Title
Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: Upgrade of City's Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Capabilities
Entity Name: Department of Health and Community Wellness
Entity Address: 110 William Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Grant Amount: $237,034.00
Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Health
Total Project Cost: $237,034.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Contract Period: July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
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WHEREAS, the New Jersey Department of Health made available certain grant funds through its "PHILEP (LINCS Agencies) 2017" program ("PHILEP" being an acronym for "Public Health Infrastructure, Laboratories and Emergency Preparedness," and "LINCS" being an acronym for "Local Information Network and Communications Systems"); and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark's Department of Health and Community Wellness determined that the above-described available grant funds could be used by the City to upgrade the City's local public health systems relative to preparedness for, and responses to, terrorism and other public health threats and emergencies; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark desires to further safeguard City residents from hazardous emergencies by the further improvement of the City's local core capacity relative to public health emergency preparedness; and
WHEREAS, on or about April 21, 2016, on behalf of the City of Newark, the Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness submitted an application to the New Jersey Department of Health requesting grant funding from the above-described grant program in the amount of two hundred thirty-seven thousand, thirty-four dollars and zero cents ($237,034.00) for the provision of a surveillance and bioterrorism health alert network (a copy of said application is attached hereto and made a part hereof); and
WHEREAS, as a result of that application, the City of Newark was awarded a grant in the amount Two Hundred Thirty-Seven Thousand, Thirty-Four Dollars and Zero Cents ($237,034.00) from the New Jersey Department of Health for the provision of a surveillance and bioterrorism health alert network, for a project period commencing on July 1, 2016, and terminating on June 30, 2017 (a copy of the Notice of Grant Award is attached hereto and made a part hereof); and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark Department of Health and Community Wellness desires to accept said grant award; and
WHEREAS, no municipal funds are required for the receipt or acceptance of the grant award by the City of Newark; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark recognizes that the New Jersey Department of Health may extend the time of the grant award and/or provide additional funds if made available; and
WHEREAS, the New Jersey Department of Health will amend the grant to reflect any such grant time extension and/or increase in funds if made available, with any such amendment being subject to approval by the Newark Municipal Council by resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness, are hereby authorized to submit an application to the New Jersey Department of Health requesting grant funding in the amount of Two Hundred Thirty-Seven Thousand, Thirty-Four Dollars and Zero Cents ($237,034.00) to be used to provide a surveillance and bioterrorism health alert network in the City of Newark.
2. The Municipal Council of the City of Newark hereby ratifies its authorization of this application from the date of application submission to the date of adoption of this authorizing resolution.
3. The grant award in the amount of Two Hundred Thirty-Seven Thousand, Thirty-Four Dollars and Zero Cents ($237,034.00) from the New Jersey Department of Health, with a project period commencing on July 1, 2016, and terminating on June 30, 2017, is hereby accepted.
4. As a condition to the acceptance of the grant award, the City of Newark agrees to the New Jersey Department of Health's relevant Program Specifications and Grant Requirements, and the terms and conditions contained therein (a copy of said Program Specifications and Grant Requirements is attached hereto and made a part hereof).
5. No municipal funds are required for the receipt or acceptance of this grant award.
STATEMENT
This resolution ratifies and authorizes the actions taken by the Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness, to apply for and accept grant funding in the amount of Two Hundred Thirty-Seven Thousand, Thirty-Four Dollars and Zero Cents ($237,034.00) from the New Jersey Department of Health's "PHILEP (LINCS Agencies) 2017" program, with said grant funding to be used to provide the City with a surveillance and bioterrorism health alert network, with a project period commencing on July 1, 2016 and terminating on June 30, 2017.