Agenda Item Name:
Title
Joint City/County Food Systems Policy Board (JFSPB)
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Presenter:
Sean Mclendon 352-548-3765, Stephen Hofstetter 352-264-6811
Description:
This item requests the City Commission and County Commission to discuss next steps for the Joint City / County Food Systems Policy Board (JFSPB) which sunset on November 30, 2022. A brief history of the JFSPB will be provided by staff, as well as a recap of the discussion that occurred at the final meeting of the JFSPB on October 26, 2022.
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
The City Commission and County Commission discuss direction for the Joint Food System Policy Board and provide direction to staff to take the appropriate actions to implement preferred approach.
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Prior Board Motions:
N/A
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
N/A
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Strategic Guide:
Strategic Guide
This item is connected to Goal 1 "Equitable Community".
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Background:
On June 1, 2021 an INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT CREATING THE JOINT FOOD SYSTEM POLICY BOARD was entered into by the City of Gainesville with Alachua County Board of County Commissioners to establish the JFSPB for an 18 month term. On November 4, 2021 the JFSPB approved an amendment to the INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT which increased the seats of the Board to include a total of nine (9) members representing different organizations and/or stakeholder groups, including two City Commissioners and two Alachua County Commissioners. The amendment also specified six (6) main projects that the Board would focus on during its 18 month term. These projects included (1) The development and opening of Community Groceries, (2) Development of a Foodshed map, (3) Promotion and enlistment of fellow public and private institutions to develop a Good Food Purchasing Program, (4) Creation of a Healthy Corner Store Initiative, (5) Community education being done by the City or the County with regards to food (i.e. Plant-of-the Month Program); and (6) Community gard...
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