Explanation
Background: This ordinance will enable the Director of Recreation and Parks to accept a grant from the Ohio Department of Education in the amount of $2,391,471.68 and to appropriate these monies to the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund 286. These funds will provide for the operation of the 2009 Summer Food Service Program. This program will operate from June 9, 2009 through August 21, 2009, serving approximately 135,000 breakfasts; 340,000 lunches and 31,000 snacks at approximately 200 sites.
This is a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) sponsored program offered to Columbus Recreation and Parks Department (CRPD) through the Ohio Department of Education (ODE). We as a sponsoring agency locate sites in needy areas of Columbus. These sites apply to CRPD to participate in the program. They can provide 2 of 3 meals (breakfast & lunch or lunch & snack) to children ages 1 - 18 (still in school). Sites may offer additional programming to Columbus youth in which they may participate.
CRPD has an ongoing partnership with Children's Hunger Alliance (CHA) to assist in targeting areas of need and potential sites. CHA also assists in advertising the available sites to the public via media releases, PSA's on local radio stations, interviews on the government access channel (CH 3) and articles in the Dispatch and area local newspapers.
Emergency action is requested so the grant can be accepted in a timely manner. Emergency legislation is also required to have funding in place for the operation of the 2009 program.
Fiscal Impact: $2,391,471.68 in grant funding will be used exclusively for the operation of the 2009 Summer Food Service Program. The fiscal impact of this ordinance will be to reduce the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund's unappropriated balance by $2,391,471.68.
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To authorize and direct the Director of Recreation and Parks to accept a grant in the amount of $2,391,471.68 from the Ohio Department of Educat...
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