Authorize entering into a food service contract with Morrison Food Services Inc. City of Culver City California City Council Agenda Item Report Meeting Date: 7/11/05 AGENDA ITEM: Authorization to enter into a Food Service Contract with Morrison Healthcare Food Services Inc. for Each of the Fiscal Years 2004 2005 and 2005 2006 for the Culver City Senior Nutrition Program Contact Person/Dept.: Roxana Tabibi Phone Number: (310) 253 6712 Item Number: General Fund: Yes No X Attachments: Action Item: X CAO Approval: No X Fiscal Impact: Yes Public Hearing: Public Notification: Master Notification List Department Approval: William La Pointe City Controller Approval: RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council authorize entering into a food service contract with Morrison Healthcare Food Services Inc. for each of the fiscal years 2004 2005 and 2005 2006. BACKGROUND: Each year the City of Culver City receives grant funds from the Los Angeles County Area Agency on Aging ( LACAAA ) through the Older Americans Act to fund a Senior Nutrition Program. . These grant funds are used to contract with a caterer to provide meals for seniors throughout the week at the Senior Center and at Roxbury Park. The meals must conform to the delivery and nutritional requirements of LACAAA. LACAAA also requires that every three to four years the City enter into the competitive award process for the meal provider s contract. On March 10 2003 the City Council authorized the Parks Recreation and Community Services Department to request bids from caterers to supply meals to the Senior Nutrition Program for the three year period beginning July 1 2003. A list of 16 approved caterers was obtained from LACAAA. Bids were opened on June 19 2003. The City received two competing bids that met all of the bid requirements. The bids were evaluated on the basis of five criteria by the Nutrition Director and the Nutrition Advisory Council of the Culver City Senior Center. On July 28 2003 the City Council awarded the contr...
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