HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Heartland Senior Services request to modify FY 2015/16 allocation RESOLUTION NO. 15-183
RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT TO
FY 2015/16 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 its FY 2015/16 allocation; and,
WHEREAS,the City Council's adopted budget for FY 2015/16 includes$2,671 for Friendly
Visitor,which Heartland proposes transferring in its entirety to Outreach,and a contract has not yet
been developed for FY 2015/16; 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, for budget requests in the future, Heartland will request more money through
Outreach and none through Friendly Visitor; and,
WHEREAS, the Administrative Team recommended that Friendly Visitor Services in the
future be consolidated into Outreach, and funds for Friendly Visitor in FY 2015/16 be moved to
Outreach; and,
WHEREAS, on February 12, 2015, ASSET reviewed the Administrative Team
recommendation and concurred in recommending the change to the funders; 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,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that directing staff to incorporate an allocation of$39,671 for Service Coordination- Outreach and
$0 for Friendly Visitor in Heartland Senior Services' FY 2015/16 contract is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 14"' day of April, 2015.
_ �'O'R' 1 dyd• A.
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.