Agenda No. 6.
CITY COUNCIL MEMORANDUM
| City Council Meeting: | October 26, 2021 |
| Department: | Parks, Recreation & Community Servic |
| Subject: | Resolution 21-R-115 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas authorizing an Interlocal Agreement with the Alamo Area Council of Governments to receive federal funding for the Schertz Area Senior Center Congregate Meal Program. (B. James/L. Shrum) |
BACKGROUND
The City of Schertz currently provides a free congregate meal program to Seniors at the Schertz Area Senior Center. The lunches have been provided through various arrangements in the past with Comal County Senior Citizens Foundation, Community Council of South Central Texas (CCSCT), and with local area restaurants, at a minimal cost to seniors. In 2018 the City embarked on a formal Request for Proposals (RFP) process to secure an agreement with a vendor to provide congregate meal service to the Center. Once that RFP process was completed and a vendor was selected (Selrico Services), city staff applied to the Alamo Area Council of Governments to be a meal provider and receive reimbursement from federal funding available through the Area Agency on Aging. The city receives $3.81 per meal in reimbursement and the city's match is $0.34 per meal (meal unit price is $4.15) up to an amount not to exceed $21,797. The total amount budgeted for the nutrition program is $114,000 so if the full amount is expended and the full amount is reimbursed, approximately 19% of the cost is being recovered.
GOAL
The goal is to enter into the interlocal agreement with the Alamo Area Council of Governments to subsidize the cost of the nutrition program at the Schertz Area Senior Center. The program requires that all providers reapply each year and sign an interlocal agreement each year as available funding varies from year to year.
COMMUNITY BENEFIT
The seniors in the community benefit greatly from the congregate meal program. The meals follow federal nutrition guidelines for well-balanced healthy meals tailored to seniors' specific nutrition needs. Providing the meal in a congregate setting also provides much-needed socialization for our senior community since isolation is one of the main contributors to declining mental health in older adults.
SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDED ACTION
Approval of Resolution 21-R-115.
FISCAL IMPACT
This interlocal agreement with the Alamo Area Council of Governments allows for reimbursement to the City of Schertz in an amount not to exceed $21,797.
RECOMMENDATION
Approval of Resolution 21-R-115.