Number
150712
Version
Substitute 2
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Title
Substitute resolution relative to acceptance and funding of the Climate Change and Public Health Learning Collaborative for Urban Health Departments Grant from the Center for Climate Change & Health.
Analysis
This resolution authorizes the Health Department to accept and fund the Climate Change and Public Health Learning Collaborative for Urban Health Departments Grant from the Center for Climate Change & Health in the amount of $30,000. The purpose of the grant is to implement a multi-tiered approach that simultaneously addresses climate change adaptation and promotes community health and health equity through sustainably improving food security, decreasing storm-water runoff, and mitigation through decreasing the carbon emissions associated with transportation of food and water treatment and transmission.
Body
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee appears to be eligible for grant funds from the Center for Climate Change & Health for the Climate Change and Public Health Learning Collaborative for Urban Health Departments Grant to assure that the Milwaukee Health Department is able to implement a multi-tiered approach that addresses climate change adaptation and promotes community health and health equity; and
Whereas, The operation of this grant project from 01/01/16 to 06/30/17 would cost $30,000 entirely provided by the grantor; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that acceptance of the grant from the Center for Climate Change & Health 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 2016 Special Revenue-Grant and Aid Projects Fund, the following amounts for the project ti...
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