CONSENT CALENDAR
City of San Bernardino
Request for Council Action
Date: December 4, 2024
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
From: Rochelle Clayton, Acting City Manager;
Ernesto Salinas, Interim Director of Parks and Recreation, Operations and Forestry
Department: Parks & Recreation and Operations & Forestry Subject: Acceptance and Approval of Modernization of Older Californians Act/Nutrition Services Grant Award FY
2024/25 (All Wards)
Recommendation:
It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, adopt Resolution No. 2024-232:
1. Authorizing the City Manager or designee to accept grant award funds in the amount of $99,900 from the San Bernardino County Department of Adult and Aging Services – Public Guardian Modernization of Older Californians Act (MOCA)/Nutrition Services Grant; and
2. Authorizing the City Manager or designee to conduct all negotiations, signing, and submitting necessary documents to receive the grant award funds; and
3. Authorizing the Director of Finance and Management Services to amend the FY 2024/25 budget in both revenues and expenditures, and appropriate $99,900 in grant award funds to be used towards intergenerational activities and infrastructure improvements.
Executive Summary
The San Bernardino County Department of Adult and Aging Services has awarded grant funds for the Modernization of Older Californians Act (MOCA)/Nutrition Services program in the amount of $99,900. The funds will be used to program intergenerational activities for the community and for the purchase of equipment and software to enhance the Older Californians Nutrition Program. There is no match requirement for the City.
Background
The City of San Bernardino provides a senior nutrition program for seniors in the City, 60 years of age and older, providing lunch and dinner meals, Monday through Friday, year-round. During FY 2023/24, the Older Californian Nutrition Program served 65,399 meals for a daily average of 266 individual clients at six (6) nutrition sites, these sites include: 5th Street Senior Center, Perris Hill Senior Center, Hernandez Community Center, Lytle Creek Community Center, New Hope Family Life Center, and Highland Senior Center. Meals were served both dine-in and grab-n-go. The food is prepared in the main kitchen at the 5th Street Senior Center and delivered to the five other sites in hot and cold containers. The Older Californian Nutrition Program (formerly the Senior Nutrition Program) is supported by funding received from the County of San Bernardino Department of Aging and Adult Services – Public Guardian (DAAS-PG) through County Contract No. 22-666.
Discussion
The City applied for and received the Modernization of Older Californians’ Act – Nutrition Services Grant from the County of San Bernardino. This grant award in the amount of $99,900 provides funding for several programs: Brown Bag Program, Groceries Program, Intergenerational Activities, Nutrition Infrastructure, and Title II C- 1 and C-2 Meals. The program provides nutritious meals, nutrition education, and nutrition risk screening to individuals aged sixty (60) and older in a social setting. The programs also offer individuals an opportunity to socialize with others while promoting health and well-being through nutrition. Additionally, the program aims to reduce social isolation for seniors, with efforts related to planning, development, and implementation of activities and programs that bring participants of the Older Californians Nutrition Program together with children or adults.
A Letter of Intent to Award Contract was issued through the MOCA/NS Grant Program by the County of San Bernardino, Human Services Administration, Contracts Unit to the City of San Bernardino on July 22, 2024, for its proposal to offer intergenerational activities and nutrition infrastructure improvements in the amount of $99,900 for the San Bernardino community. The Program is expected to serve at least 2,500 intergenerational clients (120 unduplicated clients) in 24 activities within the annual grant term. Proposed intergenerational activities include a Grandparent’s Day Celebration, Master Chef cooking classes, Paint, Project & Pastries Arts and Crafts, and Smart Play Socials (technology learning through interaction and play).
These activities will take place at both the 5th Street and Perris Hill Senior Centers and other community centers. Proposed infrastructure improvements include the purchases of a commercial range oven for the Hernandez Community Center, an energy-efficient commercial refrigerator for the Perris Hill Senior Center, a high- pressure sprayer/cleaner for the 5th Street Senior Center, and other related program supplies and equipment.
Staff recommends the acceptance of the contract award of supplemental nutrition grant funds by the County DAAS from the Modernization of Older Californians Act – Nutrition Services grant program in the amount of $99,900 and the allocation to expend the grant funds. The deadline to expend these funds is September 30, 2025. 2021-2025 Strategic Targets and Goals
This proposal aligns with Goal No. 1: Financial Stability by securing a long-term revenue source and creating a framework for spending decisions, Goal No. 2:
Focused, Aligned Leadership and Unified Community by developing and implementing a community engagement plan, and Goal No. 3: Improved Quality of Life by providing intergenerational activities that bring participants of the Older Californians Nutrition Program (OCNP) together with children or adults and capacity and infrastructure improvements for the OCNP.
Fiscal Impact
The FY 2024-2025 adopted budget currently has $392,541 budgeted for daily operational costs for the Older Californians Nutrition Program OCNP). The additional $99,900 from the MOCA/Nutrition Services Grant will supplement intergenerational activities programming and capacity and infrastructure improvements to the OCNP.
There is no match requirement. Intergenerational activities will not require new staff Hires, equipment purchases, and maintenance are included in the current OCNP Grant.
Conclusion
It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, adopt Resolution No. 2024-232:
1. Authorizing the City Manager or designee to accept grant award funds in the amount of $99,900 from the San Bernardino County Department of Adult and Aging Services – Public Guardian Modernization of Older Californians Act (MOCA)/Nutrition Services Grant; and
2. Authorizing the City Manager or designee to conduct all negotiations, signing, and submitting necessary documents to receive the grant award funds; and
3. Authorizing the Director of Finance and Management Services to amend the FY 2024/25 budget in both revenues and expenditures, and appropriate $99,900 in grant award funds to be used towards intergenerational activities and infrastructure improvements.
Attachments
Attachment 1 Resolution_2024-25 MOCA -Nutrition Services Grant Attachment 2 RFP-DAAS-#HS 23-26_2024-25 MOCA – NS Grant Attachment 3 Bid Proposal-RFP-DAAS-#HS 23-26_MOCA - NS Grant Attachment 4 Letter of Intent to Award Contract_2024-25 MOCA-Nutrition Services Grant
Attachment 5 2024-25 MOCA – NS Grant - County Contract Attachment 6 2022-25 OCNP Grant – County Contract No. 22-666 Ward:
All Wards
Synopsis of Previous Council Actions:
On January 17, 2024, the Mayor and City Council adopted Resolution No. 2024- 018, approved the purchase of a mobile diesel generator through the Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Senior Nutrition Infrastructure Grant Program.
On January 18, 2023, the Mayor and City Council adopted Resolution No. 2023-014, accepted and allocated additional grant funds for the Senior Nutrition Program from the Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Senior Nutrition Infrastructure Grant Program in the amount of $304,846.