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Home My WebLink About11726 ORD - 10/03/1973JRR: &:10- 1- 73:lst AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION AND EXECUTE CONTRACT AND SUCH OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS AS MAY BE NECESSARY WITH THE GOVERNOR'S COMMITTEE ON AGING TO UNDERTAKE THE ESTAB- LISHMENT OF A NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR THE ELDERLY, SAID APPLICATION BEING AUTHORIZED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE VII OF THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT AS MORE FULLY SET FORTH IN THE APPLICATION AND CONTRACT, A COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF MARKED EXHIBIT "A "; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, SECTION 1. That the City Manager be, and he is hereby, authorized • and directed to submit an application and to execute a contract and such other related documents as may be necessary with the Governor's Committee on Aging to undertake the establishment of a Nutrition Program for the Elderly, said program to provide for a minimum of one hot meal at least five days a week, provide basic supportive services such as transportation, outreach, referral, information, counseling and education, said application being authorized under the provisions of Title VII of the Older Americans Act, as more fully set forth in the application and contract, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof, marked Exhibit "A ". SECTION 2. The necessity to make application and to execute the necessary documents in order to establish a Nutrition Program for the Elderly in the City of Corpus Christi at the earliest practicable date creates a public emergency and an imperative public necessity requiring the suspension of the Charter rule that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date of its introduction and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council, and the Mayor having declared that such emergency and necessity exist, and having requested the suspension of the Charter rule and that this ordinance be passed finally on the date of its intro- duction and take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its passage, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, this the ay of October, 1973. ATTEST: City S cretary / MAYO CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI XAS I DA: vJ/ 0 TOBER, 1973 �Ci*"AU Mi y . i JA726 (STAVE AGENCY) APPLICATION FOR NUTRITION PROJECT AWARD UNDER TITLE VII OF THE OLDER ANIERICANSACT ' (FOR STATE AGENCY USE) Rev. 6 -15 -73 1. TITLE OF PROJECT. Title VII Nutrition Program - Nueces County - Corpus Christi 2. TYPE OF APPLICATION: giNEW OCONTIPIUATION O REVISION []SUPPLEMENT ' 1 PROJECT DIRECTOR INAME• TITLE, DEPARTMENT, AND a. DATESOF: FRO7r1 THROUGH AMOUNT ADDRESS -STREET. CITY, STATE, ZIP CO]E): S • A. PROJECT Homer T. Martinez, Jr., Director PERIOD Senior Community Services 5 Department of Planning and Urban - Development - S. YEAR P. 0. Box 9277 7, TYPE OF ORGANIZATION: Corpus Christi, Texas, 78408 O PUBLIC AGENCY . � PRIVATE DION•PROFIT AGENCY SOCIALSECURITYt:0.:, AREACOOE TELEPHONeVO. 452 -80 -4445 512 884 -3011 4. APPLICANT AGENCY INAVr AND A DDRESS• B_ PAYEE (SPECIFY TO V.HO.`•1 CHECKS SHOULD BE STREET, CITY. STATE, ZIP CODE): S =NT • NAi,1E, TITLE, ADDRESS): City of Corpus Christi City of Corpus Christi P. 0. Box 9277 City Hall City Hall P. 0. Box 9277 Corpus Christi, Texas 78408 Corpus Christi, Texas 78408 S. NAME. TITLE, ADDRESS OF OFFICIAL AUTHORIZEO B. (FOR STATE AGENCY USE) - TO SIGN FOR APPLICANT AGENCY: R. Marvin Townsend City Manager Pe 0. Box 9277 Corpus Christi, Texas 78408 to TEP.1S AND CO':DITIONS It is — J_rst —d J agreM by tha und-!r:i;ned chat. 111unJ +a:.udad us s retch W this rxry eV we to ba e.p-1 A !or :ha purp, . n a-: I,-h h-r ein a110 in a::orJanCl IT' 4 all I—s. ryg,:H:ia•+ ;, P�i!i -res, and proC•n:uros of thy: S:.tta on n1. Sadal . •,J F.•:h .1�;,�ui S:r a o! U+e US. 0epirrm ent of H:a: th• £du 'i • Ord Wel lira. 21 any anJ Ih^ •. + ,,ch;.+�.,n,l.. •I.n p ..p. : ;.: (•J.i.i: .,. •:I`'nr !.: ..+II Ir: irh_a7J•'anr anJ u7on no:,I;i; ion of -alp: u.ral by lh�' t,,:.. �:I I• •�r:J , nJ :_: . a par: ! ll,': d11•v -rn�•n •; :ll th:::t+�1:d %. _ o: Ca.- + ?Ia.:e •T If u•::.: ,:I1•. ... ;!+.lp.•; .. �• ..•f : :tt. Fr•;.,r nor., ;,r•J t'o' <I.' 7 i1..,, .I +Iun :: .rJ pa• yr [n �:i- VI of rh' Grr�l H)h:s A-, ..' 1;'i : i,•;: • -. rL, f'� . L- +J 1 •�I ;�. �� „+,. -: .•.I 4f Iun �: a:. I.,led oy 1- :it.,1e A'o—Y n.+y b.• l:r+nin,rl:d at any t•m t far •.ar..rini.it II ;•!••.t:.;•.r it -.. .I... D lrl lia: +,lit %.r ..__ ._ _Y ___.. ___ - .. —. —._ f 1 ( i • • 'INCLUDE. CONSUGWILC SUPPLIES EXCEPT RAW FOOD DUDGETSUMMARY FOn DUDGCT YCAR PAGE t OF 7 FROM To ICOMPLETE SVPPOnTING OVOGGT SC14LOULES BEFORE THISPAIITI Iry 6 15-73 A. DIRCCTCOSTS SUPPOOTING SOCIAL ADmirasTrIATIVE COSTS TOTAL PTIOJCCT COSTS ISUM OF COLU`US 7.3. C 4) BUDGETCATLGORY MEALS COSTS SERVICES COSTS 14) 15) 111 (71 121, I . III, FUOW1LLBNCLUDmc FnIrGE BENCFITSI 1,562 71,478 11,640 84,680 7. COUIPMENT 15,000 19,400 ; 1,200 35,600 0. RAW FOOD -O- -O- -0- -O- 4. TnAVEL ISTAFF ONLY: 1,200 - 4,200 900 6,300 S. CONSULTANTS 1,000- 2,000 -0 -. 