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Agenda

Special Meeting of the Austin-Travis County Food Policy Board 04/15/20, 10:00-11:30 am Austin-Travis County Food Policy Board to be held 04/15/20 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 04/14/20 by NOON. All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the 04/15/29 Austin-Travis County Food Policy Board Meeting, residents must: • Call or email the board liaison, Samantha Night (Samantha.Night@austintexas.gov or 713-824-7335) no later than noon, Tuesday, the 14th of April. 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 30 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 Samantha.Night@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. • Residents may watch the meeting here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live  Austin-Travis County Food Policy Board Wednesday, April 15, 2020, 10:00-11:30 am VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Kara Prior, Vice Chair Felipe Camacho Kacey Hanson Sharon Mays Joi Chevalier Ryan Rosshirt AGENDA CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Karen Magid, Chair Andrea Abel Ellen Sweets Roman Gonalez Emily Nicola Kara Prior CALL TO ORDER 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 2. OLD BUSINESS a. Board Infrastructure & Protocol 3. STAFF BRIEFINGS 4. NEW BUSINESS i. Review Board Members’ meetings with City and County Officials a. Office of Sustainability City of Austin emergency food access update a. Working Group Briefings and Recommendation i. Build Opportunities for Food Entrepreneurs ii. Support Farms & Farmers iii. Healthy Food Access to All Communities iv. Food and Gardens v. COVID-19 Food System Response i. Discuss and take possible action on recommendations vi. Discuss and take possible action on budget recommendations vii. Review of Board Member Assignments a. Discuss ability to continue to meet remotely and possible frequency 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 Samantha Night, at 713-824-7335 for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Austin-Travis County Food Policy Board, please contact Samantha Night at Samantha.Night@austintexas.gov.