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NEWPORT BEACH
Council Staff Report COUNCIL
Agenda Item No. 4
May 22, 2012
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: City Manager's Office
Dana Smith, Assistant City Manager
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PREPARED BY: Human Resources and City Manager's Office
APPROVED:
TITLE: Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) Campaign
ABSTRACT:
The Healthy Eating Active Living Campaign is a partnership composed of the League of California
Cities, California Center for Public Health Advocacy, and the Cities, Counties and Schools
Partnership. The purpose of the HEAL Campaign is to provide training and technical assistance to
city officials to adopt policies to improve their community's physical activity and food environments.
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt RESOLUTION NO A A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NEWPORT BEACH TO BECOME A HEALTHY EATING ACTIVE LIVING (HEAL) CITY.
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS:
Administrative expenses will be absorbed by corresponding departments.
DISCUSSION:
In 2004, the League of California Cities (League) 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 to adopt city design and planning principles
that enable citizens of all ages and abilities to undertake exercise. In 2006, the League adopted a
resolution to work 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 response to which is the HEAL Campaign.
HEAL Campaign staff, under the guidance of an advisory committee of elected and executive staff
leaders from 20 cities, reviewed survey responses from over 100 California cities, analyzed existing
policies, and identified policies considered key to being a healthy and active community. The HEAL
Campaign encourages all California cities to adopt one or more of these policies to become a HEAL
City. The policies identified by the HEAL Campaign staff fall under three general categories:
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Land Use;
2. Availability of Healthy Food Choices; and
3. Employee Wellness.
The City of Newport Beach demonstrates commitment to many of the policies advocated through the
HEAL Campaign. For example, the City offers parks, trails and open spaces with equal access to all
residents. The Newport Beach Certified Farmer's Market is held at the Lido Marina Village each
weekend providing the community an opportunity to purchase organic and healthy food items. The
City Manager is committed to promoting a healthy work -life balance encouraging employee wellness
by leading weekly fitness activities, dedicating a page on the City's intranet explaining the benefits of
regular physical activity and employees are able to utilize the City sponsored Employee Fitness
Center. These all contribute to improved health, good teamwork and positive morale.
Several City employees have been key in supporting this request to bring the HEAL campaign to the
City of Newport Beach. These staff members include: Terri L. Cassidy, Sheri Anderson and Kelsey
Nash with the Human Resources Department, Jaime Murillo with the Community Development
Department and Sean Levin with the Recreation Department.
The City of Newport Beach qualifies to become a HEAL City by adopting a resolution and submitting
a letter of interest to the HEAL Campaign to receive designation as a HEAL City which memorializes
and gives recognition by the Council and other agencies to our positive environment.
Staff recommends the City Council find this action is not subject to the California Environmental
Quality Act ("CEQA ") pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or
reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is
not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations,
Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment,
directly or indirectly.
NOTICING:
The agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act (72 hours in advance of the meeting
at which the City Council considers the item).
Submitted by:
Attachments: A. Resolution No. 2012- 33
RESOLUTION NO. 2012 -
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH TO
BECOME A HEALTHY EATING ACTIVE LIVING (HEAL) CITY
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 encourages 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, one in four youth between the ages of 9 and 16 in California is overweight
including 19% of 5t°, 7h' and 9th graders in Newport Beach; and
WHEREAS, more children are being diagnosed with diseases linked to overweight and
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, productivity of all
Californians;
WHEREAS, the annual cost to California —in medical bills, workers compensation and
lost productivity— for overweight, 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, California Senate Bill 375 and Assembly Bill 32 call on cities to adopt plans
to reduce greenhouse emissions which include reducing vehicular miles traveled; and
WHEREAS, local land use policy governs development of the built environment in which
individuals make personal nutrition and physical activity choices; and
WHEREAS, by supporting the health of residents and the local workforce would
decrease chronic disease and health care costs and increase productivity;
NOUN, THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED that the City Council of Newport Beach
hereby recognizes that obesity is a serious public health threat to the health and
wellbeing of adults, children and families in the City of Newport Beach. 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, the City of Newport Beach
adopts this Healthy Eating Active Living resolution:
I. LAND USE AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Newport Beach planners, engineers,
community services and community development 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
activities in existing areas; and
• Continue to provide and maintain the twelve trails and fifty -nine neighborhood
parks for outdoor recreational activities that encourage walking, biking and other
forms of physical activity; and
• Continue to offer a full complement of year round recreational youth and adult
sports leagues and exercise classes within those Parks; and
• Continue to offer and maintain all equipment at the City's parks including: 18
basketball courts, 24 active sports fields, 20 tennis courts, 71 volleyball courts
and 32 sets of play equipment; and
• Continue provide and maintain the OASIS Senior Center and a full range of
programming that aims at promoting healthy active lifestyles to the senior citizens
of the community; and
• Continue to facilitate farmers markets to increase access to healthy food,
including fresh fruits and vegetables; and
• Continue to encourage mixed -use development; and
• Continue to provide public use of the aquatic facilities at the Marian Bergeson
Aquatic Center and Newport Harbor High School through joint use agreements
with the Newport-Mesa Unified School District.
II. HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS
The City of Newport Beach will continue to provide healthy eating access through:
Two Certified Organic Farmers Markets, held on Saturdays in Corona Del Mar
and Sundays at the Lido Marina Village, both featuring fresh, organic and
wholesome fruits and vegetables directly from California farmers; and
• Provide books on healthy living and eating to the community at the Newport
Beach Central Library; and
Ensure that only healthy snacks are provided at Active Kids and during day
camps.
III. EMPLOYEE WELLNESS
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in order to promote wellness within the City of
Newport Beach, and to set an example for other businesses, the City of Newport Beach
will continue to:
• Provide all employees access to the Employee Assistance Program; and
• Support the Bike to Work Day, which encourages employees to use an alternate
form of transportation for the day; and
Host the Employee Health Fair and have multiple vendors there to perform
various health screenings at no charge; and
• Provide access to a facility where current and retired employees can maintain
fitness; and
• Encourage the City's rideshare program where employees receive incentives for
choosing alternate forms of transportation to and from work; and
• Encourage and promote participation in weekly fitness walks and classes.
IV. IMPLEMENTATION
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the head of each affected agency or department
should report back to the City Council via the City Manager annually regarding steps
taken to implement the Resolution, additional steps planned, and any desired actions
that would be recommended to City Council.
Adopted this day of 2012.
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ATTEST:
City Clerk
Mayor of the City of Newport Beach