Title
Authorization To Accept and Disburse Area Agency on Aging, Region One Inc. Grant for Home Delivered Meals Program (Ordinance S-52018) - Citywide
Description
Request authorization for the City Manager, or his designee, to accept annual home delivered meals funding from the Area Agency on Aging, Region One, Inc (AAA) and enter into related agreement in the amount of $2,450,000 for the period July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. Further request an exception to Phoenix City Code Section 42-18 to authorize inclusion of indemnity and assumption of liability provisions in the agreement that would otherwise be prohibited. Further request authorization for the City Treasurer to accept, and the City Controller to disburse, all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
The Human Services Department (HSD) has been awarded a one-year grant through AAA to fund the City's Home Delivered Meals (HDM) program. The HDM program assists with increasing the nutrient intake of at risk older adults who are homebound and/or disabled, and allow them to remain independent in their homes.
HSD, through a contracted vendor, is projected to prepare and deliver up to 300,000 nutritionally balanced meals to homebound and disabled seniors annually.
Contract Term
The contract term will begin on or about July 1, 2025, and end June 30, 2026. AAA may, at its discretion, renew the grant at the end of this contract term and determine if it will require the City to reapply for funding and enter into a new contract annually.
Financial Impact
Funding is provided by AAA. The City is required to provide a 10 percent match of the reimbursement amount. Funding for the 10 percent match is available in HSD's General Purpose Funds, contingent upon annual budget approval. The contract amount shall not exceed $2,849,261.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Gina Montes and the Human Services Department.