3,000 G. OTHERcoSTs' 303,200 3,310 2,600 309,110 7. TOTAL DIRECT COSTS s 321,962 S 100,388 16,340 S 438,690 0. INDIRECTCOSTS o. ISINDIRECT COST REQUIRED? d. BASED ON: CND IS YES I:9 SALARIES AND WAGES U. PERCENTAGE RATE: - % 17 TOTAL ALLOWABLE , ' • DIRECT COSTS S 2,120 C. NEGOTIATED AGnEEMENT7 o. BAsc: S 2.120 DATE ' S C. TOTALPnOJCCT COSTS (TOTAL LINES AM 7 AND OI 440,810 S D. PnOJECT INCOME 38,196 s E. PROJECT NET COSTS [LINE C LESS LINE C) 402,614 F. LOCAL t10N FEDERAL PARTICIPATION 101 x b 40,261 G. FUNDS nEOULSTED ILINC C LESS LINE FI 90% % s 362,353 'INCLUDE. CONSUGWILC SUPPLIES EXCEPT RAW FOOD Rev. 6 -15 -73 SUPPOnTINO BUDGET SCHEDULE PAGE 20F7 PnOGnAM ACTIVITIES TOTAL COSTS 7:GALS uUl'f011T R7G SEfI Vlf,ES SUPPORTING SERVICF.S EIY AC TIVI'!Y ;,..n,,ET C Z, TOTAL . SLIM COL [W-111) 'UM COL. 12I•(l ll])U Z1 CONCq EGATE HOME DELIVERCD CSC01ITA TSANSPOR- TATION OUTSCACH INfOFI• MATION L RCRLRRAL COUNSCLING NUTRITION EDUCATION SHOPPING ASSISTANCC RECREATION ADVIN• ISTRATION _ 171 1]I IAI 1 =1 10) 171 fill (0) (101 Ml 1121 1 Nutr. Program Coord. 6,800 6,800 1 Project Secy. 3,600 3,600 9 Out- reach Social Service Workers 52,200 5,220 15,660 10,440 5,220 5,220 5,220 5,220 52,200 3 Bus Driv. Escort Aides 1,420 12,780 8,520 2,840 1,420 14,200 Fringe Benefits 107 142 6,498 1,374 1,566 1,044 52Z 522 806 664 1,240 7 1.880' DOTAL FES.ON -S IELCOSTS $ 1;j62 /1,478 5,11.4 .7,226 111, 484 $ 5,742, t5,742 $8,866 S 7,304 '11,640 0 SUPPORTING BUDGET SCHEDULE PAGER OF-7. _ A- 15•,•73 PROGRAM ACTIVITIES TOTAL MEALS SUPPOnTIFIC SERVICCS SUPPORTING SERVICES BY ACTIVITY COSTS PL'aGET -SLLTAL • U.'A CJL l71•W14121 HUhfL ESCURT& TRAN.1'OR• INFUR• h1AT10N& NUTRITION SHOPPING A0 :lIN, CA7l GCLY CONGREGATE pELIVERCO 1 %C TATION OWTRCACH RLFCIIRAL COUNSELING EDUCATION ASSISTANCE RECRMATION ISTRATION 11B' III 121 IBI 141 IGI 1E1 171 101 WE 1101 111) 1171 2. MU.Pi:I;NT i a s S S S S $ S S a Ell 411. l S Office Equip. 1,600 400 400 800 1,200 2,800 Rec Equip, 13200 1,200 1,200 3 Mini - Buses _ 2,000 11,800 11,800 13,800 Center Equip, 10,000 10,000 Building Rental 3,000 4,800 800 1,000 3,000 7,800 TOTAL MUM y J11,800 S S $ S S S `!MTc_=T= 13,000 2,000 19,400 1,200 1,400 5,000 1,200 35,600 riu.n W,3u � a^ 3 S $ 3 S $ s $ a S TO-'%L RAW S S S i S S S S S 5 S FOJO CC.TS 0 I �J • ' SUPPORTING OUDGET SCHEDULE PACE 40F7 Rev. 6-15 -70 PnOCnAIA ACTIVITIES TOTAL M. CA LS SUPPORTING SUPPOnTING SMICES CY ACTIViTY COST. SCAVICCS TOTAL �SU`.t C4L. Iiumc tS4UItTG TRP tiSPOR- INr UII. h1AT10N& NUTRITION SHDPPIMC AOIdIN• CU:7CCT 111 C 171 I41•I.tl CATCCORY CONGRCCATC DELIVERED (91.1111 TATION OUTREACH RCMIIAL COUNSCUNG EDUCATION ASSISTANCE RECREATION ISTHATION 1111 111 111 f11 l•11 101 I01 171 101 101 1101 MI (121 4. IRAv EL L S g S g g S g g g g fETACf ON-Y) utrition oord,(1) 900 900 utteach orkers (9) 1,200 4,200 1,400 1,400 1,400 5,400 IOTALTRAVELS S $ $ s s s S $ g g L osrs 1,200 4,200 1,400 1,400 1,400 900 6,300 S. cord -UL• 5 g $ S S g S S S $ Y TA%iS Elderly to Assist in Sites Skills Shoppiag- Home Visits 1,000 2,000 1,000' 1,000' 3,000 TD CAL CON• S b S S L g 3 S S K cusis 1, 000 2 000 1,000 1,000 ,000 • • • INCLUCrS CO!-f.UAV \BLe CUP °LIES CXCEPT nAvi FOOD SUPPOnTING BUDGET SCHEDULE PAGE G OF.7 PnOGRAl.1 ACTI VITI C3 t,�AlS SUPI'OIITING SERVICES SUPPDRTING SEIIVICCS BY ACTIVITY TOTAL COSTS ELDGC7 C ATZGOaY TOTAL • UG CUL {y11i11l Uht COI_ 121.111111!, CD!CGREGATE HOLE DELIVEAEO ESCORT tle TRANSPO@- INPU11- LUITION A NUTRITION SHOPPING AOIAI N• !'I 171 TATION 1.1 OUTREACH IG1 f1EPEnnAL 171 COUNSCLING 10) EDUCATION 10) ASSISTANCE 1101 nECn EATION 111) I: fnAT1ON 1171 IT OI CO >Y.• Minor Off Supplies 700 100 100 100 400 400 1,1001 Postage 40 10 10 10 10 100 140`1 Communic. 370 300 50 20 400 770 Build. & aiat, 1,000 700 200 100 100 300 400 2,100 Auto Liab Insurance 200 500 250 250 700 Consumable Disposzbl Settings Minor" Equip.', 3,000 600 400 100 100 100 100 300 4,300 ontracts or Meals ervice 950 meal /da. x$1,20 /ea x de /wkly. 52 wks. 266,760 29,640 296,400 tilities 2,000 600 200 200 200 1,000 3,600 YOTAL 07z TUSTS, S $ L E S 5 S S S $ S t 72,760 0;440 3,310' 750 260, 230`: 410 510 250 900 2,600 09,110 INCLUCrS CO!-f.UAV \BLe CUP °LIES CXCEPT nAvi FOOD PAG =_ 6 W 7 SU ?POR'i li IG BL'OGET SCHcOUL� 6-15-73 p,.,. LOCAL NONFEDERAL PARTICIPATION SOURCE p '1OU' IT A. CASH RESOURCES S 950 meals /da. x .10C /meal x 5 da /wk. x 52 wks. 24,700' SUB -TOTAL $ 24,700 ' S B. IN -KIND RESOURCES 1 Nutritionist- Dietitian $5.00 /hr. x 2 hr. /wk. x 52 wks 520• 10 Outreach- Recreation Aides $2.00 /hr x 5 hr. /wk. x 52 wks. 5,200 5 Recreation Instructors $3.00 /hr. x 6 /hr. /wk. x 52 wks. 4,680. 