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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />AUGUST 21, 2006 <br />TITLE: <br />RESOLUTION ADOPTING A POLICY ON <br />PROVIDING HEALTHY SNACKS IN <br />VENDING MACHINES AT CITY-OPINED <br />FACILITIES <br />.~ <br />'~' ~~ <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />^ As Recommended <br />^ As Amended <br />^ Ordinance on 1~~ Reading <br />^ Ordinance on Intl Reading <br />^ Implementing Resolution <br />^ Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Adopt a resolution establishing a policy on providing healthy snacks in <br />vending machines located at City-owned facilities. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The City currently provides beverage and snack vending machines at <br />various City-owned facilities that include recreation and community <br />centers, parks, City Hall, the Library, the Corporate Yard, the Police <br />Administration and Holding Facility, and the Train Depot. <br />The residents of Santa Ana face many challenging health issues including <br />a high rate of obesity, which directly relates to food choices and <br />sedentary lifestyles. In a recent study, the assembly district that <br />includes Santa Ana ranked second worst in the state, with 36.1 percent of <br />children being overweight, and 42.75 percent being unfit. <br />The City of Santa Ana is committed to addressing obesity and diabetes- <br />related illnesses among Santa Ana residents by improving its food and <br />physical activity environments. This policy will establish that no less <br />than 50 percent of the food and beverage selections offered be of a <br />healthy variety at all City-owned facilities. City staff will coordinate <br />with the vending companies to implement this policy at the various City <br />locations. <br />55B-1 <br />