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[a. 2024-0330 – DFCS RE: APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO A PURCHASE OF SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, AND RESCUE MISSION OF UTICA, INC.]
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INCREASE THE, ALLOCATION TO THE RESCUE MISSION FOR THE WARMING CENTER, IT'S TO COVER SOME OF THEIR EXPENSES ON UNANTICIPATED EXPENSES, SPECIFICALLY SECURITY COSTS AND FOOD AND LABOR FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS. GOTCHA, JUST A QUESTION. THE WARM CENTER. DO THEY USE THIS? GOING TO BE AN ODD QUESTION. DO THEY DO COOLING IN THE SUMMER? LIKE, IF IT GETS REALLY HOT, DO THEY DO THE OPPOSITE? THEY ARE OPEN IN THE, YOU KNOW, 12 MONTHS AND THEY, THEY THEY ARE OPEN TO CLIENTS AND THEY ARE CONSIDERED TO BE A COOLING CENTER AS WELL. OKAY. GREAT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS DOCKET FROM ANYONE? NOT AT THIS TIME. WE'VE ISSUED RFPS FOR THE SAME TYPE OF SERVICE IN ROME. I THINK TWICE SO FAR. YES, AND WE'RE STILL WE'RE STILL LOOKING FOR A LOCATION. WHAT'S THE CURRENT SOURCE OF DEMAND WITH THE SERVICES THAT WE HAVE AND THE NEED THAT THERE IS? ARE WE ARE WE ARE WE MEETING THE NEED? IS THERE A NEED FOR MORE WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THE WARMING CENTER CURRENTLY HAS A CAPACITY OF 25. SO IN THE OFF MONTHS, YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY DOESN'T ALWAYS REACH CAPACITY. YOU KNOW, WE PROBABLY AVERAGE ABOUT 15 INDIVIDUALS. DURING THE, DURING THE HEATING MONTHS OR COLD BLUE, IT CONSISTENTLY REACHES THE 25 AND OCCASIONALLY GOES OVER. AND THEY HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, THEY'LL ALLOCATE ADDITIONAL SPACE AND ROOM TO MEET THAT DEMAND. GREAT. TIM MIKE, THE VERBIAGE IS UP TO 25 INDIVIDUALS ENCOUNTERING HOMELESSNESS EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY ACCESSING ACCOMMODATIONS WITHIN THE ESTABLISHED SHELTER SYSTEM. DOES THAT MEAN THEY HAVE ISSUES IF THEY'RE GOING IN THERE WITH OR NOT? YEAH. SO MAINLY THE CLIENTELE WHO UTILIZE THE RESCUE MISSION ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE HARD TO SERVE OR HIGH RISK, WHO, DO NOT FIT TRADITIONAL SHELTER SYSTEMS OR SHELTER BEDS BECAUSE THEY'RE HARD TO ENGAGE INTO SERVICES AND TREATMENT. SO IT IS CONSIDERED TO BE A LOW BARRIER.
AND THE RESCUE MISSION ITSELF IS, NO. THE RESCUE MISSION ACTUALLY OPERATES SEVERAL LEVELS OF HOUSING. AND THIS IS JUST THE THIS SPECIFIC ONE IS JUST THE WARMING CENTER, WHICH IS CONSIDERED THE LOW BARRIER. YEAH COOL. THEY ALL THE WARMING CENTERS CAN BE A LOW BARRIER.
BARRIER THEY THEY ARE LOW BARRIER. OTHERWISE THEY WOULD BE CONSIDERED A, A SHELTER AND HAVE OTHER REGULATIONS TO MEET. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. HEARING NONE, WE'LL GO TO A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED DOCKET CARRIES. WE'LL GO ON TO 2024 0539.
[b. 2024-0539 – DFCS RE: APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, AND ELDERLIFE, INC. d/b/a 50 FORWARD MOHAWK VALLEY]
APPROVAL FOR AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ONEIDA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AND ELDER LIFE, INC, DOING BUSINESS AS 54 MOHAWK VALLEY. THERE'S ONE AFTER THIS. DO YOU WANT TO DO BOTH AT THE SAME TIME OR. NO, WE'LL JUST DO THE TRANSPORTATION FIRST.YEAH. THE WHAT, RIGHT. OKAY, SO I HAVE THE VOLUNTEER TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. LET'S MAKE SURE I HAVE THE THREE NAMES. THE ONE TWO REMAINING, THE ELDER LIFE.
DIGITAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS. DIGITAL HEALTH. AGE NET. ASSISTANT FOR TRANSITION. OKAY.
AGE. NET. THIS ONE IS. SO THE CONTRACT BETWEEN ELDER LIFE AND THE COUNTY FOR AGE NET. AGE NET IS A DIGITAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM THAT'S ADMINISTERED BY ELDER LIFE. IT IT MAINLY DOES HEALTH AND WELLNESS EDUCATION UTILIZING A DIGITAL PLATFORM, AND THEY'RE CONNECTED WITH
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SENIOR CENTERS, ALL THE SENIOR CENTERS IN THE COUNTY, INCLUDING COPPER CITY AND ROME AND, ALL THE NORTH UTICA, PARKWAY CENTER AND VERONA BEACH. IT'S A 90% FEDERALLY FUNDED, TOO, RIGHT? YEP. THIS IS 90% FEDERAL, 10% LOCAL MATCH. OKAY, GREAT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS DOCKET? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? DOCKET CARRIES. OKAY, NOW WE'LL[c. 2024-0540 – DFCS RE: APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, AND ELDERLIFE, INC. d/b/a 50 FORWARD MOHAWK VALLEY]
GO ON. NOW WE'LL GO ON TO 20240540. APPROVAL FOR AGREEMENT BETWEEN UNITED COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AND ELDER LIFE INC, DOING BUSINESS AS 54 MOHAWK VALLEY. SO THAT'S THE 540. VOLUNTEER TRANSPORTATION. OKAY. VOLUNTEER TRANSPORTATION.SO THIS IS THIS UTILIZES VOLUNTEERS, PROVIDES TRANSPORTATION TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS COUNTYWIDE, CURRENTLY IT AVERAGES ABOUT 110 VOLUNTEER RIDES PER MONTH. AND WE HAVE 300, SENIORS THROUGH OFA THAT ARE ENROLLED IN THE PROGRA. ANY QUESTIONS? STATE VOLUNTEERS.
VOLUNTEERS ARE JUST UPDATING THEIR TIME. AND THEIR TIME. RIGHT? YEAH, BUT THE BUDGET ALSO INCLUDES REIMBURSEMENT PER MILE FOR THE VOLUNTEERS. NICE. NICE GOOD PROGRAM. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR OF THIS DOCKET, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES GO ON TO 20240542. APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES. IS THIS WHAT WE'RE DOING FOR ONE? FOR
[d. 2024-0541 – DFCS RE: APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, AND ELDERLIFE, INC. d/b/a 50 FORWARD MOHAWK VALLEY]
ONE. WE DIDN'T DO IT. OH, I DIDN'T DO THAT ONE? GOTCHA. SORRY ABOUT THAT, MIKE. FOR ONE.SORRY ABOUT THAT. APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND THE FAMILY. COMMUNITY SERVICES AND ELDER LIFE. DBA 54 MOHAWK VALLEY. SO THIS IS FOR 0541. THE SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM AGREEMENT. SO THIS IS THE AGREEMENT SIDE OF IT, RIGHT, MIKE? YEAH. SO THIS IS THE, SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM. SO BASICALLY UNDER THIS CONTRACT, ELDER LIFE RECRUITS AND PLACES VOLUNTEERS ACROSS SEVEN PROGRAMS. SO THEY HAVE A TOTAL OF 194 VOLUNTEERS THAT THEY HAVE THAT THEY'VE ACTUALLY THEY'VE RECRUITED AND THEY'VE PLACED IN PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE VOLUNTEER TRANSPORTATION, THEY HAVE A BILL PAYER PROGRAM. A COUPLE DIFFERENT HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAMS. ONE IS CALLED A MATTER OF BALANCE AND EXERCISE PROGRAMS. AND AND EVEN VOLUNTEER SNOW SHOVELING. THE 194 VOLUNTEERS, 194 JUST IN THIS AREA, COUNTY WIDE. WOW. YEAH.
SEEMS LIKE PRETTY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS DOCKET? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED CARRIES. OKAY. THERE'S 41. NOW WE'RE ON TO 402. FOUR. OH 542.
