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12 <br /> • Facilitated partnership with Orange Co Schools and Orange Co Solid Waste to begin a <br /> school composting pilot program in 2 Hillsborough elementary schools <br /> • Organizing a `state of food security' report for the County in January <br /> • Facilitated Social Justice and Racial Equity workshops <br /> • Grown workgroup participation in Local Food Economy, Racial Equity, Food Access and <br /> Food Waste Recovery <br /> 2020 - 2021 Goals & Scope of Work <br /> • Develop a Food Policy Agenda (2 year process) <br /> • Create a Racial Equity Community Data Index in collaboration with the Health Equity <br /> Council <br /> • Sustain workgroups and partnership development <br /> What is a Food Policy Agenda? (flow chart) <br /> Purpose & Structure <br /> • Identify gaps and opportunities for improving the local food system <br /> • Develop an agreement between partners where lived experience and racial equity is <br /> centered and everyone understands their role in this work <br /> • Provide policy recommendations and create process to keep policies accountable to the <br /> outcomes/impact <br /> How this relates to our full scope of work in 2020 - 2021 <br /> - Data Index as a tool for identifying issues and tracking outcomes <br /> - Workgroups and partners helping drive this work and inform the process <br /> - Working with a racial equity coach <br /> Commissioner Price asked if the data index could be explained. <br /> Ashley Heger said many already exist, and they are looking at examples now. She said <br /> it will likely be a public facing website, and one can look at disaggregated data from different <br /> aspects of the community like affordable housing, etc. She said the Health Equity Council <br /> would be part of a group that would be analyzing the data. <br /> 5. Public Hearings <br /> NONE <br /> 6. Regular Agenda <br /> a. 2020 Greene Tract Resolution and Environmental Assessment Interlocal <br /> Agreement <br /> The Board considered voting to approve the 2020 Greene Tract Resolution and <br /> Interlocal Agreement between Orange County, the Town of Chapel Hill, and the Town of <br /> Carrboro to jointly fund the costs of an environmental assessment related to the Greene Tract <br /> and authorizing the Chair to sign. <br /> BACKGROUND: The Greene Tract is a 164 acre parcel of which 104 acres is jointly owned by <br /> Orange County/Chapel Hill/Carrboro and 60 acres owned by Orange County (Headwaters <br /> Preserve). In 2001/2002, local governments approved a resolution conceptualizing uses of the <br /> 104-acre joint owned area. In 2017, local governments agreed to have the Managers, Mayors, <br /> and Chair (MMC) consider preservation and development options for the Greene Tract. Starting <br />