Item 2. Staff Briefing on Food Plan - May 2026 v2 — original pdf

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Austin-Travis County Food Plan ATCFPB May 2026 – Staff Update City of Austin Food Plan Updates City Staff Updates ● City staff sent City Council a Food Plan Update Memo on May 5th 2026 ● City staff have completed the annual update of the Food Plan Dashboard ● Travis County Commissioners Court proclamation celebrating the Milan Pact Award took place on April 28th. City Council member Fuentes also provided a City Proclamation. ● Funding from the MUFPP Award will be released via a RFA in fall 2026 Food Plan Implementation Convening ● The Implementation Collaborative is being led by WNT ● Public launch for the Collaborative is scheduled for June 2026 ○ Action: ■ Sign up with WNT to get on the listserve ■ Register for the June 5th meeting ■ Consider how the Collaboratives priorities could relate to the Food Policy Board’s Working Groups City of Austin 2026 Bond - Next Steps ● City Council released a Supplemental Bond Proposal ● May 4, 2026: BEATF finalized recommendations to the Mayor and City Council ○ Final recommendations (the $750M recommendation per the resolution & a $400M alternative scenario requested by a sub quorum of Council). ● City staff preparing to provide recommendations, integrating feasibility and funding considerations ● May 19, 2026: City Council work session to discuss proposed bond package ● August 6, 2026: City Council Meeting – consideration of an ordinance to call for a bond election and set ballot language ● November 3, 2026: Bond election Travis County Food Plan Updates Implementation Updates 1. Raising Travis County contract with Urban Roots approved 5/5/2026. a. $858,000 for farm-based out of school time programming for 2nd-12th grade children & youth Summers, weekends, school holidays, & school breaks 2026-2027 “Foster connection to land, food, and community” b. c. 2. Coyote Creek Conservation Easement - 1st working farm protected in perpetuity under conservation easement with Travis County for the primary purpose of food production a. b. Fully organic Includes habitat for native plant and animal communities, agricultural open space, water quality & quantity + scenic attributes Thank You! www.austintexas.gov/food /austinsustainability