City of Madison - File #: 54202

• File #: 54202
• Version: 2
• Name: Directing the Community Development Division to conduct an RFP process to allocate to one or more agencies, subject to Council approval, the $115,000 authorized in the 2019 Operating Budget for senior case management and/or senior activity pro
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 12/21/2018
• In control: FINANCE COMMITTEE
• On agenda: 3/5/2019
• Final action: 2/26/2019
• Enactment date: 3/1/2019
• Enactment #: RES-19-00162
• Title: ALTERNATE - Directing the Community Development Division to conduct an RFP process to allocate to one or more agencies, subject to Council approval, the $115,000 authorized in the 2019 Operating Budget for senior case management and/or senior activity programming to Madison’s South East Asian senior population.
• Sponsors: Shiva Bidar, Keith Furman, Rebecca Kemble, Steve King, Arvina Martin, Matthew J. Phair, Marsha A. Rummel, Michael E. Verveer, Ledell Zellers, Samba Baldeh

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/26/2019	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt Alternate	Pass
2/11/2019	1	FINANCE COMMITTEE	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL WITH THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
1/28/2019	1	FINANCE COMMITTEE	Re-refer	Pass
1/23/2019	1	COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE	Return to Lead with the Recommendation to Place on File without Prejudice	Pass
1/8/2019	1	FINANCE COMMITTEE	Referred
1/8/2019	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer	Pass
12/21/2018	1	Community Development Division	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes the Community Development Division to conduct an RFP process to allocate $115,000 to one or more agencies, subject to Common Council approval, for senior case management and/or senior activity programming to Madison’s South East Asian senior population. The 2019 Adopted Operating Budget includes $115,000 for mental health case management and community programming for Southeast Asian elders and individuals with mental health needs. No additional City appropriation is required. The Community Development Division anticipates issuing a competitive request for proposals for Senior Services in 2020.
Title
ALTERNATE - Directing the Community Development Division to conduct an RFP process to allocate to one or more agencies, subject to Council approval, the $115,000 authorized in the 2019 Operating Budget for senior case management and/or senior activity programming to Madison’s South East Asian senior population.
Body
WHEREAS, the South East Asian population in Madison includes a significant number of elders experiencing the effects of traumas inflicted in service to the United States and, as a result, needs access to mental health services and other support that can be provided through partnerships and collaborations with mental health providers; and,

WHEREAS, in 2018, the City of Madison provided $15,175 to Journey Mental Health Center’s Kajsiab House program for South East Asian Seniors which offered case management services that were coordinated with mental health services provided by Journey Mental Health; and,

WHEREAS, following Journey Mental Health’s decision to discontinue its Kajsiab House programming in November 2018, the Mayor proposed and the Common Council approved as part of the City’s 2019 Operating Budget, a $100,000 increase in funding for Senior Services for the purpose of supporting services for South East Asian seniors previously provided through Journey Mental Health’s Kajsiab House program...