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RESOLUTION R-1819-41: A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, REAFFIRMING ITS COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY AND EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND WELLNESS, CALLING FOR A REVIEW OF THE CITY'S AND COMMUNITY'S HEALTH AND WELLNESS POLICIES AND PROGRAMS IN FURTHERANCE OF CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT FOR THE CITY AND ALL OF ITS RESIDENTS, AND ENCOURAGING THE CITY MANAGER TO COLLABORATE WITH THE CITY'S EMPLOYEES AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING REPRESENTATIVES AS WELL AS THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, NORMAN REGIONAL HOSPITAL, AND THE OKLAHOMA TOBACCO SETTLEMENT ENDOWMENT TRUST (TSET) TO IDENTIFY HEALTHY BUSINESS AND HEALTHY COMMUNITY STRATEGIES AND A COMMUNITY PROJECT TO FURTHER THESE GOALS AND THEN SUBMIT TO CITY COUNCIL A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION FOR A GRANT FROM THE TSET HEALTHY COMMUNITIES INCENTIVE PROGRAM.
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BACKGROUND: The Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust ("TSET") offers Healthy Incentive Grant opportunities to communities who meet certain requirements pertaining to tobacco, nutrition, physical activities, and other community health and wellness criteria. The Oklahoma Department of Health ("DOH") previously awarded similar grants through its Certified Healthy Oklahoma program. The City of Norman previously received from the DOH a fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) award in 2012, which was used to purchase playground equipment and a water fountain at Eastridge Park (K-1112-138), as well as a thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) award in 2013, which was used to install a fitness walking trail at Saxon Park (K-1213-204).
TSET representatives have approached the City of Norman about applying for a TSET Healthy Incentive Grant in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) if the City of Norman as a community is able to meet all of the criteria for the Bronze, Silver, and Gold funding levels. [The funding level for a "large" (30,000+ population) city for Gold Class is seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000.00). ...
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