Explanation
BACKGROUND: The City of Columbus health statistics show an increase in disease associated with obesity and a sedentary lifestyle. To encourage healthy and active living Columbus Public Health has budgeted $25,000.00 in the Health Special Revenue Fund for making grants to non-profit organizations for community gardening projects. The Cultural Services portion of the City’s Hotel/Motel Tax Fund has an additional $10,000.00 available for community gardening projects.
The purpose of this ordinance is to authorize the appropriation of $10,000.00 within the City's Hotel/Motel Tax Fund, to authorize the expenditure from both the Cultural Services portion of the City's Hotel/Motel Tax Fund and the Health Special Operating Fund, and to authorize the payment of a total of $35,000.00 to The Columbus Foundation, Foundation for Active Living for the management of the 2013 Community Gardening Project.
The Foundation for Active Living is a donor-advised fund that was established by the Columbus Board of Health with The Columbus Foundation in 2008 under the authority of Ordinance No. 1210-2008, approved by City Council on July 14, 2008. Ordinance No. 0493-2011, approved by City Council on April 4, 2011, amended the agreement with The Columbus Foundation by authorizing The Columbus Foundation, Foundation for Active Living, to accept funds from the City.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency so as to allow this appropriation and the expenditure to be received by The Columbus Foundation, Foundation for Active Living as soon as possible.
FISCAL IMPACT: A total of $35,000.00 has been designated for this project. Funding for this ordinance is available in the amount of $25,000.00 in the Health Special Revenue Fund and another $10,000.00 in the Cultural Services portion of the City's Hotel/Motel Tax Fund.
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To authorize the appropriation of $10,000.00 from the unallocated balance of the Cultural Services portion of the City's Hotel/Motel Tax Fund...
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