TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Executive Office
MEETING DATE: July 13, 2021
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Carmel J. Angelo
PHONE:
463-4441
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Darcie Antle
PHONE:
463-4441
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: n/a
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Retroactive Agreement with Community Foundation of Mendocino County in the Amount of $275,000 for COVID-19 Relief Services, Term starting June 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Approve retroactive agreement with Community Foundation of Mendocino County in the amount of $275,000 for COVID-19 Relief Services, term starting June 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021; and authorize the Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
The Board approved a $225,000 contract at the February 9, 2021 meeting, a $115,000 contract at the November 17, 2020 meeting, and a $425,000 contract at the May 5, 2020 meeting for similar food distribution services.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Mendocino County received notice that after more than a year, the Great Plates program will be ending as of July 9, 2021. It has been a much needed resource to provide older adults with meals to help them stay safe at home during the Covid-19 pandemic. Ending the program abruptly would significantly affect low-income older adults that do not qualify for other state or federal nutrition programs. Community Foundation has an existing network of community partners to provide meals to the same target population. For this contract, Community Foundation will subcontract with local senior centers/programs, Plowshares, Willits Daily Bread and Caring Kitchen to distribute prepared meals, water, and/or personal hygiene products to local residents who have been adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and those transitioning off of the Great Plates Delivered Program.
The attachment shows the meals distribution data Community Foundation and its network have distribu...
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