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Home My WebLink About1994/09/20 Item 9 COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT Item: ~ Meeting Date: 09/20/94 SUBMITTED BY: Resolution 17t~~ccePting a technical assistance grant from the California Healthy Cities Project and appropriating grant funds in the amount of $4,250 to implement the City's youth newspaper project Director of Parks and Recreati~ r Si. City Manager6k 6 (4/5ths Vote: Yes X No_) 1(<'-> ITEM TITLE: REVIEWED BY: On June 14, 1994, staff presented a proposal to the Council in which the City would apply to join the California Healthy Cities Project for FY 94\95. Accompanying the application was a grant request of $5,000 to the California Healthy Cities Project to help implement the proposed project: production of a youth newspaper. On July I, 1994, the Department was informed that its application and project proposal to the California Healthy Cities Project had been accepted. A technical assistance grant of $4,250 was approved by the California Healthy Cities Project to implement the City's first-year project. RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council adopt the resolution accepting the technical assistance grant from the California Healthy Cities Project and appropriating funds in the amount of $4,250 to implement the City's youth newspaper project. DISCUSSION: The Healthy Cities Project model provides an integrated approach to enhancing the health of a city by focusing on a process for community improvement. Since 1988, the California Healthy Cities Project has assisted cities and public health agencies with their efforts to put the Healthy Cities model into practice. The Sacramento-based project is funded by the State Department of Health Services, and it is the first and only state health agency in the country to fund a Healthy Cities program. The Healthy Cities Project offers educational programs, technical consultation, and resource materials to interested cities throughout the state. The Parks and Recreation Department will work in collaboration with South Bay Community Services and its KidzBiz Program to produce a "publication for youth, by youth." This publication will initially be produced on a monthly basis, and will provide youth opportunities to learn and develop basic business and communication skills. In addition, this publication will help build a stronger communication network regarding available activities, programs, and health and social issues affecting Chula Vista's youth. The Chula Vista Youth Coalition will also be involved in this cooperative effort. The City's Human Services Coordinator will serve as the project manager, and will be responsible for completing and submitting the required reports to the California Healthy Cities Project. Funds will be disbursed to South Bay Community Services through a City purchase order upon receipt of submittals including, but not limited to, timesheets and expenditure reports. Payments will be made according to [HLTHYCIT.RESI 1-/ Item: ~ Meeting Date: 09/20/94 a payment schedule based on clear expectations and performance in accordance with the proposal submitted to the California Healthy Cities Project. Chula Vista joins an impressive group of cities located throughout the state that are diverse in size and economic levels. These cities provide services which address a diverse range of community issues that include protection of the physical environment, improvement of public safety, and the provision of adult literacy programs to give residents skills to improve their health. Two other cities in San Diego County -- Escondido and Oceanside -- belong to the California Healthy Cities Project. FISCAL IMPACT: The City has been awarded a first-year technical assistance grant in the amount of $4,250 by the California Healthy Cities Project for a youth newspaper project. These funds will be deposited into a Recreation Trust Account (405-4050-RTFA40). This grant will cover the costs of the entire project. City General Funds will not be required for this program. Attachment: A. A ward Letter NOT SCANNED [HLTHYCIT.RES] ,~~ RESOLUTION NO. 17~1I~ RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA ACCEPTING A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANT FROM THE CALIFORNIA HEALTHY CITIES PROJECT AND APPROPRIATING GRANT FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,250 TO IMPLEMENT THE CITY'S YOUTH NEWSPAPER PROJECT WHEREAS, the city Council California Healthy on June 14, 1994, staff presented in which the City would apply Cities Project for FY 94/95; and a proposal to to join the WHEREAS, accompanying the application was a grant request of $5,000 to the California Healthy Cities Project to help implement the proposed project: production of a youth newspaper; and WHEREAS, on July 1, 1994, informed that its application and California Healthy cities Project had Parks and Recreation project proposal to been accepted; and was the WHEREAS, a technical assistance grant of $4,250 was approved by the California Healthy cities Project to implement the city's first-year project. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the City Council of the city of Chula vista does hereby accept a technical assistance grant from the California Healthy cities Project. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council does hereby appropriate the grant funds in the amount of 4,250 in 0 Recreation Trust Account (405-4050-RTFA40). Presented by Jess Valenzuela, Director of Parks and Recreation C:\rs\healthy.grt 9..J \.."t\LlrVl \l 'Hn llL[\L.i J. J. 1 '-'.1 J. u......u J. 1.. \.'-'J......'-' 1.. ~ ~ Kulth Pl'alalion Sectinn '.08,,142132 S,trlleAID,tA Imom 1I1613mmnll9 11SSi/46J.JB1J 11I1Ilill201iJ A Praietl ollhe We1teln tmDniumlDrPubli~Health July I, 1994 The Honorable Tim Nader Mayor City of Chula Vista 276 Fourth Aven\le Chula Vista, CA 91910 RECE\VEO Jl. , , f39A Dear Mayor Nader: It is with great pleasure that I inform you that the City of Chula Vista has been selected to participate in the California Healthy Cities Project. Your official participation for the 1994-95 program will cover July I, 1994 through June 30,1995. Your proposal to develop and publish a youth-to-youth newspaper, providing Chula Vista's youth with hands-on business experience as well as increased knowledge of health issues as a result of their participation in the program, has the potential to significantly add to the quality of life for the City of Chula Vista's residents. As part of a unique, international public health movement, the City is in an ideal position to attract new services and funds. We are excited about the potential for linking participating cities with innovative program resources and with other similarly interested cities, both here and abroad. Participation in the Project includes: technical assistance with implementing your project; attendance at Project-sponsored meetings; use of the Project logo for promotional activity; and priority for all Project services. Faculty from the Western Consortium's member Schools of Public Health-University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Los Angeles; and San Diego State University School of Public Health----provide a valuable link to technical assistance resources. A License Agreement and the accompanying Terms of Participation, outlining the services and responsibilities associated with participation in the Project, have been forwarded to John Goff, City Manager, for signature. This agreement covers the first year of participation in the Project. Cities are required to submit a renewal application each year for continued Project participation. -- lhe Weswn [~r.lOlllurn i~ conouCltng !hl\ P:OIer! !h!nuQ~ ~ wnll3C! ."IITI the CalilDrnla Stalf n~p~l1mfni nl Hf~gel::>' . ;. The Honorable Tim Nader July 1, 1994 Page 2 Should you have any questions, please contact Gregory S. Shaffer, Local Program Development Specialist, at (916) 323-0702. Again, on behalf of the Project Steering Committee, I offer our most sincere congratulations and wish you every success in making Chula Vista a more healthful community in which to live and work. Sincerely, )11.~ JMT/dcb cc: John Goff, City Manager, City of Chula Vista Jess Valenzuela, Director of Parks and Recreation, City of Chula Vista ~-~