Explanation
Background:
This ordinance will enable the Director of Recreation and Parks to apply for, accept a grant from, and enter into agreement with the National Recreation and Parks Association (NRPA) in the amount of $31,200.00 and to appropriate these monies to the Recreation and Parks Private Grant Fund. The grant will support summer and before/after school food programs for children from low income families as part of United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reimbursement programs. As the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department conducts a Summer Food Program funded by the USDA through the Ohio Department of Education, it has been selected to receive funding from the NRPA. The Children's Hunger Alliance will be partnering with the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department to expand the summer food program. The Children's Hunger Alliance will implement four hours of Coordinated Approach To Childhood Health (CATCH) Nutrition Education, 12 hours of CATCH Physical Activity, and 12 hours of Organwiseguys curriculum in an eight-week effort at 10 different sites.
Emergency Justification:
Emergency action is requested in order to have funding available for necessary expenditures related to expanding the department's food program.
Fiscal Impact:
To accept a grant in the amount of $31,200.00 from the NRPA to the Recreation and Parks Private Grant Fund.
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to apply for and accept a grant in the amount of $31,200.00 from the National Recreation and Parks Association to expand the department's summer food program; to appropriate these funds to the Recreation and Parks Private Grant Fund; to authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into a contract with the Children's Hunger Alliance; to authorize the expenditure of $30,000.00; and to declare an emergency. ($30,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the National Recreation and Parks Association (NRPA) local member agency, ...
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