Austin Travis County Food Policy Board - Nov. 8, 2021
Austin Travis County Food Policy Board Regular Meeting of the Austin Travis County Food Policy Board - City of Austin Permitting and Development Center 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr, Room 1405 Event Center Austin, TX 78752
AUSTIN-TRAVIS COUNTY FOOD POLICY BOARD MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8th FROM 6:00 PM TO 8:00 PM City of Austin Permitting and Development Center 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr, Room 1405 Event Center Austin, TX 78752 CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Sharon Mays, Chair Joy Casnovsky, Vice Chair Andrea Abel Joi Chevalier Frances Deviney Kacey Hanson Cecilia Hogan Karen Magid Emily Nicola DeMaria Rosamaria Murillo Ryan Rosshirt Errol Schweizer AGENDA CALL TO ORDER and Introduction of new board members CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM OCTOBER MEETING 2. STAFF and COMMUNITY BRIEFINGS a. Donald Jackson, Economic Development Department, Request for Proposals for Development of Nonprofit or Cooperative Food Retail i. Review board members’ meetings with City and County officials ii. Review prior board recommendations and discuss City and County budgets iii. Community engagement 3. OLD BUSINESS b. Board Infrastructure & Protocol c. Board vacancies and appointments d. Discuss Annual Internal Review 4. NEW BUSINESS a. Continued strategic planning on individual projects and working group priorities b. Working group briefings c. Review of board member assignments FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT 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 Amanda Rohlich at Amanda.Rohlich@austintexas.gov or call 512-974-1364 at Office of Sustainability for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Austin-Travis County Food Policy Board, please contact Amanda Rohlich at Amanda.Rohlich@austintexas.gov or call 512-974-1364.
CITY OF AUSTIN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT A R P A F O O D A C C E S S C O M M U N I T Y - O W N E D F O O D R E T A I L I N I T I A T I V E DONALD JACKSON, BUSINESS PROCESS CONSULTANT NOVEMBER 2021 Community-Owned Food Retail Purpose: Support the development of a cooperative and/or non-profit grocery store in an underserved area of Austin. Supporting City Council Resolutions: • Resolution 20160303-20 (Food Access Resolution) • Healthy Food Access Initiative (Response to 20160303-20) • Resolution 20210112-043 Northeast Austin Planning - Includes supporting the development of grocery stores • Resolution 201020802-072 – Food Sector Economic Analysis C I T Y O F A U S T I N R E D E V E L O P M E N T 00/00/00 2 Community-Owned Food Retail Purpose: Support the development of a cooperative and/or non-profit grocery store in an underserved area of Austin. Supporting City Council Resolutions: • Resolution 20210325-111 and 20210325-66 - Prioritizes addressing food insecurity using American Rescue Plan Funding • 2021-2022 Budget Rider 1B-20210811105337 – Reaffirms “planning and designing of at least one community-owned and/or community-controlled grocery store in an area lacking healthy food retail” C I T Y O F A U S T I N R E D E V E L O P M E N T 00/00/00 3 Community-Owned Food Retail: The Plan Phase I Phase 2 Store Pilot Community Engagement Critical Leadership Development Milestones Funds for Memberships Feasibility Business Planning Review to Proceed Ongoing Support Planning for the Future City Council Engagement Regular Updates on Review of Regular Updates on Project Progress Project Progress Phase I Results Project Review and Future Options Evaluation of Project Options C I T Y O F A U S T I N R E D E V E L O P M E N T 00/00/00 4 Community-Owned Food Retail: The Plan (Fall 2021) Request for Proposals for a consultant team to lead community organizing, business and feasibility analysis, and pilot launch of a community- owned grocery store. • Phase I: Organizing and Development (Spring 2022-Fall 2023) • Pre-feasibility preparation • Extensive community engagement • Robust feasibility analysis and business planning • Recommendations on store location, format, and structure • Cultivation of a Leadership Team and a Founding Member Cohort …
Austin Community-Owned Food Retail Initiative The Austin Community-Owned Food Retail Initiative is an effort to open a new community-owned grocery store in an Austin neighborhood lacking access to healthy food retail options. This project is funded by $500,000 from Austin’s allocation from the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Three Step Plan 1. Engage residents to gauge interest and support 2. Develop a business plan for the community grocery store 3. Open a small-scale model to test the grocery store concept The City of Austin will hire a skilled third-party administrator to assist with the Austin Community-Owned Food Retail Initiative. Phase I: Organizing and Development (Spring 2022 - Fall 2023) • Community engagement and organizing • Business planning and feasibility studying • Store planning (e.g., location, format, structure) • Steering Committee and Member Cohort development Phase I: Critical Milestones • Steering Committee has seven to nine members • Member Cohort has at least 300 households • Business plan and feasibility study proves the store will be sustainable Phase II: Pilot Operations (Fall 2023 - Winter 2024) • Provide seed funding • Launch pilot operations • Ongoing assistance and support www.austintexas.gov/edd Questions? Email edd@austintexas.gov Follow @AustinEconDev on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube
Advocacy Strategy Planning Template Austin-Travis County Food Policy Board - 2016 II. Target Audiences Who has authority to make decisions? Analysis of their position and what might win their support. Who has influence on the decision-makers? “Experts” “Authentic Voices” “People with Clout” Analysis of their position and what might win their support. Who are your community partners and resources? III. Key Messages Message #1 Why it's right, based on the evidence To who and how Message #2 Why it's good politics or business To who and how IV. Action Plan What, by who 1. Research Existing Landscape and Identify Solutions that Build on Existing Infrastructure 2. Develop Solution What is needed, from where, by when? 3. Outreach - Messages, Communication and Materials What, by when, by who 4. Management Who will oversee and how? 5. Evaluation Who will carry out and how?
Notes from the FY 2022 Strategic Planning Meeting of the Austin Travis County Food Policy Board Discussion after the Purpose and Mission of the ATCFPB presentation: 1. Board members would like to talk about the bylaws at a meeting 2. The word “shall” in the bylaws is a heavy lift because the Board is not provided with resources to do the work that is required. How can the Board leverage the language in the bylaws to obtain funds/resources? Top priority of the Board for 2022 will be the Food Planning Project. Board members will be key to that project and will participate via a work group. Other priorities discussed (from the post-it note exercise) and categorized by the “Purpose and Duties” listed in the bylaws (these priorities could be individual projects that a board member takes on themselves (I) or would require the efforts of the work group (WG)): 1. Monitor the availability, price, and quality of food throughout the Austin and Travis County Area a. Emergency response planning – creating better systems/policies for food access during an extreme weather event (WG) b. Ensure decision makers have the most up-to-date city and county food system data including updating Office of Food Policy reports (WG) 2. Collect data on the food security and the nutritional status of city residents a. Access to healthy culturally appropriate food – affordable produce, easy to access, and locally grown. (WG) this was posted by 2 different board members. 3. Inform city and county policy makers, administrators, and the public at large about the status of the regions food system and food security a. None a. None 4. Monitor and analyze the administration of city and county food nutrition programs 5. Explore new means for the city and county to improve the local food economy, the availability, sustainability, accessibility, and quality of food and our environment, and assist city and county departments in the coordination of their efforts a. “Local” from RGV (WG) b. County invests in food system projects (WG) c. Continue monitoring/informing new CFO process (I or WG) d. Assist with formation of Food Plan CAC (I or WG) e. Find ways to work across gov’t boundaries to make plan regional (I or WG) f. County and City collaborate on food system investments (I or WG) g. Food innovation study – research innovations happening in the food system that could provide opportunities for new …
