HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Heartland Senior Services request to amend FY 2014/15 Contract RESOLUTION NO. 15-182
RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT TO
FY 2014/15 HEARTLAND SENIOR SERVICES CONTRACT
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS,on December 24,2014,ASSET received a letter from Heartland Senior Services
(HSS)making a request to modify the City and County funding for its Friendly Visitor and Service
Coordination—Outreach(Outreach) services for the current fiscal year(2014/15); and,
WHEREAS,a total of$1,619.69 remains in the FY 2014/15 account for Friendly Visitor,and
HSS has requested to transfer this balance to Outreach; and,
WHEREAS, HSS has proposed these changes because its Outreach service units were
completely drawn down around January of this year, and, simultaneously, Heartland has seen
decreasing interest in the Friendly Visitor program; and,
WHEREAS, Heartland believes focusing on the Outreach program will provide the most
benefit to the isolated senior population,and HSS has added a third outreach specialist,which allows
outreach visits to be made more frequently, fulfilling a role that has traditionally been provided
through Friendly Visitor; and,
WHEREAS, the ASSET Administrative Team reviewed this request on February 4, and
recommended that the remaining FY 2014/15 Friendly Visitor funds be reallocated to Outreach;and,
WHEREAS,the City Council should note that in spring 2014,Heartland received approval
from the City to move $4,000 from Friendly Visitor to Outreach, citing low enrollment in Friendly
Visitor; and,
WHEREAS, if the request is approved, the approved unit cost of Service Coordination —
Outreach services will remain unchanged, and the number of units purchased will increase as the
total amount for the services increases; and,
WHEREAS, additionally, HSS would be eligible to draw down for Outreach units already
provided during this fiscal year, but which have not been paid because City funds have been
exhausted.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the amendment to transfer$1,619.69 remaining in the FY 2014/15 Friendly Visitor allocation
to Service Coordination- Outreach for Heartland Senior Services is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 14t'day of April, 2015.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Goodman
Seconded by: Betcher
Voting aye: Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Goodman,Nelson, Orazem
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 14th day of April, 2015.