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County Administrator's Report 9. 7.
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| BCC Regular Meeting |
Budget & Finance Consent |
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| RECOMMENDATION: |
Recommendation Concerning the Rural Elderly Assistance Program Agreement with the Council on Aging of West Florida, Inc. - Clara Long, Interim Neighborhood & Human Services Department Director
That the Board take the following action concerning the Rural Elderly Assistance Program (REAP) Agreement with the Council on Aging of West Florida, Inc.:
A. Approve the Rural Elderly Assistance Program Agreement with the Council on Aging of West Florida, Inc., in the amount of $47,000, for the 2019/2020 Fiscal Year; and
B. Authorize the Chairman or Vice Chairman to execute the Agreement and related documents necessary to implement the program.
[Funding: Fund 129/2019 CDBG, Cost Center 370234] |
| BACKGROUND: |
The Board has consistently approved entering an annual Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funded Agreement with the Council on Aging of West Florida, Inc. (COA) for the Rural Elderly Assistance Program (REAP) since 1990. The Board approved the 2019 Escambia Consortium Annual Plan on August 1, 2019, which includes funding for the REAP for the period October 1, 2019, through September 30, 2020 (Exhibit I). This funding was also reviewed during the annual public budget process. As a public service activity operated by COA, REAP provides varied social, recreational and supportive services to the elderly in the Cantonment, McDavid, Molino, Davisville, Byrneville, and Century communities. As in the past, funds support the costs for the Rural Services Coordinator, Social Workers, and related outreach and direct program support services, such as food and transportation.
The 2019/2020 Agreement (Exhibit II) includes funding, in the amount of $47,000, as outlined in the Escambia Consortium Annual Plan. |
| BUDGETARY IMPACT: |
| The $47,000 in CDBG funding is budgeted in Fund 129/2019 CDBG, Cost Center 370234. |
| LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF: |
| The Agreement (Exhibit II) has been reviewed and approval by Kristin Hual, Senior Assistant County Attorney. |
| PERSONNEL: |
| No County personnel are required for this program. |
| POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION: |
| Formal CDBG Agreements are required for HUD subrecipient agencies and must be approved by the Board. |
| IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION: |
| All implementation tasks will be handled by the Neighborhood Enterprise Division (NED) in coordination with COA. After Agreement execution, all Agreement compliance matters will be managed by NED including review of cost reimbursement requests and required project monitoring. All project costs are reviewed in detail for eligibility and reimbursed monthly through CDBG funding, based upon submission of expense documentation by COA. |
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