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C. 47

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	February 27, 2018

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

California Department on Aging Funding Decrease

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 02/27/2018

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor

ABSENT:

Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Elaine Burres 608-4960

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: February 27, 2018
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ADOPT Resolution No. 2018/53 to approve and authorize the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment (Agreement (HI-1718-07, Amendment 1)) with the California Department of Aging to decrease the contract payment limit by $56,283 for a new payment limit of $959,048 due to a federal funding cut in the Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program for the period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2020.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The County will receive $56,283 less funding from the California Department of Aging for the Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program over the course of the three year contract term. (100% Federal)

BACKGROUND:

The Employment and Human Services Department, Area Agency on Aging, provides Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) services to Medicare beneficiaries, including Medicare beneficiaries by virtue of a disability and those persons of Medicare eligibility as defined by the Welfare and Institutions Code (W&I) Sections 9541 (a) and (c)(2) and (3), and to the public at large for HICAP community education services under W&I Code sections 9541 (c) (1), (4), (5), and (6).

HICAP funding was cut by Congress from a national total of $52 million to $47 million for all 50 states including US territories, resulting in a $56,283 decrease in County funds for a total allocation of $959,048 for the three year period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2020. The funding reduction is from Federal funding only. The Department realizes fluidity in funds among Aging and Adult Bureau programs, and does not anticipate the need to reduce service delivery associated with this decrease over the remaining contract term.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Without acknowledgement of the funding decrease, the budgeted amount could be over spent.