CC Resolution No. 15-079 Antibiotic Use in Livestock ProductionRESOLUTION NO. 15-079
URGING THE STATE TO PROVIDE NEW SUSTAINABLE FUNDING FOR STATE
AND LOCAL TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
WHEREAS, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states,
Antibiotics are widely used in food-producing animals"; and
WHEREAS, the CDC refers to a link between antibiotic use in food-producing
animals and the occurrence of antibiotic-resistant infections in humans and to strong
scientific evidence that such use can harm public health; and
WHEREAS, the CDC has reported that "much antibiotic use in animals is
unnecessary and inappropriate and makes everyone less safe"; and
WHEREAS, the CDC also states, "The use of antibiotics for promoting growth
of food-producing animals] is not necessary and should be phased out"; and
WHEREAS, the CDC estimates that at least two million illnesses and twenty-
three thousand deaths in the United States are caused by antibiotic resistance; and
WHEREAS, the CDC also states that the costs of antibiotic resistance are difficult
to calculate but estimates for the excess direct healthcare cost range as high as $20
billion per year and as high as an additional $35 billion per year in lost productivity;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CUPERTINO that on the first day of September 2015, Cupertino, California
supports a statewide and national ban on nontherapeutic uses of antibiotics in livestock
production; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Cupertino, California supports the
Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (PAMTA)/Prevention of
Antibiotic Resistance Act (PARA).
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AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Cupertino, California will send a letter
to our State Representatives, Congressional Representative and U.S. Senators calling for
a ban on the nontherapeutic use of antibiotics in livestock agriculture and for them to
co-sponsor the P AMTA/P ARA.
PASS ED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Cupertino this 1s1 day of September, 2015, by the following vote:
Vote Members of the City Council
AYES: Sinks, Chang, Paul, Vaidhyanathan, Wong
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST: APPROVED:
Grace Schmidt, City Clerk Rod Sinks Mayor, City of Cupertino