- REGULAR MEETING OF THE AUSTIN-TRAVIS COUNTY FOOD POLICY BOARD MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 2026, AT 5:00 P.M. PERMITTING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER, ROOM 1406 6310 WILHELMINA DELCO DRIVE, AUSTIN, TEXAS Some members of the Austin-Travis County Food Policy Board may be participating by videoconference. Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via 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 by telephone. To register to speak remotely, contact Amanda Rohlich, (512) 974-1364, Amanda.Rohlich@austintexas.gov. CURRENT AUSTIN-TRAVIS COUNTY FOOD POLICY BOARD MEMBERS: Lisa Barden, Chair Andrea Abel Marissa Bell, Vice- Chair Beth Corbett Nitza Cuevas Kacey Hanson Seanna Marceaux Melody McClary Natalie Poulos AGENDA CALL TO ORDER Board Member roll call and introduction of new and existing board members. 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. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Austin-Travis County Food Policy Board Special Called Meeting on Monday, July 13, 2026. STAFF BRIEFINGS 2. Staff briefing regarding Austin-Travis County Food Plan Implementation. Presentation by Edwin Marty, Food Policy Manager, Austin Climate Action & Resilience and Yaira Robinson, Assistant Director of Environmental Programs, Travis County. DISCUSSION ITEMS 3. 4. 5. 6. Discussion regarding City Manager’s proposed social service contract spending cuts and proposed amendments to the budget. Presentation and discussion regarding the working group to expand access to nutritious foods through improvement to existing materials and resources and explore alternate or expanded hours for existing resources. Presentation and discussion regarding the working group to participate in the USDA Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) application for funding for conservation easements as a regional partnership. Review Board Member Assignments. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 7. Discuss and take possible action on electing a Vice Chair for the Austin Travis County Food Policy Board. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. For assistance, please contact the Liaison or TTY users’ route through 711. A person may request language access accommodations no later than 48 …
Austin-Travis County Food Plan ATCFPB August 2026 – Staff Update City of Austin Food Plan Updates City Staff Updates ● City staff sent City Council a Food Plan Update Memo on May 5th 2026 ● City staff have completed the annual update of the Food Plan Dashboard - 80% of Strategies are being implemented! ● Funding from the MUFPP Award will be released via a RFA in fall 2026 ● ACAR is hiring! ○ Evaluating candidates City Staff Updates Implementation Collab ● First Collaborative Meeting in June ○ About 100 attendees. ● Next Quarterly meeting being planned for September ● Food Summit planned for spring 2027 ● Working Group meetings ○ Charter Development WG ● St David’s Foundation grant ○ The Collaborative was asked to submit a full proposal ○ Small group meeting to assist in developing proposal ○ Due on July 23rd 2026 City of Austin 2026 Budget Next Steps ● City Manager’s budget published on July 10th ● City Manager will presents his budget to Council on July 16th ● Council votes on the budget on August 12th City of Austin 2026 Bond - Next Steps ● Council asked staff to continue developed the ‘Alternative Scenario’; for a 2026 Bond. ● August 27th, 2026: City Council Meeting – consideration of an ordinance to call for a bond election and set ballot language ● November 3, 2026: Bond election Travis County Food Plan Updates County Appointments to the FPB Travis County Commissioners Court approved two new appointments to the Austin-Travis County Food Policy Board on Tuesday, August 4th. All County slots now full! ● Judge Brown: Amanda Wadsworth (for Hilda Gutierrez’ old seat) ● Commissioner Morales: Alexandra “Lexie” Lewis (for Andy Smith’s old seat) County Budget Process Update, FY27 ● Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Development & Tax Rate Information landing page ○ Preliminary budget was released on July 28, 2026 ○ Revenue estimate not as dire as originally forecast ● Next steps: ○ August 11th: Compensation decisions before Commissioners Court ○ August 12th & 13th: Budget Hearings ○ Sept. 9-11: Budget Mark-Up ○ September 15th: Tax Rate Adopted ○ September 29th: FY27 Budget Adopted Thank You! www.austintexas.gov/food /austinsustainability
