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/ ' i!v ' .:. .' . ' If " , '- :'? County of Los Angeles CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE 713 KENNETH HAHN HALL OF ADMINISTRATION. LOS ANGELES. CALIFORNIA 90012 (213) 974- 1101 http://cao, co. la. ca. DAVID E. JANSSEN Chief Administrative Officer Board of Supervisors GLORIA MOLINA First District May 4 , 2004 YVONNE BRATHWAITE BURKE Second District ZEV YAROSLAVSKY Third District DON KNABE Fourth District To: From: Michael Antonovich s r , Fi ri t avid E. Janssen Chief Administrative Officer MICHAEL D, ANTONOVICH Fifth District LOS ANGELES COUNTY TASK FORCE ON NUTRITION As instructed in your memo of November 25 , 2003 , this serves to provide you with the responses my office gathered regarding the feasibilty of County departments implementing the Los Angeles County Task Force on Nutrition Nutritional Guidelines (Guidelines). The Guidelines were distributed to 44 County departments/entities of which 36 responses were received as outlined in Attachment A. Also attached please find a matrix of the compiled responses (Attachment B). Most departments/entities stated that the Guidelines do not apply to them because their facilities do not include cafeterias or eating facilities. Departments overseeing nutrition programs addressed the nutritional well- being of their clients and employees as well as the fiscal well- being of the County in their responses. Some departments stated that they would distribute the Guidelines , if approved by the Board , using departmental newsletters , Websites , and other means of communications at their disposal. It is important to note that implementation of the Guidelines by departments would appear to impact County clients more so than employees. County employees would be more directly impacted by my office s Real Estate Division , which is responsible for overseeing concession food services and vending machine contracts for the County. If you have any questions , please contact me or your staff may contact Michael D. Castillo of my staff at (213) 974- 4652 or mdcastil cmcao. co. la. ca. DEJ:LS KS:CP:MDC Attachments Ressie Roman To Enrich Lives Through Effective And Caring Service

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County of Los AngelesCHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE

713 KENNETH HAHN HALL OF ADMINISTRATION. LOS ANGELES. CALIFORNIA 90012(213) 974- 1101

http://cao,co. la.ca.

DAVID E. JANSSENChief Administrative Officer

Board of SupervisorsGLORIA MOLINAFirst District

May 4 , 2004

YVONNE BRATHWAITE BURKESecond District

ZEV YAROSLAVSKYThird District

DON KNABEFourth District

To:

From:

Michael Antonovichs r , Fi ri t

avid E. Janssen

Chief Administrative Officer

MICHAEL D, ANTONOVICHFifth District

LOS ANGELES COUNTY TASK FORCE ON NUTRITION

As instructed in your memo of November 25 , 2003 , this serves to provide you with the responsesmy office gathered regarding the feasibilty of County departments implementing the Los AngelesCounty Task Force on Nutrition Nutritional Guidelines (Guidelines). The Guidelines weredistributed to 44 County departments/entities of which 36 responses were received as outlined inAttachment A.

Also attached please find a matrix of the compiled responses (Attachment B). Mostdepartments/entities stated that the Guidelines do not apply to them because their facilities do notinclude cafeterias or eating facilities. Departments overseeing nutrition programs addressed thenutritional well-being of their clients and employees as well as the fiscal well-being of the County intheir responses. Some departments stated that they would distribute the Guidelines , if approvedby the Board , using departmental newsletters , Websites , and other means of communications attheir disposal.

It is important to note that implementation of the Guidelines by departments would appear toimpact County clients more so than employees. County employees would be more directlyimpacted by my office s Real Estate Division , which is responsible for overseeing concession foodservices and vending machine contracts for the County.

If you have any questions , please contact me or your staff may contact Michael D. Castillo of mystaff at (213) 974-4652 or mdcastil cmcao.co. la.ca.

DEJ:LSKS:CP:MDC

Attachments

Ressie Roman

To Enrich Lives Through Effective And Caring Service

County Departments/EntitiesReceiving/Responding to Nutritional Guidelines Inquiry

Sheriff's Department

Affirmative Action Compliance, Office of

Agricultural Commission

Alternate Public Defender

Animal Care and Control, Department of

Arts Commission

Assessor

Auditor-Controller

Beaches and Harbors, Department of

Board of Supervisors, Executive Offce of

Chief Information Offce (Cia)

Chief Administrative Office-Real Estate Division (CAO-RED)

Child Support Services Department

Children and Family Services, Department of (DCFS)

Community and Senior Services, Department of (DCSS)

Community Development Commission / Housing Authority (CDC)

Consumer Affairs

Coroner, Department of

County Counsel

District Attorney

Fire Department

Health Services, Department of (DHS)

Human Relations Commission

Human Resources, Department of (DHR)

Internal Services Department (ISD)

Local Agency Formation Commission

Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA)

Mental Health , Department of (DMH)

Military and Veterans Affairs

Museum of Art

Museum of Natural History

Office of Public Safety

Office of Small Business

Attachment A

County Departments/EntitiesReceiving/Responding to Nutritional Guidelines Inquiry

-.

Ombudsman

and Recreation , Department of (Parks & Rec.

artment of (DPSS)

arks , Department of (DPW)

-.

Regional Planning

-.

Registrar-Recorder

Superior Court

-.

Treasurer and Tax Collector

Attachment A

Attachment B

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who

le fo

ods

as c

lose

to th

eir

natu

ral s

tate

as

poss

ible

:

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EN

TS

RE

CO

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EN

DA

TIO

NS

FOR

TA

SK F

OR

CE

Aud

itor-

Con

trol

ler.

N

ot a

pplic

able

.Office of Affirmative Action

appl

icab

le.

Agricultural Commission:

Not

app

licab

le.

Alternate Public Defender.

Not

app

licab

le.

Animal Care

Con

trol

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.Arts Commission:

Not

app

licab

le.

Ass

esso

r.

Dep

artm

ent w

ill p

erio

dica

lly in

clud

e in

the

depa

rtm

ent's newsletter

, "

The

Val

uato

r" health ar

ticle

ssuch as healthy eating ha

bits

, foo

d pr

epar

atio

n tip

s,he

alth

y re

cipe

s, h

ow to

rea

d fo

od la

bels

, etc

., an

d ar

rang

efor a farmers market to fr

eque

ntly

com

e to

the

wor

klo

catio

n to

sel

l fre

sh fr

uits

and

veg

etab

les.

Bea

ches

H

arbo

rs:

Not

app

licab

le.

CIO

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.Consumer Affairs:

Not

app

licab

le.

Cor

oner

. N

ot a

pplic

able

.Child Support Services:

Not

app

licab

le.

District Attorney:

Not

app

licab

le.

DC

FS:

Dep

artm

ent w

ill promote the recommended

Nut

ritio

nal G

uide

lines

dur

ing

nutr

ition

edu

catio

n pr

ovid

edto

Fos

ter

and

Rel

ativ

e C

areg

iver

s an

d D

CFS

sta

ff a

tF

oste

r P

aren

t Con

fere

nces

and

staff in-services per

agre

emen

t with

DH

S N

utrit

ion

Pro

gram

.D

HR

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.D

MH

: If

Gui

delin

e is

app

rove

d by

the

Boa

rd, D

epar

tmen

tw

ill p

rovi

de it

to' r

esid

entia

l fac

ilitie

s vi

site

d by

Pat

ient

sR

ight

s A

dvoc

ates

, who

will

follo

w u

p to

insu

reim

plem

enta

tion.

DPS

S:

Not

app

licab

le.

Fire Department:

Em

ploy

ees

Nut

ritio

n E

duca

tion

proa

ram

.

Agricultural Commission:

Edu

cate

sta

ff re

gard

ing

Com

plia

nce:

N

ot I

Nut

ritio

nal G

uide

lines

if th

ey a

re a

ppro

ved

by th

eB

oard

.A

sses

sor:

Create a he

alth

new

slet

ter

on a

reg

ular

basi

s fo

r distribution to all de

part

men

ts/e

mpl

oyee

san

d of

fer

free

cla

sses

to e

mpl

oyee

s on

var

ious

hea

lthan

d nu

triti

on to

pics

.C

DC

: If approved by the Board, Department

will

prov

ide

educ

atio

nal m

aterials to al

l sta

ff,

conj

unct

ion

with

our

Coo

pera

tive

Edu

catio

n Pr

ogra

mon

Nut

ritio

n an

d H

ealth

y Eating. Posters and ot

her

mat

eria

ls w

ill b

e st

rate

gica

lly p

lace

d in

bre

ak r

oom

sfo

r em

ploy

ees

and

in c

omm

on a

reas

for

resi

dent

s an

dvi

sito

rs. T

he C

DC

is a

lso

enco

urag

ing

staf

fpa

rtic

ipat

ion

in "Weight Watchers At Work" program.

Meetings are held weekly for st

aff.

(NO

TE

: Thi

sre

spon

se a

pplie

s to

all

Gui

delin

es.

Consumer Affairs:

Dep

artm

ent w

ill c

onsi

der

post

ing

the Guidelines on their Website if they are B

oard

appr

oved

/ado

pted

.C

oron

er:

Department has no cafeteria or eating

faci

litie

s of

any

kin

d.District Attorney:

LAD

A d

oes

not e

mpl

oy c

ulin

ary

pers

onne

l or

mai

ntai

n an

y ki

tche

ns.

DH

R:

The

Dep

artm

ent d

oes

not e

ngag

e in

any

food

serv

ice

activ

ity a

nd h

as n

o fo

od service personnel.

The

Dep

artm

ent s

ponsors an on

goin

g he

alth

education program open to all County employees

calle

d "H

ealth

y C

hoic

es. " The June 24, 2004 "

Hea

lthy

Cho

ices

" pr

ogra

m (

to b

e pr

esen

ted

by B

lue

Cro

ss a

tadvised as part of a 112 Noon in

Roo

m B

- 62

of th

e HCjIl of A

dmin

istr

atio

n)w

ill b

e tit

led

" Sup

erm

arke

t Cho

ices

. " Consistent with

RE

CO

MM

EN

DE

DN

UT

RIT

ION

AL

GU

IDE

LIN

ES

a. U

se f

resh

, sea

sona

l veg

etab

les

and

frui

ts.

DE

SC

RIB

E Y

OU

R D

EP

AR

TM

EN

T'

IMP

LEM

EN

TA

TIO

N O

F E

AC

H G

UID

ELI

NE

Human Relations Commission:

Not

app

licab

le.

ISD

: N

ot a

pplic

able

; caf

eter

ia in

Dow

ney

loca

tion

is r

un b

yP

roba

tion

Dep

artm

ent.

