HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2022.06.23 - 37446BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
June 23, 2022
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #22-248
Sponsored By: Penny Luebs
Health & Human Services - Resolution appropriating American Rescue Plan Act — Local Fiscal
Recovery Funds for a Food Landscape Study
Chairperson and Members of the Board:
WHEREAS the United States Treasury allocated Oakland County $2 44,270,949 of Local Fiscal Recovery
Funds (LFRF) established under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021; and
NIVHEREAS under the guidance of the Department of Treasury's Final Rule. the County may use these funds at
their discretion to support eligible investments in public health expenditures, address negative economic
impacts caused by the public health emergency; replace lost public sector revenue; provide premium pay for
essential workers and invest in water. sewer, and broadband infrastructLire; and
WHEREAS people experiencing food insecurity are often at increased risk of infection and increased risk of
severe C'OVID-19 infections due to a disproportionate number of pre-existing health conditions and increased
difficulty with managing day to day life with several affected social determinants of health including housing,
healthcare, chronic illness, and transportation; and
WHEREAS a food landscape study is needed to better understand food insecurity, healthy food accessibility.
and identify gaps in resources within Oakland County; and
WHEREAS the food landscape study will provide Oakland County and community food partners with the
necessary information to develop collaborative and streamlined services for those experiencing food insecurity
and hunger; and
WHEREAS a third -parry vendor will be contracted to engage in a strategic assessment and planning process
with the community and stakeholders to provide the County with a comprehensive actionable plan to improve
healthy food access and security in Oakland County; and
WHEREAS the selected vendor will collaborate with the University of Michigan's Poverty Solutions Center
and Ford School of Public Policy to provide case studies, stakeholder analysis and appropriate best practices
cultivated from current county, statewide, and national efforts: and
WHEREAS deliverables will include a fill assessment of the overall accessibility and availability of healthy
foods in Oakland County; the strengths, capabilities. weaknesses. and shortcomings of both the current system
and providers in Oakland County servicing people experiencing food insecurity: and the emergency food
system user experience; and
WHEREAS the project is estimated to cost $300.000 and will take an estimated twelve to fifteen months to
complete; and
WHEREAS American Rescue Plan Act — Local Fiscal Recovery Funds will support the development of a
comprehensive actionable plan to improve healthy food access and security in Oakland County.
NOR7 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Conunissioners authorizes a
one-time appropriation of American Rescue Plan,Act —Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in the aniount of $300,000
to support the creation of a comprehensive action plan to improve healthy food access and security in Oakland
County.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Conunissioners authorizes the Purchasing
Division in conjunction with the Neighborhood and Housing Development Department to develop and release a
Request for Proposal (REP) for the creation of a comprehensive action plan on behalf of the Neighborhood and
Housing Development Division.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the name of the approved vendor shall be placed at the next available
agenda of the Public Health and Safety Committee as a conmumication.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the final recommended Food Landscape Study shall be presented to the
Board of Conunissioners for review and approval.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that approval of the appropriation of American Rescue Plan Act -Local Fiscal
Recovery Funds for programs and services by Oakland County shall not obligate a commitment of the General
Fund unless authorized by action of the Board of Cornunissioners.
BE IT FLIRTER RESOLVED that the FY 2022 budget shall be amended as detailed in the attached Schedule
A - Budget Amendment.
Chairperson, the following Commissioners are sponsoring the foregoing Resolution: Penny Luebs.
Qj�d� Date: June 23, 2022
David Woodward, Commissioner
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^""' � Date: June 24, 2022
Hilarie Chambers, Deputy County Executive 11
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Date: June 27, 2022
Lisa Brown, County Clerk / Register of Deeds
COMMITTEE TRACKING
2022-06-1 } Public Health R Safety - reconnnend and foiivard to Finance
2022-06-1 5 Finance - recommend to Board
2022-06-23 Full Board
VOTE TRACKING
Motioned by Commissioner Penny Luebs seconded by Cormnissioner Angela Powell to adopt the attached
Resolution: Appropriating American Rescue Plan Act — Local Fiscal Recovery Funds for a Food Landscape
Study
Yes: David Woodward, Michael Gingell. Kristen Nelson, Gwen Markham. Angela Powell, Marcia
Gershenson, William Miller III, Yolanda Smith Charles. Charles Cavell. Penny Luebs, Janet Jackson. Gary
McGillivray, Robert Hoffman (13 )
No: Karen Joliat, Eileen Kowall, Christine Lou,-, Philip Weipert, Thomas Kuhn, Chuck Moss, Adam
Kochenderfer (7)
Abstain: None (0)
Absent: (0)
Passed
ATTACHMENTS
OC Food Landscape Study Sched A
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lisa Brown, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true and
accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of C'onnuissiouers on June 23, 2022, with
the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof. I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Circuit Court at Pontiac,
Michigan on Thursday. June 23, 2022.
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