Agenda Item   

AGENDA STAFF REPORT

 

                                                                                                                        ASR Control  11-000615

 

MEETING DATE:

05/24/11

legal entity taking action:

Board of Supervisors

board of supervisors district(s):

All Districts

SUBMITTING Agency/Department:

OC Community Resources   (Approved)

Department contact person(s):

Karen Roper (714) 480-2805 

 

 

Sylvia Mann  (714) 567-5164

 

 

Subject:  Contract Extension to New Freedom Agreements

 

      ceo Concur

County Counsel Review

Clerk of the Board

Concur

Approved Agreement to Form

Discussion

 

 

3 Votes Board Majority

 

 

 

    Budgeted: Yes

Current Year Cost: N/A

Annual Cost: FY 2011-12: $126,500

 

 

 

    Staffing Impact: No

# of Positions:

Sole Source: N/A

    Current Fiscal Year Revenue: N/A

    Funding Source: FED:  100%

 

    Prior Board Action: January 12, 2010; May 18, 2010

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):

 

 

1.

Approve Amendment No. 1 to Agreement C-9-0647 with Orange County Transportation Authority extending the term three-months to September 30, 2011 for the Federal New Freedom funding in support of the County's Senior Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (SNEMT) program.

 

2.

Approve Amendment No. 3 to New Freedom Agreements with existing Senior Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (SNEMT) approved contractors: St. Anselm's Cross-Cultural Community Center; Age Well Senior Services, Inc.; and Abrazar, Inc. extending the term three-months through September 30, 2011, and aligning potential subsequent renewal option terms to the Federal Fiscal Year.

 

3.

Authorize the OC Community Resources Director or designee, on behalf of the County of Orange, to execute Amendment No. 1 to Agreement C-9-0647 and Amendment No. 3 to New Freedom Agreements with existing Senior Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (SNEMT) approved contractors in the form of Exhibit C.

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Authorize the OC Community Resources Director or designee, to exercise a contingency contract increase or decrease in an amount not to exceed 10 percent of the individual New Freedom Agreements and to make line item budget transfers and corresponding changes to the units of service within the existing Scope of Work of the Agreements, without further Board action.

 

 

 

 

SUMMARY:

 

Approval of Amendment No. 1 to Agreement C-9-0647 with the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) and Amendment No. 3 to the New Freedom Agreements with existing Senior Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (SNEMT) approved contractors extending the term of the Agreements through September 30, 2011 to align with the Federal Fiscal Year will support the continued provision of non-emergency medical-related transportation to eligible older adults residing in Orange County.

 

 

 

 

 

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

 

On January 12, 2010, your Board authorized OC Community Resources to enter into an Agreement with the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) to receive Federal New Freedom funding in the amount of $1,000,000 ($900,000 for contracted program services and $100,000 for administration) for a two-year grant period through June 30, 2011. The grant funding supported the expansion of the Senior Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (SNEMT) program.

 

 Additionally, your Board approved New Freedom Agreements with existing SNEMT approved contractors: St. Anselm's Cross-Cultural Community Center, Age Well Senior Services, Inc., and Abrazar, Inc. in an aggregate total annual amount of $450,000 through June 30, 2010 with the option to renew the Agreements for three one-year periods. On May 18, 2010, your Board approved the renewal of the New Freedom Amendments to Agreements for a second year term in the aggregate total annual amount of $450,000 for a period of July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011. 

OCTA, as the administrator of the Federal grant funded program, has requested that their Agreement with the County and the existing New Freedom Agreement with approved SNEMT contractors be extended for an additional three months through September 30, 2011 to align with the Federal Fiscal Year.  As $126,500 in New Freedom funds is projected to be unspent by June 30, 2011, the extension of the Agreement term represents a no cost extension. 

 

Amendment No. 1 to Agreement C-9-0647 with OCTA and Amendment No. 3 to the New Freedom Agreements with existing SNEMT approved contractors extending the term of the Agreements through September 30, 2011 is recommended for approval.  As the option for two one-year renewal terms remains in the New Freedom SNEMT approved contractor Agreements, it is also recommended that the potential subsequent renewal terms also be aligned to the Federal Fiscal Year. Approval of the Amendments will support the continued provision of SNEMT program services to older adults in Orange County who lack other reasonable means or access to medical-related transportation. 

 

The current SNEMT service providers are meeting contract performance objectives and their subcontractor providers are as follows:

 

a.

St. Anselm's Cross-Cultural Community Center - None

b.

Age Well Senior Services, Inc. -  American Logistics Company, LLC

c.

Abrazar, Inc. -  American Logistics Company, LLC

 

 

 

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

 

Unspent current fiscal year funds in the amount of $126,500 will be requested to be carried over as an additional appropriation for FY 2011-12. 

 

 

 

STAFFING IMPACT:

 

N/A

 

EXHIBIT(S):

 

Exhibit A:  Funding Allocation
Exhibit B:  Amendment with OCTA
Exhibit C:  Model Amendment with Contracted Service Providers

 

ATTACHMENT(S):

 

Attachment A:  Strikethrough Original Agreement with OCTA 
Attachment B:  Strikethrough Original Agreement with St. Anselm's Cross-Cultural Community Center  Attachment C:  Strikethrough Original Agreement with Age Well Senior Services, Inc.
Attachment D:  Strikethrough Original Agreement with Abrazar, Inc.
Attachment E:  Strikethrough County of Orange General Insurance Form