The

cat

erin

g tr

uck

that

com

es to

Eas

t Los

Ang

eles

offc

e is

con

trac

ted

by C

AO

.L

AC

ER

A:

Not

app

licab

le.

Lib

rari

es:

Dep

artm

ent n

ot in

volv

ed in

food

pre

para

tion.

Milt

ary

Vet

eran

s' A

ffai

rs:

Not

app

licab

le.

Museum of Art:

Not

app

licab

le.

Om

buds

man

: A

s pa

rt o

f the department's Wellness

Program, the Wellness Coordinator provides a go

ody

bask

et (

min

i-bo

xes

of ra

isin

s, fr

esh

frui

t , s

un d

ried

frui

t,no

n-fa

t/low

fat r

oast

ed o

r ba

ked

snac

ks, e

tc. )

for all staff

to e

njoy

on

a da

ily b

asis

.Pa

rks

Rec

.In part, because of our Healthy Parks

Prog

ram

, sta

ff h

as b

een

trai

ned

to p

erso

nally

mak

ehe

alth

ier

food

cho

ices

; and

enc

oura

ged

to m

ake

thos

ech

oice

s w

hen providing food for m

eetin

gs a

nd/o

rprograms offering food. Pa

rks

serv

ing

sum

mer

lunc

hes

and

offe

ring

seni

or m

eals

follo

w s

tric

t US

DA

gui

delin

es fo

rnu

triti

onal

sta

ndar

ds a

s pa

rt o

f the

pro

gram

req

uire

men

ts.

Our

sta

ff works the su

mm

er lu

nch

prog

ram

s, a

nd th

ese

nior

mea

ls a

re c

ontr

acte

d ou

t , b

ut b

oth

follo

w th

e sa

me

standard requirements.

Public Defender:

Not

app

licab

le.

Regional Planning:

Not

app

licab

le.

Reg

istr

ar-R

ecor

der:

N

ot a

pplic

able

.T

reas

urer

Tax Collector:

Not

app

licab

le.

CA

O-R

ED

: T

he r

ecom

men

ded

guid

elin

es a

re fo

llow

ed if

empl

oyee

s an

d m

embe

rs o

f the

pub

lic p

urch

ase

the

item

sas

pre

pare

d an

d/or

pro

vide

d. C

once

ssio

nair

es a

djus

t the

met

hod

of p

repa

ratio

n an

d th

e ty

pe o

f men

u ite

ms

that

are

prov

ided

as

the

vend

ors

are

unde

r co

ntra

ct to

mee

t the

food

sel

ectio

n ch

oice

s of

the

empl

oyee

s an

d m

embe

rs o

fthe public. In addition, t

he c

ost e

lem

ent o

f im

plem

entin

gth

ese

guid

elin

es is

a fa

ctor

as

cafe

teria

ven

dors

are

als

ore

quire

d to

mai

ntai

n th

eir

men

u pr

ices

with

in a

rea

sona

ble

amou

nt.

*** D

CSS

: W

e us

e fr

esh

seas

onal

frui

ts a

nd v

eget

able

s as

frequently as possible.

CO

MM

EN

TS

RE

CO

MM

EN

DA

TIO

NS

FOR

TA

SK F

OR

CE

the

reco

mm

ende

d N

utrit

ion

Gui

delin

es, i

t will

pro

mot

eth

e us

e of

fre

sh a

nd s

easo

nal f

oods

inst

ead

ofpa

ckag

ed a

nd p

re- p

roce

ssed

food

s.D

MH

: O

mit

"as

clos

e to

thei

r na

tura

l sta

te a

s po

ssib

leas

this

is n

ot d

oabl

e.Pa

rks

Rec

.W

e ha

ve fo

und

that

offe

ring

nutr

ition

trai

ning

to in

- hou

se s

taff, even though they are not

usua

lly m

eal p

rovi

ders

, has

mad

e a

diffe

renc

e in

thei

row

n pe

rson

al n

utrit

ion

choi

ces.

Sta

ff ha

ve e

xpre

ssed

satis

fact

ion

in h

avin

g m

ore

educ

atio

n on

nut

ritio

n, a

ndha

ve ta

ken

that

kno

wle

dge

to s

hare

with

par

ticip

ants

in p

ark

prog

ram

s, th

eir

fam

ilies

, and

frie

nds.

The

sear

e no

t isolated incidents, a

nd th

e Healthy Parks

men

talit

y is

spr

eadi

ng th

roug

h ou

r st

aff t

o th

eir

fam

ilies

, and

com

mun

ities

whe

re c

hild

ren

and

fam

ilies

are

serv

ed.

Reg

istr

ar- R

ecor

der:

S

ince

the

Dep

artm

ent d

oes

not

have

foo

d ha

ndlin

g fa

cilit

ies,

the

reco

mm

ende

dG

uide

lines

will

be

pres

ente

d to

sta

ff.Sh

erif

's Department:

Ple

ase

elab

orat

e on

the

wor

dna

tura

l." If

that

impl

ies

" org

anic

, the

n th

e C

ount

yca

nnot

sus

tain

the

addi

tiona

l cos

t.

CA

O-R

ED

: T

arge

t aud

ienc

e sh

ould

be

expa

nded

toin

clud

e en

tire

Cou

nty

wor

kfor

ce a

s th

e va

st m

ajor

ity o

femployees do not eat at County cafeterias. Such

oper

atio

ns, u

nlik

e C

ount

y institutions (juvenile halls

jails, etc.),

do

not h

ave

the

abili

ty a

nd control to

prep

are

and provide a food m

enu

of th

eir

choi

ce.

EduQation is recommended to re

ach

and

info

rmem

ploy

ees

rega

rdin

g th

e benefits of healthy eating.

Caf

eter

ia c

once

ssio

naire

s ar

e pr

epar

ed to

pro

vide

ahe

alth

y m

enu

if th

e em

ploy

ees

and

mem

bers

of

the

publ

ic a

re w

illin

g to

buy

suc

h ite

ms.

DH

S:

Use

of

cann

ed a

nd f

roze

n fr

uits

and

veg

etab

les

RE

CO

MM

EN

DE

DN

UT

RIT

ION

AL

GU

IDE

LIN

ES

b. L

imit

use

of c

anne

d an

d ot

her

proc

esse

dfo

ods.

DE

SC

RIB

E Y

OU

R D

EP

AR

TM

EN

T'

IMP

LEM

EN

TA

TIO

N O

F E

AC

H G

UID

ELI

NE

Park

s R

ec.

Gui

delin

e is

enc

oura

ged

with

in D

epar

tmen

tan

d its

pro

gram

s.Public Works:

Fre

sh fr

uits

and

veg

etab

les

are

curr

ently

avai

labl

e on

a d

aily

bas

is.

*** D

CSS

: W

e us

e fr

uit c

anne

d in

its

own

juic

e an

d so

me

cann

ed v

eget

able

s as

app

ropr

iate

.Pa

rks

Rec

.G

uide

line

is e

ncou

rage

d w

ithin

Dep

artm

ent

and

its p

rogr

ams.

Public Works:

All

entr

ees

are

fres

hly

prep

ared

from

scra

tch.

Can

ned

and

othe

r pr

oces

sed

food

s ar

e ut

ilize

d on

a ve

ry m

inim

al b

asis

.

****

Sher

if's

Department:

Whe

n fe

edin

g 17

000-

18, 0

00in

mat

es p

er d

ay, c

anne

d pr

oduc

ts a

re a

nec

essi

ty.

CO

MM

EN

TS

RE

CO

MM

EN

DA

TIO

NS

FOR

TA

SK F

OR

CE

are

an e

xcel

lent

sou

rce

and

can

help

to k

eep

food

cost

s do

wn.

DM

H:

Hig

hly

reco

mm

end.

Park

s R

ec.

Wha

t mig

ht h

elp

staf

f to

mak

e he

alth

ier

food

cho

ices

at w

ork

and

in th

eir

own

lives

, and

topa

ss o

n th

at k

now

ledg

e on

to o

ther

s , is to have

info

rmat

iona

l pos

ters

pla

ced

in e

atin

g ar

eas

at w

ork

site

s th

at s

tate

var

ious

sim

ple

and

easy

mes

sage

sth

at s

uppo

rt p

ositi

ve n

utrit

ion choices. Also, having

thos

e sa

me posters placed in recreation program

area

s at

par

ks, i

n ap

prop

riate

lang

uage

s, m

ay h

elp

tore

ach

othe

rs w

ho p

artic

ipat

e in

our

pro

gram

s.In

form

atio

n is

pow

er a

nd w

e ne

ed to

em

pow

er p

eopl

eto

be

able

to m

ake

mor

e po

sitiv

e he

alth

y lif

esty

lech

oice

s.Sh

erif

f's Department:

Fre

sh fr

uits

are

the

prim

ary

ingr

edie

nt in

"Pr

uno.

Prun

o is

hom

emad

e liq

uor

mad

e by

and

con

sum

ed b

y in

mat

es; o

ne o

f the

mai

nin

gred

ient

s is

fre

sh f

ruit.

Man

y in

cide

nces

of

viol

ence

at co

rrec

tiona

l fac

ilitie

s ar

e attributed to th

eco

nsum

ptio

n of

Pru

no. W

e do

ser

ve fi

ve (

5) s

ervi

ngs

of fresh fr

uits

or vegetables per day an

d se

rve

vegetables instead of fr

esh

frui

t whe

n po

ssib

le to

minimize the po

ssib

ilitie

s of

the creation of Pruno.

Gui

delin

es a

lread

y es

tabl

ishe

d by

the

Cal

iforn

ia C

ode

of R

egul

atio

ns (

CC

R),

Titl

e 15

. (C

CR

, Titl

e 15

can

be

foun

d at

ww

w. b

dcor

r.ca

. Qov

.D

HS:

U

se o

f ca

nned

and

fro

zen

frui

ts a

nd v

eget

able

sar

e an

exc

elle

nt s

ourc

e an

d ca

n he

lp to

kee

p fo

odco

sts

dow

n.D

MH

: A

dd "

as m

uch

as p

ossi

ble" to the end of the

sent

ence

.Pa

rks

Rec

.It

mig

ht b

e be

nefic

ial t

o w

ork

with

hig

h-le

vel d

epar

tmen

t sta

ff ac

ross

the

Cou

nty,

enc

oura

ging

them

to s

uppo

rt th

ese

guid

elin

es fo

r in

- hou

se s

taff

mee

tings

, tra

inin

gs, a

nd o

ther

gat

herin

gs w

ith th

eir

own

empl

oyee

s , th

us s

prea

ding

the

heal

thy

mes

sage

thro

ugh

thei

r ac

tions

. Thi

s ha

s m

ade

a di

ffere

nce

inou

r ow

n D

epar

tmen

t in

how

we

now

hos

t mee

tinqs

.

