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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-009 (Stillwater application for Worksite and Community Wellness Partner Project Action Plan Grant through Living Healthy Washington County and Statewide Health Improvement Program) RESOLUTION 2019-009 APPROVING STILLWATER APPLICATION FOR WORKSITE AND COMMUNITY WELLNESS PARTER PROJECT ACTION PLAN GRANT THROUGH LIVING HEALTHY WASHINGTON COUNTY AND STATEWIDE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM WHEREAS, the City of Stillwater, as an employer and community, supports improved physical activity for its employees and residents; and WHEREAS, the City of Stillwater provides its employees with an on-site fitness center, and its community with parks offering bicycle and walking trails; and WHEREAS, as an organization, the City is eligible to apply for and receive Statewide Health Improvement Program(SHIP)partner project plan grant funding of$5,000 to revitalize the employee fitness center and improve employee physical activity; and $10,000 to place benches, bicycle racks and a bicycle repair station along the south loop trail and west side pedestrian trail to improve physical activity for all, inclusive of seniors and persons with disabilities; and WHEREAS, the SHIP grants require a 10 percent in-kind contribution (included in the 2019 budget). NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED,that the City Council of the City of Stillwater hereby approves the Stillwater application totaling $15,000 Living Healthy Washington County Statewide Health Improvement Program grant funding with an in-kind City contribution of$1,500; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Stillwater also authorizes the City to accept and administer the Statewide Health Improvement Program grant if awarded and authorizes the City Administrator to sign all necessary documents for the Grant on behalf of the City of Stillwater. Enacted by the City Council of the City of Stillwater, Minnesota, this 8 day of January, 2019. CITY OF STILLWATER Ted Kozlowski, Mayor ATTEST: Beth Wolf, City Oferk