ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

                                              Date: January 15, 1996
                                              Dept. File No.

   TO:       Vancouver City Council

   FROM:     General Manager of Community Services

   SUBJECT:  Flow-Through Funding - Vancouver Foundation Grant


   RECOMMENDATION

        A.   THAT Council receive a grant of up to $31,780 from the
             Vancouver Foundation for the Girls Health and Wellness
             Project.

        B.   THAT Council disburse the above flow-through funds to the
             Vancouver Health Board.


   GENERAL MANAGER'S COMMENTS

   The General Manager of  Community Services RECOMMENDS approval of  A and
   B.


   COUNCIL POLICY

   City  Council has  acted as  a conduit  for similar  flow-through health
   services funds in the past.


   PURPOSE

   The purpose  of this report is  to seek Council's approval  to receive a
   grant of up to $31,780 from the  Vancouver Foundation and disburse these
   flow-through  funds for  the Girls  Health and  Wellness Project  to the
   Vancouver Health Board.


   BACKGROUND

   At  the end  of  1995,  the  City received  notice  from  the  Vancouver
   Foundation  that the  Vancouver  Health Department's  application for  a
   grant to fund  the Girls Health and Wellness Project  was approved.  The
   purpose of this  project is  to prevent eating  disorders of  adolescent
   girls.

   The amount of this grant is up  to $31,780, to be used toward the salary
   of the  Community Health Nurse and Consultant fees. Payment will be made
   in two  equal instalments of  $15,890.  The  first payment will  be made
   upon notice  that a nurse  has been hired  and is  about to begin  work.
   Authorization of  this  grant remains  in place  for a  period of  three
   months from  the date of notice  and may, unless acted  upon within that
   time, be cancelled automatically.

   The  Foundation would  appreciate having  permanent recognition  of this
   grant and would  be happy  to hear  the City's  recommendations in  that
   regard.   The Foundation further  asked that  the City  provide a  press
   release which  describes the project  and the assistance  the Foundation
   has been able to provide.


   DISCUSSION

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   Under previous conditions,  the Medial Health Officer would  have sought
   Council's approval  to receive this grant  and to allocate the  funds to
   the  Vancouver  Health Department  for  administration.   However,  this
   notice came  at the time when the Vancouver Health Department was in the
   process of  being transferred  to the Vancouver  Health Board.   In  the
   future, all grants will flow directly through the Health Board.

   Instead  of asking  the Vancouver  Foundation to  cancel this  grant and
   start the approval process all  over again, it would be appropriate  for
   Council to  treat this as a transition matter, accept the grant and flow
   through the funds to the Vancouver Health Board.


   FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

   Funding  for  this project  is  provided  by the  Vancouver  Foundation.
   Approval of this report will not result in a net cost to the City.


   CONCLUSIONS

   Notice  of this grant came  during a transition  period.  Council should
   treat  this grant  as  a  transition  funding  matter  and  approve  the
   recommendations contained in this report.


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