RE

CO

MM

EN

DE

DN

UT

RIT

ION

AL

GU

IDE

LIN

ES

2. Use he

alth

ful o

ils a

nd fa

ts:

DE

SC

RIB

E Y

OU

R D

EP

AR

TM

EN

T'

IMP

LEM

EN

TA

TIO

N O

F E

AC

H G

UID

ELI

NE

Aud

itor-

Con

trol

ler:

N

ot a

pplic

able

.Office of A

ffirm

ativ

e A

ctio

n C

ompl

ianc

e:ap

plic

able

.Agricultural Commission:

Not

app

licab

le.

Alternate Public Defender:

Not

app

licab

le.

Animal Care

Con

trol

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.Arts Commission:

Not

app

licab

le.

Ass

esso

r.

Sam

e re

spon

se w

ith r

egar

d to

impl

emen

tatio

nas

list

ed a

bove

for

Gui

delin

e 1.

Bea

ches

H

arbo

rs:

Not

app

licab

le.

CIO

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.Consumer Affairs:

Not

app

licab

le.

Cor

oner

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.Child Support Services:

Not

app

licab

le.

District Attorney:

Not

app

licab

le.

DC

FS:

See

res

pons

e fo

r G

uide

line

1.

*** D

CSS

: W

e se

rve

low

fat m

eals

, con

tain

ing

30%

to 3

5%m

axim

um c

alor

ies

from

fat.

DH

R:

Not

app

licab

le.

DM

H:

If G

uide

line

is a

ppro

ved

by th

e B

oard

, Dep

artm

ent

will

pro

vide

it to

res

iden

tial f

acili

ties

visi

ted

by P

atie

nts

Rig

hts

Adv

ocat

es, w

ho w

il fo

llow

up

to in

sure

impl

emen

tatio

n.D

PSS:

N

ot a

pplic

able

.Fire Department:

Employees advised as part of a

Nut

ritio

n E

duca

tion

prog

ram

.Human Relations Commission:

Not

app

licab

le.

ISD

: S

ee r

espo

nse

for

Gui

delin

e 1.

LA

CE

RA

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.L

ibra

ries

: D

epar

tmen

t not

invo

lved

in fo

od p

repa

ratio

n.M

iltar

y V

eter

ans '

Aff

airs

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.Museum of Art:

Not

app

licab

le.

Park

s R

ec.

Gui

delin

e, a

nd s

ub- G

uide

lines

a-e

, are

enco

urag

ed w

ithin

Dep

artm

ent a

nd it

s pr

ogra

ms.

Public Defender:

Not

app

licab

le.

Reaional Planning:

Not

app

licab

le.

CO

MM

EN

TS

RE

CO

MM

EN

DA

TIO

NS

FOR

TA

SK F

OR

CE

Sher

iff'

s Department:

In a

n in

stitu

tiona

l env

ironm

ent

whe

re o

ne fa

cilit

y al

one

prep

ares

eno

ugh

food

to fe

ed00

0 in

mat

es, e

ffici

ency

and

cos

t are

lara

e fa

ctor

s.A

sses

sor:

S

ee r

espo

nse

for

Gui

delin

e 1.

Not

Fire Department:

Incl

ude

fish

oil.

RE

CO

MM

EN

DE

DN

UT

RIT

ION

AL

GU

IDE

LIN

ES

a. U

se n

atur

al m

onou

nsat

urat

ed a

ndpo

lyun

satu

rate

d oi

ls.

b. E

limin

ate

hydr

ogen

ated

, inc

ludi

ngpa

rtia

lly h

ydro

gena

ted

, oils

, and

fats

.

c. E

limin

ate

food

s hi

gh in

tran

s-fa

tty a

cids

,as

pro

duce

d by

art

ifici

al h

ydro

gena

tion

ofoi

ls.

d. E

limin

ate

deep

fat f

ryin

g.

e. L

imit

use

of s

atur

ated

fats

.

DE

SC

RIB

E Y

OU

R D

EP

AR

TM

EN

T'

IMP

LEM

EN

TA

TIO

N O

F E

AC

H G

UID

ELI

NE

Reg

istr

ar- R

ecor

der:

N

ot a

pplic

able

.T

reas

urer

Tax Collector:

Not

app

licab

le.

*** D

CSS

: W

e en

cour

age

use

of monounsaturated and

poly

unsa

tura

ted

oils

.Public Works:

We

curr

ently

use

soy

bean

oil.

****

Sher

iff'

s Department:

Mon

ouns

atur

ated

fats

are

cos

tor

ohib

itive

. Pol

yuns

atur

ated

fat

s ar

e cu

rren

tly u

sed.

*** D

CSS

: W

e us

e th

ese

prod

ucts

occ

asio

nally

, but

not

freq

uent

ly.

Public Works:

Soy

bean

oil

is c

urre

ntly

use

d on

a d

aily

basi

s. M

arga

rine

is a

vaila

ble

for

empl

oyee

s to

add

to th

eir

food

item

s.

****

Sher

iff'

s Department:

Thi

s w

ould

rai

se th

e ov

eral

lco

st o

f fo

od b

ecau

se th

ese

oils

are

fou

nd in

all

pre-

prepared foods unless they are organic. Organic food

wou

ld n

ot b

e co

st b

enef

icia

l to

the

Cou

nty.

*** D

CSS

: So

me

of o

ur programs use m

arga

rine

; one

teas

poon

per

per

son

if b

read

is o

n th

e m

enu.

en

cour

age

use

of m

arga

rine

free

of t

rans

- fat

ty a

cids

.Public Works:

The

se types of foods are

curr

ently

avai

labl

e to

em

ploy

ees

on a

lim

ited

basi

s an

d ar

e in

the

form

of

pre-

pack

aged

food

s su

ch a

s po

tato

chi

ps, e

tc.

****

Sher

iff'

s Department:

Sam

e re

spon

se w

ith r

egar

d to

impl

emen

tatio

n as

list

ed a

bove

for

Gui

delin

e 2b

.

*** D

CSS

: M

ost o

f our

pro

gram

s do

not

hav

e de

ep fa

tfryers. Projects m

ay u

se d

eep

fat f

ried

food

s on

spe

cial

occa

sion

s.Public Works:

Frie

d fo

ods

are

currently available to

employees on a lim

ited

basi

s. French fries and onion

rings

are

ava

ilabl

e da

ily. O

ccas

iona

lly f

ried

chi

cken

and

fish

patti

es a

re a

vaila

ble

as o

ne o

f our

ent

ree

choi

ces.

****

Sher

iff'

Dep

artm

ent:

Som

e pr

oduc

ts c

urre

ntly

purc

hase

d ar

e pr

e-fr

ied.

The

y ar

e ke

pt to

a m

inim

um b

utcannot be el

imin

ated

with

out a

ddin

g m

ore

expe

nsiv

eite

ms

to th

e m

enu.

*** D

CSS

: W

e lim

it us

e of

sat

urat

ed fa

ts.

Public Works:

Thi

s ty

pe o

f fa

t is

not c

urre

ntly

use

d in

food

preparation; however

butter is av

aila

ble

for

empl

oyee

s to

add

to th

eir

food

item

s.

CO

MM

EN

TS

RE

CO

MM

EN

DA

TIO

NS

FOR

TA

SK F

OR

CE

DM

H:

Add

"as

muc

h as

pos

sibl

e" to the end of the

sent

ence

.

DC

SS:

Sug

gest

usi

ng "

limit"

inst

ead

of "

elim

inat

e.D

MH

: R

epla

ce "

elim

inat

e " w

ith "

use

less

Sher

iff'

s Department:

To

" elim

inat

e " w

ould

rem

ove

all p

urch

ased

pre

- pre

pare

d pr

oduc

ts.

DC

SS:

Spe

cial

mar

garin

es a

re m

ore

expe

nsiv

e.D

HS:

M

ay b

e di

fficu

lt to

asc

erta

in th

is in

form

atio

n un

tila

belin

g ta

kes

effe

ct. A

n expert review of

the

ingr

edie

nts

may

be

necessary to ob

tain

this

info

rmat

ion

until

that

tim

e.D

MH

: R

epla

ce "

elim

inat

e " w

ith "

use

less

Fire Department:

Incl

ude

fish

oil.

DC

SS:

Sug

gest

usi

ng "

limit"

inst

ead

of "

elim

inat

eD

MH

: R

epla

ce "

elim

inat

e " w

ith "

use

less

Sher

iff'

s Department:

The

dec

isio

n to

"el

imin

ate

deep

fat

fryi

ng is

ext

rem

e. E

ach

depa

rtm

ent's

nutr

ition

ist e

valu

ates

this

nee

d.

RE

CO

MM

EN

DE

DN

UT

RIT

ION

AL

GU

IDE

LIN

ES

3. Use le

ss s

ugar

:

DE

SC

RIB

E Y

OU

R D

EP

AR

TM

EN

T'

IMP

LEM

EN

TA

TIO

N O

F E

AC

H G

UID

ELI

NE

sher

iff'

s Department:

Saturated fats are al

read

yus

ed o

n a

limite

d ba

sis.

Aud

itor-

Con

trol

ler:

N

ot a

pplic

able

.O

ffic

e of

A

ffirm

ativ

e A

ctio

n C

ompl

ianc

e:

Not

appl

icab

le.

Agricultural Commission:

Review snack st

ands

for

heal

thie

r ch

oice

s.Alternate Public Defender:

Not applicable

Animal Care

Con

trol

: N

ot a

pplic

able

Arts Commission:

Not

app

licab

leA

sses

sor:

S

ee r

espo

nse

for

Gui

delin

e 1.

Bea

ches

H

arbo

rs:

Not

app

licab

le.

CIO

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.Consumer Affairs:

Not

app

licab

le.

Cor

oner

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.Child Support Services:

Not

app

licab

le.

District Attorney:

Not

app

licab

le.

DC

Fs:

See

res

pons

e fo

r G

uide

line

1.D

HR

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.D

MH

: If

Gui

delin

e is

app

rove

d by

the

Boa

rd, D

epar

tmen

tw

ill p

rovi

de it

, excluding sub-G

uide

lines

3e

and

3h, to

resi

dent

ial f

acili

ties

visi

ted

by P

atie

nts '

Rig

hts

Adv

ocat

es,

who

will

follo

w u

p to

insu

re im

plem

enta

tion.

