Agenda - 06-04-2024; 8-e - Approval of Senior Lunch Caterer Contract

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1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: June 4, 2024 Action Agenda Item No. 8-e SUBJECT: Approval of Senior Lunch Caterer Contract DEPARTMENT: Aging ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Janice Tyler, 919-245-4255 PURPOSE: To approve a food service caterer contract to provide noon meals for the Home and Community Care Block Grant-funded Senior Lunch Program at the Seymour and Passmore Centers for the period July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026. BACKGROUND: The Orange County Department on Aging's Lunch program provides a nutritious noon meal to persons age 60+. A request for proposals was issued by Orange County Purchasing staff in April 2024 for a caterer to provide the meals for July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026, with an option of a one year renewal. The bid selected was from Beau Catering. The cost per meal will be at the rate of$8.00 per meal. With this contract the total cost of meals purchased will not exceed $250,000 annually. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The majority of the cost for the Senior Lunch Program is reimbursed by the NC Division of Aging. The balance of the funding is provided by Orange County and the Town of Carrboro. These funds are included in the Recommended FY 2024-25 operating budget. Donations are also collected from the participants. SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Orange County Social Justice Goal is applicable to this item: • GOAL: ENSURE ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY The creation and preservation of infrastructure, policies, programs and funding necessary for residents to provide shelter, food, clothing and medical care for themselves and their dependents. The purpose of this program is to provide a nutritious noon meal to persons age 60+, targeting those individuals who are in the greatest social and economic need.