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Agenda

Special Meeting of the Austin-Travis County Food Policy Board July 15, 2020 Meeting of the Austin-Travis County Food Policy Board to be held July 15, 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 July 14, 2020 at noon. All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the July 15th Austin-Travis County Food Policy Board Meeting, residents must: •Call or email the board liaison, Samantha Night, at Samantha.Night@austintexas.gov no later than noon on Tuesday, July 14th. 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 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.  AUSTIN-TRAVIS COUNTY FOOD POLICY BOARD WEDNESDAY, JULY 15TH FROM 10:00 TO 11:30 AM VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Karen Magid, Chair Andrea Abel Ellen Sweets Ryan Rosshirt Emily Nicola CALL TO ORDER Kara Prior, Vice Chair Felipe Camacho Kacey Hanson Sharon Mays Joi Chevalier AGENDA 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM JUNE MEETING 2. STAFF BRIEFINGS a. Office of Sustainability: Update on COA Small Business and Nonprofit grant programs 3. OLD BUSINESS a. Board Infrastructure & Protocol i. Review Board Members’ meetings with City and County Officials b. Board vacancies and appointments 4. NEW BUSINESS a. Board Annual Report and responsibilities i. Discuss annual strategic planning meeting ii. Discuss vote and take possible action on Board Chair and Vice-Chair Positions b. Update on Community Climate Plan Revision c. Working Group Briefings and Recommendations i. Build Opportunities for Food Entrepreneurs ii. Support Farms & Farmers iii. Healthy Food Access to All Communities iv. COVID-19 Food System Response d. Review of Board Member Assignments  6. 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 Edwin Marty at the Office of Sustainability, at 512-974-2120 for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Austin-Travis County Food Policy Board, please contact Edwin Marty at Edwin.Marty@austintexas.gov.