AUTHORIZING CONTRACT WITH SAUK COUNTY AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER SENIOR MEAL PROGRAM AND GANI AHMETAJ, OWNER OF SAUK CITY CATERING FOR THE PROVISION OF HOME DELIVERED MEALS TO THE SAUK COUNTY NUTRITION MEAL PROGRAM

Background:  The ADRC’s Aging Program provides Congregate and Home Delivered meals to Sauk County residents over age 60, under the Older American’s Act Nutrition Programs. The purposes of these programs are to: reduce hunger and food insecurity; promote socialization; promote health and well-being, and delay adverse health conditions. The intent is to ensure older adults maintain their ability to remain in the community. Meals provide at least 1/3 of the recommended Dietary Intake for those over age 60 and adhere to the current Dietary Guidelines for Americans, issued by the Department of Health and Human Services and Agriculture.

In response to the Covid-19 pandemic the ADRC delivered two weeks of either frozen meals or shelf stable meals to all home delivered meal participants, in preparation of having to shut down daily meal service. Beginning Monday, April 13, 2020 the ADRC will discontinue its daily service and until further notice, deliver a week worth of frozen meals one time per week. Dining site managers will continue to call their diners daily to check in.

On Friday, April 3, 2020 ADRC, staff held a conference call with the director and the kitchen manager of the Sauk County Health Care Center to discuss continued operation of food for the OAA program. It was decided to find another vendor to provide meals during this pandemic since the HCC felt it too precarious not to have another vendor in place in case of a shut down. It was decided to begin with the new vendor the beginning of May, with meal recipients having by April 13, 2020 three weeks of either frozen or shelf stable food to get by. The HCC will discontinue meal production on April 9, 2020 during the pandemic.

Gani Ametaj has provided meals to the ADRC Meal program through the My meal, My way program at Schnittzelbank Restaurant. He currently provides all meals to the Columbia County ADRC program. He will prepare the Sauk County’s ADRC meals that meet required dietary guidelines using the menu from Columbia County.   While it is only anticipated that this will be done during the month of May, the ADRC is aware that the pandemic could extend the contract to other times throughout the year.  

The agreed upon price is $7.00 per meal and will include approximately 1,100 meals each week.  

An additional $42,000 for 2020 has been earmarked by the Federal Government for additional meals/changes in protocols/etc for Sauk County. It is anticipated that this amount, along with the suggested donation of $4.00 per meals will defray additional cost to the ADRC home delivered meal budget.

Background:  The ADRC’s Aging Program provides Congregate and Home Delivered meals to Sauk County residents over age 60, under the Older American’s Act Nutrition Programs. The purposes of these programs are to: reduce hunger and food insecurity; promote socialization; promote health and well-being, and delay adverse health conditions. The intent is to ensure older adults maintain their ability to remain in the community. Meals provide at least 1/3 of the recommended Dietary Intake for those over age 60 and adhere to the current Dietary Guidelines for Americans, issued by the Department of Health and Human Services and Agriculture.

In response to the Covid-19 pandemic the ADRC delivered two weeks of either frozen meals or shelf stable meals to all home delivered meal participants, in preparation of having to shut down daily meal service. Beginning Monday, April 13, 2020 the ADRC will discontinue its daily service and until further notice, deliver a week worth of frozen meals one time per week. Dining site managers will continue to call their diners daily to check in.

On Friday, April 3, 2020 ADRC, staff held a conference call with the director and the kitchen manager of the Sheboygan County Health Care Center to discuss continued operation of food for the OAA program. It was decided to find another vendor to provide meals during this pandemic since the HCC felt it too precarious not to have another vendor in place in case of a shut down. It was decided to begin with the new vendor the beginning of May, with meal recipients having by April 13, 2020 three weeks of either frozen or shelf stable food to get by. The HCC will discontinue meal production on April 9, 2020 during the pandemic.

Gani Ametaj has provided meals to the ADRC Meal program through the My meal, My way program at Schnittzelbank Restaurant. He currently provides all meals to the Columbia County ADRC program. He will prepare the Sauk County’s ADRC meals that meet required dietary guidelines using the menu from Columbia County.   While it is only anticipated that this will be done during the month of May, the ADRC is aware that the pandemic could extend the contract to other times throughout the year.  

The agreed upon price is $7.00 per meal and will include approximately 1,100 meals each week.  

An additional $42,000 for 2020 has been earmarked by the Federal Government for additional meals/changes in protocols/etc for Sauk County. It is anticipated that this amount, along with the suggested donation of $4.00 per meal will defray additional cost to the ADRC home delivered meal budget.

Background:  The ADRC’s Aging Program provides Congregate and Home Delivered meals to Sauk County residents over age 60, under the Older American’s Act Nutrition Programs. The purposes of these programs are to: reduce hunger and food insecurity; promote socialization; promote health and well-being, and delay adverse health conditions. The intent is to ensure older adults maintain their ability to remain in the community. Meals provide at least 1/3 of the recommended Dietary Intake for those over age 60 and adhere to the current Dietary Guidelines for Americans, issued by the Department of Health and Human Services and Agriculture.

In response to the Covid-19 pandemic the ADRC delivered two weeks of either frozen meals or shelf stable meals to all home delivered meal participants, in preparation of having to shut down daily meal service. Beginning Monday, April 13, 2020 the ADRC will discontinue its daily service and until further notice, deliver a week worth of frozen meals one time per week. Dining site managers will continue to call their diners daily to check in.

On Friday, April 3, 2020 ADRC, staff held a conference call with the director and the kitchen manager of the Sheboygan County Health Care Center to discuss continued operation of food for the OAA program. It was decided to find another vendor to provide meals during this pandemic since the HCC felt it too precarious not to have another vendor in place in case of a shut down. It was decided to begin with the new vendor the beginning of May, with meal recipients having by April 13, 2020 three weeks of either frozen or shelf stable food to get by. The HCC will discontinue meal production on April 9, 2020 during the pandemic.

Gani Ametaj has provided meals to the ADRC Meal program through the My meal, My way program at Schnittzelbank Restaurant. He currently provides all meals to the Columbia County ADRC program. He will prepare the Sauk County’s ADRC meals that meet required dietary guidelines using the menu from Columbia County.   While it is only anticipated that this will be done during the month of May, the ADRC is aware that the pandemic could extend the contract to other times throughout the year.  

The agreed upon price is $7.00 per meal and will include approximately 1,100 meals each week.  

An additional $42,000 for 2020 has been earmarked by the Federal Government for additional meals/changes in protocols/etc for Sauk County. It is anticipated that this amount, along with the suggested donation of $4.00 per meals will defray additional cost to the ADRC home delivered meal budget.