1. Fine Dining and Fast Food: A Review of the Options A Presentation to the Morrisville Planning & Board by Sharon Rosche, Morrisville Chamber President Ben Hitchings, Morrisville Planning Director November 12, 2009

2. Presentation Format Part 1: Attracting fine dining (Sharon) Part 2: Options for limiting fast food/expanding healthy choices (Ben)

3. Part 1: Attracting Fine Dining

4. Casual Dining Definition A casual dining restaurant is a restaurant that serves moderately-priced food in a casual atmosphere. Except for buffet-style restaurants, casual dining restaurants typically provide table service. Casual dining comprises a market segment between fast food establishments and fine dining restaurants. Casual dining restaurants usually have a full bar with separate bar staff, a larger beer menu and a limited wine menu. They are frequently, but not necessarily, part of a wider chain, particularly in the United States.restaurantbuffettable servicefast food

5. Fine Dining Definition Fine dining restaurants are full service restaurants with specific dedicated meal courses. Décor of such restaurants feature higher quality materials with an eye towards the "atmosphere" desired by the restauranteur. The wait staff is usually highly trained and often wears more formal attire. Fine-dining restaurants are almost always small businesses, and are generally either single-location operations or have just a few locations.

6. Current Dining Options African (1) American (7) Bars/Food (5) Buffet (1) Chinese (4)* Fast food/Drive Thru (7) Fast Food/Walk In/Deli (8) Greek (1) Indian (8)* Italian (2) Mediterranean (1) Mexican (5) Pizza (4) Sushi (1)

7. Location Options Downtown Morrisville - local fine dining Outlet Mall – casual dining Park West – mix of casual and fine dining

8. Goals/Opportunities Brand the Town of Morrisville Work with developers to attract casual and fine dining options Look at providing incentives for small fine dining facilities

9. Q & A

10. Part 2: Options for Limiting Fast Food/Increasing Access to Healthy Choices

11. Issues About 1/3 of N.C. children between ages of 10 and 17 are overweight or obese (source: N.C. State Center for Health Statistics) About 2/3 of adults in Wake County are overweight or obese Four in 10 leading causes of death in U.S. are linked to obesity  These include: coronary heart disease, type II diabetes, stroke, and some forms of cancer

12. Issues In 2007, $17.5 million spent on Wake County Medicaid (8% of total) was attributed to overweight and obesity

13. Recommended Response from N.C. Division of Public Health Eat Smart Move More

14. Policy Approaches to Eating Smart Limit access to unhealthy foods Increase access to healthy foods Encourage consumers to make healthy choices

15. Some Policy Options for Limiting Access to Unhealthy Foods Option #1: Limit/prohibit “formula take-out food establishments” in certain zoning districts  Establishments that are: 1) contractually required to offer standardized menus and store design; and 2) serve/deliver food and beverages in disposable containers  Examples: Los Angeles, CA; Bainbridge Island, WA; Sanibel, FL; Port Jefferson, NY  Could inadvertently restrict desirable food establishments as well

16. Some Policy Options for Limiting Access to Unhealthy Foods Option #2: Limit/Prohibit drive-through windows  Numerous examples  Doesn’t prohibit restaurants  May have marginal impact on healthy eating

17. Some Policy Options for Increasing Access to Healthy Foods Option #1: Buy local  Look for locally grown fruits and vegetables in the grocery store  Sign up with a farm that offers Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Option #2: Establish a farmers market  Currently one at Carpenter Village (Sat. 8 AM – 12 noon, May – Nov)

18. Some Policy Options for Increasing Access to Healthy Foods Option #3: Promote private gardens  Encourage residents to establish their own vegetable gardens Option #4: Establish a community garden  Find a site for a community garden, and establish a program to help residents tend plots Option #5: Conduct education campaign  Work with Wake County Health Dept., local schools, and others to promote healthy eating

19. Conclusion Variety of potential options Appropriate policy response depends on community objectives

20. Q & A