HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-03 Kids Choice CVRESOLUTION NO, 2016-03
RESOLUTION OF THE HEALTHY CHULA VISTA
.ADVISORY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CHULA
VISTA RECOMMENDING THAT CITY COUNCIL ADOPT
THE' "RIDS CHOICE CHULA VISTA" VOLUNTARY.
INCENTIVE PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE HEALTHY
DEFAULT BEVERAGES IN CHILDREN'S MEALS
WHEREAS, on January S, 2016, the Chula Vista City Council adopted the Healthy Chula
Vista Action Plan which established actionable strategies that the City can pursue to expand its
programs, policies, and services to support the mental, physical, and social wellbeing of its
community; and
WHEREAS, the Healthy Chula Vista Advisory Commission was -seated on April 14,
2016 to provide City Council with recommendations on health related policy under the Healthy
Chula Vista Initiative; and
WHEREAS, on May 1.2, 2016 the Commission heard a presentation from the California
Center for Public Health Advocacy regarding sugary -sweetened beverages; and
WHEREAS, research shows that sugar sweetened beverages alone make up to nine
percent (9%) of the calories children consume daily, and evidence suggests sugar -sweetened
beverages are linked to obesity; and
WHEREAS, obesity -related health conditions include type 2 diabetes, heart disease,
stroke, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, certain cancers, asthma, low self-esteem, and
depression, according to the U,S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention; and
WHEREAS, obesity -related health conditions have serious economic costs, with a 2006
study commissioned by the California Center for Public Health Advocacy estimating a
significant spike in the total annual health care costs attributed to overweight and obesity -related
health conditions caused by sugary beverages; and
WHEREAS, communities are enacting policies to increase access to healthy beverages
for children and restaurants serve as another important venue within cities where changing local
policies on healthy beverages could contribute to the fight against childhood obesity; and
WHEREAS, the Healthy Chula Vista Advisory Commission believes that providing a
voluntary incentive based program which encourages limiting the sugary beverages offered. with
children's meals by making the default beverages offered water, milk and/or 100% fruit juice
(with a maximum initial serving size of 6 ounces), will contribute to the overall health and well-
being of the City of Chula Vista.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Healthy Chula Vista Advisory
Commission of the City of Chula Vista, that it does hereby recommend to the City Council the
adoption. of "Kids Choice Chula Vista", a voluntary incentive program to promote healthier
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beverage options for children at Chula Vista food establishments.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the Healthy Chula Vista Advisory
Commission of the City of Chula Vista, California, this 10th day of October, 2016, by the
following vote:
AYES: Commissioners: Cruz, de Murgia, Jimenez, Martinez, Milburn,
Partida-Lopez, Quiroz and Chair Melgoza.
NAYS: Commissioners: None.
ABSENT: Commissioners: Velo.
Ana Melgoza, Chair
ATTEST:
Kurz, Commission Liaison/Secretary
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
1, Stacey Kurz, Staff Liaison/Secretary of the Healthy Chula Vista Advisory Commission of the
City of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 2016-03 was
duly passed, approved, and adopted by the Healthy Chula Vista Advisory Commission at its
special meeting held on the 10'x' day of October 2016.
Executed this 10`h day of October, 2016.
Sta&-y Kurz,ommission I ira'Nn/Secretary