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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-08-22 16-328 RESOLVECOUNCIL ACTION Item No. 16-328 Date: August 22, 2016 Item/Subject: Resolve, Accepting and Appropriating a Grant from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Nursing Dept., in the amount of $61,048 to support Bridging Services Responsible Department: Public Health & Community Services Commentary: This Resolve will accept and appropriate $61,048 from the ME DHHS Public Health Nursing Dept. to support specialized maternal & child health nursing for families in Bangor who are affected by substance use disorder during the prenatal, post -partum, and newborn stages. Referrals will be received from primary care providers, EMMC NICU Champ Program, and the DHHS Office of Child & Family Services. A City of Bangor Public Health Nurse has been specifically trained to provide a high level of care using a strengths -based, trauma informed wrap-around model that assists the family with accessing available community resources. The term of the grant is 8/15/2016 — 8/14/2017. This was reviewed and recommended for approval at the August 15, 2016 Government Operations Committee meeting. Manager's Comments: Associated Information: Resolve Budget Approval: Legal Approval: Introduced for Passage x First Reading Referral Department Head City Manager Finance Director ity olici or Page Assigned to Councilor Sprague CITY OF BANGOR 16-328 AUGUST 22, 2016 (TITLE.) Resolve, Accepting and Appropriating a Grant from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Nursing Dept. in the Amount of $61,048 to Support Bridging Services BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR: RESOLVED THAT, there is hereby accepted and appropriated a grant from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Nursing Dept. in the amount of $61,048 to Support Bridging Services in Bangor for the period August 15, 2016 to August 14, 2017. IN CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 22, 2016 CR 16-328 FIRST READING CI4CL IN CITY COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 12, 2016 CR 16-328 MOTION MADE AND SECONDED FOR PASSAGE PASSED CITY CLERI