HomeMy WebLinkAbout5.F.5. Acceptance and Allocation of SHIP Active Communities GrantCity of Shakopee
MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Mark McNeill, City Administrator
SUBJECT: Acceptance and Allocation of SHIP Active Communities Grant
DATE: November 23, 2010
Introduction
The City Council is asked to accept a $10,000 grant from the Carver - Scott Statewide Health
Improvement Program (SHIP), and to allocate the funds for promoting active living in the
community.
Background
In 2008, Minnesota passed a health reform law. An integral part of that was the Statewide
Health Improvement Program (SHIP). The intent of the law was to help Minnesotans to lead
longer, healthier lives by preventing chronic disease risk factors from tobacco usage and
exposure, poor nutrition, and physical inactivity. SHIP means to create sustainable, systematic
changes in schools, worksites, communities, and health care organizations, by making it easier
for the State's residents to incorporate healthy behaviors into their lifestyles.
By participating in the SHIP grant, the City agrees to participate in a survey and environmental
assessment conducted by the Wilder Foundation, develop action plans for addressing some or
all of issues identified by the survey, and then take steps to implement that action plan.
The City has been given approval for two grants. In July, the Council accepted $5000 for a
worksite wellness grant, which is being used to fund employee wellness activities.
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Work related to the second grant, totaling $10,000, is underway to promote physical activity by
residents on a City -wide basis. This would be for activities which are not normally provided by
the City in its recreation programming. The first component of the grant has been completed —
in June, a Walkability Workshop was held, and an action plan was developed and has been
approved. Implementation items were such things as identifying walking routes on existing trail
or sidewalk networks; trimming branches that overhang onto sidewalks; identifying barriers to
walkers and cyclists, and the like. $3000 has already been received as a result.
Action plans and policy drafting to improve non - vehicular movement throughout Shakopee will
be the next steps. Additional payments will be made to the City upon of the plans
to the SHIP program, and their approval. The City has broad discretion to develop and
implement its action plan, so we are not committing to each and every recommendation or to
any significant financial outlay by the City.
Budget Impact
There is no budgetary impact to the City.
Recommendation
Council is asked to authorize acceptance of the $10,000 which will be used offset the costs of
implementation.
Relationship to Vision
This is a housekeeping item (F).
Requested Action
If the Council concurs, it is asked to approve a motion accepting $10,000 from the Carver Scott
Statewide Health Improvement Program for use in promoting active living activities in
Shakopee.
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Mark McNeill
City Administrator