Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Board of Health to enter into a grant agreement with Community Development for All People to support the All People’s Fresh Market for a twelve-month period for a total amount of $20,000.00.
Community Development for All People (CD4AP) opened the All People's Fresh Market in 2014 and reopened in its new location in March of 2018. CD4AP responded to the community’s desire for access to fresh fruit and vegetables by opening this new Fresh Market. Families, at no cost to them, can get a basket of fresh, non-processed foods including fruits, veggies, meat, bread and dairy items every day the market is open. Increasing access to fresh wholesome produce is one powerful way to impact the health of families and help them stretch their food budgets.
In 2018, CD4AP offered over 1,500,000 pounds of produce, serving over 27,000 people, averaging 350 shoppers daily. The All People’s Fresh Market supplements the Columbus Public Health’s Creating Healthy Communities program goal of improving access to and affordability of healthy food.
Emergency action is necessary to avoid causing interruptions in the delivery of program services.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding is available within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund.
Title
To authorize the Board of Health to enter into a grant agreement with Community Development for All People to support the All People’s Fresh Market; and to authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund, and to declare an emergency. ($20,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Board of Health desires to enter into a grant agreement with Community Development for All People; and
WHEREAS, All People’s Fresh Market supplements the Columbus Public Health’s Creating Healthy Communities program goal of improving access to and affordability of healthy food; and
WHEREAS, this Council deems it an effective use of funds to support increasing access to fresh wholesome produce is one powerful way to impact the health of families and help them stretch their food budgets;
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Board of Health in that it is immediately necessary to enter into a grant agreement with Community Development for All People to avoid causing interruptions in the delivery of vital program services, all for the preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Board of Health is hereby authorized to enter into a grant agreement with Community Development for All People to support the All People’s Fresh Market.
SECTION 2. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to appropriate $20,000.00 in the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund, fund 1000, subfund 100018, to the Board of Health per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That the expenditure of $20,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed pursuant to the action authorized in SECTION 1 of this ordinance, is hereby authorized in the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund, fund 1000, subfund 100018 per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 4. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications associated with this legislation.
SECTION 5. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.