To

Mayor and Council

Subject

General Mills Nutrition and Fitness Grant

Initiator

Parks and Recreation

Recommendation

Approval is requested to submit and application and if approved accept a \n \n $10,000 grant from General Mills in conjunction with The President?s Challenge \n \n for youth health and well-being in the after-school programs and day camps. The \n \n grant is being awarded to 50 communities in the amount of $10,000.

Approval

Approved

Background

This program is designed to offer programming and knowledge on health,

nutrition and physical fitness to the youth of Columbus enrolled in established

recreation programs in the city of Columbus. Participants are provided

recreational and educational activities until 6:00 P.M. Monday through Friday.

Analysis

General Mills is funding this grant at minimal cost to the Department of Parks

and Recreation or the City of Columbus. The grant funds are to be used for

supplies, equipment, travel expenses, knowledge resources and to offset payroll

for monitors and facilitators.



Amend the multi-grant funding as needed for the General Mills grant funds to

cross over the Columbus Consolidated Government fiscal year.



The Community Schools Division of Columbus Parks & Recreation has a contract

with Muscogee County School Nutrition to provide all of our lunches and snacks

during the school year and camps throughout the year. This enables the program

to run without the extra need for health inspectors, meal/snack preparation,

food wrapping, food storage, and food purchases. The Muscogee County School

Nutrition is the accredited source and is a recognized source of nutritional

needs for our community.

Financial Considerations

The proposed grant amount is $10,000 for the Community Schools Division

Columbus Parks and Recreation. The City is not required to put up any matching

funds to participate in this grant.

Projected Annual Fiscal Impact Statement

Legal Considerations

Council is the approving authority for all grants.

Recommendations/ Actions

Authorize a resolution to approve the application of a grant and subsequently

accept funds in the amount of $10,000.00 from General Mills for the Department

of Parks and Recreation Community Schools Division to implement a nutrition and

fitness program annually June 2005 through May 2006. Allow this program as a

sole source for the Muscogee County School Nutrition Office for Nutritional

needs.

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