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HomeMy WebLinkAbout16- Parks & Recreation r�r 16.a 0 Consent Calendar CU City of San Bernardino N �o Request for Council Action a D1 > COW Date: June 7, 2017 E L To: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members a L CD From: Mark Scott, City Manager By: Jim Tickemyer, Director Parks, Recreation, & Community o Services > L Mitch Assumma, Community Recreation Manager .E Barbara Sladek, Administrative Assistant W Subject: 2017-2018 Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) — 2"d cc Year off-a 3-Year Grant Award CDCD ly Recommendation 00 Adopt a Resolution of the Mayor and City Council of San Bernardino, California, N ratifying the submission of a grant application for year two of the National and Community Service's Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, accepting and N appropriating the grant funds in the amount of $47,310 and allocating matching funds for the program for the Period of April 1, 2017 through March 31, 2018. LO Background 0 The City has participated in the federally funded Retired and Senior Volunteer Program w (RSVP) for 42 years. In 2016, the City was awarded a three-year grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service for 2016 to 2019 (Attachment 1). The Cn second year will end March 31, 2018, and requires an annual renewal_ During the most ly recent program year, 264 participants contributed over 70,000 hours. This grant will E enable the City to continue providing these services that enable individuals ages 55 0 years and older to put their skills and life experience to work for their communities. 0- RSVP RSVP volunteers serve from a few hours to forty a week providing everything from supporting senior lunch programs, local hospitals and the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department to providing activities at senior centers, and providing disaster o preparedness with the American Red Cross. > L 0 Discussion Cn The RSVP program provides funds for one full-time RSVP manager and one part-time staff person who organize and direct the Work Plans of the volunteer program. The two RSVP staff members recruit volunteers, select work sites, make site visits, and prepare reports to meet grant requirements. RSVP volunteers, who are over the age of 54 years, perform the service activities and provide transportation to seniors. They also E L U f6 a- Packet Pg. 317 � ISI I� participate with local law enforcement as Citizens on Patrol (COP) volunteers. RSVP volunteers do not receive pay, but they can request up to $30 per quarter as } reimbursement for their transportation expenses, which is paid out of grant funds. The z RSVP grant allows the City of San Bernardino to commit many volunteer service N activities in ways that benefit the community through matching funds. a Cn Fiscal Impact W The City provides matching funds for the RSVP program in the amount of $47,317 for a E portion of the salaries and fringe benefits for one full-time program director and a part- 0 time staff person, as well as some program costs including office supplies, telephone, n printing and volunteer support in the amount of$953. Conclusion 0 0 This grant enables the City to coordinate the efforts of individuals ages 55 years and > older to put their skills and life experience to work for their communities. Attachments Attachment 1 Notice of Grant Award Attachment 2 Resolution L w d Ward: 00 0 N Synopsis of Previous Council Actions: 4-4-2016: Resolution 2016-71 adopted to accept the grant award of year one of a three year grant from the Corporation for National and Community Services for the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program. 0 IL w a o: E L 0 ^L 4i. L Q 0 > L 0 0 0 L N0 I.L Q r Q Packet Pg. 318 16.b For Official Use Only Notice of Grant Award Corporation for National and Community Service 601 Walnut Street, Suite 876 E Philadephia, PA 19106-3323 N E, Retired and Senior Volunteer ram Pro > - - -- -- _-- - g ----- _ _ _ to Grantee City of San Bernardino ETN: 956000772 E 300 North D Street San Bernardino CA 92418-0001 DUNS: 073604563 0 0 tL Award Information Agreement No.: 16SRPCA004 Performance Period: 04/01/2016-03/31/2019 m c Amendment No.: l Budget Period: 04/01/2017-03/31/2018 0 CFDA No.: 94.002 Grant Year: 2 > L.0 Award Description This Grant award begins the second year of your proposed project period of performance. The FYI 7 RSVP Grant awards 12 months of funds beginning 04!01/17 through 3/31/18. Purpose The put-pose of this award is to assist the grantee in carrying out a national service program as authorized by the Domestic and Volunteer Service Act of 1973,as amended(42 U.S.C.Chapter 22). 