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County Administrator's Report 13. 8.
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| BCC Regular Meeting |
Budget & Finance Consent |
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| RECOMMENDATION: |
Recommendation Concerning the 2015/2016 Rural Elderly Assistance Program Agreement with the Council on Aging of West Florida - Tonya Gant, Neighborhood & Human Services Department Director
That the Board take the following action concerning the 2015/2016 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 2015/2016 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/CDBG, Cost Center 370224] |
| 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 2015 Escambia Consortium Annual Plan on July 23, 2015, which includes funding for the REAP for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016 (Exhibit I). 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. Data is not yet available for the 2014/15 fiscal year, but data submitted to HUD for the 2013/14 contract indicates that 265 elderly citizens received services and assistance through this funding, of which 148 were female heads of households.
The 2015/16 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/CDBG, Cost Center 370224. |
| LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF: |
| The Agreement has been reviewed and approved by Kristin Hual, Assistant County Attorney. |
| PERSONNEL: |
| No County personnel are required for this program. |
| POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION: |
| Formal CDBG Agreements are required for 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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