Explanation
Background
This ordinance will authorizes the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into a grant agreement with the following non-profit organization: LifeCare Alliance, to administer the Senior Farmer's Market Nutrition Program and distribute vouchers for the period April 1, 2023, through November 30, 2023.
This program will provide vouchers for seniors to redeem with local organized markets, including the North Market, in various Central Ohio counties. Approximately 5,100 individuals are expected to receive vouchers.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION:
Emergency action is requested so that the program can be implemented by April 1, 2023, in accordance with grant conditions.
This ordinance is contingent upon the passage of the appropriation ordinance 0702-2023.
Principal Parties:
LifeCare Alliance
Charles W. Gehring, President/CEO
1699 West Mound Street
Columbus, Ohio 43223
(614) 278 3141; FAX (614) 278 3143
FID #31 4379494 (NPO)
FISCAL IMPACT
This legislation authorizes the appropriation and expenditure of $196,332.00 from the Recreation and Parks Grant fund for the initial award, with any additional grant awards received up to $50,000.00 to total $246,332.00.
A total of $246,081.00 and $242,000.00 were paid to LifeCare Alliance in 2021 and 2022, respectively, for the Senior Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program, bringing the aggregate amount for the three years to $684,413.00.
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of Recreation and Parks to execute a grant agreement with LifeCare Alliance for the Senior Farmer's Market Nutrition Program; to authorize the expenditure of up to $196,332.00 from the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($196,332.00)
Body
WHEREAS, federal and state funding for the Senior Farmer's Market Nutrition Program was awarded to the Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging from the Ohio Department of Aging; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into a grant agre...
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