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• The food has to be temped, logged and have specific serving sizes She has 5 employees and she has 3 people in the kitchen. In order to meet guide lines the head cook would go over to serve the meals. It has been a hardship on their staff because they also oversee Doniphan and Wood River and also help with the home delivered meal routes they are limited in staff size and could not continue to make it a congregate site. Their goals are to improve services offered to their sites. They are working to improve the programs and did a survey they try to do different things it has been a learning experience this year and they hope to start the new program in January. When Regency was made a congregate site other independent retirement communities also ask to do this. They just do not have the staff to do this. Theresa there is public transportation and they do 200 home delivered meals a day. The food dollars are consistent the dollars for support services have been changed so that is why they struggle this year they gave a 25 cents raise and were still $20,000.00 short and the $70,000 will help. Casey stated that with part of the funding in 2014 there was a uniform compliance that came from the federal government and they had to be followed and in compliance by 2018. In the past the dollars were funding all of the programs but they cannot do that now. The Senior Center has fund raisers and contributions that also help support them. Lancaster ask if any dollars were returned to the state. Casey stated that they try to retain 10% in order to continue the programs. The Federal government fiscal year ends September 30 so they retain 10% to continue operating. Theresa stated that an ombudsman representative was at the last meeting and Theresa explained the situation why they could no longer be a congregate site because they do not have the staff to do this and they understood this and reviewed and he was fine with their decision. Also the Regency board president was notified. Peterson with the new program at Regency they will have 19 that will get home delivered meals that qualified and some of the people did not want too. Casey stated that there are other meal options for seniors. Jack Wilson stated they hear the same things. Peg Smith stated they had been getting the meals for 18 years she picked up the meals and served them but she did not temp or address the serving sizes. She also stated that Evelyn did not come every time it was another staff member. Mr. Wilson stated that every time they serve a congregate meal they receive $87.00 and he cannot see why this is a hardship to the senior center. Lancaster stated that there is a Senior Citizens meeting August 21st that he can attend. 7.10:00 A.M. DISCUSSION & POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR SMART SOIL LLC — Lancaster stated that items 7 and 8 will be addressed. She stated that this is not a public hearing but people will be allowed to speak. 6