Explanation
Background:
This ordinance authorizes and directs the Director of Recreation and Parks to accept a grant from the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce in the amount of $2,500,000.00 for the operation of the 2025 Summer Food Service Program and to enter into contract with the Columbus City Schools in the amount of $2,300,000.00.
The Summer Food Service Program is administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture through the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce. The program provides nutritionally balanced breakfasts, lunches, and snacks to qualified children in need during the summer months at no cost to the child or family. The program will serve over 80,000 breakfast meals, 100,000 lunch meals, and 15,000 snacks. Thousands of children will be served through this program at 100 - 130 sites throughout the greater Columbus area.
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested to ensure the timely provision of free meals through the summer food program beginning June 1, 2025 and thereby to provide for the immediate preservation of the public health and safety.
Principal Parties:
Columbus City Schools
450 E. Fulton St., Columbus, OH 43215
Joe Brown, Director of Food Service
jbrown@columbus.k12.oh.us 614.365.5671
Contract Compliance: 006201
Fiscal Impact: $2,300,000.00 is required and budgeted in the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund to meet the financial obligation of this contract.
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of Recreation and Parks to accept a grant from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce in the amount of $2,500,000.00 for the 2025 Summer Food Program; to authorize the appropriation of $2,500,000.00 to the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund; to enter into an agreement with Columbus City Schools in the amount of $2,300,000.00 for the preparation and delivery of meals for the Summer Food Program; to authorize the expenditure of $2,300,000.00 from the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund; and to declare...
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