Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes and directs the Director of Recreation and Parks to accept a grant from the Ohio Department of Education, appropriate funds to Recreation and Parks Grant Fund 283, enter into contract with Columbus City Schools for the operation of the 2015 Summer Food Service Program, and authorize the expenditure of the funds to Columbus City Schools. The Summer Food Service Program is administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture through the Ohio Department of Education. The program provides nutritionally-balanced breakfasts, lunches and snacks to qualified children in need during the summer months. The program will serve approximately 190,000 breakfast meals, 340,000 lunch meals and 110,000 snacks. Thousands of children will be served through this program at 225 sites throughout the greater Columbus area.
Emergency legislation is required so that the contract can be in place for the beginning of this program on June 1, 2015.
The Contract compliance number for Columbus City Schools is: 31-6400416.
Fiscal Impact:
$2,400,000.00 is required and budgeted in the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund to meet the financial obligation of this contract.
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To authorize and direct the Director of Recreation and Parks to accept a grant from the Ohio Department of Education in the amount of $2,400,000.00 for the 2015 Summer Food Program; to authorize the appropriation of $2,400,000.00 to the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund 283; to enter into an agreement with Columbus City Schools to implement the Summer Food Program; to authorize the expenditure of $2,164,000.00 from the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund 283; and to declare an emergency. ($2,400,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Ohio Department of Education has awarded the city of Columbus a grant for the 2015 Summer Food Service program; and
WHEREAS, the City will enter into agreement with Columbus City Schools to implement the Summer Food Program; and
WHEREAS, an emergenc...
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