Fremont City Council Meeting: 05/12/26 07:00 PM
3300 Capitol Avenue Div/Dept: Human Services Department Fremont, CA 94538 Category: Agreements and Contracts
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COUNCIL STAFF REPORT (ID # 5710) DOC ID: 5710
Updated: 5/8/2026 10:26 AM by Dina Lewis Page 1
Multipurpose Senior Services Program (MSSP) - Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a FY 2026/27 Agreement with the California Department of Aging for City to Administer the Multipurpose Senior Services Program (MSSP) in Southern Alameda County
Contact Persons:
Name: Levon Gibson Arquimides Caldera
Title: Family Services Administrator Human Services Director Div/Dept: Human Services Department Human Services Department Phone: (510) 574-2062 510-574-2056
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
Executive Summary: The purpose of this report is to recommend that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement for Fiscal Year 2026/27 with the California Department of Aging (CDA) in an amount not-to-exceed $546,312 for the City to administer the Multipurpose Senior Services Program (MSSP), which provides care management and purchased services for frail, Medi-Cal eligible, homebound seniors in Southern Alameda County.
Background: Since 2001, CDA has contracted with the City to provide MSSP care management services in Southern Alameda County through its Human Services Department. The primary purposes of the MSSP are (1) to keep low-income, nursing home eligible seniors out of nursing facilities and in their homes for as long as possible, and (2) to foster independent living in local communities. Through the MSSP, the City’s Human Services Department will provide care management services for up to 102 eligible clients per month in Southern Alameda County (Fremont, Hayward, Newark, and Union City). The care management team is comprised of three case managers, specializing in social work and nursing, who develop and monitor a plan-of-care that includes regular home visits, medical care coordination, medication management, health education, and the purchase of necessary mobility and home safety devices.
Discussion/Analysis: The age of the City’s MSSP clients ranges from 60 to 99 years. Sixty-Seven percent of current clients are female and almost half of them live alone. The clientele is diverse with 20% being Caucasian, 12% Chinese (primarily mono-lingual), 18% Afghan, 9% African American and 20% Asian; the remaining 21% is comprised of several smaller groups including multi-racial and Samoan. MSSP clients take an Council Staff Report (ID # 5710) Meeting of May 12, 2026 Updated: 5/8/2026 10:26 AM by Dina Lewis Page 2
average of 11 medications and require substantial assistance in coordinating their medical care and social needs. All MSSP clients will be certified by a nurse as eligible for nursing home level of care. However, older adults generally wish to remain at home, and with the support of the MSSP, clients can attain their goal of living at home as long as possible.
The Tri-City area is experiencing a demographic shift in which the older adult population is growing at a faster rate than the total population. As an increasing number of residents require support to remain living safely in the community, programs such as MSSP play an important role in addressing the needs of this population.
Fiscal Impact: CDA will reimburse the City at a per client per month rate, up to a total not-to-exceed amount of $546,312 for FY 2026/27. The funding received under the proposed agreement with CDA will support the staffing, supplies, services and administrative costs of the MSSP. Currently, the City can serve up to 102 clients at any point in time. Revenues and costs associated with the MSSP will be recognized and appropriated as part of the FY 2026/27 Proposed Operating Budget.
Environmental Review: The proposed action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to, without limitation, CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(2), (4)-(5), as an organizational, administrative, policy, and fiscal activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment, and Section 15061(b)(3), as it can be seen with certainty that there will be no possibility that the activity may have a significant effect on the environment, each as a separate and independent basis.
ATTACHMENTS:
• MSSP Resolution 26-27.ERH.Edits
Recommendation: Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute Agreement MS-2627-37 with the California Department of Aging in an amount not-to-exceed $546,312 for City to administer the MSSP for Southern Alameda County for FY 2026/27.