3 Clerk- Stenographers $2.00 /hr. x 5 hr./wk. x 52 wks. 1,560. Utilities- Clairlaine Center $50 /mo. x 12 mo. 600 3 Maintenance and Custodial Care $1.80 /hr. x 2 hr. /da. x 5 da./wk. . x 52 wks. 2 -,808 SUBTOTAL S 15,368 S 40,068 TOTAL ` i• ' PAGE 7 OF 7 BUDGET ESTIMATES FOR SUBSEQUENT BUDGET YEARS Rev. 6 -15 -73 1974 BUDGET 1975 ' BUDGET YEAR YEAR (1) (2) A. ESTIMATED TOTAL PROJECT COSTS 350,000 380,000 B. ESTIMATED PROJECTINCGP.IE 31,200 39,000 C. ESTIMATED NET PROJECT COSTS - (LINEA LESS LINE 8) 318,800 341,000 D. ESTIMATED LOCAL NO.N.FEDERAL PARTICI'ATI'Odi 32,000" 34,000 - E. ESTIMATED FUNDS REQUEST (LINE C LESS LINE D) .286,800 307,000 ' F. ESTIMATED NUMBER OF t.IEALS TO BE SERVED 1,200 1,500 • SECTION VII PLAN FOR THE PROJECT The City of Corpus Christi, in conjunction with its present Senior Community Services Program intends to make a comprehensive attack on the problem of lack of adequate nutrition among the elderly of Corpus Christi and Nueces County. The City has already committed $61,000 in General Revenue Sharing funds. It has also made available $21,000 which was used to match $65,000 of a Title III program under the Older Americans Act. It wishes to submit this application for the purpose of developing a comprehensive nutrition program with accompanying supportive services, A. Organizational Structure The City of Corpus Christi has operated under the Council - Manager form of government since October 1945. An elected Mayor and six - member Council determine policy, and the City Manager administers all affairs of the City. The Mayor is the presiding officer of the City Council and is the head of the City government with ample emergency powers but no administrative or executive duties. The Senior Community Services Program was organized as a separate division with the City's Department of Planning and Urban Development (see organizational chart). The Department of Planning and Urban Development was set up in 1970 to provide a coordination of activities related to the improvement of the urban environment as it affects human needs. Ongoing responsibilities include coordination with State and Federal agencies. Other divisions presently located within the Department of Planning and Urban Development are: 1) Neighborhood Improvement Program, charged with rehabilitation or demolition of substandard housing; 2) Manpower Planning, charged with planning for and coordinating manpower training programs in a thirteen county area; 3) Community Renewal 701 Planning and Management program, responsible for assisting City government in identifying and eliminating social, economic and environmental problems; 4) Neighborhood Youth Corps /OS and Mainstream, providing job training and job placement services to disadvantaged youth and adults, and 5) Current Planning which administers zoning and subdivision control. During its three years of operation, Planning and Urban Development has been the department of the City most closely associated with - human resource development. It has.a history of taking on new programs, particularly federally funded programs, and successfully integrating them into City government. This has been made apparent with the creation of the Senior Community Services Program with Revenue Sharing funds and Title III funds. • -2- • It is important to note that within the Department of Planning and Urban Development, there exists an equitable distribution of staff representing the ethnic composition of the City. The major portion of its programs such as the Neighborhood Improvement Program, Man- power Planning, Community Renewal Planning, Neighborhood Youth Corps and the Senior Community Services do address the needs of minority individuals within the City and County. B. Plans for Subcontracts Under Title VII Nutrition Program of the Older Americans Comprehensive Act as amended, guidelines allow for contracting of services. It is the intent of the City to use the resources within the City and County, both private and public, in the implementation of the nutrition program. The only service under Title VII presently being planned for subcontracting is the meals portion. Presently, private profit and private non - profit institutions are being identified which could provide the proper meals as are called for under the nutrition program. Several contractors for meals will be sought which will equitably cover the high areas of concentration of elderly within the City and County. Site selection will be the responsibility of the City to insure that these sites are comfortable and easily accessible to the elderly. Under the guidelines, it is stipulated that attention should be given to contract with elderly groups which could provide meals service. Technical assistance will be provided by the program staff to insure that elderly groups do indeed provide meals under contract obligations. Special attention is being placed to such institutions or hospitals, private caterers, the Community Action Agency and nursing homes and churches to provide the meal service. The supportive service component of the nutrition program will be the responsibility of the City since these services are currently being developed under general revenue and Title III funds. Title VII funds for supportive