City of San Antonio - File #: 13-1152

• File #: 13-1152
• Type: Grant Applications and Awards
• In control: City Council A Session
• On agenda: 12/19/2013
• Posting Language: An Ordinance authorizing the acceptance of a Senior Nutrition Program grant in the amount of $1,626,258.00 from the Alamo Area Council of Governments and a total program budget of $5,271,426.00 for the period October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014 which includes the grant funds, $3,517,616.00 in matching funds from the FY 2014 General Fund, an estimated $60,507.00 in client donations, and an appropriation of $67,045.00 redirected from the Supportive Services for the Elderly Medical Transportation Program. [Gloria Hurtado, Assistant City Manager; Melody Woosley, Director, Human Services]

DEPARTMENT: Department of Human Services


DEPARTMENT HEAD: Melody Woosley


COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide


SUBJECT:
Senior Nutrition Program


SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes the following budgetary actions related to the City's FY 2014 Senior Nutrition Program: acceptance of a continuation grant from the Alamo Area Council of Governments (AACOG) in the amount of $1,626,258.00; a cash match of $3,584,661.00 included in the FY 2014 Adopted General Fund Budget; an adjustment in cash match of $67,045.00 from the Supportive Services for the Elderly Program (SSEP) to the Senior Nutrition Program; a total program budget of $5,271,426.00, which includes an estimated $60,507.00 in client contributions, for the period of October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014; and a personnel complement of 51 grant funded positions in the Department of Human Services to manage the Senior Nutrition Program.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The City's Senior Nutrition Program provides seniors 60 and over with a meal and nutritional information in a congregate setting. The program serves approximately 2,900 meals daily, Monday through Friday, at the City's Senior Center sites located throughout the community. The City partners with various community agencies to augment the City's senior center locations to provide optimal access to senior nutrition services.

The Department of Human Services (DHS) operates the program using City General Fund and federal United States Department of Health and Human Services Older Americans Act grant funds awarded by the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services through AACOG. The City has received Federal Funds from AACOG since 1973. For FY 2014, AACOG has indicated that grant funds in the amount of $1,626,258.00 are available to the City. This award amount is a reduction from the $1,885,970.00 received in FY 2013, which included $95,000.00 in supplemental funds received in September 2013.

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