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Home My WebLink About09/19/1995, C-9 - SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AREA AGENCY ON AGING MEErIN Q��M��91��I��UIIII�II��I, City of San WIS OBISPO Sept. 19, uUl Sept. 19, 1995 COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT rrEM" °B FROM: ?Paul LeSage, Parks and Recreation Director SUBJECT: SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AREA AGENCY ON AGING CAO RECOMMENDATION: By resolution, endorse the application of the County of San Luis Obispo to the California Department on Aging for designation of San Luis Obispo County as a Planning and Service area. DISCUSSION: On July 11, 1995, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing to consider creating a new Area Agency on Aging for San Luis Obispo County. Currently, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties are served by the Santa Maria-based Central Coast Commission for Senior Citizens, a non-profit corporation, as their local Area Agency on Aging. The hearing resulted in the Board directing staff to apply to the California Department on Aging to designate San Luis Obispo County as a Planning and Service area, the first step to forming a new Area Agency on Aging. Conflict over how to spend federal dollars on behalf of older Americans in San Luis Obispo County is not new. A growing movement has taken root over the last 10 years to separate San Luis Obispo from the two-county Area Agency. The need to gain local representation and control over spending decisions was recently reinforced with the creation of "Senior Connection," an information and referral service aimed at seniors. Despite the fact that San Luis Obispo County already has a popular information and referral service known as "Hotline," the Central Coast Commission for Senior Citizens elected to spend significant program dollars on Senior Connection, a program that many seniors in San Luis Obispo County feel is redundant. The Board of Supervisors has requested that cities in the County adopt resolutions in support of this action. The Department on Aging has indicated to County staff that support by all cities within the County will be an important factor in determining the feasibility of the split. FISCAL IMPACT: None. ATTACHMENTS: A. Resolution B. Letter from County Supervisor Blakely (with sample resolution) RESOLUTION NO. (1995 Series) A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO ENDORSING THE APPLICATION TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT ON AGING FOR DESIGNATION OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AS A PLANNING AND SERVICE AREA WHEREAS, the Central Coast Commission for Senior Citizens is the non-profit, public- benefit corporation designated as the Area Agency on Aging to administer Planning and Service Area 17, which includes San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties; and WHEREAS, the Cities and County of San Luis Obispo desire to establish local control over programs developed for senior citizens in this county and allocation of limited administration and program monies needed to provide such senior services; and WHEREAS, on July 11, 1995, the County Board of Supervisors directed staff to apply to the California State Department on Aging to create a separate Planning and Service Area for San Luis Obispo County; and WHEREAS, the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo finds that it is in the best interest of the senior citizens of the Cities and County of San Luis Obispo that a separate Planning and Service Area Agency on Aging be designated for San Luis Obispo County. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo hereby formally endorses the County of San Luis Obispo's application for designation as a Planning and Service Area for the purpose of defining the needs of older Americans within San Luis Obispo County. Upon motion of , seconded by and on the following roll call vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: the foregoing resolution was adopted this day of 1995. ATTEST: Mayor, Allen Settle Acting City Clerk, APPROVED AS TP FORM: .(/Attq6e0efWy Jorgensen ATTACHMENT A BOARD OF SUPERVISORS COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA 93408 805-781-5450 August 10, 1995 DAVID BLAKELY DISTRICT FIVE John Dunn, City Administrator 4 IWS City of San Luis Obispo 990 Palm ADMINISTRATION San Luis Obispo, CA 93403 SAN LL';S IMW.CA Re: San Luis Obispo County Area Agency on Aging Dear Mr. Dunn: On July 11, 1995, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing to consider creating a new Area Agency on Aging for San Luis Obispo County. Currently San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties are served by the Santa Maria based Central Coast Commission for Senior Citizens--a nonprofit corporation, as their local Area Agency on Aging. The hearing resulted in the Board directing staff to apply to the California Department of Aging to designate San Luis Obispo County as a Planning and Service Area, the first step to forming a new Area Agency on Aging. Conflict over how to spend federal dollars on behalf of older Americans in San Luis Obispo County is not new. A growing movement has taken root over the last 10 years to separate San Luis Obispo from the two-county Area Agency. The need to gain local representation and control over spending decisions was recently reinforced with the creation of "Senior Connection", an information and referral service aimed at seniors. Despite the fact that San Luis Obispo County already has a popular information and referral service known as "Hotline", the Central Coast Commission for Senior Citizens elected to spend significant program dollars on Senior Connection, a program that many seniors in San Luis Obispo County feel is redundant. I have attached a sample resolution for your consideration, and if acceptable, ask that it be presented to your city council for adoption in the next two weeks. It is important that our application to the California Department of Aging is endorsed by all local government entities in San Luis Obispo County. I would appreciate it if you could provide me with a copy of your adopted Resolution by September 1, 1995. Please feel free to contact either myself at 781-5450, or Bob Grayson, Administrative Analyst, at 781-5011, if you have any questions or concerns. Sincerely, DAVID BLAKELY, Chairman Board of Supervisors _ ATTACHMENT B -RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE APPLICATION TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF AGING FOR DESIGNATION OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AS A PLANNING AND SERVICE AREA The following resolution is hereby offered and read: WHEREAS, the Central Coast Commission for Senior Citizens is the non-profit, public benefit corporation designated as the Area Agency on Agency to administer Planning and Service Area 17, which includes San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties; and WHEREAS, the Cities and County of San Luis Obispo desires to establish local control over programs developed for senior citizens in this county and allocation of limited administration and program monies needed to provide such senior services; and WHEREAS, on July 11, 1995 the County Board of Supervisors directed staff to apply to the California State Department of Aging to create a separate Planning and Service Area for San Luis Obispo County; and WHEREAS, the _City Council finds that it is in the best interests of the senior citizens of the Cities and County of San Luis Obispo that a separate Planning and Service Area and Area Agency,on Aging be designated for San Luis Obispo County, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDERED by the Councilmembers of the City of _, County of San Luis Obispo, State of California, that the City of _ hereby formally.endorses the County of San Luis Obispo's application for designation as a Planning and Service Area for the C-9-� purpose of defining the needs of older Americans within San Luis Obispo County. Upon motion of Councilmember , seconded by Councilmember and on the following roll call vote, to wit: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAINING: The foregoing resolution is hereby adopted. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL EFFECT: City Attorney 7 h;EETING AGENDAS DATE -9--,1'? ITEM # MEMORANDUM TO: City Council VIA: John Dunn, CAO / FROM: Paul LeSage, Director of Parks and Recreation SUBJECT: HRC REVIEW OF CONSENT ITEM C-9 At their regular meeting of September 6, 1995, the Human Relations Commission reviewed Consent Item C-9 -- the resolution endorsing the application of the County of San Luis Obispo to the California Department on Aging for designation of San Luis Obispo County as a Planning and Service Area. While the HRC generally favors local control over the allocation of Federal funds, they declined to endorse the resolution at this time. Simply stated, the HRC felt that there was not sufficient information available about the fiscal impact of the change to make an informed recommendation. PL:lh F ❑ CDD]DR❑ FIN D❑ FIRE❑ PW D❑ UREC❑ UTIL� ❑ PERS