HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-11-24 15-016 RESOLVECOUNCIL ACTION
Item No. 15-016
Date: November 24, 2014
Item/Subject: RESOLVE, Authorizing the City Manager to Accept and Appropriate $70,000 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 $70,000
in grant funds from Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems for the Partnership to Improve
Community Health. Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems has received 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. If approved, Bangor Public Health and
Community services would act as a sub -recipient and oversee the project for the communities
that comprise our Healthy Maine Partnership service area. The proposed grant amount is
$70,000 for the term beginning December 1, 2014 and ending September 30, 2015. This item
was reviewed and recommended for approval by the Government Operations Committee on
November 17, 2014.
Department Head
Manager's Comments:
City Manager
Associated Information:
Resolve
Budget Approval:
Finance Director
Legal Approval:
i Solicitor
Introduced for
Passage
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Referral
Assigned to Councilor Sprague
CITY OF BANGOR
15-016
NOVEMBER 24, 2014
RESOLVE: Authorizing the City Manager to Accept and Appropriate $70,000 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 $70,000 in Grant Funds from Eastern Maine Healthcare
Systems for the period December 1, 2014 to September 30, 2015 for the Partnerships to
Improve Community Health (PICH) Program. The purpose of the program is to reduce the
prevalence of chronic disease and related risk factors in the Healthy Maine Partnership
service area.
IN CITY COUNCIL
NOVEMBER 24, 2014
FIRST READING
A
CITY CLERK
IN CITY COUNCIL
DECEMBER 8, 2014
MOTION MADE AND SECONDED FOR PASSAGE
PASSED
CITY CLE