CONSENT CALENDAR
City of San Bernardino
Request for Council Action
Date: November 5, 2025
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
From: Vanessa Carder, Interim Director of Parks, Recreation, and Community Services
Department: Parks, Recreation, and Community Services
Subject: Acceptance and Approval of Amendment No. 1 for the FY 2024-2027 Modernization for Older Californians
Act/Nutrition Services Grant Award in the amount of
$90,000 (All Wards)
Recommendation:
It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, adopt Resolution No. 2025-386:
1. Authorizing the City Manager or designee to accept and approve Amendment No. 1 revised contract and budget in the total amount of $189,900 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 2025/26 operating budget in both revenues and expenditures, and appropriate $90,000 in grant award funds to be used towards intergenerational activities and infrastructure improvements.
City Manager's Comments
The City Manager recommends approval.
Executive Summary
The San Bernardino County Department of Adult and Aging Services has offered an amendment to extend Contract Number 24-992 (A-1) through September 30, 2026 for the Modernization of Older Californians Act (MOCA)/Nutrition Services program in the total amount of $189,900 to the City of San Bernardino. This is an additional $90,000.
The funds will be used to program intergenerational activities for the community and for the purchase of equipment to enhance the Older Californians Nutrition Program through September 30, 2026. 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 FY2024/2025 grant award in the amount of $99,900 provided funding opportunities 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, teens, or adults.
An e-mail notification for a revised contract (24-992 A1) 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 September 8, 2025, increasing the award from $99,900 to $189,900 and extending the contract through September 30, 2026 to offer intergenerational activities and nutrition infrastructure improvements for the San Bernardino community. Proposed intergenerational activities will continue to include a Grandparent’s Day Celebration and Older Americans Month activities, Eats/Treats/Healthy Drinks all-age cooking classes, Paint, Projects & Pastries Arts & Crafts, family excursions and cultural events, gardening programs, Ice Cream 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 and local venues. Proposed infrastructure improvements include the purchases of commercial range ovens and refrigerators for local community centers.
Staff recommends the acceptance of the amended 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 $189,900 and the allocation to expend the grant funds. The deadline to expend these funds is September 30, 2026. 2021-2025 Strategic Targets and Goals
This proposal aligns with Goal No. 1: Improved Financial & Operating Capacity 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
There is no impact to the General Fund. Amend FY 2025/26 operating budget to reflect an increase in the amount of $90,000 in both revenues and expenditures to support eligible intergenerational programming and infrastructure-related improvements.
Conclusion
It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, adopt Resolution No. 2025-386:
1. Authorizing the City Manager or designee to accept and approve Amendment No. 1 revised contract and budget in the total amount of $189,900 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 2025/26 operating budget in both revenues and expenditures, and appropriate $90,000 in grant award funds to be used towards intergenerational activities and infrastructure improvements.
Attachments
Attachment 1 Resolution No. 2025-386 MOCA -Nutrition Services Grant Attachment 2 2024-26 MOCA – NS Grant - County Amended Contract No.24-992 A-1
Attachment 3 2024-25 MOCA – NS Grant - County Contract Ward:
All Wards
Synopsis of Previous Council Actions:
December 4, 2024, the Mayor and City Council adopted Resolution No. 2024-232, 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.
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.
CC: Eric Levitt, City Manager