TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Kristoff Bauer, Deputy City Manager
FROM: Michael Gibson, Parks, Recreation and Maintenance Director
Tracey Broyles, Budget and Evaluation Director
DATE: October 22, 2018
RE:
Title
Adoption of Special Revenue Fund Project Ordinance 2019-4 to Appropriate the 2018 Healthy Out-of-School Time Program Grant
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal 4 - The City of Fayetteville will be a highly desirable place to live, work and recreate with thriving neighborhoods and a high quality of life for its citizens.
Executive Summary:
Council is asked to appropriate a $25,000 grant awarded by the National Recreation & Parks Association through its Healthy Out-of-School Time grant program. The grant program is designed to increase the number of healthy meals children receive during out-of-school times through various federally funded meal programs. The City supports these programs by operating sites at local recreation centers and the grant funds will support the purchase of new tables and chairs for the participating recreation centers.
Background:
The National Recreation & Parks Association, in partnership with the Walmart Foundation, created the Healthy Out-of-School Time Grant Program to increase the number of healthy meals served to children during out-of-school times under three separate United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) meal programs. In addition, the program provides evidence-based nutrition education to children and families, and implements healthy eating and physical activity standards.
Fayetteville-Cumberland Parks & Recreation (FCPR) opened 15 facilities as host sites for the program from June 11th through July 27th. A total of 21,331 meals were served at FCPR facilities, averaging over 600 meals for each day of the program.
Funding from the grant award will be utilized for the purchase of new tables and chairs for the recreation...
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