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