DEPARTMENT: Human Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Melody Woosley
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Senior Nutrition Program
SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes the following budgetary, grant and associated actions related to the City's FY 2017 Senior Nutrition Program:
a) acceptance of a continuation grant from the Alamo Area Council of Governments (AACOG) in the amount of $1,876,000.00 for the period of October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017;
b) a program budget of $5,366,111.00, including a cash match of $3,437,111.00 included in the FY 2017 Adopted General Fund Budget, and an estimated $53,000.00 in client donations, and a revised personnel complement of 53 grant funded positions for the Department of Human Services;
c) approval for the Director to execute any and all documents related to acceptance of this grant, to include acceptance of additional grant funds, if awarded and matching funds are available in the City's budget.
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 and Nutrition sites located throughout the community. In FY 2017 the City will open a new center at Southside Lion's Park located in District 3. With this additional location, the City will operate 10 comprehensive senior centers, 8 senior nutrition sites and will continue to partner with community agencies to provide senior nutrition programs at 41 sites. These partnerships provide optimal access to senior nutrition services by utilizing vendor and volunteer contracts, which were approved in the FY 2015 Adopted Budget.
The Department of Human Services (DHS) operates the program using City General Fund and federal grant funds from the Health and Human Services Commission, awarded through AACOG. The City has received Federal Funds from AACOG since 1973...
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