Austin-Travis County Food Plan ATCFPB August 2026 – Staff Update City of Austin Food Plan Updates City Staff Updates ● City staff sent City Council a Food Plan Update Memo on May 5th 2026. Next Memo in October. ● City staff have completed the annual update of the Food Plan Dashboard - 80% of Strategies are being implemented! ● Funding from the MUFPP Award will be released via a RFA in fall 2026 ● ACAR is hiring! ○ Evaluating candidates City Staff Updates Implementation Collab ● First Collaborative Meeting in June ○ About 100 attendees. ● Next Quarterly meeting being planned for September 18th ● Food Summit planned for June 2027 ● Working Group meetings ○ Charter Development WG ● St David’s Foundation grant ○ The Collaborative was asked to submit a full proposal ○ Small group meeting to assist in developing proposal ○ Submitted on July 23rd ○ Should hear back in October City of Austin 2026 Budget Next Steps ● City Manager’s budget published on July 10th ● City Manager’s budget included substantive cuts to all City Departments and social service contracts ● Council is working to reinstate social service contracts but not Departments cuts. ● Council votes on the budget on August 12th City of Austin 2026 Bond - Next Steps ● August 6th 2026: City Council voted for a $295 million bond proposition, focused exclusively on Park and libraries. ○ Parks and Recreation - $260 million ○ Libraries - $35 million ● November 3, 2026: Bond election Travis County Food Plan Updates County Appointments to the FPB Travis County Commissioners Court approved two new appointments to the Austin-Travis County Food Policy Board on Tuesday, August 4th. All County slots now full! ● Judge Brown: Amanda Wadsworth (for Hilda Gutierrez’ old seat) ● Commissioner Morales: Alexandra “Lexie” Lewis (for Andy Smith’s old seat) County Budget Process Update, FY27 ● Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Development & Tax Rate Information landing page ○ Preliminary budget was released on July 28, 2026 ○ Revenue estimate not as dire as originally forecast ● Next steps: ○ August 11th: Compensation decisions before Commissioners Court ○ August 12th & 13th: Budget Hearings ○ Sept. 9-11: Budget Mark-Up ○ September 15th: Tax Rate Adopted ○ September 29th: FY27 Budget Adopted Thank You! www.austintexas.gov/food /austinsustainability
AUSTIN-TRAVIS COUNTY FOOD POLICY BOARD MEETING MINUTES August 10, 2026 AUSTIN-TRAVIS COUNTY FOOD POLICY BOARD REGULAR MEETING MINUTES MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 2026 The Austin-Travis County Food Policy Board (ATCFPB) convened on Monday, August 10, 2026 at the City of Austin Permitting and Development Center, 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr., Room 1406, Austin, TX 78752. Board Members in Attendance: Lisa Barden - Chair, Marissa Bell – Vice-Chair, Beth Corbett, Nitza Cuevas, Seanna Marceaux, Melody McClary, Natalie Poulos Board Members Absent: Andrea Abel, Kacey Hanson, Erin McDonald Staff in Attendance: Edwin Marty (City of Austin), Amanda Rohlich (City of Austin) CALL TO ORDER Lisa Barden called the meeting to order at 5:00 PM. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Lindy Colvin signed up to speak on Austin-Travis County Food Policy Board Working Groups and to offer support on farm-to-school and farm-to-institution efforts. Neel Hiremath signed up to speak about the Healthy TX Youth Ambassador, Youth Advisory Group Proposal. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Board Member Nitza Cuevas motioned to approve the meeting minutes from the Regular Meeting on July 13, 2026, with Beth Corbett seconding the motion. Minutes passed on an 7- 0 vote. STAFF BRIEFINGS 2. Staff briefing regarding Austin-Travis County Food Plan Implementation. Presentation by Edwin Marty, Food Policy Manager, Austin Climate Action & Resilience and Yaira Robinson, Assistant Director of Environmental Programs, Travis County (see back-up materials for presentation). DISCUSSION ITEMS 3. Discussion regarding City Manager’s proposed social service contract spending cuts and proposed amendments to the budget. AUSTIN-TRAVIS COUNTY FOOD POLICY BOARD MEETING MINUTES August 10, 2026 4. 5. 6. Presentation and discussion regarding the working group to expand access to nutritious foods through improvement to existing materials and resources and explore alternate or expanded hours for existing resources. Natalie Poulos reported out. The group has been discussing SNAP enrollment and how they can support organizations who would like to help with enrollment and expand access to that support. The goal is to understand how existing organizations can support SNAP enrollment and what that process looks like. Presentation and discussion regarding the working group to participate in the USDA Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) application for funding for conservation easements as a regional partnership. Marissa Bell provided an update. The group is moving forward with a RCPP application for up to $10M to protect working farm lands. Led by Andy Smith, Edwin Marty, and Melody McClary. The application should be completed this week …