[e. 2024-0542 – DFCS RE: APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, AND ELDERLIFE, INC. d/b/a 50 FORWARD MOHAWK VALLEY]
SIMILAR APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ANOTHER COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT AND FAMILY.COMMUNITY SERVICES AND ELDER LIFE INC, DOING BUSINESS AS 50 FORWARD MOHAWK VALLEY IN THE 042 IS THE HEALTH PROMOTION CONTRACT IS THE CONTRACT PART RIGHT? OKAY. THIS PROGRAM USES A COMBINATION OF STAFF AT ELDER LIFE AND SOME OF THE VOLUNTEERS THAT THEY RECRUIT AND TRAIN TO.
LEAD AND COORDINATE VARIOUS HEALTH PROMOTION AND EXERCISE CLASSES ACROSS THE COUNTY. SO THEY HAVE A CALENDAR AND A SCHEDULE OF PROGRAMS THAT THEY OPERATE THROUGH THE COUNTY.
GREAT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS PROGRAM FROM THE COMMITTEE? NONE. WE'LL GO TO VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED VARIOUS WE'RE ABLE TO PURCHASE A SERVICE
[f. 2024-0543 – DFCS RE: APPROVAL OF A PURCHASE OF SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, AND SENIOR CITIZENS COUNCIL OF ROME, NEW YORK d/b/a COPPER CITY COMMUNITY CONNECTION]
AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AND THE SENIOR CITIZENS COUNCIL OF ROME, NEW YORK, DOING BUSINESS AS COPPER CITY COMMUNITY CONNECTIO.OKAY, THIS IS ALSO A HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAM, BUT, HAS A LITTLE DIFFERENT FOCUS THAN THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE ADMINISTERED AND FUNDED THROUGH ELDER LIFE. THIS IS MORE, IT'S CALLED HEALTHY IDEAS. IT'S AN EVIDENCE BASED, MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR SENIORS, SO THEY DO A COMBINATION OF, CLASSES AND, SCREENING FOR DEPRESSION SCREENING AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, AND THEY MAKE REFERRALS TO PROVIDERS FOR THAT, SERVICE. AND THEY CURRENTLY HAVE, 30, 30
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SENIORS ENROLLED IN THAT PROGRA. WOW SO PRETTY IMPORTANT PROGRAM. ANY ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE ABOUT THIS PROGRAM, THIS TYPEKIT. OKAY. HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.OPPOSED. DOCKET CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. IS THAT IT FOR YOU, MIKE? YOU GOT ANYTHING? DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE? I THINK THAT'S IT. COOL THANK YOU. SO, 20240668, COUNTY EXECUTIVE APPROVAL FOR
[g. 2024-0668 – COUNTY EXECUTIVE RE: APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY AND HOPE CHAPEL MINISTRIES, INC.]
AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY AND HOPE CHAPEL MINISTRIES, INC. SO WHO'S THIS? OH ANDREW'S DOING THIS ONE. COME ON UP, SIR. MISTER CHAIRMAN, THANK YOU. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY. DO YOU WANT TO JUST GIVE US A QUICK RUNDOWN ON WHAT THIS IS AND OR ANY QUESTIONS? SURE. SO THIS IS A $30,000 GRANT TO HOPE CHAPEL'S SUMMER READING AND FEEDING PROGRAM. HOPE CHAPEL OFFERS MEALS THROUGH A THROUGH ITS ITS CHURCH AND ALSO THROUGH MUNSON. IT TARGETS ABOUT 100 TO 200 STUDENTS OVER THE SUMMER, WHEN MEALS AREN'T AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. GREAT. ANY GO AHEAD. THIS IS JUST CURIOUS. LIKE, DID THEY APPROACH THE COUNTY AND SAY, HEY, WE'RE LOOKING FOR THIS REIMBURSEMENT? OR DO YOU SAY WE HAVE THIS PROGRAM? WHO'S INTERESTED? OR WHAT'S THAT RELATIONSHIP LIKE? IN THIS CASE? THEY APPROACHED THE COUNTY. SO THE COUNTY HAS DONE THIS IN THE PAST. YOU MIGHT REMEMBER SOME CONTRACTS WITH ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA TO PROVIDE SCHOOL LUNCHES OVER THE SUMMER, WHERE THERE SEEMS TO BE A FOOD GAP FOR THIS AREA, BUT IN THIS CASE, HOPE CHAPEL REACHED OUT TO THE COUNTY THROUGH THE NONPROFIT HOPE CHAPEL MINISTRIES, INC. IT'S AN IMPORTANT SERVICE FOR SURE. YEAH. YEAH. OTHERWISE, SOME OF THESE KIDS DON'T GET LUNCH. THEY DON'T. THEY MIGHT BE THE ONLY MEALS. YEAH. