TO: Northwest Focal Point Senior Center District Board
FROM: Karin D?az, Project Director
DATE: July 1, 2015
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RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF THE NORTHWEST FOCAL POINT SENIOR CENTER DISTRICT, PROVIDING FOR APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE HUMAN SERVICES NETWORK, INC. DBA: BROWARD MEALS ON WHEELS, BMOW, AND THE NORTHWEST FOCAL POINT SENIOR CENTER DISTRICT, TO PROVIDE SENIOR NUTRITIONAL PROGRAM BY SUPPLYING MEALS TO THE SENIOR CENTER AND ADULT DAY CARE PROGRAMS.
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BACKGROUND: Broward Meals on Wheels, is the sponsoring agency of the Senior Nutrition Program providing meals through the provisions of the Older American Act for Broward County residents. The agreement between Broward Meals on Wheels and NW Focal Point Senior Center was established in the year 2000, and updated in 2009, to provide nutritional meals to all persons age 60 and over at the Senior Center. This agreement is been submitted for approval due to language changes. Of the changes indicated below, only #1 and #6 are not part of current BMOW procedures at the Senior Center and will be implemented as part of this updated agreement.
The following is a summary of some of the contract changes:
1. Addition of unpaid caregivers and program volunteers as eligible to participate in the Senior Nutrition Program.
2. Access to telephone and facsimile machine.
3. NWFP to provide a locked cabinet for storage of BMOW supplies.
4. Minimum of seven days notice to be provided to BMOW for change to the closing schedule of NWFP.
5. Documenting reservations for next day's meals and orders to be called into BMOW no later than 1:00 PM the day before meal service.
6. NWFP staff to attend meetings and trainings at least twice per year as required by BMOW.
7. Deleted "The contribution box must be made visible to all participants/caregivers.
RECOMMENDATION: To Approve
FISCAL IMPACT: No direct fiscal impact for the NWFP Senior Center
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