HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-10-26 15-359 RESOLVECOUNCIL ACTION
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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
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City Manager
nance Director
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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