10-10409rRESOLUTION NO. 10409
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING COUNCIL APPROVAL OF THE CITY OF RICHFIELD'S
ACCEPTANCE OF A MINI GRANT FROM THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON TO BE USED,
WITH THE RICHFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT, IN THE COLLOBORATIVE PARTNERING
AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE CITY AND SCHOOL DISTRICT'S EMPLOYEE
WELLNESS PROGRAMS, AND APPROVING A CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH
THE MINNESOTA INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH THAT HAS BEEN HIRED BY
BLOOMINGTON TO MANAGE THE CONTRACTUAL FUNCTIONS OF THE MINI
GRANT
WHEREAS, the City of Richfield and the Richfield School District jointly applied for
and were notified by Bloomington Public Health that they had been approved as a mini
grant recipient for a joint grant in the amount of $5,000; and;
WHEREAS, the grant from Bloomington Public Health is part of a larger Statewide
Health Improvement Program (SHIP) grant that the City of Bloomington received from the
Minnesota Department of Health that is being utilized in the cities of Bloomington, Edina
and Richfield; and;
WHEREAS, mini grant funds are to be used to collaboratively partner and improve
on the City and School District's current employee wellness plans and; and,
WHEREAS, Bloomington has hired the Minnesota Institute of Public Health to
manage the contractual functions of the mini grant; and,
WHEREAS, Richfield will act as the fiscal agent for these funds as approved of by
Richfield School District staff, Michael Schwartz and City Manager Steve Devich and;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Richfield will accept mini
grant funds from the City of Bloomington, Public Health Division, for a collaborative
partnership with the Richfield School District on their employee wellness programs, as
noted above, and approve the mini grant contract with the Minnesota Institute of Public
Health which has been hired by Bloomington to manage the grant functions.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota this 14th day of
September, 2010.
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ebbie Goettel, Mayor
ATTEST:
Nancy Gibb ity Clerk