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SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
MEETING DATE: June 1, 2011 AGENDA ITEM:
DEPARTMENT: City Manager’s Office CITY MANAGER: Dave Anderson
PREPARED BY: Crystal Morrow DIRECTOR: Dave Anderson
Administrative Analyst II
SUBJECT: Let’s Move City Ad Hoc Committee
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Accept report and develop a Let’s Move City Ad Hoc Committee to prepare and recommend a
plan that meets the objectives of the Let’s Move! initiative.
BACKGROUND:
At the February 16, 2011 meeting, the City Council adopted a resolution to join the Let’s Move
Cities and Towns initiative. The Let’s Move! campaign, led by First Lady Michelle Obama, is
nationwide effort to reduce childhood obesity. Cities and towns are participating in this effort
through the Let’s Move Cities and Towns program, which is designed to encourage local
governments to develop long-term, sustainable approaches to reducing childhood obesity.
To earn the Let’s Move City designation, Saratoga must submit a twelve-month plan that
describes how the City will achieve at least one significant action in each of the four Let’s Move!
pillars. These include:
1. Giving parents and caregivers the tools they need to make healthy choices in early
childhood;
2. Improving nutrition in schools;
3. Increasing physical activity opportunities; and
4. Making healthy food affordable and accessible.
Because the intent of the Let’s Move Cities and Towns program is to combat childhood obesity
through lasting, systematic changes in local government, programmatic and policy changes are
needed to meet the criteria to become a Let’s Move City. Consequently, staff is recommending
that the Council form a Let’s Move City Ad Hoc to guide development of a draft Let’s Move City
plan that will be presented to the Council for approval.
FISCAL IMPACTS:
There are no direct financial impacts to the City of Saratoga for developing a Let’s Move City Ad
Hoc. The plan itself, however, may require funding to be implemented. Santa Clara County
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Public Health Department is offering limited grant funding to help cities implement certain
aspects of their Let’s Move Cities and Towns plans. If the City of Saratoga’s plan meets the
Public Health Department’s obesity prevention grant requirements, the City may be eligible to
receive $20,140.28 in grant funds.
CONSEQUENCES OF NOT FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDED ACTIONS:
Saratoga’s Let’s Move City plan will not be developed under the guidance of a City Council Ad
Hoc committee.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Council may decide to direct staff to prepare a Let’s Move City plan and return to Council for
approval.
FOLLOW UP ACTION(S):
Implement Council direction.
ADVERTISING, NOTICING AND PUBLIC CONTACT:
Pursuant to Government Code 54954.2, this item was properly posted as a City Council agenda
item and was included in the packet made available on the City’s web site in advance of the
meeting. A copy of the agenda packet is also made available at the Saratoga Branch Library each
Monday in advance of the Council meeting.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A: Let’s Move Cities and Towns – Toolkit for Local Officials
Attachment B:
Santa Clara County Communities Putting Prevention Together (CPPW)
Obesity Prevention Grant Strategies