DPs

s:

Not

app

licab

le.

Fire Department:

Employees advised as part of a

Nut

ritio

n E

duca

tion

prog

ram

.Human Relations Commission:

Not

app

licab

le.

IsD

: S

ee r

espo

nse

for

Gui

delin

e 1.

LA

CE

RA

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.L

ibra

ries

: D

epar

tmen

t not

invo

lved

in fo

od p

repa

ratio

n.M

iltar

y V

eter

ans '

Aff

airs

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.M

useu

m

of

Art

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.Pa

rks

Rec

.A

s pa

rt o

f the

Healthy Parks Program

staf

f ha

ve b

een

trai

ned

and

is m

ore

awar

e of

this

issu

e;ar

e m

akin

g he

alth

ier

choi

ces;

and

enc

oura

ging

the

sam

efrom their clients. Sub-G

uide

lines

a-h are encouraged

with

in D

epar

tmen

t and

its

prog

ram

s.Public Defender:

Not

app

licab

le.

Regional Planning:

Not

app

licab

le.

CO

MM

EN

TS

RE

CO

MM

EN

DA

TIO

NS

FOR

TA

SK F

OR

CE

Ass

esso

r:

See

res

pons

e fo

r G

uide

line

1.

RE

CO

MM

EN

DE

DN

UT

RIT

ION

AL

GU

IDE

LIN

ES

lncr

ease

use

of

fres

h fr

uits

for

des

sert

san

d sn

acks

.

b. S

erve

mor

e fo

ods

mad

e fr

om n

utri

tious

ingr

edie

nts,

suc

h as

who

le g

rain

flou

rsan

d nu

ts.

c. D

ecre

ase

use

of c

omm

erci

ally

pac

kage

dpr

epar

ed fo

ods.

d. D

ecre

ase

tota

l int

ake

of r

efin

ed s

ugar

s,corn syrups and other syrups

, jam

s an

dje

llies

.

e. E

limin

ate

use

of a

rtifi

cial

sw

eete

ners

.

DE

SC

RIB

E Y

OU

R D

EP

AR

TM

EN

T'

IMP

LEM

EN

TA

TIO

N O

F E

AC

H G

UID

ELI

NE

Reg

istr

ar-R

ecor

der:

N

ot a

pplic

able

.T

reas

urer

Tax Collector:

Not

app

licab

le.

DC

SS:

We

serv

e fr

uit f

or d

esse

rt a

t lea

st tw

o ou

t of f

ive

days

per

wee

k. W

e se

rve

fres

h fr

uit a

t lea

st o

nce

per

wee

k.Public Works:

Fre

sh fr

uit i

s cu

rren

tly a

vaila

ble

on a

dai

lyba

sis.

""""

Sher

iff'

s Department:

Fre

sh fr

uits

are

the

prim

ary

ingr

edie

nt o

f "Pr

uno." Some

fres

h fr

uits

are

alr

eady

use

dfo

r de

sser

t , b

ut o

nly

whe

n th

e ne

ed e

xist

s to

ens

ure

the

fifth

ser

vinQ

for

the

day.

""" D

CSS

: P

roje

cts

may

ser

ve o

ne m

ilk- b

ased

des

sert

per

wee

k (e

., c

usta

rd).

Pro

ject

s m

ay s

erve

one

des

sert

mad

e w

ith a

. %-c

up o

f fr

uit p

er w

eek

(fru

ited

Jell-

a).

Pro

ject

s m

ay s

erve

one

oth

er h

ighe

r ca

lorie

des

sert

per

wee

k (c

ake)

.Public Works:

vari

ety

of w

hole

grain breads and

oatm

eal a

re c

urre

ntly

ava

ilabl

e on

a d

aily

bas

is.

""""

Sher

iff'

s Department:

Pur

chas

ing

thes

e pr

oduc

ts is

mor

e co

stlv

than

wha

t we

curr

ently

pur

chas

e.

""" D

CSS

: W

e do

use

gel

atin

, pud

ding

, and

cak

e m

ixes

.Public Works:

Pac

kage

d fo

ods

are

not a

vaila

ble

at th

istim

e.

""""

Sher

iff'

Dep

artm

ent:

In m

ost c

ases

, the

com

mer

cial

ly p

acka

ged

prep

ared

food

s ar

e ac

tual

ly m

ore

cost

eff

ectiv

e th

an m

akin

g ou

r ow

n. T

o m

odif

y th

e m

enu

to favor our ow

n pr

epar

ed fo

ods, additional personnel

wou

ld b

e re

auire

d.

""" D

CSS

: W

e us

e th

ese

occa

sion

ally

in b

akin

g.Public Works:

The

se types of foods are

curr

ently

avai

labl

e, however, a

variety of fresh fr

uits

are

als

oav

aila

ble.

""""

Sher

iff'

s Department:

The

men

u al

read

y is

bal

ance

din

all

area

s in

clud

ing

suga

r , w

hile

stil

l allo

win

g fo

r su

gar

indi

ets.

""" D

CSS

: M

any

seni

ors

have

dia

bete

s. T

hey

enjo

yde

sser

ts m

ade

with

art

ifici

al s

wee

tene

rs.

Public Works:

Sweet and Low" and "

Equ

al"

(art

ifici

alsw

eete

ners

) ar

e cu

rren

tly a

vaila

ble

for

empl

oyee

s to

add

CO

MM

EN

TS

RE

CO

MM

EN

DA

TIO

NS

FOR

TA

SK F

OR

CE

DC

SS:

Man

y pr

ojec

ts s

erve

fru

it m

ore

than

twic

e pe

rw

eek.

DH

S:

Canned and fr

ozen

food

s ca

n be

just as

nutr

itiou

s.D

MH

: H

ighl

y re

com

men

d im

plem

enta

tion.

Sher

iff'

s Department:

The

CC

R, T

itle

15. r

egul

ates

that

5 s

ervi

ngs

of fr

uit o

r ve

geta

bles

are

ser

ved

daily

.

DM

H:

Hig

hly

reco

mm

end

impl

emen

tatio

n.Sh

erif

f's Department:

The

se a

re e

xpen

sive

pro

duct

sfo

r th

e C

ount

y.

DH

S:

May

be

diffi

cult

for

thos

e us

ing

this

Gui

delin

e as

a co

st s

aver

.Sh

erif

f's Department:

To

decr

ease

com

mer

cial

lypackaged foods would cost the County

addi

tiona

lfu

nds.

DH

S:

This Guideline is referring to a de

crea

sing

inta

kewhich is pe

rson

al c

hoic

e versus an

inst

itutio

nal g

uide

.Sh

erif

f'D

epar

tmen

t: T

he re

com

men

datio

n to

decr

ease

ass

umes

that

inta

ke is

currently too high.

Thi

s m

ay, i

n fa

ct, n

ot b

e th

e ca

se. T

o fu

rthe

rde

crea

se a

n al

read

v lo

w le

vel o

f int

ake

is n

ot fe

asib

le.

DC

SS:

Sug

gest

elim

inat

ing

this

Gui

delin

e.D

HS:

A

rtifi

cial

sw

eete

ner

use

is im

port

ant f

or ta

ste

satis

fact

ion

of d

iabe

tics.

The

re is

no

rese

arch

that

show

s th

at u

se o

f thi

s le

ads

to o

besi

ty.

RE

CO

MM

EN

DE

DN

UT

RIT

ION

AL

GU

IDE

LIN

ES

1. W

hen

usin

g ca

nned

frui

ts, u

se th

ose

pack

ed in

wat

er o

r rin

se o

ff th

e sy

rup.

g. U

se u

nsw

eete

ned

juic

es. E

limin

ate

frui

t-fl

avor

ed d

rink

s.

h. E

limin

ate

soda

s.

DE

SC

RIB

E Y

OU

R D

EP

AR

TM

EN

T'

IMP

LEM

EN

TA

TIO

N O

F E

AC

H G

UID

ELI

NE

to th

eir

food

or

beve

rage

item

s.

****

Sher

iff'

Dep

artm

ent:

Med

ical

ly p

resc

ribe

d di

ets,

espe

cial

ly fo

r di

abet

ics,

may

incl

ude

the

use

of a

rtif

icia

lsw

eete

ners

. It a

lso

may

be

pref

erre

d as

we

mov

e aw

ayfr

om s

ugar

drin

ks, t

o re

duce

the

" Pru

no"

prob

lem

.

*** D

CSS

: W

e us

e fr

uit c

anne

d in

its

own

juic

e.Public Works:

Can

ned

frui

ts a

re v

ery

rare

ly utilized or

mad

e av

aila

ble.

****

Sher

iff'

s Department:

Mas

s pr

oduc

tion

by in

mat

esdo

es n

ot a

llow

for

the

safe

and

san

itary

rinsing of

prod

ucts

.

*** D

CSS

: W

e us

e un

swee

tene

d ju

ices

.O

mbu

dsm

an:

As

part

of the Department's Wellness

Program, staff are encouraged to in

crea

se th

eir

daily

consumption of w

ater

instead of sugar-

flav

ored

beve

rage

s. T

hree

of e

ight

sta

ff no

w d

rink

an a

vera

ge o

fsi

x to

eig

ht g

lass

es o

f w

ater

a d

ay, a

nd tw

o ot

hers

hav

est

eadi

ly d

ecre

ased

thei

r co

nsum

ptio

n of

sod

as.

Public Works:

Sw

eete

ned

juic

es a

re c

urre

ntly

ava

ilabl

e;ho

wev

er, a

var

iety

of

unsw

eete

ned

juic

es a

nd b

ever

ages

are

also

ava

ilabl

e su

ch a

s " Diet Snapple"

and

fres

hbr

ewed

iced

tea.

****

Sher

iff'

s Department:

A r

evie

w o

f cos

t bet

wee

n su

gar

flavo

red

' drin

ks a

nd a

rtifi

cial

sw

eetn

ers

was

con

duct

ed.

The

suq

ar fl

avor

ed d

rinks

are

stil

l mor

e co

st e

ffect

ive.

CO

MM

EN

TS

RE

CO

MM

EN

DA

TIO

NS

FOR

TA

SK F

OR

CE

DM

H:

Too

bro

ad; t

here

are

new

art

ific

ial s

wee

tene

rpr

oduc

ts o

n th

e m

arke

t tha

t are

pro

ven

to b

e he

alth

y.P

erso

ns w

ith m

edic

al c

ondi

tions

(e.

