Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a grant agreement with Children’s Hunger Alliance to expand nutritional and physical activity programming.
More than 575,000 children across Ohio live in food-insecure households, meaning that 1 in 5 kids are unsure of where their next meal is coming from.
Founded in 1970, Children’s Hunger Alliance is a statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to ending childhood hunger. The Children’s Hunger Alliance provides healthy meals and snacks to at-risk children (who need them most), as well as nutrition and physical education to children and their families. CHA provides a balanced approach to childhood health.
Children’s Hunger Alliance also partners with organizations throughout Ohio to provide nutritious meals. They help day care providers, day care centers, local school districts and afterschool and summer programs.
A portion of the funds authorized by this ordinance will be utilized for the CATCH program. The Coordinated Approach to Childhood Health (CATCH), physical education curriculum is designed to promote healthful behaviors in school-aged children and reduce their subsequent risk of cardiovascular disease. The program consists of 20 lessons focusing on non-competitive physical activity for elementary and middle school-aged children. Each hour-long program engages kids and includes a warm-up, fitness activity and cool-down session.
Fiscal Impact: Funding is available within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund.
Emergency action is requested in order to immediately provide CHA with the funds necessary to implement nutritional and physical activity programming for children in need.
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To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a grant agreement with Children’s Hunger Alliance to expand nutritional and physical activity programming; to authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($50,000.00)
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WHEREAS, more than 575,000 children across Ohio live in food-insecure households, meaning that they are unsure of where their next meal may come from; and
WHEREAS, the Children’s Hunger Alliance (CHA) provides healthy meals and snacks to at-risk children, as well as nutrition and physical education to children and their families; and
WHEREAS, a portion of this funding will support the Coordinated Approach to Childhood Health (CATCH) program, physical education curriculum designed to promote healthful behaviors in school-aged children and reduce their subsequent risk of cardiovascular disease; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily business of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director to enter into a grant agreement with the Children’s Hunger Alliance in order to immediately provide the funds necessary to implement nutritional and physical activity programming for children in need; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of the Department of Development is hereby authorized to enter into a grant agreement with Children’s Hunger Alliance to expand nutritional and physical activity programming.
SECTION 2. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to appropriate $50,000.00 in the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund, fund 1000, subfund 100018, to the Department of Development, in Object Class 03 - Contractual Services, per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
See Attached File: Ord 2569-2017 Legislation Template.xls
SECTION 3. That the expenditure of $50,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed pursuant to the actions authorized in SECTION 1, is hereby authorized in the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund, fund 1000, subfund 100018, in Object Class 03 - Contractual Services, per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
See Attached File: Ord 2569-2017 Legislation Template.xls
SECTION 4. That this contract is awarded pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 329 that relate to not-for-profit service contracts.
SECTION 5. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications associated with this legislation.
SECTION 6. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or 10 days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.