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86-1729 WMITE - CITV CLERK PINK - FINANCE G TY OF SAINT PAUL Council �.. l.7� CANARY- OEPARTMENT u �B«E -�1AVOR� FIIC 1\O. oun il Resolution � Presented By Referred To Committee: Date Out of Committee By Date WHEREAS, th waiti g list in Ramsey County is over 1,000, and the aiting list statewide i over ,000, NOW, THEREFORE. BE IT RESOLVED, hat th City of St. Paui supports an appropriation o ;20-25 million by the s ate in order to increase participation in this succes ul and essential progr COUNCILMEN Requested by Department of: Yeas Drew Nays w�is Rettman �� FavO[ Scheibet � Sonnen __ Agai[ist BY Tedesco W ilson Adopted by Council: Date oE 3 0 ��6 Form Approved by City Attorney Certified Yas• ounc' Se ar BY sy� App by :Navor: Date _ ��'1N — L ��t�l Approved by Mayor for Submission to Co ncil - - — BY P v'i��ED ��`F,, 1 �= '��l �;-;�� M�HITE - CITV CLERK PINK - FINANCE G TY OF SA I NT PA U L Council CANARV�- DEPARTMENT �`UE -=AYOR File �O. �/� ncil Resolution � - --�� �. : Presented By �`�� � � Referred To Committee: Date Out of Committee By Date WHEREAS, th Speci 1 Supplementai Food Program for Women, Infant , and , Chiidren (WIC) i desig ed to identify and serve those who are at nutr tional risk within a tar et pop lation of low income women and young children; and WHEREAS, t WIC p ogram provides specific nutritionai food supp ements = and nutritional educat'on service to improve the health of the t rgeted population; and WHEREAS, t W1C ogram in Minnesota is serving 55,000 individua s, but serves only 357G thos eligible, due to lack of federal funding; and WHEREAS, S . Paul 's Division of Public Health serves 7,800 pers ns per month which refl cts onl one-third of those eligible in Ramsey County; and WHEREAS, ile t W1C program targets persons with family inc s of 1857: of poverty level below, over 70x of families served in Ramsey County are beiow the po erty 1 vel ; and WHEREAS, R sey unty was one of the first counties to partici te in the WIC program, and h s been serving Ramsey County residents for over twelve years; and WHEREAS, t e WIC program has demonstrated that participation in the program results in inc eased birth weight, lower infant mortaiity rat s and improved nutriti nal st tus; and WHEREAS, a state appropriation of $20-25 million would incre e the participation b resi ents of the State of Minnesota, in gener 1 , and residents of R sey Co nty, in specific, from 35x to 50X of those ligible being served, an COUNCILMEN Requested by Department of: Yeas orew Nays � Nicosia [n Favor Rettman Scheibel U Sonnen __ Agal[lSt BY Tedesco Wilson Form Approved by City Attorney Adopted by Council: Date Certified Vassed by Cuuncil Secr ary BY By� Approved by Ylavor: Date _ 1 Approved by Mayor for Submission to C ncil BY - – — BY