, dia

bete

s) r

ely

on a

rtifi

cial

sw

eete

ners

as

thei

r on

ly fo

rm

swee

tene

r.Fire Department:

Sub

stan

ces

appr

oved

by

FD

A a

ssa

fe. N

ot a

sou

rce

of s

igni

fican

t hea

lth p

robl

ems

for

mos

t peo

ple.

Sher

iff'

s Department:

Med

ical

sta

ff w

ould

obj

ect t

oth

e re

mov

al o

f all

artif

icia

l sw

eetn

ers.

DC

SS:

Wat

er p

acke

d fr

uits

don

t tas

te v

ery

good

.Sh

erif

f's Department:

Thi

s is

plausible in a small

envi

ronm

ent ,

not

a la

rge

one.

Fire Department:

Elim

inat

e"

is m

uch

too

dras

tic.

Red

uce "

wou

ld b

e m

ore

reas

onab

le.

Agricultural Commission:

Rev

iew

ven

ding

mac

hine

cont

ract

s fo

r po

ssib

ility

of p

rovi

ding

hea

lthie

r ch

oice

s.B

each

es

Har

bors

: M

ake

vend

ors

avai

labl

e th

aton

ly s

ell n

utrit

ious

drin

ks.

DC

SS:

We

do n

ot s

erve

sod

as.

DH

S:

Suga

r-fr

ee s

odas

are

OK

, esp

ecia

lly f

or a

dults

and

an o

ptio

n fo

r ch

ildre

n w

ith d

iabe

tes.

Fire Department:

The

wor

d " e

limin

ate"

is m

uch

too

dras

tic; "

redu

ce"

wou

ld b

e m

ore

reas

onab

le.

RE

CO

MM

EN

DE

DN

UT

RIT

ION

AL

GU

IDE

LIN

ES

4. Use le

ss s

alt:

DE

SC

RIB

E Y

OU

R D

EP

AR

TM

EN

T'

IMP

LEM

EN

TA

TIO

N O

F E

AC

H G

UID

ELI

NE

Aud

itor-

Con

trol

ler:

N

ot a

pplic

able

.Office of A

ffirm

ativ

e A

ctio

n C

ompl

ianc

e:ap

plic

able

.Agricultural Commission:

Not

app

licab

le.

Alternate Public Defender:

Not

app

licab

le.

Animal Care

Con

trol

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.Arts Commission:

Not

app

licab

le.

Ass

esso

r:

See

res

pons

e fo

r G

uide

line

1.B

each

es

Har

bors

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.C

IO:

Not

app

licab

le.

Consumer Affairs:

Not

app

licab

le.

Cor

oner

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.Child Support Services:

Not

app

licab

le.

District Attorney:

Not

app

licab

le.

DC

FS:

See

res

pons

e fo

r G

uide

line

1.D

HR

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.D

MH

: If

Gui

delin

e is

app

rove

d by

the

Boa

rd, D

epar

tmen

tw

ill p

rovi

de it

, exc

ludi

ng s

ub- G

uide

lines

4a-

c, t

o re

side

ntia

lfa

cilit

ies

visi

ted

by P

atie

nts '

Rig

hts

Adv

ocat

es, w

ho w

illfo

llow

up

to in

sure

impl

emen

tatio

n.D

PSS:

N

ot a

pplic

able

.Fire Department:

Employees advised as part of a

Nut

ritio

n E

duca

tion

prog

ram

.Human Relations Commission:

Not

app

licab

le.

ISD

: S

ee r

espo

nse

for

Gui

delin

e 1.

LA

CE

RA

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.L

ibra

ries

: D

epar

tmen

t not

invo

lved

in fo

od p

repa

ratio

n.M

iltar

y V

eter

ans '

Aff

airs

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.Museum of Art:

Not

app

licab

le.

Park

s R

ec.

As

part

of t

he Healthy Parks Program

staf

f ha

ve b

een

trai

ned

and

are

mor

e aw

are

of th

is is

sue;

CO

MM

EN

TS

RE

CO

MM

EN

DA

TIO

NS

FOR

TA

SK F

OR

CE

Public Works:

Soda

s ar

e currently available

how

ever

, a v

arie

ty o

f no

n-ca

rbon

ated

and

sug

ar- f

ree

beve

rage

s ar

e al

so a

vaila

ble.

Sher

iff'

Dep

artm

ent:

Inm

ates

hav

e the same

free

dom

of c

hoic

e to

pur

chas

e pr

oduc

ts (

e., s

oda)

from

ven

ding

mac

hine

s w

ith th

eir

own money. To

elim

inat

e so

da w

ould

rem

ove

thei

r fr

eedo

m o

f ch

oice

in th

e ve

ndin

a m

achi

ne.

Ass

esso

r:

See

res

pons

e fo

r G

uide

line

1.N

ot

Fire Department:

Spec

ific

to in

divi

dual

hea

lth s

tatu

s.M

ay n

ot b

e appropriate for active individuals in hot

envi

ronm

ents

.

RE

CO

MM

EN

DE

DN

UT

RIT

ION

AL

GU

IDE

LIN

ES

lncr

ease

use

of h

erbs

and

sea

sal

t in

food

prep

arat

ion.

Minimize use of refined salt in food

prep

arat

ion.

c. R

estr

ict a

vaila

bilit

y of

ref

ined

tabl

e sa

lt.

5. Use le

ss a

dditi

ves

and

pres

erva

tives

:

DE

SC

RIB

E Y

OU

R D

EP

AR

TM

EN

T'

IMP

LEM

EN

TA

TIO

N O

F E

AC

H G

UID

ELI

NE

are

mak

ing

heal

thie

r ch

oice

s; a

nd e

ncou

ragi

ng th

e sa

me

from

thei

r cl

ient

s. S

ub- G

uide

lines

a &

b a

re e

ncou

rage

dw

ithin

Dep

artm

ent a

nd it

s pr

ogra

ms.

Public Defender:

Not

app

licab

le.

Regional Planning:

Not

app

licab

le.

Reg

istr

ar-R

ecor

der:

N

ot a

pplic

able

.T

reas

urer

Tax Collector:

Not

app

licab

le.

*** D

CSS

: W

e en

cour

age

use

of s

pice

s an

d he

rbs.

Public Works:

Various herbs are cu

rren

tly u

sed

on a

daily

bas

is d

urin

g fo

od p

repa

ratio

n. S

ea s

alt i

s cu

rren

tlyno

t use

d du

e to

its

high

cos

t.

****

Sher

iff'

s Department:

Sea

salt

is c

ost p

rohibitive to

use.

Tab

le s

alt i

s ac

cept

able

cos

t wis

e.

*** D

CSS

: Pr

ojec

ts c

ook

food

without salt. T

hey

use

redu

ced

sodi

um p

rodu

cts

like

low

sal

t bro

th.

Public Works:

Min

imal

use

of r

efin

ed s

alt o

ccur

s du

ring

food

pre

para

tions

.m

*She

riff

' s Department:

Sal

t is

alre

ady

used

min

imal

lyin

the

prep

arat

ion

of fo

od fr

om s

crat

ch.

*** D

CSS

: W

e se

rve

salt

at th

e ta

ble.

Park

s R

ec.

Has

not

bee

n ad

dres

sed

by D

epar

tmen

t.Public Works:

Refined salt is cu

rren

tly a

vaila

ble

for

empl

oyee

s to

add

to th

eir

food

item

s.

****

Sher

iff'

s Department:

Sal

t is

not g

iven

to in

mat

es. I

tis

set

on

the

tabl

es fo

r th

e st

aff's

per

sona

l con

sum

ptio

n.A

udito

r-C

ontr

olle

r:

Not

app

licab

le.

Off

ice

of

Affi

rmat

ive

Act

ion

Com

plia

nce:

N

otap

plic

able

.Agricultural Commission:

Not

app

licab

le.

Alternate Public Defender:

Not

app

licab

le.

Animal Care

Con

trol

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.Arts Commission:

Not

app

licab

le.

Ass

esso

r:

See

res

pons

e fo

r G

uide

line

1.B

each

es

Har

bors

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.C

IO:

Not

app

licab

le.

Consumer Affairs:

Not

app

licab

le.

Cor

oner

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.Child Support Services:

Not

app

licab

le.

District Attorney:

Not

app

licab

le.

CO

MM

EN

TS

RE

CO

MM

EN

DA

TIO

NS

FOR

TA

SK F

OR

CE

DC

SS:

Sea

sal

t con

tain

s al

mos

t the

sam

e am

ount

of

sodi

um a

s re

gula

r sa

lt.D

HS:

S

ea s

alt i

s st

ill s

alt o

r so

dium

chl

orid

e. H

owdo

es th

is r

ecom

men

datio

n " u

se le

ss s

alt?

"

DH

S:

If th

e go

al o

f the

se re

com

men

datio

ns is

tore

duce

obe

sity

, the

re is

no

rese

arch

sup

port

ing

clai

mth

at u

sing

less

refined salt is linked to reducing

obes

ity.

DC

SS:

Many, but no

t all ,

seniors watch sodium

intake. Salt should be available fo

r th

ose

who

do

not

need

to r

estr

ict s

odiu

m.

DH

S:

See

abo

ve.

Ass

esso

r:

See

res

pons

e fo

r G

uide

line

1.

RE

CO

MM

EN

DE

DN

UT

RIT

ION

AL

GU

IDE

LIN

ES

Lim

it us

e of

all

food

s co

ntai

ning

art

ifici

alpr

eser

vativ

es, f

lavo

ring,

and

col

orin

g.

b. L

imit

serv

ing

of p

roce

ssed

mea

ts (

i.e.,

salt-

cure

d an

d sm

oked

mea

ts, s

uch

aslu

nchm

eats

, sau

sage

, bac

on, h

am a

ndhot dOQs).

DE

SC

RIB

E Y

OU

R D

EP

AR

TM

EN

T'

IMP

LEM

EN

TA

TIO

N O

F E

AC

H G

UID

ELI

NE

DC

FS:

See

res

pons

e fo

r G

uide

line

1.D

HR

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.D

MH

: If

Gui

delin

e is

app

rove

d by

the

Boa

rd, D

epar

tmen

tw

ill p

rovi

de it

, exc

ludi

ng s

ub- G

uide

line

Sa, to residential

faci

litie

s vi

site

d by

Pat

ient

s ' R

ight

s A

dvoc

ates

, who

wil

follo

w u

p to

insu

re im

plem

enta

tion.

DPS

S:

Not

app

licab

le.

Fire Department:

Employees advised as part of a

Nut

ritio

n E

duca

tion

prog

ram

.Human Relations Commission:

Not

app

licab

le.

ISD

: S

ee r

espo

nse

for

Gui

delin

e 1.

