HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 11-004 RESOLUTION NO. 11 -004
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA
RELATING TO THE LET'S MOVE CAMPAIGN
WHEREAS, the City of Saratoga supports policies and programs that focus on health and wellness and healthier
community environments; and
WHEREAS, the childhood obesity epidemic is a national health crisis with one in every three children
overweight and obese; and
WHEREAS, the 2010 Health Profile for Santa Clara County revealed that 50 percent of adults and 1 in 4 children
are overweight or obese; and
WHEREAS, overweight and obesity have been shown to lead to heart disease, diabetes, cancer and other chronic
diseases; and
WHEREAS, the cost of overweight, obesity, and physical inactivity in California due to health care costs and lost
productivity is estimated to be $41.2 billion; and
WHEREAS, the cost of obesity of overweight and obesity and physical inactivity in Santa Clara County alone is
estimated to be over $2 billion; and
WHEREAS, many cities, counties and schools have adopted policies, programs and ordinances that promote
healthier environments by making their communities walkable and bikeable and promoting the use of transit, eliminating
unhealthy foods in city, county or school facilities, promoting incentives for stores that sell fresh produce to locate in
depressed neighborhoods, and providing exercise opportunities for their residents; and
WHEREAS, the City of Saratoga wants to partner with and support the Let's Move Campaign headed by the First
Lady of the United States, the Presidents' Task Force on Childhood Obesity and the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, in an effort to solve the challenge of childhood obesity within a generation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of Saratoga will sign Saratoga up to become a
Let's Move City and adopt preventative strategies to fight obesity as put forth by the First Lady of the United States of
American in the Let's Move campaign.
The above and foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Saratoga City Council held on the
16` day of February 2011 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmember Manny Cappello, Emily Lo, Jill Hunter, Vice Mayor Chuck Page,
Mayor Howard Miller
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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Howard A. Miller, Mayor
ATTES :
Ann Sullivan, ity Clerk