Resolution 45 of 2013

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RESOLUTION 45 of 2013

Joint Resolution
Supporting October 5 - 12 as
Eat Local Week in Salt Lake City

WHEREAS,          Eat Local Week educates the community about resources for eating locally-produced foods through a series of activities and workshop; and

WHEREAS,          Eat Local Week celebrates the regional harvest, promotes local agriculture and brings people together as a community over the food they eat; and

WHEREAS,          Eat Local Week increases awareness about food production, transportation and access to healthy food for all; and

WHEREAS,          Eat Local Week strives to make locally-produced foods available to residents at all socioeconomic levels; and

WHEREAS,          Eat Local Week supports the Mayor’s Livability Agenda and the City Council priorities:   Economic Health of the City, Neighborhood Quality of Life, and Sustainability.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED

that the Salt Lake City Council and Mayor of Salt Lake City hereby proclaim
October 5 – 12, 2013 as “Eat Local Week” in Salt Lake City. 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED

that we support Eat Local Week partners, the Downtown Alliance, Wasatch Community Gardens and Slow Food Utah, in promoting the Eat Local Challenge,
which encourages residents to eat foods produced within a 250 mile radius for at
least one week.

Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this 1st day of October, 2013.