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Approve a fourth contract amendment with Meals on Wheels Solano County for $83,761, for a total contract amount of $464,230, to provide senior home risk assessments and fall prevention home assistive devices to older adults for the current period through March 31, 2026; and Delegate authority to the County Administrator to execute the amendment and any subsequent amendments, with County Counsel concurrence, up to an aggregate of $74,999
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Health and Social Services (H&SS) recommends the Board of Supervisors approve a fourth contract amendment with Meals on Wheels Solano County for $83,761, for a total contract amount of $464,230, to provide senior home risk assessments and fall prevention home assistive devices to older adults for the current period through March 31, 2026; and delegate authority to the County Administrator to execute the amendment and any subsequent amendments, with County Counsel concurrence, up to an aggregate of $74,999.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Napa/Solano Area Agency on Aging (N/S AAA) distributes funds from the California Department of Aging (CDA) for Planning and Service Area 28 Older Americans Act services. N/S AAA service priorities include nutrition, transportation, emergency housing assistance, and information and referral for the older adult populations in Napa and Solano Counties. With CDA approval, unused funds from the City of Benicia for the California Older Americans Modernization Act are being reallocated to Meals on Wheels Solano. According to the CDA, the N/S AAA can use additional revenue to supplement currently funded programs. Additionally, N/S AAA has the discretion to contract services using service providers under contract for the current Fiscal Year.
The original agreement was approved by the Board June 27, 2023, for $320,000 to provide services to seniors ag...
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