LA

CE

RA

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.L

ibra

ries

: D

epar

tmen

t not

invo

lved

in fo

od p

repa

ratio

n.M

iltar

y V

eter

ans '

Aff

airs

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.Museum of Art:

Not

app

licab

le.

Park

s R

ec.

As

part

of t

he Healthy Parks Program

staf

f hav

e be

en tr

aine

d an

d ar

e m

ore

awar

e of

this

issu

e;ar

e m

akin

g he

alth

ier

choi

ces;

and

enc

oura

ging

the

sam

efr

om th

eir clients. Sub-Guidelines a-c are encouraged

with

in D

epar

tmen

t and

its

prog

ram

s.Public Defender:

Not

app

licab

le.

Regional Planning:

Not

app

licab

le.

Reg

istr

ar- R

ecor

der:

N

ot a

pplic

able

.T

reas

urer

Tax Collector:

Not

app

licab

le.

*"* D

CSS

: W

e lim

it sa

lty fo

ods.

Public Works:

Util

izat

ion

of th

ese

type

s of

food

s is

ver

ym

inim

al.

****

Sher

iff'

s Department:

All

prep

ared

food

s, e

xcep

t the

orga

nic "

or

"hea

lth f

ood

stor

e " ty

pe h

ave

pres

erva

tives

.A

ll m

anuf

actu

rers

wou

ld h

ave

to a

lter

thei

r pr

oces

sing

tore

mov

e or

lim

it th

ese items. Purchasing "

orga

nic"

type

prod

ucts

for

the

inm

ates

wou

ld b

e a

cost

ly v

entu

re. T

his

includes a higher price for foods, additional staff for

prep

arat

ion

and

new

equ

ipm

ent t

o st

ay w

ithin

saf

e an

dsa

nita

ry G

uide

lines

.

**" D

CSS

: W

e se

rve

salty

mea

ts a

max

imum

of o

ne ti

me

per

wee

k.Public Works:

Cur

ed a

nd p

roce

ssed

mea

ts a

re c

urre

ntly

avai

labl

e. H

owev

er, f

resh

turk

ey a

nd r

oast

bee

f are

als

o

CO

MM

EN

TS

RE

CO

MM

EN

DA

TIO

NS

FOR

TA

SK F

OR

CE

DH

S:

Preservatives are he

lpfu

l and

nec

essa

ry to

ensu

re f

resh

ness

and

saf

ety

of f

ood products. Not

real

istic

.

Sher

iff'

s Department:

The

alte

rnat

ive

to p

roce

ssed

lunc

h m

eats

wou

ld b

e co

stly

pro

tein

s.

RE

CO

MM

EN

DE

DN

UT

RIT

ION

AL

GU

IDE

LIN

ES

c. L

imit

use

of p

roce

ssed

che

ese

and

chee

se s

prea

ds.

6. In

crea

se s

ervi

ng o

f fi

brou

s fo

ods:

DE

SC

RIB

E Y

OU

R D

EP

AR

TM

EN

T'

IMP

LEM

EN

TA

TIO

N O

F E

AC

H G

UID

ELI

NE

avai

labl

e.

**""

Sher

iff'

s Department:

The

se products are served

each

day

to in

mat

es in

the

form

of

lunc

hmea

t. If

the

prod

uct w

ere

" lim

ited"

, a h

ighe

r co

st, m

ore

labo

r in

tens

epr

oduc

t wou

ld h

ave

to b

e su

bstit

uted

.

""" D

CSS

: W

e lim

it us

e of

che

ese

and

chee

se s

prea

ds.

Public Works:

Pro

cess

ed c

hees

e is

ava

ilabl

e; h

owev

erP

rovo

lone

and

Sw

iss

chee

ses

are

also

ava

ilabl

e. C

hees

esp

read

s ar

e un

avai

labl

e.

""""

Sher

iff'

s Department:

Our

use

of

this

pro

duct

isalready minimal.

Aud

itor-

Con

trol

ler:

N

ot a

pplic

able

.Office of A

ffirm

ativ

e A

ctio

n C

ompl

ianc

e:ap

plic

able

.Agricultural Commission:

Not

app

licab

le.

Alternate Public Defender:

Not

app

licab

le.

Animal Care

Con

trol

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.Arts Commission:

Not

app

licab

le.

Ass

esso

r:

See

res

pons

e fo

r G

uide

line

1.B

each

es

Har

bors

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.C

IO:

Not

app

licab

le.

Consumer Affairs:

Not

app

licab

le.

Cor

oner

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.Child Support Services:

Not

app

licab

le.

District Attorney:

Not

app

licab

le.

DC

FS:

See

res

pons

e fo

r G

uide

line

1.

""" D

CSS

: W

hole

gra

ins

cont

ain

abou

t 3 g

ram

s of

fibe

r pe

rse

rvin

g. M

any

frui

ts a

nd v

eget

able

s co

ntai

n 3

gram

s or

mor

e fib

er p

er s

ervi

ng. L

egum

es c

onta

in 8

gra

ms

of fi

ber

per

serv

ing.

We mandate two servings of fruits or

vege

tabl

es p

lus

dess

ert (

freq

uent

ly fr

uit)

at e

ach

mea

l.D

HR

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.D

MH

: If

Gui

delin

e is

app

rove

d by

the

Boa

rd, D

epar

tmen

tw

il pr

ovid

e it

to r

esid

entia

l fac

ilitie

s vi

site

d by

Pat

ient

sR

ight

s A

dvoc

ates

, who

wil

follo

w u

p to

insu

reim

plem

enta

tion.

DPS

S:

Not

app

licab

le.

Fire Department:

Employees advised as part of a

Nut

ritio

n E

duca

tion

proa

ram

.

CO

MM

EN

TS

RE

CO

MM

EN

DA

TIO

NS

FOR

TA

SK F

OR

CE

Ass

esso

r:

See

res

pons

e fo

r G

uide

line

1.N

ot

DH

S:

Cha

nge

to "

offe

r a

varie

ty o

f who

le g

rain

s da

ily".

RE

CO

MM

EN

DE

DN

UT

RIT

ION

AL

GU

IDE

LIN

ES

a. U

se a

var

iety

of w

hole

gra

ins,

suc

h as

who

le w

heat

, bro

wn

rice,

bar

ley,

bul

gur

oats

, buc

kwhe

at, m

illet

, rye

and

qui

noa.

lncr

ease

use

of w

hole

gra

ins

in a

ll ba

ked

and

cook

ed fo

ods,

pas

tas,

cer

eals

and

cass

erol

es, e

tc.

DE

SC

RIB

E Y

OU

R D

EP

AR

TM

EN

T'

IMP

LEM

EN

TA

TIO

N O

F E

AC

H G

UID

ELI

NE

Human Relations Commission:

Not

app

licab

le.

ISD

: S

ee r

espo

nse

for

Gui

delin

e 1.

LA

CE

RA

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.L

ibra

ries

: D

epar

tmen

t not

invo

lved

in fo

od p

repa

ratio

n.M

iltar

y V

eter

ans '

Aff

airs

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.Museum of Art:

Not

app

licab

le.

Om

buds

man

: A

s part of the department's Wellness

Prog

ram

, sta

ff w

ere encouraged to participate in the

Qua

ker Oats 30-day Challenge

to re

duce

thei

rch

oles

tero

l lev

els.

Tw

o em

ploy

ees

acce

pted

the

chal

leng

e. O

ne w

as s

ucce

ssfu

l for

the

full 30 days

(cho

lest

erol

leve

l wen

t fro

m 1

94 to

145

). E

mpl

oyee

s ar

een

cour

aged

to c

ontin

ue th

e co

nsum

ptio

n of

"Quaker Oats

as a

mea

ns to

red

ucin

g ch

oles

tero

l lev

els.

Park

s R

ec.

As

part

of t

he Healthy Parks Program

staf

f hav

e be

en tr

aine

d an

d ar

e m

ore

awar

e of

this

issu

e;ar

e m

akin

g he

alth

ier

choi

ces;

and

enc

oura

ging

the

sam

efrom their clients. Sub-Guidelines a-c are encouraged

with

in D

epar

tmen

t and

its

prog

ram

s.Public Defender:

Not

app

licab

le.

Regional Planning:

Not

app

licab

le.

Reg

istr

ar- R

ecor

der:

N

ot a

pplic

able

.T

reas

urer

Tax Collector:

Not

app

licab

le.

*** D

CSS

: W

e en

cour

age

use

of w

hole

gra

in b

read

. We

occa

sion

ally

try

prod

ucts

like

bro

wn

rice

or b

ulgu

r.O

mbu

dsm

an:

Wel

lnes

s Coordinator shared with

staf

fin

form

atio

n on

the

bene

fits

of

flax

seed

mea

l (O

meg

a-fa

tty a

cids

) an

d pr

ovid

ed s

ugge

stio

ns f

or in

clud

ing

it in

their daily diet. S

ome

staf

f hav

e us

ed it

in b

akin

g an

d in

thei

r m

orni

ng o

atm

eal.

Public Works:

A v

arie

ty o

f who

le g

rain

food

s ar

e cu

rren

tlyav

aila

ble

on a

dai

ly b

asis

.

****

Sher

iff'

s Department:

The

se it

ems

are

expe

nsiv

e to

purc

hase

.

*** D

CSS

: W

e tr

y ne

w r

ecip

es c

onta

inin

g sa

id in

gred

ient

s.O

mbu

dsm

an:

Wel

lnes

s C

oord

inat

or h

as p

rovi

ded

som

etaste tests"

of h

ealth

-con

scio

us e

ntre

es a

nd s

nack

s.Public Works:

Foo

d pr

oduc

ts m

ade

with

who

le g

rain

s ar

ecu

rren

tlv m

ade

avai

labl

e in

var

ietv

of b

read

s, b

ran

muf

fins,

CO

MM

EN

TS

RE

CO

MM

EN

DA

TIO

NS

FOR

TA

SK F

OR

CE

DM

H:

Hig

hly

reco

mm

end

impl

emen

tatio

n.Sh

erif

f's Department:

The

tast

e as

soci

ated

with

who

le g

rain

s is

an

acqu

ired

one.

Mos

t inm

ates

will

not a

ccep

t the

m.

Sher

iff'

s Department:

CC

R, T

itle

15 regulates the

use

of w

hole

gra

ins.

RE

CO

MM

EN

DE

DN

UT

RIT

ION

AL

GU

IDE

LIN

ES

c. S

ubst

itute

unr

efin

ed w

hole

gra

in fl

ours

for

refin

ed a

nd/o

r bl

each

ed w

hite

flou

rw

hene

ver

poss

ible

.