services will be used to strengthen this component within the City and to develop these within the County. SECTION VIII PROJECT AREA The proposed nutrition program is designed for elderly persons 60 years of age and older who reside within Corpus Christi and Nueces County, Corpus Christi is the largest urban area in the South Texas Gulf Coast. It has a wide variety of diversified industry such as Oil, shipping, steel, chemicals, and tourism. The County's chief industry is agriculture. The greatest concentration of elderly persons is within Corpus Christi, followed by Robstown and the Bishop - Driscoll area. • -3- • In Corpus Christi, for example, there are 19,600 persons 60 years of age and older. Of this age group, 4,960 or 23.9 percent are Mexican- Americans; 1,121 or 5.7 percent are Black, and 13,782 or 70.3 percent are Anglo. In 1969, 56 percent of the elderly poor were Anglos, 33.9 percent were Mexican - American and 10 percent were Black. Within the various ethnic categories, 25.5 percent of the elderly Anglos were poor, 46.5 percent of the elderly Mexican- Americans were poor and 61.4 percent of the elderly Black were poor. The target area included only 32.2 percent of the entire elderly population as poor. Among the urban areas of the State, Nueces County and Corpus Christi have been designated as 9th on the priority list, preceded only by larger metropolitan areas of the state such as Harris, Tavant, Dallas, Travis Counties, for example. The criteria used in the selection and ranking of these priority areas was based on elderly population and incidence of poverty among the elderly. This limited income factor directly results in inadequate nutrition among the elderly. Though food stamps were initiated some time ago, money is needed to purchase these and there are many who do not participate in this program. Inflation, too, has contributed to improper nutrition among the elderly. It is anticipated that this program can do much to alleviate this problem as well as others such as those the supportive services are designed to alleviate. SECTION I% ADMINISTRATION OF PROJECT A. Proposed Staff Under the nutrition program the following staff- requirements are planned: 1) Nutrition Coordinator - The nutrition program being requested will be placed under the direction of the Senior Community Services Program, a Division of the Department of Planning and Urban Development. The director of this program also will be responsible for the administration and the implementation of the nutrition program. To assist in its development, a nutrition coordinator will be required who will assist the Senior Community Services director in coordination, monitoring of private contractors for the meals, congregate meal site operation, and the provision of the supportive services. The nutrition coordinator will simultaneously work with the Senior Community Services Outreach Supervisor to insure the provision of supportive services to the Title VII Nutrition Program recipients. 2) Senior Clerk Stenographer - This person will be responsible for the daily clerical activities of the nutrition program which will include the daily roster of participants, itemizing and documenting of daily meal contributions, weekly computations of volunteer time, and the monthly itemizing of other in -kind contributions. The Senior Clerk Stenographer will also be responsible for all other reporting and necessary documents that are part of the daily operation of the nutrition program. 3) Outreach Workers - The complement of outreach workers for the nutrition program will be used for providing the necessary out- reach, referral and information services for the program which are an integral part of the Title VII Nutrition Program, Other functions envisioned by the outreach workers include escort services, counseling, recreational supervision, volunteer recruit- ment and training. Nine persons will be needed to supplement the Senior Community Services component as well as to develop these services in areas outside the City such as within the County. 4) Bus Operators - These persons will be used in the transportation component of the nutrition program to take the elderly who are unable to go by any other means to the various congregate meal sites. The bus operators will also provide escort services for the nutrition program participants. The bus operators will also be used extensively during the meal as well as whatever other assist- ance they can provide afterwards in such areas as recreation, counseling, companionship and other needed services. B. Use of Volunteers The use of volunteers will be important in the successful operation of the nutrition program not only in providing meals but for the supportive services as well. Because of the limitations in funding resources for staff, volunteers will be needed to fill gaps in such areas as the meal sites both during and after, and providing supportive services. Volunteers will be recruited that can provide a useful function in areas of recreation, group