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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: June 21, 2016 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 5-j <br /> SUBJECT: Approval of Senior Lunch Caterer Contract with Nantucket Grill, Inc. <br /> DEPARTMENT: Aging <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Janice Tyler, 919-245-4255 <br /> PURPOSE: To approve the food service caterer contract with Nantucket Grill, Inc. to provide <br /> noon meals for the Home and Community Care Block Grant-funded Senior Lunch Program at <br /> the Seymour and Passmore Centers for the period July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017 with an <br /> optional one year extension. <br /> BACKGROUND: The Orange County Department on Aging assumed administration of the <br /> Senior Lunch Program in July 2009. The purpose of this program is to provide a nutritious noon <br /> meal to persons 60 years and older. A request for proposals was issued by Orange County <br /> Purchasing in May 2016 for a caterer to provide the meals for Fiscal Year 2016-17, with an <br /> option of one year renewal. The bid selected was from Nantucket Grill, Inc., the current caterer <br /> for this service. The cost per meal will increase from $5.75 to $6.50. With this contract the total <br /> cost of meals purchased will not exceed $250,000. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: The majority of the cost for the Senior Lunch Program is reimbursed by <br /> the NC Division of Aging and Adult Services. The balance of the funding is provided by Orange <br /> County and the Towns of Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and Hillsborough. These funds are included in <br /> the current operating budget. Donations are also collected from the participants. <br /> SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Orange County Social Justice Goal is applicable to <br /> this item: <br /> • GOAL: ENSURE ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY <br /> The creation and preservation of infrastructure, policies, programs and funding necessary <br /> for residents to provide shelter, food, clothing and medical care for themselves and their <br /> dependents. <br /> The purpose of this program is to provide a nutritious noon meal to persons 60 years and older, <br /> targeting those individuals who are in the greatest social and economic need. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board authorize the County <br /> Manager to sign the catering services contract and any renewals and/or amendments with <br /> Nantucket Grill, Inc., subject to final review by the County Attorney. <br />