Council Agenda - City of Burbank

Tuesday, July 17, 2001

	City of Burbank Park, Recreation and Community Services Department
Memorandum

 

DATE:	July 17, 2001
TO:	Robert R. Ovrom, City Manager
FROM:	Michael S. Flad, Park, Recreation & Community Services Director
SUBJECT:	Senior Citizen Nutrition and Supportive Services Grant Proposal

 

Purpose:

The purpose of this report is to receive City Council authorization to file a grant application with the Los Angeles County Department of Community and Senior Citizen Services to receive Federal Grant monies for the Nutrition and Supportive Services which are part of the Park, Recreation & Community Services Department�s Senior and Human Services Division.

Background:

During the 2000/2001 fiscal year, the City was granted from the L.A. County  Department of Community Services funding approval from their 1999-2003 allocation cycle.  On May 29, 2001, the County of Los Angeles Department of Community and Senior Citizen Services requested that agencies receiving Title III Older American�s Act federal funding for senior citizen nutrition and supportive services submit a grant proposal for the continuation of funding during the 2001/2002 fiscal year.  The City has received a grant annually and the funding is an approved budgeted item.

The supplemental Nutrition Services Program is responsible for the congregate and home delivered meals programs.  Approximately 105,000 meals are prepared in the central kitchen located in McCambridge Park.  The meals are distributed to Joslyn Adult Center, Tuttle Center, the home delivered recipients, and are also served at the McCambridge nutrition site.  In addition, the program is responsible for providing some recreation programs and activities offered in conjunction with the congregate meal program.

The Supportive Services Program provides the critical services of collecting and disseminating information about senior adult services and directs callers to an agency or organization that can extend the assistance necessary to resolve the individual�s problem or need.  In some cases, staff works directly with supportive service agencies to ensure that needy clients receive proper attention.  This program area receives funding for the telephone reassurance program.  During  fiscal year 2001/2002, Los Angeles County will fund the City�s previous contractor to provide in home and personal care for the frail and elderly population.

Analysis:

Pros

• If the application is accepted at its submitted level, the City will receive $266,755 in Older Americans Act funding for the congregate and home delivered meal program.  Home delivered meals are provided five days a week, with some clients receiving individual frozen meals to meet their weekend needs.  This program will also receive in the future additional U.S.D.A. funding based upon the number of meals served. This future allocation of funds is not part of tonight�s  grant proposal.

•  If the application is accepted at  its submittal level, the City will receive $4,632 for  supportive services programs. This funding will provide payments for the telephone reassurance program.

Cons

• If the grant application is not submitted, the City will not receive any Federal Funds to help offset the cost of these services.

Fiscal Impact Statement:

This is a 2001/2002 budgeted item.  The revenue anticipated from the grant has been projected to defray a significant portion of the cost of these services.

In accordance with the County and Federal proposal guidelines, the City of Burbank�s proposal has been prepared to include the following:

Title III-B                           Supportive Services $   4,632

Title III-C1                         Congregate Meals   127,280

Title III-C2                         Home Delivered Meals  134,843

TOTAL $266,755

Recommendation:

It is, therefore, staff�s recommendation that a resolution of the Council of the City of Burbank be adopted authorizing the execution and filing for a proposal for a further grant under Title III of the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended, for supplemental nutrition programs and supportive services.

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