therapy, education, private counseling, escort services, home delivered meals, companionship and fellowship. As the nutrition program is developed in its entirety, the recruitment of volunteers will have as high a priority as the selection of staff. Training provided for the staff will also be made available to the volunteers in order to have some degree of continuity within the program. C. Providing Training Both the program director and the nutrition coordinator will be avail- able to attend a two week training course sponsored by North Texas State University under a grant for the Administration on Aging. This is to take place later this year. At the same time, training by the program director will be provided to the supportive staff under the Senior Community Services Program as well as the nutrition program. This training will involve all aspects of both programs and their relationships, outreach, referral and information techniques, counsel- ing techniques as well as a detailed explanation as to the purposes and objectives of each program. Training will also be provided on the various reporting forms each program will use regarding participants. This training will be done on a systematic continuous basis not only for the staff but volun- teers as well, D. Proiect Council The Title VII Nutrition Program will be composed of at least 51 per- cent of persons eligible to participate in the nutrition program. Presently the City Council is in the process of creating a fifteen - member Advisory Committee. Only three of these will be representatives of agencies with direct service to the elderly. The remaining will be appointed to represent both senior citizen organizations and senior citizens themselves. The latter two groups will represent the ethnic and economic background of the elderly in Corpus Christi. The Project Council will be a subcommittee of this Advisory Council as established by the City Council. Since, however, the nutrition program will encompass the entire County, representation on the Project Council will include representatives from the County to insure proper representation. E. Elderly Participation in the Development Process Prior to the development by the City of the Senior Community Services Program, elderly persons as well as those representing elderly organi- zations, compiled a comprehensive outline of priorities. With the assistance of the Director of the Department of Planning and Urban Development, these priorities were used to formulate plans for the development of the Senior Community Services Program. Also on the list of priorities was that of nutrition which has gone into the development of this application. Since the development of the Senior Community Services Program, the director has met periodically with various elderly groups which have also provided input on their needs. These needs also include the need for nutrition and supportive services which have assisted in developing this proposal. SECTION R OPERATION OF PROJECT The objectives of the Title VII Nutrition Program will be to provide by the end of the year, some 1,000 meals per day County -wide to persons who are 60 years of age or older. This will also include providing such other supportive services so as to provide them a comprehensive program. It has been documented that elderly persons 60 years of age or older do not eat adequately because: 1) They cannot afford to do so; 2) They lack the knowledge and /or skills to select and prepare nourishing meals; 3) They have limited mobility which may impair their capacity to shop and cook for themselves; and 4) They have a feeling of rejection and loneliness which obliterates the incentive to cook for themselves. A. Individuals to be Served Persons who will be eligible to participate will be those 60 years of age and older and their spouse. Priority shall be given to elderly 0 -6- . . 1 0 with limited English- speakf4- "ability and other elderly minority groups whose income falls below the poverty threshold. B. Other eligible participants will include non - minority elderly living in non - target areas but who meet the four above - mentioned criteria. C. Services to be Provided The services to be provided will include a minimum of one hot, dietary nutritious meal in a congregate setting fi4e'.days a week. It is anticipated that by the end of the year, some 1,000 meals daily can be served to the elderly in churches, schools, neighborhood centers, senior centers and other sites which are centrally located where the elderly live. In addition to the congregate meals, allowances for home- delivered meals will be made for those who are unable to participate in a congre- gate meal due to either physical or mental impairment. The level of home- delivered meals, however, will be very small. Coupled with the meal services, supportive services will be provided to not only meet Federal regulations of the program, but to guarantee its comprehensiveness. The following services will be provided: 1) Transportation - This service