7. In

crea

se s

ervi

ng o

f he

alth

ful p

rote

ins:

DE

SC

RIB

E Y

OU

R D

EP

AR

TM

EN

T'

IMP

LEM

EN

TA

TIO

N O

F E

AC

H G

UID

ELI

NE

and

oatm

eal.

H**

Sher

iff'

s Department:

Pur

chas

ing

who

le g

rain

pas

tas

and

cere

als

is c

ost p

rohi

bitiv

e.Public Works:

Unr

efin

ed w

hole

gra

in fl

ours

are

cur

rent

lyno

t bei

ng u

sed

in fo

od p

repa

ratio

ns o

r pr

oduc

ts.

H**

Sher

iff'

s Department:

The

use

of w

hole

gra

in fl

ours

islim

ited

to th

e di

sciD

linar

v di

et a

s de

taile

d in

CC

R, T

itle

15.

Aud

itor-

Con

trol

ler:

N

ot a

pplic

able

.Office of A

ffirm

ativ

e A

ctio

n C

ompl

ianc

e:ap

plic

able

.Agricultural Commission:

Not

app

licab

le.

Alternate Public Defender:

Not

app

licab

le.

Animal Care

Con

trol

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.Arts Commission:

Not

app

licab

le.

Ass

esso

r:

See

res

pons

e fo

r G

uide

line

1.B

each

es

Har

bors

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.C

IO:

Not

app

licab

le.

Consumer Affairs:

Not

app

licab

le.

Cor

oner

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.Child Support Services:

Not

app

licab

le.

District Attorney:

Not

app

licab

le.

DC

FS:

See

res

pons

e fo

r G

uide

line

1.

*** D

CSS

: S

ugge

st a

ddin

g an

add

ition

al p

oint

enc

oura

ging

use

of lo

w fa

t or

non

fat m

ilk.

DH

R:

Not

app

licab

le.

DM

H:

If G

uide

line

is B

oard

app

rove

d, D

epar

tmen

t will

prov

ide

it to

res

iden

tial f

acili

ties

visi

ted

by P

atie

nts '

Rig

hts

Adv

ocat

es, w

ho w

ill fo

llow

up

to in

sure

impl

emen

tatio

n.D

PSS:

N

ot a

pplic

able

.Fire Department:

Employees advised as part of a

Nut

ritio

n E

duca

tion

prog

ram

.Human Relations Commission:

Not

app

licab

le.

ISD

: S

ee r

espo

nse

for

Gui

delin

e 1.

LA

CE

RA

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.L

ibra

ries

: D

epar

tmen

t not

invo

lved

in fo

od p

repa

ratio

n.M

iltar

y V

eter

ans '

Aff

airs

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.Museum of Art:

Not

app

licab

le.

Park

s R

ec.

As

part

of t

he Healthy Parks Program,

staf

f ha

ve b

een

trai

ned

and

are

mor

e aw

are

of th

is is

sue;

CO

MM

EN

TS

RE

CO

MM

EN

DA

TIO

NS

FOR

TA

SK F

OR

CE

Ass

esso

r:

See

res

pons

e fo

r G

uide

line

1.N

ot

DH

S:

Cha

nge

the

sect

ion

to "Offer healthful protein

optio

ns li

ke p

oultr

y, le

an m

eats

, egg

s, le

gum

es, n

uts

and

seed

s

RE

CO

MM

EN

DE

DN

UT

RIT

ION

AL

GU

IDE

LIN

ES

lncr

ease

ser

ving

of f

ish

(esp

ecia

lly d

eep-

sea

fish)

, pou

ltry,

lean

mea

ts a

nd e

ggs.

lncr

ease

ser

ving

of l

egum

es, n

uts

and

seed

s.

8. Vending

mac

hine

snu

triti

ous

food

s on

ly.

shou

ldco

ntai

n

DE

SC

RIB

E Y

OU

R D

EP

AR

TM

EN

T'

IMP

LEM

EN

TA

TIO

N O

F E

AC

H G

UID

ELI

NE

are

mak

ing

heal

thie

r ch

oice

s; a

nd e

ncou

ragi

ng th

e sa

me

from

thei

r cl

ient

s. S

ub- G

uide

lines

a &

b a

re e

ncou

rage

dw

ithin

Dep

artm

ent a

nd it

s pr

ogra

ms.

Public Defender:

Not

app

licab

le.

Regional Planning:

Not

app

licab

le.

Reg

istr

ar- R

ecor

der:

N

ot a

pplic

able

.T

reas

urer

Tax Collector:

Not

app

licab

le.

*** D

CSS

: W

e se

rve

low

fat p

rote

ins

as f

requ

ently

as

poss

ible

.Public Works:

A v

arie

ty o

f the

se types of foods are

curr

ently

ser

ved

on a

reg

ular

bas

is.

****

Sher

iff'

s Department:

Fis

h is

cos

t pro

hibi

tive.

Pou

ltry

and

eaas

are

alre

adv

used

ext

ensi

velv

.

*** D

CSS

: W

e en

cour

age

the

use

of le

gum

es.

Public Works:

The

se ty

pes

of p

rote

in fo

ods

are

serv

ed o

rm

ade

avai

labl

e on

a r

egul

ar b

asis

.

****

Sher

iff'

s Department:

The

se p

rodu

cts

are

used

inac

cord

ance

with

CC

R, T

itle

15. A

dditi

onal

legu

mes

hav

ebeen added to the menu

, muc

h to

the

chagrin of the

inm

ates

.A

udito

r-C

ontr

olle

r:

Not

app

licab

le.

Office of A

ffirm

ativ

e A

ctio

n C

ompl

ianc

e:

Ven

ding

mac

hine

con

cess

ions

fall

unde

r th

e pu

rvie

w o

f the

CA

OR

eal E

stat

e D

ivis

ion.

Agricultural Commission:

Review soda

vend

ing

mac

hine

for

the

poss

ibili

ty o

f pro

vidi

ng h

ealth

ier

choi

ces.

Alternate Public Defender:

Not

app

licab

le.

Animal Care

Con

trol

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.Arts Commission:

Not

app

licab

le.

Ass

esso

r:

See

res

pons

e fo

r G

uide

line

1.B

each

es

Har

bors

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.C

AD

-RE

D:

If fe

asib

le, v

endi

ng m

achi

nes

are

stoc

ked

with

nutr

ition

al fo

ods.

Adjustments are made to m

eet t

hene

eds

of th

e em

ploy

ees

and

mem

bers

of t

he p

ublic

.C

IO:

Not

app

licab

le.

Consumer Affairs:

Not

app

licab

le.

Cor

oner

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.Child Support Services:

Not

app

licab

le.

District Attornev:

Not

app

licab

le.

CO

MM

EN

TS

RE

CO

MM

EN

DA

TIO

NS

FOR

TA

SK F

OR

CE

DM

H:

Hig

hly

reco

mm

end

impl

emen

tatio

n.Fire Department:

Egg

s sh

ould

be

cons

umed

m

oder

atio

n. C

hole

ster

ol d

ebat

e un

settl

ed.

DM

H:

Hig

hly

reco

mm

end

impl

emen

tatio

n.

Alternate Public Defender:

Thi

s so

unds

goo

d bu

tm

ay n

ot b

e pr

actic

al.

Ass

esso

r:

See

res

pons

e fo

r G

uide

line

1.B

each

es

Har

bors

: G

reat

er e

ffor

ts s

houl

d be

mad

eto

con

trac

t with

ven

dors

that

onl

y se

ll nu

triti

ous

drin

ks.

DH

S:

The

Guidelines for this need to be more

spec

ific.

Ple

ase

refe

r to

a s

ampl

e po

licy

deve

lope

d by

the LA County P

hysi

cal A

ctiv

ity a

nd N

utri

tion

Tas

kFo

rce.

DM

H:

Cha

nge

to "

Ven

ding

mac

hine

s sh

ould

incl

ude

nutr

itiou

s fo

ods

DPS

S:

Ven

ding

mac

hine

s ca

nnot

be

supp

orte

d w

ithnu

triti

onal

food

s only. Employees must be

give

nch

oice

s as

spe

cific

hea

lth c

ondi

tions

, ind

ivid

ual t

aste

alle

rgie

s , and cu

ltura

l/rel

igio

us p

aram

eter

s di

ctat

eav

aila

bilit

y of

sug

ar, s

alt,

and

low

fibe

r pr

oduc

ts.

RE

CO

MM

EN

DE

DN

UT

RIT

ION

AL

GU

IDE

LIN

ES

9. All County fo

od s

ervi

ce p

erso

nnel

shou

ld r

ecei

ve a

nnua

l nut

ritio

ned

ucat

ion

and

food

pre

para

tion

trai

ning

.

DE

SC

RIB

E Y

OU

R D

EP

AR

TM

EN

T'

IMP

LEM

EN

TA

TIO

N O

F E

AC

H G

UID

ELI

NE

DC

FS:

Dep

artm

ent w

ill c

ompl

y w

ith th

e B

oard

' s o

rder

.

*** D

CSS

: W

e do

not

ope

rate

ven

ding

mac

hine

s.D

HR

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.D

MH

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.D

PSS:

B

egan

incl

udin

g nu

triti

onal

opt

ions

(juices, fresh

frui

t, h

ealth

bar

s , e

tc. )

ove

r th

ree

year

s ag

o.Fire Department:

Not

app

licab

le.

Human Relations Commission:

Not

app

licab

le.

ISD

: T

he v

endi

ng m

achi

ne a

t the

Eas

t Los

Ang

eles

offc

eis

con

trac

ted

by C

AO

.L

AC

ER

A:

Not

app

licab

le.

Lib

rari

es:

Ven

ding

mac

hine

s su

pplie

d an

d st

ocke

d un

der

Cou

nty-

wid

e co

ntra

ct.

Milt

ary

Vet

eran

s ' A

ffai

rs:

Not

app

licab

le.

Museum of Art:

Not

app

licab

le.

Park

s R

ec.

As

part

of o

ur R

FP

' s f

or v

endo

r co

ntra

cts,

nutr

ition

al g

uide

lines

hav

e be

en in

clud

ed, but 100%

adhe

renc

e is

not

exp

ecte

d th

is y

ear.

Public Defender:

Not

app

licab

le.

Public Works:

We

curr

ently

hav

e ve

ry fe

w v

endi

ngm

achi

nes

avai

labl

e.Regional Planning:

Not

app

licab

le.

Reg

istr

ar-R

ecor

der:

V

endo

r w

ill b

e ad

vise

d makehealthy snacks av

aila

ble

such

as oranges and

. app

les.

