File #: 2021-2934    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Consent
File created: 7/28/2021 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 8/10/2021 Final action: 8/10/2021
Title: Commission District(s): District 7 To appropriate an amount not to exceed $20,000 from the American Rescue Plan grant funds assigned to the account reserved for District 7 to the DeKalb County Human Services Department for the Lou Walker Senior Center Garden Project to assist in the mitigation of the public health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

                                    

Public Hearing:  YES      NO                                                   Department: Board of Commissioners - District 7                                     

 

SUBJECT:

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Commission District(s): District 7

To appropriate an amount not to exceed $20,000 from the American Rescue Plan grant funds assigned to the account reserved for District 7 to the DeKalb County Human Services Department for the Lou Walker Senior Center Garden Project to assist in the mitigation of the public health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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Information Contact: Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson

Phone Number: 404-371-2899

 

PURPOSE:

To approve the appropriation of $20,000 from the America Rescue Plan grant funds assigned to the account
reserved for a District 7 to the DeKalb County Human Services Department for the Lou Walker Senior Center Garden Project to assist in the mitigation of the public health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

NEED/IMPACT:

Community gardens have played a major role in addressing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, serving as a space to provide social support, emotional support, as well as access to fresh food to alleviate food insecurities in DeKalb County among the senior population. A community garden is needed for DeKalb County seniors to increase social interaction, social connectedness, and a sense of agency to mitigate the effects of social isolation and food insecurities caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. 

 

FISCAL IMPACT:

To appropriate $20,000 from the American Rescue Plan grant funds for District 7 to the DeKalb County Human Services Department for the Lou Walker Senior Center Garden Project to assist in the mitigation of the public health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommended Action

To approve the resolution and authorize the chief executive officer to execute all necessary documents.