HomeMy WebLinkAbout20141135.tiff RESOLUTION
RE: APPROVE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO
SIGN -SHARE OUR STRENGTH'S COOKING MATTERS (NO KID HUNGRY)
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to
Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of
administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and
WHEREAS, the Board has been presented with a Memorandum of Understanding
between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County
Commissioners, on behalf of the Department of Public Health and Environment, and Share Our
Strength's Cooking Matters (No Kid Hungry), commencing April 1, 2014, and ending
October 31, 2014, with further terms and conditions being as stated in said memorandum of
understanding, and
WHEREAS, after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve said memorandum of
understanding, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld
County, Colorado, that the Memorandum of Understanding between the County of Weld, State of
Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners, on behalf of the Department of
Public Health and Environment, and Share Our Strength's Cooking Matters (No Kid Hungry), be,
and hereby is, approved.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chair be, and hereby is, authorized to
sign said memorandum of understanding.
The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted
by the following vote on the 9th day of April, A.D., 2014, nunc pro tunc April 1, 2014.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
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FROM: Mark E. Wallace, MD, MPH,
Executive Director
Department of Public Health & Environment
DATE: April 4, 2014
SUBJECT: Share Our Strength Colorado/Cooking
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Matters Memorandum of Understanding
Enclosed for Board review and approval is a contract between the Weld County Department of
Public Health and Environment and Share Our Strength Colorado/Cooking Matters.
The Weld County BOCC approved the hiring of a Cooking Matters Coordinator in February 2014.
The Cooking Matters Coordinator will provide healthy cooking and nutritious food shopping
education to low income Weld County residents.
The Health Department will receive a monthly reimbursement from Share Our Strengths
Colorado/Cooking Matters for the full salary and fringe benefits for a full-time Health Educator I
equivalent position (approximately $67,000 annually, including fringe at 38.93%). Cooking
Matters will also provide funding for all programmatic related expenses (educational material,
gift cards, food, etc). The Health Department will be responsible for hiring and supervising the
position and providing the computer, phone, and mileage expenses. The Health Department
does have available office space for this new position.
This MOU will be effective April 1, 2014, through October 31, 2014. The contract and funding
will be renegotiated and renewed annually on November 1, upon mutual agreement of the
parties.
Bob Choate in the legal department has reviewed and approved the language in the MOU.
I recommend approval of this Memorandum of Understanding with Share Our Strengths
Colorado/Cooking Matters.
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Memorandum of Understanding
This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is made on March 1, 2014 by and between Share Our Strength
Colorado and Satellite Partner, Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment. Share Our Strength's
No Kid Hungry (NKH) campaign connects kids in need to effective nutrition programs like school breakfast and
summer meals and teaches low-income families to cook healthy, affordable meals through Cooking Matters. This
work is accomplished through the No Kid Hungry network, made up of private citizens, public officials, nonprofits,
business leaders and others providing innovative hunger solutions in their communities.
This MOU is designed to reflect the understandings between Share Our Strength's Cooking Matters Colorado, a
private non-profit organization offering cooking and nutrition courses to low-income families, hereinafter CMC and
Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment, hereinafter WCDPHE.
This MOU will be in effect from April 1, 2014 until October 31 t, 2014, with guaranteed extension beyond this date
for a full year of funding. It shall remain in effect unless terminated by either party with 30 day written notice.
Grant Period and Disbursement of Funds:The funding period begins on April 1st, 2014 and concludes on October
31g, 2014,for the amount of$39,083.33. Cooking Matters will provide funds monthly upon receipt of invoice, at an
amount of$5,583.33.
Use of Funds: Funds are to be used for purposes related to the salary and benefits of a full time CMC Program
Coordinator from April ft, 2014 through October 31s`, 2014. Specific project goals, objectives and activities covered
under this agreement are outlined in Attachment 1.
Scope of work:WCDPHE will be responsible for supervising the CMC Program Coordinator with the participation
and advisement of the CMC Senior Program Manager.
Coordinator will be responsible for:
• Gold Standard Cooking Matters program implementation, Including:
o Implement 7 CMC courses,complying with CMC National gold standards and best practices.
