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KO- 8110/06 RESOLUTION NO. 2006- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO ADOPT A POLICY ON HEALTHY SNACKS IN VENDING MACHINES AT CITY OWNED FACILITIES BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A. The residents of Santa Ana face many challenging health issues including a high rate of obesity, which directly relates to food choices and sedentary lifestyles. B. In a recent study, the assembly district that includes Santa Ana ranked second worst in the state, with 36.1 percent of children being overweight, and 42.75 percent being unfit. C. The City currently provides beverage and snack vending machines at various City-owned facilities that include, but are not limited to, recreation and community centers, parks, City Hall, the Library, the Corporate Yard, the Police Administration and holding facility, and the Train Depot. D. The City of Santa Ana is committed to addressing obesity and diabetes- related illness among Santa Ana residents by improving food and physical activity environments. E. The policy will establish that no less than fifty (50%) percent of the food and beverage selections offered be of a healthy variety at all City-owned facilities. F. City staff will coordinate with the vending companies to implement this policy at the various City locations. Section 2. The City Council of the City Of Santa Ana hereby directs the City Manager to adopt a policy for vending machines in all city facilities to contain no less than fifty (50%) percent health snacks. A copy of the administrative policy on healthy snacks in vending machines is attached hereto at Exhibit A. The City Manager may modify this policy from time to time provided such modification conforms with the spirit and intent of this resolution. Resolution No. 2006-XXX 55B-3 Page 1 of4