Fiscal Note
The City’s acceptance of the OASIS grant and additional Madison Senior Center Foundation funding requires an amendment to the Community Development Division’s Adopted 2015 Operating Budget to reflect the increase in revenue and commensurate expenditure authority, as detailed below:
$ 8,500 Madison Senior Center Foundation 62473-46310-00000 SR CTR OASIS CNTRIB DON
$ 16,741 OASIS Institute CATCH Grant 62473-47190-00000 SR CTR OASIS MISC REV
$ (16,596) Hourly Salary for Coordination Staff 62473-51210-00000 SR CTR OASIS HRLY WAGES
$ (6,343) Coordinator Benefit Expense 62473-52000-00000 SR CTR OASIS BENEFITS
$ (1,658) Healthy Snack Supplies 62473-53250-00000 SR CTR OASIS FOOD BEV
$ (290) Advertising 62473-54650-00000 SR CTR OASIS ADVRT SERV
$ (354) Volunteer Support / Recognition 62473-54810-00000 SR CTR OASIS OTHR EXP
No additional City funds are being requested by this Resolution, and there is no impact on the local City levy.
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Authorizing the City of Madison, through the Madison Senior Center, to accept an eight-month OASIS Institute grant, along with local funds from the Madison Senior Center Foundation, for continued support of Madison’s CATCH Healthy Habits program during 2015; and amending the Community Development Division’s 2015 Adopted Operating Budget to recognize associated revenues and commensurate expenditures.
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BACKGROUND
According to the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, the United States is facing an epidemic in childhood obesity that has more than tripled among children aged 6-11 years in the past 30 years, from 6.5% in 1980 to 19.6% in 2008.
CATCH Healthy Habits, an intergenerational physical activity and nutrition program, is an adaptation of the nationally recognized, evidence-based Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH) curriculum, developed by the University of California at San Diego and the University of Texas. CATCH positively impacts both senior adult volunteers, who facil...
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