20260204-003: Food Implementation Plan presentation — original pdf

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The Austin Travis County Food Plan ● August 8, 2024 2026 1 Agenda 1. Background on Food Planning in Austin, Texas 2. How We Created the Austin Travis County Food Plan 3. What’s in the Plan, and what’s coming next 4. Questions and Answers 2 Background 3 Some Food for Thought Some of Our Food System Challenges Disasters and severe weather events: Winter Storms Uri and Mara Rapid community growth and planning for land use Supply chain disruptions: COVID-19 pandemic The climate impacts of the food system 5 How We Co-Created the Food Plan 6 Origins Why a Food Plan? • • In June 2021, Austin City Council directed the City Manager to initiate a planning process. In December 2022, Travis County Commissioners Court approved formal Travis County participation in the plan. • Sets clear goals and strategies to move toward a more equitable, sustainable, resilient food system. • Builds on existing plans and initiatives from the County, City, and community to tackle key food system issues. • Centers equity and the lived expertise of those most impacted by the current food system. 7 7 Co-Creation Through Stewardship: Who Wrote the Plan and Guided the Process? Project Team Summary Consultants & City/County staff Design & Implement Community Advisory Committee Guide & Approve City/County Executive Leadership Team Review & Course Correct Austin Travis County Food Policy Board Support & Advise 8 Community Engagement Data Summary 1,399 2,226 Demographics Additional participants are estimated to have been involved in tabling events and presentations Participants were involved in the Community Advisory Committee, Community Food Ambassadors, Issue Area Group workshops and other formal food plan meetings 46% identified as having been directly impacted by the food system, e.g. having current or past experience of hunger, using public benefits, or struggling to meet basic needs 19% were engaged from Travis County areas outside City of Austin boundaries 13% engaged in a language other than English 9 CO-CREATION THROUGH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: LISTENING SESSIONS, WORLD CAFÉS 10 CO-CREATION THROUGH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: TABLING ACTIVITIES & MEETING-IN-A-BOX 11 CO-CREATION THROUGH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: ISSUE AREA GROUP WORKSHOPS 12 Some of the organizations represented in the planning process 13 Major Themes Two themes emerged across all community feedback: 1 2 Access to food and affordability 59% of all comments (1,647 total comments) Local food production and agriculture 52% of all comments (1,452 total comments) 14 Adoption October 29th, 2024 October 10th, 2024 Resolution in Support of the Plan at Travis County Commissioners Court Council Action to Adopt the Plan 15 Milan Urban Food Policy Pact Award! ● City of Austin Wins Global Governance Award for Leadership in Building a Resilient and Equitable Food System ● The City of Austin has been recognized with the Governance Award at the 2025 Milan Urban Food Policy Pact Global Forum, honoring cities leading the way in creating sustainable, resilient, and equitable food systems around the world. Implementing The Food Plan 17 Food Plan Web Site City staff developed a web site and a dashboard to track progress on Strategies All 9 goals and 61 Strategies are updated annually. Additional information about how to get involved is included on the web site. 18 City Staff Report Back to Council ● Based on a City Council IFC in 2024, City staff provide Food Plan Update Memos to Council twice a year. ● City staff also provide a summary of the Food Plan Memo to the CWEP (Climate, Water, Environment, and Parks) Council Committee after Memo’s are released. Implementation Collaborative ● City and County staff developed an Interlocal Agreement to support a Food Plan implementation collaborative (Strategy 9.1) ● In 2025, City staff released an RFP for support of an implementation collaborative and selected a contractor. Contract was approved by City Council in December 2025 ● Consultant has begun developing a 3-year Food Plan Implementation Collaborative. ● Public launch for the Collaborative is scheduled for summer 2026. Questions? Thank you! Visit our website to learn more! Questions? Email sustainability@austintexas.gov www.AustinTexas.gov/Climate