Including:
• Majority of courses should be conducted in conjunction with the INEP program
• Emphasis on the recruitment of agencies serving the Cooking Matters priority audience of
females with kids ages 0-5.
• Maintaining an average graduation rate of 85%.
• No more than 25%of courses may be offered to Kids and Teens.
• A portion of these courses may be completed using the Train the Trainer model.
o Cooking Matters at the Store tours for 30 participants by October 31g, 2014.
• Recruiting, training and maintaining a large enough volunteer pool to fill each course with qualified
volunteer chef and volunteer nutrition educator.
• Recruiting, verifying,training and retaining agency partners serving individuals and families living at or
below 185%of the Federal Poverty Line.
• Engage the community in supporting the program through their participation in shared course cost and
other in-kind or financial contributions.
• Participation in other nutrition, health or food based events to promote Cooking Matters, No Kid Hungry
(NKH) and their respective messages
o Promote NKH tactics and activities,such as sharing info with class participants and agency partners
about summer meals sites, CACFP programs, etc.
o Connect with other relevant community partnerships/coalitions,food policy councils, etc.
o Promotion and implementation of Cooking Matters at the Store®, a guided grocery store tour that
teaches low-income adults how to get the most nutrition for their food dollars
• Offer programming in Weld County primarily with possibility for course offerings in Morgan County upon
request.
• Participate in required Cooking Matters local and national trainings
• Participate in required Cooking Matters local and national reporting
• Participate in local NKH activities when appropriate (i.e,. provide CM demo at NKH event)
Implementation:
CMC will provide training and technical assistance for WCDPHE and the CMC Program Coordinator for program
start up and program implementation.
CMC will provide groceries for in class and take home use, within the CMC guidelines and budget.CMC will provide
all course curriculum, participant healthy food tools,volunteer gifts, and cooking and nutrition tools. CMC will also
provide connections to other known community partners, especially those involved with NKH.
WCDPHE will supervise the CMC Program Coordinator and offer support for program implementation. Support
should also include office space, storage space, phone, computer, internet, copy machine, mileage, postage and
other tools needed to effectively administer the program. WCDPHE is encouraged to share upcoming
activities/events related to health and hunger with CMC for inclusion in the CMC and NKH e-newsletters.
Monitoring and Reporting:
Cooking Matters Colorado will monitor program operations under this partnership.Such monitoring will include
site visits by Cooking Matters Colorado staff to observe program administration. If the CMC Program Staff
determines that the program implementation is not at the agreed upon levels,the CMC Program Staff may request
a written explanation of programmatic progress at any time.A compiled report of program outcomes may be
requested annually.
CMC will have regular phone contact with WCDPHE and have occasional site visits to determine the effectiveness of
the partnership and WCDPHE should feel free at any time to contact CMC Senior Program Manager with questions
or concerns. CMC will have also regular contact with CMC Program Coordinator to offer training and program
support.
Cooking Matters Colorado requests a report on basic course outputs at the completion of each Cooking Matters
programming(within one week) as well as implementation of the established Cooking Matters participant
evaluation system.The final report will take the form of a meeting in which the success and challenges of the
project are discussed and potential for continued partnership is assessed.
Other Terms and Conditions:The following terms and conditions also apply.
CMC and WCDPHE agree to cross promote programs and include the other party in media opportunities whenever
appropriate using correct language and logo to well represent each agency. Notification of promoting or media
attention will be shared with each partner.
Cooking Matters Colorado reserves the right to terminate this agreement, if in its discretion, it determines that the
Satellite Partner has made any misrepresentations, has in any way misappropriated funds or has done anything
inconsistent with this agreement.
Any funds provided to the Satellite Partner that are not expended or committed for the purposes of this
partnership, or within the partnership period as described above,will be returned to Cooking Matters Colorado.
Moreover, it will promptly return unexpended funds if Cooking Matters Colorado or Weld County Department of
Public Health and Environment elects to terminate said agreement as outlined above.
CMC and WCDPHE agree to notification of problems or challenges and changes in this agreement in writing as soon
as they arise.
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