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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-08-24 - AGENDA REPORTS - TOBACCO GRANT PGM (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA AGENDA REPORT CONSENT CALENDAR City Manager Approval Ad erson Item to be presented by: DATE: August 24, 1999 SUBJECT: TOBACCO CONTROL SERVICES GRANT PROGRAM DEPARTMENT: Parks, Recreation, and Community Services RECOMMENDED ACTION City Council approve and accept $50,000 grant from the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services. Establish estimated revenues of $50,000 in the Miscellaneous Grants Fund account number 453-5054. Appropriate $50,000 to account number 7444 (Exhibit A). Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute any agreements or change orders arising out of the Santa Clarita Tobacco Prevention Program. BACKGROUND The City of Santa Clarita has been approved to receive one year of grant funding from the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services for a Tobacco Control Services Program. Funding will be used to continue a community outreach and education program developed in 1997 with similar grant funding. The program is provided by the Santa Clarita Tobacco Control Coalition, which includes the City, The American Heart Association, The American Cancer Society, William S. Hart Union High School District, and Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital. The goals of the program, entitled "Santa Clarita Tobacco Prevention Program," are to: Provide merchants with skills and information to comply with tobacco control laws. Provide information to the community, especially youth, regarding the risks of environmental tobacco smoke. • Work toward policy change, reducing exposure to environmental tobacco smoke. ALTERNATIVE ACTION Decline acceptance of grant funds. Other action as determined by City Council. 17 A/� }eM1 6 �p��1d1� �I,�ilfl� City of Santa Clarita Agenda Report FISCAL IMPACT Page2 The anticipated cost of this program is estimated to be $50,000, to be offset completely by grant revenue. There is no City match required. ATTACHMENTS Exhibit A PM:sc councdf\ngrvepls\1999\92416cg[ ATTACHMENT A Exhibit A Account Description Amount 7444-7015 Part-time Employees $13,888 7444-7120 Medicare 201 7444-7130 Worker's Comp. 70 7444-7140 PERS 2,000 7444 —7306 Auto Allowance 700 7444— 7307 Office Supplies 300 7444 —7309 Postage 150 7444-7312 Special Supplies 5,000 7444-8110 Professional Services 27,691