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SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
MEETING DATE: February 16, 2011 AGENDA ITEM:
DEPARTMENT: City Manager’s Office CITY MANAGER: Dave Anderson
PREPARED BY: Crystal Morrow DIRECTOR: Barbara Powell
Administrative Analyst II Assistant City Manager
SUBJECT: Resolution to Join Let’s Move Cities Campaign
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Accept report and determine whether or not to approve the attached resolution to join the Let’s
Move Cities campaign.
BACKGROUND:
First Lady Michelle Obama is leading a nationwide effort to reduce childhood obesity through
the Let’s Move! campaign. The program is intended to engage governments, schools, health care
professionals, faith-based and community-based organizations, and the private sector in finding
solutions to the problem of childhood obesity.
Cities and towns can participate in the Let’s Move! campaign through Let’s Move Cities and
Towns, which is designed to encourage local governments to develop long-term, sustainable
approaches to reducing childhood obesity. Local governments can take part in Let’s Move Cities
and Towns by submitting a twelve-month plan that describes how the city or town will achieve at
least one significant action towards one or more of the following goals:
1. Help parents make healthy family choices
2. Create healthy schools
3. Provide access to healthy and affordable food
4. Promote physical activity
At the end of the one year plan, prospective Let’s Move Cities and Towns must provide a year-
end report detailing progress towards achieving the goals of their initial plan. Cities that make
progress towards accomplishing at least one significant action towards one or more of the above
goals will be recognized as a Let’s Move City.
A number of existing City programs and services are already in line with the objectives of the
Let’s Move Cities and Towns campaign. For example, last year the Parks and Recreation
Commission coordinated the Move IT Saratoga program to encourage the public to use Saratoga
parks and trails to walk or ride bicycles. The program could be slightly altered to include a
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greater focus on children and families to accomplish the fourth Let’s Move Cities and Towns
objective.
In an effort to encourage cities in Santa Clara County to participate in the Let’s Move! campaign,
the Santa Clara County Cities Association and Santa Clara County Public Health Department
have asked all cities in the county to pass the attached resolution. By approving the attached
resolution, the City agrees to become a prospective Let’s Move City by submitting a one-year
plan to achieve significant action towards at least one of the Let’s Move Cities and Town
objectives.
To support Santa Clara County cities working to become a Let’s Move City, the Santa Clara
County Public Health Department is planning to have grant funding available for obesity
prevention. Grant requirements should be released in mid-February and are expected to be
closely connected with the Let’s Move Cities and Towns objectives.
FISCAL IMPACTS:
If the one-year Let’s Move City plan capitalizes on existing City of Saratoga programs and
services, fiscal impacts will most likely be limited to staff time spent drafting a plan, overseeing
progress towards completion of the plan, and reporting progress on the plan. If new programs or
services are included in the plan, there may be more significant fiscal impacts.
CONSEQUENCES OF NOT FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDED ACTIONS:
The attached resolution will not be passed and the City will not submit a plan to become a
prospective Let’s Move City.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
N/A
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: Resolution to join Let’s Move Cities and Towns campaign
Attachment B: Letter from County of Santa Clara Public Health Department about Let’s Move Cities
and Towns campaign