Agenda Item: 10
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
CONSENT CALENDAR
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:
DATE: October 24, 2023
SUBJECT: SANTA CLARITA VALLEY COMMITTEE ON AGING FISCAL YEAR 2023-24 AGREEMENT
DEPARTMENT: Recreation and Community Services
PRESENTER: Noely Serrato
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council approve an agreement with the Santa Clarita Valley Committee on Aging in the amount of $475,000, and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval.
BACKGROUND
The City of Santa Clarita (City) supports opportunities for recreation and wellness programs, transit-related services, and home-delivered meals for seniors through annual funding provided by the City to the Santa Clarita Valley Committee on Aging (SCV COA).
During Fiscal Year 2022-23, the SCV COA utilized funds to serve over 47,800 seniors through recreation and wellness programs, including in-person and virtual classes and their Outdoor Concert Series. They served 541,502 meals through the Meals on Wheels Program - Santa Clarita and the Bella Vida Drive Thru. Of those, over 10,000 meals were provided as a direct result of the funding provided by the City. In addition, SCV COA was able to purchase additional vehicles to help facilitate their Meals on Wheels program and helped provide over 190,000 home-delivered meals.
As part of the City's Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget, the City Council allocated $475,000 to the SCV Committee on Aging. This is an ongoing annual commitment. This appropriation will provide support for the following senior services administered by the SCV Committee on Aging:
$225,000 for recreation, health, and wellness programs; $150,000 for transit-related services; and $100,000 for home-delivered meals.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
Other action as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
Adequate funds have been appropriated in the Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget in accounts 1005000- 516101 ($325,000) and 1001010-516102 ($150,000).
ATTACHMENTS
FY 2023-24 Service Description and Reporting Requirements FY 2023-24 Senior Center Contract (available in the City Clerk's Reading File)