City of Madison - File #: 33408

• File #: 33408
• Version: 2
• Name: SUBSTITUTE - Authorizing the Mayor Director of Public Health of Madison and Dane County to issue a Request for Proposals (“RFP”) for a City of Madison and Dane County Electronic Benefits Transfer (“EBT”) program for FoodShare
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/12/2014
• In control: MADISON FOOD POLICY COUNCIL
• On agenda: 4/8/2014
• Final action: 4/8/2014
• Enactment date: 4/10/2014
• Enactment #: RES-14-00275
• Title: SUBSTITUTE - Authorizing the Mayor Director of Public Health of Madison and Dane County to issue a Request for Proposals (“RFP”) for a City of Madison and Dane County Electronic Benefits Transfer (“EBT”) program for FoodShare participants at all farmers’ markets, authorizing a subcommittee of the Madison Food Policy Council, in consultation with the Dane County Food Council, to evaluate the RFP’s and select an operator, and authorizing the City to execute a contract with the selected operator(s) for the administration of a program in an amount not to exceed $235,000 and amending the 2014 adopted operating budgets for Miscellaneous Appropriations and the Public Health agency Mayor as appropriate.
• Sponsors: Paul R. Soglin, Ledell Zellers, Shiva Bidar, Matthew J. Phair

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/8/2014	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt Substitute	Pass
4/2/2014	1	MADISON FOOD POLICY COUNCIL
3/31/2014	1	BOARD OF ESTIMATES (ended 4/2017)	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT (15 VOTES REQUIRED) - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
3/18/2014	1	BOARD OF ESTIMATES (ended 4/2017)	Refer
3/18/2014	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Referred
3/12/2014	1	MADISON FOOD POLICY COUNCIL	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note
This resolution reallocates funding previously approved in the 2014 Adopted Operating Budget. A total of $25,000 would be reallocated from Miscellaneous Appropriations (Memberships) to the Mayor's Office Operating Budget. An additional $10,000 of funding is anticipated from Dane County, raising the total program funding to $35,000. The Operating Budget amendment would be as follows:

GN01-54920-082000 $35,000 Community Agency Contracts
GN01-73352-082000 ($10,000) Dane County Reimbursement
GN01-54967-971000 ($25,000) Miscellaneous Appropriations - Memberships

Title
SUBSTITUTE - Authorizing the Mayor Director of Public Health of Madison and Dane County to issue a Request for Proposals (“RFP”) for a City of Madison and Dane County Electronic Benefits Transfer (“EBT”) program for FoodShare participants at all farmers’ markets, authorizing a subcommittee of the Madison Food Policy Council, in consultation with the Dane County Food Council, to evaluate the RFP’s and select an operator, and authorizing the City to execute a contract with the selected operator(s) for the administration of a program in an amount not to exceed $235,000 and amending the 2014 adopted operating budgets for Miscellaneous Appropriations and the Public Health agency Mayor as appropriate.
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WHEREAS, the City of Madison and the County of Dane recognize the critical role of the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), known as FoodShare in Wisconsin, formerly known as food stamps, in providing a safety net for those individuals and families who struggle to access adequate daily food; and

WHEREAS, the cuts made to the SNAP program through the 2014 Farm Bill adoption in the amount of nearly $9 billion over 10 years will make it even more difficult for individuals and families to provide adequate food and nutrition; and

WHEREAS, the City of Madison and County of Dane have an interest in preserving current access to farmers’ markets for FoodShare participants, ...