****

Sher

iff'

s Department:

Ven

ding

mac

hine

s ca

rry

ase

lect

ion

of n

utrit

ious

food

s as

wel

l as

conv

enie

nce

food

s.T

he p

urch

aser

mus

t mak

e th

eir

own

sele

ctio

n.T

reas

urer

Tax Collector:

Not

app

licab

le.

Aud

itor-

Con

trol

ler:

N

ot a

pplic

able

.Office of A

ffirm

ativ

e A

ctio

n C

ompl

ianc

e:ap

plic

able

.Agricultural Commission:

Not

app

licab

le.

Alternate Public Defender:

Not

app

licab

le.

Animal Care

Con

trol

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.Arts Commission:

Not

app

licab

le.

Ass

esso

r:

See

res

pons

e fo

r G

uide

line

1.B

each

es

Har

bors

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.C

AO

-RE

D:

Con

cess

iona

ires

pro

vide

food

CO

MM

EN

TS

RE

CO

MM

EN

DA

TIO

NS

FOR

TA

SK F

OR

CE

Office of Affirmative Action Compliance:

We

agre

eN

ot w

ith th

is G

uide

line

in r

elat

ion

to th

e ca

fete

ria

loca

ted

at the Kenneth H

ahn

Hal

l of Administration which

affe

cts

OA

AC

sta

ff.Alternate Public Defender:

Thi

s is

an

impo

rtan

tre

com

men

datio

n th

at s

houl

d be

impl

emen

ted.

Ass

esso

r:

See

res

pons

e fo

r G

uide

line

1.D

HS:

Fo

od p

repa

ratio

n tr

aini

ng is

alr

eady

man

dato

ryw

ith fo

od h

andl

er p

erm

it re

quire

men

t.se

rvic

e D

MH

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.

RE

CO

MM

EN

DE

DN

UT

RIT

ION

AL

GU

IDE

LIN

ES

DE

SC

RIB

E Y

OU

R D

EP

AR

TM

EN

T'

IMP

LEM

EN

TA

TIO

N O

F E

AC

H G

UID

ELI

NE

hand

lers

with

trai

ning

acc

ordi

ng to

con

trac

t req

uire

men

ts.

CIO

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.Consumer Affairs:

Not

app

licab

le.

Cor

oner

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.Child Support Services:

Not

app

licab

le.

District Attorney:

Not

app

licab

le.

DC

FS:

Upo

n th

e cl

osin

g of

Mac

Lare

n C

hild

rens Center

DC

FS

doe

s no

t pre

pare

or

serv

e fo

od to

chi

ldre

n.

"** D

CSS

: W

e m

anda

te th

at th

e pe

rson

in c

harg

e at

eac

hsi

te/k

itche

n ha

ve a

Foo

d H

andl

ers

Per

mit.

We

prov

ide

ServeSafe classes every year. Pr

ojec

t Dir

ecto

rs, F

ood

Ser

vice

Man

ager

s an

d Caterers must take a

Haz

ard

Ana

lysi

s an

d Critical Control Points

(food safety and

qual

ity p

rogr

am)

clas

s.D

HR

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.D

MH

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.D

PSS:

N

ot a

pplic

able

.Fire Department:

Not

app

licab

le.

Human Relations Commission:

Not

app

licab

le.

ISD

: S

ee r

espo

nse

for

Gui

delin

e 1.

LA

CE

RA

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.L

ibra

ries

: D

epar

tmen

t not

invo

lved

in fo

od p

repa

ratio

n.M

iltar

y V

eter

ans '

Aff

airs

: N

ot a

pplic

able

.Museum of Art:

Not

app

licab

le.

Park

s R

ec.

We

do n

ot h

ave

food

ser

vice

per

sonn

el in

our Department, but more th

an 8

5% o

f pe

rman

ent

Dep

artm

ent s

taff

who

wor

k w

ith p

eopl

e in

thei

r pr

ogra

ms

have

bee

n tr

aine

d by

5-

Day

so

that

they

und

erst

and

basi

c an

d pr

oper

nut

ritio

n gu

idel

ines

and

hel

p ot

hers

by

shar

ing

info

rmat

ion.

Public Defender:

Not

app

licab

le.

Public Works:

Currently two of our contract food service

pers

onne

l are

"C

ertif

ied

Food

Han

dler

s."

Cer

tific

atio

n is

required every three years.

Regional Planning:

Not

app

licab

le.

Reg

istr

ar- R

ecor

der:

N

ot a

pplic

able

.

""""

Sher

iff'

s Department:

A la

udab

le re

com

men

datio

n.T

he Sheriffs Department cu

linar

y st

aff

curr

ently

unde

raoe

s S

ervS

afe

trai

nina

at D

eDar

tmen

tal e

XD

ense

.

CO

MM

EN

TS

RE

CO

MM

EN

DA

TIO

NS

FOR

TA

SK F

OR

CE

Sher

iff'

s Department:

Nut

ritio

nal g

uide

lines

hav

ech

ange

d fr

om R

ecom

men

ded

Dai

ly A

llow

ance

toR

ecom

men

ded

Dai

ly In

take

; the

se c

hang

es c

ould

be

outli

ned

in a

trai

ning

pac

ket ,

dis

burs

ed to

all

culin

ary

staf

f fo

r th

eir

revi

ew.

RE

CO

MM

EN

DE

DD

ES

CR

IBE

YO

UR

DE

PA

RT

ME

NT

'C

OM

ME

NT

S R

EC

OM

ME

ND

AT

ION

S FO

RN

UT

RIT

ION

AL

GU

IDE

LIN

ES

IMP

LEM

EN

TA

TIO

N O

F E

AC

H G

UID

ELI

NE

TA

SK F

OR

CE

Tre

asur

er

Tax Collector:

Not

app

licab

le.

* A

s pa

rt o

f the

Offi

ce o

f Om

buds

man

s W

elln

ess

Pro

gram

, the

mon

thly

inte

roffi

ce n

ewsl

ette

r, "

The

Sta

ff R

epor

ter

" in

clud

es th

e " W

elln

ess

at W

ork"

col

umn

in w

hich

art

icle

s ab

out n

utrit

ion;

hea

lthy

eatin

g al

tern

ativ

es, a

nd s

triv

ing

to li

ve a

hea

lthy

exis

tenc

e (r

egar

dles

s of

bod

y si

ze)

are reported.

** T

he C

AO

- RE

D r

espo

nse

liste

d un

der

Gui

delin

e 1-

a ap

plie

s to

all

Gui

delin

es w

ith th

e ex

cept

ion

of G

uide

lines

8 a

nd 9

.

***

All

DC

SS

"im

plem

enta

tion

" re

spon

ses

are

appl

icab

le to

the

Dep

artm

ent' s

"Congregate Meals"

and

" Hom

e D

eliv

ered

Mea

ls"

prog

ram

sad

min

iste

red

by th

eir

Are

a A

genc

y an

d A

ging

Uni

t.

****

All

She

riff'

s D

epar

tmen

t "im

plem

enta

tion

" re

spon

ses

are

appl

icab

le to

the

Dep

artm

ent's

Cor

rect

iona

l Ser

vice

s D

ivis

ion-

Food

Ser

vice

sU

nit.

Not

es:

The

Fir

e D

epar

tmen

t has

app

roxi

mat

ely

170

sepa

rate

wor

k si

tes

and

ther

efor

e, accurately describing the implementation of these

reco

mm

enda

tions

is s

omew

hat d

iffc

ult.

How

ever

, nut

ritio

n ed

ucat

ion

has

alw

ays

been

a c

ore

com

pone

nt o

f our

Wel

lnes

s/F

itnes

s pr

ogra

mag

enda

, and

we

feel

that

the

uniq

ue fi

refig

hter

life

styl

e an

d jo

b re

quire

men

ts m

ake

it ev

en m

ore

pert

inen

t. W

e ha

ve re

cent

ly c

ompl

eted

aon

e ye

ar N

utrit

ion

Edu

catio

n pr

ogra

m fo

r fir

efig

hter

s th

at w

as fu

nded

by

a F

EM

A g

rant

. We

wer

e ab

le to

pro

vide

app

roxi

mat

ely

150

grou

ple

ctur

es b

y a

Reg

iste

red

Die

ticia

n th

roug

hout

the

entir

e C

ount

y. T

his

was

follo

wed

by

appr

oxim

atel

y 25

sm

all g

roup

lect

ures

for

grou

ps o

ffir

efig

hter

s w

ho r

eque

sted

mor

e de

taile

d in

form

atio

n. A

dditi

onal

ly, a

ppro

xim

atel

y 25

mot

ivat

ed fi

refig

hter

s w

ere

able

to r

ecei

ve in

divi

dual

coun

selin

g fr

om a

Reg

iste

red

Die

ticia

n w

ho w

as a

ble

to s

et u

p a

spec

ific

, lon

g-te

rm m

edic

ally

sup

ervi

sed

prog

ram

. The

last

com

pone

nt o

fth

e ed

ucat

ion

prog

ram

was

an

e-m

ail q

uest

ion

and

answ

er s

ervi

ce th

at e

nabl

ed e

mpl

oyee

s to

ask

que

stio

ns a

nd r

ecei

ve o

bjec

tive

and

valid

advi

ce fr

om o

ne o

f our

con

sulti

ng R

egis

tere

d D

ietic

ians

. Las

tly, f

ire r

ecru

its r

ecei

ve o

ne h

our

of n

utrit

ion

educ

atio

n du

ring

thei

r 16

wee

ks o

ftraining. For the most part, t

he re

com

men

datio

ns d

escr

ibed

in th

is s

urve

y ha

ve b

een presented to our work force during our N

utri

tion

Edu

catio

n pr

esen

tatio

ns.

The

Nat

ural

His

tory

Mus

eum

(NH

S)

rece

ntly

con

trac

ted

with

a n

ew fo

od s

ervi

ce p

rovi

der;

par

t of t

he s

elec

tion

crite

ria w

as r

esea

rchi

ng a

llca

ndid

ates

' phi

loso

phy

tow

ards

usi

ng fr

esh

and

who

leso

me

ingr

edie

nts.

NH

S is

con

fiden

t tha

t the

new

con

trac

tor

wil

be a

ble

to a

dher

e to

all o

f the

Gui

delin

es a

nd s

ub- Guidelines the County is working to create. In addition, N

HS

will

pro

vide

the

guid

elin

es, a

nd a

ny fu

ture

info

rmat

ion/

deci

sion

s re

late

d to

them

, to

the

pers

on w

ho o

vers

ees

thei

r ve

ndin

g m

achi

ne c

ontr

acts

.