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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 x First Reading Page 1 of 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