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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 02032015 - C.29RECOMMENDATION(S): APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to apply for and accept grant funding from the Contra Costa County Healthy and Active Before 5 Collaborative, in an amount not to exceed $500, to support the purchase of non-disposable dishes for use in Contra Costa County Head Start Centers thereby reducing the environmental impact of paper products, for the period January 1, 2015 through June 30, 2015. FISCAL IMPACT: County to receive an amount not to exceed $500 from the Healthy and Active Before 5 Collaborative grant. (No County match) BACKGROUND: The Healthy and Active Before 5 Collaborative provides mini-grants to organizations that lie within the boundaries of Contra Costa County. The proposed program must serve children ages 0-5 years. The grant proposal most address one or more of the following: 1) Healthy Beverages for Children, 2) Breastfeeding Accommodation, 3) Healthy Food and Beverage, 4) Movement and Play Policy, 5) Reducing Unhealthy Marketing to Children, or, 6) Tap Water Promotion. The Employment and Human Services Department, Community Services Bureau, will use funds to purchase non-disposable dishes for use at Head Start Centers to reduce the environmental impact of paper products. APPROVE OTHER RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE Action of Board On: 02/03/2015 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER Clerks Notes: VOTE OF SUPERVISORS AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor Contact: CSB, 925-681-6347 I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown. ATTESTED: February 3, 2015 David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: June McHuen, Deputy cc: Joanne Sanchez-Rosa, Cassandra Youngblood C. 29 To:Board of Supervisors From:Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director Date:February 3, 2015 Contra Costa County Subject:Healthy and Active Before 5 Collaborative Grant CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION: Without funding, the EHSD Community Services Bureau would not be able to provide the proposed grant service. CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT: The grant funding will support one of the community outcomes established in the Children's Report Card, 5) "Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families" by reducing the environmental impact of paper products. ATTACHMENTS HAB45 grant application For HAB45 use: Award # Check # Date Mini-grant Application We understand that organizational policy change isn’t always easy. That’s why Healthy and Active Before 5 will provide a $500 check to the first 15 Leadership Council agencies which pass new healthy policies and provide HAB45 with the documentation outlined below. The mini-grant money may be spent on items which either support the implementation of your new healthy organizational policy/policies, or support the goals of the HAB45 Action Plan in other ways. For instance, you might want to buy reusable water pitchers for your meetings, a comfortable chair for a new breastfeeding space, or perhaps indoor play props appropriate for children age 0-5. You choose what would be most helpful to your agency. To qualify your agency must pass one or more of our HAB45 policies: 1) Healthy Beverages for Children; 2) Breastfeeding Accommodation; 3) Healthy Food and Beverage; 4) Movement and Play Policy; 5) Reducing Unhealthy Marketing to Children; or 6) Tap Water Promotion. Only one mini-grant prize will be awarded per policy, while supplies last. Agencies that have previously been awarded a mini -grant are encouraged to re-apply, if they update and old or adopt a new and different policy. Your application will be reviewed by the HAB45 Executive Committee. We will contact you if we have any questions. Questions? Please contact Tonya Love at (925) 265-6507 or healthyandactiveb45@gmail.com. To submit, email your application to mail to healthyandactiveb45@gmail.com or mail a hard copy to Healthy & Active Before 5 at 1035 Detroit Ave - Ste 200, Concord CA 94518. Your Name: Joanne Sanchez-Rosa Phone: 925-681-6347 Email: Joanne.Sanchez-Rosa@ehsd.cccounty.us 1. Please attach a copy of each new Healthy & Active Before 5 policy approved by your agency. (Required!) Date(s) approved: November 1, 2014 2. Please describe how you will spend your mini-grant funds (250 words max.) Community Services Bureau is committed to promoting healthy habits and a healthy environment and seeks to model the behavior we wish to encourage to the children and families we serve in our Head Start, Early Head Start and Child Development programs. If awarded the $500 mini-grant, CSB will use funds towards purchasing non-disposable dishes for use in our program to teach our children about respecting the environment. The reduction of paper and plastic ware can greatly lower our carbon footprint on the environment and reduce high costs associated with using paper products as we serve approximately 3,000 meals per day. Agency: Employment and Human Services Department, Community Services Bureau Taxpayer ID#: 94-6000509 3. What will be the impact of your policy? (Please, fill in your estimate or best guess.) We believe this policy will impact 1,245 children and 175 adults per year. 4. Any additional comments? (Use other side if necessary.) Mailing Address: 1470 Civic Court, Suite 200 Concord, CA 94520