00 Funding Information O N Previously This Award/ Total Current Year 2 Awarded Amendment Year N This Year Total Obligated by CNCS $0 $47,310 $47,310 O Grantee's Unobligated $0 $0 $0 Balance(Carryover) Total Available $0 $47,310 $47,310 Z Z -- W Cumulative Funding for Project Period = Total Awarded in Previous Amendments $47,310 U Q H Total CNCS Funds Awarded to Date $94,620 Q a Funding Source and Amount 2017--OPE I-P74-OPO-22515-4101 $47,310.00 cLa a> O Terms of Acceptance: By accepting funds under this grant,recipient agrees to comply with General Terms and Conditions found at https://egrants.cns.gov/termsandconditions/2017Genera]TAndC20161129-508,pdf,and the Program Terms and Conditions found at haps://egrants.cns.gov/termsandconditions/2017RSVPTAndC2-13-17-508-20170224.pdf.Recipient also = agrees to comply with assurances and certifications made in the grant application,and applicable federal statutes,regulations o and guidelines. Recipient agrees to administer the grant in accordance with the approved grant application,budgets, > supporting documents,and all other representations made in support of the approved grant application. 0 a� Corporation for National and Community Service: rn l it r 03/10/2017 City of San Bernardino � Legal Applicant Signature Award Date M v to r Q Page 1 For Official Use Only Packet Pg. 319 96.b For Official Use Only Notice of Grant Award 601 Walnut Street,Suite 876 E Philadephia, PA 19106-3323 Retired and Senior Volunteer Program a Grantee C0 City of San Bernardino ETN: 956000772 300 North D Street San Bernardino CA 92418-0001 DUNS: 073604563 L tM 0 L a L a> as Corporation for National and Community Service: L Jeffrey Montgomery Kimberly A.Graham O_ Senior Grants Officer Protect Director a) U) Jeffrey Montgomery,215-964-6337 Mitchell J.Assumma Grants Officer Certifying Official/Executive Officer y Danette Martin,310-235-7711 Program Officer c N 1` O N r H Z W 2 U Q H H Q a E M L M O L IL L m m c _ 0 L 0 'c m fn m L N� I.L c d Q Page 2 For Official Use Only Packet Pg.320 1l6.c ® N 1 RESOLUTION NO. a 2 > RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN 3 BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, RATIFYING THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT E APPLICATION FOR YEAR TWO OF THE NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY 4 SERVICE'S RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, ACCEPTING AND 0- APPROPRIATING THE GRANT FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $47,310 AND a 5 ALLOCATING MATCHING FUNDS FOR THE PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2017 Y 6 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2018 0 0 7 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITYo 8 OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS: N 9 SECTION 1. The Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino hereby 10 ratify the submission of an application for year two of the National and Community Service's 11 Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) and accept the grant award in the amount of c 12 $47,310. 13 N SECTION 2. The Director of Finance, or his designee, is authorized to appropriate o 14 1 $47,310 in grant funds and$47,317 in matching funds for the continued operation of RSVP. N Z 16 SECTION 3. The appropriation of the grant award and matching funds,together with 2 M: U 17 the City's in-kind contribution of office space and telephone service in the amount of$953, 18 a total $95,580,for the operation of RSVP from April 1,2017, through March 31, 2018. 19 SECTION 4. The Mayor and City Council hereby authorizes and directs the City E 20 21 Manager, or his designee,to take such actions and execute such documents as are necessary to 0- 22 effectuate the intent of this Resolution. c 23 /// 24 m Cn 25 26 27 d 28 /// 1 a Packet Pg. 321 16.c 1 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, RATIFYING THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT a. 2 APPLICATION FOR YEAR TWO OF THE NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY co > SERVICE'S RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, ACCEPTING AND W 3 APPROPRIATING THE GRANT FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $47,310 AND E 4 ALLOCATING MATCHING FUNDS FOR THE PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 2017 0 THROUGH MARCH 31,2018 a` 5 6 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Mayor o 7 and City Council of the City of San Bernardino at a o 8 meeting thereof, held on the day of _ , 2017, by the following vote, 9 to wit: _ m 10 Council Members: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT 00 11 MARQUEZ N 12 BARRIOS o N 13 VALDIVIA 14 SHORETT 15 z 16 NICKEL g x U 17 RICHARD a 18a MULVIHILL a 19 E 20 Georgeann Hanna, CMC,City Clerk o 21 a 22 (D foregoing Resolution is hereby approved this day of , 2017. r c 23 > 24 R. Carey Davis, Mayor 0 City of San Bernardino N 25 Approved as to form: 0 26 Gary D. Saenz, City Attorney By: 27 28 a 2 Packet Pg.322