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Pitkin County staff move to fund seniors’ CSA after impact report shows steady usage
Summary
Human services staff recommended using reserve funds to continue a seniors CSA program this year; the impact report cited 220 unduplicated participants and 1,102 visits last season and staff proposed a $50,000 allocation with a supplemental request to follow in the budget cycle.
Pitkin County human services staff asked the BOCC on April 14 to fund a seniors community-supported agriculture (CSA) program with an interim allocation while staff pursue restored grant funding or discretionary reimbursements.
Staff provided an impact report showing 220 unduplicated participants and 1,102 total visits over the season (about 54 visits per week). The board was told the program had previously been grant-funded and that last year staff solicited bids: five organizations were contacted and two responded, the county selected the lower-cost responder.
Staff proposed a $50,000 allocation this year, to be paid from human-services reserve funds with a supplemental request to the board at the next supplemental cycle. If external dollars are recovered later (for example, if state or federal funds return), staff said they would consider repaying the reserve or discretionary fund. A commissioner volunteered to pursue state-level advocacy to restore the lost grant funding.
What’s next: staff will move ahead with vendor engagement so that the farm partner (already planted for county participation) can proceed; the BOCC will see a supplemental request at the next budget window for formal authorization.
