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Santa Monica'
City Council Meeting: July 27, 2010
Agenda Item: 0'~'
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Carol Swindell, Finance Director
Subject: Resolution confirming the City's commitment to promoting healthy eating
and active lifestyles in Santa Monica
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the Council adopt the attached resolution confirming the City's
commitment to promoting healthy eating and active lifestyles in Santa Monica.
Executive Summary
Approval of the attached resolution will allow the City to be recognized by the Healthy
Eating Active Living Campaign for longstanding efforts to create a healthy community
and share successes with other local governments interested in pursuing like
policies/projects. There is no fiscal impact associated with adopting the resolution.
Discussion
In 2006, the League of California Cities, the Cities, Counties, and Schools Partnership,
and the California Center for Public Health Advocacy launched the "Healthy Eating
Active Living City" Campaign. The purpose of the Campaign is to encourage local
governments to adopt and implement land use, capital, and wellness policies that
promote nutritious eating and active lifestyles in their communities. These efforts, over
time, will create healthier communities and improve the quality of life for all residents.
Local governments interested in participating in the Campaign are requested to adopt a
resolution committing to specific actions in keeping with the healthy eating /active living
principles in the areas of built environment (e.g., land use policies that encourage ample
open space and recreation facilities), access to healthy food (e.g., programs supporting
farmers' markets and community gardens) and wellness (e.g., wellness programs for
City employees). The Campaign, in turn, provides incentives and assistance to those
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organizations that adopt a resolution. Incentives include publicity and recognition as a
"HEAL City." Assistance comes in the form of serving as a resource and clearinghouse
for successful healthy eating and active living policies/projects implemented by other
organizations.
Santa Monica has long been committed to healthy eating and active lifestyle principles
(e.g., Farmers' Markets, the Land Use and Circulation Element, Recreation Master
Plan, Santa Monica Sustainable City Plan, etc.). Therefore, participation in the
Campaign represents a natural step for the City to take. It will allow the City to be
recognized for efforts to create a healthy community and share successes with other
local governments interested in pursuing like policies/projects.
Staff has prepared the attached resolution that demonstrates the City's current efforts
and future plans for promoting a healthy community in the three categories suggested
by the Campaign of built environment, healthy food access, and wellness. The
resolution was prepared with assistance from the Office of Sustainability, Planning and
Community Development, Housing and Economic Development, Community and
Cultural Services, Public Works, Human Resources, and the Library. The
policies/projects listed in the attached resolution are not meant to be exhaustive, but
rather address the key areas of action desired by the Campaign. The City has additional
programs and will continue to develop projects in response to community needs.
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Financial Impacts & Budget Actions
There are no financial implications associated with adopting the resolution. Many of the
policies/projects listed in the resolution do have financial implications. However, these
costs have been included in the City's annual budget or will be included in proposals for
new projects, and subject to Council approval at that time.
Prepared by: Deb Hossli, Risk Manager
Approved:
Carol Swindell
Finance Director
Forwarded to Council:
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Rod Gould
City Manager
Attachments:
A. Resolution
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Reference Resolution No.
10516 (CCS).