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 $1,707,347.34 and to appropriate these monies to the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund. These funds will provide for the operation of the 2007 Summer Food Service Program. This program will operate from June 11, 2007 through August 24, 2007, serving approximately 170,000 breakfasts and 450,000 lunches at 180 sites.
Ord. Number 0717-2007 needs to be repealed due to the addition of 16 new sites requested by Columbus Public Schools.
The Summer Food Service program is administered by the U. S. Department of Agriculture through the Ohio Department of Education. It provides nutritionally balanced breakfasts and lunches to needy children during the summer months when public schools are closed.
Emergency action is requested so the grant can be accepted in a timely manner. Grant confirmation was received from the Ohio Department of Education on April 21, 2007. Emergency legislation is also required to have funding in place for the operation of the 2007 program.
Fiscal Impact:
$1,707,347.34 in grant funding will be used exclusively for the operation of the 2007 Summer Food Service Program. The fiscal impact of this ordinance will be to reduce the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund's unappropriated balance by $1,707,347.34.
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of Recreation and Parks to accept a grant in the amount of $1,707,347.34 from the Ohio Department of Education for the operation of the 2007 Summer Food Service Program, to appropriate these funds to the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund, to repeal Ordinance Number 0717-2007, and to declare an emergency. ($1,707,347.34)
Body
WHEREAS, the Ohio Department of Education has awarded the City of Columbus, Recreation and Parks Department, a grant in the amount of $1,707,347.34 for the operation of the 2007 Summer Food Servi...
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