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10 <br /> <br />Staff will provide any other information at the meeting, and the governing boards can discuss <br />issues and provide feedback to staff related to this item as necessary. <br /> <br />- Attachment 2a – January 16, 2018 Memorandum – Orange County Food Council <br /> Background <br />- Attachment 2b – Orange County Food Council Action Plan 2017-2018 <br />- Attachment 2c – Food Access Working Group 2017-2018 Action Plan <br />- Attachment 2d – Local Food Economy Workgroup Action Plan 2017-2018 <br /> <br />Ashley Heger, Council Coordinator, made the following the PowerPoint presentation: <br /> <br />Orange County Food Council <br />Assembly of Governments <br />January 30, 2018 <br /> <br />Presentation <br />I. Overview of Orange County Food Council <br />II. 2017 - 2018 Scope of Work <br />III. What Comes Next <br /> <br />Overview of Orange County Food Council <br />We are a coalition of community members committed to building a healthy food system <br />for all Orange County. <br />OCFC includes representatives from local government, educational institutions, and food- <br />related agencies, as well as individual citizen-consumers, food producers and entrepreneurs. <br />Our Mission: Grow a community-driven food system that ensures access to nutritious foods for <br />all, promotes sustainable agriculture, increases economic development, and advances social <br />justice. <br /> <br /> Jenn Weaver, Hillsborough Board of Commissioners <br /> Cyril Murphy, Camp Chestnut Ridge (Efland) <br /> Eva Bailey, S. Estes Community Garden (Chapel Hill) <br /> Julia Sendor, Anathoth Farm (Cedar Grove) <br /> Molly De Marco, UNC-CH (Nutrition) <br /> Sammy Slade, Carrboro Board of Aldermen <br /> Ashley Rawlinson, Orange County Health Dept. <br /> Mike Ortosky, Orange County Office of Economic Development <br /> Valerie Green, Orange County Schools - Child Nutrition <br /> Pam Hemminger, Chapel Hill Town Council <br /> Suyapa Mejia-Guevara, Orange County Extension <br /> Ken Dawson, Maple Springs Farms <br /> Mark Dorosin, Orange County Board of County Commissioners <br /> Alex Rike, Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership <br /> Marcie Cohen-Ferris, UNC (American Studies) <br /> <br />Graph/Timeline <br />- Baseline assessment helped form the workgroups <br />- OCFC’s by-laws and membership structure emphasizes an inclusive and diverse council <br />that considers race, socio-economic status, gender and geographic location within the <br />county.