Fiscal Note
This resolution allocates $50,000 in funds previously approved with the City’s 2016 Operating Budget under Madison Food Policy Council grants. No additional funds are being requested, and there is no impact on the City levy.
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Approving the allocation of $50,000 in previously authorized funds from Miscellaneous Appropriations to fund nine proposals received during the 2016 Madison Food Policy Council “SEED” Grants funding process, and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into agreements with the associated agencies, organizations, groups, and individuals to implement the designated projects or programs.
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WHEREAS, in the adopted 2016 City of Madison Operating Budget there is $50,000 in Miscellaneous Appropriations designated to the Madison Food Policy Council to deliver as grant funds and authorizes a working group of the Food Policy Council to deliver said funds; and
WHEREAS, as part of the 2016 Madison Food Policy Council “SEED” Grant funding process, 14 proposals, which included $97,121.00 in total funding requests, were received by the Mayor’s Office; and
WHEREAS, the overwhelming response demonstrates the need for food system-related grants now and in the future; and
WHEREAS, the nature of the responses also indicates a great need in collaborative funding efforts with other stakeholders within the city and county; and
WHEREAS, the applications were subsequently evaluated by the Funding Working Group of the Madison Food Policy Council, in order to recommend no more than the authorized amount of $50,000; and
WHEREAS, the work group placed priority on applications that were new projects/programs, targeted areas of need, were not currently funded by the City, and if staffing costs were requested, there was a clear demonstration of replacement for SEED funding in future years; and
WHEREAS, the work group held two meetings to evaluate the proposals, including one meeting in which finalists were invited to make presen...
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