Versión en español a continuación. Special Meeting of the Austin-Travis County Food Policy Board November 09, 2020 Meeting of the Austin-Travis County Food Policy Board to be held November 09, 2020 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance by November 08, 2020 by noon. All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the November 9th Austin-Travis County Food Policy Board Meeting, members of the public must: •Call or email the board liaison at Amanda Rohlich, at Amanda.Rohlich@austintexas.gov no later than noon Sunday, November 8th. The information required is the speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, and a telephone number or email address. •Once a request to speak has been called in or emailed to the board liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call providing the telephone number to call on the day of the scheduled meeting. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to Amanda.Rohlich@austintexas.gov by noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. •If this meeting is broadcast live, residents may watch the meeting here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch- atxn-live Reunión del Austin-Travis County Food Policy Board FECHA de la reunion 9 de Noviembre de 2020 u por otra correo pueden folletos enviarse electrónico información reunión se La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (8 de Noviembre de 2020 antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los miembros del público deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de la junta en Amanda.Rohlich@austintexas.gov, (512) 974-1364 a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). La información requerida es el nombre del orador, los números de artículo sobre los que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutrales, y un número …
MEETING MINUTES November 9, 2020 Austin-Travis County Food Policy Board The Austin-Travis County Food Policy Board (ATCFPB) convened on Monday, November 9, 2020 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Board Members in Attendance: Andrea Abel, Alejandra Boughton, Felipe Camacho (joined dais at 8:10 am), Joy Casnovsky, Joi Chevalier, Emily De Maria, Kacey Hanson, Karen Magid (Chair), Kara Prior (Vice-Chair), Ellen Sweets Absent board members: Ryan Rosshirt, Sharon Mays Staff in Attendance: Edwin Marty, Amanda Rohlich CALL TO ORDER Board Chair Karen Magid called the meeting to order at 8:07 am CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL a. none 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM OCTOBER MEETING Board Member Kara Prior motioned to approve the meeting minutes from October 12, 2020, with Board Member Ellen Sweets seconding the motion. Passed on a 10-0 vote. 2. NEW BUSINESS a. Board Infrastructure and Protocol i. Review Board Members’ meetings with City and County Officials b. Board Vacancies 3. NEW BUSINESS i. Travis County Precinct Three, Ann Howard a. FY 2021 Strategic Planning Review and Discussion (continued from October meeting) i. Notes taken on draft plan; to be added to a google doc b. Discuss and approve 2021 meeting schedule c. Working Group Briefings and Recommendations i. Build Opportunities for Food Entrepreneurs i. APH EHS to present to ZWAC on 11/18/20 ii. APH EHS to present to ATCFPB on 12/7/2020 iii. Full report to City Council in Jan 2021 ii. Support Farms & Farmers – issues with virtual meetings iii. Healthy Food Access to All Communities The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call Edwin Marty, Office of Sustainability at 512-974-2120, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Food Policy Board please contact Edwin Marty at 512-974-2120 i. Reported out to group on the strategic planning process ii. Focus on community engagement in new year iii. Pushing more information out into the community iv. List of people to present at those WG meetings iv. COVID-19 Food System Response i. Align with strategic planning process ii. Determining next steps iii. Formed on ad hoc basis iv. Discussion of mapping food system v. Mobile grocery vi. …
