Explanation
This is the second of three ordinances related to CRPD expansions funded through the Neighborhood Initiatives fund. This first ordinance is #0654-2013, and the third is 0747-2013. The combined total of the three is $481,400.00. This ordinance will authorize the appropriation and the transfer of $250,000 from the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund for operating expenses related to the Summer Food Program.
Summer Food Program, Community Recreation Section:
$250,000 is being provided to help increase the participation of eligible youth during the summer months. Eighty percent of Columbus children qualify and take advantage of free or reduced priced lunches during the school year, but only about 12 percent use the summer food sites. Funding will be used toward advertising the summer lunch program and sites, renting trucks and taking food to the neighborhoods, and increasing the part-time staff to handle increased monitoring responsibilities.
FISCAL IMPACT
Funding for this ordinance is made available from the city's Neighborhood Initiatives Fund 018 for transfer to the Columbus Recreation and Parks Fund.
Title
To authorize and direct the appropriation of $250,000.00 within the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund; to direct the transfer and appropriation of $250,000.00 from the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund to the Recreation and Parks Operating Fund for expenditures related to the Summer Food Program; and to declare an emergency. ($250,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, Columbus Recreation and Parks Department will have a greater and more efficient impact on the community with expansion to the Summer Food program as a result of this support from the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund; and
WHEREAS, it has been a priority of Columbus City Council to identify opportunities to support various Neighborhood Initiatives that enhance our communities; and
WHEREAS, this legislation will authorize the Recreation and Parks Department to hire staff, buy equipment, and pay other...
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