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Home My WebLink About11747 ORD - 10/17/1973JRR:jkh:hb:10 /i5/73 1st AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON AGING, INC., AND TO EXECUTE CONTRACTS AND SUCH OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS AS MAY BE NECESSARY IN ORDER TO UNDERTAKE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SENIOR AGE PROGRAM, ALL AS MORE FULLY SET FORTH IN THE APPLICATION, A COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO, MARKED EXHIBIT "A ", AND MADE A PART HEREOF; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. W] BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That the City Manager be and he is hereby authorized and directed to submit an Application to the National Council on Aging, inc., and to execute contracts and.such other related documents as may be necessary to undertake the estab- lishment of a Senior Age Program, said program to provide job opportunities on a part -time basis for unemployed and under- employed individuals 55 years of age or over and to provide job sites to be with social service agencies or nonprofit agencies providing a direct service to people, said program to be funded by National Council on Aging and administered by the City's Senior Community Service staff, all as more fully seat forth in the Application, a copy of which is attached here- to and made a part hereof, marked Exhibit "A ". SECTION 2. The necessity to immediately authorize the submission of an application and to execute other necessary and related documents in order to establish a Senior Age Pro- gram 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, such emergency and necessity to exist, and having reque"ted the suspension of the Charter rule and li 747 that this ordinance be passed finally on the date of its in- troduction and take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its passage, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, this the day of October, 1973. ATTEST: ZHt Secretfa APPROVED: I7 —f� DAY OF OCTOBER, 1973: AS!, City Iff MAYO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICES SENIOR AIDES PROSPECTUS SUBMITTED BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI October 12, 1973 e/ TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION I SCOPE OF THE PROTECT A. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE SECTION II PROJECT AREA ELDERLY CHARACTERISTICS EMPLOYMENT CHARACTERISTICS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES SECTION III PLAN FOR THE PROTECT SECTION IV ADMINISTRATION SECTION V BUDGET SECTION I - SCOPE OF THE PROJECT The City of Corpus Christi, in conjunction with its present Senior Community Services Program, intends to make a comprehensive thrust on the problem of unemployment among the elderly of Corpus Christi and Nueces County. Senior Community Services, a division under the Department of Planning and Urban Development, was created with an appropriation by the City of $61,000 General Revenue Sharing funds. This amount was supplemented by a grant of $65,000 for Title III and $21,000 of general revenues which was used as the local share. The City, therefore, wishes to submit this proposal for con- sideration of an employment program for the elderly. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE The City of Corpus Christi, which was chartered in October of 1945, operates under a Council- Manager form of government. The Mayor is the presiding officer of the six- member Council which in turn determines policy and the City Manager administers all affairs of the City. The Senior Community Services Program was created as a division of the De- partment of Planning and Urban Development. This department was created in 1970 to coordinate activities related to the improvement of the urban en- vironment as it affects human needs. Other divisions under this department include: 1. Manpower Planning, charged with planning for and coordinating manpower training programs in a thirteen county area. 2. Neighborhood Improvement Program, charged with rehabilitation or demolition of substandard housing. 3. Community Renewal, 701 Planning and Management Program, responsible -1- • for assisting City government in identifying and eliminating social, economic and environmental problems. 4. Neighborhood Youth Corps and.Mainstream, providing job training and job placement services to disadvantaged youth and adults, and 5. Current Planning, which administers zoning and subdivision control. SECTION II - PROJECT AREA The proposed employment program (SENIOR AIDES) is designed for persons 55 years of age or older who reside in Corpus Christi and Nueces County. Geo- graphically speaking, Corpus Christi is the largest urban area in the South Texas Gulf Coast area. It has a wide variety of diversified industry such as oil, shipping, steel, chemicals and tourism. The County' -s chief indus- try is agriculture. Elderly Characteristics In the County there are approximately 23,229 people 60 years of age or older. Of this number, 8,360 or 36 percent fall below the poverty guide- line. 