Title
Agreements for operation of the 2004 Summer Food Service Program for Children (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is required to enter into the agreements necessary for the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine to operate the 2004 Summer Food Service Program for Children. These agreements include a grant and food donation agreement with the Califomia Department of Education (CDE), an operational agreement with the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD), and site sponsor agreements with other agencies and nonprofit organizations (Attachment A).
Since 1980, the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine has operated a summer food program that provides free lunches to low-income children 19 years of age and younger who, in the absence of the program, would not receive their normal school lunches during summer vacation. In addition to the City, the participation of other agencies is necessary for the program to run successfully. These agencies include the CDE, which provides funding as well as donated food, the LBUSD, which prepares the meals each day, and other agencies that provide the facilities where the food is served.
The 2004 Summer Food Service Program will run from June 21, 2004 through August 20,2004. Funding for the program will be provided by the CDE, which will reimburse the City up to $276,000, depending on the number of meals served. This funding will enable the program to provide over 105,000 meals, or about 2,300 meals per day. The Department's payment to the LBUSD for food preparation and delivery is projected to be approximately $220,500, which represents a cost of $2.10 per lunch. The remaining $55,500 covers the Department's costs to administer the program and serve the lunches. The meals will be provided at 33 sites throughout Long Beach, and two sites in Signal Hill (Attachment B).
As was the case for prior program years, the opportunity to participate in the 2004 Summer Food Program was offered to those organiza...
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