County of Monterey - File #: A 17-258

• File #: A 17-258
• Name: Meals on Wheels, Monterey Peninsula
• Type: BoS Agreement
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/6/2017
• In control: Board of Supervisors
• On agenda: 6/27/2017
• Final action: 6/27/2017
• Title: a. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign an agreement with Meals on Wheels of the Monterey Peninsula for $385,054 to provide health education, and congregate and home-delivered meals to seniors on the Monterey Peninsula for the period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018; and b. Authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign up to three (3) amendments to the Agreement, where the total amendments do not exceed 10% ($38,505) of the original contract amount, and do not significantly change the scope of work.

Date	Action By	Action	Result
6/27/2017	Board of Supervisors	approved

Title
a. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign an agreement with Meals on Wheels of the Monterey Peninsula for $385,054 to provide health education, and congregate and home-delivered meals to seniors on the Monterey Peninsula for the period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018; and
b. Authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign up to three (3) amendments to the Agreement, where the total amendments do not exceed 10% ($38,505) of the original contract amount, and do not significantly change the scope of work.

Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign an agreement with Meals on Wheels of the Monterey Peninsula for $385,054 to provide health education, and congregate and home-delivered meals to seniors on the Monterey Peninsula for the period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018; and
b. Authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign up to three (3) amendments to the Agreement, where the total amendments do not exceed 10% ($38,505) of the original contract amount, and do not significantly change the scope of work.

SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
This Agreement provides congregate (group dining) and home-delivered meals to seniors living in the Monterey Peninsula area. The area includes the Monterey Peninsula/Western Region defined as Big Sur, Carmel by the Sea, Carmel Valley, Del Rey Oaks, Marina, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Sand City and Seaside. Elderly nutrition program dining sites are the Sally J. Griffin Active Living Center in Pacific Grove, the Monterey Senior Center in Monterey, and the Oldemeyer Center in Seaside.

This Agreement also funds health promotion services at the Sally J Griffin Senior Center in Pacific Grove. Evidence based programs have been developed using research approaches and are proven to work to improve the health and well-being of senior participants. Spec...