Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, and any subsequent amendments, between the City of Long Beach and the California Community Foundation, on behalf of Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, to accept funding in the amount of $1,000,000 for the period from April 1, 2016 through April 1, 2019, to implement the North Long Beach Healthy Eating, Active Living (HEAL) Zone Initiative: HEAL Zone Phase 2, and execute all necessary documents and agreements with partner agencies.  (District 9)
We took item 21. Item 20. To. Report from Health and Human Services recommendation to execute an agreement with the California Community Foundation on behalf of Kaiser Foundation Hospitals to accept funding in the amount of $1 million to implement the Heals Zone Initiative. District nine. Councilmember Richardson. I think this is a really proud and proud moment. I was on the on the ground floor as the chief of staff, working with my current chief of staff, Shauna, on crafting heels on phase one. And that was $1,000,000 initiative over three years that really activated and helped and was a driving force with with a lot of excitement and engagement with the Uptown Renaissance. And then here we are three years later, we have evidence we can show that we have, you know, active fitness stations in two out of our four parks in our district. We have tremendous things to show. And this has been recognized by being renewed as one of a few communities to be renewed for another million dollar commitment. So this is important. This is this is big. This this is you know, we should tip our hats to all the community members involved, to our health department that's involved and really led this because this is a this is really a tremendous moment. So so I'd like to just have quickly a quick staff report on some specifics on what how far this funding will go with this grant and what this really means for our department. Cleaning. The hills zone to the phase two will allow us to really move forward in terms of transforming the community so we have opportunities to engage in healthier behaviors. We're going to be looking at walking and biking for safer routes, buying affordable fruits and vegetables, fresh fruits and vegetables that are close to home, exercising in parks and participating in active afterschool programs. So we had a large you know, a lot of community members come together and determine what the next strategies would be. And as we all know, it's a lot easier to be healthy when you have access to healthy options and you're encouraged to use it. What The Hill's on funding is doing is really it's really providing those opportunities. So the key programs for this round are creating a fruit and vegetable exchange where residents can come and sell and exchange their own, the things that they grow, fruits and vegetables in their own yards. Activating Northbourne Beach Bike Hub, where we'll be working with community members so that they can maintain their bicycles. They'll participate in bike safety workshops and then do community bike rides. So really making sure people are out exercising. We'll be working to beautify the roads to schools so that students are more encouraged to walk into bike to school more often. We're working on street improvements to make sure it's safer for community members to walk and bike. We'll be working with the Jordan High School students to increase healthy eating on campus, creating more opportunities for community gardens and North Long Beach, providing free fitness and nutrition education opportunities in Halton Park. Working to increase our access to work and fresh or cal fresh so that people have access to food in locations where they may not otherwise be able to get to them and then enhancing their children's chronic lifestyle prescription program, which means they actually write prescriptions for healthier eating and active physical activity moving forward. Um, so those are the key things for the next three years that will be moving forward, building on what was achieved last time. Thank you. Thank you. Council member Urunga. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Just a quick question, perhaps, for the council member. A lot of the areas that we look at when we're talking about health zones, there are also a lot of fast food establishments. McDonald's. For your local. Those types of stories. We have a lot of fast food and there a lot of temptation because it's convenient. I mean, people don't have to go very far to get food. Is there eventually going to be a through this program to look at the types of new businesses that will be coming in that that are less unhealthy , less healthy? Well, that's. A fair question. We didn't get to focus on that so much in the first round. We did, you know, support a farmers market that lived lasted two years and a mobile farmstand that was at Grant Elementary School. I think there are some opportunities with round two, with phase two giving, you know, the momentum around the success or agency properties are finally being developed. So there might be some opportunity that weren't available before that we can explore now in terms of bringing in or having health play a role in the development that takes place in the hills zone. So that. So thanks for asking. But yeah, that's an opportunity. Because obviously that that is the the biggest issue there is the availability of fast food and and people taking advantage of it because it's convenient. And that's where our health problems arise. But I want to congratulate you on this. And, of course, I want to commend the health department for their work in putting this together. There's nothing more meaningful than having an increased ability to exercise. And and that when you exercise you here, you're working your body and you're working your mind as well. So congratulations. Thank you, Councilmember. Is there any member of the public that wish to address council on this item? Good evening, honorable members of the Council and Vice Mayor. I just wanted to find out if I have a suggestion that the program, which Mr. DAVIES and Jose had at Halton Park, be continued. Maybe if that could be a model for bicycle repair, etc.. I don't believe he's doing that anymore, but it was an excellent program and I just wanted to make that suggestion. That program actually is part of this event. Sorry, I'm over here. It was called piece 90805. It's got a name. It's now it's operator but is back. Yeah. So it's back. Thank you. Was a part of this. Yeah. Thank you. It's called, it's called bike uptown instead of bike. 90805 now. Yes. Thank you. Is there anyone else that would like to comment on item 22? SINGH None. Members Cast your vote. Motion carries.