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- American; 1,121 or 5.7 percent are Black and 13,782 or 70.3 percent are Anglo. Of the poverty group, 56 percent of the elderly poor are Anglo, 33.9 percent are Mexican - American and 10 percent are Black. Within the ethnic categories, 25.5 percent of the Anglos are poor; 46.5 percent of the elderly Mexican - Americans are poor, and 61.5 percent of the elderly Blacks are poor. Employment Characteristics of the Elderly According to the 1972 Community Information Survey, 15.6 percent of all persons 60 years of age and older in Corpus Christi were employed full -time, 5.5 percent were employed part -time and 79.9 percent were not employed. The -2- largest percentage of senior citizens employed full -time occurred in the 60 -64 age group. The survey indicated that 34.1 percent in this age group were employed full -time. As the age increased from 60 to 75 and over, the percentage of full -time employment decreased to 3.4 percent and the percen- tage who were not employed increased to 93.9 percent. Employment Opportunities The opportunities for employment of the elderly are very limited in the City and the County. The Retired Senior Volunteers Program, though not an employment program, provides retirees an opportunity to use their skills and their time in useful services throughout the City. Operation Mainstream does allow for placement of people 55 years of age or older in their allowed slots; however, for many people in the 60 -year or older category, six or more hours of employment is entirely too long. Placements of the trainees in appropriate sites in this age group is a problem as well. Foster Grandparents - This program does provide meaningful part -time employment; however, with only a limited number of slots available, the waiting list is quite full. This indicates a need for part -time employment. SECTION III - PLAN FOR THE PROJECT The City, through its various resources such as planning, manpower and senior citizen programming, can, therefore, adequately sponsor a SENIOR AIDES program. Administration will be provided by the director of the Sen- ior Community Services Program. Assistance in development of job sites and placement of senior aides can be provided by the manpower planning division as well as Operation Mainstream and Texas Employment Commission. Other job training programs such as SER will play a major role as well. -3- The following community resources are available as potential placement sites and are not limited to: a. State Department of Public Welfare b. Social Security Administration C. City- County Welfare d. City- County Health Department e. Senior Community Services f. Vocational Rehabilitation g. Expanded Nutrition Program h. Agricultural Extension Service i. Mental Health - Mental Retardation J. Foster Grandparents' k. Community Action Agency 1. Texas Employment Commission m. State Commission for the Blind SECTION IV - ADMINISTRATION The City of Corpus Christi can indeed provide a good, sound, meaningful program of employment for the elderly. It has the expertise both in planning and in programming for the elderly and other federal funded social service programs. In view of the City's capability, consideration is requested for sponsorship of a Senior Aides program funded through the National Council on the Aging. Senior Community Services was created to provide the following functions: 1. Planning - Developing plans and priorities relating to the needs of the elderly. 2. Coordination - Coordinating activities of all local, state and federal funded resources on behalf of the elderly. -4- !� i 3. Provide Service a. Transportation - Assisting the elderly by using mini -vans to provide this service. b. Outreach, Referral, Information - Seeking and identifying the isolated elderly, providing them with useful information and referring them to appro- priate resources. c. Recreation and Supportive Services - Using multi- purpose senior centers as a tool for providing recreation and supportive services such as counseling, education, companionship, economic development and other ser- vices. Senior Community Services will also be administering a county -wide Title VII Nutrition project which will provide meals and additional supportive services. It is conceivable that senior aides could be placed within many of the func- tions of the programs, both in operation and those currently being planned. -5- SECTION V - BUDGET PERSONNEL 29 Slots @ 1.60 /hr. x 4 hr. /da. x 5 da. /wk. x 52 wke. $ 48,256 1 Slot @ 1.60 /hr. x 8 hr. /da. x 5 da. /wk. x 52 wke. 3,328 $ 51,584 Fringe Benefits 1,548 $ 53,132 TRAVEL Project Coordinator - $30 /mo. x 12 mo. - Local $ 360 Out -of -Town Travel - Meetings and Conferences 10 days @ $25 /day 250 Senior Aides - 10 Aides @ $20 /mo. x 12 mo. 2,400 $ 3,010 OTHER COSTS Consumable Office Supplies - $50 /mo. x 12 mo. $ 600 Communications - $75 /mo. x 12 mo. 900 Postage - $20 /mo. x 12 mo. 240 Medical Exams - $20 /trainee x 30 trainees 600 $ 2,340 TOTAL PROGRAM 58 4B2 -6- • Corpus Christi, Texas • day of , 19—.Zj 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, a 2:__ � � a�� - MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Jason Luby James T. Acuff Rev. Harold T. Branch Thomas V. Gonzales Ricardo Gonzalez Gabe Lozano, Sr. J. Howard Stark The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Jason Luby James T. Acuff Rev. Harold T. Branch Thomas V. Gonzales Ricardo Gonzalez Gabe Lozano, Sr. J. Howard Stark