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7 <br /> our county and our public safety providers. <br /> Adopted this 5th day of April 2016. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Price for the <br /> Board to approve the proclamation recognizing the week of April 10 through 16, 2016 as <br /> Public Safety Telecommunications Week in Orange County and authorized the Chair to sign <br /> the proclamation. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> d. Orange County Food Council <br /> The Board received an update on the status of the formation of the Orange County <br /> Food Council and consider a request that one member of the Board be appointed to the <br /> Council representing Orange County. <br /> Mike Ortosky, Orange County Agriculture Economic Developer, reviewed the following <br /> information: <br /> PURPOSE: To receive an update on the status of the formation of the Orange County Food <br /> Council and consider a request that one member of the Board be appointed to the Council <br /> representing Orange County. <br /> BACKGROUND: In response to changing demand for local food systems, healthier eating <br /> habits, need for viable farming options, and food access issues, Food Councils are <br /> increasingly becoming an instrument for input from local residents and for guiding businesses <br /> and policy makers. A grassroots Task Force was formed and has been meeting regularly for <br /> over a year to develop a local food council. The Orange County Economic Development <br /> Office funded the facilitation of the initial formative meetings. Two public meetings have also <br /> been conducted and a preliminary food assessment has been completed to further inform the <br /> process. <br /> The Task Force has proposed 15 positions (from specific professional and community-related <br /> positions to include elected officials) and plans for the first Council to meet within the next 60 <br /> days. Applications have been received from many sources and the Task Force is considering <br /> those as it also asks for elected officials from Orange County, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, and <br /> Carrboro to be Council members. <br /> Cyril Murphy, Orange County Food Council Task Force Member and Food Service <br /> Director at Camp Chestnut Ridge, presented the following PowerPoint slides: <br /> Orange County Food Council <br /> Common Purpose <br /> The Orange County Food Council is building a local food system that ensures health, <br /> sustainable agriculture and access for all. <br /> Food Councils <br /> • Non-profit organizations <br /> • Advisory boards to city or county government <br />