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6 3. evidence of the need for financial assistance to meet start-up costs that would be entailed in providing the combined service or function. Explain why existing resources, or projected program savings, cannot be used for the start-up costs. Senior citizen services do not exist currently in two of the communities and there are no fund balances which could be used to initiate the services. Without the grant dollars, all additional costs for this service would need to be covered by raising property taxes. Although the projected tax increases for this project are modest, total new takes for area residents are significant when combined with other additional increases such as MWCC sewer rate increases, recycling fee increases and school district levy increases. In a December 1991 survey of individuals hum the four comtmrriuities, the acceptability of the Regional Senior Center project went down as the level of proposed additional taxes to pay for it increased. While the grant will not guarantee the participation of all four cities in this project, it will certainly serve to encourage it. There will not be projected program savings to use for the start-up costs since the actual spending levels will be increased, however the four cities will have the benefit of much greater senior services and an efficient service delivery system. The cost for the regional services will be significantly less than what each community would spend providing comparable services independently. 7. List the desired outcomes from the proposed shared services agreement? 1. To provide a multipurpose senior citizen's center which is needed for more than just the programming. Existing facilities in the participating communities impose severe limitations or are non-existent. 2. To provide better and more diverse program offerings than could be provided in any one of the four communities. 3. To extend service days and hours by optimizing the use of senior resources. 4. To offer programs to a broad pool of regional seniors that will allow for establishment of programs that would not ordinarily be run in any individual community. 5. To provide services that will help keep more senior citizens living independently for a longer period of time, rather than being cared for in a nursing home. 6. To be consistent with the statewide trend towards consolidation of government services. 7. To avoid duplication of expenditures for senior center facilities and equipment among our four communities. 8. To improve the quality of life for seniors living in our four communities.