To

Mayor and Council

Subject

Office of School Readiness Summer Lunch Program

Initiator

Parks and Recreation

Recommendation

Approval is requested to submit an application and if approved accept $533,861 \n \n funds from the Office of School Readiness, Georgia Department of Education for \n \n administration of summer lunch program and snacks for fiscal and school year \n \n 2003-2004.

Approval

Approved

Background

This program is designed to offer nutritious meals for low income children ages

18 and under.

Analysis

The Parks and Recreation Department, Community Schools Division Provides this

Summer Lunch Program and Subsequent snack program during the summer vacation

period and throughout the school and fiscal year 2003-2004 and provides meals

to children who might not otherwise receive nutritious meals.

Financial Considerations

The total grant amount is $533,861. The City is not required to put up any

matching funds to participate in this grant and funding will be handled by

reimbursement.

Projected Annual Fiscal Impact Statement

Legal Considerations

Council must authorize the submission and acceptance of all grants.

Recommendations/ Actions

Approve a resolution to submit an application and if approved accept funds from

the Office of School Readiness for the Department of Parks and Recreation

Community Schools Division to participate in the Office of School Readiness

Summer Lunch Program and annual snack program.

















A RESOLUTION



NO. _____





A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO ACCEPT GRANT FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF

$533,861.00 TO PARTICIPATE IN THE OFFICE OF SCHOOL READINESS USDA SUMMER LUNCH

PROGRAM AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE CITY TO ACCEPT THE MUSCOGEE COUNTY SCHOOL

DISTRICT NUTRITION PROGRAM TO ACT AS VENDOR OF THE PROGRAM. ADDITIONALLY, TO

PROVIDE NUTRITIOUS USDA APPROVED SNACKS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR 2003-2004.

AS THIS PROGRAM IS RUN DURING SUMMER, FISCAL YEARS 2003 AND 2004 ARE INCLUDED

IN ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FUNDS.



WHEREAS, when school closes for the summer, an important source of nutritious

meals for many low income children is lost. The Parks and Recreation

Department, Community Schools Division provides this Summer Lunch Program and

subsequent snack program during the summer vacation period and throughout the

school and fiscal year 2003-2004 and provides meals to children who might not

otherwise receive nutritious meals; and,



WHEREAS, the Columbus Parks and Recreation Department administers the After

School Program in 33 locations throughout the city; and,



NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, HEREBY

RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:



That the City Manager is hereby authorized to submit an application and if

approved accept $533,861 in grant funding from the Office of School Readiness

for the Department of Parks and Recreation, Community Schools Division to

participate in the OSR Summer Lunch Program and subsequent snack program.

There are no matching funds required.



Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia, held the

_________day of _____________, and adopted at said meeting by the affirmative

vote of _____________members of said Council.



Councilor Allen voting __________.

Councilor Anthony voting __________.

Councilor Davis voting __________.

Councilor Henderson voting __________.

Councilor Hunter voting __________.

Councilor McDaniel voting __________.

Councilor Turner Pugh voting __________.

Councilor Rodgers voting __________.

Councilor Suber voting __________.

Councilor Woodson voting __________.



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Tiny B. Washington, Clerk of Council Robert S. Poydasheff, Mayor

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