To authorize and direct the Director of Recreation and Parks Department to accept a grant from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce in the amount of $2,500,000.00 for the 2026 Summer Food Service Program; to authorize the appropriation of $2,500,000.00 to the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund; to enter into an agreement with Columbus City Schools in the amount of $2,300,000.00 for the preparation and delivery of meals for the Summer Food Service Program; to authorize the expenditure of $2,300,000.00 from the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($2,500,000.00)

Committee

Neighborhoods, Recreation, & Parks Committee

Requested by

Rec & Parks Drafter

Introduced

March 2, 2026

On agenda

March 30, 2026

Passed

April 3, 2026

Where it was heard

Columbus City Council Mar 30, 2026 Approved Pass

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