DEPARTMENT: Health
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Dr. Thomas L. Schlenker
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
CDC Sodium Reduction in Communities Grant
SUMMARY:
This Ordinance authorizes the acceptance of funds in an amount not to exceed $250,000.00 for year three of a three-year grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to support the Chronic Disease Program of the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District (Metro Health) beginning September 30, 2015 through September 29, 2016. Metro Health's participation in the Sodium Reduction in Communities Program serves a legitimate public purpose in that this funding will promote public health through activities that include community-wide efforts to reduce sodium intake and decrease the risk of high blood pressure. This action also authorizes a proposed program budget, incidental expenditures for grant program participants, and a personnel complement of 2.45 grant funded positions to support this grant as reflected in Attachment I.
Furthermore, this ordinance authorizes the Director of Metro Health to initiate, negotiate, and execute any and all necessary documents and a grant contract to effectuate the application and acceptance of the referenced grant, and to execute contract amendments pertaining to this contract, to include: a) carry-over funds, when ascertained and approved by the funding agency through a revised notice of award; b) line item budget revisions authorized by the funding agency; c) modifications to the performance measures authorized by the funding agency and listed in the contract so long as the terms of the amendment stay within the general parameters of the intent of the grant; d) no cost extensions; e) amendments which will provide supplemental grant funds to the grant by the funding agency in an amount up to 20% of the total amount initially awarded to the grant; f) amendments funding one time equipment purchases or defined program services; and g) cha...
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