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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO RESOLUTION N0.2009-162 (1123) RESOLUTION SETTING FORTH THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO'S COMMITMENT TO OBESITY PREVENTION, AND ENDORSING THE HEALTHY EATING ACTIVE LIVING (HEAL) CITIES CAMPAIGN WHEREAS, in 2004, the League of California Cities adopted an Annual Conference resolution to encourage cities to embrace policies that facilitate activities to promote healthier lifestyles and communities, including healthy diet and nutrition and adoption of city design and planning principles that enable citizens of all ages and abilities to undertake exercise; and WHEREAS, the League of California Cities has a strategic goal to promote and develop safe and healthy cities; and WHEREAS, more than half of California's adults are overweight or obese and therefore at risk for many chronic conditions including diabetes, heart disease, cancer, arthritis, stroke, and, hypertension; and WHEREAS, one in four youth between the ages of 9 and 16 in California is overweight and 31 % of San Leandro 5th-9th graders tested were overweight; WHEREAS, more children are being diagnosed with diseases linked to being overweight and obese previously seen only in adults, such as Type 2 diabetes and heart disease; and WHEREAS, the current generation of children are expected to have shorter lives than their parents due to the consequences of obesity; and WHEREAS, obesity takes a tremendous toll on the health and productivity of all Californians; WHEREAS, the estimated annual cost to California-in medical bills, workers compensation and lost productivity- for overweight, obesity, and physical inactivity will reach $52.7 billion in 2011; if the state is able to achieve a 5% reduction in the prevalence of these risk factors, the savings realized would average nearly $2.4 billion per year; WHEREAS, California Senate Bi11375 and Assembly Bi1132 call on cities to adopt plans to reduce greenhouse emissions which include reducing vehicular miles traveled; and WHEREAS, local land use policy governs development of the built environment in which individuals make personal nutrition and physical activity choices; and WHEREAS, supporting the health of residents and the local workforce would decrease chronic disease and health care costs and increase productivity.