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 />25A -1 <br />