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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Human Services Contract with Heartland Senior Services RESOLUTION NO. 12-376 RESOLUTION APPROVING CONTRACT FOR HUMAN SERVICES WITH HEARTLAND SENIOR SERVICES FOR ADDITIONAL 2011/12 ASSET FUNDING FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, in June,Heartland Senior Services submitted a request to the ASSET funders for additional funds to supplement its 2011/12 allocations in the Nutrition program,as it is projecting a deficit of$36,052.20 for Nutrition, split between Congregate Meals and Home-Delivered Meals; and, WHEREAS, the City pays only for Congregate Meals, and this program was allocated $14,781 in City funds through ASSET for 2011/12 (1,412 meals at $10.47 per meal); and, WHEREAS, Heartland's entire Congregate Meals allocation was drawn down in 2011/12, and it is requesting an additional $5,990.47 in City funds for 2011/12, based on the proportion of City clients participating in Congregate Meals; and, WHEREAS, Story County and United Way of Story County were asked for additional funding for both Congregate Meals and Home-Delivered Meals; and, WHEREAS, Story County's deadline for draw-down is in mid-June, and on June 26, the Board of Supervisors authorized moving $934 that was not drawn down in the Friendly Visitor program to Home-Delivered Meals; and, WHEREAS, on June 28, United Way approved allocating the full request of$5,456.55 to Heartland; and, WHEREAS, Story County has $16,276 in unspent 2011/12 ASSET funds that were not drawn down, and the ASSET volunteers supported a recommendation that all of these funds from the County be allocated to Heartland's Nutrition program (distributed between the two programs proportionate to the request); and, WHEREAS, the City volunteers also recommended that the City fully fund the $5,990.47 request for Congregate Meals, and the reason for this recommendation was that Heartland has been working with ASSET staff over the course of the last several months to revise its budget, cut costs, and increase revenues for the Nutrition program; and, WHEREAS, if the Council concurs with the recommendation of the volunteers, City funds would be provided out of the Local Options Sales Tax fund balance,and it should be noted that due to staffing issues, Heartland was unable to draw down $2,403 from its City allocation for the Friendly Visitor program in 2011/12; and, WHEREAS, these funds will be returned to the fund balance when the City closes out the 2011/12 fiscal year in late July; and, WHEREAS, because payments have already been made on the 2011/12 contract, the City would enter into a separate contract for 2011/12 with Heartland,paying$4.24 per meal for the meals that have already been billed, not to exceed$5,990.47. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the contract with Heartland Senior Services to provide an additional $5,990.47 from the Local Option Sales Tax Fund to the 2011/12 Congregate Meals program for 1,412 meals already served is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 1 Ot" day of July, 2012. Loaa-'- As*,.e 4;v Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Goodman Seconded by: Davis Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Larson, Orazem, Szopinski Voting nay: None Absent: Wacha Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 10'day of July, 2012.