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Commission approves $139,517 modification to Project Open Hand contract to expand home‑delivered meals
Summary
Commission voted unanimously to add $139,517 (plus a 10% contingency) to Project Open Hand's home‑delivered meals contract, increasing the contracted UDC from 88 to 90 to absorb clients from a terminated provider and to support roughly 13,400 additional meals.
Leah Walton, a nutritionist in the Department of Disability and Aging Services, asked the commission to authorize a modification to Project Open Hand’s grant to expand home‑delivered meals for adults with disabilities. Walton said one of three contracted agencies exited its contract June 30 and was serving about 100 clients; the remaining agencies agreed to absorb those clients to avoid service disruptions.
Walton told the commission that Project Open Hand’s contracted unit of direct care (UDC) will increase from 88 to 90 under the modification, and the additional funding of $139,517 (plus a 10% contingency) will support approximately 13,400 more meals — an average of 28 meals per client per month. She said Project Open Hand has capacity with current staffing to accept additional clients without substantially increasing their contracted UDC and that expanding units of service aligns the contract to the agency’s actual service levels.
A commissioner asked which agency declined to continue; Walton identified the exiting provider as Self‑Help for the Elderly. Commissioners then moved, seconded, and the secretary took a roll call vote. The commission approved the modification unanimously.
The motion and roll call were recorded as follows: the motion was moved (on the record) and seconded; commissioners answered "yes" on the roll call and the secretary announced a unanimous vote. Commission materials and Walton’s presentation say the additional $139,517 will fund roughly 13,400 meals and that with the contractual increase the agency can also accept clients from a wait list.
Note on transcript numeric inconsistency: the meeting transcript records a not‑to‑exceed revised total figure that appears garbled ("not to exceed $982,006,361"). That amount is likely a transcription error; the core, clearly stated figures in the presentation were the $139,517 increase, a 10% contingency, and the increase in UDC from 88 to 90.
