Item 4. Staff Briefing on Food Plan - February 2026 — original pdf

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Austin-Travis County Food Plan ATCFPB February 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. Opportunity for the Food Policy Board to join the Future of Food on March 12th City Staff Updates ● City staff provided another Memo to Council in November 2025 ● City staff will provide a next Memo in Spring 2026 ● City staff working to update the Food Plan Dashboard ● To be completed 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 led by WNT ● ●Public launch for the Collaborative is being scheduled for Summer 2026 ● City of Austin 2026 Bond Travis County Food Plan Updates Navigating Processes, Appointments ● Five 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 Thank You! www.austintexas.gov/food /austinsustainability