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Resolution Declaring "Fill It From The Tap" To Promote Consumption of City Water <br />May 16, 2017 <br />Page 2 <br />Santa Ana's own municipal water is the best beverage option in Santa Ana. It is among the <br />purest and best tasting water in the nation, winning gold and silver medals in recent taste tests. It <br />is readily available, as all habitable buildings, parks, and public facilities in Santa Ana have City <br />water. It is inexpensive: one dollar spent on a typical eight -ounce bottle of water buys the <br />equivalent of over 500 bottles of Santa Ana tap water. Last but not least, it is environmentally <br />friendly when consumed from reusable containers as opposed to disposable plastic bottles that <br />accumulate in landfills. <br />With these benefits in mind, staff recommends that the City Council approve the attached <br />Resolution (Exhibit 2) to promote consumption of affordable, healthy, and environmentally - <br />friendly City of Santa Ana water by declaring, "Fill it from the tap." <br />STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT <br />Approval of this item supports the City's efforts to meet Goal #5 - Community Health, Livability, <br />Engagement & Sustainability, Objective #2 (expand opportunities for conservation and <br />environmental sustainability); and, Objective #6 (focus projects and programs on improving the <br />health and wellness of all residents), Strategy F (incorporate health and wellness into all <br />applicable policies and plans [ ... ]. <br />ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT <br />There is no environmental impact associated with this action <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />There is no fiscal impact associated with this action. <br />a <br />Frea Mousavipour <br />Executive Director <br />Public Works Agency <br />FM /NS <br />Exhibits: 1. Orange County's Healthy Together Santa Ana City Profile <br />2. Resolution <br />55C -2 <br />