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 $1,369,438.00 and to appropriate these monies to the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund. These funds will provide for the operation of the 2008 Summer Food Service Program. This program will operate from June 9, 2008 through August 22, 2008, providing thousands of meals at 160 sites throughout the summer.
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, lunches and snacks to children in need during the summer months when the public schools are closed.
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 2008 program.
Fiscal Impact: $1,369,438.00 in grant funding will be used exclusively for the operation of the 2008 Summer Food Service Program. The fiscal impact of this ordinance will be to reduce the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund's unappropriated balance by $1,369,438.00.
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To authorize and direct the Director of Recreation and Parks to accept a grant in the amount of $1,369,438.00 from the Ohio Department of Education for the operation of the 2008 Summer Food Service Program, to appropriate these funds to the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($1,369,438.00)
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WHEREAS, the Ohio Department of Education has awarded the City of Columbus, Recreation and Parks Department, a grant in the amount of $1,369,438.00 for the operation of the 2008 Summer Food Service Program; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to appropriate said funds to the Recreation and Parks Department for expenditures in conjunction with the 2008 Summer Food Service Program; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation...
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