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City Council Regular Meeting

Meeting Date:

12/06/2022

BACKGROUND

The Schertz Area Senior Center serves approximately 600 members in the community with various programs concerning health & wellness, nutrition, fitness, arts & crafts, music, technology, gardening, etc. As part of the Center’s many activities, a lunch meal is provided free of charge each weekday the center is open (closed on City Holidays.) The nutrition program follows federal guidelines since the Center receives reimbursement funding via the Alamo Area Council of Governments (AACOG). The nutrition program is a vital part of the Center’s operations, as it promotes proper nutrition for seniors and an avenue for socialization in a congregate meal setting. Poor nutrition and social isolation are two of the biggest threats to senior citizen health and this program helps to combat those issues.

City staff went through a formal Request for Proposals (RFP) process to award a new contract to provide meals for the new three (3) year contract term, with the option of two (2) one-year (1) extensions for a total of five (5) years. Two bids were received and the evaluation committee consisting of the Parks & Recreation Director, the Recreation Manager, and the City Sanitarian, evaluated the proposals and scored them according to the RFP criteria of Financial Consideration (Cost Proposal); Proposer's Qualifications, Abilities, & References; and Quality of Proposed Services. The evaluation committee and the Senior Center Advisory Board also participated in a Taste Test Panel and scored the bidders' sample meal that was provided, and those scores were incorporated into the final evaluation score. Selrico Services Inc. had the highest score of the evaluation at 91.26 out of 100 possible points.

GOAL

The goal is to continue to provide a nutritious congregate meal program for the Schertz Area Senior Center where approximately 15,000 meals are served per year to senior citizens in our community.

COMMUNITY BENEFIT

The congregate meal program at the Schertz Area Senior Center provides nutrition and socialization opportunities to senior citizens in the community. A lack of proper nutrition, and a lack of socialization are two of the biggest threats facing senior citizens as they age and this program helps alleviate those issues in the Schertz community.

SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDED ACTION

Approval of Resolution 22-R-120 authorizing an agreement with Selrico Services for the Schertz Area Senior Center Nutrition Program.

FISCAL IMPACT

Currently, the budget for the Schertz Area Senior Center Nutrition Program is $100,000 in the General Fund - City Assistance - Senior Citizens Program. Approximately 17,000 meals are served at the center per year for a cost of $79,900. The Center is still not back to pre-COVID attendance numbers (pre-COVID the expenditures were approximately $93,000 for meals) and so we have budgeted to allow for some additional growth in the program this year now that we are fully out of the pandemic. Meals will be provided at the per meal cost of $4.70 specified in the contract in Attachment A and will not exceed the annual budget for the program.

RECOMMENDATION

Approval of Resolution 22-R-120 authorizing an agreement with Selrico Services for the Schertz Area Senior Center Nutrition Program.

Attachments
Res 22 R 120 Senior Meal
Agreement
Evaluation Summary