Agenda Report
Fullerton City Council
MEETING DATE: APRIL 5, 2022
TO: CITY COUNCIL / CITY MANAGER
SUBMITTED BY: JEFFREY W. COLLIER, ACTING CITY MANAGER
PREPARED BY: ALICE LOYA, DEPUTY DIRECTOR of PARKS AND RECREATION AMANDA ARBISO, parks AND recreation MANAGER
SUBJECT: 2021-22 OFFICE ON AGING ADDITIONAL EXCESS FUNDING FOR OLDER ADULT PROGRAMS
SUMMARY
The County of Orange Office on Aging awarded the Parks and Recreation Department additional funding and a new grant award. The City received the additional $5,707 one-time-only (OTO) funding to increase senior services provided through the City’s Fiscal Year 2021-22 Title III-B grant. The City received a new $29,678 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant award through Title III-B, Grants for Supportive Services and Senior Centers for older adult services for the period October 2021 – September 2022.
RECOMMENDATION
Accept and appropriate one-time-only $5,707 grant award from the County of Orange Community Services Office on Aging to the Grants Fund (Fund 32) to provide older adult services grant-funding.
Accept and appropriate $29,678 ARPA Title III-B grant award from the County of Orange Community Services Office on Aging to Grant Fund (Fund 32) to provide older adult services grant funding.
Authorize City Manager, or designee, to sign all grant documents, accept and appropriate future additional funding and baseline adjustments that result from excess funding made available from the granting agency for Fiscal Year 2021-22.
FISCAL IMPACT
No fiscal impact to the General Fund. The City’s original $71,793 Older Americans Act Title III-B grant award from the Office on Aging will increase by $5,707 in OTO funds and $29,678 in ARPA Title III-B funds increasing the total to $107,178 for senior programming and services for Fiscal Year 2021-2022.
DISCUSSION
The City has received Older Americans Act Title III-B funding to provide recreation, wellness and social service programs to the City’s older adults since the 1970’s. The County of Orange Community Services Office on Aging administers Title III-B Older Americans Act programs. The County awarded the City $71,793 to provide programs and services engaging older adults in organized and enriching activities at the Fullerton Community Center for Fiscal Year 2021-22.
The Office on Aging provides additional OTO funding allocations throughout the grant term due to varied and unpredictable surplus funding amounts. The Office on Aging awarded the City $5,707 OTO funding for senior activities and cash and material Aid. The additional funding will serve approximately 2,450 seniors with programs and material aid (government surplus commodities and Senior Grocery Program).
In addition to the OTO funding, the Office on Aging awarded the City $29,678 in ARPA funds to enhance existing Older Americans Act programs and services from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The City will use the ARPA funds at the Fullerton Community Center to enhance the senior programming and emergency kits provided at no cost to seniors. The Parks and Recreation Department will expend all of the ARPA funding in the current 2021-22 fiscal year.
Attachments:
Attachment 1 – Additional OTO Funding Announcement
Attachment 2 – Additional ARPA Funding Announcement
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