Austin Travis County Food Policy Board Special Called Meeting of the Austin Travis County Food Policy Board - Hybrid Meeting Format

Agenda_ATCFPB_JULY_18_2022 Special Called — original pdf

AUSTIN-TRAVIS COUNTY FOOD POLICY BOARD MONDAY, JULY 18th, 2022, FROM 6:00 TO 8:00 PM SPECIAL CALLED City of Austin Permitting and Development Center 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive, Room 2103 Austin, TX 78752 Some members of the Board may be participating by videoconference Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely by telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation. To register: Call or email the board liaison at edwin.marty@austintexas.gov or 512-974-2120. The information required is the speaker’s name, item number(s) they wish to speak on if applicable, email address and telephone number (must be the same number that will be used to call into the meeting). BOARD MEMBERS: Sharon Mays, Chair Andrea Abel Lisa Barden Joi Chevalier, Vice-Chair Frances Deviney Kacey Hanson Cecilia Hogan Adrian Lipscombe Karen Magid Emily Nicola DeMaria Rosamaria Murillo Errol Schweizer AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first 10 speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. 1. Approval of minutes of the Austin Travis County Food Policy Board – Regular Meeting APPROVAL OF MINUTES on June 18, 2022 DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Board Infrastructure & Protocol a. Review board members’ meetings with City and County officials 3. Review prior board recommendations and discuss City and County budgets 4. Community engagement 5. Board vacancies and appointments 6. Discuss Annual Internal Review AUSTIN-TRAVIS COUNTY FOOD POLICY BOARD MONDAY, JULY 18th, 2022, FROM 6:00 TO 8:00 PM SPECIAL CALLED City of Austin Permitting and Development Center 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive, Room 2103 Austin, TX 78752 Some members of the Board may be participating by videoconference DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 7. Discuss strategic planning meeting 8. Working group and individual project briefings a. Good Food Purchasing Program Recommendation b. Healthy Food Access Working Group c. Food System Planning Working Group d. Community Agriculture Working Group e. Charitable Feeding Organization Working Group f. Food Recovery Working Group 9. Other items, ideas, or general updates for group discussion or board attention 10. Review of Board Member Assignments FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. …

Approved Minutes_ATCFPB_2022 07 18 — original pdf

Austin-Travis County Food Policy Board MEETING MINUTES July 18th, 2022 The Austin-Travis County Food Policy Board (ATCFPB) convened a ‘Special Called Meeting’ on Monday July 18th at the City of Austin Permitting and Development Center, 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr, Room 2301, Austin, TX 78752. Some members attended remotely. Board Members in Attendance: Andrea Abel, Joi Chevalier, Frances Deviney, Kacey Hanson, Cecilia Hogan, Sharon Mays, Rosamaria Murillo, Adrian Lipscombe, Lisa Barden Board Members Absent: Karen Magid, Emily De Maria, Errol Schweizer Staff in Attendance: Edwin Marty, Sergio Torres, Emily Ackland CALL TO ORDER Board Chair Sharon Mays called the meeting to order at 6:07 p.m. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: none 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM JUNE MEETING Board Member Joi Chevalier motioned to approve the meeting minutes with Board Member Sharon Mays seconding the motion. Passed on a 9-0 vote. 2. DISCUSSION ITEMS a. Board Infrastructure & Protocol i. Review board members’ meetings with City and County officials i. Frances Deviney met with City Council Member Fuentes b. Review prior board recommendations and discuss City and County budgets i. College Food Access Program Update: Funding has gone to the Central Texas Food Bank, and they will release an RFP for each college campus. This would go in tandem with resources offered by the food bank. ii. Good Food Purchasing Program: Chair of working group to report back at the next Board meeting. iii. Food Planning: i. Discussion regarding the Equity Toolkit and structure for the Food Ambassador Program. OoS looking to start work with the consultant in August to co-create a work plan. CAC will be selected in September then issue areas will be determined. CAC and Consultants will help co-create an equity tool for the process (essentially an equity lens to evaluate recommendations). c. Community engagement i. Update on Good Work Austin and concern regarding CoA wage increase and its possible consequences on the local market. Especially regarding small independent food businesses unable to compete with such wage increase. ii. ATCFPB to create a statement to the city to express its concern for food industry workers and small businesses owners. Discuss the role the ATCFPB plays on this topic and how they can work on the labor issue for the food sector. iii. Considering attending community budget community calls and getting clarity on whether the wage increase includes contractors pay as well. d. Board vacancies and appointments e. Discuss Annual Internal Review …