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County Administrator's Report 10. 7.
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| BCC Regular Meeting |
Budget & Finance Consent |
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| RECOMMENDATION: |
Recommendation Concerning the 2013/2014 Fiscal Year Rural Elderly Assistance Program Agreement with the Council on Aging of West Florida, Inc. - Keith Wilkins, Community & Environment Department Director
That the Board take the following action concerning the 2013/2014 Fiscal Year Rural Elderly Assistance Program (REAP) Agreement with the Council on Aging of West Florida, Inc. (COA):
A. Approve the REAP Agreement with the COA, in the amount of $47,000, for continuation of the Rural Elderly Assistance Program for the 2013/2014 Fiscal Year; and
B. Authorize the Chairman or Vice Chairman to execute the Agreement and any related documents necessary to implement the Project.
[Funding: Fund 129, CDBG, Cost Center to be assigned] |
| BACKGROUND: |
| The Board has consistently approved entering an annual Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funded Agreement with the Council on Aging for the Rural Elderly Assistance Program since 1990. The Board approved the 2013 Escambia Consortium Annual Plan on July 11, 2013, which includes funding for the REAP in the amount of $47,000 for the period October 1, 2013–September 30, 2014 (Exhibit I). As a public service activity operated by the Council on Aging of West Florida, Inc. (COA), REAP provides varied social, recreational and supportive services to the elderly in the communities of Cantonment, McDavid, Century, Davisville, and Byrneville. The project serves the rural elderly primarily within Census Tracts 35.02, 38, 39 and 40, specifically the lower income communities denoted above. As in the past, funds will support the cost for the Rural Services Coordinator and Social Workers (including fringe), and related direct program support services. The 2013/2014 Agreement (Exhibit II) includes funding in the amount of $47,000 as outlined in the 2013 Escambia Consortium Annual Plan. |
| BUDGETARY IMPACT: |
| The $47,000 in CDBG Program funding will be included in the County's FY 2014 budget in Fund 129/CDBG. This recommendation is contingent upon the award of the CDBG funds by HUD. |
| LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF: |
| The Agreement has been approved by Kristin Hual, Assistant County Attorney. |
| PERSONNEL: |
| No County personnel will be required for the project. The Rural Services Coordinator and Social Workers are employees under the supervision of the COA and are governed by COA personnel rules and regulations. |
| POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION: |
| Formal CDBG agreements are required for sponsoring agencies and such agreements must be approved by the Board. |
| IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION: |
| All implementation tasks will be handled by Neighborhood Enterprise Foundation, Inc. (NEFI) in coordination with the COA. After execution, all Agreement compliance matters will be managed by NEFI including review of cost reimbursement requests and required project level monitoring. All project costs are reviewed in detail for eligibility and reimbursed monthly through CDBG Program funding, based upon submission of expense documentation by COA. The COA has been advised of the date and time of the Board meeting during which this Agreement will be presented for approval. |
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