Backup_ATCFPB_2a_Edwin Marty_Food Planning Updates_Sept2021 — original pdf

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AUSTIN FOOD SYSTEM PLAN ATCFPB UPDATES Food Policy Team is currently: ● Distributed a memo to Mayor and Council providing updates on the planning process ● Reviewing food system plans from across the country to develop list of best practices (11 Food System Plans) ● Interviewing food system plan project managers from across the country to learn about planning process, budget, community engagement & centering equity (6 interviews) ● Interviewing COA staff on planning initiatives (Resilience Hubs, Austin Climate Equity Plan) to identify lessons learned and building interdepartmental team for planning process (8 interviews) ● Developing a RFP for consultant Food System Planning: Plan Review Government-led Plans: New York, NY: Food Forward: 10 Year Food Policy Plan - 2020 ⭐ Makes clear City government’s role in the food system; provides clear examples / callouts of work already underway Seattle: Food Action Plan - 2012 ⭐ Work that is already underway ; Proven impact: Fresh Bucks program, Farm to Table program Denver, CO: Food Vision - 2017, Food Action Plan - 2018 ⭐ Baseline Report, Vision, and Action Plan all separated out as digestible components of a larger planning process; Goals are SMART and target rationales are transparent ; declaration of support Community-led Plans: San Diego County, CA: Food Vision 2030 - 2021 ⭐ Deep engagement ; Land & People Acknowledgement ; Movement + Power Building Framework ; Interactive Website Pittsburgh, PA: Greater Pittsburgh Food Action Plan - 2020 ⭐ Deep community engagement ; Empowerment framework ; evaluation built into goals ; Food Policy Audit (U Virginia) Food System Planning: Project Interviews ● Completed interviews: ○ San Diego County, CA (Food Vision 2030) ■ Meeting w/ San Diego County Food System Alliance: 08/11/21 ○ Denver, CO (Food Action Plan) ■ Meeting w/ city staff: 08/25/21 ○ Pittsburgh, PA (Greater Pittsburgh Food Action Plan) ■ Meeting w/ city staff: 08/19/21 ■ Meeting w/ Pittsburgh Food Policy Council: 08/19/21 ○ Philadelphia, PA (Eating Here: Greater Philadelphia Food System Plan) ■ Meeting w/ city staff: 09/07/21 ○ New York, NY (Food Forward: 10 Year Food Policy Plan) ■ Meeting w/ city staff: 09/13/21 ○ Dallas, TX ■ Meeting w/ city staff: 9/9/21 ● Coming up: ○ Seattle, WA: Food Action Plan ○ Minneapolis, MN: Food Action Plan 07/26/21 + 08/26/21 (Marc) (Ongoing bi-weekly meeting scheduled) Food System Planning: COA Interviews ● Completed interviews: ○ Austin Public Health - 08/31/21 ○ Austin Resource Recovery - 08/30/21 ○ ○ ○ Office of Sustainability Equity Office - 08/24/21 Economic Development - 08/31/21 ■ Resilience Hubs ● ● ● ■ Climate Equity Plan: 07/21/21 08/09/21 ○ Watershed Protection Department - 09/09/21 ○ Urban Forestry - 9/3/21 ○ Housing and Planning - 9/2/21 ● Coming up: Parks and Recreation ○ ○ Austin Water ○ Austin Fire Department ○ Office of Performance Management ○ Travis County (HHS, EDD, TNR) Food System Planning: RFP for Project Manager Consultant ● Reviewed Dallas Food and Agriculture Planning RFP ● Requested RFP examples from project managers ● Currently developing draft RFP using Dallas as a template Questions for Review ● How does the Food Policy Board envision being involved with the Food Planning Process? ● Should this be a subject area for the October Strategic Planning meeting? Next Steps ● September ○ Present to the Healthy Food Acces WG (ATCFPB) on ‘Best practices & Lessons Learned’ ○ Finish interviews with COA and Travis County staff & project managers ○ Release RFP; hire Contract Manager and temp staff ● October ○ Continue engaging with the ATCFPB ○ Contract with Hagerty for Food Access Appendix ○ RFP for Project Management consultant ○ Hire temp staff (review city plans) ○ Complete Data Aggregation project and develop platform for hosting data (possibly partnership with UT Texas Metro Observatory) THANK YOU!