10 Attachment 3From: Kathy Mlinarich
Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 10:54 AM
To: Laurel Prevetti
Subject: Additional funds to Live Oak Senior Center
Good morning Laurel,
During this challenging time, Live Oak continues to serve the senior citizens of Los Gatos. On
March 16th we started our box lunch (drive-up/pick-up program) Monday through Friday
between 11:00am and 12:30 pm.
The addition of boxes and preparation time adds about $.40 per meal for packaging that is not
included in our contract with the County of Santa Clara. Additionally, the quantity of lunches we
serve has grown significantly during the Corona-virus crisis. Because of the "stay-at-home"
order, many new clients have not been able to register with Live Oak. Although Live Oak is
putting a process in place to resolve this issue, we have not and will not be able to receive
funding reimbursement from Santa Clara County for these new members. However, we will not
turn anyone away, so added resources from the Town of Los Gatos would be very welcomed.
Live Oak only has a small staff as we rely strongly on our volunteers to help with distributing
meals. Since many of them are now sheltering in place, we have had to have a "all hands on
deck" approach to get the job done. While we have succeeded in providing additional meals
(including working with Flights restaurant) we have to incur additional set-up cost for staff to
work from home cost including the purchase of an additional lap top computer and the
software to handle County reports.to set up staff with home office supplies. In addition, the
staff of Live Oak has had to put in additional hours.
We appreciate the opportunity to reach and serve this elderly and fragile population and are
looking forward to the help and support of the Los Gatos community to meet this need.
Sincerely,
Kathy
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Kathy Mlinarich
Executive Director
Live Oak Senior Nutrition Center
@ Los Gatos United Methodist Church
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