HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12142010 - C.121RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and Authorize the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to
issue Request for Proposal #1119 for Area Agency on Aging, Older Americans Act
services for eligible seniors within Contra Costa County in an amount not to exceed
$170,052 for the period July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$107,052: 100% Federal, Older Americans Act. No County match (All districts).
BACKGROUND:
The Area Agency on Aging seeks to award Older Americans Act funding through the open
bid process to provide services to eligible seniors in Contra Costa County to include:
Legal Services, a program to provide county wide legal services to seniors age 60 years
and over. Services include, but are not limited to, advice pertaining to legal issues, brief
service (e.g. phone calls, letters, document review, negotiations), representation at
administrative proceedings, and representation in court proceedings.
Home Visitation, a program to provide home visits to frail elderly persons age 60 years
and over.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY
ADMINISTRATOR
RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD
COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 12/14/2010 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District
II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District
V Supervisor
Contact: Elaine Burres,
313-1717
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes
of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: December 14, 2010
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C.121
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Joe Valentine, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:December 14, 2010
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Issuance of Request for Proposal for Area Agency on Aging, Older Americans Act
and over.
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
In-Home Services, a registry program to recruit in-home service workers and maintain a
registry of qualified workers to provide household and personal care tasks to frail elderly
persons to reduce the risk of diminishing capacities.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Services funded under the federal Older Americans Act would not be provided to eligible
seniors within Contra Costa County.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.