R 4469 RESOLUTION NO. 4469
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARROYO GRANDE AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION IN
THE HEALTHY EATING ACTIVE LIVING (HEAL) CITIES
CAMPAIGN
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; 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 Cities Board of Directors resolved to
partner with and support the national Let's Move Campaign, and encourages California
cities to adopt preventative measures to fight obesity; and
WHEREAS, on November 18, 2011, the League of California 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 being
overweight and obesity than was previously seen 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; and
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 could decrease
chronic disease and health care costs and increase productivity.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Arroyo
Grande authorizes participation in the Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) Cities
Campaign and does hereby recognize and endorse the following policy goals of the
Healthy Eating Active Living resolution:
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all City of Arroyo Grande staff responsible for the
design and construction of parks, neighborhoods, streets, and business areas should
make every effort to:
• Prioritize capital improvement projects to increase the opportunities for
physical activity;
• 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; and
• Revise comprehensive plans and zoning ordinances to increase
opportunities for physical activity wherever and whenever possible,
including complete streets policies, compact, mixed-use and transit-
orientated development.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in order to promote wellness within the City of
Arroyo Grande, and to set an example for other businesses, the City of Arroyo Grande
pledges to adopt and implement an employee wellness policy that will:
• Encourage walking meetings and the use of stairways;
• Encourage and facilitate exercise and physical activity during breaks and
before and after work;
• Allow time for stretching at the beginning of the day, before strenuous
tasks, and throughout the day;
• Allow City facilities to be used for exercise programs to be offered to City
employees after work;
• Allow Fire Department shower facilities to be used by employees
participating in lunch-hour exercise activities;
• Encourage the provision of nutritional foods at City and employee
activities and events; and
• Accommodate breastfeeding employees upon their return to work;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Arroyo Grande planners and all other
personnel responsible for the design of parks, neighborhoods, streets, and business
areas should make every effort to:
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• Facilitate the development of new grocery stores, community gardens,
and farmers markets in underserved areas to increase access to healthy
food, including fresh fruits and vegetables;
• Encourage increase of opportunities for access to nutritional foods
wherever and whenever possible, including prioritizing nutritional food
retail development in policies, proposals, and projects;
• Include nutritional goals and policies related to access to nutritional food in
the General Plan update.
On motion of Council Member Guthrie, seconded by Council Member Costello, and on
the following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members Guthrie, Costello, Ray, Brown, and Mayor Ferrara
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
The foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted this 10`h day of July 2012.
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TONY FE ✓ , MAYOR
ATTEST:
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KEL • WETMOR , TY a ER •
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
E N ADAMS, CITY MANAGER
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
TIMbTHY J. MEL, CITY ATTORNEY
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OFFICIAL CERTIFICATION
I, KITTY NORTON, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Arroyo Grande, County of
San Luis Obispo, State of California, do hereby certify under penalty of perjury,
that Resolution No. 4469 is a true, full, and correct copy of said Resolution
passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council/Successor Agency
to the Dissolved Arroyo Grande Redevelopment Agency of the City of Arroyo
Grande on the 10th day of July 2012.
WITNESS my hand and the Seal of the City of Arroyo Grande affixed this 11th
day of July 2012.
KITTY N ''TON, DEPUTY CITY CLERK