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Home My WebLink About2007/04/17 Item 6 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT ~\'f:.. CITY OF '~CHULA VISTA 4/17/2007,ltemL SUBMITTED BY: RESOLUTION ACCEPTING $7,500 FROM THE FIT FOR LIFE GRANT AND APPROPRIATING $3,750 TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2007 LIBRARY DEPARTMENT BUDGET DAVID J. PALMER,~TANT CITY MANAGER! LIBRARY DlRECTOR't;7 Ou INTERIM CITY MANAGER f ITEM TITLE: REVIEWED BY: 4/STHS VOTE: YES [!] NO D BACKGROUND The Chula Vista Public Library recently received a one-time grant award from Met Life Foundation and Libraries for the Future in the amount of $7,500 of which only $3,750 will be appropriated for fiscal year 2007 and the remainder will be included in the FY 2008 Budget. RECOMMENDATION That the City Council: . Accept $7,500 from the Fit for Life Grant; and . Appropriate $3,750 to the FY 07 Library Department supplies and services budget based on grant revenue. BOARDS/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: N/ A DISCUSSION Childhood obesity is a national epidemic and the primary risk factor for serious health problems that include type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and asthma. One in three children in California are overweight, and at least four out of ten are physically unfit. In a 2005 report, the California Center for Public Health Advocacy determined that 25.8% of children in grades 5,7, and 9 living in San Diego County were overweight; in Chula Vista this figure was slightly higher at 28.1%. In March 2005, Chula Vista's South Bay Partnership was selected as one of six community collaborative located in low-income urban and rural areas of California to participate in a four- year $26 million initiative aimed at addressing the obesity problem. Titled Healthy Eats, 6-1 4/l7/07,fiem~ Page 2 of2 Active Communities (HEAC), the initiative targets West Chula Vista. Through the HEAC Initiative, Chula Vista is creating policies and practices that improve the food and physical activity environments for school-age children and adolescents. A key component of HEAC is the development of robust healthy literacy initiatives for teens and families, which is vital to promoting healthy, active lifestyles. As a result of this issue, Chula Vista Public Library applied for the Fit For Life Grant, sponsored by Libraries for the Future and Metropolitan Life. The grant will be used by the Library to develop a program called Seek & Be Fit, a communitywide effort that encourages dialogue and action among teens and families on the issues of juvenile obesity, nutrition, and fitness. The Library, in collaboration with the City of Chula Vista Parks and Recreation Department and other local partners, will host a variety of physical fitness activities and programs including dance, aerobics, yoga, weight training, healthy cooking demonstrations, and more. Chula Vista teens on the City's Youth Advisory Commission and the Library's Teen Council are working with the Library to plan these activities and programs for their peers. Seek & Be Fit activities will be part of the Library's 2007 Summer Reading Program for teens. Last year more than 4,500 teens and children participated in this popular annual reading program. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW The Environmental Review Coordinator has reviewed the proposed activity for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determined that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment; therefore, pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines the activity is not subject to CEQA. Thus, no environmental review is necessary. DECISION MAKER CONFLICT Staff has reviewed the decision contemplated by this action and has determined that it is not site specific and consequently the 500 foot rule found in California Code of Regulations section 18704.2(a)(l) is not applicable to this decision. FISCAL IMPACT The one-time grant award in the amount of $7,500 will be used to implement the Seek & Be Fit program. Approval of this resolution will appropriate $3,750 to the Library Department's fiscal year 2007 budget; the remaining $3,750 will be appropriated with the adoption of the fiscal year 2008 budget. Prepared by: Mariya G. Anton, Senior Management Analyst, Library 6-2 RESOLUTION NO. 2007- RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA ACCEPTING $7,500 FROM THE FIT FOR LIFE GRANT AND APPROPRIATING $3,750 TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2007 LIBRARY DEPARTMENT BUDGET WHEREAS, the Chula Vista Public Library recently received a one-time grant award from Met Life Foundation and Libraries for the Future in the amount of$7,500, of which only $3,750 will be appropriated for Fiscal Year 2007 and the remainder will be included in the Fiscal Year 2008 budget; and WHEREAS, in a 2005 report, the California Center for Public Health Advocacy determined that 25.8 percent of children in grades 5, 7, and 9 living in San Diego County were overweight; in Chula Vista this figure was slightly higher at 28.1 percent; and WHEREAS, in March 2005, Chula Vista's South Bay Partnership was selected as one of six community collaborative located in low-income urban and rural areas of Cali fomi a to participate in a four-year $26 million initiative aimed at addressing the obesity problem; and WHEREAS, the Healthy Eats, Active Communities (HEAC) initiative targets West Chula Vista; and WHEREAS, through the HEAC Initiative, Chula Vista is creating policies and practices that improve the food and physical activity environments for school-age children and adolescents; and WHEREAS, a key component of HEAC is the development of robust healthy literacy initiatives for teens and families, which is vital to promoting healthy, active lifestyles; WHEREAS, as a result of this issue, Chula Vista Public Library applied for the Fit For Life Grant, sponsored by Libraries for the Future and Metropolitan Life; and WHEREAS, the grant will be used by the Library to develop a program called Seek & Be Fit, a community-wide effort that encourages dialogue and action among teens and families on the issues of juvenile obesity, nutrition, and fitness; and WHEREAS, the Library, in collaboration with the City of Chula Vista Parks and Recreation Department and other local partners, will host a variety of physical fitness activities and programs, including dance, aerobics, yoga, weight training, healthy cooking demonstrations, and more; and WHEREAS, Chula Vista teens on the City's Youth Advisory Commission and the Library's Teen Council are working with the Library to plan these activities and programs for their peers; and H:\Attorney\Final Resos\2007\4 1707 cc\#6.doc 6-3 Resolution 2007- Page 2 WHEREAS, Seek & Be Fit activities will be part of the Library's 2007 Summer Reading Program for teens; and WHEREAS, the one-time grant award in the amount of$7,500, of which only $3,750 will be appropriated for Fiscal Year 2007, and the remainder will be included in the Fiscal Year 2008 budget. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby amend the Fiscal Year 2007 Library Department budget by appropriating one- time unanticipated grant revenue in the amount of$7,500 for expenditures associated with the Fit for Life grant. Presented by Approved as to form by ~a<J\~~ Ann Moore City Attorney David Palmer Assistant City Manager/Library Director 6-4 2