HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 9964 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 9964
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council November 15, 2016
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*a SUBJECT: UPDATE ON ASSESSMENT OF SENIOR CITIZENS PROGRAMMING
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The purpose of this Informal Report is to provide an update on the senior services assessment
being prepared by the Neighborhood Services Department. City staff is conducting a
comprehensive review of services provided for seniors in Fort Worth and Tarrant County in an
effort to identify any funding and/or service delivery gaps.
In March 2013, Senior Citizen Services of Greater Tarrant County (SCS) requested $160,000.00
($20,000.00 for each of eight community centers) from the City, for full-year funding to pay for
one part-time Senior Program Director position at each location, Monday - Friday. In an effort to
ensure that service delivery remained stable, the City provided $80,000 to underwrite the cost of
on-site senior program directors at these eight facilities. This year, the contract was increased to
$120,000, a $40,000 increase.
Staff was tasked with conducting a review of services provided for seniors to determine the
appropriate role the City should play in funding those services.
The scope for the assessment includes the following activities:
■ Analyze area demographics for Fort Worth and Tarrant County
■ Benchmark senior services supported by other large Texas cities, including Dallas, Austin,
San Antonio, EI Paso, Houston, Arlington, Grand Prairie
o Service Delivery Model
o Program Funding Sources
o Transportation
■ Identify gaps in services
■ Develop data to be used for strategic planning
Identification of key stakeholders that will be involved:
■ The following departments are involved in the review: Neighborhood Services, Finance,
Park and Recreation, and Planning and Development.
■ In addition to City staff, AARP, the United Way/Area Agency on Aging, Senior Citizen
Services of Greater Tarrant County and Tarrant County Human Services have been invited
to assist with the review.
Timeframe for completion of the assessment:
■ September 28: Internal work group meeting
■ October: Recruitment of external review advisory committee members; benchmarked
Texas cities and gathered demographics: aging trends, Tarrant County poverty indicators,
performance by Senior Citizens Services in 2015
■ November 1: Internal work group meeting to discuss preliminary findings and assign
additional tasks
■ November 17: Meet with external advisory committee discuss scope of assessment and
preliminary work
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS
INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 9964
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council November 15, 2016
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■ Early December: Meet with internal work group to discuss conclusions and
recommendations
■ Late January: Meet with external advisory committee discuss conclusions and
recommendations
■ Late February: Present final report to City Manager's Office
■ Early March: Present final report to City Council
■ Late March: Prepare request for City Manager's proposed FY2018 budget
As a requirement of the supplemental funding of$40,000, Senior Citizen Services will be required
to maintain the appropriate staffing level of 1 staff person assigned to each facility where senior
services are provided. No additional funding beyond the $40,000 in supplemental funding will be
considered until after the senior citizen services assessment has been completed and the
findings of the assessment have been adopted.
For more information, please contact Aubrey Thagard, Neighborhood Services Director, at 817-
392-8187.
David Cooke
City Manager
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS