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AUSTIN-TRAVIS COUNTY FOOD POLICY BOARD MEETING MINUTES JANUARY 12, 2026 AUSTIN-TRAVIS COUNTY FOOD POLICY BOARD REGULAR MEETING MINUTES MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2026 The Austin-Travis County Food Policy Board (ATCFPB) convened on Monday, January 12, at the City of Austin Permitting and Development Center, 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr., Room 1406, Austin, TX 78752. Board Members in Attendance: Joi Chevalier - Chair, Lisa Barden - Vice-Chair, Andrea Abel, Marissa Bell, Beth Corbett, Nitza Cuevas, Hilda Gutiérrez, Kacey Hanson, Seanna Marceaux, Erin McDonald, Natalie Poulos, Matt Simon, Andrew Smith Board Members Absent: None Staff in Attendance: Edwin Marty (City of Austin - remote), Angela Baucom (City of Austin), Amanda Rohlich (City of Austin), Yaira Robinson (Travis County) CALL TO ORDER Joi Chevalier called the meeting to order at 5:05 p.m. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Kelly Nichols – APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Board Member Andy Smith motioned to approve the meeting minutes from the Regular Meeting on November 17, 2025, with Marissa Bell seconding the motion. Minutes passed on a 13-0. STAFF BRIEFINGS 2. Staff briefing regarding Austin-Travis County Food Plan Implementation. Presentation by Edwin Marty, Food Policy Manager, Austin Climate Action & Resilience and Yaira Robinson, Assistant Director of Environmental Programs, Travis County (see back-up materials for presentation). DISCUSSION ITEMS 3. Report out from Joint Sustainability Committee on November 19, 2025. Presented recommendation to support farmland acquisition and preservation to the JSC and it was approved with one minor clarification of language. There were other presentations and discussion regarding solar on City facilities, Commercial Landscape Survey, and Austin Resource Recovery Fleet Electrification. AUSTIN-TRAVIS COUNTY FOOD POLICY BOARD MEETING MINUTES JANUARY 12, 2026 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Discuss the Regional Food System Council Local Collaborative Coalition and opportunities to participate. Report out from the working group to expand access to nutritious foods through improvement to existing materials and resources and explore alternate or expanded hours for existing resources. Meeting on Friday to determine meeting cadence and SPOC to serve in Hilda’s absence. Report out from the working group to participate in the USDA Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) application for funding for conservation easements as a regional partnership. Took presentation to Bond Election Advisory Task Force working group for potential inclusion in bond election. They wanted to know details about implementation. Report out from the working group to explore revenue generators such a sugar sweetened beverage tax, a surplus food donation requirement for events, …
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