City of Milwaukee - File #: 210687

• File #: 210687
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/1/2021
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 9/21/2021
• Title: Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the 2020 -2021 Upper Midwest Regional Accelerators for Genomic Surveillance Grant from the Rockefeller Foundation and University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: GRANTS, PUBLIC HEALTH

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
9/22/2021	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
9/21/2021	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	15:0
9/15/2021	1	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Appearing: Nicholas Bolden, Health Dept. Sanjib Bhattacharyya, Health Dept.	Pass	5:0
9/10/2021	1	PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED	Pass	3:0
9/1/2021	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
210687

Version
Substitute 1

Reference

Sponsor
The Chair

Title
Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the 2020 -2021 Upper Midwest Regional Accelerators for Genomic Surveillance Grant from the Rockefeller Foundation and University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Analysis
This resolution authorizes the Health Department to accept and fund the 2021 - 2021 Upper Midwest Regional Accelerators for Genomic Surveillance Grant from Rockefeller Foundation and University of Wisconsin-Madison in the amount of $25,846 100% grantor share with no city match. The purpose of the grant is to focus on conducting genomic surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 in the school-aged children population to better understand the emergence and spread of SARS-CoV-2 variants.

Body
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee appears to be eligible for grant funds from the Rockefeller Foundation and University of Wisconsin-Madison to focus on conducting genomic surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 in the school-aged children population to better understand the emergence and spread of SARS-CoV-2 variants; and

Whereas, The continued operation of this grant program from 06.01.2021 to 05.31.2022 would cost $25,846 100% grantor share with no city match; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that application of this grant from the Rockefeller Foundation and University of Wisconsin-Madison is authorized and the Health Department shall accept this grant without further approval unless the terms of the grant change as indicated in Milwaukee Code of Ordinances Section 304-81; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the City Comptroller is authorized to:

1. Commit funds within the Project/Grant parent of the 2021 Special Revenue Grant and Aid Projects Fund, the following amounts for the program titled Upper Midwest Regional Accelerators for Genomic Surveillance Grant:

Project/Grant GR0002100000
Fund 0150
Org 9990
Program 0001
Budget Year 00...