Item 2. Staff Briefing on Food Plan - January 2025 — original pdf

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Austin-Travis County Food Plan ATCFPB January 2026 – Staff Update City of Austin Food Plan Updates Milan Urban Food Policy Pact North American Regional Gathering City of Austin ACAR will co-host the first ever North and Central American gathering in March 2026. We will be sharing more about how the Food Policy Board can be involved with this exciting event. City Staff Report Back to Council Regarding the Food Plan ● City staff provided another Memo to Council in November 2025 ● City staff will provide a next Memo in Spring 2026 Food Plan Implementation Collaborative Contract ● City and County staff developed an Interlocal Agreement to support a Food Plan implementation collaborative (Strategy 9.1) ● City staff released an RFP for support of an implementation collaborative. The RFP has closed and staff have evaluated the proposals and selected a consultant. ● The contract was approved on the December 11th City Council. ● Woollard Nichols Tores (WNT) was selected as the Consultant. Food Plan Implementation Convening ● First Food Plan Implementation Convening occurred on May 9th, 2025 ● Food Plan webinar occurred on August 7th, 2025 ● WNT will be presenting to the Food Policy Board in March 2026 ● Future Implementation work will be lead by WNT Food Plan - Relevant Budget Events ● The City has revised the FY26 budget (base & amendments) that was approved by Council in September. ● Austin Public Health had to cut existing social service contracts across the board by 10%. City of Austin 2026 Bond Travis County Food Plan Updates Navigating Processes + Update to Commissioners Court ● All six County member seats are up for (re)appointments. County members, please reach out to me if you need support! ● Working toward a Court item to ask Commissioners Court to extend County terms from 2 to 4 years ● Working toward a Food Plan implementation update for Commissioners Court Thank You! www.austintexas.gov/food /austinsustainability