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS DOCKET? OKAY. THAT BEING THE CASE, ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.[h. 2024-674 – PLANNING RE: APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING, AND CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION ASSOCIATION OF ONEIDA COUNTY]
AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANKS, ANDREW. WE'LL GO ON TO 2024674. PLANNING APPROVAL FOR AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION OF ONEIDA COUNTY. HERE'S MR. JAMES. WHAT DO YOU SAY, JAMES? WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT? YEAH. SO THIS CAME OUT OF THE CHILD CARE TASK FORCE. IT WAS ANNOUNCED IN THE STATE OF THE COUNTY. IT IS A PROGRAM. THROUGH THAT, WE WILL FUND THROUGH CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION WITH THE GOAL OF CREATING IN-HOME FAMILY DAYCARE, WHICH IS A LOW COST DAYCARE OPTION. FOR FAMILIES THAT CAN USE IT. IT'S A $2,500 GRANT AT A MAX FOR A SERIES OF START UP ITEMS THAT ARE NECESSARY TO HAVE AN IN AN IN-HOME FAMILY DAYCARE. BASICALLY AND THEN THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH THEY HAVE TO GET REGISTERED, LICENSED, ALL THAT GOOD STUFF SO THAT WE HAVE SOME OVERSIGHT ON THAT. AND IT'LL CREATE WE GET ALL THE WAY THROUGH IT, IT'LL CREATE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 600 AND 1000 SLOTS, WHICH WE NEED. YEAH. FOR SURE. THAT'S FANTASTIC, ANY QUESTIONS FOR JAMES ON THIS DOCKET? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.AYE. OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES. THANKS, JAMES. ALL RIGHT. NOW WE'RE ON TO THE LAST ONE. FOR US
[i. 2024-0732 – HEALTH DEPARTMENT RE: APPROVAL OF A TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, AND VMC CONSULTANTS, INC.]
IS TWO. OH 240732. HEALTH DEPARTMENT APPROVAL FOR TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND VMC CONSULTANTS, INC. DOCTOR. YES. WELL, THIS THIS PARTICULAR PARTICULAR DOCKET IS FOR A CONSULTING SERVICE TO HELP WITH THE TRANSPORTATION OF, PRESCHOOL CHILDREN WITH THE SPECIAL THE CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, BASICALLY, THIS ONE'S A FIVE YEAR, THREE YEAR AGREEMENT WITH TWO, ONE YEAR RENEWALS FOR 2,019,000 AND SOME CHANGE. 59.5% OF THESE MONIES ARE REIMBURSED BY THE STATE OF NEW YORK TO THE COUNTY. WE'VE WORKED WITH VMC CONSULTING SINCE 2009. THEY'VE ALWAYS DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB WITH US. WE'RE CONFIDENT IN THEIR SERVICES. THEY'VE ALSO WE HAD A RFP OUT, AND THEY WERE THE SOLE RESPONDENT TO THAT. THEY WORK WITH SEVERAL OTHER COUNTIE, ALSO, AMONG THEM ALBANY COUNTY AND OUR COUNTIES TO THE WESTERN PART OF THE STATE. THEY'RE OUT OF BUFFALO, BUT THEY DO MAKE VISITS HERE PERIODICALLY, AND BASICALLY THE I ACTUALLY WORKED OUT THE AVERAGE COST BASED ON A AVERAGE 200 STUDENTS TRANSPORTED PER MONTH, AND IT COMES OUT TO BE ABOUT $92 PER MONTH PER STUDENT. SO IT'S NOT A HUGE, HUGE BURDEN PER INDIVIDUAL[00:15:01]
STUDENT. WE JUST HAVE A LOT OF STUDENTS, SOME ECONOMY OF SCALE THERE, ANY QUESTIONS FOR FOLKS IN THE COMMITTEE ABOUT THIS DOCKET FOR DOCTOR COLEMAN? OKAY. HEARING NONE, WE'LL GO TO VOTE.ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. I WILL TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO MOVED.
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