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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-10-26 15-359 RESOLVECOUNCIL ACTION r7 Item No. 15 350 Date; October 26, 2015 Item/Subject: RESOLVE, Authorizing the City Manager to Accept and Appropriate $50,000 in Grant Funds from Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems, for the Partnerships to Improve Community Health (PICH) Program. Responsible Department: Public Health and Community Services Commentary: This resolve will authorize the City Manager to accept and appropriate $50,000 in grant funds from Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems for the Partnership to Improve Community Health. This is the second year of a three-year grant from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC) to improve health outcomes in the region. The objectives of the project are to improve community access to healthy foods, increase opportunities for populations to engage in regular physical activity, and to strengthen clinical - community linkages and chronic disease prevention. Bangor Public Health and Community services would continue, as a sub -recipient, to serve the communities that comprise our Healthy Maine Partnership service area. The term is 9/30/15 to 9/29/16. Manager's Comments: Associated Information: Budget Approval: Legal Approval: Introduced for Passage x First Reading x Referral to Gov't Ops on 11-2-15 Department Head Liz ro- �e� City Manager nance Director City Soli Page 1 of Assigned to Councilor Faircloth CI`T'Y OF BANGOR 15-359 OCTOBER 26, 2015 RESOLVE: Authorizing the City Manager to Accept and Appropriate $50,000 in Grant Funds from Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems, for the Partnerships to Improve Community Health (PICH) Program. BE IT RESOLVED THAT: The City Manager is hereby authorized to Accept & Appropriate grant funds in the amount of $50,000 in Grant Funds from Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems for the period September 30, 2015 to September 29, 2016 for the Partnerships to Improve Community Health (PICH) Program. IN CITY COUNCIL OCTOBER 26, 2015 FIRST READING CITY CLERK IN CITY COUNCIL NOVEMBER 9, 2015 MOTION MADE AND SECONDED FOR PASSAGE PASSED CITY CLERK