HomeMy Public PortalAbout2008.047 (04-01-08)RESOLUTION NO. 2008.047
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD IN
SUPPORT OF PARK WATER COMPANY'S PROPOSAL TO FIRST 5 LA FOR
ORAL HEALTH COMMUNITY .DEVELOPMENT PROJECT FUNDING TO
CONSTRUCT FLUORIDATION INFRASTRUCTURE
~, WHEREAS, the City of Lynwood supports the U.S. Public Health Services'
national campaign to increase the proportion of the U.S. population served by
community water systems with optimally fluoridated water; and
WHEREAS, California Assembly Bill (AB) 733 signed into law in 1995
requires all public water systems with 10,000 or more service connections to
fluoridate their systems, provided that funding for the project costs come from a
source other than the water system's own usual funding sources; and
WHEREAS, AB 733 also mandates fluoridation of California's public water
systems with an ultimate goal to decrease dental caries which will create a
potential cost-savings to taxpayers of approximately $80 million annually; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Water. District of Southern California began
adjusting the natural fluoride level in the water it supplies to its member agencies
in November 2007; and
WHEREAS, approximately 80% of the water supplied from Park Water
Company to its customers, which includes a portion of the City of Lynwood,
comes from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) and
20% from wells; and
''-~ WHEREAS, the installation of fluoride treatment facilities at Park Water
Company will enable Park Water Company to match the optimal fluoride level in
80 percent of the water they currently provide that is obtained from the MWD;
and
WHEREAS, funds are available in Los Angeles County from First 5 LA, a
public entity formed to develop and oversee various early childhood initiatives
and to manage the funding from Prop 10, which was passed by the California
voters in 1998, and added a 50-cent tax on all tobacco products for the purpose
of promoting, supporting, and improving the early development of children from
the prenatal stage through age five.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD DOES
HERBY RESOLVE AND DETERMINE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Lynwood fully supports efforts
by Park Water Company to seek and obtain First 5 Los Angeles Oral Health
Community Development Project grant funding for the installation of fluoride
treatment facilities at Park Water Company wells.
Section 2. That copies of this resolution be forwarded to the Park Water
Company and to First 5 LA.
Section 3. That this resolution be given effect immediately upon
adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 1St day of April, 2008.
Maria T. Santillan
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Maria Quinonez
City Clerk
Roger L. Hal
City Manager
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Fred Galante
City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
SS.
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
APPROVED TO CONTENT:
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G. Daniel Ojeda, P. .,
Director of Public Works/
City Engineer
I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City
of Lynwood at a regular meeting held on the 1St day of April, 2008.
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS, CASTRO, FLORES, MORTON,
RODRIGUEZ, AND SANTILLAN
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
Maria Quinonez, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) SS.
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, the undersigned City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, and the Clerk of the
City Council of said City, do hereby certify that the above foregoing is a full, true
and correct copy of Resolution No. 2008.047 on file in my office and that said
Resolution was adopted on the date and by the vote therein stated. Dated this
1sT day of April, 2008
i
ana Quinonez, Ci y Clerk