will be provided for the elderly sixty years of age or older and their spouses who because of economic limitations are unable to secure transportation to the congregate meal site. In conjunction with this service, escort service will also be provided to and from the congregate meal site. 2) Outreach, Information and Referral Services - This multi- faceted service will be provided for the elderly to seek and identify those who qualify for the meals. Referrals will be made to the elderly to the nearest congregate meal site as well as information regarding meals served, as well as other activities in the congregate site. 3) Health and Welfare Counseling - This service will serve to provide instruction in areas such as health care, personal hygiene, and other important information relevant to the health and welfare of the elderly persons. 4) Nutrition Education - This service will provide information in such areas as the importance of good nutrition, time and money saving steps in preparing nutritious meals, sound food buying techniques and other areas of nutrition of vital importance to the elderly. 5) Shopping Assistance - This service will be provided to the elderly who because they live alone have no means of providing for them- selves the basic necessities. Assistance will be provided by taking them to the grocery and department stores by means of the transportation component. 6) Recreation Activities - Recreational activities will be provided in the congregate meal sites that will enable the elderly to participate with others in such activities as cards, dominoes, pool, reading, sewing, knitting, crocheting and other common group activities. This will prevent the elderly from maintaining a lonely, secluded life. SECTION XI PLAN FOR DELIVERY OF MEALS The overall plan for the delivery of meals is that since the sponsoring agency is a public body, it plans to delegate the responsibility of the meals portion of the program to other private profit or private non - profit institutions within the County. Determination and selection of sites will be made by the sponsoring agency to insure these sites are easily accessible, comfortable and offer a comfortable atmosphere for dining and aggregate services to the participants. SECTION XII CONGREGATE MEAL SITES Congregate meal sites will be established in areas of highest concentration of elderly in the City and County. Statistical data afforded for the City and the County of elderly 60 years of age and older afford a good indication as to potential congregate meal sites. Presently, census tract data provides the number of elderly 60 years of age and older. Contacts are being made presently with churches, schools, neighborhood centers and other facilities to firm up commitments for the use of these as congregate meal sites. This is not only being done within the City but includes the County as well in communities of Robstown, Flour Bluff, Bishop - Driscoll and Calallen areas. The firms,both private profit and private non- profit that are selected to provide the meals will be responsible for providing the meals at each congregate meal site. It is being planned that enough contractors be provided to insure distribution of meals at each congregate site. SECTION XIII PLANS FOR ROME DELIVERED MEALS Using the transportation component and volunteers, home delivered meals will be provided for those elderly who are unable to prepare their own because of either physical or mental disability. It is anticipated, however, that this service will be kept to a minimum since guidelines call for a congregate meal priority. The number of home delivered meals will be kept to a minimum and will not exceed 10 percent of the total number of meals served within the County. SECTION XIV MEAL CONTRIBUTIONS It is the intent of the program that the elderly who participate in the meals • -8- • portion of the program be afforded an opportunity to contribute on their own toward the cost of the meal. This must be done to prevent serious situations from arising which may impair the operation of the program as well as cause embarrassment to the participants. One of the functions of the Project Council will be to determine the best feasible way of doing this as well as the amounts. This amount presumably will be on a sliding scale which will have a minimum amount to a maximum amount; Once these have been established, the elderly will be notified through outreach, and information, the manner in which it operates. At no time will the inability to pay prevent an individual from participating nor a means test be used to determine a person's eligibility to participate in the program. Collection and determination of amount of contributions will also have to be determined by the Project Council, This group shall be made up of potential recipients and therefore would offer good sound alternatives. SECTION XV SOCIAL SERVICE DELIVERY The Senior Community Services of Corpus Christi was established under a Title III grant. The programs and services provided under