101-Draft resolution.pdf
HEALTHY EATING ACTIVE LIVING CITY RESOLUTION
PURPOSE AND INTRODUCTION
Cities and their residents face increased health care costs and diminished quality of life due to the
epidemic of obesity. City leaders across California are addressing the crisis by implementing land use
and employee policies which encourage physical activity and nutritious eating.
League of California Cities led the way with a resolution in 2004 which encouraged cities to embrace
policies that promote healthier lifestyles and communities. Two years later, the League adopted a
resolution to work together with the Institute for Local Government, and the Cities, Counties and
Schools Partnership to develop a clearinghouse of information that cities can use to promote wellness
policies and healthier cities. The Healthy Eating Active Living Cities Campaign grew out of these
resolutions and is a partnership of the California Center for Public Health Advocacy and the League of
California Cities.
INSTRUCTIONS
The following draft resolution is written to provide a menu of potential
HEAL Cities Campaign policies. Cities are encouraged to modify the
resolution based on local conditions and to the policy actions suitable for
their city at this time.
All California cities which adopt policies encouraging physical activity and good nutrition are eligible to
be a Healthy Eating Active Living City and upon review and approval, become eligible for public
relations and marketing resources including use of the HEAL Cities logo.
Please contact the campaign and share your adopted resolution and supporting policies.
www.healcitiescampaign.org
RESOLUTION NO. 12-
WHEREAS, in 2004, the League of California Cities adopted an Annual Conference resolution to
encourage cities to embrace policies that facilitate activities to promote healthier lifestyles and
communities, including healthy diet and nutrition and adoption of city design and planning principles
that enable citizens of all ages and abilities to undertake exercise; and
WHEREAS, the League of California Cities has a strategic goal to promote and develop safe
and healthy cities; and
WHEREAS, in July 2010 the League of California Board of Directors resolved to partner with
and support the national Let’s Move Campaign, and encouraged California cities to adopt preventative
measures to fight obesity; and
WHEREAS, on November 18, 2011, the League of CA Cities Board of Directors unanimously
voted to encourage 100% board participation in the HEAL Cities Campaign; and
WHEREAS, more than half of California’s adults are overweight or obese and therefore at risk
for many chronic conditions including diabetes, heart disease, cancer, arthritis, stroke, and,
hypertension; and
WHEREAS, more children are being diagnosed with diseases linked to obesity previously seen
only in adults, such as Type 2 diabetes and heart disease; and
WHEREAS, the current generation of children are expected to have shorter lives than their
parents due to the consequences of obesity; and
WHEREAS, obesity takes a tremendous toll on the health and productivity of all Californians;
WHEREAS, the annual cost to California—in medical bills, workers compensation and lost
productivity for obesity and physical inactivity exceeds $41 billion;
WHEREAS, teens and adults who consume one or more sodas or sugar sweetened beverages
per day are more likely to be overweight or obese;
WHEREAS, local land use policy governs development of the built environment in which
individuals make personal nutrition and physical activity choices; and
WHEREAS, supporting the health of residents and the local workforce would decrease chronic
disease and health care costs and increase productivity; and
NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED that the City Council hereby recognize that
obesity is a serious public health threat to the health and wellbeing of adults, children and families in
Cupertino. While individual lifestyle changes are necessary, individual effort alone is insufficient to
combat obesity’s rising tide. Significant societal and environmental changes are needed to support
individual efforts to make healthier choices. To that end, Cupertino adopts in concept this Healthy
Eating Active Living resolution:
I. Built Environment
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Cupertino planners, engineers, park and recreation department, and
city personnel responsible for the design and construction of parks, neighborhoods, streets, and business
areas, should make every effort to:
Prioritize capital improvements projects to increase the opportunities for physical activity in
existing areas;
Plan and construct a built environment that encourages walking, biking and other forms of
physical activity;
Address walking and biking connectivity between residential neighborhoods and schools, parks,
recreational resources, and retail;
Expand community access to indoor and outdoor public facilities through joint use agreements
with schools and/or other partners;
Revise comprehensive plans and zoning ordinances to increase opportunities for physical activity
and access to health foods;
II. Employee Wellness
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in order to promote wellness within Cupertino, and to set an
example for other businesses, Cupertino pledges to adopt and implement an employee wellness policy
that will:
Offer employee health incentives for healthy eating and physical activity 1
Accommodate breastfeeding employees upon their return to work;
;
Encourage walking meetings and use of stairways.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Cupertino this ____
day of _______, 2012 by the following vote:
Vote Members of the City Council
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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Grace Schmidt, Acting City Clerk Mark Santoro, Mayor, City of Cupertino