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SPECTRUM CONIMLNIrt" SERVICES, INC. May 4, 2020 To City of Pleasanton: Board of Directors President The COVID-19 emergency has created an increase in the need for home- Kris Kokotaylo delivered meals to seniors 60 years and older in the Tri-Valley. We have 39 Attorney more seniors on service on April 30 than we did on Feb 29 (110 vs. 71 Meyers Nave Law Firm 55%). The number of meals per month has increased from 1,224 to 1,901 or 55%. Vice-President Benjamin Scott The seniors we are serving have a need for more meals each week. Prior to Founder/CEO February, we had been restricting the number of meals per week by each Advent Properties, Inc. senior's priority level (A, B, C) due to funding levels. We then received additional meal funding from the State via the Alameda County Area Secretary Agency on Aging which must be spent by June 30, 2020. This funding has Roland Freiberg allowed us to meet current demand as well as provide a 5-meal shelf U.S. Postal Service - Retired stable meal for each homebound recipient. Marion A.Sanchez As of July 1, 2020, we will have less meals available for regular home- Entrepreneur delivered seniors and some additional funding for our COVID19 seniors who we have brought on that are eligible only because of the COVID-19 Malia Vella emergency. For the 15-month period of July 1, 2020-Sept. 30, 2021,the Attorney projected need is 1,838 meals per month. With a gap of 2,538 meals International Brotherhood of total, at a cost of$10 per meal equals $25,380. Teamsters In addition, we have discovered a need for an additional vulnerable Executive Director population that we are not currently serving-disabled individuals under Lara M. Calvert the age of 60. These disabled individuals share the same issues as their older neighbors-a lack of support,the inability to prepare food and difficulty accessing stores or community resources to obtain groceries. 2621 Barrington Court Under the COVID19 emergency funding, we would like to be able to expand Hayward, CA 94545-1100 our Meals on Wheels services to these individuals. We are conservatively projecting a total of 15 individuals in Pleasanton needing 5 meals per week. 510-881-0300 Phone 510-537-3340 Fax With this additional population, the gap in the projected available resources versus the need for 7,656 meals over this 15-month period.At Federal EIN 94-1748275 the cost of$10 per meal,this is $76,560. We are very proud to be the only Meals on Wheels provider in Alameda www.SpectrumCS.org County still offering hot meals 5 days a week, plus frozen meals for the weekends. While some others are doing bulk meal drop-offs, we are committed to keep knocking on doors 5 days a week to provide the most important task-a daily safety check for our vulnerable recipients. The partnership with the City has been key in making sure that together we look after those who took care of us. All in this together Lara Calvert LCalvert@SpectrumCS.org