HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity of Tamarac Resolution R-2006-206Temp. Reso. 11086
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CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
RESOLUTION NO. R-2006-ja
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, ENCOURAGING A HEART
HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AND THE ELIMINATION OF TRANS
FATS FROM RESTAURANT INGREDIENT LISTS AND
EVERYONE'S DIET; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO
PROVIDE A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
TAMARAC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE; PROVIDING FOR
CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Tamarac was designated as a Hearts N' Parks
Magnet Center by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute and Tamarac has
begun the Heart Healthy City initiative; and
WHEREAS, the United States is in the midst of a growing epidemic of obesity
due to poor diet and physical inactivity, putting a growing number of adults and
children at increased risk for type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease,
and cancer, along with psychological problems including low self-esteem, poor body
image, and depression; and
WHEREAS, trans fats cause significant and serious lowering of HDL (good)
cholesterol and a significant and serious increase in LDL (bad) cholesterol; and
WHEREAS, trans fat is the worst kind of fat, far worse than saturated fat; and
WHEREAS, a 2006 study published in the New England Journal of Medicine,
found that a 2 percent increase in intake from trans fats was associated with a 23
percent increase in the incidence of coronary heart disease; and
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WHEREAS, the consumption of trans fats is directly linked to a higher risk of
becoming obese; and
WHEREAS, obesity -related medical care spending accounted for 11.6
percent of all private healthcare spending in 2002, compared to just 2 percent in
1987; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, deems it to
be in the best interest of the citizens and residents to encourage the elimination of
trans fats from restaurant ingredient lists and everyone's diet, in the pursuit of a
heart healthy lifestyle.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: The foregoing "WHEREAS" clauses are hereby ratified and
confirmed as being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of this
Resolution.
SECTION 2: The City Commission of the City of Tamarac hereby encourages
the elimination of trans fats from restaurant ingredient lists and everyone's diet, in
the pursuit of a heart healthy lifestyle.
SECTION 3: The City Clerk is hereby directed to provide a certified copy of
this Resolution to the Tamarac Chamber of Commerce.
SECTION 4: All resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
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SECTION 5: If any clause, section, other part or application of this Resolution
is held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid, in part
or application, it shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions or applications
of this Resolution.
SECTION 6: This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its
passage and adoption.
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED this A544 day of O J- ,2006.
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ATTEST:
MARION SWE SON, CMC
CITY CLERK
I HEREBY CERTIFY that
I have approved this
RESOLUTION as to form.
AMUEL S.
CITY ATT
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BETH FLANSBAUM-TALABI CO
MAYOR
RECORD OF COMMISSION VOTE:
MAYOR FLANSBAUM-TALABISCO
DIST 1: V/M PORTNER
DIST 2: COMM ATKINS-GRAD
DIST 3: COMM. SULTANOF
DIST 4: COMM. DRESSLER