Explanation
This ordinance will enable the Director of Recreation and Parks to accept a grant in the amount of $11,129.00 from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners (dba: Franklin County Senior Options) for funding to support the 2009 50+ Fitness program. This grant will enable the Department to purchase various pieces of fitness equipment and partner with other health and wellness organizations in order to educate our elderly citizens so they are able to maintain a healthy lifestyle and be in a better position to make sound choices in their lives. This grant will be used to continue the 50+ Fitness programs at the various Multi-generational Adult Program (MAP) Centers during 2009.
A 10% match in the amount of $1,129.00 is required from the Recreation and Parks Department and will come from the Fitness 55 Special Purpose Account.
Previous expenditures were: $11,129.00 in 2008 (Ord. No. 0558-2008); $11,129.00 in 2007 (Ord. No. 0601-2007); $10,805.00 in 2006 (Ord. No. 0640-2006); $10,595.00 in 2005 (Ord. No. 0113-2005); and $8,856.00 in 2004 (Ord. No. 0287-2004).
Fiscal Impact: The fiscal impact of this ordinance will be to reduce the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund's unappropriated balance by $11,129.00.
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of Recreation and Parks to accept a grant in the amount of $11,129.00 and enter into an agreement with the Franklin County Board of Commissioners (dba: Franklin County Senior Options) for funding to support the 50+ Fitness Programs, to authorize an appropriation of $11,129.00 from the unappropriated balance of the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund to the Recreation and Parks Department, and to declare an emergency. ($11,129.00)
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WHEREAS, the Franklin County Board of Commissioners (dba: Franklin County Senior Options) has awarded the City of Columbus, Recreation and Parks Department, a grant to support the 50+ Fitness Programs at various Multi-Generational Centers; and
WHEREAS, th...
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