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

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Austin-Travis County Food Plan ATCFPB August 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 - 80% of Strategies are being implemented! ● Funding from the MUFPP Award will be released via a RFA in fall 2026 ● ACAR is hiring! ○ Evaluating candidates City Staff Updates Implementation Collab ● First Collaborative Meeting in June ○ About 100 attendees. ● Next Quarterly meeting being planned for September ● Food Summit planned for spring 2027 ● Working Group meetings ○ Charter Development WG ● St David’s Foundation grant ○ The Collaborative was asked to submit a full proposal ○ Small group meeting to assist in developing proposal ○ Due on July 23rd 2026 City of Austin 2026 Budget Next Steps ● City Manager’s budget published on July 10th ● City Manager will presents his budget to Council on July 16th ● Council votes on the budget on August 12th City of Austin 2026 Bond - Next Steps ● Council asked staff to continue developed the ‘Alternative Scenario’; for a 2026 Bond. ● August 27th, 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 County Appointments to the FPB Travis County Commissioners Court approved two new appointments to the Austin-Travis County Food Policy Board on Tuesday, August 4th. All County slots now full! ● Judge Brown: Amanda Wadsworth (for Hilda Gutierrez’ old seat) ● Commissioner Morales: Alexandra “Lexie” Lewis (for Andy Smith’s old seat) County Budget Process Update, FY27 ● Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Development & Tax Rate Information landing page ○ Preliminary budget was released on July 28, 2026 ○ Revenue estimate not as dire as originally forecast ● Next steps: ○ August 11th: Compensation decisions before Commissioners Court ○ August 12th & 13th: Budget Hearings ○ Sept. 9-11: Budget Mark-Up ○ September 15th: Tax Rate Adopted ○ September 29th: FY27 Budget Adopted Thank You! www.austintexas.gov/food /austinsustainability