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RESOLUTION NO. 2007-085
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 California 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; and
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
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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
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Assistant City Manager/Library Director
Approved as to form by
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Ann Moore
City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 17th day of April 2007 by the following vote:
AYES:
Councilmembers:
Castaneda, McCann, Ramirez, Rindone, and Cox
NAYS:
Councilmembers:
None
ABSENT:
Councilmembers:
None
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Cheryl Cox, Mayo .
ATTEST:
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Susan Bigelow, MMC, City Cle~
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
1, Susan Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certifY that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2007-085 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 17th day of April 2007.
Executed this 17th day of April 2007.
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Susan Bigelow:MMC, City Cler