APREPARED BY: JEAN CLARK DATE OF MEETING: 11/16/2026
SUBJECT:
TITLE
CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO RATIFYING AN INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN SERVICES AREA AGENCY ON AGING AND THE CITY OF SAN PABLO FOR THE PROVISION OF CONGREGATE MEALS FOR THE AREA AGENCY ON AGING SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAM AT THE SAN PABLO SENIOR CENTER
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
Label
CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution
BODY
FY 2025-27 City Council Priority Work Plan Compliance Statement
Build a Healthy Community, Priority item 103: Improve connections to healthy eating and active living with all applicable city programs and services; and Develop a volunteer service academy or service program are adopted priority items under the FY 2025-27 City Council Priority Workplan, effective April 7, 2025.
BACKGROUND
Since 1977, Contra Costa County (County) has been providing a nutrition program for senior citizens (age 60 and older) in the San Pablo area at numerous City facilities. Services include a congregate meal program up to five (5) days per week with as many as ninety (90) meals served per day by city staff.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, meals were halted in March of 2020, and individual frozen meals in packs of five (5) were provided by the County and distributed by City of San Pablo staff. Seniors picked up the meals at the Church Lane Senior Center or city staff delivered the meals to their homes. When the City reopened its facilities and began in-person programming in 2021, the frozen meals were stopped, and in-person congregate meals resumed. The first year averaged 20 meals per day and grew to an average of 50 meals per day as of June 2026.
Seniors are allowed to contribute both voluntarily and confidentially towards the costs of their meals. The suggested voluntary contribution is three dollars ($3) per meal. N...
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