ADOPTED - JULY 28, 2009

Agenda Item No. 50

Introduced by the Human Services, County Services and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE A MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION AMERICORPS GRANT

RESOLUTION #09-239

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners has as long term objectives the prevention and control of disease and meeting the basic needs of its citizens in a manner which emphasizes an educated and participating citizenry; and

WHEREAS, the Power of We Consortium successfully competed for a grant from the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) for a Michigan’s AmeriCorps project that will place ten full-time AmeriCorp members within organizations throughout the greater Lansing area to improve resident’s physical activity and nutrition; and

WHEREAS, the ten AmeriCorps members will promote the use of non-motorized transportation on trails, greenways, and city streets, and increase the use of community gardens and farmers’ markets in previous food deserts; and

WHEREAS, on June 23, 2009, MCSC awarded the Ingham County Health Department, acting as fiduciary for the Power of We Consortium, a grant of $134,419 to implement the Consortium’s AmeriCorps project for the period of October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010; and

WHEREAS, the MCSC requires a non-federal 20% local match of cash and in-kind contributions for each budget period; and

WHEREAS, to implement this initiative, the Health Officer has requested authority to hire a  limited term full-time grant-funded program coordinator; and

WHEREAS, the Health Officer has recommended that the Board of Commissioners accept the AmeriCorps grant award.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners accepts an AmeriCorps grant of $134,419 from the Michigan Community Service Commission for the period of October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010, for the purpose of placing AmeriCorps volunteers in the community to increase citizen access to healthy lifestyle opportunities.

ADOPTED - JULY 28, 2009

Agenda Item No. 50

RESOLUTION #09-239

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a non-federal local match of $82,282 is authorized, including a $10,000 cash match and in-kind contributions from the Health Department’s Budget, with the remainder obtained through cash contributions of approximately $7,000 from each of the ten AmeriCorps member host sites, as selected through a Request for Proposal process.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Health Department is authorized to hire a limited term full-time grant-funded program coordinator.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Controller/Administrator is authorized to amend the Health Department’s Budget in order to implement this resolution.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board Chairperson is authorized to sign any grant award documents after review by the county attorney.

HUMAN SERVICES;  Yeas:  Tennis, Davis, McGrain, Schor, Dougan, Vickers

Nays:  None           Absent:  None    Approved 7/20/09

COUNTY SERVICES: Yeas:  Celentino, Koenig,Holman, Copedge, Grebner, Vickers

Nays:  None           Absent:  None    Approved 7/21/09

FINANCE:   Yeas:  Grebner, Nolan, Bahar-Cook, Tennis, Davis, Dougan

 Nays:  None          Absent:  None        Approved 7/22/09