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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: February 19, 2019 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 6-a <br /> SUBJECT: Memorandum of Understanding with the Towns for the Orange County Food <br /> Council <br /> DEPARTMENT County Manager's Office <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Attachment 1 — Draft Amended Bonnie Hammersley, 919-245-2306 <br /> Memorandum of <br /> Understanding <br /> Attachment 2 — Draft Food Council <br /> Coordinator Position <br /> Description <br /> Attachment 3 — Draft Work Plan <br /> PURPOSE: To consider entering into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Towns of <br /> Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and Hillsborough for mutual support of the Orange County Food Council <br /> (OCFC). <br /> BACKGROUND: OCFC is a coalition of community members committed to building a healthy <br /> food system for all Orange County. The OCFC includes representatives from local government, <br /> educational food institutions, and food-related agencies, as well as individual citizen-consumers, <br /> food producers, providers and entrepreneurs. The mission of OCFC is to grow a community- <br /> driven food system that ensures access to nutritious foods for all, promotes sustainable <br /> agricultural, increases economic development, and advances social justice. <br /> The OCFC approached Orange County and the Towns of Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and <br /> Hillsborough in the spring of 2018 with a proposal for a shared funding arrangement to fund a <br /> full-time Coordinator (Attachment 2) and operating expenses. The Towns provided input to <br /> Orange County in the development of the MOU, job description, and work plan. Responsive to <br /> all jurisdictions' input, the MOU stipulates the formation of an Executive Committee with <br /> representation of elected officials from each jurisdiction to oversee the OCFC. The work plan <br /> also included more extensive measurable goals and performance measures. <br /> The proposed MOU covers a 2-year period from the date of execution, which would be in effect <br /> for portions of the fiscal years 2018-19, 2019-20, and 2020-21, and could be renewed for up to <br /> five additional two-year terms. The MOU requires the OCFC to provide progress reports every <br /> six months. The jurisdictions' will have the opportunity to evaluate the renewal of the MOU upon <br /> the expiration of each two-year terms. <br />