this grant include the same as those that are called for under Title VII. These are transportation, out- reach, referral, information, recreation and other social service activities in two centers. These services are soon to be implemented upon arrival of equipment which has been requisitioned. These services will already be underway once the nutrition program is implemented. Since, however, the resources are limited under Title III, Title VII resources will be used to strengthen these components within the City. The County is presently formulating plans to join the City in the development of similar activities for the County. If this takes place, then the supportive services will also be available County-wide. Title VII monies also will serve to strengthen these components within the County. Time schedule for implementing the supportive services under Title III is planned for within the next thirty days. Title VII supportive services can begin immediately after the award of grant notification and the staff is employed. The greater portion of outreach, transportation and all other supportive social services are to be financed under present Title III appropriations supplemented by Title VII funds. These funds make up about 30 percent of the total appropri- ations requested under Title VII. Revenue Sharing funds from the City and possibly some from the County are also being used for the present supportive services soon to be implemented. SECTION XVI RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER COMMUNITY PROGRAMS Presently within the City of Corpus Christi and the County of Nueces, no compre- hensive services for the elderly exist. This is the main reason that Senior Community Services of Corpus Christi was established. SAGE, Inc, which was funded under a Title III grant from the Governor's Committee on Aging, has been absorbed by the City's program, programatically speaking, The Community Action Agency operates a nutrition program but due to future operating limitations this service is not comprehensive in nature. It is the intent of Senior Community Services of Corpus Christi to coordinate with all existing local, state and federal funded agencies for a comprehensive and non - duplicating thrust on behalf of the elderly of Corpus Christi and Nueces County. All existing resources will be used to prevent duplication and to insure adequate programs and services. Agencies with direct service to the elderly will serve in an ex- officio capacity to the Advisory Committee. The director of the Senior Community Services Program will be responsible for close contact with each to guarantee a smooth operation. SECTION %VII EVALUATION Both a qualitative as well as a quantitative measurement must be maintained in the program as a means of determining its success. Quantitatively, a determination must be made as to what has happened to the participants as a result of the nutrition program with its supportive services. Evaluation will be threefold: 1) The Project Council with the Advisory Committee will review what the program has accomplished; 2) The elderly participants themselves will be given an opportunity for their input as to their reactions to the methods in which the overall program is being carried out; 3) The staff will be in a position to evaluate on a weekly basis the program's effectiveness in terms of each of its component factors (i.e. number of meals served, participation, contributions, volunteers, site selections, quality of meals, etc.) SECTION %VIII RELATIONSHIPS WITH USDA PROGRAMS Nueces County has had a food stamp program for quite some time. It is conceivable that commodity foods may be used in the program. Since all of the meals are to be contracted, however, it will be up to the contractors to determine if they wish to indeed use the commodity foods. The contractors also may wish, if they are a private non - profit corporation, to become certified to receive food stamps in lieu of payment for meals delivered to the home. - Coordination will be maintained, however, with the local officials of the food stamp program at all times. _10_ SECTION XIX BUDGET AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION is Since the sponsoring agency (City of Corpus Christi) is a public corporation, it is the Accounting Department that will oversee, in conjunction with the program director, the management and control of the financial resources of the project. Contracts for services such as meals, for example, will be made between the City and the institution and will be made on a voucher system. The contractor will be reimbursed, for example, the cost per meal agreed upon, based on the number and kinds of meals served on a daily basis. Reimbursements will be made on a monthly basis. Contributions collected would be turned over to Accounting on a daily basis for proper accounting. • ASSURANCE OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELFARE REGULATION UNDER TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 City of Corpus Christi, Texas (hereinafter (Name of Subgrantee or Contractor) called the "Recipient of Award") HEREBY AGREES THAT it will comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (P.L. 88 -352) and all requirements imposed by or pursuant to the Regulation of the Department of health, Educa- tion and Welfare (45 CFR Part 80) issued pursuant to that title, to the end that, in a.ccardance with Title VI of that Act and the regulation, no person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity for which the Re- cipient of Award receives Federal financial assistance from Governor's Committee on Aging , a recipient of Federal financial assistance (Name of State Agency) from the Department; and HEREBY GIVES ASSURANCE THAT it will immediately take any measures necessary to effectuate this agreement. If any real property or structure thereon is provided or improved with the aid of Federal financial assistance extended to the Recipient of Award by the ' State Agency, this assurance shall obligate the Recipient of Award or in the case of any transfer of such property, any transferee, for the period during which the real property or structure is used for a purpose for which tke Fed- eral financial assistance is extended or for another purpose involving the pro- vision of similar services or benefits. If any personal property is so provided, this assurance shall obligate the Recipient of Award for the period during which it retains ownership or possession of the property. In all other cases, this as- surance shall obligate the Recipient of Award for the period during which the Federal financial assistance is extended to it by the State Agency. THIS ASSURANCE is given in consideration of and for the purpose of obtaining anv and all Federal grants, loans, contracts, property, discounts or other Fed- eral financial assistance extended after the date hereof to the Recipient of Award by the State Agency, including installment payments after such date on account of applications for Federal financial assistance which were approved before such date. The Recipient of Award recognizes and agrees that such Fed- eral financial assistance will be extended in reliance on the representations and agreements made in this assurance, and that the State .Agency or the United States or both shall have the right to seek judicial enforcement of this as- surance. This assurance is binding on the Recipient of Award, its successors, AoA Form 441 (To be completed by applicant for any award from the State Agency designated to implement Title VII of the Older Americans Act and for any ad- ditional subcontractor responsible for the operation of a meals site. Where provision of facilities is involved, NEW Form 441 is to be executed.) is _.:nsfersos, and assigaess, and the psrson or persons whose signatures apnea: ca_.aa are authorized to sign cnis assurance on h °half of the Recipient of Dated City of Corpus Christi, Texas Recipien� Ci Awara% C"reside (:';airmar. of 3ca_d, or nra.a�'a lutnoriz_d offic a;� R. Marvin Townsend it le _ CJty Mangger ..PLQ- $Ox_9-Z7Z_ CorRus Ohrist�_ 784 Texas _08 {Rzc_piazr's mail "_ng audres:; CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI MUNICIPAL COURT i 4 ENGINEERING a PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING STREET DIV. RIGHT -OF -WAY a 'ERATIONS BUILDING COLISEUM C; L AND GAS SANITATION HUMAN RELATIONS, INFORMATION SERVICES INDUSTRIAL TRAFFIC PLANNING ENGINEERING ^�NDI UoR+BAN ISFNIOR CITIZSNIS PROGRAM., I CULTURAL ENRICHMENT LIBRARY MARINA MUSEUMS US CHRISTI TIZENS/ CITY ORGANIZATIONAL CHART DUNCIL CITY SECRETARY CITY AND CIVIL SERVICE ONAGER ASST.SECRETAR'Y COMMISSION CITY MANAGER JCURRENT PLANNING MANPOWER CIVIL DEFENSE TOURIST & CONVENTION ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS HEALTH AND WELFARE AIR POLLUTION HEALT H PUBLIC UTILITIES - . . AVIATION UTILITY OFFICE GAS V91A-E�R� 1 TRANSIT FIRE ✓POLICE LEGAL FINANCE STAFF SERVICE ACCOUNTING E'�GrQT A'y ,7 EVALUATIO PERSC.' + ^�EL PURCHASING F DATA PROPERTY MANAGEMENT PRCCESSI'1; SnF TA X TRAINING S�RV +CE Corpus Christi, Texas 1] day of 19-2-4 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL Corpus Christi, Texas For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance, a public emergency and imperative necessity exist for the suspen- sion of the Charter rule or requirement that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date it is introduced, and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three meetings of the City Council; I, therefore, request that you suspend said Charter rule or requirement and pass this ordi- nance finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council. Respectfully, MAY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: All Jason Luby James T. Acuff Rev. Harold T. Branch y Thomas V. Gonzales /l ( _ Ricardo Gonzalez Gabe Lozano, Sr, J. Howard Stark The above ordinance was passed by the Jason Luby James T. Acuff Rev. Harold T. Branch Thomas V. Gonzales Ricardo Gonzalez Gabe Lozano, Sr. J. Howard Stark / vote: